OK from WW2 to present TEST

The event that caused the United States to enter World War II was

• Germany’s threatened invasion of England.
• the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
• Germany’s invasion of Poland.
• the sinking of the Lusitania.

Japan was finally defeated in World War II when

• the United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.
• Japan lost all of its allies.
• The United States invaded Japan.
• Japan’s emperor died.

Which benefit was NOT included in the G.I. Bill?

• education and training
• food stamps and travel vouchers
• unemployment pay and job assistance
• home and business loans

The name for the generation of children born in post-WWII America was

• Generation X.
• Hippies.
• Baby Boomers.
• Yuppies

Ada Lois Sipuel and George McLaurin brought cases before the Supreme Court about

• Segregation and discrimination on college campuses in Oklahoma
• The laws changing to not allow women astronauts in Oklahoma
• Busing to integrated schools in Oklahoma

The long-time struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union was called

• Communism.
• the Cold War.
• the Red Scare.
• détente.

What issue was the United States concerned about spreading during the Cold War?

• Flu pandemic
• communism
• capitalism
• segregation

During Johnston Murray’s term as governor of Oklahoma, the Communist scare meant that all state employees were forced to take

• a lie detector test (or polygraph).
• a merit test.
• a loyalty oath to the government.
• a test on the U.S. Constitution.

The incident that started the “Space Race” between the Soviet Union and the United States was the

• launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union.
• landing on the moon by the United States.
• Soviet Union’s Project Mercury.
• dropping of the atomic bomb.

Which woman became the first black woman mayor in America?

• Patience Latting
• Lelia Foly-Davis
• Clara Luper
• Rosa Parks