1950s Study Guide

What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

• Schools could remain segregated

• Segregation in public schools was unconstitutional

• Only high schools had to integrate

• Each state could decide its own policy

The Space Race was largely a competition between which two nations?

• China and Japan

• United States and Soviet Union

• France and Germany

• United Kingdom and Italy

What event is commonly considered the beginning of the Korean War?

• The U.S. invasion of North Korea

• The Soviet invasion of South Korea

• The North Korean invasion of South Korea

• China's invasion of Korea

Joseph McCarthy is best known for:

• Advocating for civil rights legislation

• Leading anti-communist investigations

• Creating the New Deal programs

• Serving as Vice President under Truman

The "Domino Theory" referred to the belief that:

• If one country fell to communism, others would follow

• Communism was inevitable in Southeast Asia

• Communism and democracy could coexist

• The Soviet Union would collapse from within

The leader of the Communist Revolution in China was:

• Chiang Kai-shek

• Mao Zedong

• Ho Chi Minh

• Kim Il Sung

The Vietnam War originated from a struggle for independence from which colonial power?

• Britain

• France

• Spain

• Portugal

Ghana became independent from which European country in 1957?

• France

• Britain

• Belgium

• Netherlands

The Mau Mau Rebellion was a significant part of which country's fight for independence?

• Ghana

• Kenya

• Nigeria

• Algeria

The U.S. response to Soviet advancements in space included the creation of:

• The Peace Corps

• The Department of Energy

• NASA

• The United Nations