Unit 11 Review

Martin Luther King, Jr. went to jail several times.  

• True
• False

Why did the US become involved in the Vietnam War?

• The US didn't like Russia controlling it
• The US had sworn to limit communism wherever it grew
• The US wanted to expand its territories
• Vietnam attacked the US soldiers who were helping them

What event led to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• The United States and Cuba traded missiles to threaten the Soviet
  Union.
• The Soviet Union and Cuba signed a treaty that banned missiles.
• The Soviet Union set up missiles in Cuba and aimed them at the
  United States.
• Castro sent missiles to Russia to threaten the United States.

Protesters marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand what?

• Demand that all voters be able to vote safely and fairly.
• Demand new seats on the buses.
• Demand a new bridge to replace the one that protesters destroyed
• Demand better working conditions for the migrant farmers.

FDR’s program was called “The New Deal.” JFK’s program was called “The New Frontier.” LBJ’s program was called:

• The New Program
• A Great Society
• The Civil Program
• The Johnson Deal

Martin Luther King Jr. stood in front of what memorial when giving his famous “I Have a Dream" Speech?

• The Capitol Building

• The White House

• The Jefferson Memorial

• The Lincoln Memorial

Robert Kennedy was running for president when he was killed. 

• true
• false

Martin Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize

• true
• false

Who became president after JFK was killed?

• Dwight D Eisenhower
• Richard Nixon
• Lyndon Johnson
• Thurgood Marshall

President LBJ appointed Thurgood Marshall to become:

• The first Southern man appointed to the Supreme Court
• The first man appointed to the Supreme Court
• The first African American appointed to the Supreme Court
• The first pacifist appointed to the Supreme Court