Cold War and Civil Rights Review

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

• Promote world trade

• Stop the spread of communism

• Rebuild Europe’s economy

• Form the United Nations

Which policy was used to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War?

• Isolationism

• Containment

• Appeasement

• Détente

When did the Berlin Airlift start?

• 1945

• 1948

• 1950

• 1955

When was NATO founded?

• 1945

• 1947

• 1949

• 1951

Who led anti-Communist hearings in the U.S. Senate in the 1950s?

• Harry Truman

• Joseph McCarthy

• Dwight Eisenhower

• Richard Nixon

What is “Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)”?

• Economic collapse

• Both sides destroyed in a nuclear war

• Political compromise

• Military alliances

Which Supreme Court case ruled “separate but equal” unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Miranda v. Arizona

What were the Freedom Rides?

• Protests against the Vietnam War

• Bus trips challenging segregation in the South

• Marches for women’s rights

• Sit-ins at lunch counters

Who led the Civil Rights Movement with nonviolent protest?

• Malcolm X

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Stokely Carmichael

• Huey Newton

What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

• To end the Vietnam War

• To protect African Americans’ right to vote

• To lower the voting age

• To create new states