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Worksheets1950 to 1960's for test grade
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 4hrs 34mins
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Class
Date
1.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave what famous speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
a)
Mountaintop
b)
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
c)
Georgia Hills
d)
I Have a Dream
2.
One accomplishment of the ____ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities..
a)
Little Rock Nine
b)
Freedom riders.
c)
Black Panthers.
d)
Untouchables.
3.
The belief that communist had infiltrated the United States and was working to undermine America was
a)
McCarthyism
b)
containment
c)
nationalism
d)
Leninism
4.
Following WW II this program allowed for the U.S economy to thrive by providing a stimulus in the form of loans and other benefits to returning service members
a)
The FDIC
b)
the G.I Bill
c)
the Cost of Living Allowance Act
d)
Social Security for Veterans Act
5.
"In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms". —Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1954
Which action occurred as a result of the Supreme Court decision excerpted above?
Which action occurred as a result of the Supreme Court decision excerpted above?
a)
The requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled students
b)
The expansion of science in school curricula
c)
The desegregation of public schools
d)
The implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachers
6.
What was the primary reason for U.S. involvement in East Asia during the early 1950s?
a)
North Korean attempts to unify the peninsula challenged the U.S. policy of containment.
b)
Communities in Korea needed humanitarian aid due to a famine.
c)
International groups needed help investigating North Korean officials charged with corruption.
d)
Democratic reformers sought help from the U.S. military to overthrow dictatorial regimes in Korea.
7.
What is significant about the Baby Boom Era?
a)
Many people in the postwar era looked forward to having children because they were confident that the future would be one of comfort and prosperity
b)
people believed having more children represented strong family values
c)
larger families received better healthcare
d)
fertility rates among american women was at an all time low
8.
Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of steps taken in support of
a)
the Americans with Disabilities Act
b)
programs dealing with affirmative action
c)
nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation
d)
violent acts by the Black Panthers
9.
This Senator is known for his anti-communist "witch hunts" during the Red Scare
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
William Lafollette
10.
The Soviets launched this satellite to begin the space race
a)
Apollo
b)
NASA
c)
HUAC
d)
Sputnik
11.
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
a)
to rebuild Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism
b)
to prevent future wars
c)
to rebuild the Soviet Union
d)
to convert U.S. factories to peacetime production
12.
What was the impact of the launch of Sputnik by the U.S.S.R. in 1957?
a)
increased spending on education
b)
increased defense spending
c)
increased manufacturing production
d)
space shuttle program
13.
What group did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) target during the 1940's & 1950's?
a)
Communists
b)
Nazis
c)
KKK
d)
Japanese
14.
What U.S. foreign policy provided a rationale for involvement in the Korean War?
a)
Containment
b)
Roosevelt Corollary
c)
Isolationism
d)
Rollback
15.
What was the result of the Korean War?
a)
cease-fire & divided at 38th parallel
b)
Korea united under a communist government
c)
Korea united under a democratic government
d)
Chinese invade and conquer Korea
16.
The idea that if one country falls, they all fall
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Checkers Theory
c)
Collapse Theory
d)
House of Cards Theory
17.
What "slave-labor law" stopped the closed shop, created right-to-work laws, & outlawed the secondary boycott to limit the power of labor unions?
a)
Taft-Hartley Act
b)
Hawley-Smoot Act
c)
Payne-Aldrich Act
d)
Executive Order 9881
18.
What did this?
a)
22nd Amendment
b)
20th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
19.
State of hostility between the US & USSR
a)
Cold War
b)
Forgotten War
c)
War on Terror
d)
Soviet-American War
20.
"An ____________ has descended over the continent"; divided Europe between free & communist countries
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Great Wall
d)
Iron Blanket
21.
What new nation was created in 1948 from the British territory of Palestine?
a)
Israel
b)
Iran
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Iraq
22.
What was JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Naval blockade of Cuba
b)
invade Cuba
c)
bomb U.S.S.R.
d)
do nothing
23.
What was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?
a)
end poverty
b)
end drug trafficking
c)
end lynching
d)
fix the economy
24.
What was the name of the 1969 festival about peace, love, & music?
a)
Woodstock
b)
Lollapalooza
c)
South by Southwest
d)
Summer of Love
25.
What failed invasion of Cuba embarrassed JFK & led to his distrust of the CIA?
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
D-Day
c)
Operation Havana
d)
Cuban Offensive
26.
What health insurance program was created to help the elderly?
a)
Medicare
b)
Medicaid
c)
Social Security
d)
G.I. Bill
27.
10,000 demonstrators gathered here in 1968 & were met by 23,000 police/guardsmen & violence
a)
Democratic National Convention
b)
Republican National Convention
c)
Lincoln Memorial in D.C.
d)
White House in D.C.
28.
Nixon's plan to end U.S. involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Geneva Plan
d)
Paris Peace Accords
29.
What congressional action gave LBJ war powers & led to an escalation of U.S. forces in Vietnam?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
War Powers Act
c)
Mayaguez Incident
d)
Tet Offensive
30.
The Tet Offensive & TV coverage of the war led to distrust of LBJ known as
a)
credibility gap
b)
missile gap
c)
information gap
d)
television gap
31.
What constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court say allowed students to protest the Vietnam war in Tinker v. Des Moines?
a)
1st Amendment
b)
10th Amendment
c)
26th Amendment
d)
14th Amendment
32.
National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing 4
a)
Kent State University
b)
Texas State University
c)
University of California at Berkeley
d)
University of Michigan
33.
What gave war powers back to Congress after the Vietnam War?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Immigration Act
c)
Tonkin Resolution Act
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
34.
South Vietnamese guerilla fighters; opposed Diem & supplied by Ho Chi Minh
a)
Vietcong
b)
Vietminh
c)
Flying Tigers
d)
Indochinese
35.
What document revealed the U.S. had been secretly bombing Cambodia & Laos?
a)
Pentagon Papers
b)
NYE Report
c)
Venona Papers
d)
Bryce Report
36.
What did young people burn to protest the Vietnam War?
a)
draft card
b)
drivers' license
c)
American flags
d)
newspapers
37.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Leonid Brezniv
d)
Mikhail Gorbachev
38.
Who shot Lee Harvey Oswald as he was being transported from one jail to another?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
William Greer
c)
Bob Diamond
d)
Jack Ruby
39.
In which city was President Kennedy assassinated?
a)
Los Angeles, CA
b)
Dallas, TX
c)
Austin, TX
d)
Memphis, TN
40.
In what city did the Soviet Union build a wall to divide the city into west and east?
a)
Berlin
b)
Moscow
c)
London
d)
Havana
41.
Who was the first man to step on the moon on July 20, 1969?
a)
John Glenn
b)
Alan Shepard
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Neil Armstrong
42.
What was the name of the artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Voyager
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Gemini I
43.
Who was accused of assassinating President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963?
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
John Connally
d)
Roscoe White
44.
Who was elected President in 1960 and represented the hopes and dreams for many young people?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
Richard M. Nixon
45.
In what Alabama city did a Civil Rights march turn bloody on Sunday, March 7, 1965?
a)
Birmingham
b)
Montgomery
c)
Selma
d)
Mobila
46.
In the agreement ending the Cuban missile crisis, Khrushchev promised to remove Soviet missiles from Cuba in exchange for Kennedy’s public promise
a)
to stop testing nuclear weapons in the atmosphere
b)
not to invade Cuba
c)
to remove American missiles from China on the Soviet border
d)
to remove American missiles from Alaska near the Soviet Union
47.
During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for America was to be the first to
a)
land a man on the moon
b)
put a man into orbit
c)
build a space station
d)
put a man into space
48.
Which Great Society program was a comprehensive health insurance program for all senior citizens?
a)
Model Cities
b)
Medicare
c)
VISTA
d)
Upward Bound
49.
"We choose to go to the moon. We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too. "
-President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962
Why did President Kennedy decide to focus U.S. resources on going to the moon?
-President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962
Why did President Kennedy decide to focus U.S. resources on going to the moon?
a)
The United States wanted to gain the British as allies by proving it could defeat the Soviets in space exploration.
b)
The United States wanted to seize the opportunity to land on the moon because the Soviet Union was in decline.
c)
The United States wanted to win the race to the moon in the aftermath of the Soviet success with the Sputnik satellite.
d)
The United States wanted to colonize the moon in order to establish missile defense bases against the Soviets.
50.
"We have adopted a plan which we have worked out in cooperation with the South Vietnamese for the complete withdrawal of all U.S. combat ground forces, and their replacement by South Vietnamese forces on an orderly scheduled timetable. This withdrawal will be made from strength and not from weakness. As South Vietnamese forces become stronger, the rate of American withdrawal can become greater."
—President Richard Nixon’s Address to the Nation, November 3, 1969
What was the main motivation for this policy proposed by President Nixon?
—President Richard Nixon’s Address to the Nation, November 3, 1969
What was the main motivation for this policy proposed by President Nixon?
a)
decreasing public support for the war
b)
increasing opposition to communist expansion
c)
decreasing military strength of communist forces
d)
increasing need to deploy U.S. military forces in other countries
51.
Nuclear testing policies and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution reflect the increase in the powers of the president during which era?
a)
Great Depression
b)
Cold War
c)
World War I
d)
World War II
52.
The western equivalent (mutual defense agreement) to the Warsaw Pact was which of the following?
a)
NATO
b)
Sino-Soviet alliance
c)
Rome-Berlin Axis
d)
SEATO
53.
What country's intervention against the United States changed the course of the Korean War?
a)
USSR
b)
Japan
c)
France
d)
China
54.
Which of the following allowed LBJ to conduct a war without a formal declaration by congress?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
NSC 68
c)
War Powers Resolution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
55.
Who was the leader of Communist North Vietnam?
a)
Mao Tse-tung
b)
Chou En-lai
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Chain Kai-shek
56.
Who led the Committee on American Activities questions about Commiunist influence in the United States?
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Ike
d)
Edward R. Murrow
57.
What event caused a canceling of Ike's invitation to visit the USSR?
a)
Suez Crisis
b)
U-2 incident
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
building of Berlin Wall
58.
What diplomatic meeting is often credited with being the beginning of the Cold War?
a)
Potsdam
b)
Berlin Meeting
c)
Atlantic Charter
d)
Yalta
59.
Joseph McCarthy is know for...
a)
Making false claims about people being communist
b)
Making false claims about President Eisenhower
c)
Initiating the Space Race
d)
Political Scandals of the 1940's
60.
Which committee investigated communist actions and ties to the Soviet Union
a)
House of Un-American Activities (HUAC)
b)
Truman Council
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
The Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
61.
During the 1950's the older generations believed Rock n Roll
a)
Was a bad influence on society and young people
b)
Was a positive new musical genre
c)
Enjoyed Elvis Presley and Little Richard
62.
How did the US respond to the Berlin Blockade?
a)
By launching nuclear missiles on the Soviet Union?
b)
By sending in troops and invading Berlin
c)
By airlifting in supplies for about a year
d)
By launching airstrikes on Soviet forces in Berlin
63.
What called for financial aid to Greece and Turkey to stop the spread of Communism?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Doctrine
64.
Which of the following provided financial aid to DEMOCRATIC countries to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Eisenhower Doctrine
d)
Roosevelt Doctrine
65.
The Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines were similar in that they were both designed to do which of the following?
a)
Support West Berlin during the Soviet Blockade
b)
Increase Israel's security against Arab states
c)
Assist nations abroad in resisting communism
d)
Pledge to use negotiations rather then military action to solve disputes
66.
What line divides North and South Korea?
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The 36th Parallel
c)
The 38th Parallel
d)
None of the above
67.
The 1st man to walk on the moon was ? in ?
a)
John Glenn, 1969
b)
John Glenn, 1962
c)
Neil Armstrong, 1969
d)
Dean Rusk, 1962
68.
In 1946, the British Prime Minister said in a speech that an "Iron Curtain" had fallen across the European continent. This "Iron Curtain" was ______________.
a)
a wall built between countries controlled by Nazi Germany and ones that weren't.
b)
another name for the Alps, which protected it from the USSR during the Cold War.
c)
an imaginary line separating Europe's communist and non-communist countries.
d)
a divider between the good and the evil.
69.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
70.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallell
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
71.
What does the bold black line on this map represent?
a)
the demilitarized zone of Europe
b)
the alliances of World War II
c)
the Iron Curtain
d)
the western border of the Soviet Union
72.
Why did the United States put a naval blockade around Cuba?
a)
The United States was opposed to the tariffs placed on Cuban goods.
b)
The United States learned that Soviet missiles were being constructed in Cuba.
c)
The United States was responding to a declaration of war by Cuba.
d)
The United States wanted to prevent Cubans from leaving Cuba.
73.
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
a)
to protect East Berlin from the invading forces of West Berlin
b)
to prevent citizens from East Berlin from defecting into West Berlin
c)
to prevent citizens from West Berlin from selling goods in East Berlin
d)
to expand the physical wall known as the Iron Curtain
74.
How were the Vietnam War and the Korean War similar?
a)
They were both wars where the United States was fighting the Soviet Union.
b)
They were both fought to keep a communist country from taking over a noncommunist country.
c)
They were both examples of wars where nuclear weapons were used.
d)
They were both wars where communist forces were defeated, and the countries involved became democracies.
75.
This is a photograph of a Vietcong soldier. This photograph is evidence that the Vietcong relied on what type of warfare strategy?
a)
blitzkrieg
b)
containment
c)
guerilla
d)
siege
76.
The first cold war confrontation
a)
Korean War
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Potsdam Conference
77.
What famous music festival was held in 1969 and is considered the true height of the peace, love, and harmony hippie culture?
a)
Pataskala Street Fair
b)
Hartford Fair
c)
Woodstock
78.
Who led the “British Invasion” in February 1964?
a)
The Beatles
b)
The Bee Gees
c)
Elvis Presley
79.
I Want to Hold Your Hand belongs to ____.
a)
The Beatles
b)
The Who
c)
The Kinks
d)
The Dave Clark Five
80.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
81.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
82.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
83.
What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
War Production Act
c)
Military Involvement Act
d)
War Involvement Act
84.
What was a popular method of protesting the Vietnam War?
a)
Burning Clothing
b)
Burning Draft Cards
c)
Sit-Ins
d)
Burning Down Recruitment Centers
85.
a mixture of gasoline and jelly used in flame throwers and bombs
a)
Agent Orange
b)
bullets
c)
napalm
d)
nuke
86.
What did some young men do to avoid the draft?
a)
Burned their draft cards
b)
Moved to Canada
c)
Attended college
d)
All of the above
87.
What was the reasoning behind using Napalm and Agent Orange?
a)
To cause defects and illness among the enemy
b)
To reduce the forest to help find the enemy
c)
There was none
d)
to declare war against the Vietcong
88.
Which of the following lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?
a)
13th amendment
b)
24th amendment
c)
26th amendment
d)
19th amendment
89.
What was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?
a)
end poverty
b)
end drug trafficking
c)
end lynching
d)
fix the economy
90.
This is a pre-school program for low-income children
a)
Medicaid
b)
Junior Kindergarten
c)
Head Start
d)
Medicare
91.
Reasons that Kennedy defeated Nixon included:
a)
Television Debates
b)
The Berlin Crisis
c)
His military policy
d)
Kennedy's Age
92.
Johnson's domestic program was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Awesome Society
d)
Great Society
93.
This provided low-cost medical insurance to people over 65
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Head Start
d)
VISTA
94.
Court Case that enables suspects the right to a lawyer if they cant afford one
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Escobedo v. Illinois
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
brown v. BOE
95.
"You have the right to remain silent" comes from which Supreme Court case?
a)
Gideon v Wainwright
b)
Mapp v Ohio
c)
Escobedo v. Illinois
d)
Miranda v Arizona
96.
Court Case that overturned the 1896 Separate but Equal case was
a)
Brown v. BOE ,1954
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson, 1964
97.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
98.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
99.
The Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) case
a)
Institutionalized segregation in the U.S.
b)
Permitted mixed-race couples to marry
c)
Set up special courts for former African slaves.
d)
Resulted in huge fines against former slave owners
100.
Roe vs. Wade made __________ legal in America.
a)
Abortion
b)
Bisexuality
c)
Gay Marriage
d)
Interracial Marriage
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