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WorksheetsUS History: Standards 20-21
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 33mins
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Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europe
3.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War known as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
4.
The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?
a)
If one country fell to democracy, others would follow
b)
If one country fell to communism, others would follow
5.
How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?
a)
by providing government housing for refugees
b)
by providing military assistance to Vietnam
c)
by providing money to stop poverty
6.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
7.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
8.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
9.
Who were the two participants in the Space Race?
a)
The US and Cuba
b)
China and US
c)
The USSR and US
d)
US and North Vietnam
10.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
11.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
12.
True or False?
Senator McCarthy was able to produce a list and proved his conspiracy charges.
Senator McCarthy was able to produce a list and proved his conspiracy charges.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
McCarthyism is also known as
a)
The Blue Scare
b)
The Red Scare
c)
The Witch Scare
d)
The Red Death
14.
What word BEST fits with Brown v. Board
a)
Injustice
b)
Imperialism
c)
Integration
d)
Nationalism
15.
What previous Supreme Court decision did Brown v. Board overturn?
a)
Worcester v. Georgia
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Marbury v. Madison
16.
These were civil rights activists who rode interstate travel facilities in the south challenging local and US segregation laws
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Montgomery Bus
c)
Black Panthers
d)
KKK
17.
Why was Rosa Parks arrested again?
a)
Sitting in the front of a bus
b)
Failing to pay the fine from her first arrest
c)
Refusing to ride the bus
d)
Protesting in public
18.
How did the Supreme Court respond to the bus boycott?
a)
Ended bus segregation in Montgomery
b)
Established separate buses for Black people
c)
Ordered an end to the boycott
d)
They did not respond.
19.
Who were the little rock nine?
a)
5 white men
b)
9 african american students
c)
5 white women
d)
preachers
20.
Who ordered the silent protest of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Abraham Lincoln
21.
How was the country of Korea divided at the end of World War II?
a)
The country was entirely under Soviet control.
b)
Koreans had control of their own country at that time.
c)
Soviet control in the north; United States control in the south.
d)
The Japanese controlled much of the country when the war ended.
22.
What has become of the political division of Korea made in 1954?
a)
Korea was reunited by the United Nations several years ago.
b)
Korea is still divided between a communist north and a democratic south.
c)
The two parts of Korea were reunited soon after the war ended in the 1950s.
d)
Both parts of Korea are communist today, even though they are separate countries.
23.
What was the fear of the United States about both Korea and Vietnam at the end of World War II?
a)
They feared the two countries would become communist.
b)
They were afraid the two countries would threaten the new government of China.
c)
They worried that the war-damaged economies would not be able to recover in time to prevent famine.
d)
They were afraid both countries would be taken over by the French as they tried to rebuild their colonial empire.
24.
The leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam was
a)
Kim il-Sung
b)
Ho Chi Minh
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Mohandas Gandhi
25.
Why did the United States finally leave Vietnam in 1975?
a)
The United Nations order the United States to leave.
b)
The United States left after setting up a working western-style democracy.
c)
Ho Chi Minh signed a treaty with the United States agreeing to a withdrawal.
d)
It became clear that the Vietnamese wanted to control their own country without foreign advisers or the military.
26.
Which fact about the JFK Assassination is NOT true?
a)
Alleged shots fired from Texas Schoolbook Depository
b)
Shot during motorcade in Dallas, TX
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald will be found guilty & executed
d)
Fourth U.S. President to be assassinated in office
27.
Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry Truman
28.
The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was
a)
He was Catholic
b)
He looked good during the TV debates
c)
He was known to be the most experienced candidate
d)
He was friendly with Fidel Castro
29.
What was one of JFK's plans that failed during his presidency?
a)
Space Program
b)
Cuban missile crisis
c)
Civil Rights movement
d)
Bay of Pigs
30.
Who assassinated JFK according to police?
a)
The mafia
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
31.
How did Johnson become president the first time?
a)
He was elected.
b)
He was appointed.
c)
He took over when president John F. Kennedy became assassinated.
32.
While serving as president, Johnson passed
a)
the Voter's Right Act
b)
the Civil Rights Act
c)
both of the above
d)
none of the above
33.
The practice of keeping people of different races separate
a)
segregation
b)
tolerance
c)
respect for authority
d)
respect
34.
Before 1965, many southern states had laws that kept__________ from voting.
a)
women
b)
African Americans
c)
elderly people
d)
white men
35.
What preschool program was created in the "Great Society" that gave disadvantaged students an early childhood education, health, and nutrition.
a)
Head Start
b)
Job Corps
c)
Kindergarten
d)
Medicare
36.
Which amendment outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes?
a)
22nd amendment
b)
23rd amendment
c)
24th amendment
d)
25th amendment
37.
Which amendment ensured citizenship and the basic rights of all citizens?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
16th amendment
38.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting?
a)
24th amendment
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
39.
Who wrote the Feminine Mystique ?
a)
Gloria Steinem
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Sylvia Plath
d)
Simone De Beauvoir
40.
Which law ensures no American citizen outlaws the discrimination of based on race, color , religion, sex, or national origin
a)
voting rights act 1964
b)
civil rights act 1957
c)
civil rights act 1964
d)
24th amendment
41.
which supreme court case ruled that separation is okay so long as it is equal?
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
42.
What main problem does MLK address in the "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
African Americans still do not have the rights guaranteed by the Constitution and Declaration of Independence
b)
African Americans do not have the same religious freedom as other groups
c)
African Americans have more rights than whites and are discriminating against them
d)
No one reads the speeches of Abraham Lincoln anymore
43.
What IS King's dream?
a)
equality
b)
wealth
c)
injustice
d)
faith
44.
What did Gandhi and MLK Jr. teach Chavez?
a)
Violence is the answer to any problem.
b)
Problems can be solved through nonviolent protests.
c)
Money will solve everyone's problems.
d)
None of the above.
45.
Chavez organized ____ to help migrant workers get better pay & working conditions.
a)
labor unions
b)
schools
c)
churches
d)
stores
46.
The Vietnam War was televised.
a)
False
b)
True
47.
The Tet Offensive had the effect of
a)
Dramatically increasing opposition to the War inside the USA
b)
Convincing the American people of the necessity of waging war in Vietnam
c)
Immediately ending the Vietnam War
d)
Bringing the Soviet Union directly into the conflict
48.
What country were America competing with to be the first to put a man on the moon?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Russia
c)
France
d)
Germany
49.
Who famously said these words? 'One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind'
a)
Michael Colins
b)
Martin Luther king
c)
Buzz Aldrin
d)
Neil Armstrong
50.
WHAT DOES NASA STAND FOR ?
a)
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
b)
NATIONAL ADMINISTRATION FOR SPACE AND AIR EXPLORATION
c)
NATIONAL ALLIANCE OF SPACE AND AIR TRAVEL
d)
NAUTICAL ADMINISTRATION AND SPACE TRAVEL
51.
HOW DID THE U.S. WIN THE SPACE RACE?
a)
LAUNCHED THEIR OWN SATELLITE
b)
LAUNCHED THEIR FIRST FEMALE ASTRONAUT INTO SPACE
c)
THE 1ST ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
d)
JOHN GLENN ORBITING THE EARTH
52.
WHAT STARTED THE SPACE RACE ?
a)
SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED SPUTNIK
b)
UNITED STATES ESTABLISHED NASA
c)
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE APOLLO PROGRAM
d)
1ST FEMALE COSMONAUT LAUNCHED INTO SPACE
53.
Why was the Cuban Missile Crisis so significant in the Cold War?
a)
It was the first conflict between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
b)
It was the closest the world had ever come to a nuclear war.
c)
It led to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
d)
It was the end of the conflict between the U.S.S.R. and the U.S.
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