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WorksheetsCold War and Civil Rights Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was the goal of the Soviet Union after World War II?
to ally with the US
to spread communism
to give help and aid to all countries suffering from WWII
to build their military
The goal of the US was to stop the spread of communism. What was the US policy known as to stop of communism?
Marshall Plan
Iron Curtain
Containment Policy
Communism Policy
The Red Scare in the US was fueled by the announcements of hundreds of communist working for the government with the intent to overturn it. What senator made these accusations?
Joseph McCarthy
George Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert Kennedy
What was the result of the Korean War?
South Korea won the war and made the entire country Democratic
North Korea won the war and made the entire country Deomcratic
The war ended in a stalemate, the country remained divided
China helped North Korea; therefore making Korea part of China
What was the purpose of the Berlin Wall?
to separate East and West Germany
To separate the 38th parallel
To separate democratic and communist controlled Berlin
To separate Vietnam at the 17th parallel
What was the name of the first artificially launched Satellite in space, and who launched it?
Sputnik, USA
Sputnik, Soviet Union
Who was the first man to walk on the moon and what country was he from?
Yuri Gargarin, Soviet Union
John Glenn, USA
Neil Armstrong, USA
What event marked the closest the USA and Soviet Union ever came to nuclear war? Soviet missiles were found 90 miles from the American border.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Space Race
Vietnam War
Red Scare
What was a major problem for American soldiers fighting in Vietnam?
They were not used to the jungle-like atmosphere
They couldn't tell the difference between North and South Vietnamese
They had little support from people watching at home
All of the Above
How did the war in Vietnam end?
North Vietnam won and turned the entire country into a democratic nation
South Vietnam won and turned the entire country into a democratic nation
Americans withdrew soldiers; South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam
South Vietnam won and turned the entire county into a communist nation
What is being described: large tracts of land, divided into individual plots, developers built homes similar to each other, on the outskirts of the city:
tenements
suburbs
apartments
rural homes
What are some examples of pop cultures in the 1950s?
Hip Hop music, laptops, xbox
Ipods, computers, American Idol
Television, Rock and Roll, Hula Hoops
Basketball, Ipads, Chuck Taylors
As consumerism increased, the automobile industry increased. Motels and restaurants were built along this new system of linking states together with roads
Buses
Interstate Highways
Airports
Train Stations
What is an example of war-time technology used for peaceful purposes?
Computers
Nuclear Energy
Air Travel
All of the Above
What was President Harry S. Truman's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?
He wrote the Civil Rights Act
He led the March on Washington
He participated in college sit-ins
He desegregated the military
What was decided in the Supreme Court Case: Brown vs. Board of Education?
Public School segregation was unconstitutional
Public places were to be desegregated
All American citizens should have the right to vote
It is legal to keep public places "Separate but Equal"
In 1964, Congress passed the _____________ which prohibited discrimination in all public places
Voting Rights Act
Civil Rights Act
Jim Crow Act
Martin Luther King Jr. Act
To find peaceful solutions to international issues was the goal of this new organization:
NATO
League of Nations
Congress
United Nations
What was the purpose of NATO?
An alliance to defend each other in case of a USA attack
An alliance to defend each other in case of a Soviet Union attack
What event marked the end of the Cold War?
The end of the Vietnam War
The Nuclear Test Ban Theory
The fall of the Berlin Wall
The death of Joseph Stalin
