WorksheetsSTAAR Review Civil Rights and Vietnam 1950s - 70s
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Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
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?
The requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled students
The expansion of science in school curricula
The implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachers
The desegregation of public schools
The white people were sitting in the white section. More white people got on, and they filled up all the seats in the white section. When that happened, we black people were supposed to give up our seats to the whites. But I didn’t move. The white driver said, “Let me have those front seats.” I didn’t get up. I was tired of giving in to white people. “I’m going to have you arrested,” the driver said. “You may do that,” I answered. —Rosa Parks, My Story, 1992
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year
It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states
In a sense we’ve come to our nation’s capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note . . . that all men . . . would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. . . . Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check. . . .
We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. And so we’ve come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and security of justice.
—“I Have a Dream,” Martin Luther King, Jr., 1963
What is a major result of the campaign described by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
The national identity of the United States has become more inclusive.
The ideal of religious freedom is accepted throughout the United States
There is a larger gap in the standard of living between rich and poor citizens
There are fewer citizens who support the practice of civil disobedience
The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
Which of these is an example of a successful innovation of the assembly-line production model?
A social-media company initiates a new privacy policy for its subscribers
A financial adviser redistributes money throughout a customer’s portfolio
A computer is built to a purchaser’s specifications using the available inventory of supplies.
A cable-television company updates its system to include more channels
Which organization’s name correctly completes this table?
Nation of Islam
Black Panther Party
Congress of Racial Equality
NAACP
During the Civil Rights movement, the Black Panther Party’s tactics differed from those of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., because the Black Panthers called for —
the use of the court system to gain equality
respecting government authority
the use of armed resistance if necessary
enduring injustice through religious faith
Who was most instrumental in the event described in this headline?
Rosa Parks
Ella Baker
Thurgood Marshall
Medgar Evers
With few material possessions, but guided by his parents’ steady example, his Catholic faith, the lessons of Gandhi, and an unshakable belief in justice, Cesar Chavez brought about much needed change in our country.
—Medal of Freedom citation awarded posthumously to Cesar Chavez, August 1994
How did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?
By promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youths
By filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilities
By organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers
By protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants
The President’s Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity established by this order is directed immediately to scrutinize and study employment practices of the Government of the United States, and to consider and recommend additional affirmative steps which should be taken by executive departments and agencies to realize more fully the national policy of nondiscrimination within the executive branch of the Government.
—President John F. Kennedy, Executive Order 10925, 1961
The primary objective of the executive order excerpted here was to —
establish a time line for eliminating segregated facilities in government buildings
reduce the fines paid by corporations for discriminatory hiring practices
promote fair employment practices in government agencies
establish hiring quotas for female workers in private corporations
What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?
The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens
The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast
The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens
The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states
Because they marched, America became more free and more fair—not just for African Americans, but for women and Latinos, Asians and Native Americans; . . . for Americans with a disability. America changed for you and for me. And the entire world drew strength from that example. . . .
—President Barack Obama, speech at the “Let Freedom Ring” ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, August 28, 2013
Which of the following provides evidence to support President Obama’s assertion that “America became more free and more fair”?
The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
The ratification of the Eighteenth Amendment
The passage of the USA PATRIOT Act
The establishment of the Socialist Party
The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Unfair lending practices by banks
Unequal representation in local legislatures
Inadequate medical services in urban areas
Discrimination by employers
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated —
barriers to voting for women
literacy tests as prerequisites for voting
proof of residency as a condition for voting
age discrimination in state voting laws
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
· Poll taxes
· Gerrymandering
· Voter intimidation
The passage of legislation to end these practices resulted in —
an increase in political participation by minorities
the adoption of electronic ballots in federal elections
a reduced number of congressional districts
the implementation of limits on lobbying
During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and the start of the Tet offensive, what happened in the Vietnam War?
All U.S. civilians were evacuated from Vietnam.
Peace talks between South Vietnam and North Vietnam were conducted in Paris.
The U.S. government deployed more troops to Vietnam.
South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam.
The participants in this week’s antidraft demonstration . . . are . . . students or young men . . . who are working within a coalition . . . which calls itself the Stop the Draft Week Committee. . . . —Douglas Robinson, New York Times, December 6, 1967
The demonstration described in this article was most likely prompted by —
renewed diplomatic relations with communist China
escalated deployment of military forces to Vietnam
the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The event described in this headline resulted in —
decreased federal funding of student loans
increased support for the antiwar movement
the reinstatement of the draft
an end to federal investigations of student organizations
• Food Stamp Act of 1964
• Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
• Child Nutrition Act of 1966
The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in —
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
federal guarantees of income
limitations on government expenditures
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
An angry mob of over 1,000 whites gathers in front of Central High School, while nine African American students are escorted inside. The Little Rock police remove the nine children for their safety. —Little Rock Central High School
This confrontation centered around —
disagreement over the use of taxes to fund public education
the refusal of federal courts to hear cases concerning civil rights violations
the denial of First and Fifth Amendment freedoms by southern state legislatures
resistance by state and local governments to the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
What role did Arkansas governor Orval Faubus play in the Little Rock Crisis?
He vetoed legislation to establish a separate school system for whites and blacks.
He challenged the authority of the federal government to desegregate schools.
He helped minimize race-related violence by establishing integrated advisory groups.
He refused assistance from the federal government to improve minority graduation rates.
Another visual mark of change has been in clothing styles. As radical groups have all but disappeared from most colleges and high schools . . . the street-fighting uniforms, the Army surplus look, the blue jeans and work shirts, and the costumes of the “freaks,” the tie-dyed, thrift shop and frontier scout styles, have become rarer and rarer.
With some exceptions, . . . students are dressing up more—not high-style, but neater, cleaner and brighter.
—Douglas E. Kneeland, New York Times
This excerpt describes changes in student fashion toward the end of —
the Jazz Age
the Cold War
the counterculture movement
the conservative movement
In the songs of rock ’n’ roll, if indeed they can be called songs, I noticed the advent of much protest music stemming in a direct line from ballads like Nat King Cole’s success of 1951, “They Tried to Tell Us We’re Too Young.” In one song . . . the musicians lament the fate of the world. . . . One song which gained enthusiastic approval told of how a boy was refused admission to high school because his hair was too long. Terrell explained, “Rock is being married to folk music and the offspring is protest.”
—James Michener, New York Times, 1965
Which event is commonly associated with the type of music described in this excerpt?
The March on Washington
The Freedom Rides
Woodstock
The California grape boycott
The data presented on this graph illustrate an economic effect of —
the rapid demobilization of U.S. defense industries after World War II
the federal domestic programs created as part of the Great Society
incentives offered under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers
assistance offered by the GI Bill to soldiers returning from World War II
The program being promoted by this poster was created to —
assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life
ensure proper schooling for army officers
provide incentives to enlist in the military
encourage recruits to view the military as a career
During the mid-1960s, U.S. participation in the Vietnam War resulted in —
public support for an expanded military draft
mandatory rationing of consumer goods
mass demonstrations by groups protesting the war
national attention for a third-party presidential candidate
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
This amendment gained support based on the belief that people should have the right to vote if they are old enough to —
drive motorized vehicles
serve as members of juries
pay federal income taxes
be drafted into the military
Selected wars between Israeli and Arab forces:
First Arab-Israeli War 1948-1949
Six-Day War, June 1967
Yom Kippur War, October 1973
How did President Jimmy Carter attempt to end hostilities between the groups that fought these wars?
He helped negotiate a peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
He deployed U.S. troops to defeat the Palestine Liberation Organization.
He ordered the boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow.
He threatened to sever diplomatic ties with Syria.
Let us take as our goal: where peace is unknown, make it welcome; where peace is fragile, make it strong; where peace is temporary, make it permanent. After a period of confrontation, we are entering an era of negotiation. Let all nations know that during this administration our lines of communication will be open. We seek an open world—open to ideas, open to the exchange of goods and people—a world in which no people, great or small, will live in angry isolation. We cannot expect to make everyone our friend, but we can try to make no one our enemy.
President Richard Nixon, first inaugural address, January 20, 1969
How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon’s administration?
By the normalization of relations with China
By supporting the Arab coalition during the Yom Kippur War
By escalating the bombing of North Vietnam
By attacking enemy bases in Cambodia
In 1971, President Richard Nixon claimed executive privilege to prevent newspapers from publishing classified documents. He argued that release of the Pentagon Papers, which detailed U.S. involvement in Vietnam, threatened national security. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the newspapers.
Which of the following provided a legal basis for this Supreme Court decision?
The Thirteenth Amendment
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The First Amendment
Which constitutional issue was debated after the release of the Pentagon Papers?
Freedom of religion
The right to a jury trial
Freedom of the press
The right to peaceful assembly
In 1979, Lee Iacocca, CEO and president of the Chrysler Corporation, asked Congress for a federal loan to save the automobile company. In response, President Jimmy Carter signed the Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979, which gave Chrysler $1.5 billion in bailout funds. As a result, Chrysler was able to become a successful car-manufacturing company again. The Chrysler Corporation paid off its debt to the U.S. government in 1982.
The primary justification for giving Chrysler this federal loan was that it would —
protect U.S. manufacturing jobs
increase government control of the private sector
force Chrysler to comply with energy efficiency policies
expand U.S. trade with foreign countries
Which speaker would most likely agree with President Ronald Reagan’s national security policies?
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would —
promote reconstruction after World War II
maintain the policy of détente
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
keep communism from spreading throughout the region
Which U.S. action is Khrushchev challenging in this excerpt?
Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America
Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba
Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam
Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin
President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by —
ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba
seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba
Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a
b
c
d
How does the 1966 Supreme Court decision in Miranda v. Arizona continue to affect society?
People accused of a crime have the right to be tried by a jury of their peers.
Election officials monitor polling sites during elections.
Federal agencies use affirmative-action guidelines.
People accused of a crime must be informed of their constitutional rights.
The ruling in Miranda v. Arizona most affected the procedure in which step of this process?
1
2
3
4
Which statement explains why President John F. Kennedy ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
The United States government believed the new government in Cuba was a right-wing dictatorship.
The United States government feared stronger ties between Communist Cuba and the Soviet Union.
The United States government suspected the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The United States government wanted to acquire Cuba as an agricultural colony.
“You, Mr. President, are not declaring a quarantine, but rather are setting forth an ultimatum and threatening that if we do not give in to your demands you will use force.” Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, letter to John F. Kennedy, October 24, 1962
Which US action is Khrushchev challenging in this excerpt?
Preventing Soviet advisors from meeting with revolutionaries in South America
Establishing a naval blockade to stop the shipment of missiles to Cuba
Enforcing a ban on military aid to communist forces in North Vietnam
Conducting air shipments of vital supplies to East Berlin
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city
As a defense against the Soviet Union
To keep people from escaping to West Germany
According to what Cold War philosophy did the United States believe that, if Vietnam fell to Communism, all of the other southeastern Asian countries nearby would fall to Communism as well?
Red Scare
Containment
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
What was the significance of President Nixon's visit to Communist China in 1972?
It led to the reunification of Taiwan with Communist China
It persuaded Chinese leaders to introduce capitalism into the marketplace
It showed that the Cold War between the "Free World" and Communism was over
It opened the way for China's entry into the United Nations and trade with the United States
What policy did President Richard Nixon introduce to remove American troops from South Vietnam without abandoning that country to Communist rule?
Vietnamization
"Arms for Bases"
Flexible Response
Operation Rolling Thunder
What was the significance of Roe v. Wade?
It protected abortion rights for women.
It allowed women to be drafted into the military.
It prohibited gender discrimination in the workplace.
It brought national attention to violence against women.
What is feminism?
the belief that women are superior to men
the idea that women should receive special protection under the law
the desire for the fair distribution of advantages and disadvantages in society
the conviction that women and men should be socially, politically, and economically equal
How did President Lyndon Johnson believe these programs would change society?
By creating economic incentives for entrepreneurship.
By promoting equal opportunity and reducing poverty.
By developing government agencies to monitor race relations.
By encouraging civic participation and eliminating infectious diseases.
Why were Arkansas National Guardsmen deployed in the image?
To prevent nine African-American students from entering their high school
To carry out a state executive order that integrated public schools
To protect nine African-American students who were integrating a high school
To enforce the decision inBrown v. Board of Education
“If we don’t do something real soon, I think you’ll have to agree that we’re going to be forced
either to use the ballot or the bullet. It’s one or the other in 1964. It isn’t that time is running
out—time has run out!”
-- Malcolm X, April 3, 1964
Which type of action against racial injustice is Malcolm X supporting in this passage?
Violent riots
Political action
Non-violent protest
Any means necessary to end injustice
“Integration . . . has been based on complete acceptance of the fact that in order to have a decent house or education, blacks must move into a white neighborhood or send their children to a white school. This reinforces the notion . . . that ‘white’ is automatically better and ‘black’ is by definition inferior.” —“What We Want,” 1966
In this statement, Stokely Carmichael is arguing
for busing African American students to white schools.
against the integration of schools.
for economic advancement and better schools.
in support of school desegregation.
What was the significance of the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
It outlawed the use of poll taxes.
It prohibited the use of racial quotas.
It outlawed segregation in public schools.
It prohibited discrimination by teachers unions.
The cartoon above was published in May 1973.
With which event was this cartoon associated?
Teapot Dome Scandal
Iran Hostage Crisis
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Affair
What strategy did both Martin Luther King Jr. and César Chávez use to achieve social change?
Organized boycotts
Started riots
Created militant demonstrations
Organized labor unions
What was a lasting effect of the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal under President Richard Nixon?
The system of checks and balances was weakened.
Trust in elected officials was undermined.
Presidential responsiveness to public opinion was lessened.
The scope of executive privilege was broadened.
Which of these MOST accurately describes a result of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs?
Federal anti-poverty programs were enacted for the first time in history.
Less tax money was spent on social programs.
Federal spending was increased for education, housing, and health care.
The federal government gave up many state and local government functions.
Which communist country did Richard Nixon open relations with in the early 70s?
Cuba
China
Soviet Union
North Korea
What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?
It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam
The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had
The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty
Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.
Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Soviet Union was called-
Cooling the Cold War
Detente
Strategic Negotiation
Ceasefire
Which describes the Watergate scandal (1972)?
The President was having an affair with a White House intern
The U.S. sold weapons to Iran and gave money to the Contras
Nixon ordered a break-in at the Democratic HQ and a cover up
The President secretly ordered Cambodia bombed
When the President hides information for national security reasons- used by Nixon in Watergate
Executive Order
Executive Action
Veto Power
Executive Privilege
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in U.S. v Nixon about Executive Privilege?
Nixon could not use it to hide the Watergate Tapes
Nixon was able to keep the Watergate tapes classified
Nixon, as President, was above the law while in office
Nixon could use it to classify the Pentagon Papers
Who succeeded Nixon as President after his resignation on August 8, 1974?
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
What did Nixon do after his cover up of Watergate was discovered after U.S. v Nixon?
Nixon was impeached by Congress on August 8, 1974
Nixon was removed from office by the Supreme Court
Nixon pardoned himself from crimes he did during Watergate
Nixon resigned on August 8, 1974 to avoid being impeached
During the 1970s this hit the U.S. economy when high unemployment and high inflation happened
Great Recession
Great Inflation
Staglfation
Hyper Inflation
This international organization took control of oil prices and oil supply in the 1970s
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries)
International Petroleum Confederation
What was OPEC's response to the U.S. assisting Israel in the 1973 Yom Kippur War?
It's member nations declared war on the United States
It imposed economic sanction on the US through the UN
It enacted an oil embargo, cutting off trade to the U.S.
It increased the sales of oil to enemies of the US like Iran
How did the oil embargo effect the U.S. during the 1970s?
The U.S. used its own energy reserves to fight the embargo
Prices of everything increased and gas shortages happened
The U.S. was forced to abandon Israel as prices went down
It caused the stagflation outbreak in the U.S.
What was the impact of Jimmy Carter's work at the Camp David Accords?
It established Israel as the leader of Middle East Nations
It ended of OPEC oil embargo and stopped stagflation
It established the U.S. as a leader of the free world
Egypt recognized Israel and Israel made peace with Egypt
What did the Community Reinvestment Act do?
It made banks give credit to low income communities
It created low income housing for needy families
It expanded Medicare and Medicaid
It provided job training for at-risk teenagers
What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
It creates and enforces regulations for pollution in the US
It researches diseases and health in the US
It manages an emergency oil supply in the United States
It oversees the National Parks Service
What event was created for people to examine their impact on the environment on April 22?
Environmental Awareness Day
Earth Day
Protect the Globe Day
Reduce our Impact Day
What was the response in Tehran to the US helping the former Shah of Iran in 1979?
The new government of Iran declared war on the U.S.
The embassy was attacked and 52 people were taken hostage
The Shah of Iran was put back in power
Iran invaded Israel and Iraq who were US allies
What happened to the 52 captives of the Iran Hostage Crisis?
They were given to the Soviet Union and returned in 1987
They disappeared and were never seen from again
They were publicly executed in 1981 in Tehran
They were returned to the US 444 days
SALT stands for
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Secondary Army Life Treaty
Selective Army Limitation Treaty
Strategic Allied Limitation Talks
