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Spring Final

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed that banned discrimination based on race, religion, sex, and national origin

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Which court case that declared segregation of schools ILLEGAL?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

3.

This lawyer helped argue for Brown in Brown v. Board of Education. 1st African American on the Supreme Court

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Oveta Culp Hobby

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

4.

Who was arrested for refusing to move on a bus? The result led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

a)

Lulu Belle Madison White

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Dorie Miller

d)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

5.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
6.
This amendment granted African American men the right to vote (1870) (USH.9A)
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
5th
7.
What state laws created separate public facilities for African Americans in the South?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
affirmative action
c)
Civil Rights Acts
d)
Force Acts
8.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
9.
Which Civil Rights activist and minister from Atlanta believed in non-violent protest, formed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and later received the Nobel Peace Prize?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Benjamin Mays
c)
Hamilton Homes
d)
Jackie Robinson
10.

Fought for Migrant Farm Workers. Grape and Lettuce Boycott. United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK Jr.

b)

Hector P. Garcia

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

11.

Leader of the women's rights movement.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Kelly Kapowski

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Sandra Day O'Connor

12.
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
13.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

15 parallel

14.
This "figurative" wall divided communist countries from democratic counties--
a)
Great Wall of China
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
Wall of Democracy
15.
In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?
a)
to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam
b)
to stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong
c)
to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam
d)
to prevent attacks against United States shipping
16.
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.
17.
Nations that were aligned with, but also under the influence and pressure of, the Soviet Union were called--
a)
European Nations
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Satellite Nations
18.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
19.

Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism in Asia (China, Korea, Vietnam)?

a)

The Mar$hall Plan

b)

The Domino Theory

c)

Proxy Wars

d)

Flexible Response

20.

Truman's policy of preventing the expansion of communism was -

a)

containment

b)

deterrence

c)

militarism

d)

perestroika

21.

What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Big Stick Policy

22.

During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

23.
What event in the 1960's brought the world close to a nuclear war?
a)
The space race
b)
Berlin War
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The arms race
24.
What best describes the Soviet satellite Sputnik?
a)
The first satellite launched into space
b)
The first satellite to reach the moon
c)
The first satellite to carry a person into space
d)
The first satellite to carry a laboratory rat into space
25.

President Truman had FBI screen federal employees to see if they had any communist ties. As a result 3,000 employees were either fired or resigned. What was this called

a)

McCarran Act

b)

Loyalty Review Board

c)

John Birch Society

d)

Palmer Raids

26.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

27.
What was the Red Scare?
a)
fear of the spread of wealth
b)
fear of the spread of Communism
c)
fear of the spread of Capitalism 
d)
fear of job competition
28.

This was the era where people were randomly being accused of being communist with little or not proof; named after the Senator from Wisconsin.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

McCarran Internal Security Act

c)

HUAC

d)

Loyalty Review Board

29.
Press controlled and owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
30.
Property is owned by the state
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
31.
Governments should not interfere with the rights of individuals to make their own living
a)
Communism
b)
Capitalism
32.
Where were the atomic bombs dropped? 
a)
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
b)
China
c)
Tokyokawa
d)
Okinawa
33.

What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?

a)

to create an international peacekeeping organization

b)

top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb

c)

to provide benefits to World War II veterans

d)

to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended

34.

Why did the nation put thousands of Japanese Americans in internment camps during the war?

a)

They never did that.

b)

They feared that Japanese-Americans were a security threat.

c)

To make Japan "salty".

d)

They wanted to protect Japanese-Americans.

35.

Allied strategy in the Pacific was called island hopping.

a)

True

b)

False

36.
The Big 3 agreed at the Yalta Conference to create what new international organization to prevent another world war?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
NATO
d)
GATT
37.
The Office of Price Administration set up what system to prevent scarce food items from running out? 
a)
rationing
b)
price controls
c)
war bonds
d)
victory gardens
38.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

39.

Which term explains the U.S. policy and stance on intervening during the beginning of the war?

a)

neutral

b)

isolationist

c)

blitzkrieg

d)

fascist

40.

German genocide toward European Jews

a)

Dictator

b)

Holocaust

c)

Militarism

d)

Isolationism

41.

Who did the Germans blame for their economic struggles?

a)

Muslims

b)

Italians

c)

Americans

d)

Jewish

42.

What policy was used by France and Great Britain in an attempt to prevent war with Germany thus proving the failure of the League of Nations?

a)

Nationalism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Nativism

d)

Appeasement

43.
The Final Solution was
a)
Hitler's plan to kill Jews
b)
HItler's plan to win the war
c)
Stalin's plan to invade Germany
d)
the Allied plan to defeat Germany
44.

Used to influence public opinion during war (WWI & WWII)

a)

Appeasement

b)

Propoganda

c)

Hannah Banana

d)

Social Media

45.

Required men to sign up for the militrary draft

a)

Sign Up Now Act

b)

We Want You Law

c)

American Expeditionary Act

d)

Selective Service Act

46.

Competition to build the most weapons during the Cold War between the USA and Soviet Union

a)

Space Race

b)

Power Race

c)

Arms Race

d)

Race of all Races

47.

Failed attempt by the USA to overthrow Castro in Cuba

a)

Bay of Pickles

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Bay of Pigs

48.

Nixon's policy of training troops prior to leaving Vietnam

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Detente

c)

Vietnamization

d)

War Powers Act

49.

Nixon's policy to relax tensions in the Cold War

a)

Detente

b)

Vietnamization

c)

War Powers Act

50.

What scandal did Nixon try to cover up?

a)

An affair

b)

Watergate

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

My Lai Massacre

51.

How did Nixon's presidency end?

a)

He was impeached

b)

His health got real bad

c)

He was removed

d)

He resigned

52.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
53.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
54.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

a)

borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

55.

President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait and protect our OIL interest. What was the name of this conflict?

a)

World War II

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Persian Gulf War

d)

This means war

56.
Controls supply and price of oil  
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
UNITED NATIONS
d)
Iran
57.

What reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canadia?

a)

NAFTA

b)

NATO

c)

OPEC

d)

FAFSA

58.
Nicknames "Star Wars", Reagan's proposed anti-ballistic defense system which was supposed to use lasers to shoot down missiles in order to prevent a nuclear attack.
a)
Strategic Defense Initiative
b)
Reagan Doctrine
c)
Iron Dome
d)
MOAB
59.

Backlash against hippies helped lead to what movement?

a)

Socialist movement

b)

Communist movement

c)

Conservatism movement

d)

Liberal movement

60.

Conservative Resurgence (NRA, Moral Majority, Heritage Foundation) (backlash against Hippies)

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Bill Clinton

61.

After 9/11, gave government agencies power to wiretap phones and emails to track terrorists.

a)

Obamacare

b)

Patriot Act

c)

Detente

d)

War powers act

62.

Created by JFK- American Volunteers can go to developing countries to help build schools, teach, etc...

a)

World Peace Act

b)

Peace Corps

c)

Navy

63.

Peace in the Middle East between Egypt and Israel

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Persian Gulf War

64.

U.S. Promised to send troops to help defend any country from Communism

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Berlin Arileft

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Big Stick Policy

65.

A historical resource that is not directly linked to an event

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

66.

An object that teaches us about history, that was present at the event (first hand account)

a)

Primary Source

b)

Secondary Source

67.

African American born into slavery. Said African American should learn useful job skills and then their rights will come. Disagreed with W.E.B. Dubois (founder of the NAACP_

a)

MLK JR.

b)

Malcom X

c)

Booker T. Washington

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