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APUSH Period 8

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The court case that ended segregation in public schools

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Engel v. Vitale

e)

Tinker v. DesMoines

2.

LBJ's plan for increased domestic spending on anti-poverty & anti-racism programs

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Society

d)

Welfare for All

e)

Southern Strategy

3.

Truman wanted to intervene in ________ to avoid what happened in China in 1949.

a)

Vietnam

b)

Korea

c)

Greece

d)

Turkey

4.

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the rise of conservatism before 1980?

a)

Backlash against the counterculture

b)

Backlash against the Civil Rights Movement

c)

Backlash against the Rights Revolution

d)

Backlash against the hawks of the Vietnam era

5.

The overall strategy of the US during the Cold War

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Containment

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

6.

Which mid-20th-century phenomenon helps to explain Vietnam?

a)

Civil Rights Movement

b)

Decolonization

c)

Space Race

d)

Liberalism

7.

Which of the following is NOT true of McCarthyism?

a)

It was a search for Communist infiltrators in the State Department

b)

It mirrored the First Red Scare of the 1920s.

c)

It resulted in the downfall of its namesake Senator.

d)

It prolonged the simultaneous war in Korea.

8.

What organization was formed to pursue world peace in 1945?

a)

United Nations

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

League of Nations

9.

What effect did the Pentagon Papers have on society?

a)

It increased the Credibility Gap

b)

It exposed government corruption

c)

It increased the pressure on Nixon to resign

d)

It created the public know about government plans

10.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the extension of the civil rights movement?

a)

Silent Majority

b)

Stonewall Riots

c)

AIM

d)

Cesar Chavez

11.

Racism hurt the US during the Cold War because...

a)

the US needed African allies against the USSR

b)

the Soviets resented our racism towards them

c)

the US needed African American votes to pass bills

d)

astronauts refused to fly with Blacks

12.

The Civil Rights process of registering black voters in Mississippi in 1964.

a)

Freedom Summer

b)

Freedom Rides

c)

Sit-Ins

d)

March on Selma

13.

This Civil Rights Legislation outlawed Housing Segregation

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1968

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1967

14.

The controversial event that led to the US directly intervening in Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin

b)

Tet Offensive

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

My Lai Massacre

15.
The Cold War was mostly a competition between
the United States and
a)
Great Britian
b)
Korea
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
16.
The United States sent troops to Vietnam
_________.
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
to set up a capitalist goverment
d)
because they bombed us
17.
What did Americans fear most about the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
The Soviets invading Cuba
b)
The spread of communism
c)
A nuclear war
d)
WWIII
18.
Who were the leaders of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
John F Kennedy & Nikita Khrushchev
b)
Nixon & Stalin
c)
John F. Kennedy & Mussolini
d)
Truman & Nikita Khrushchev
19.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
20.
What were the opposing forms of government during the Cold War?
a)
communism & dictatorship
b)
democracy & capitalism
c)

communism & socialism

d)
capitalism & communism
21.
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
22.
Why was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed in 1949?
a)
To end the Cold War
b)
To fly supplies to West Berlin
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
To set up capitalist economic systems
23.
How were the Korean War and Vietnam War similar?
a)
both were fought in Eastern Europe
b)
Both were fought to stop the Soviet Union from taking over
c)
Both were fought to stop the spread of communism
d)
Both were fought between the east and the west
24.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
25.
This amendment was passed in part because of the draft during the Vietnam War. It lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
a)
Amendment 15
b)
Amendment 22
c)
Amendment 26
d)
Amendment 19
26.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
27.
Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
28.
The Soviet leader that helped Castro set up communist government in Cuba.
a)
Josef Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
John F. Kennedy
29.
What type of economy did the Soviet Union have?
a)
socialist
b)
capitalist
c)
mercantile
d)
feudal
30.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know 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
31.
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
32.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
33.
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
34.
What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
a)
Congress showed support for neutrality in Southeast Asia
b)
Congress allowed the president to take military action in Southeast Asia
c)
Congress gave the President the power to declare war
d)
Congress denied the President the money he needed to fight Vietnam
35.
What was the significance of the Tet Offensive?
a)
It pushed LBJ to send in more troops
b)
Showed the US was not winning the War
c)
Congress passed the War Powers Act
d)
Communist forced the US out of Vietnam
36.
Tinker v. Des Moines was a Supreme Court Case that ruled Students had the right to; 
a)
Protest the Vietnam War
b)
Vote at 18
c)
drink alcohol
d)
Wear armbands in school
37.
Television helped bring about economic growth in the 1950s through its:
a)
Financial programs
b)
Children’s programs
c)
Credit cards
d)
Advertisements
38.
William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by
a)
Mass-producing houses
b)
Criticizing urban life
c)
Designing interstate highways   
d)
Providing low-interest mortgage loans
39.
The post-war “baby boom” was strongly influenced by
a)
Very high employment rates
b)
Americans making more money than ever before
c)
General prosperity
d)
All of the above
40.
Which of the following BEST characterizes the youth culture of the 1950s?
a)
More young people were choosing to work rather than attend college
b)
Radio programs became more popular amongst teenagers as a source of entertainment
c)
They had more leisure (free) time to dedicate to entertainment and fun
d)
Automobiles had little influence on the life of teens
41.
Whom of the following was murdered and displayed in an open casket?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Homer Plessy
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Emmit Til
42.
In what city was Rosa Parks involved in a bus boycott?
a)
Birmingham
b)
Selma
c)
Montgomery
d)
Atlanta
43.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

18th

d)

19th

44.

The 16th amendment created -

a)

The Federal Reserve

b)

The Income Tax

c)

The FDIC

d)

The FDA

45.

The Harlem Renaissance is most closely associated with -

a)

Black music and literature that generated cultural pride

b)

Fear of racism and lynching in the South

c)

Racial separatism and black nationalism

d)

The writings of W.E.B. DuBois, such as The Souls of Black Folk

46.

Eugene Debs was

a)

A socialist

b)

A multi-time candidate for president

c)

The key labor leader in the Pullman Strike

d)

Convicted of violating the Sedition Act in WWI

47.

How did WWII change the role of women in the US?

a)

Women took more roles in politics.

b)

Women were allowed to enlist in all branches of the military

c)

After the war women married older and had fewer kids

d)

Women took on key industrial jobs during the war

48.

John Scopes was put on trial for -

a)

Violating Prohibition laws

b)

His involvement with the KKK

c)

Being suspected of communist activity

d)

Teaching Evolution

49.

Fordism impacted the US by -

a)

Allowing for cheap mass production

b)

Increasing access to consumer goods

c)

Improving working conditions in factories

d)

Encouraging the assimilation of immigrants

50.

How was the Second Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s different from the First Klan

a)

It was more secretive than the first klan

b)

There were fewer members in the second klan than the first

c)

The Second Klan targeted Jews, Catholics, and immigrants in addition to blacks.

d)

The Second Klan had little political influence, unlike the first klan

51.

During WWII the US interned Japanse Americans under -

a)

Executive Order 8802

b)

Executive Order 9981

c)

Executive Order 9066

d)

Executive Order 8675

52.

According to the Schenck v. US ruling, limits on the freedom of speech are -

a)

always unconstitutional

b)

constitutional, but only during wartime

c)

constitutional if the speech presents a "clear and present danger"

d)

constitutional since the Executive Branch has wide freedom to interpret the Constitution

53.

Jane Addams' Hull House was a settlement house that -

a)

supported immigration quotas

b)

Americanized immigrants

c)

Offered services in exchange for immigrant votes

d)

exemplified the philosophy of the Social Gospel

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