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EOC Day 4 and 5 Combined

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

2.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

March on Washington

3.

Refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus.

a)

Mary Washington

b)

Jackie Kennedy

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Rosa Parks

4.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

5.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

6.

When African Americans refused to ride the public busses as a sign of protest; this began when Rosa Parks was jailed for refusing to give up her seat to a black man.

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

March on Washington

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

15th Amendment

7.

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting (voting people, voting)

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

8.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

9.

What is the name of Johnson’s legislative program aimed at ending poverty and racial injustice?

a)

the Job Corps

b)

the Great Society

c)

the New Frontier

d)

the Fair Deal

10.

These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older.

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Economic Opportunity Act

c)

Elementary and Secondary Education Act

d)

Medicare and Medicaid

11.

Challenged the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

Sit-ins

c)

Marches

d)

Boycotts

12.
After the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, it was no longer legal to
a)
let African Americans ride the bus.
b)
deny someone of a job because of their race.
c)
fire someone for not doing their job.
d)
kick someone out of the military.
13.
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers Union Movement?
a)
Sal Castro
b)
Gonzalo Mendez
c)
Pete Hernandez
d)
Cesar Chavez
14.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
15.
During the investigation, the Supreme Court ordered Nixon to hand over what piece of incriminating evidence?
a)
Tape recordings
b)
Transcripts of his conversations
c)
Contracts of different CREEP members
d)
Receipts of the hotels Nixon had stayed
16.

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

a)

D.C. National Convention office building

b)

Democratic National Committee headquarters

c)

Republican Committee headquarters

d)

The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

17.

Cesar Chávez was a migrant farm worker who wanted to improve the lives of other migrant workers. Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

a)

Cesar Chávez married Helen Fabela and had eight children.

b)

Cesar Chávez was arrested for decreasing production on migrant farms.

c)

Grape growers in California accepted the United Farm Workers union.

d)

Migrant workers ignored Cesar Chávez and his attempts to help.

18.

What did a U.S. District Court judge subpoena, but Nixon claimed executive privilege and refused to turn over?

a)

surveillance of the break-in at the Watergate building

b)

transcripts of conversations between Nixon and the directors of the FBI and CIA

c)

recorded conversations from inside the White House

19.

Why were federal troops sent to Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

a)

to stop race riots

b)

to enforce voting laws to allow African Americans to vote

c)

to protect African American students who were attending an all-white high school

d)

to arrest black students who were sitting at a whites-only lunch counter

20.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
21.

What happened in many American cities after Dr. King was assassinated on April 4, 1968?

a)

Shock and distress over the news of King’s death sparked rioting in more than 100 cities around the country, including burning and looting. Amid a wave of national mourning, President Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans to “reject the blind violence” that had killed King, whom he called the “apostle of nonviolence.”

b)

Shock and distress over the news of King’s death sparked impassioned, but peaceful marches in more than 100 cities around the country. Amid a wave of national mourning, President Richard M. Nixon urged Americans to “reject the hatred” that had killed King, whom he referred to a true American Hero.

c)

Joyful celebrations by racists and Klu Klux Klan members over the news of King’s death sparked rioting in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, including many lynchings and cross burnings. Amid a wave of national anger, President Lyndon B. Johnson urged Americans

to “punish” the people that had celebrated King's murder, whom he called the “poorest excuses for humanity” he had ever seen.

d)

The nation was stunned. People in many large cities openly wept in the streets. Millions went to churches to say prayers for King's family, especially his young children. On April 11, President Johnson signed the Montgomery Bus Boycott Bill that outlawed segregation on public transportation.

22.

Unique because black and white students learned to work against segregation together

a)

Highlander Folk School

b)

Clinton 12

c)

Brown vs. Board of education

d)

March on Washington

23.

Outrage over the deaths of the four innocent girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church helped build increased support behind the continuing struggle to end segregation. Today, historians believe that this led to ... ?

a)

... the passage of both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. In that sense, the bombing’s effect turned out to be exactly the opposite of what its perpetrators had intended.

b)

... the passage of the 13th and 14th Amendments to the US Constitution. This bombing convinced voters in the entire nations that these amendments were sorely needed.

c)

... the establishment of White Citizens' Council in Alabamam Mississippi, and Georgia to preserve the strict segregation laws and a ban on all non-violent protests in all three states.

d)

... the creation of a Presidential Commission to determine that the segregationist organizations in the South like the Klu Klux Klan would be severely punished the next time any African American young people were murdered by bombings or assassinations.

24.

Malcolm X spoke out for African Americans' __________ during the Civil Rights era.

a)

Optimism

b)

Confidence

c)

Apathy

d)

Frustration

25.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X differed in their:

a)

willingness to speak publicly

b)

Opposition to segregation

c)

Desire to help African Americans

d)

Methods of Protest

26.
While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the
a)
Middle Class
b)
Loud Crowd
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Factory Workers
27.
PEACE TALKS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND EGYPT
a)
CAMP DAVID ACCORDS
b)
OPEC
c)
IRANIAN HOSTAGE CRISIS
d)
IRAN-CONTRA AFFAIR
28.
Lines for gas such as the one in this photograph resulted from 
a)
the dissolution of Standard Oil Company 
b)
an oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico
c)
the construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline
d)
an embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
29.
The biggest foreign policy failure during the presidency of Jimmy Carter was...
a)
granting a presidential pardon to Richard Nixon
b)
the fall of China to communism under Mao Zedong
c)
his inability to negotiate the release of US hostages in Iran
d)
the near nuclear war over Soviet missiles in Cuba
30.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
31.
Because of the Arms Race, people feared that ______ may happen and possibly destroy all life.
a)
 Pandemic
b)
  Nuclear War 
c)
  Space Race 
d)
  Berlin Airlift 
32.
Competition between the Soviet Union and U.S. to build more power weapons was referred to as.
a)
  Arms Race 
b)
NASA
c)
Space Race
d)
Rat Race
33.
The dropping of supplies in the part of Berlin that the Soviet Union controlled was know as? 
a)
Jumping the Iron Curtain
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Air Force
d)
The Berlin Airlift
34.
The secret project to design an atomic weapon before other nations; led by Robert Oppenheimer
a)
D-Day
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
War Production Board
d)
Atlantic Charter
35.
The secret project to design an atomic weapon before other nations; led by Robert Oppenheimer
a)
D-Day
b)
Manhattan Project
c)
War Production Board
d)
Atlantic Charter
36.
Allied leaders Truman, Stalin, & Churchill met in Germany to set up Zones of control and inform the Japanese that if they refused to surrender at once, they would face total destruction
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Potsdam 
c)
Yalta
d)
Teheran
37.
Which event at the conclusion of Second World War initiated the Cold War?
a)
The United States used atomic weapons against Japanese cities.
b)
Germany was reorganized into two separate nations with differing political systems.
c)
European democracies formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with the United States.
d)
The Soviet Union refused to permit self-determination in nations liberated from German control.
38.
How did the political division of post-war Germany heighten Cold War tensions?
a)
Poland was not granted a seaport on the Baltic Sea.
b)
Many Slavic people in West Germany did not have Soviet protection.
c)
Western allies maintained possession of the western half of Berlin located within the Soviet-controlled portion of Germany.
d)
The West German government was unsuccessful in efforts to reunite the two halves during the Cold War because of resistance by Western allies.
39.
The Korean conflict was part of the Cold War struggle between the United States and 
a)
the United Kingdom
b)
Japan
c)
Soviet Union
d)
France
40.
Based on the maps above what was the final result of the Korean War?
a)
After three years of war Korea was unified as a nation.
b)
After three years of war North Korea held most of the Korean peninsula.
c)
After three years of war South Korea held most of the Korean peninsula.
d)
After three years of war the borders between the two nations changed very little.
41.
How did the United States act to reduce the influence of communism and improve the economic strength of free market nations in Europe after the Second World War?
a)
NASA enacted a space program to protect European nations from Soviet attack.
b)
The Berlin Airlift brought food, fuel, and money to democratic nations across Europe.
c)
The Marshall Plan extended financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of the war.
d)
The Roosevelt Corollary proclaimed the United States the chief protector of democracy and guaranteed American protection of European democratic nations.
42.
During the Cold War, nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) for the purpose of 
a)
advancing communism
b)
free trade
c)
mutual defense
d)
terrorism control
43.
What would you have found in Eastern Europe during the Cold War? 
a)
Democracy 
b)
Capitalism 
c)
Communism 
d)
Anarchy
44.
The Cold War was a hostile but non-violent struggle for power between which two countries?
a)
The United States and Germany
b)
The Soviet Union and Germany
c)
The United States and Japan
d)
The United States and The Soviet Union
45.
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
a)
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
b)
by surrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets
c)
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
d)
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
46.
Which of these committed the United States to a foreign policy based on containment of communism?
a)
the Baruch Plan
b)
 the Four Freedoms
c)
the Long Telegram
d)
the Truman Doctrine
47.
After World War 2 the Soviet Union set up
a)
Satellite countries in Eastern Europe
b)
Buffer countries in Western Europe
c)
Dinner with friends
d)
Trade agreement between themselves and the United States
48.

Who was the leader of North Vietnam

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Ze Dong

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Hideki Tojo

49.

What surprise offensive did North Vietnam launch in 1968?

a)

D-Day

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Tet

d)

Saint-Mihiel

50.

What role did television play in the Vietnam War

a)

Allowed Americans to see that the was going favorably

b)

Allowed Americans to see that the war was unwinnable

c)

Allowed Americans to support communist Vietnam

d)

Allowed Americans to enjoy news of global peace

51.

The Apollo program was fueled by what rivalry?

a)

Space Race with Soviet Union

b)

Space Race with China

c)

Space Race with North Korea

d)

Space Race with North Vietnam

52.

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

c)

If one country fell to socialism, others would follow

d)

If one country fell to fascism, others would follow

53.
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
54.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
55.

What was a govt. sponsored creation of infrastructure and US military moved more efficiently?

a)

GI Bill of Rights

b)

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Truman Doctrine

56.

Who made sweeping claims against people with no evidence to back charges?

a)

Sputnik

b)

McCarthy

c)

Truman

d)

Eisenhower

57.
The Increased demand in housing after WWII was due to the ...
a)
WWII baby boom and GI Bill
b)
Fear of communist influences inside the city
c)
Increased immigration
d)
Increased demand for automobiles
58.

The organization whose members agreed to mutually defend other Communist nations is called--

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

59.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
60.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
61.
Passed by Congress giving President Johnson the authority to do whatever he deemed necessary in Southeast Asia.
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
War Powers Act
62.
They were found guilty of espionage and were sentenced to death by electric chair in 1953.  
a)
The Rosenbergs 
b)
Klaus Fuchs and Joseph McCarthy 
c)
Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss 
d)
The Rosenbergs and Joseph McCarthy 
63.
The policy to go to the edge of all-out war and using force to stop communism. 
a)
Socialism 
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
McCarthyism 
d)
Nationalism 

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