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US History Unit 7 Progressing Level Assessment

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

3.

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

4.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

5.

Leader who worked to improve treatment, pay, and working conditions for farm workers

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Cesar Chavez

6.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
7.
Segregation caused by private action & not legislation
a)
de facto segregation
b)
de jure segregation
c)
affirmative action
d)
ex post facto segregation
8.
 What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom Rides?
a)
to seek legal remedies to inequality
b)
to end segregation in all public areas
c)
to end segregation in public schools
d)
to force segregation to respond violently
9.

When necessary to achieve justice, which method did Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to employ?

a)

using violence to bring about political change

b)

engaging in civil disobedience

c)

leaving any community in which racism is practiced

d)

demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans

10.

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

11.

Which best describes Jonas Salk?

a)

He helped to create the Interstate Highway Act

b)

He created a vaccine to stop the infectious disease polio

c)

He caused more Americans to fear Communists were infiltrating and destroying the United States

d)

He made Rock and Roll an extremely popular form of music in the US among the youth

12.

What was an effect of Rock and Roll on the United States?

a)

It increased the importance of appearances on TV

b)

It created an anti-Communist movement

c)

It was widely accepted by the US population across age gaps as true music

d)

It created a generational divide between children and their parents

13.

The car culture of the 1950's led to...

a)

Spread of fast food chains and drive-in movies

b)

Increased the dependence on public transportation

c)

A decline in the number of shopping malls

d)

Revitalized older city neighborhoods

14.

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

a)

Middle class white families moved to suburbs

b)

There was an increase in taxes

c)

They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war

d)

There was a decrease in segregated public housing

15.

How did the G.I. Bill help soldiers?

a)

Offered Low Interest Loans and College Scholarships

b)

Gave free medical care to returning veterans

c)

Encouraged returning vets to rejoin the military

d)

Offered veterans bonus pay

16.

Betty Friedan's landmark book, published in 1963, is titled:

a)

The Vindication of the Rights of Women

b)

The Feminine Mystique

c)

Revolution from Within

d)

The Unhappy Housewife

17.

Which of the following developed over 40,000 miles of roads and connected the country from east to west coasts?

a)

Interstate Highway Act

b)

Interstate Highway Road

c)

Highway Construction Act

d)

Highway Development Act

18.

What does A.I.M. stand for?

a)

Ancient Indian Mojo

b)

Anti-Indian Management

c)

American Independence Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

19.
Which of the following was not an outcome of the efforts of A.I.M.
a)
Increased national attention about Indian rights
b)
An increased pride in traditional Indian culture
c)
A return of land to traditional tribal communities.
d)
A decrease in poverty among Native American communities
20.
The policy to end the government's responsibility for American Indians was known as
a)
Assimilation
b)
Menominee
c)
Termination
d)
Reorganization
21.

The belief that women should have economic, political, and social equity with me.

a)

Fascism

b)

Feminism

c)

La Raza Unida

d)

Female Workers Organization

22.

A proposed and failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited any government discrimination on the basis of sex.

a)

Feminism

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

AIM

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

23.

An Organization founded in 1966 to pursue feminist goals, such as better childcare facilities, improved educational opportunities, and an end to job discrimination.

a)

AIM

b)

Counterculture

c)

National Organization for Women

d)

Feminism

24.

Conservative who fought against the passage of the ERA.

a)

Phyllis Schlafly

b)

Janis Joplin

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Gloria Steinem

25.

A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.

a)

La Raza Unida

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

26.

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972

a)

prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program

b)

resulted in increased opportunities for women athletes

c)

led to expanded scholarship funding for women college students

d)

all of the above

27.

Which of the following were outcomes of the environmental movement?

a)

Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

b)

creation of the Environmental Protection Agency

c)

increased government regulation of polluters and toxic chemicals

d)

all of the above

28.

Read the descriptions below.

Helped found the United Farm Workers Organized a national boycott of grapes. Used hunger strikes to draw attention to the plight of migrant workers.


Which person do these descriptions best fit?

a)

Cesar Chavez

b)

Betty Friedan

c)

Rodolfo Gonzales

d)

Gloria Steinum

29.

What was the significance of Roe v. Wade?

a)

It protected abortion rights for women.

b)

It allowed women to be drafted into the military.

c)

It prohibited gender discrimination in the workplace.

d)

It brought national attention to violence against women.

30.

What is feminism?

a)

the belief that women are superior to men

b)

the idea that women should receive special protection under the law

c)

the desire for the fair distribution of advantages and disadvantages in society

d)

the idea that women and men should be socially, politically, and economically equal

31.

Rachel Carson's 1962 book about the negative impact of pesticides on the environment

a)

Quiet Waters

b)

Silent Spring

c)

A World Without Fish

d)

DDT Disaster

32.
Who was a prominent leader of the feminist movement who started Ms. magazine?
a)
Rachel Carson
b)
Delores Huerta
c)
Gloria Steinem
d)
Betty Friedan
33.
Who is this man, who not only argued the Brown v. Board of Education case, but also became the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
a)
Clarence Thomas
b)
Kwame Nkrumah
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Bobby Seale
34.

This man became an outspoken proponent of seeking equality by any means necessary.

a)

Denzel Washington

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Huey P. Newton

d)

Eldridge Cleaver

35.

She was a co-founder of the United Farm Workers, also led many boycotts and successfully organized strikes and labor so farm workers got better pay

a)

Martha Cotera

b)

Dolores Huerta

c)

Emma Tenayuca

d)

Sandra Cisneros

36.

Who wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, which criticized the automobile industry?

a)

Rachel Carson

b)

Ralph Nader

c)

Sargent Shriver

d)

Barry Goldwater

37.

Which of the following best marks the beginning of the Gay Liberation movement (later called the LGBTQ rights movement)?

a)

the election of Harvey Milk to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1978

b)

strong public resistance to the Lavender Scare in the 1950s

c)

the Stonewall Riot in 1969

d)

the 1979 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights

38.
In protests over broken treaties and poor treatment of Native Americans, armed Native Americans overtook the site of this last battle of the Indian Wars.
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Cherokee, NC
c)
Little Big Horn
d)
Mexico
39.
Police raiding this bar sparked the Gay Rights Movement.
a)
Stonewall Inn
b)
Hilton Garden Inn
c)
Holiday Inn
d)
Stonewall Jackson
40.

The publication of Unsafe at Any Speed resulted in the widespread use of which feature on automobiles?

a)

power steering

b)

seat belts

c)

tinted glass

d)

antilock brakes

41.

OSHA is a government agency aimed at protecting...

a)

People in a work environment

b)

Immigrants

c)

Cell phones from data breaches

d)

New born babies

42.

ADA, or American with Disabilities Act, requires all public services to make their environments and services inaccessible to people with disabilities.

a)

True

b)

False

43.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
44.
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a)
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
b)
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
c)
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
d)
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
45.

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

46.
McCarthyism was what?
a)
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
b)
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
c)
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
d)
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.
47.
In the 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he...
a)
Was convicted as a spy.
b)
Claimed hundreds of government employees were communists.
c)
Helped Eisenhower become president.
d)
Went to Korea and said atomic weapons should be used to break the stalemate.
48.

The Little Rock 9 was a direct result of the decision of...

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Ruby Bridges v. Education

c)

Little Rock 9 v. Board of Education

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

49.

The case Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal to...

a)

Segregate schools

b)

Allow children to attend white schools

c)

Allow children to work on schools

d)

Keep schools equal

50.
This type of segregation is created and maintained by laws.
a)
de facto
b)
de jure

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