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Chapter 16-17 Key Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

2.

What happened on 25th June 1950?

a)

South Korea started border skirmishes along the 38th parallel.

b)

The USA withdrew from South Korea.

c)

North Korea invaded South Korea.

d)

The UN sent help to South Korea.

3.

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

a)

containment

b)

Good Neighbor policy

c)

isolationism

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

4.
The government or groups of workers might control these resources but the profits are divided among the people.
a)
Capitalism
b)
Communism 
c)
Socialism
d)
Mixed Economy
5.
What does communism believe in?
a)
Economic system with individuals having private ownership of money/production.
b)
Maintaining total control over society. 
c)
Economic equality through elimination of private property.
d)
A government of the people, by the people, for the people.
6.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Alliance that includes the US

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

NATO

d)

Berlin Blockade

7.

Idea that if one nation falls to communism that other countries will fall too

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Division of Germany

8.

US policy to prevent the spread of communism

a)

Domino Theory

b)

NATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Containment

9.

Spread fear and made accusations that people were communists

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

McCarthyism

c)

Arms Race

d)

Iron Curtain

10.

Imaginary line in Europe that separated communist and democratic countries

a)

Containment

b)

NATO

c)

Iron Curtain

d)

Berlin Blockade

11.

These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years

a)

China and the Soviet Union

b)

Cuba and the Soviet Union

c)

USA and the Soviet Union

d)

Iran and the Soviet Union

12.

In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

socialism

d)

democracy

13.

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

a)

Korean Pact

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

NATO

d)

Satellite Nations

14.

Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

Domino Theory

15.
What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?  
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
16.
The Berlin Wall was built....
a)
at the beginning of WWII
b)
at the end of WWII
c)
in the 80s
17.

Why Was The Berlin Wall Called That?

a)

It Was By Germans

b)

It Divided Berlin In Half

c)

Berlin Was An Important City

d)

Germany's Capital Is Berlin

18.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

19.

How did the bus company in Montgomery discriminate against black people there? (3 answers)

a)

they only employed black drivers

b)

they only employed white drivers

c)

black people had to sit at the back of the bus

d)

they often took their fare and drove off

20.

Who refused to give up her seat to a white man on a bus on 1st December 1955?

a)

Jo Ann Robinson

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King's wife

21.
This is the federal organization that ensures that all Americans are protected against specific hazards to the environment and human health where they learn, work and live.
a)
Department of Energy
b)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
c)
Environmental Protection Agency
d)
Energy Policy Act
22.
Which court case stated that suspects must be read their rights when arrested or anything said is inadmissible in court.
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Texas v Johnson
c)
Tinker v Des Moines
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
23.
What does an embargo do?
a)
Prohibits trade with another country
b)
Prohibits buying exports only
c)
Allows trade with a country
d)
Allows ships to attack merchants
24.

Why was the Cold War called "cold"?

a)

Because it started in winter

b)

Because the name of the President of the US was Snowman

c)

Because the weather in the US was very cold

d)

Because they didn't use weapons

25.

Segregation laws .......

a)

made sure children went to school.

b)

kept black people and white people separate.

c)

made sure all people could vote.

d)

kept people from driving too fast.

26.

to bring together, means:

a)

to integrate

b)

to segregate

c)

to keep out

d)

to follow

27.
_______________ wrote "I Have a Dream" and delivered it to thousands in Washington, DC. 
a)
Harry Belafonte
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
d)
Jesse Jackson
28.

What kind of marches did Martin Luther King Jr. lead?

a)

large

b)

mad

c)

nonviolent

d)

violent

29.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

a)

Ended segregation in schools

b)

Ended discrimination based on race, religion, gender, or national origin.

c)

Gave all African Americans who were born in the United States the right to vote.

d)

Gave all people the right to sit wherever they wanted on the city bus.

30.

What was the name of the war between the United States and the Soviet Union?


¿Cómo se llamaba la guerra entre Estados Unidos y la Unión Soviética?

a)

Cold War

b)

Jameson War

c)

Kennedy War

d)

Russia War

31.

What was NOT on Kennedy's agenda as president?

a)

Fighting the spread of communism

b)

U.S. and the Soviet Union to agree to stop making nuclear weapons

c)

Send an astronaut to the moon

d)

End the Korean War

32.
Lyndon B. Johnson served as vice-president for which president?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Barack Obama
d)
John F. Kennedy
33.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act?
a)
True
b)
False
34.
What usually happens during a sit-in?
a)
People march down streets and hold signs.
b)
People sit down and refuse to move or leave.
c)
People vote for leaders in their communities.
d)
People ride the buses through different cities.
35.
Which sentence about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is FALSE?
a)
He believed that people of all races should have the same rights.
b)
He spoke with government leaders to help make changes to laws.
c)
He organized marches, boycotts, and sit-ins around the country.
d)
He thought violent protests were the only way to get equal rights.
36.

Those who believe that many of the inequalities we see in society between men and women are neither natural nor necessary and can be altered are called

a)

Feminism

b)

Feminists

37.
What is Title IX
a)
A Law allowing males to have the same opportunities as females
b)
A Law allowing women to have the same opportunities as males
c)
A law
d)
Title IX doesn't exsist
38.
When was Title IX first put into action (used).
a)
2000
b)
1927
c)
1972
d)
1954