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America in the Cold War & Civil Rights Years - U.S. History EOC

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

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Class
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1.

How did the event in this headline impact the Civil Right movement?

a)

The focus of the movement shifted to the struggle of migrant workers

b)

The movement lost credibility with the American public.

c)

The focus of the movement shifted to protesting U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

d)

The movement lost an important national leader.

2.

What was the goal of the protests depicted on this map?

a)

To pressure Congress to prohibit discrimination against disabled citizens.

b)

To demonstrate the economic impact of discriminatory practices on interstate transportation.

c)

To challenge the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation.

d)

To persuade states to abandon discriminatory voter-registration procedures.

3.

How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

It changed the way police arrested public protesters.

b)

It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.

c)

It led to an increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.

d)

It prompted the government to station the national Guard in southern states.

4.

What was the main result of the events referred to in these headlines?

a)

The growth of insurance and welfare programs for elderly citizens.

b)

The growth of radical political parties on the East Coast.

c)

The expansion of political and economic opportunities for minority citizens.

d)

The expansion of economic cooperation between northern and southern states.

5.

The name of which civil rights leader best completes the title of the graphic?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Stokely Carmichael

d)

Malcolm X

6.

President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to -

a)

ensure the safety of protestors at lunch counter sit-ins

b)

end of the violence directed against the Freedom Riders

c)

enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools

d)

protect citizens from rioting spurred by KuKlux Klan rallies.

7.

The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

Unfair lending practices by banks.

b)

Unequal representation in local legislatures.

c)

Inadequate medical services in urban areas.

d)

Discrimination by employers.

8.

Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Which is the best explanation for the U.S. involvement in the Korean War

a)

President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation.

b)

General McArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China.

c)

Americans felt Korea was beyond boundaries of U.S. containment policy.

d)

American leaders felt it was important to resist communist aggression.

10.

What was the most significant result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik?

a)

U.S. military troops were deployed to Korea.

b)

The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War.

c)

A space race between the United States and Soviet Union began.

d)

The U.S. government implemented the Marshall Plan.

11.

The committee mentioned in this statement was investigating suspected member of the -

a)

Communist Party

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Flying Tigers

12.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.

b)

Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

c)

The president sings a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries

d)

Congress passes bill to provide financial assistance to western European countries

13.

Which statement correctly completes this time line?

a)

The Allied powers divide Germany and Berlin into four sectors

b)

German citizens vote to reunite East and West Germany

c)

The United States and Great Britain airlift supplies to West Berlin.

d)

The United Nations sends troops into Eastern Europe

14.

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

a)

The president authorizes a military strike against forces

b)

Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe.

c)

The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries.

d)

Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European countries

15.

Which policy guided U.S. opposition to this declaration?

a)

Containment

b)

Peaceful coexistence

c)

Constructive engagement

d)

Deterrence

16.

This cross-sectional diagram of a major operation ordered by president Harry S. Truman in 1948. the flight pattern illustrated in the diagram was designed to allow an airplane to land every three minutes. Why was this operation undertaken?

a)

To enable a rapid withdrawal of troops from war-torn city

b)

To deploy substantial invasion forces

c)

To provide supplies to a blockaded city

d)

To rescue thousands of stranded political refugees

17.

The main idea of of this cartoon is that the United States was-

a)

focusing on foreign affairs while ignoring domestic problems

b)

alienating its traditional Western European allies

c)

creating a debt that the American economy could not afford

d)

starting a new aid program that held many unknown risks

18.

Which event of 1948-1949 is illustrated by the cartoon?

a)

the Berlin Airlift

b)

the collapse of the Berlin Wall

c)

the reunification of Germany

d)

the Allied invasion of Gerrmany

19.

Which statement best summarizes the primary goal of NATO?

a)

to bring greater equality to the economies in Europe

b)

to halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia

c)

to aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe

d)

to unite Western Europe in response to the threat of communist aggression

20.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory