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Civil Rights/Cold War

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 34mins

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.

Senator who ran for President and was later assassinated. His older brother was a US president who was assassinated in Dallas, Texas.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Thurgood Marshall

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.

President who was assassinated during a campaign visit in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald for his Civil Rights efforts

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

John F. Kennedy

7.

Enforced racial segregation in the South; all were enacted in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by white Democratic-dominated state legislatures after the Reconstruction period.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

8.

Separation of two or more races based on skin color

a)

segregation

b)

racism

c)

oppression

d)

facism

9.

This amendment abolished (ended) slavery

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

10.

Gave all citizens born in the United States citizenship (rights of citizens)

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

11.

Gave all male United States citizens over the age of 21 the right to vote

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

12.

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

13.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
14.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
15.
Literacy tests & poll taxes were used in the South to keep African Americans from doing what?
a)
voting
b)
serving in the military
c)
moving north
d)
getting an education
16.
African Americans were often forced to sit in the ____________ of the bus.
a)
back
b)
middle
c)
front
17.
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous speech is ______________. 
a)
I have a dream.....
b)
I have a problem...
c)
I have one wish...
d)
I have an argument...
18.
The separation of people based upon race or some other characteristic is referred to as?
a)
Assimilation 
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Segregation        
d)
Desegregation
19.
Why didn't Rosa Parks give up her seat?
a)
She thought the law was unfair.
b)
She didn't know anyone wanted the seat.
c)
She had too many bags to get up.
d)
She was sleeping.
20.
Which group worked to fight segregation and other inequalities primarily through the courts?
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
SCLC
d)
AIM
21.

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

22.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

23.

After WII, the United States had which type of government?

a)

democracy

b)

communism

c)

monarchy

d)

dictatorship

24.

What did Americans fear after the end of WWII?

a)

The spread of democracy

b)

The spread of NATO

c)

The spread of communism

d)

The spread of capitalism

25.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

26.

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

27.

Where was Korea divided?

a)

18 parallel

b)

34 parallel

c)

38 parallel

d)

28 parallel

28.
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
29.

During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.

a)

Berlin Rescue Mission

b)

National Airlift Method

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Berlin air rescue

30.

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was a military alliance between the nations of ______________

a)

Western Europe

b)

Eastern Europe

31.

After World War II, North Korea had what type of government?

a)

Democratic

b)

Communist

32.

Which type of government did the Soviet Union have?

a)

Democracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Republic

d)

Communism

33.

Which country was the aggressor that started Korean War

a)

Japan

b)

North Korea

c)

South Korea

d)

Neither-they were forced to go to war by Germany

34.

Who was the leader of communist government in North Vietnam

a)

Nikita Khruschev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Mao Zedong

35.

Why was Red Scare also known as McCarthyism?

a)

Joseph McCarthy didn't like the Soviet Union or the color red.

b)

Joseph McCarthy believed hundreds of communists were in the U.S. government.

c)

Joseph McCarthy was afraid Soviet Union would take jobs from the U.S.

d)

Joseph McCarthy found 100 Soviet spies in U.S. government working and trying to take it over.

36.

This map shows the politically polarized continent of Europe

a)

during World War II

b)

before the Cold War

c)

during the Cold War

d)

before World War II

37.

competition to build up armed forces and weapons

a)

arms race

b)

cease-fire

c)

containment

d)

space race

38.
What is the main economic system of the United States?
a)
mercantilism
b)
communism
c)
socialism
d)
capitalism
39.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
40.
North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.
a)
U.S.S.R./communist
b)
U.S.S.R./democratic
c)
U.S.A./communist
d)
U.S.A./democratic
41.

Which Civil Rights leader also became the first African American to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court?

a)

W.E.B. Du Bois

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

42.

During Reconstruction the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

a)

Rights of women

b)

Readmission of states to the Union

c)

Rights of former slaves

d)

Presidential impeachment proceedings

43.

What is the Mandalorian's armor made of?

a)

Carbonite

b)

Bescar

c)

Beskar

d)

Best Buy

44.
Who said,
“Laugh it up, fuzzball.”
a)
Princess Leia Organa
b)
Han Solo
c)
Lando Calrissian
d)
Jar Jar Binks
45.
Who said,
“I am a Jedi, like my father before me.”
a)
Anakin Skywalker
b)
Mace Windu
c)
Luke Skywalker
d)
Qui-Gon Jinn
46.

Who created Star Wars?

a)

George Lucas

b)

Steven Spielberg

c)

Peter Jackson

d)

J K Rowling

47.

Who is Luke Skywalker's mother?

a)

Padme (Queen Amadala)

b)

Anakin

c)

Leia

d)

Grievous

48.

What is this character's name?

a)

Verde

b)

Chewbaca

c)

Alien

d)

Yoda

49.

Who is this character?

a)

Darth Vather

b)

Luke Skywalker

c)

Qui-Gon Jinn

d)

Yoda

50.

In which year did the STAR WARS saga started?

a)

1977

b)

1976

c)

1956

d)

1990

51.

Which amendment abolished slavery?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

13

d)

15

52.
Who began working in the factories when the soldiers went off to war?
a)
The elderly
b)
Children
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women
53.
Peace organization that was formed after World War II
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
Atlantic Charter
54.

Rosa Parks initiated the _____________.

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Little Rock Nine event

c)

Woolworth Sit-In

d)

Freedom Rides

55.

Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Lee v. Lee

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Delgado v Bastrop ISD

56.
Which type of protest did Martin Luther King oppose during the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
Sit-in
b)
Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
Race Riots
57.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest
b)
Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes
c)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person
d)
Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

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