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1950s Review

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 11hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

a)

Spain and Portugal

b)

England and France

c)

Germany and Italy

d)

United States and Soviet Union

2.
This plan was designed to provide funds to war-torn countries and stop the spread of communism.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Berlin Blockade
d)
Cuban Correction Fund
3.

Define the "Domino Theory."

a)

If a country wants to become communist they have to pay the USSR

b)

When a war starts, everyone gangs up on one country

c)

If one nation falls to Communism, others around it will as well

d)

People started to play Dominoes and nobody ever fought a war again

4.

What was the purpose of NATO?

a)

help spread communism

b)

punish the Axis Powers of World War II

c)

help stop communism

d)

help the American economy

5.

Who was part of the Warsaw Pact?

a)

United States, Canada and Western European countries

b)

Soviet Union and Eastern European countries

c)

Canada and Eastern European countries

d)

United States and Soviet Union

6.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
7.
a growth in weapons based on the number of weapons an enemy country has
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Arms Race
d)
Urban Renewal
8.
the first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Sputnik
c)
38th Parallel
d)
Hydrogen Bomb
9.

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

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

10.

What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a)

overthrow Cuba's communist governments

b)

Remove Soviet missiles that had been positioned in Cuba

c)

Enforce a trade embargo on imports of Cuban sugar

d)

Rescue Cubans who wanted to escape to the US

11.

Which statement best describes how the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved?

a)

President Kennedy ended the Cuban trade embargo

b)

Fidel Castro negotiated a peaceful settlement

c)

The Communist government in Cuba was overthrown

d)

The Soviets agreed to remove their missiles from Cuba

12.

Why did the Korean War start?

a)

South Korea attacked North Korea

b)

Russia engaged North Korean troops

c)

North Korea attacked South Korea

d)

Chinese troops came across the DMZ

13.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
14.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
15.
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
16.
South 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
17.
North Korea's first leader is _____________ while South Korea's first president is ________________.
a)
Kim Il Sung/ Syngman Rhee
b)
Kim Jong-il/ Park Geun-hye
c)
Kim Jong-un/ Song Joong-ki
d)
Kim Jong-kook/ Syngman Rhee
18.
This man was responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis and was a leader of the Soviet Union. 
a)
JFK
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Adolf Hitler
19.
Which President ordered a blockade around Cuba because he feared a nuclear attack from the Soviet Union?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
20.
The leader of Cuba is_____________.
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Raul Castro
21.

What was the GI Bill?

a)

Helped Veterans afford houses

b)

Helped people named Bill buy a house

c)

Discrimination bill against African Americans

22.

The birth of the largest generation of Americans born between 1946 & 1955 was called the

a)

Hippie Generation

b)

Gen X

c)

Millenials

d)

Baby Boom

23.
Eisenhower created this to help provide military assistance and quick evacuations from major cities.
a)
Interstate Highways
b)
Airports
c)
Subways
d)
Starbucks
24.

The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

a)

Hollywood

b)

Anaheim

c)

Levittown

d)

Morristown

25.
Where did people start to move to in the 1950s?
a)
Inner cities
b)
Farms
c)
Suburbs
d)
Canada
26.

Who was the first super star of Rock'n Roll?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Richie Valens

c)

Little Richard

d)

Billy Holiday

27.

A main reason why the standard of living improved in the United States was the


a)

demobilization of the military.

b)

postwar devastation overseas.

c)

increased production of goods.

d)

development of atomic energy.

28.
Who was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Neil Armstrong
d)
Joseph McCarthy
29.
What group of Artists shunned the stereotypical attitudes of American culture of the 1950s?
a)
The KKK
b)
Communists
c)
Beatniks
d)
Hippies
30.

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

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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

34.

African American Lawyer who won the Brown v. Board of Education court case and later became the first black Supreme Court Justice.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

MLK

c)

Huey P. Newton

d)

Malcom X

35.

Court case declared that separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

36.

The Civil Rights Movement is mostly characterized by-

a)

non-violent civil disobedience

b)

violence and riots

c)

economic prosperity

d)

political corruption

37.

Growth in economic and political chances for minority citizens was achieved by civil disobedience methods like-

a)

Marches, Freedom Rides, and Sit-ins

b)

Riots, Boycotts, and Guerilla Warfare

c)

Protests, Sit-ins, and Riots

38.

Who was a main leader in the fight for African Americans' equal rights in the 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Oveta Culp Hobby

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

39.

Which national organization that helped fight for equal rights for African Americans?

a)

LULAC

b)

NCAA

c)

NRA

d)

NAACP

40.

Highly militant Black Power organization

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King Jr

c)

Black Panthers

d)

The Black Military

41.

Virginia's government established a policy of Massive Resistance. This fought to:

a)

resist integration

b)

resist segregation

c)

resist conflict

d)

resist separation

42.
What happened when Massive Resistance was established in Virginia?
a)
Some schools closed to avoid integration
b)
Some Virginians didn't like segregation.
c)
Some Virginians left because of the representation.
d)
Harry Byrd, Sr. became governor.
43.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
44.

Which organization is the following: Student-led civil rights organization known for sit-ins, marches, voter registration drives, and Freedom Riders

a)

SCVC

b)

SCCC

c)

SCNC

d)

SNCC

45.

The court case Brown v. Board of Education made segregation in schools unconstitutional. This forced schools to:

a)

integrate

b)

repopulate

c)

relocate

d)

segregate

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