WorksheetsCold War/Civil Rights
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
The main reason for providing aid to Europe under the Marshall Plan was to –
Rebuild the economics of devastated European
nations
Encourage Soviet withdrawal from the United
Nations
Create disagreements between western
European nations
Guarantee American factories a supply of cheap
raw materials
Truman Doctrine was originally designed to -
Stop the international proliferation of nuclear
weapons
Use the United Nations to eliminate Soviet
threats
Rebuild Southeast Asia by extending economic
aid
Contain Communism by giving aid to Greece
and Turkey
What was the main goal of the United States containment policy?
To become more technologically advanced than the Soviet Union
To prevent the spread of Communism around the world
To provide more support for science and math education
To support the establishment of the Warsaw Pact in Eastern Europe
As a result of the Berlin Airlift, the United States was able to -
Bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict
Transport Polish refugees to safety
Prevent the Nazi Party from reorganizing
Intimidate Soviet leaders by demonstrating
superior military power
President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missiles in Cuba by -
Asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
Seeking United Nations approval for economic
sanctions against Cuba
Authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in
Cuba
Ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
The Korean War was an effort by the United States to -
Carry out its policy of containing the spread of
communism
Keep its economy strong by maintaining wartime
activities
Secure additional Asian trading partners
Extend the principles of the Marshall Plan to Asia
Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?
McCarthy/HUAC
NAACP/Farm Workers Union
Nativists/Muckrakers
Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs
What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?
Interstate Commerce Act
Federal Housing Authority Act
Social Security Act
GI BIll
What was the name of the rapid increase of population following the end of WWII called?
Baby Boom
Columbian Exchange
Great Migration
Demographic Shift
How did the United States respond to the launch of Sputnik I in 1957 by the Soviet Union?
By increasing health care benefits and pensions for the military
By implementing the Marshall Plan
By increasing funding for math and science education
By joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?
The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.
The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.
The United States withdrew from its European alliances
The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
In his campaign for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr. was
committed to –
Militant confrontation and economic boycotts
Nonviolent protest and civil disobedience
A separatist movement for African Americans
Establishing an African American political party
The federal government responded to which issue by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Unfair lending practices by banks
Unequal representation in local legislatures
Inadequate medical services in urban areas
Discrimination by employers
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated –
Barriers to voting for women
Proof of residency as a condition on for voting
Age discrimination in state voting laws
Literacy tests as prerequisites for voting
In the 1960s which action of the Black Panthers was MOST DIFFERENT from the philosophy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Writing a ten-point platform that demanded decent housing
Using armed patrols to protect neighborhoods
Operating the Free Breakfast for Children Program
Creating “survival” programs that included medical and legal aid
Which action opposed the civil rights advances that the Reconstruction amendments had promised?
The temperance movement
The passage of Jim Crow laws
The passage of antitrust legislation
The conservation movement
Read the list and answer the question that follows.
Suffrage for African American men
Suffrage for women
Suffrage for 18-year-old men and women
How were these rights formally obtained?
By granting citizenship to immigrants
By passing antitrust legislation
By ratifying constitutional amendments
By engaging in an international conflict
What is one way the Civil Rights Movement impacted the United States?
By increasing diversity in the workplace
By leading to the creation of a national health care system
By increasing the globalization of the economy
By leading to the passage of antitrust laws
