WorksheetsUS History Unit 8- Cold War/Civil Rights
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following is true of the Cold War during the 1950s?
the USSR and USA used atomic weapons to defeat the Nazis during World War II
the USSR won the arms race by being the first to develop atomic and hydrogen bombs
the United States maintained a monopoly on atomic weapons throughout the Cold War
The USA used a policy of massive retaliation and brinkmanship to achieve its goals
McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from
new commitments to civil rights for African Americans
opposition to the Marshall Plan
charges that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. government
increased public support for labor unions
What was one outcome of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962?
Cuba became a communist nation.
The United States seized military control of Cuba.
The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba.
Fidel Castro met with President John F. Kennedy.
Martin Luther King hoped to confront segregation
* City police used violence against peaceful protestors
* Government leaders called for a Civil Rights Act to end segregation
What title best completes this partial outline?
Freedom Rides in 1961
Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955
March on Birmingham in 1963
March on Selma in 1965
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956?
the growth of suburbs
an increase in interstate trade and vacation travel by families
a weakened national defense in the event of a nuclear attack on U.S. cities
increased dependency on the automobile
A goal of the Marshall Plan (1948) was to
rebuild Japan after World War II
establish a military alliance for democratic nations in Europe to protect against the USSR
provide economic aid to European nations to help keep them from turning to communism
provide military aid to the Warsaw Pact
What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950–1953)?
Korea remained divided between democratic and communist nations.
South Korea lost the war and became a communist nation.
Control of Korea was turned over to the United Nations.
North Korea became an ally of the United States.
The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it
forced the United States to find new sources of fuel
ended the period of peaceful coexistence between the United States and the Soviet Union
heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition
focused attention on the need to regulate the uses of outer space
“Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier in Major League Baseball”
“President Truman Issues Executive Order Desegregating Armed Forces”
“NAACP Challenges School Segregation”
These headlines are most closely associated with:
the effects of affirmative action programs
the beginning of the modern civil rights movement
Southern resistance to the Civil Rights Act of 1964
a decline in African American participation in political activities
Which of the following was an effect of the Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-1956)?
Martin Luther King formed the SCLC and became the leader of the civil rights movement
The bus boycott put pressure on President Eisenhower who began work on a Civil Rights law
By the end of the boycott, the city bus system continued to segregate black passengers
It showed the effectiveness of "black power" and the use of force to bring about change
How did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 impact the lives of African Americans?
It ended literacy test requirements
It ended racial segregation in all public facilities
It gave the power to enforce civil rights violations to the states, not the national government
It required blacks to pay a poll tax in order to vote
When the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed, the law
outlawed racial discrimination in the armed forces
limited freedom of speech
banned unfair immigration quotas
outlawed racial segregation in public facilities
A major purpose of the GI Bill (1944) was to
increase the number of women working in defense industries
replace the draft near the end of World War II
provide federal funds for veterans to attend college and buy homes
prohibit racial discrimination in the armed forces
Which of these BEST describes why the United States became involved in what is known as the Korean War?
The U.S knew the Soviet Union had installed missiles in North Korea.
Ho Chi Minh was leading a guerilla war against non-communist forces in the South.
The U.S. feared that communist-controlled North Korea would take full control of the Korean Peninsula.
The Soviet Union was attempting to invade North Korea, which would have put South Korea's democratic government in jeopardy.
The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to
prevent another world war.
create free trade between all nations.
limit pollution and the exploitation of natural resources.
provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression.
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade [executed by the Soviets] in 1948?
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
by giving control of Berlin to the Soviets
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education?
Both cases addressed the need for due process of law.
Both cases dealt with the rights of minors in schools.
The Brown decision overturned the Plessy decision.
The Brown case was a precedent for the Plessy case.
The Red Scare of the 1950’s was influenced by all of the following EXCEPT
creation of the Interstate Highway Act.
the widening powers of the House Un-American Activities Committee.
the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg following their conviction for treason.
the investigates conducted by Senator Joseph McCarthy.
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) was the idea that
Soviets would be angry if they were attacked
The Cold War would end if there was a nuclear attack
If the two sides used nuclear weapons, no side would win and both would be destroyed
The country of Korea should be completely communist
Levittown was an important part of what post-World War II issue?
suburban sprawl
nuclear pollution
civil rights movement
anti-Vietnam War protests
Which of the following played a major role in the election of Kennedy to the presidency?
passage of the 26th amendment which gave 18 year olds the right to vote
the lack of Cold War experience of the Republican candidate Richard Nixon
televised presidential debates
radio broadcast of election speeches
Two reasons 1968 was one of the most tumultuous years in U.S. history was because of:
Integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas and the election of John F. Kennedy
The end of the Vietnam War and formation of the Warsaw Pact
Riots at the Democratic National Convention and the assassination of Martin Luther King
The assassination of Malcolm X and launching of Sputnik by the USSR
In 1961, the Soviet Union responded to events in East Berlin by
building the Berlin Wall
offering its own Marshall Plan to East Berlin
beginning the Berlin Airlift
encouraging unemployed East Berliners to migrate west
A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to
end poverty in the United States
provide government aid to business
stop emigration from Latin America
conserve natural resources
What was the purpose of "SNCC" during the early years of the Civil Rights era?
to provide more militant leadership to combat racism
it replaced the NAACP as the dominant Civil Rights era
it coordinated students around the south in resisting segregation laws
it was a “whites only” organization created to keep whites in political power in the South
