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WorksheetsCivil Rights, Cold War, & Space Race
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
What methods were used by Civil Rights advocates?
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Civil Disobedience
Peaceful Demonstrations
March
How did Martin Luther King Jr. affect politics?
Ran for presiden
Became U.S. Senator
Pressured political leaders
Became a judge
Where did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 end discrimination
public businesses
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in schools
through employment
How did the federal government ensure African-Americans could use their 15th Amendment rights?
Voting Rights Act 1965
Civil Rights Act 1964
Elementary and Secondary Education Act 1965
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Which act removed barriers for women in the work place?
Voting Rights Act 1965
Civil Rights Act 1964
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act
What was an important event in the Civil Rights Movement?
Woolworth's Sit-In
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Freedom Riders
March on Washington
How did education in the United States change after the Soviet Union launched the Sputnik Satellite?
Focus on Math and Science increased
Focus on Arts increased
Focus on Sports increased
Focus on English increased
What event is considered the beginning of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
Start of World War 2
End of World War 1
Dust Bowl
What was the main goal of the United States during the Vietnam War?
Stop the spread of capitalism
Help spread Communism
Force capitalism on Vietnam
Stop the spread of Communism
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Stock market crash
Economic Slowdown
World War 1
Over farming & drought
What did President Truman say about the Korean War?
Communism has passed beyond subversion and will now use armed invasion and war.
It is a war that will live in infamy
There is nothing to fear, but fear itself
Ask not what your country can do you; ask what you can do for you country
What was the goal of the United States during the Korean War?
Contain (stop) the spread of communism
To spread communism
To take over Korea
To stop the Soviet Union from taking over Korea
What is a characteristic of the Cold War?
A growth in the nuclear arsenals of the U.S. and the Soviet Union
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The Space Race
Spying
How did life change for American Women in the 1920s?
They began to participate in politics
They had more freedom
They gained the right to vote
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What was one effect of the United States dropping the atomic bomb on Japan
It led to an arms race between the U.S. and Japan
It led to an arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
It led to an arms race between the U.S. and Germany
It led to an arms race between the U.S. and Canada
What was a consequence of Prohibition?
Gangs were created to illegally transport alcohol
Illegal bars called Speakeasies became popular
Muscle cars were created to outrun police cars
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What was the result of the 1957 launch of the Sputnik Satellite by the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union shared rocket technology with the U.S.
The United States was the first country to send a man to Mars
A Space Race developed between the United States and the Soviet Union
The Soviet Union developed technology to land a man on the moon
What happened when the United States dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The Japanese responded by bombing Pearl Harbor
the Japanese surrendered and World War 2 ended
Vietnam started helping Japan
Japan invaded California
What were Speakeasies?
Microphones
Illegal bars during Prohibition
Megaphones
Microscopes
What was the Holocaust?
The American plan to kill the Japanese
The Jewish plan to kill the Germans
The Japanese plan to kill the Americans
The German plan to kill the European Jews
What is a characteristic of the Cold War?
A growth in nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Soviet Union
Fighter Jets shooting each other
Trench Warfare
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What was the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression?
People who were retired recieved aid from the government
People who were disabled recieved aid from the government
People who were unemployed recieved aid from the government
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