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2nd quiz Review

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country installed left-wing governments in Eastern Europe after World War II?

a)

United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

Soviet Union

d)

Germany

2.

What was the main reason for the Soviet Union's determination to maintain control of Eastern Europe?

a)

To spread communism worldwide

b)

To safeguard against any possible threat from Germany

c)

To establish a wartime alliance with the United States

d)

To create an American influence over Western European countries

3.

When did the Cold War solidify?

a)

1945-1948

b)

1948-1953

c)

1953-1957

d)

1958-1962

4.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To rebuild Eastern Europe after World War II

b)

To provide aid to Western Europe and create American influence

c)

To spread communism worldwide

d)

To maintain control of Eastern Europe

5.

When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?

a)

1945

b)

1948

c)

1955

d)

1959

6.

Who came to power in mainland China in 1949?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mao Zedong

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

7.

Which country invaded South Korea in 1950?

a)

United States

b)

Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

North Korea

8.

When was the Warsaw Pact formed?

a)

1945

b)

1948

c)

1955

d)

1959

9.

What event sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon test

b)

The Chinese communists coming to power

c)

The Soviet blockade of West Berlin

d)

The Soviet installation of missiles in Cuba

10.

Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Gerald Ford

11.

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba

c)

U.S. invasion of Cuba

d)

Continued Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

12.

What was the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War known as?

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Korean War

c)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

d)

Vietnam War

13.

Who ruled North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Mao Zedong

14.

What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?

a)

United States and South Vietnam victory

b)

Communist takeover of South Vietnam

c)

Peace treaty between North and South Vietnam

d)

Continued U.S. intervention in Vietnam

15.

What was the main reason for the unpopularity of the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War?

a)

The failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

The Soviet Union's support for North Vietnam

c)

The media's portrayal of innocent people being killed

d)

The U.S. government's fear of the communist domino effect

16.

What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?

a)

To end slavery

b)

To enforce segregation

c)

To promote voting rights

d)

To fight for equal housing

17.

Which amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?

a)

First Amendment

b)

Thirteenth Amendment

c)

Fifteenth Amendment

d)

Nineteenth Amendment

18.

What were Jim Crow laws?

a)

Laws that outlawed slavery

b)

Laws that enforced segregation

c)

Laws that promoted voting rights

d)

Laws that ended discrimination

19.

Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Mohammad Ali

d)

Rosa Parks

20.

Which major event in 1954 ruled that segregation in schools was illegal?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Birmingham Campaign

d)

March on Washington

21.

Who ordered federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the previously all white high school?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

James Earl Ray

d)

Rosa Parks

22.

Which act legally ended discrimination and segregation in the United States?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

c)

Affirmative Action

d)

Anti-war Movement

23.

What was the purpose of the Anti-war Movement?

a)

To end discrimination and segregation

b)

To promote voting rights

c)

To prevent discrimination in employment

d)

To oppose the Vietnam War

24.

One result of the Civil Rights movements has been the —

a)

creation of new forms of legal segregation

b)

elimination of segregation in American society

c)

resurgence of groups advocating violent social change

d)

increased participation of women and minorities in politics

25.

How did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech impact the civil rights movement?

a)

It called for violent resistance, resulting in riots across the country.

b)

It inspired many people, giving strength and momentum to the movement.

c)

It was largely ignored by the movement, though regarded as a superbly written speech.

d)

It was considered controversial and fragmented the movement into small groups.

26.

The Civil Rights Era in U.S. History is most characterized by social changes brought about by —

a)

groups involved in violent riots and protests in American cities

b)

the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience

c)

the cooperation among the labor unions to pass new legislation

d)

a series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation

27.

Protest technique in which African Americans occupied a segregated establishment and demanded service

a)

sit-in

b)

March on Washington

c)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)

d)

Freedom Rides

28.

Who was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus?

(a)