Worksheets2nd quiz Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 16mins
Which country installed left-wing governments in Eastern Europe after World War II?
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Germany
What was the main reason for the Soviet Union's determination to maintain control of Eastern Europe?
To spread communism worldwide
To safeguard against any possible threat from Germany
To establish a wartime alliance with the United States
To create an American influence over Western European countries
When did the Cold War solidify?
1945-1948
1948-1953
1953-1957
1958-1962
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To rebuild Eastern Europe after World War II
To provide aid to Western Europe and create American influence
To spread communism worldwide
To maintain control of Eastern Europe
When was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formed?
1945
1948
1955
1959
Who came to power in mainland China in 1949?
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Mao Zedong
Nikita Khrushchev
Which country invaded South Korea in 1950?
United States
Soviet Union
China
North Korea
When was the Warsaw Pact formed?
1945
1948
1955
1959
What event sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Soviet Union's first nuclear weapon test
The Chinese communists coming to power
The Soviet blockade of West Berlin
The Soviet installation of missiles in Cuba
Who was the U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union
Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba
U.S. invasion of Cuba
Continued Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
What was the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War known as?
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Korean War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Vietnam War
Who ruled North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Fidel Castro
Mao Zedong
What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
United States and South Vietnam victory
Communist takeover of South Vietnam
Peace treaty between North and South Vietnam
Continued U.S. intervention in Vietnam
What was the main reason for the unpopularity of the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War?
The failure of the Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Soviet Union's support for North Vietnam
The media's portrayal of innocent people being killed
The U.S. government's fear of the communist domino effect
What was the purpose of the abolitionist movement?
To end slavery
To enforce segregation
To promote voting rights
To fight for equal housing
Which amendment made slavery illegal in the United States?
First Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that outlawed slavery
Laws that enforced segregation
Laws that promoted voting rights
Laws that ended discrimination
Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Mohammad Ali
Rosa Parks
Which major event in 1954 ruled that segregation in schools was illegal?
Brown v. Board of Education
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Birmingham Campaign
March on Washington
Who ordered federal troops to escort the Little Rock Nine into the previously all white high school?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Earl Ray
Rosa Parks
Which act legally ended discrimination and segregation in the United States?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Affirmative Action
Anti-war Movement
What was the purpose of the Anti-war Movement?
To end discrimination and segregation
To promote voting rights
To prevent discrimination in employment
To oppose the Vietnam War
One result of the Civil Rights movements has been the —
creation of new forms of legal segregation
elimination of segregation in American society
resurgence of groups advocating violent social change
increased participation of women and minorities in politics
How did Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech impact the civil rights movement?
It called for violent resistance, resulting in riots across the country.
It inspired many people, giving strength and momentum to the movement.
It was largely ignored by the movement, though regarded as a superbly written speech.
It was considered controversial and fragmented the movement into small groups.
The Civil Rights Era in U.S. History is most characterized by social changes brought about by —
groups involved in violent riots and protests in American cities
the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience
the cooperation among the labor unions to pass new legislation
a series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation
Protest technique in which African Americans occupied a segregated establishment and demanded service
sit-in
March on Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Freedom Rides
Who was arrested for not giving up her seat on a bus?
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