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WorksheetsUnit 8 Cold War and Civil Rights
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 39mins
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
John F. Kennedy
sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.
decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.
increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.
sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.
After the Vietnam War
South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.
both countries were reunited.
the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.
all of the above.
Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
Pearl Harbor
South China Sea
Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Johnson
Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Kent State University
If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
Gave the President expansive war powers
Operation Rolling Thunder
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Kent State University
Although the Soviet Union and the US never went to war against each other, the Korean and Vietnam Wars are considered to be ___ during the Cold War era.
proxy wars
blockade
conscientious objector
credibility gap
What was Johnson's legislative agenda called?
Great Society
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Square Deal
When it came to the space race. What did Kennedy want the US to be the first to do?
Put a man in space
Put a woman into space
Put a man on the moon
Put a satellite into space
What agency was a major part of Johnson's "War on Poverty"?
Upward Bound
Job Corps
VISTA
Office of Economic Opportunity
Which program is government funded health insurance for the elderly?
Medicaid
Head Start
Medicare
VISTA
Which program from Johnson's great society is a government funded health insurance for the poor?
Medicaid
Head Start
Medicare
VISTA
What did John F. Kennedy do in support of the civil rights movement?
released prisoners who got locked up due to marching and protesting
announced that major civil rights legislation would be submitted to congress
Signed the civil rights bill
He reached out to civil rights leaders to create organizations for African Americans
This outlawed racial discrimination and segregation in
schools, workplaces, and public places.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
19th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
13th Amendment
250,000 protesters showed up to the ____________ in order to pressure Congress to pass a Civil Rights laws.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Birmingham Protests
Selma March
The _______________made it illegal for state and local governments to pass laws causing racial discrimination via poll taxes and literacy tests.
9th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
15th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Which of the following identifies the central idea of the text?
“The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people. The people who work in the fields and orchards, whose lives are still controlled by an employer, by a system that is unjust.”
Chavez was the first one to complain about and draw attention to the unfair labor laws that farm workers were suffering under.
Farm workers followed Chavez because they believed the only way to create change was through nonviolent means
Chavez's personal experiences with unfair labor laws and his desire to better others' lives drove him to improve farm workers' rights.
Agribusinesses nearly silenced Chavez and his cause by constantly targeting them with threats of violence and unemployment.
Which if the following describes the connection between the activists that Cesar Chavez looked up to and his own activism?
Chavez was inspired by Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi to challenge the injustice he witnessed.
Chavez used similar Nonviolent tactics that he saw Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi employ to challenge injustice.
Chavez felt moved to join the labor rights Movement after seeing Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi's contributions to it.
Chavez eventually moved from labor rights activism to civil rights activism due to the inspiration of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi.
Cesar Chavez helped which group of people to be treated better?
Businessmen in the Northeast
Congressional leaders in government
Migrant workers
Catholic Christians
In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.
Brown v. Board
Texas v. Hernandez
Sweatt v. Painter
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Lee v. Lee
Sweatt v. Painter
Delgado v Bastrop ISD
Poll taxes and literacy tests limited which right of African Americans?
Voting
Equal Pay
Education
Health Insurance
Which term is most associated with Martin Luther King Jr?
Civil disobedience
Violent protests
Black militancy
Segregation
To challenge segregation laws in the South, Martin Luther King Jr. and SCLC practiced
civil disobedience
obedience
direct violence
protests of aggression
Supreme Court case that ended segregation in public schools nationwide
Mendez v. Westminster
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Which of these is NOT an example of civil disobedience?
sit-ins
freedom rides
bus boycotts
vandalism
Allowed the US to provide economic aid to Western European nations
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Potsdam Conference
To prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. pledged economic assistance to Greece & Turkey
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
NATO
Warsaw Pact
After the Korean war, Korea...
was divided along the 38th parallel
was controlled by China
became of satellite nation of the Soviet Union
was overthrown by the CIA
During the Red Scare, a catchword used for extreme and reckless charges by making irresponsible allegations.
McCarthyism
Truman Doctrine
Hollywood Ten
Rosenbergs
During the Red Scare, a catchword used for extreme and reckless charges by making irresponsible allegations.
McCarthyism
Truman Doctrine
Hollywood Ten
Rosenbergs
CIA led exiles to attack Cuba in this failed invasion
Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban Missle Crisis
Korean War
Florida Crisis
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
What was the goal of the United States during the Cold War?
To stop the spread of democracy
To promote the United Nations
To prevent the spread of communism
To punish the Soviet Union for turning against them
U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
détente
appeasement
containment
brinkmanship
Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Gulf of Tonkin, 1964
Bay of Pigs, 1961
Suez Crisis, 1956
How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?
Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.
The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.
The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.
The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.
What law did Congress pass to limit the military authority of the executive branch in order to avoid another Vietnam?
Marshall Plan
New Deal
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?
Korean & Vietnam War
WWI & WWII
Civil War & Spanish American War
Persian Gulf & War on Terror
What did those in the counter-culture do when the government escalated deployment of troops in Vietnam and implemented a draft?
The counter-culture organized protests.
There were mass anti-war demonstrations.
Some individuals burned their draft cards.
All of the above
What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?
Martin Luther King & Black Panthers
Jane Addams & Settlement Houses
Joseph McCarthy & HUAC
Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union
Cesar Chavez helped which group of people to be treated better?
Businessmen in the Northeast
Congressional leaders in government
Migrant workers
Catholic Christians
Why were Cesar Chavez's nonviolent methods of protest so important?
They became a banner cry across the country for all workers that were forced to work for low wages and in poor working conditions.
They became a banner cry across the country for rich businessmen working in banks and finance.
What did the efforts of Chavez and his association, the United Farm Workers (UFW), accomplish?
a strong union, bargaining power for workers, and safer working conditions for migrant workers
a better economy across the nation that started with the national banks
climate change in California that would extend across the U.S.
lower gas prices for all Americans
What famous speech did King give on the Washington Mall in front of the Washington Monument?
"America"
"I Have a Dream"
"My Country Tis of Thee"
"The Emancipation Proclamation"
