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Chapter 27 Concept Check

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

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Class
Date
1.

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a Supreme Court decision that


a)

declared racially segregated public schools inherently unequal


b)

established free public elementary and secondary schools in the United States


c)

established free public colleges in the United States


d)

declared racial segregation legal in public spaces

2.

The Supreme Court decision on Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka essentially reversed which of the following earlier Court decisions?


a)

Dred Scott v. Sanford


b)

Plessy v. Ferguson


c)

Gideon v. Wainwright


d)

Marbury v. Madison


3.

All of the following were crises during Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency EXCEPT


a)

the Soviet Union launching Sputnik


b)

Egypt seizing the Suez Canal


c)

the Soviet Union shooting down an American U-2 spy plane


d)

the Soviet Union blockading river, road, and rail traffic into West Berlin


4.

Major domestic developments in the United States during President Eisenhower’s two terms included all of the following EXCEPT


a)

the exodus of Black families from the rural South


b)

the dismantling of New Deal welfare programs


c)

the beginning of construction of an interstate highway system


d)

the peaking of the postwar baby boom


5.

The rock ‘n’ roll of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the Rolling Stones derived primarily from

a)

nineteenth-century American ballads


b)

African American rhythm and blues


c)

Scotch-Irish ballads


d)

cowboy songs


6.

The New Look military, brinksmanship, and massive retaliation were all instances of


a)

shifts to a more confrontational stance toward the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War


b)

United States threats used to force the Soviet Union to withdraw troops from Yugoslavia


c)

United States strategies employed during the Korean War


d)

plans to win the war in Vietnam using superior technology and manpower


7.

In the decade following the Second World War, the Supreme Court decision that had the most widespread consequences concerned which of the following?


a)

The rights of minority groups


b)

Immigration policy


c)

The jurisdiction of courts in determining war guilt


d)

The federal government’s powers of taxation


8.

When the Soviet Union successfully launched the first artificial satellite Sputnik in 1957, Congress responded by


a)

passing the National Defense Education Act


b)

ending diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union


c)

proposing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty


d)

opening talks with China


9.

A United States response to the successful orbiting of Sputnik in 1957 was to


a)

increase NATO forces in Europe


b)

increase cooperation with the Soviet Union in space projects


c)

withdraw from arms-limitation talks with the Soviet Union


d)

expand federal aid into education


10.

Rosa Parks arrest for refusing to give up her seat to a white patron led to which event?

a)

March on Washington

b)

"I Have A Dream Speech"

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

March from Selma

11.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott resulted in

a)

The imprisonment of MLK Jr. in a Birmingham jail

b)

The passage of Brown v. Board of Education, Topeka

c)

the Supreme Court ruling segregation on public buses was illegal

d)

the upholding of segregation laws in public transportation

12.

Eisenhower's warning of the US turning into a military state was highlighted by

a)

The Eisenhower Doctrine

b)

Military Industrial Complex speech

c)

Interstate Highway System

d)

Engaging in covert action

13.

After Egypt seizes the French and British owned Suez canal, Eisenhower would respond with...

a)

Support for a British and French invasion of Egypt

b)

Committing American airstrikes in Egypt

c)

Condemnation that pressured Britain and France to pull troops from Egypt

d)

Covert action in Egypt to return control to European powers

14.

A group of writers in the 1950s that rebelled against societal standards and promoted spontaneity...eg. Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg

a)

Hippies

b)

Yippies

c)

Beatniks

d)

Rock n rollers

15.

Written in response to integration orders, Southern congressmen wrote and signed this document to condemn the Supreme Court in a "clear abuse of judicial power."

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Southern Manifesto

c)

Domino Theory

d)

National Defense of Education Act