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Civil Rights and Conservatism

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are suburbs?

a)

communities that lie just outside a city.

b)

communities in the city.

c)

communities in the country (rural).

d)

any community, as long as there are houses.

2.

People liked the suburbs because they were (check all that apply) -

a)

newer

b)

quieter

c)

safer

d)

more diverse

3.

Texas tidelands consist of -

a)

areas off the coast that had high tides

b)

oil that was being found ON the beach

c)

areas off the coast that were thought to have oil

d)

areas miles out from the coast that definitely had oil

4.

Republican candidate for U.S. President – ______ _ _________ – agreed that the tidelands belonged to Texas.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

Because of this, voters shifted from Democrat to Republican

a)

Roaring 20's

b)

Tidelands Controversy

c)

Space Race

d)

the suburbs

6.

What state was Lyndon B. Johnson from?

(a)  

7.

Johnson’s domestic policies included laws to -

a)

help the poor and elderly

b)

end discrimination

c)

give women their right to vote

d)

improve education

8.

An economic system where the government owns a country’s land and means of production, and people have no say in public affairs refers to -

a)

free enterprise

b)

democracy

c)

mercantilism

d)

communism

9.

The conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union is known as the -

(a)  

10.

Johnson ran for reelection and lost

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Brown v Board of Education the court outlawed (a)   in public schools

12.

The U.S. government wanted to build rockets and missiles on a massive scale to fight a war

a)

true

b)

false

13.

In 1957, which nation won the race to space when they sent the first satellite into space?

a)

United States

b)

China

c)

United Kingdom

d)

Soviet Union

14.

NASA opened a new building near what Texas city?

a)

Dallas

b)

San Antonio

c)

Houston

d)

Austin

15.

Petrochemicals are products made from (check all that apply)

a)

oil

b)

ore

c)

gold

d)

natural gas

16.

stopping trade with a certain nation is also known as -

(a)  

17.

A human-made object that orbits Earth is called ___________

a)

asteroid

b)

comet

c)

blm

d)

satellite

18.

Cold War lasted (give or take) _ years

a)

4

b)

45

c)

8

d)

100

19.

Who was the first person in space?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

Yuri Gagarin

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

20.

Space shuttle is a spacecraft that can be used multiple times

a)

true

b)

false

21.

First person to set foot on the surface of the moon was -

(a)  

22.

During WWII, the government needed what for its many war machines? (check all that apply)

a)

synthetic tires

b)

radios

c)

gas

d)

oil

23.

Post WWII, the oil industry continued to grow

a)

true

b)

false

24.

Countries that established the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries [OPEC] were from (check all that apply) -

a)

Middle East

b)

United States

c)

Africa

d)

France

25.

Large corporations whose only business is farming -

(a)  

26.

Countries included in the NAFTA [the North American Free Trade Agreement] are (check all that apply) -

a)

United States

b)

Guatemala

c)

Canada

d)

Mexico

27.

Companies from other countries that set up factories in Mexico. They put together parts made in other places to create different products.

(a)  

28.

NAFTA helped strengthen the link between Texas and Mexico.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

There are many MORE people working for the oil industry in Texas as there are working in the electronics companies.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

boom-and-bust cycles are

a)

periods of great profits followed by sharp declines.

b)

periods of no profits followed by sharp declines.

c)

periods of great profits followed by small declines.

d)

periods of little profit followed by no decline.