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LEAP 2025- Unit 5 Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the primary goal of the Cuban Missile Crisis for the United States?

a)

To promote trade with Cuba

b)

To install U.S. missiles in Cuba

c)

To prevent the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba

d)

To overthrow Fidel Castro

2.

During which U.S. presidency did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

3.

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

The U.S. successfully overthrew Fidel Castro

b)

The invasion failed and strengthened Castro's position in Cuba

c)

It led to the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

It resulted in Cuba becoming a U.S. territory

4.

Which event marked the beginning of the Space Race?

a)

The launch of Apollo 11

b)

The founding of NASA

c)

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

d)

The first human landing on the moon

5.

What was the primary purpose of the Berlin Wall?

a)

To attract tourists to Berlin

b)

To prevent East Germans from defecting to West Germany

c)

To serve as a defense against NATO forces

d)

To promote trade between East and West Berlin

6.

Which U.S. President escalated American involvement in the Vietnam War?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

7.

What does the term "Arms Race" refer to during the Cold War?

a)

A competition for territory between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

b)

A competition to develop and accumulate the most powerful weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

c)

A series of athletic competitions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

d)

A diplomatic effort to reduce weapon stockpiles

8.

What is "Brinkmanship" in the context of the Cold War?

a)

The economic policies used to outspend the opponent

b)

The diplomatic efforts to build alliances

c)

The strategy of pushing a dangerous situation to the verge of disaster to achieve the most advantageous outcome

d)

The peace treaties signed between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

9.

What was the primary purpose of NATO during the Cold War?

a)

To promote trade between member countries

b)

To provide a mutual defense pact against the spread of communism

c)

To oversee the reconstruction of Europe

d)

To provide economic aid to poor countries

10.

Which conflict is often considered the first military action of the Cold War?

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

The Soviet-Afghan War

11.

What was the main cause of the Red Scare in the United States?

a)

Fear of a nuclear war

b)

Fear of economic collapse

c)

Fear of communist infiltration and influence

d)

Fear of a military draft

12.

Which event directly followed the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

The signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

The establishment of Guantanamo Bay

d)

The end of diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba

13.

Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Leonid Brezhnev

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

14.

What was the main objective of the U.S. in the Vietnam War?

a)

To spread communism in Southeast Asia

b)

To support French colonial rule

c)

To prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

d)

To gain territorial control

15.

Which U.S. policy was designed to contain the spread of communism?

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The Truman Doctrine

c)

The Roosevelt Corollary

d)

The Monroe Doctrine

16.

What was the significance of the Space Race in terms of U.S.-Soviet relations?

a)

It led to immediate military conflict

b)

It was purely for entertainment

c)

It symbolized technological and ideological competition

d)

It resulted in a significant trade agreement

17.

What was the U.S. response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948?

a)

The construction of the Berlin Wall

b)

The Berlin Airlift

c)

A full-scale military invasion

d)

Diplomatic negotiations only

18.

Which of the following was a direct result of the Korean War?

a)

Reunification of North and South Korea

b)

The fall of the Soviet Union

c)

The division of Korea into North and South at the 38th parallel

d)

The end of the Cold War

19.

Which event is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war?

a)

The Berlin Crisis of 1961

b)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

The Korean War

d)

The Vietnam War

20.

What foreign policy guided American presidents during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Policy

d)

Containment

21.

How did the G.I. Bill contribute to the economic prosperity of the 1950s?

a)

It decreased consumer spending.

b)

It allowed Veterans to get an education and buy homes in suburbs.

c)

It offered incentives under the Bracero Program to temporary laborers.

d)

It created federal domestic programs as part of the Great Society.

22.

What wars were fought during the Cold War as a result of containment and the Domino Theory?

a)

Korean & Vietnam War

b)

WWI & WWII

c)

Civil War & Spanish American War

d)

Persian Gulf & War on Terror

23.

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism, mainly to help Greece and Turkey.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshal Plan

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Domino Theory

24.

A competition between the United States and the Soviet Union on who can supple their arsenal with more weapons?

a)

Arms Race

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Massive Retaliation

d)

Cold War

25.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...

a)

helped the CIA break a Soviet spy ring

b)

supported Senator McCarthy in exposing communists

c)

were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

d)

Opposed the Soviet blockade of Berlin

26.

After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S?

a)

The population moved westward as a result of the railroad.

b)

African Americans moved north as part of the Great Migration.

c)

The population shifted from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt.

d)

The population grew due to the Baby Boom.

27.

Why weren't nuclear weapons used during the Cold War?

a)

The Domino Theory

b)

The Marshall Plan

c)

Mutually assured destruction

d)

Strategic defensive initiative

28.

How did the US support Chinese Nationalists during the Chinese Civil War?

a)

America supported the Communists, not the Nationalists

b)

By sending millions of dollars in financial aid

c)

By proposing changes through the UN

d)

By sending troops to China

29.

The US and the Soviet Union were stockpiling weapons in an effort to have more weapons than the other side. This was called...

a)

the Korean War

b)

the Manhattan Project

c)

the arms race

d)

disarmament talks

30.

What happened to many eastern European countries after WWII?

a)

They were dependent on the Marshall Plan

b)

They developed democratic governments

c)

They became economic world powers

d)

They became Soviet satellite states

31.

The Eisenhower administration is responsible for the ___________, which is still important today.

a)

cable TV

b)

landing on the moon

c)

interstate highway system

d)

communication satellite system

32.

What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

a)

The Soviets attempted to install nuclear weapons in Haiti

b)

The Soviets invaded Hungary

c)

The US tried to overthrow the Cuban communist government

d)

A meeting in the Soviet Union to develop the Warsaw pact

33.

Churchill called the imaginary line between Soviet satellite states and western Europe.....

a)

NATO

b)

The Iron Curtain

c)

The Berlin Wall

d)

The Great Wall

34.
The US plan to rebuild western Europe with $13 billion in aid was called the
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
North Atlantic Pact
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
Cold War Helper
35.
The Soviet led alliance of Eastern European nations, formed in 1955, was called the
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
Red First Committee
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Moscow Alliance
36.

Which United States foreign policy is being referred to in this cartoon?

a)

Neutrality Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Truman Doctrine

d)

Manhattan Project

37.

What is the name of the dividing line between North and South Korea?

a)

28th Parallel

b)

34th Parallel

c)

38th Parallel

d)

42nd Parallel

38.

McCarthyism of the early 1950s resulted in...

a)

the end of the arms race

b)

reduced spending on national defense

c)

increased discrimination against returning veterans

d)

damage to the reputations of many innocent people

39.

In 1958, the United States government increased spending on science education and research in reaction to the...

a)

creation of the Warsaw Pact

b)

launching of Sputnik

c)

installation of Soviet missiles in Cuba

d)

U-2 incident

40.

Which committee conducted interviews and placed people on trial for communist ties during the Red Scare?

a)

House of Un-American Activities Committee

b)

Congress Communist Involvement Committee

c)

Federal Espionage Activities Committee

d)

Government Communist Infiltration Committee

41.

The changes described in this list contributed most directly to-

a)

a decline in home ownership rates

b)

a decrease in federal employment opportunities

c)

a rise in the number of business failures

d)

an increase in consumer spending

42.

What happened as a result of the increase in U.S. births that began in 1942

a)

the decline of family farming

b)

The spread of new diseases

c)

The reduction of defense spending

d)

The growth of suburbs

43.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
counter the influence of the Soviet
Union in the Middle East
b)
required Americans to "Like Ike"
c)
extended containment policy in South America
d)
created a network of Interstate Highways
44.
What did the Interstate Highway Act lead to?
a)
increased suburbanization
b)
decreased fuel consumption
c)
reduced pollution
45.

Which best describes Jonas Salk?

a)

He helped to create the Interstate Highway Act

b)

He created a vaccine to stop the infectious disease Polio

c)

He caused more Americans to fear Communists were infiltrating and destroying the United States

d)

He made Rock and Roll and extremely popular form of music in the US among the youth

46.

What was an effect of Rock and Roll on the United States?

a)

It increased the importance of appearances on TV

b)

It created an anti-Communist movement

c)

It was widely accepted by the US population across age gaps as true music

d)

It created a generational divide between children and their parents

47.

During the 1950's, there was an American emphasis on what?

a)

Conformity

b)

Individualism

c)

Diversity

d)

Intellectualism

48.
Which generalization about the Korean War is supported by information on the maps?
a)
General MacArthur launched an invasion from China early in the war
b)
Neither side experienced a major military victory during the war.
c)
The war began when South Korea attacked North Korea.
d)
At the end of the war, Korea remained a divided nation.
49.

Which piece of legislation restricted the president's ability to send troops without approval?

a)

War Powers Act

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Vietnamization

d)

Open Door Policy

50.

What gave President Lyndon Johnson expanded powers to send troops without a declaration of war?

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

War Powers Act

d)

None of these

51.

Why was the 26th Amendment ratified?

a)

If 18 year old citizens can enlist in the military, they should be entitled to vote.

b)

To bring more equality to immigrants

c)

Decrease congressional salaries

d)

To settle the succession line for the presidency

52.

The event described in this headline resulted in _____________.

a)

decreased federal funding of students loans

b)

increased support for the antiwar movement

c)

the reinstatement of the draft

d)

an end to federal investigations of student organization

53.

Which box lists characteristics of the 1960s?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

54.

President Richard Nixon's withdrawal plan from Vietnam and being replaced by South Vietnamese troops was called ______.

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Blockade

c)

Flank

d)

Airlift

55.

A term describing the difference of the truth; what is being said vs. what is actually happening

a)

Credibility Gap

b)

Politics

c)

Living Room War

d)

Campaigning

56.

Which of the following groups were fighting against the traditional norms of society? (1950's & 60's)

a)

Beatniks/Hippies

b)

Communists

c)

Animal Rights Groups

d)

Nativists

57.

The Pentagon Papers _______.

a)

exposed the executive branch for fabricating about the Vietnam War; a victory for the freedom of press

b)

conveyed how the South Vietnamese planned to create their government

c)

reported how communism has taken over the world

d)

was a formal report on how farmers can help with national defense

58.

Tinker V. Des Moines was a Supreme Court case that protected __________.

a)

rights for a fair trial

b)

free speech for students

c)

a president's decision to go to war

d)

the federal government's role to tax civilians

59.

The Court ruled that a defendant in a state court had the right to a lawyer, regardless of their ability to pay for one. (You need to GET you a lawyer!)

a)

Mapp v. Ohio

b)

Korematsu v. United States

c)

Gideon v. Wainwright

d)

Miranda v. Arizona

60.

Requiring that authorities immediately give suspects a warning: The right to remain silent; that anything they say can and will be used against them in a court of law; that they have the right to an attorney; that the court will appoint one if they cannot afford one.

a)

Gideon v. Wainwright

b)

Miranda v. Arizona

c)

Schenk v. United States

d)

Mapp v. Ohio

61.

Which of the following best describes the impact of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society"?

a)

It was the first time that taxes went to support social welfare.

b)

It was the first time private corporations were taxed to support social welfare.

c)

It was the largest step back from government involvement in social welfare in US history.

d)

It was the largest expansion of governmental involvement in social welfare in US history.

62.

Why was The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan an influential book in the 1960s?

a)

It energized a new women’s rights movement

b)

It helped strengthen family values during a turbulent time

c)

It reinforced the importance of women’s traditional roles

d)

It led directly to the defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment

63.

Ran for President against Kennedy in 1960, he lost a close election

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Richard M. Nixon

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Nikita Khrushchev

64.

The practice of a nation paying out more money than it receives in revenues

a)

New Frontier

b)

Equal Pay Act

c)

Deficit Spending

d)

Space race

e)

Warren Commission

65.

1963 law that required both men and woman to receive equal pay for equal work

a)

New Frontier

b)

Equal Pay Act

c)

Deficit Spending

d)

Space race

e)

Warren Commission

66.

President Kennedy's plan aimed at improving the economy, fighting racial discrimination, and exploring space

a)

New Frontier

b)

Equal Pay Act

c)

Deficit Spending

d)

Space race

e)

Warren Commission

67.

Johnson's goals in the area of healthcare, education, the environment, discrimination, and poverty

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Economic Opportunity Act

d)

Great Society

68.

This outlawed discrimination in public places and employment based on race, religion or nation of origin

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Economic Opportunity Act

d)

Great Society

69.

Supreme Court in the 1960's who promoted civil rights and broadened the power of the federal government.

a)

Medicare

b)

Medicaid

c)

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

d)

Warren Court

70.

6. Which of the Following Programs were not part of Johnson’s War on Poverty?

a)

Peace Corps

b)

Head Start

c)

Economic Opportunity Act

d)

Job Corps

71.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
72.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave black women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests in order to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It gave all blacks the right to vote
73.

The main goal of the freedom riders was to 

a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
74.
Which organization's name correctly completes this table?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
Black Panther Party
c)
Congress of Racial Equality
d)
NAACP
75.

8.What organization did Cesar Chaves create and what did it fight for?

a)

Brown Berets; Black Power

b)

United Farm Workers; better pay and working conditions for migrant farmers

c)

Black Panthers: Black power movement and defense of black communities

d)

American Communist Party: Inspire communist revolution in America

76.

Which of the following best describes the 1957 events at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

a)

Governor Faubus resisted the school’s integration with National Guard troops, and President Eisenhower sent federal troops to enforce integration.

b)

President Eisenhower sent National Guard troops to resist the school’s integration, but Governor Faubus obtained a court order to dismiss them.

c)

President Eisenhower and Governor Faubus worked together to make the integration process run as smoothly as possible.

77.

The changes shown in the chart were most directly the result of the

a)

enactment of voting-reform laws by these southern states

b)

Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

c)

passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

executive branch’s resistance to protecting the civil rights of minorities

78.

Which best completes the diagram?

a)

made individual rights a priority

b)

protected the right of the accused

c)

supported the rights of minorities

d)

expanded affirmative action programs

79.

Event that initiated the start of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

the arrest of Rosa Parks

b)

the arrest of Cesar Chavez

c)

the Little Rock Nine

d)

The Greensboro Sit-Ins

80.

Which organization was responsible for the siege of Wounded Knee in an attempt to attract attention for the injustices done to Native American Indians ?

a)

SCLC

b)

AIM

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

81.
First black American student at Ole Miss, "marched against fear" in the South.
a)
James Meredith

b)
Fannie Lou Hamer
c)
Jackie Robinson
d)
George Wallace
82.
Wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail
a)
MLK Jr
b)
Malclm X
c)
James Meredith
d)
Booker T Washington
83.
student organization founded to help black citizens register to vote, led non-violent protests, sit-ins, and boycotts of business that would not serve blacks
a)
SNCC
b)
Albany Movement
c)
Brown v BOE
d)
Sibley commission
84.
What organization was Martin Luther King, Jr. elected president of in 1957?
a)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
b)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
85.
Group working for Civil Rights that promoted "Black Power"
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
Black Panthers
d)
Southern Democrats
86.
Appealing to many African Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ______ predicted a militant approach to civil rights. 
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Medgar Evans
d)
Fannie Lou Hamer
87.
Founded in 1942,working with other civil rights groups, launched a series of initiatives: the Freedom Rides, aimed at desegregating public facilities, the Freedom Summer voter registration project and the historic 1963 March on Washington.
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
SCLC
d)

CORE

88.

First black Supreme Court justice who won Brown v. Board of Education?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

MLK

c)

Jackie Robinson

d)

Thurgood Marshall

89.
The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what? 
a)
Credit Check 
b)
Fake News 
c)
Credibility Gap 
d)
Credibility Old Navy 
90.
Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
b)
Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
c)
Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
d)
Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.
91.
In Vietnam the fighters used an irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese warfare tactics
b)
Minh warfare
c)
hidden warfare
d)
guerrilla warfare
92.

What was one of President Nixon's goals for the meeting shown in this photograph?

a)

To negotiate the withdrawal of U.S. and Chinese soldiers from Korea

b)

To normalize relations between the United States and China

c)

To create an agreement limiting Chinese and Soviet development of nuclear weapons

d)

To create a military alliance with China against the Soviet Union

93.

Which option completes this diagram?

a)

President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate?

b)

The proposed ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment

c)

President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of the Camp David Accords

d)

The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

94.

How do Germany, Korea, and Vietnam have in common?

a)

They were divided into communist and non-communist sides during the Cold War.

b)

They were all enemies of the United States

c)

They were all defeated after World War II

d)

They were Soviet puppet states

95.

The first large scale suburb of affordable housing was built in New York. It was called

a)

Hollywood

b)

Anaheim

c)

Levittown

d)

Morristown