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WorksheetsCold War/ Civil Rights Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
What was the Marshall Plan?
Proposal for peace between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
A covert CIA plot to overthrow Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev.
The U.S. initiative to help Europe rebuild after World War II.
The Berlin Airlift was —
A top-secret World War II-era plan to take over Germany.
The U.S. and the U.K. flying food, fuel, and supplies to Berlin after the Soviets blocked it off.
The German national soccer team that inspired the German people to unite in 1963.
The Korean War began when —
The United Nations sent troops to annex North Korea.
Chinese troops invaded North Korea.
North Korean troops invaded South Korea.
President John F. Kennedy did NOT —
Commit to landing a man on the moon.
Take responsibility for the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Serve two terms as president.
True/False: Sputnik was the first satellite launched into space.
True
False
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a law which —
Was introduced and signed into law by President John F. Kennedy.
Made discrimination based on race, religion, or ethnicity illegal.
Made gender discrimination illegal.
Outlawed discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
What was the significance of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?
It resolved the issue raised by Rosa Parks.
It overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and legally required schools to desegregate.
Fifteen teachers who had been arrested in Topeka, Kansas for protesting discriminatory hiring practices were released from jail.
The University of Kansas was required to refund the tuition of over one hundred white students who did not want to attend school with Black students.
What was one major element of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It outlawed literacy tests as a requirement for voting.
It overturned Roe v. Wade.
It allowed recent immigrants to vote even if they were still in the process of becoming a citizen.
It gave Indigenous people the right to vote, making them the last minority group in the United States to receive this right.
He spoke of his dream during the March on Washington.
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Malcolm X
Which of the following policies allowed for "openness" to reduce cold war tensions?
Perestroika
Salt II
Reaganomics
Glasnost
