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1960s Review II

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

2.

Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?

a)

Aerial attacks (regular bombs)

b)

Agent Orange

c)

Napalm

d)

Nuclear bombs

3.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

4.

The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war

a)

is determined mainly be technological superiority.

b)

is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.

c)

is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.

d)

can be strongly affected by public opinion.

5.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

6.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

7.

One reason the USA was involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina

b)

reduce French influence in Vietnam

c)

stop china from seizing Vietnam

d)

support the government of North Vietnam

8.

Which court cause over-turned Plessy v. Ferguson

a)

Miranda v. Arizona

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

Roe v. Wade

d)

Marbury v. Madison

9.

Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat sparked this.

a)

The Selma March

b)

The March on Washington

c)

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

The Greensboro Sit-in

10.

Where did the first sit-in take place?

a)

Montgomery, Alabama

b)

Greensboro, South Carolina

c)

Little Rock, Arkansas

d)

Greensboro, North Carolina

11.

What is a sit in?

a)

Sitting on a bus

b)

Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

c)

Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

d)

Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

12.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

13.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

14.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
15.

Who wrote the Letter from a Birmingham Jail?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Stokely Carmichael

16.
What conflict did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur in?
a)
WW2
b)
Cold War
c)
WW1
d)
Vietnam War
17.

Who was the United States President during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Harry Truman

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Robert Kennedy

18.

Cesar Chavez once said, “It’s ironic that those who till the soil, cultivate and harvest the fruits, vegetables, and other foods that fill your tables with abundance have nothing left for themselves.” It can be implied that Chavez believed.....

a)

Farm workers did not earn enough money

b)

Farm workers were greedy

c)

Farm workers should have to pay higher taxes

d)

Farm workers eat too much

19.

Why did 17 million Americans boycott California grapes? Choose the most likely reason.

a)

They didn't like the taste of grapes.

b)

They thought grapes were too expensive.

c)

They wanted to provide their support to the farm workers' cause.

d)

They thought the people working in the fields should make less money.

20.

What did students in East Los Angeles do in 1968 to get “an equal, qualitative, and culturally relevant education”?

a)

They broke into the California state capitol

b)

They walked out of school

c)

They burnt down much of the city

d)

They did a TikTok challenge