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Social studies unit 4 study guide

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the term when moved out of the suburbs and into the cities.

a)

White flight

b)

Containment

c)

Red scare

d)

Integrate

2.

What happened when people moved out the suburbs during the white flight.

a)

crime decreased

b)

country folks moved in

c)

crime increased

d)

nothing happened

3.

Who decided to go to work instead of stay at home after World War ll.

a)
Children decided to go to work instead of stay at home after World War II.
b)
Men decided to go to work instead of stay at home after World War II.
c)
Women decided to go to work instead of stay at home after World War II.
d)
Elderly people decided to go to work instead of stay at home after World War II.
4.

When World War ll ended what went out of business.

a)

Military bases

b)

Navy bases

c)

Marine bases

d)

Air force bases

5.

When the economy was booming ,what did veterans do after World War ll.

a)

Veterans got married and had children.

b)
Veterans were given free cars and vacations.
c)
Veterans returned to farming without any support.
d)
Veterans were only allowed to work in factories.
6.

What gave veterans money for college and loans for homes.

a)
College Fund for Heroes
b)
G.I. Bill
c)
Home Loan Assistance Act
d)
Veterans Affairs Program
7.

Which side of ''GERMANY'' was the Berlin wall built on,to prevent them from leaving their communist control.

a)
East Germany
b)
Poland
c)
France
d)
West Germany
8.

What was a nationwide fear of communist spies.

a)
McCarthyism
b)
Red Scare
c)
Cold War
d)
Iron Curtain
9.

What was created during the red scare to question people if they were communist spies.

a)
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
b)
McCarthyism Committee
c)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
d)
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
10.

What was the Arms Race.

a)
A treaty signed to limit arms production.
b)
A cultural exchange program between nations.
c)
The Arms Race was a competition between nations to accumulate and develop military weapons, especially nuclear arms, during the Cold War.
d)
A competition in sports between military personnel.
11.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Bay of pigs.

a)
Che Guevara
b)
Raúl Castro
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Hugo Chávez
12.

Which president from the U.S ordered an invasion on Cuba.

a)
George W. Bush
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
d)
Richard Nixon
13.

Which country became allies with Cuba during the Bay of pigs.

a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Brazil
d)
Soviet Union
14.

Which country had nuclear missiles in Turkey to threaten Soviet Union

a)
Soviet Union
b)
United Kingdom
c)
United States
d)
France
15.

What did the U.S. place to prevent Soviet union from getting to Cuba.

a)
diplomatic negotiations
b)
military invasion
c)
naval blockade
d)
economic sanctions
16.

What satellite did Soviet union launch into space during the space race.

a)
Sputnik 1
b)
Vostok 1
c)
Apollo 11
d)
Explorer 1
17.

Who was the first person from South Carolina to reach the moon.

a)
John Glenn
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Charles Duke
d)
Buzz Aldrin
18.

During the C.R.M there was a move to desegregate or ............................ schools and other public places.

a)
separate
b)
segregate
c)
integrate
d)
isolate
19.

What is the meaning of the two words boycott and sit-in.

a)
Boycott: refusal to engage with a service or product; Sit-in: occupying a space to protest.
b)
Boycott: a form of exercise; Sit-in: a type of furniture.
c)
Boycott: a type of dance; Sit-in: a cooking technique.
d)
Boycott: a social gathering; Sit-in: a form of entertainment.
20.

Which court case from South Carolina fought to get buses for black students.

a)

Pearson .V. Clarendon

b)
Loving v. Virginia
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
21.

Which court case desegregated schools in South Carolina.

a)
Briggs v. Elliott
b)
Loving v. Virginia
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
22.

Which political party supported civil rights.

a)
Republican Party
b)
Green Party
c)
Libertarian Party
d)
Democratic Party
23.

Which political party did white southerners switch to when the democratic party supported civil rights.

a)
Libertarian Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Green Party