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1
What is Martin Luther King Jr's most famous speech?
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
I Have a Dream
Mountaintop Speech
Who Taught You to Hate
2
Who was a significant leader of the Chicano Movement (1960s)?
MLK
Robert Kennedy
Cesar Chavez
Betty Friedan
3
Which war in the 60s/70s created a lot of anti-war protests?
Iraq
Vietnam
Afghan
Korea
4
What policy meant going to the edge of war to prevent war
brinkmanship
containment
detente
arms race
5
Which Senator led a witch-hunt against suspected communists?
Joseph McCarthy
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kenney
Richard Nixon
6
Montgomery Bus Boycott was a model protest because
it required national attention for the protest to succeed
the justice system was perfect
it showed that aggressive tactics work
politicians didn't care
7
When soldiers came home from WWII it resulted in
a baby boom
decline in population
boost in environmental concern
more jobs available for women
8
This court case (1896) made "separate but equal" legal
Brown v. Board
Worchester v. Georgia
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
9
What group of people fought against being drafter to war but unable to vote? (Led to the 26th amendment)
16-18 year olds
18-20 year olds
21-30 year olds
21-25 year olds
10
This picture indicates that Americans feared
sunlight
living aboveground
riots
nuclear holocaust
11
What did the 24th Amendment do?
got rid of the literacy tax
allowed all citizens the right to vote
got rid of the poll tax
got rid of segregation in school
12
The Truman Doctrine was established out of fear of
the spread of fascism
the spread of communism to other countries
the spread of McCarthyism
the color red
13
What group was made of young people who fought segregation?
Nation of Islam
SCLC
SNCC
Black Panthers
14
What other group of Americans used marches/protests to gain civil rights/equality
Women
Latino/Hispanic Americans
LGBTQ+ Americans
Native Americans
15
This cartoon showcases
how Senator McCarthy had some hot evidence
how McCarthy fell to a communist accusation
how McCarthy made claims without evidence
how the evils of communism affected the US
16
Which type of protest is pictured here?
riot
march
sit-ins
rally
17
After Sputnik the US entered the Space race. What did Kennedy promise to do by the end of the 1960s?
end the space race
put a man on the moon
put a man in orbit
launch our own satellite
18
Why was television important in the 1960 election?
it made JFK look too fat
better advertisement for campaigns
it made Nixon look young
appearance played a part in voter choice
19
Martin Luther King supported
segregation
nothing
non-violent protest and desegregation
aggressive protest
20
Which nuclear bomb was more powerful?
frag grenade
atomic bomb
hydrogen bomb
pipe bomb
21
Desegregation of interstate transportation is a direct result of
the Montgomery bus boycott
the march on Washington D.C.
the violence of the Selma protest
the Freedom Rides
22
The Truman Doctrine advocated for
supporting countries to resist Soviet Russia
did not support desegregation
supported countries becoming communist
the suburbs to flourish
23
Which protest is considered a model protest?
Protest in Detroit
March on Washington D.C.
Protest in Birmingham
Protest in Selma
24
All of the following were part of the GI Bill EXCEPT
the ability to go to college
lower interest how loans from the VA
guaranteed jobs after the war
a paid unemployment stipend
25
Nonviolent protest in this photo called attention to
unequal political representation of minorities
poor working conditions
economic disparity
how some businesses treated customers unequally
26
What scandal during Nixon's presidency caused him to resign and led to low public trust in the gov't?
Tea Pot Dome Scandal
Whitewater Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Cheating Scandal
27
The existence of the 38th parallel today signifies
that North and South Korea are unified
that the war between the two places has ended
that communism rocks!
that North and South Korea are still in conflict
28
The dividing line between North and South Korea
25th Parallel
38th Parallel
17th Parallel
100th Parallel
29
What is the message of this political cartoon
military buildup is better than defense
the whole world is affected by the arms race
nuclear test harm the environment
the US and Russia are da bomb!
30
Brown v. Board resulted in
desegregation at the college level
desegregation of all schools
desegretation of private schools
desegregation of public schools
31
Thurgood Marshall becoming a Supreme Court Justice is a sign of
decline of Affirmative Action
success of Voting Rights Acts of 1967
the influence of the Civil Rights Movement
a continuation of segregation
32
After MLK's assassination, what occurred in major cities across the US?
nothing
singing
riots
peaceful marches
33
How did the protests at Birmingham and the March on D.C. bring about the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
convinced Southern Democrats to end racism in the South.
swayed public opinion against civl rights
helped desegregate Mississippi
showed nonviolent protest doesn't work
34
Integration of Central High School in Arkansas was prompted by which case?
Brown v. Board of Education
Baker v. Carr
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
35
Eisenhower and Truman both had Doctrines aimed at...
promoting social welfare programs and reducing defense spending
having a beach party
Looking good on stamps
fighting communism
36
How did Eisenhower change the American landscape?
funded hwy construction
maintaining national parks
supported building suburbs
he built up American defense
37
Which two presidents passed the most significant Civil Rights legislation?
Truman and JFK
Johnson and Eisenhower
Truman and Johnson
JFK and Eisenhower
38
What contributed to mass consumption during the 1950s?
technology
credit cards and confomity
creation of shopping centers
migration
