Woodstock served as an example of what during the '60s?

the youth counterculture that emerged in society

Which of the following statements accurately describes Martin Luther King Jr.?

He advocated nonviolence as he led the civil rights movement

Which of the followed served to strike down de jure segregation in public education?

the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

On what would Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon all have agreed regarding Vietnam?

Communism is a threat to South Vietnam

Which of the following were reasons why US support for the Vietnam War began to dwindle?

My Lai, Kent State, Pentagon Papers

Rosa Parks became a key figure in US history in which of the following ways?

Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus

U.S. Soviet relations after World War II can best be described as which of the following?

Concerning, because both sides did not trust each other

Which of the following events caused the United States to enter World War II?

Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor

The Truman Doctrine, the Eisenhower Doctrine, and the Marshall were all designed to

stop the spread of communism worldwide

In what way did the women’s role in the workforce change during World War II?

Women worked all kinds of jobs traditionally held by men

Who of the following is considered a baby boomer?

person born right after World War II

The Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines were similar in that they were both designed to do what?

assist nations abroad to resist communism

Which of the following was least likely a reason for Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb?

He felt it would strengthen US-Soviet relations

Hitler's attitude towards the Nonaggression Pact is best by which of the following statements?

He entered the agreement never intending to honor it

Supporters of the Double V campaign advocated

more equality for African-Americans in the United States

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World War II and Cold War (1939-1991) Test Review

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1
Woodstock served as an example of what during the '60s?
fear of communism present during that time period
support for the Civil Rights movement
the youth counterculture that emerged in society
political corruption that undermined trust in the government
2
Which of the following statements accurately describes Martin Luther King Jr.?
He was arrested for refusing to give up his seat on a bus
He argued against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education
He was a militant African-American leader
He advocated nonviolence as he led the civil rights movement
3
The U.S. commander who liberated the Philippines was
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
4
The Munich agreement is an example of what?
Appeasement
Arbitration
Aggrandizement
Attrition
5
Which of the followed served to strike down de jure segregation in public education?
the 1961 freedom rides
the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
The persistence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Johnson's "Great Society" and his "War on Poverty"
6
On what would Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon all have agreed regarding Vietnam?
Communism is a threat to South Vietnam
The US must escalate its military presence in Vietnam
To bring troops home, we must expand into Cambodia and Laos
Vietnam was too small for the US to become involved
7
Which of the following were reasons why US support for the Vietnam War began to dwindle?
My Lai
Kent State
Pentagon Papers
Geneva Accords
8
Rosa Parks became a key figure in US history in which of the following ways?
Her participation in "sit-ins" for the civil rights movement
She was a key figure in the women's movement
Her stance on civil rights and the Vietnam War
Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus
9
U.S. Soviet relations after World War II can best be described as which of the following?
Tense, because the Soviets had been Hitler's ally
Concerning, because both sides did not trust each other
Good, because Stalin and Roosevelt had forged a friendship
Unstable, because with FDR's death, Stalin had lost a friend
10
Which of the following events caused the United States to enter World War II?
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
Japan's invasion of Manchuria
Germany's invasion of Germany
Germany's invasion of France
11
The Truman Doctrine, the Eisenhower Doctrine, and the Marshall were all designed to
stimulate the US economy after World War II
boost the European economy after World War II
deal with the rise of communism in Cuba
stop the spread of communism worldwide
12
In what way did the women’s role in the workforce change during World War II?
Women worked mostly on farms trying to grow enough crops
Women worked less because they needed to be home
Women worked all kinds of jobs traditionally held by men
The women's role didn't really change
13
Who of the following is considered a baby boomer?
person born right after World War II
person whose father worked in the defense industry
person born before World War II
soldier who fought in World War II
14
Who established a “Third Reich” that was meant to last for a thousand years?
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Emperor Hirohito
15
Which of the following legislative acts was the War Powers Act of 1973 meant to reverse?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
the Geneva Accords
the Paris Peace Accords
16
President Nixon's policy of engaging in diplomacy with communist superpowers was known as
reunification
SDI
solidarity
détente
17
The Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines were similar in that they were both designed to do what?
increase US security against communists in Cuba
use negotiations instead of military action
support West Berlin during the Cold War
assist nations abroad to resist communism
18
Which of the following was least likely a reason for Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb?
He felt it would strengthen US-Soviet relations
Intimidate the Soviet Union
He wanted Japan's unconditional surrender
End the war in the Pacific without having to invade Japan
19
Which US President called the Soviet Union an "evil empire"?
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
20
Which of the following is associated with the women's rights movement?
Ronald Reagan
Ho Chi Minh
Rosa Parks
Betty Friedan
21
Hitler's attitude towards the Nonaggression Pact is best by which of the following statements?
He thought that war would come anyway
He entered the agreement never intending to honor it
He honored the agreement because it was signed in good faith
He knew that his enemies intended to attack him anyway
22
What was the name of President Johnson’s program to combat poverty?
Great Society
counterculture
Medicare
Tet Offensive
23
The Allied invasion that eventually led to the defeat of Germany was known as
The Lend-Lease Act
The Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
The Battle of Britain
24
Supporters of the Double V campaign advocated
a strong war strategy in both the Pacific and Europe
The use of the atomic bomb to defeat Japan
more equality for African-Americans in the United States
greater democracy in Europe after the war

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