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1
A pipeline was built to protect Texas shipments of ______ for the war.
oil
bombs
water
scrap metal
2
Which statement describes Communism?
prices are determined by business owners
communism is a free enterprise system
industries and property are controlled by the government
Industries are privately owned
3
James Farmer, a Texan, created CORE which organized
the Black Panthers
Non-violent protests (Sit-ins and Freedom Rides)
a boycott of grapes
many court cases
4
The Selma March that turned violent led to ---
The 14th amenment
The assassination of Malcolm X
The assassination of JFK
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
5
Which president from Texas signed landmark civil rights acts into law?
George W. Bush
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Martin Luther King Jr.
6
Which president ordered dropping atomic bombs on Japan to end WW2?
John F. Kennedy
Adolf Hitler
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Harry S. Truman
7
Which country achieved the first moon landing? (Apollo 11)
America (U.S.A)
China
Great Britain
The Soviet Union (USSR)
8
Which of the following was the main cause of the Cold War?
Soviet Union was committed to spreading democracy
The Soviet Union was the only country with nuclear weapons
U.S. wanted to stop the spread of Communism
U.S. refused to allow the rise of democracy in Europe
9
WW2 propaganda shows that _______ had more job opportunities during the war.
men
women and minorities
rich people
10
Who was president when America entered WWII?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abraham Lincoln
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
11
Which WW2 general became a Republican president in the prosperous 1950s?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Joseph Stalin
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
12
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and sex (gender)
False
True
13
What event caused the U.S. to declare war on Japan in 1941?
The massacre at Dunkirk
Germany's invasion of Poland
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The sinking of the Lusitania
14
Texas military infrastructure increased during WW2. Some bases were turned into _______ after the war.
nature reserves
amusement parks
hospitals
airports
15
What happened as people moved to the suburbs after WWII?
The automobile industry collapsed
The automobile industry grew
Living in apartments became popular
More people moved into big, safe cities
16
What was the baby boom?
A decline in the birthrate (right after WW2)
All the babies born during WW2
Nickname for the atom bomb dropped on Japan
The largest generation of babies born (right after WW2)
17
Before the Civil Rights Movement, many southern states like Texas were segregated
False
True
18
Which of these is one reason the U.S. and Texas economies were prosperous after WWII?
The new Space Industry hurt the Texas economy
Texas had more job opportunities, especially in defense.
The American workforce shrank
European economies were booming
19
Which country launched the first satellite into space?
The Soviet Union (USSR)
China
Great Britain
America (U.S.A)
20
Where is NASA's mission control center located?
Houston, TX
El Paso, TX
Cape Canaveral, FL
Langley, VA
21
What was the Red Scare?
A popular horror movie
A shortage of consumer goods
The fear of communists in America
A world wide pandemic
22
Dr. Hector P. Garcia created the American G.I. Forum ---
to protect migrant workers
to protect the rights of Hispanic veterans
to desegregate buses
to change the constitution
23
What was the result of
Brown v. Board of Education
?
civil rights march on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Supreme Court decision creating "separate but equal" law
Supreme Court decision ending segregation in public schools
24
Post-war consumer products like the car and ________ had a huge impact on American culture.
the television set
subscription magazines
the radio
cellular phones
25
Who led the 1963 March on Washington and gave the famous "I have a dream" speech?
President Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcom X
Rosa Parks
26
Which president led during the Cuban Missile Crisis and was shot in Dallas, TX?
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
Harry S. Truman
Ronald Raegan
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
27
U.S. forced thousands of Japanese-American families to ____________ during WW2
go to death camps
be deported back to Japan
join the army
go to Internment camps (prisons)