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US History Post WWII 1945-1988
US History Post WWII 1945-1988
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Cold War, 1950's Culture, Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, & Reagan Revolution.
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1
Which of the following was President Harry Truman's contribution to Civil Rights?
Desegregated the US military
Signed Title IX eliminating gender discrimination
Eliminated wage gap based on race
Signed the Civil Rights Bill
2
All were used by Martin Luther King during Civil Rights EXCEPT
Boycotts
Appeals to foreign Countries
Marches
non-violent protests
3
The modern civil rights movement of the 1950's and 1960's was sparked MAINLY by
Black immigrants
hypocrisy of racism exposed during WWII
Eisenhower's commitment to racial equality
white religious leaders
4
What caused the Korean War?
The Berlin Airlift
Communists North Korea's invasion of South Korea
Truman firing McAurthur
The Cuban Missile Crisis
5
Which of the following is correct about Ronald Reagan?
Greatly increased the National Debt
Encouraged the Civil RIghts Movement
Ushered in the Detente' with Soviets
Brought an end to the Vietnam War
6
The tensions created during the Cold War were MAINY because of
The atrocities committed by Stalin and the Soviet Union during WWII
the personal dislike of Joseph Stalin by President Harry Truman
America's status as a new superpower
the ideological difference between US Capitalism and Soviet Communism
7
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution is significant because
it gave Nixon the popularity to win in 1968
it gave Congress the ability to declare war
it gave LBJ power to escalate the conflict in Vietnam
it created a detente'
8
Nixon's "Law and Order" and appeal to the South was part of his
"Southern Strategy"
"Silent Majority"
"Watergate Scandal"
"Moral Majority"
9
All of the following characteristics apply to the Civil RIghts goals of Martin Luther King Jr EXCEPT
Integration
refusal to break laws
Nonviolence
Racial Equality
10
One significant migration that occurred after WWII was
Northern urbanization
the move to the "rust belt"
the move to Southern farms
the move to the suburbs
11
All of the following are connected to the Presidency of Jimmy Carter EXCEPT
Human Rights Foreign Policy
The Iran Hostage Crisis
The Watergate Scandal
Stagflation
12
Public sympathy for the Civil Rights MAINLY occurred after
The Black Power Movement
TV reports of the violence against Birmingham Protesters
The Assassination of MLK
The Cuban Missile Crisis
13
All of the following relate to this image EXCEPT
The Feminist Movement
Public School Integration
The Little Rock Nine
Brown vs Board of Education
14
The Tet Offensive that occurred in Vietnam in 1968 had all the following effects EXCEPT
it sparked anti-war protest
it showed the public the US was losing the war
it increased US involvement in Vietnam
it turned public opinion against the war
15
The evangelical Christians led by preacher Jerry Falwell that formed in 1979 founded a political organization called
The Yippies
The Moral Majority
The Southern Strategy
Silent Majority
16
All of the following are characteristics of 1950's America EXCEPT
Mass Consumerism
Popularization of the TV
Neoconservatism
Popularization of Rock and Roll
17
During the 1950's all of the following are correct concerning women EXCEPT
Women were in college at a higher rate
Women were working at a higher rate
Women were advertised as house wives.
Women were legally equal to men
18
The 1954
Brown v. Board of Education
ruled that
school boards were unnecessary
segregation was legal as long as it was equal
racially segregated schools were unequal
public schools were unconstitutional
19
The major cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis was
The Iran Contra Affair
The Great Society Programs
The Soviets placing Nukes in Cuba
The Assassination of JFK
20
In response to the launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957,
The US launched a missile that hit the moon
The US empasized Math, Science and English in education
The 2nd Red Scare began
The US gave up
21
Evangelical Christians that supported Ronald Reagan were known as
The Moral Majority
The Religious Majority
Preachers for the Poor
Religion for Reagan
22
The GI Bill (Selective Servicemen's Act) gave many returing Veterans all of the following opportunities EXCEPT
A Universal Basic Income
Free College
Cheap loans for housing
Cheap loans to start a business
23
Which would NOT be part of the neoconservatism under Reagan?
tax cuts
build up of the military
Expansion of civil rights and social programs
reduction in government regulations
24
All of the following were effects of Nixon's Watergate scandal EXCEPT
Nixon resigned from office
The media became seen as the "watchdog" over the government
Nixon was impeached and removed from office
Most Americans began to distrust the government
25
President Gerald Ford is best known for __?__, which might have also cost him support in the 1976 election.
The Interstate Highway Act
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Neoconservatism
pardoning Nixon
26
All of the following are pillars of Reaganomics EXCEPT
Reduce Government Regulations
Cut federal income taxes
Reduce Government Spending
Reduce Military Spending
27
The belief that the government should ensure social equality for all is MOST associated with
The New Right
Conservatism
The Tea Party
Liberalism
28
What form of musical expression represented cultural rebellion in the 1960s?
Jazz
Ragtime
Rock and Roll
Rhythm and Blues
29
Which is the BEST phrase connected to Detente' which occurred with Richard Nixon.
Relaxed Tensions
The Great Society
Domino Theory
Mutually Assurred Distruction
30
The Truman Doctrine was first employed by
sending money to China
sending troups to Vietnam
sending troops to South Korea
sending aid to Greece and Turkey
31
This image is most strongly connected to
Birmingham Protests
Black Power Movement
The Chicago Seven
The Little Rock Nine
32
The March on Washington occurred in order to
Show the unity of Black Americans
Promote the Civil Rights Bill in Congress
Promote MLK as the leader of Civil RIghts
End the Vietnam War
33
Malcolm X would support all of the following positions EXCEPT
Black Separatism
Black Nationalism
The Right of Self Defense
Non-violent Revolution
34
Which of the following was a scandal concerning Reagan that involved selling weapons to fund an anticommunist group?
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iran Contra Affair
Russiagate Scandal
Watergate Scandal
35
Artist and writers that began to criticize American conformity in the 1950's were
The Yippies
The Beatniks
The Hippies
Flappers
36
Senator McCarthy's anticommunist crusade ended when he
Accused the state departement of having communist
Accused Hollywood of having communist
Accused the military of having communists
When Joseph McCarthy died
37
One thing that tipped the scale and allowed JFK to beat Nixon in 1960 was
His religious beliefs
Sputnik
TV debates
Birmingham Riots
38
One postive effect of the Great Society Legislation was
it led to a Universal Basic Income
it greatly reduced poverty in the US
it relaxed tensions between political parties
it led to the reelection of LBJ
39
The alliance of Western European & North American Democracies against the Soviet Union and Communism -
The United Nations
The Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The Allies
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Which of the following was NOT associated with the Great Society?
Outlawing Voting restrictions like poll taxes and literacy tests
Interstate Higway Act
Medicare and Medicaid
The Civil RIghts Act outlawing segregation
