Why did the United States go to war in Vietnam?

fear of the spread of communism to other countries

During non-violent protests during the civil rights movement,

protesters found ways to work with others to solve problems

Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis come to an end?

because the Soviet Union removed its missiles from Cuba

The Supreme Court in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education

ruled that laws for segregation in schools were illegal

The Civil Rights acts of 1964

gave citizens equal access to public places like restaurants

The space race allowed for other inventions besides space travel. Other benefits were

computers and heat resistant materials

Why were people in American so upset when JFK was assassinated?

because he was popular and wanted changes in equal rights

Which two people are associated with civil rights?

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks

How did the Brown vs. Board of Education affect the Civil Rights movement?

allowed integration of public schools

Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam war?

to support South Vietnam from becoming communist

Why did the United States not like North Vietnam and want to help south Vietnam?

North Vietnam wanted to make South Vietnam communist

Which two countries were fighting the cold war?

United States and the Soviet Union

How did the Civil Rights movement help African Americans?

it encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights

During the March on Washington

Martin Luther King gave his "I have a Dream speech"

Television allowed Americans to get news from all over the world so TV MAINLY led people

to stop supporting the war in Vietnam (anti- war protests)

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1
Which two countries were involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
United States and Soviet Union
United States and Japan
Cuba and China
United States and China
2
Why did the United States go to war in Vietnam?
American businesses were threatened by communists
Japan was threatened by a communist government in Vietnam
the American people demanded the government help
fear of the spread of communism to other countries
3
During non-violent protests during the civil rights movement,
protesters were forbidden to use violence by congress
protesters collected money to help support the movement
protesters found ways to work with others to solve problems
Army soldiers protected all protesters from violence
4
Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis come to an end?
because the Soviet Union removed its missiles from Cuba
because the US and Russia agreed to stop making missiles
because American forces were defeated at the Bay of Pigs
because the Soviet Union placed missiles in Florida
5
How did the U.S. supreme court help during the Civil rights movement?
encouraged African Americans to join the NAACP
allowed buses to assign seat for all passengers
made segregation laws illegal
encouraged African Americans to find jobs
6
The Supreme Court in the case of Brown vs. Board of Education
supported segregation in public schools
wrote laws that made segregation in public schools illegal
allowed the president to decide that segregation was illegal
ruled that laws for segregation in schools were illegal
7
The Civil Rights acts of 1964
gave citizens equal access to public places like restaurants
desegregated public schools
gave all citizens equal rights to vote
outlawed literacy tests
8
The space race allowed for other inventions besides space travel. Other benefits were
computers and heat resistant materials
automobiles and railroads
airplanes and ships
tape recorders and record players
9
Vietnam was divided into two countries: North and South. Which part was non-communist?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
10
Why were people in American so upset when JFK was assassinated?
because he did not have a vice-president
because he was popular and wanted changes in equal rights
because he was killed before he had a chance to be president
because he was the only one supporting civil rights
11
Which two people are associated with civil rights?
Harriet Beecher Stowe and John Brown
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Adolf Hitler
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks
Margaret Mitchell and Harriet Tubman
12
How did the Brown vs. Board of Education affect the Civil Rights movement?
said that African Americans could no longer go to school
placed more limits on African Americans rights
allowed integration of public schools
allowed segregation of public schools
13
Why did the United States become involved in the Vietnam war?
to support Cambodia
to support South Vietnam from becoming communist
to support the Vietcong
to help South Vietnam become independent from France
14
Why did the United States not like North Vietnam and want to help south Vietnam?
North Vietnam wanted to make South Vietnam communist
because China wanted to make South Vietnam a colony
North Vietnam wanted to change its government
because the Soviet Union tried making South Vietnam a colony
15
The space race in the United States made which of these industries more profitable
Automobile
Computer
Petroleum
Chemical
16
Which two countries were fighting the cold war?
United States and Germany
United States and Great Britain
United States and Japan
United States and the Soviet Union
17
How did the Civil Rights movement help African Americans?
It encouraged African Americans to travel overseas
It provided African Americans with housing
it encouraged African Americans to work for equal rights
It provided most African Americans with jobs
18
Which set of laws were made illegal due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Civil Rights
Jim Crow
Affirmative Action
Black Codes
19
During the March on Washington
Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Martin Luther King gave his "I have a Dream speech"
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was created
Congress outlawed segregation in all places
20
Which person was the symbol of civil rights whose arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
21
Television allowed Americans to get news from all over the world so TV MAINLY led people
to see messages from American soldiers overseas
to support the Civil Rights movement
to stop supporting the war in Vietnam (anti- war protests)
to support the war because of seeing military success

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