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