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Spring 2023 Review: Units 6,7,8
Spring 2023 Review: Units 6,7,8
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1
Roy Benavidez
....
Received a Congressional Medal of Honor
Fought in WWII and Vietnam
Was in the Forrest Gump movie
Was promoted to General
2
Thurgood Marshall was the first African American
baseball player.
Baptist minister.
Supreme Court judge.
history teacher.
3
what was the role of women in world war 2?
they were needed to fill many traditional male jobs & roles
they read and helped their kids
they were stay at home wives and watched over the household
they waited for the men to be back from war
4
Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked what early Civil Rights protest?
Freedom Rides
Selma to Montgomery March
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
5
During the Cold War, the US increased spending in...
public relations
social programs
elections
education
6
Island Hopping
A way to supply the army in the Pacific
A form of espionage conducted by the US
A Japanese strategy of attacking China
A strategy used by the Allies to take weaker islands
7
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
American general, tank commander, fought in Europe
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American Army commander in the Pacific
American general, supreme Allied commander in Europe
8
Why was the KKK formed?
Help create peace in the South
to prevent minorities from exercising their rights
Protect white northerners
Protect the rights of African Americans
9
What event started the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The removal of Soviet Missiles
Gulf of Tonkin Attacks
Soviet Union shooting down U2 spy plans
The Bay of Pig Invasion
10
American Indian Movement
an organization was formed 1968 to work for Native American rights
Law that banned discrimination in housing
1964 project to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi
None of the above
11
What was the importance of Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US wanted the Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
The US wanted the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba
The US attacked Cuba.
The US placed missiles in Cuba.
12
The Tuskegee Airmen were what during World War II?
Rock candy that made Fighter Pilots more awake
Native American Fighter Pilot group
Japanese American Fighter Pilot group
African American Fighter Pilot group
13
Who was Chester Nimitz?
American general, and Army Chief of Staff
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American general, Admiral of the Navy in the Pacific
American Army commander in the Pacific
14
The purpose of both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan was to
attempt to solve world hunger
prevent the spread of communism
increase membership of the United Nations
support the construction of the Iron Curtain
15
Vernon Baker?
Purple Heart recipient during WWI
Navajo Code Talker during the Spanish American War
Medal of Honor winner during WWII
Tuskegee Ariman during the Vietnam War
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Little Rock 9
Members of Congress
Arkansas National Guard Members
9 students that had to be escorted by federal troops just to attend school
9 rocks
17
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibited poll taxes and literacy tests
disbanned the EEOC
allowed sexual discrimination
banned racial discrimination in facilities open to public
18
Sputnick 1 was the first artifical _______ to orbit the Earth.
astronaut
space program
rocket
satellite
19
Brown v. Board of Education established that....
separate schools for black & white students was legal.
Protestors could not demonstrate at public schools
separate schools for black & white students was illegal.
Schools could be segregated as long as they were "equal"
20
Much of the prosperity of the 1950s and 60s was due to
consumerism in the suburbs
foreign aid from Asia
income and business tax cuts to the wealthy
a thriving working class after the war
21
Title IX, passed in 1972, guaranteed women . . .
the right to be free from sexual harassment on the job
discrimination in any federally funded education program
the right to equal pay for equal work
quotas for women in defense industries
22
Jim Crow laws -
made discrimination legal
discriminated against immigrants
made segregation illegal
improved working conditions in factories
23
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
U.S. diplomats began to express political viewpoints freely.
U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Membership in the U.S Communist Party increased.
Recuritment procedures for the US military branches reformed
24
What event ended due to the start of World War 2?
Great Depression
The New Deal
The Cold War
Roaring Twenties
25
Who put the first "beeping ball" or satellite into space?
Soviet Union
Great Britain
China
United States
26
What does the 13th Amendment do?
Limits Presidents term to 2 years
The right to bear arms
Abolishes Slavery
Gives women the right to vote
27
The essential element of the policy of containment was
a commitment to working with the USSR
a commitment to holding communism to the USSR
a commitment to rolling back communism
a rejection of involvement in the United Nations
28
The 14th amendment....
Abolished slavery
Granted equal protection under the constitution
Segregated whites and blacks
Guaranteed the right to vote
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What is the domino theory?
A country colonizes another country so neighbors colonize
A group of people move, so more people will move
A country becomes communists so neighbors become communists
If a family moves, their relatives will move
30
Plessy v. Ferguson ruled -
Separate but equal
desegregation of schools
separate is unequal
integration of schools
31
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s
the war effort of the 1940s
the Red Scare of the 1950s
the political scandals of the 1970s
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Plessy v Ferguson
Segregation is illegal and must be ended immediately
Public facilities may be separated by race as long as they are equal
Car dealerships can refuse to sell to a customer based on race
Schools must bus students in an effort to achieve racial integration
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Chicano Mural Movement
ended discrimination in employment of Hispanics
promoted the recruitment of Hispanic-Americans into the Amry
increased awareness of Chicano cultural heritage
renewed enthusiasm among immigrants relocating to Texas
34
Executive Order 9066
authorized the internment of Japanese-Americans
exempted all those who were technically American citizens
authorized the internment of Italian-Americans
authorized the internment of German-Americans
35
Germany and Italy had totalitarian governments during WW2. Which phrase describes totalitarian governments?
Ruled by a dictator
The government doesn't controls all parts of citizens' lives.
Opposition to the government is allowed.
Citizens have freedom of speech.
36
The Black Panthers were a
Non-violent nationalist group
a special interest groups
labor union
radical militant group
37
Orval Faubus
opposed the integration of 9 black people to Little Rock school
courts expand and apply the Constitution's intent beyond its actual meaning
segregated public education violated the U.S. Constitution
organization of militant African Americans founded in 1966
38
What did Cesar Chavez accomplish in 1962?
He was elected to the U.S. Senate.
He became mayor of San Antonio.
First man to travel to the Moon
He founded the United Farm Workers
39
The 24th Amendment
Outlawed poll taxes as a requirement for voting in elections
Prohibited segregation in all public places
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
Allowed blacks to vote for the first time
40
Reasons for the internment of Japanese Americans?
Fear of Japanese espionage
Fear of Communists soldiers
Fear of German sabotage
Fear of Italian spies
41
What was the 'Space Race'?
Countries competing to get the most land
Countries competing to find the first aliens
Countries competing to make the fastest rockets
Countries competing to put the first man in space
42
Effects of the Atomic Bomb during World War 2?
Interned thousands of Japanese Americans
Ended WW2 & Started the Cold War
A failed attempt to appease Hitler
A need to convert domestic manufacturing for war
43
American Indian Movement
securing of land, legal rigts, and self government for native americans
securing rights for native american men
securing rights for african american women
rights for Hispanic women after years of segregation
44
When did WORLD WAR 2 happen?
1989 - 1990
1939 - 1945
1936 - 1940
1933 - 1939
45
What did the 26th amendment do?
allowed 18 year old the right to vote
allowed women the right to vote
allowed DC residents right to vote for president
allowed former slaves the right to vote
46
MLK worked to end segregation through Civil Disobedience (sit-ins). What is Civil Disobedience?
protesting in non-violent, peaceful ways
arresting people for not following laws
assassinating leaders for their beliefs
gathering information to write a story
47
Title IX led to
increase in minimum wage.
abortion rights.
women athletic programs.
equality in the workplace.
48
Rationing (ww2)
rationed automobiles, tires, gasoline,fuel oil, coal, firewood, nylon etc
rationed automobiles, tires, gasoline, and guns (ONLY)
they rationed whatever they could at the local stores
they rationed bibles
49
Bay of Pigs
A succesful attack that hit the whole city in Germany
Idk
A failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration
A bunch of little pigs that were slaughtered
50
The Battle of Midway were significant in
driving the last of America's navy from the Pacific
turning the tide of Japanese advances in the Pacific
thwarting the Japanese army's drive through India
saving the Philippines from being invaded
51
Which tactic did MLK jr and SCLC use most effectively in their struggle to win equal rights?
armed rebellion
reverse discrimination
nonviolent resistence
affirmative action
52
What did the Marshall Plan do?
broke apart Germany
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Built a wall in Berlin
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
53
Who where the Flying Tigers?
A group of Native Americans whose code was never broken
a propaganda tool to get more Americans to grow their food
A group of American volunteers who flew in China
A group of African Americans who flew in Europe
54
the 15th Amendment says
All people have equal rights
slavery is illegal in the United States
all men have voting rights
all people have voting rights
55
Beat Generation
specializing in bloodshed and violence
focused on immorality and disturbing writings
stressed individuality, not conformity (counterculture)
wrote poems about death and immorality.
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March on Washington
boycotted buses in Montgomery
Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
gathering to fight for equality. MLK gave his "I Have a Dream" speech
sat in resteraunts until they got what they wanted
