Modern U.S. Q1 Review

True or False:  The current leader of North Korea is stable and friendly

What options did President Kennedy have for the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Not giving services to some areas of a city, due to race (illegal)

This WI senator claimed that 200 communists were working for the U.S. State Department

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

Which president made the decision to drop bombs on Japan?

 This policy gave $13.4 billion to 17 European countries, in order to promote capitalism

This person and his spouse were executed for giving away secrets during the Cold War

The U.S. should economically and militarily help countries that are resisting communism

At the beginning of the Cold War, North Korea was controlled by ______ and South Korea by ____.

True or False:  Some Koreans are sneaking soap operas and action films into North Korea

What protest did Rosa Parks start?

He ruled North Korea from 1994 to 2011

He looked weak after firing the top general in the Korean War

In 1956, the West did not help this country when they revolted against the USSR

True or False:  Many children are homeless in North Korea

True or false:  Today it's pretty easy to get into and out of North Korea.

True or False?  The Bay of Pigs invasion was successful.

This Supreme Court case decided that "separate but equal" was perfectly legal

Who gave the Iron Curtain speech?

An economic system which, in theory, all people are equal and there is no private property

What happened at the end of the Korean War?

Women in the _________ were expected to get married, have kids, and stay home.

Persuading whites to sell their houses so you can resell homes at higher prices to blacks

The communist leader of the Soviet Union at the end of WWII

The Cold War was a time of conflict between which two countries?

Who controlled East Germany after WWII?

Where did U.S. spy planes find nuclear missiles?

He ruled North Korea from 1945 to 1994

Which protest made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famous?

These students had to attend high school with federal troops as bodyguards.

What does the government officially say happened at the Kennedy assassination?

An economic system where most businesses and property are privately owned

He was fired for suggesting that the U.S. should use nuclear weapons against North Korea

Why were Americans so afraid of communism?

Why did the U.S. fly planes into West Berlin?

The Soviet Union built this to keep East Berliners from escaping to West Berlin

This young man was violently killed for flirting with a white woman.  Name and where?

He led the Cuban Revolution, turning Cuba into a communist country.

 This young man was repeatedly denied admission to a segregated university.  Name and where?

When did Cuba become Communist?

The movement of people out of the cities is called...

When realtors only show families homes in one area of town, because of race (also illegal)

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

This Supreme Court case decided that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional

"Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh looking" 

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War?

"She was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question—'Is this all?'"