Unit 9 Quiz

The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the ________.

What was the purpose of "Agent Orange"?

What action was taken by Pres. Truman in 1948 to further the cause of civil rights for African Americans?

The tensions between the U.S. & the Soviet Union, known as the Cold War, lasted from _______________ to ______________.

Which of the following Civil Rights leaders is BEST known for advocating non-violent protests?

What was the primary purpose of the Marshall Plan?

What was the name of the international peacekeeping organization formed after WWII?

What did the assassination of MLK and Robert Kennedy in 1968 lead to?

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?

Which president asked Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

What was the main goal of the US in Vietnam?

Medicare, a federal program est. for Americans over 65, was intended to provide ________.

Which of these did NOT occur in 1968?

When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War, ______________________

US involvement in the Korean War was part of its policy of ___________.

The successful launch of the Sputnik I satellite by the Soviets in 1957 led to to ____________.

Which Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools?

Cesar Chavez used non-violent means to organize Mexican-American __________.

Most Americans in the 1960s relied on ___________ as the primary source of entertainment & information

Increased automobile use in the 1950s & national defense goals led Pres Eisenhower to create __________________________.

What vision for America included a improved medical treatment, Civil Rights laws, less poverty?

_____________________ was the leader of the communists in China.

What was one major RESULT of the space race during the 1950s and 1960s?

_____________________ enabled North Vietnam to send troops and supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam.

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

The change in governments in China & N. Korea after WWII were a concern because ______________

Segregation of public places was eliminated by _______.

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. gov't and military were made by ___________________.

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the MOST from the Great Society programs?

How did TV reports about Vietnam MOST affect American public opinion?

To label someone's actions as ______ would suggest that they are making unfounded accusations.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made a segregation illegal in which of the following?

How did the US react to news that the Soviets was the 1st to put a man in space?

What was the primary goal of LBJ's Great Society?

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 came to an end when ____________.