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Bundle 3 Test Review- WWII/Cold War/Civil Rights
Bundle 3 Test Review- WWII/Cold War/Civil Rights
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1
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" stated African Americans-
should separate completely from white America
should stop seeking equality and should accept lower status
should still wait for their rights
could not wait any longer for rights and must act now
2
Events like the Berlin blockade, Warsaw Pact, and building of the Berlin Wall-
were attempts to weaken Soviet control of Eastern Europe
achieved peaceful coexistence
increased tensions in Europe and North America
prevented military conflict between US/Soviet Union
3
African American combat units like the Tuskegee Airmen-
led to conflict within the armed forces
helped ease the transition to an integrated military
had no impact
failed miserably
4
Some critics of affirmative action claim-
it applied to business not education
it failed to assist the disabled
it led to reverse discrimination and racial quotas
it brought back Jim Crow laws
5
What Cold War incident caused a panic in the US in the late 1950s?
Berlin airlift
Bay of Pigs invasion
launch of Sputnik
House Un-American Activities Committee investigations
6
Which action(s) by Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles
the annexation of Austria
seizing the Sudetenland
all were violations
sending troops into the demilitarized Rhineland
7
Who proposed unionization to help migrant workers?
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Malcolm X
8
The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was-
increase trade within Europe
rebuild Western Europe
encourage peaceful diplomacy
collective security versus communist aggression
9
____ made a speech claiming he had 205 names of known Communists in the US State Dept.
Richard M. Nixon
A. Mitchell Palmer
Joseph McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
10
When confronted with the threat of missiles in Cuba, President Kennedy-
bombed the missile sites
allowed missiles in Cuba if all the rest were removed
sent an invasion force to Cuba
established a naval blockade to prevent completion of sites
11
Pres. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to-
enforce the decision of the Supreme Court
declare martial law in Little Rock
remove Governor Orval Faubus from office
scare citizens into backing his programs
12
Which organizations used peaceful demonstrations to end conditions like those in the photo?
SNCC and Black Panthers
Ku Klux Klan and the Nation of Islam
NAACP and CORE
AFL-CIO and the Urban League
13
Murals by the Chicano Mural Movement were used to express their-
dislike for US imperialistic policies
pride in their culture
feelings of isolation from the rest of America
wish to return to Mexico
14
The main goal of the 1960s/1970s women's rights movement was to-
get the right to vote
serve in active combat roles
get equal pay for the same work as men
gain political office
15
Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 led the US govt to-
give more power to FBI
spend more money on education
cut back foreign aid to other nations
reduce funding for the CIA
16
Chicano migrant farm workers were aided by which organization?
UFW
KKK
AIM
SNCC
17
Freedom Riders-
wanted to sightsee the American South
hoped to get the federal govt to intervene in segregated bus laws
sought to use force against segregationists
help African Americans escape to the North
18
An example of the policy of containment is-
military aid given to Greece and Turkey
supporting the war crimes trials in Germany and Japan
Truman firing MacArthur
recognition of the nation of Israel
19
Thurgood Marshall's contribution to the US was-
his encouragement of philanthropy among the rich
litigated against racist laws in courts and later joined SC
as a minister influenced opposition to racism and Communism
in conservative principles against expanding government
20
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama stated that he-
would oppose integration of the South
was willing to compromise on desegregation
called for a constitutional amendment to overturn it
Alabama would secede from US if forced to integrate
21
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama-
boycotted buses
formed Black Panther Party
called for restaurant sit-ins
rioted
22
The Supreme Court ruled in
Korematsu vs the US
that-
illegal since it was based on race
legal but the govt owed them for property losses
illegal and they had to be released immediately
legal due to needs of national security
23
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed to-
end practice of lynching
protect African Americans' voting rights
end employment discrimination
end segregation
24
Brown v. Board of Education
ended-
discrimination in federal hiring
Eisenhower's support for civil rights
legality of "separate but equal"
Jackie Robinson's baseball career
25
Betty Friedan, in her book
The Feminine Mystique
, supported the idea that-
the 19th Amendment should be passed so women could vote
women's roles were being redefined in 1950s/60s
more women working would put more men out of work
US birthrate would increase as more women worked
26
As a result of Executive Order 9066, the US began to-
arrest people responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
deport German/Italian aliens
persecute Chinese immigrants
relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps
27
Upon entering the concentration camps, Allied troops were surprised by-
how international law may not punish Nazis responsible
the scale of Jewish extermination by Nazis
Hitler's anti-Semitism
how ineffective the German military was
28
The March from Selma to Montgomery led to-
the Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
the Brown v. Board of Education decision
29
In response to Soviet efforts to expand communism, the US engaged in a policy of-
aggression
detente
containment
isolationism
30
A cause of the Cold War in Europe was-
US democratic/capitalist society vs Soviet communist society
US/British invasion of France during WWII
US maintaining special relationships with Western Hemisphere
Truman meeting with Stalin at Potsdam
31
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC advocated the use of-
lawsuits
armed force
national strikes
nonviolent demonstrations
32
The role of AIM in pushing for civil rights was-
demanded better working conditions for migrant workers
marching for African American voting rights
insisting on greater respect for American Indians
demanding equal employment for women
33
The Supreme Court decision in
Hernandez v. Texas
stated that-
segregation could continue
states must have single-member election districts
Mexican Americans could not be excluded from juries
free speech could not be denied to students
34
After entering WWII, the US-
imported more foreign goods
racial segregation ended due to need for cooperation
saw high unemployment end because of war production
huge numbers of European refugees led to rising unemployment
35
President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb showed-
he wanted to punish the Japanese
he needed to show he was as tough as Stalin
he feared pulling troops out of Europe
his wish to end the war while saving US lives
36
Affirmative action programs created more opportunities for Americans by-
providing more business loans
providing medical care to elderly citizens
making bank loans easier to get
Educators and businesses hired more women and minorities
37
The purpose of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution was to-
encourage greater voter participation by the young
overturn a Supreme Court ruling
encourage the poor to vote
prevent discrimination against African American voters
38
The Beat Generation led some people to question-
federal prohibition laws against alcohol
conformity in the US
US getting involved in Vietnam
the continued use of segregation in schools
39
A major reason for the existence of the House Un-American Activities Committee was-
a belief that communist agents worked in the federal govt
excessive military spending
due to corruption in Congress
an attempt to impeach President Truman
40
US policies of trading destroyers for bases, cash and carry, and the Lend-Lease Act-
help the Axis powers
earn FDR a third term as President
help the Allies while keeping the US out of the war
ease unemployment from the Great Depression