What was the role of the NAACP in promoting Civil Rights?

Its members filed law suits to end racial segregation

Which sentence best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 differ from the Civil Rights Act of 1957?

no discrimination by business engaged in interstate commerce

How did the case of Brown v. Board of Education help protect minorities?

it banned racial segregation in public schools

The advertisement shows aircraft carrying milk. It refers to

U.S. resistance to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin

Black people eating at segregated lunch counters, demanded the equality promised by the

Declaration of Independence in 1776

What was the significance of 1957?

the launch of Sputnik that began the Space Race

?→ Berlin Airlift Which sentence best completes the statement?

Stalin cut off supply lines to democratic West Berlin

How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?

By restoring economic stability to Western Europe

Which outcome was a direct effect of the civil rights movement?

the U.S. became more culturally diverse

The writings of MLK such as "I have a dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham jail," ___

appealed to all people because of their idealism and liberty

Gov. George Wallace is best known for his

keep African Americans out of Univ. of Alabama

This event saw an application of the principle that stated "all men are created equal"?

Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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1
What was the role of the NAACP in promoting Civil Rights?
Its members filed law suits to end racial segregation
Its members demanded better conditions for migrant workers
Its members demanded equal pay for women
Its members insisted on greater respect for Indians
2
Which sentence best summarizes the outcome of the Korean War?
South Korea won
North Koreans fled to South Korea causing the collapse of NK
North Korea won
North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel
3
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 differ from the Civil Rights Act of 1957?
it established the U.S. commission on civil rights
it was passed by Congress over a presidential veto
no discrimination by business engaged in interstate commerce
it focused on voting rights for African Americans
4
Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion and
age
national origin
sexual orientation
sex (male and female)
5
How did the case of Brown v. Board of Education help protect minorities?
it ruled that African Americans could attend law schools
ruled that segregation of Mexican Americans was illegal
it banned racial segregation in public schools
Supreme Court stated that Mexican Americans were white
6
Which of these African American leaders had the greatest impact on U.S. history?
Booker T Washington
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hiram Revels
WEB Du Bois
7
The advertisement shows aircraft carrying milk. It refers to
U.S. air power in World War 2
Truman's Marshall Plan
U.S. resistance to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin
rising exports of U.S. agricultural products
8
Black people eating at segregated lunch counters, demanded the equality promised by the
U.S. Constitution in 1787
Declaration of Independence in 1776
Bill of Rights in 1791
Gettysburg Address 1863
9
What was the significance of 1957?
the launch of Sputnik that began the Space Race
American women achieved equal pay for equal work
Americans withdrew from the Vietnam War
President Nixon resigns
10
?→ Berlin Airlift Which sentence best completes the statement?
Stalin united all the Allied sectors of Berlin
Stalin built the Iron Curtain
Stalin cut off supply lines to democratic West Berlin
Stalin allowed access to West Berlin by railroad and air
11
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of communism in Europe?
By establishing free elections in Poland
By joining nations in the European Union
By restoring economic stability to Western Europe
By providing military assistance to Western Europe
12
Which outcome was a direct effect of the civil rights movement?
the U.S. lost many manufacturing jobs
the U.S. became more culturally diverse
the U.S. became world leader in technology
the U.S. ended conscription
13
The writings of MLK such as "I have a dream" speech and "Letter from Birmingham jail," ___
echoed the ideals of Booker T. Washington
appealed to all people because of their idealism and liberty
were focused exclusively for African Americans
argued that the use of violence is justified
14
Which conflict was intensified by the arms race, space race and McArthyism?
The War on Poverty
The Cold War
World War 2
The War on Terror
15
Gov. George Wallace is best known for his
prevent the integration of Little Rock HS
support integration of public schools
refuse to integrate restaurants in Georgia
keep African Americans out of Univ. of Alabama
16
This event saw an application of the principle that stated "all men are created equal"?
Passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Passage of Jim Crow Laws
Passage of immigration legislation
17
____ refused to give her seat to a white person in a bus. This began the Civil Rights Movement
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Mother Teresa
Eleneor Roosevelt
18
racist restaurant owner who later became governor of Georgia
Strom Thurmond
George Wallace
Lester Maddox
Orval Faubus

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