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U.S.II_Ch.28_New Frontier and Civil Rights_Review
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A review quiz for The Americans Ch. 28 & 29
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1
What did the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty do?
Banned all nuclear tests
Banned above-ground nuclear testing
Banned only hydrogen bomb tests
Required advanced notice before doing a test
2
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in _______.
College Admissions
Public schools
Housing
Public Accommodations
3
When did the March on Washington take place?
1960
1963
1964
1959
4
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in _______.
Public Accommodations
College Admissions
Housing
Public schools
5
Who argued for Brown in
Brown v. Board of Education
& later served on the Supreme Court?
Clarence Marshall
Clarence Thomas
George Marshall
Thurgood Marshall
6
In "Beyond Vietnam," MLK identifies all of the following as problems in American society EXCEPT
Materialism
Isolationism
Racism
Militarism
7
How did JFK react to the construction of the Berlin Wall?
He threatened immediate military action
He flew to Berlin and used the wall to denounce communism
He proposed his own wall on the U.S.-Canada border
He accepted Khrushchev's right to construct the barrier
8
What event is referred to in the picture above?
The launch of Sputnik
The construction of the Berlin Wall
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Suez Canal Crisis
9
What is happening in this picture?
One of the Little Rock Nine entering school on the first day
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
A "Sit-in" protester being abused or attacked
The Voting Rights March on Selma
10
Before becoming President, JFK held office as a United States Senator from the state of ____.
Massachusetts
Oregon
New York
Connecticut
11
Who was the winner and the loser of the election of 1964?
Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey
John Kennedy, Richard Nixon
Barry Goldwater, Lyndon Johnson
Lyndon Johnson, Barry Goldwater
12
LBJ's program of economic and social reforms was known as the _____.
Great Society
Fair Deal
Fair Society
New Deal
13
What job did JFK appoint his younger brother Robert to in his administration?
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Director of NASA
Secretary of Defense
14
JFK's military policy of expanding nuclear forces & establishing the Special Forces was called
Global Defense Coordination
National Security Initiative
Brinksmanship
Flexible Response
15
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination on the basis of what?
Race
Gender
Religion
All of the above
16
What did the Warren Commission conclude?
The Oswald and Ruby acted together
That Oswald acted alone
The Fidel Castro hired Oswald
That Oswald was part of a Communist conspiracy
17
What is meant by De Facto Discrimination?
Segregation by written law
Segregation by custom and tradition
A lack of significant discrimination
"Separate but equal"
18
The Immigration Act of 1965 did all of the following EXCEPT
stopped immigration from European countries
stopped immigration from non-European countries
ended quotas based on nationality
began quotas based on nationality
19
What is happening in this picture?
The Voting Rights March on Selma
One of the Little Rock Nine entering school on the first day
A "Sit-in" Protester being abused or attacked
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
20
Who appointed Robert Weaver, the first black cabinet member (HUD Secretary)?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
21
The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was
proposed by Kennedy and failed
proposed by Johnson and succeeded
proposed by Kennedy and succeeded
proposed by Johnson and failed
22
What event occurred as a direct result of the woman above being arrested on December 1, 1955?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
The March on Washington
Brown v. Board of Education
The Freedom Ride
23
____ was the first human and ____ was the first woman to travel into space.
Alan Shepard, Sally Ride
Yuri Gagarin, Valentina Terechkova
Sergei Fedorov, Raisa Gorbachev
Yuri Gagarin, Maria Sharapova
24
Which of the following quotes is
not
a noted quote by President Kennedy?
"We choose to go the moon in this decade."
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
"Ask not what your country can do for you..."
"Ich bin ein Berliner"
25
Who was the first U.S. President to address the NAACP?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
26
America's first group of astronauts were part of what program?
Apollo
Vulcan
Mercury
Gemini
27
How did JFK react to the attacks upon the Freedom Riders in 1961?
He imposed martial law
He condemned the recklessness of the Riders
He sent Federal Marshals to protect the riders
He refused comment and played golf
28
What program of LBJ's "Great Society" has the largest impact today?
Medicare
Social Security
Department of Labor
Headstart
29
How was the Cuban missile crisis resolved?
The Soviets deposed Fidel Castro to satisfy Kennedy
The Soviets pulled out of Cuba & the U.S. out of Turkey
A limitted nuclear exchange
Kennedy backed down and allowed the Soviet ships to pass
30
What is meant by De Jure Discrimination?
A lack of significant discrimination
Segregation by written law
Segregation by custom and tradition
"Separate but equal"
31
Decisions of the Warren Court were
of little importance to most Americans
praised by liberals
praised by conservatives
obstructive of fair elections
32
President Eisenhower sends troops to what city to enforce civil rights in 1957?
Jackson, MS
Lexington, KY
Jacksonville, FL
Little Rock, AK
33
Which was NOT one of the demands of the Montgomery Improvement Association during the boycott?
That bus drivers treat black passengers with respect
That black bus drivers would also be hired
That Rosa Parks's arrest by expunged from her record
That the price of bus rides be reduced for black passengers
34
What is the practice of "redlining" in legal terms?
Violent intimidation by the KKK
Physically demolishing majority minority neighborhoods
Denying mortgages in majority minority neighborhoods
Driving all night without sleep
35
Why was the televised 1960 Presidential debate considered decisive in JFK winning the election?
Nixon's remarks alienated minority voters
JFK looked relaxed & confident and Nixon looked the opposite
Nixon seemed unknowledgable about foreign policy
Nixon was unable to recall the Soviet leader's name
36
What Presidential election does this map show?
1964
2016
1960
1968
37
The landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) did what?
Struck down segregation in private schools
Struck down anti-miscegenation laws
Struck down segregation in public schools
Banned discrimination in public accomodations
38
What group does MLK found in 1957 to fight discrimination non-violently?
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
39
Which affirmed the legality of segregation & established the doctrine of "separate but equal"?
Brown v. Board of Education
The Civil Rights Acts of 1957
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Sixteenth Amendment
40
All were civil rights leaders during the 1950s and 1960s EXCEPT
James Farrow
Rosa Parks
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm X
41
The ____ was established by JFK as a program of volunteer assistance to the developing world.
Peace Corps
UNICEF
World Health Organization
Alliance for Progress
42
The "hot line" established in 1963 did all of the following EXCEPT
Ease Cold War tensions
Banned nuclear testing
link the White House and the Kremlin
Make communication between the U.S. & U.S.S.R easier
43
All of the following were elements of President Kennedy's programs
except
Flexible Response
The New Frontier
The Fair Deal
Alliance for Progress
44
Who are the people in these mugshots from Jackson, MS in 1962?
The Little Rock Nine
Civil Rights Lawyers
Freedom Riders
Miscellaneous Criminals
45
All of the following were members of the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon
except
Buzz Aldrin
Michael Collins
Alan Shepard
Neil Armstrong
