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Cold War and Civil Rights
Cold War and Civil Rights
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1
_____ contributed to Americans buying more home, going to college, spending more money.
The Brown v. Board decision
Executive Order 9066
adoption of the assembly line
GI Bill
2
MLK and followers' March in Selma, Alabama led to-
the arrest of Dr. King
many people being arrested for engaging in violence
the President sending federal troops to control riots
President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act into law
3
US Senator who accused many people of being Communist
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
4
The 15th Amendment
granted blacks males the right to vote
granted women the right to vote
abolished slavery
granted blacks equal protection of citizenship
5
The US implemented the Marshall Plan because
giving aid would lead to fewer countries turning Communist
they wanted African and Asian nations gain independence
it made the US dominant over European markets
they wanted more countries to turn Communist
6
Year the USSR launched the Sputnik
1965
1945
1957
1968
7
Inventions of heart pumps, mechanical arms, and Teflon-plated fiberglass are a result of
space exploration
the US winning the space race
computers
the US and the USSR working together
8
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Courts decided
separate but equal was unconstitutional
Mexicans could serve on court juries
ruled that blacks could attend the University of Texas
abortion was legal
9
The United States got involved in the Korean War to
protect South Korea from Communist aggression
protect the interests of North Koreans
take control of the entire Korean Penninsula
take Korea's nuclear weapons
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First African American to serve on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Billy Graham
James Meredith
George Wallace
11
Beat Generation challenged the ____ in American society.
evil
conformity
alcoholism
racial injustice
12
Which is an underlying cause of the Cold War?
The US attacked the USSR
US was democratic and Capitalist, USSR was Communist
President Truman met with USSR leader Joseph Stalin
US and Great Britain invade France and Germany
13
The western allies had to perform the Berlin Airlift becuase
Stalin joined East and West Berlin under one government
Stalin had blockaded democratic West Berlin
Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin
Stalin build a wall separating East and West Berlin
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As a result of transportation technology of the 1950's, Americans -
were able to import more food from Europe
could trade more easily with China
could take more vacations
could travel more easily from city to city by car or plane
15
The 13th Amendment
granted women the right to vote
abolished slavery
granted blacks the right to vote
granted black equal protection of citizenship
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Person who meets with members of Congress to defend the views of special interest group.
Public Official
Lobbyist
Politician
Lawyer
17
Which court case upheld "separate, but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Hernandez v. Texas
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
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King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail explains why
the use of violence is sometimes necessary
gradual change was better than immediate change
segregation and inequality should end illegally
African Americans could no longer cooperate with whites
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Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" provided
stricter drug laws
the Social Security Administration
new programs that would help the poor
Americans an easier way to get loans
20
Th 19th amendment
granted African Americans equal protection of citizenship
granted African Americans the right to vote
abolished slavery
granted women the right to vote
21
The United States began work on the Hydrogen Bomb because
The USSR had developed an atomic bomb
They needed to win World War II
The USSR challenged them to do so
other nations already had a hydrogen bomb
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Dr. King advocated
nonviolent protest
amending the Constitution
litigation
Lobbying
23
The March on Washington in 1963 was planned to
to demand desegregation of public schools
to demand the segregation of military units
pressure Congress into passing Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill
to demand that Congress pay reparations to African Americans
24
The 19th, 24th, 26th amendments and the American Citizenship Act of 1924 all
granted voting rights to new groups of people
enforced separation of powers between the state and fed gov
guaranteed rights to a fair trial
passed against the opposition of many Americans
25
Court case that imposed segregation
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Hernandez v. Texas
26
Cesar Chavez was advocate for Mexican
activists
farm workers
industrial laborers
lawyers
27
The 14th Amendment
granted blacks the equal protection of citizenship
granted African Americans the right to vote
granted women the right to vote
prohibited the sale of alcohol
28
In the __________, the US and its Western European allies flew food and supplies to West Berlin
Arms Race
Berlin Airlift
Space Race
Marshall Plan