Members of CORE believed

that direct, nonviolent methods could gain civil rights

During the 1948 election

Souther Democrats split from their party

A result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

nearly forty countries ended aboveground testing

Death of Joplin & Hendrix led to the end of the counterculture movement because

young people realized drugs were deadly

NATO & Warsaw Pact are

military alliances made for "collective security"

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act

fight discrimination based on race & sex

Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n)

bombing campaign against North Vietnam

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed Johnson to

take all necessary mesaures to defend U.S. forces

Goal of the Marshall Plan

make European countries strong to buy American goods

What was the significance of Hernandez v. Texas

extended the Fourteenth Amendment protections

Why did people move to the Sunbelt

work in the defense, aerospace, electronics, & petrochemical

How did family patterns change during the 1950s

single people got married at a younger age

After WWII, worker producctivity improved because

numberous technological advances

Eugene Connor reacted to marchers by

ordered the use of police dogs & fire hoses

After the war, the U.S. economy

shifted to producing consumer goods

President Eisenhower did what

maintained existing New Deal programs

Why did M.L.K. Jr target Birmingham for a civil rights campaign

it was considered the most segregated city in the south

Equal Pay Act stated that

men & women immeditely began receiving identical pay

What did the baby boom generation value

youth, spontaneity, individuality, & spirtuality

Why did the music and clothing industries market the counterculture

counterculture represented a large consumer group

What were Jim Crow laws

laws that enforced the strict separation of the race

ordered the immediate action of Brown v. Board of Education

The flight of the urban middle class to the suburbs

hurt cities dur to lack of taxes

How did the sexual revolution of the 1960's & 1970's affect American society

individuals talked openly about sex

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1
Members of CORE believed
that violence was necessary to achieve racial goals
that separation of the races was essential to equality
that direct, nonviolent methods could gain civil rights
should disband & join the SCLC
2
What civil rights organization won many court cases
CORE
SCLC
MIA
NAACP
3
During the 1948 election
Souther Democrats split from their party
Thrumond attacked Congress
Dewey staged a "whistle stop" campaign
Truman ran ont he Progressive party ticket
4
A result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
nearly forty countries ended aboveground testing
the Soveit Union ended all nuclear tests
the U.S. ceased nuclear testing
relations between the U.S. & Soviet increased
5
Death of Joplin & Hendrix led to the end of the counterculture movement because
they refused to play Woodstock
the movement lost its only leaders
young people realized drugs were deadly
they stopped writing spiritual songs
6
How long was the Montgomery bus boycott
24 hours
more than five years
more than a year
one week
7
NATO & Warsaw Pact are
failed attempts to make peace
military aggression during the Cold War
military alliances made for "collective security"
efforts to fight communism
8
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act
formalize hiring practices already in place
fight discrimination based on race & sex
remeber President Kennedy
initiate the War on Poverty
9
Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n)
regain control of the U.S. embassy in Saigon
plan to give South Vietnam military responsibilty
offesnive designed to show that North Vietnam was a threat
bombing campaign against North Vietnam
10
The National Defense Act allocated federal funds to train
soldiers
scientists
politicians
businessmen
11
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed Johnson to
use the USS Maddox to control the seas
send economic aid
declare war aagainst North Vietnam
take all necessary mesaures to defend U.S. forces
12
Goal of the Marshall Plan
send troops to Europe
make Germany pay war costs
make European countries strong to buy American goods
Give Europeans higher education
13
The Equality Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 made it illegal to deny credit because of
gender
race
marital status
sexual orientation
14
Kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in Cuba by
trade boycott
military invasion
diplomatic treaty
naval blockade
15
What was the significance of Hernandez v. Texas
extended the Fourteenth Amendment protections
organized national councils
affirmed the doctrine of seperate buy equal
overturned Brown II
16
Why did people move to the Sunbelt
escape traffic and overcrowding
buy inexpensive land
work in the defense, aerospace, electronics, & petrochemical
take adavantage of government programs
17
How did family patterns change during the 1950s
married people waited longer before having children
marriage rates decreased
divorce rates increased
single people got married at a younger age
18
The Warren Commision determined that
several people had conspired to assassinate Kennedy
Kennedy's assassin could not be identified
kennedy was assassinated for political reasons
Kennedy's assassin acted alone
19
After WWII, worker producctivity improved because
government price controls
labor reforms
numberous technological advances
veterans reentering the workforce
20
Eugene Connor reacted to marchers by
ordered the use of police dogs & fire hoses
bringing in the National Guard
proposing a law to end segregation
met with leaders
21
MacArthur chose what port city for a counterattack
Pusan
Pyngyang
Inchon
Seoul
22
After the war, the U.S. economy
fluctuated as it withdrew from world markets
shifted to producing consumer goods
stagnated as wartime production fell
entered major depression
23
One component of Kennedy's New Frontier was
equality for all Americans
lowered taxes
higher unemployment rates
restricted access to social programs
24
Vietcong's war strategy was to
battle by day & rest at night
avoid any confrontation
fight small skirmishes
engage in large scale battles
25
Ho Chi Minh compared his military to
tiger
elephant
wasp
snake
26
What contributed to a surge in postwar home construction
foreign aid
loans to veterans
low inflation
price controls
27
Kennedy's military policies encouraged more funding for
dimplomatic solutions
Secret Service
nuclear weapons
Special Forces
28
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow
Nikita Kruschev
Fidel Castro
Kennedy Administration
Batista regime
29
What issue did Truman make progress
labor rights
national health
civil rights
desegregation of the military
30
President Eisenhower did what
opposed introduction of any new federal programs
wanted a stronger federal government
decreased federal spending
maintained existing New Deal programs
31
Why did M.L.K. Jr target Birmingham for a civil rights campaign
President Kennedy had been born there
its strong support for civil rights
it was the only southern city that practiced segregation
it was considered the most segregated city in the south
32
Who spoke of the "iron curtain"
George Kennan
Harry Truman
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
33
What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956
U.S. intervened & installed Diem
Ho Chi Minh cnaceled the election
Diem won an overwhelming popular victory
Diem refuse to participate
34
How did Johnson escalte American invovlement in Vietnam
ordering airstrikes & troops
sending advisers
declaring war
having Diem assassinated
35
Equal Pay Act stated that
employment practices became fairer
men & women immeditely began receiving identical pay
businesses set standard wages
African Americans had more job opportunities
36
What did the baby boom generation value
restriction on minority civil rights & the environment
trust in adults & government
youth, spontaneity, individuality, & spirtuality
traditional mainstream values
37
President Kennedy was succeeded by
Johnson
Glenn
Keynes
Nixon
38
Which city did Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students
Montgomery, Alabama
Baltimore, Maryland
Topeka, Kansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
39
Why did the music and clothing industries market the counterculture
counterculture managed industries
counterculture music & clothing appealed to everyone
people in the 1960s refused to buy parent's clothing
counterculture represented a large consumer group
40
To gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union
operated a massive airlift
threatened the section of the city with troops
sent in the U.N.
set up a blockade
41
Postwar economy suffered severe
unemployment
inflation
depression
labor shortages
42
What were Jim Crow laws
laws that enforced the strict separation of the race
laws that protected African Americans
laws that restricted African American rights in the North
laws that restored equal rights
43
Brown II stated what
overturned Brown v. Board Education
upheld the segregation of Central High School
implemented The Southern Manifesto
ordered the immediate action of Brown v. Board of Education
44
The flight of the urban middle class to the suburbs
opened affordable housing
spurred urban renewal projects
generated new jobs
hurt cities dur to lack of taxes
45
Famous African American baseball player from the Civil Rights Era
Thurgood Marshall
Rosa Parks
Ralph Abernathy
Jackie Robinson
46
By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam
had been drafted
were volunteers
refused to fight
had not seen any fighting
47
The Geneva Accords provided for
an anticommunist government in Vietnam
French Control of Cambodia
the division of Vietnam
immediate elections in Vietnam
48
How did the sexual revolution of the 1960's & 1970's affect American society
divorce rates decreased
sexually transimitted diseases declined
teenage marriages increased
individuals talked openly about sex
49
What event helped create the counterculture movement
WWII
Woodstock
Vietnam War
Great Depression
50
What counterculture characteristics provided a foundation for movments
protest
youthfulness
drug use
communes
51
Eisenhower's domino theory was based on
national self-determination
containment
economic expansion
democracy
52
What coutnries remained under Soviet control
Austria, Germany, Hungary
Denmark, Austria, Germany
Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria
53
What was the outcome of the Alliance for Progress
Relations between the U.S. & Latin America did not improve
Relations between the U.S. & Latin America did improve
Americans opposed Kennedy's policies
tensions increased between the U.S. & communist countries

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