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Cold War and Civil Rights Years EOC Review
Cold War and Civil Rights Years EOC Review
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1
Who believed that equality may require the use of violence to achieve?
MLK jr.
Thurgood Marshall
Lester Maddox
Malcom X
2
What was the primary goal of NATO?
unite Western Europe in response to the Soviet Union threat
aid those trying to flee Communist oppression in Europe
halt the spread of Communist aggression in Asia
bring greater equality to the economies in Europe
3
Which of these men would NOT have agreed that segregation was acceptable?
Lester Maddox
George Wallace
Orval Faubus
Thurgood Marshall
4
This ruled that segregates schools were "inherently unequal" and ordered their integration?
Brown v. Board of Education
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
24th Amendment
5
The primary goal of Southern Democrats in Congress was to--
end the practice of racial segregation in the South
litigate for equal rights for all races in the South
integrate the public schools throughout the South
maintain the status quo in the South
6
The successful launch of Sputnik started...
The Korean War
The Space Race
The Cold War
The Arms Race
7
This federal law suspended literacy tests where they were used to prevent AA's from voting?
Brown v. Board of Education
24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
8
Refused to give up here seat on the bus in Montgomery, local leaders organized a boycott?
Orval Faubus
Betty Friedan
Dolores Huerta
Rosa Parks
9
This was created out of fears that a war torn Europe is susceptible to Communism?
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Containment Policy
Eisenhower Doctrine
10
Court case that established the doctrine of "separate but equal?"
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
Brown v. Board of Education
UC v. Bakke
11
Who wrote and delivered the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court in
Brown v. Board
?
Thurgood Marshall
Earl Warren
Lester Maddox
Orval Faubus
12
Who initially led the U.S. forces in the Korean War?
Omar Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
13
Why did the U.S. get involved in the Korean War?
MacArthur wanted to overthrow Communist China
Truman wanted to unify Korea
American leaders felt it was important to resist Communism
Korea was beyond the boundaries of containment policy
14
Which Civil Rights leader became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
W.E.B. DuBois
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
15
First African American to cross the "color line" and join the major leagues in baseball.
Willie Mays
Hank Aaron
Thurgood Marshall
Jackie Robinson
16
This famous Christian preacher was a prominent Civil Rights supporter?
Jackie Robinson
Billy Graham
Lester Maddox
Thurgood Marshall
17
Who said,"segregation now, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever!"
Joseph McCarthy
Thurgood Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Wallace
18
Which event of 1948-1949 is illustrated by the cartoon?
the collapse of the Berlin Wall
the Allied invasion of Germany
the reunification of Germany
the Berlin Airlift
19
T/F: Under the policy of containment, the U.S. wanted to get rid of communism.
True
False
20
In this court case the S.C. upheld affirmative action, but not the use of racial quotas.
Sweatt v. Painter
UC v. Bakke
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
21
NAACP won a case to allow an African American man to attend the UT Law School.
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
UC v. Bakke
22
Which president negotiated the armistice which ended the Korean War?
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
FDR
JFK
23
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham" jail showed support for--
Civil Disobedience
Social Darwinism
Separation of church and state
Eugenics
24
The publication of the Venona Papers proved that...
MLK's assassination was a conspiracy
Thousands of U.S. citizens were jailed without evidence
There really were people in the U.S. spying for the USSR
People's reputations were ruined during the Red Scare
25
This forbid states from imposing a poll tax in order to vote in federal elections.
24th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board of Education
26
Led to the federal court ruling that segregation on city buses violated the 14th Amendment?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma Protests
Sit-in Movement
Birmingham Demostrations
27
During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union
Formed competing military alliances
Clashed over control of the Mediterranean Sea
Refused to trade with each other
Broke all diplomatic ties
28
Which event happened first?
Korean War
Berlin Airlift
Building of Berlin Wall
Berlin Blockade
29
This prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, or ethnic origin?
24th Amendment
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
30
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
place quotas on immigration
prevent Red China from joining the United Nations
investigate those accused of disloyalty to the U.S.
integrate public schools