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Korea, Civil Rights, and Kennedy - American History
Korea, Civil Rights, and Kennedy - American History
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Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
U.S. diplomats began to express political viewpoints freely.
U.S citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Membership in the U.S Communist Party increased.
Recuritment procedures for the US military branches reformed
2
What is beside John F. Kennedy's grave?
obelisk
statue
fountain
eternal flame
3
What helped Kennedy win the Kennedy-Nixon debate?
All of the above
His natural charm and talking point delivery
Nixon's recent leg injury
Makeup
4
What date was President John F Kennedy assassinated?
November 22 1962
October 29 1963
November 22 1963
November 24 1963
5
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
Students who sat in the wrong seats at a diner.
Students who challenged the interstate bus laws.
Students who fought against the integration of public school
Students who broke the color barrier in public school.
6
Where was President Kennedy assassinated?
Washington, D.C.
Portland, Oregon
Dallas, Texas
Baltimore, Maryland
7
The essential element of the policy of containment was
a rejection of involvement in the United Nations
a commitment to working with the USSR
a commitment to holding communism to the USSR
a commitment to rolling back communism
8
What did Dr King's SCLC stand for?
Seven Christian Leadership Conference
South Commercial Leadership Committee
Southern Company of Ladies Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
9
Which statement BEST describes the policy of "brinkmanship" supported by Eisenhower and Kennedy?
Create treaties preventing nuclear war
Diplomacy & disarmament are encouraged to avoid nuclear war
Gaining allies & agreements are encouraged to avoid war
Threats & aggression actions used against opponents
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Lee Harvey Oswald
assassinated JFK
assassinated Roberty Kennedy
was the D.C. Sniper
killed Jack Ruby
11
Oswald shot Kennedy from
Grassy Knoll
The car behind him
A hospital room
School book depository
12
What policy protected Roy Bryant and JW Milam from being tried again?
habeaus corpus
statute of limitations
double jeopardy
the right to a fair trial
13
Why was Kennedy in Dallas when his assassination took place?
To talk/persuade the extremists
To mourn their lost son, Patrick
To meet with the American UN ambassador,Adlai Stevenson
For his up coming political campaign
14
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
All of the above
People in Alabama didn't ride the bus to protest segregation
A boycott that started in response to Rosa Parks
A boycott led by MLK
15
The Cold War was fought between the US and the ________ from 1945-1991.
German
Japan
Korea
USSR
16
Where did Rosa Parks live?
Birmingham, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Auburn, Alabama
Montgomery Alabama
17
Cuban Missile Crisis
Kennedy meeting with Kruschev
fall of Fidel Castro
Cuba becoming communist
Attempt by the Soviets to put nuclear weapons in Cuba
18
What does the Iron Curtain represent?
Division between communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe
European nations needed to build more factories
Peace had spread throughout Europe
Militaries of Western Europe were too powerful.
19
Why did Mrs Till let Jet Magazine publish pictures of her Emmit after his body was found?
She didn't give permission, they just printed the pictures
She wanted publicity for her book she was going to write
Because Jet paid her $100 for the pictures
So the world will see what they did to a little boy
20
President Truman fired General MacArthur in response to MacArthur’s
public criticism of Truman
disregard of possible Chinese involvement in the Korean War
capture of Seoul
speech before the U.S. Senate
21
Emmett Till
Mexican-American union organizer and leader
Signed the Civil Rights & Voting Rights Acts into law
arrested for refusing to move from a bus seat
brutally murdered for whistling at a white woman
22
Brown v. Board of Education established that....
Protestors could not demonstrate at public schools
separate schools for black & white students was illegal.
Schools could be segregated as long as they were "equal"
separate schools for black & white students was legal.
23
Who was murdered in Money, Mississippi
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Emmett Till
John Kennedy
Medgar Evers
24
Kennedy was the first Catholic president.
False
True
25
The _________________ said that Lee Harvey Oswald killed Kennedy alone.
Richards Commission
Wilson Commission
Manley Commission
Warren Commission
26
After shooting Kennedy, Oswald
attempted to run out of state
hid in the sewers
turned himself in
killed a police officer
27
The 38th Parallel divided
China and Taiwan
North & South Korea
North and South Vietnam
Korea & China
28
Where is the President John f. Kennedy grave located?
Northamptonshire Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery
Althorp National Grave
George Custer National Cemetery
29
MLK worked to end segregation through Civil Disobedience (sit-ins). What is Civil Disobedience?
assassinating leaders for their beliefs
protesting in non-violent, peaceful ways
arresting people for not following laws
gathering information to write a story
30
What effect did the Eisenhower Interstate Highway system have on US society?
Increased American reliance on government aid
shifted the economy away from agriculture
It slowed down the baby boom
Contributed to growth of suburbs
31
Bay of Pigs
A succesful attack that hit the whole city in Germany
A bunch of little pigs that were slaughtered
A failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration
Idk
32
What was the Sit-In-Movement?
Used for violent confrontations with cops
Peaceful protests for segregation in restaurants
Boycotts that protested the Vietnam War
Replaced Sit-ups as the new fad
33
Who was Rosa Parks?
An African American woman who didn't give up her seat.
An African American woman who gave speeches.
An African American woman who created new inventions.
An African American woman who helped free slaves.
34
Which best describes the significance of Thurgood Marshall?
lawyer for NAACP and first black justice on Supreme Court
founder of the Black Panthers
founder of the NAACP
organized an educational and vocational college for blacks
35
Which president's international policy was containment?
Woodrow Wilson
Harry S. Truman
Richard Nixon
Theodore Roosevelt
36
Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?
John MIller
Joe Farlen
Kevin Mare
Jack Ruby
37
President Eisenhower helped 9 black students enter Little Rock Central High by
federalizing the National Guard and sending in the Army
relying on police to handle the matter
ignoring the issue
cooperating with Governor Faubus
38
Diane Nash, who organized the Nashville sit-ins for desegregation, belonged to the:
NAACP
SCLC
SNCC
CORE
39
Why was the Kennedy Presidency often referred to as Camelot?
It was a time of relative peace and prosperity for the United States.
JFK is a descendant of King Arthur
JFK nicknamed his closest advisors after the Knights of the Round Table
JFK’s youthful glamour, wife, and talented advisors made it seem mythical
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
provided aid specifically to East Germany to stop Communism
provided aid to help rebuild war torn countries in Europe
allowed Congress to question loyalty of federal employees
provided aid to countries fighting Communist uprisings
