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1
De Jure Segregation
separation enforced by law
segregation based on residential housing patterns
separation of Northern army from South
separation of African Americans in government
2
Eisenhower's policy of nuclear arms build up and the threat of all out war to stop Communism
Brinkmanship
Containment
Flexible Response
3
Roe v. Wade
overturned Brown v. Board of Education
legalized abortion
established Judicial Review
ended segregation in public schools
4
Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba built missiles in Turkey
USSR built missiles in Turkey
USSR built missiles in Cuba
Cuba built missiles close to US
5
This invasion of Cuba followed the rise of Fidel Castro
Warren Commission
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
6
The Forgotten War
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
World War II
The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
7
To support JFK’s civil rights bill, civil rights leaders called on a
Freedom rides
general strike in the South
March on Washington
March to Selma, AL
8
De jure segregation
was the result of laws or other government actions
existed only in the South
no longer exists in this country
is caused mainly by housing patterns
9
Example of the "Proxy Wars" would include:
Filipino-American War
World War II
Korean War
Russian Revolution
10
César Chávez championed the economic rights of which group?
Ranchers
Farmers
Miners
Migrant workers
11
Cuban missile crisis
the world ended
the closest the world came to a nuclear destruction
the Soviet union built marshmellow pads
everyone died
12
The counter-culture of the 1960s promoted all of the following EXCEPT
a new emphasis on religion
tolerant attitudes regarding sexual morality
desires for greater self-fulfillment
questioning of government and other authority
13
Plessy v Ferguson
Public facilities may be separated by race as long as they are equal
Car dealerships can refuse to sell to a customer based on race
Schools must bus students in an effort to achieve racial integration
Segregation is illegal and must be ended immediately
14
What was the “Iron Curtain”?
A real curtain that divided Berlin for the next 40 years
Political/military divide between democratic & communist European countries
Real wall that divided Spain between being member of NATO and being neutral
A wall that divided the United States and the Soviet Union zones in Korea
15
Counter Culture
turning over responsibility for the defense of South Vietnam
Southern Democrats who opposed integration
Northern, White, blue-collar voters
A culture that develops in opposition to the dominant culture of society.
16
What year was Roe v. Wade
1776
1982
1965
1973
17
United Farm Workers
Worked for fair pay and safe work conditions
Organized by Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta
Used boycotts as a form of protest
All of these
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The known build-up of nuclear arms is known as the
Space Race
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine
Arms Race
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De facto segregation
segregation which occurred because of laws
segregation which occurred because of tradition or practice
20
What explains the large numbers of "proxy wars" on this map?
Superpowers wanted to control puppet governments there.
Superpowers wanted to avoid direct military confrontations.
Superpowers wanted new military technology from newly decolonized states.
Superpowers wanted natural resources and favor their private corporations.
21
Which event served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s?
Brown v. Board of Education
March on Washington
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Emancipation Proclamation
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The Indian Self-Determination Act...
Gave tribes the ability to form new reservations
Made it illegal for Native Americans to own weapons
Removed all governmental assistance from Native Tribes
Gave control over resources and education to tribes
23
What may have contributed to TV popularity in the 1950s?
After wartime sacrifice, consumers were ready to spend
General MacArthur endorsed it
Advertisers sponsored entire shows
Political candidates used it to communicate their message
24
Brown V. Board of Education
Created "Separate but equal "doctrine
Ended "Separate but equal" doctrine
25
What was the Berlin airlift a response to?
German development of the atomic bomb
construction of the Berlin wall
Soviet blockade of West Berlin
reunification of East and West Germany
26
Cuban Missile Crisis
the policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power
provide the European countries w/U.S. aid in order to rebuild
battle communism & protect the liberty of countries under the USSR
confrontation between the US and USSR came closest to nuclear conflict
27
Which statement about the migration from cities to suburbs in the 1950s is correct?
African Americans flocked to the suburbs to escape discrimination.
Commuters took public transportation because the price of oil was so high.
More middle-class families could afford to purchase their own homes.
Suburbs displayed a broad range of age, income, and ethnic groups.
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This orgainization helped women in the 1960s (leader Gloria Steinem)
The Little Rock Nine
Chicano Mural Movement
American Indian Movement (AIM)
National Organization of Women (NOW)
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American Indian Movement
Fight for the land, legal rights, and self government for Native Americans
Fight for the securing rights for Russian American men
Fight for the rights of female students at Paetow
Fight for the securing rights for African American women
30
All Civil Rights leaders advocated nonviolent protests.
False
True
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Emmett Till
all of these statements are true
had an open casket funeral with a mangled body at his mother's request
added incentive to the Civil Rights movement
was 14 years old when he was lynched
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Civil Rights Act of 1965
Banned discrimination based on race color
Required employers to offer equal pay
Power to inspect local voter registration
Banned unfair tests in voting such as literacy tests
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Equal Rights Amendment
protests against segregation on interstate busing in the South
amendment proposed that would give equality of rights regardless of sex
huge civil rights demonstarion in Washington, DC, in 1963
civil rights organization
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American Indian movement
Staged a number of protest actions on injustice and violence of Natives
Movement created to end American-Indian suffrage
Organization formed by Betty Fridan
Allowed for U.S citizens to protest against the intergration of Natives
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Clean Air Act
Sets standards for drinking water contaminants
Protects large areas of land for recreation, education, or research
Reduces US dependence on petroleum & funds alternative fuels
Regulates emissions of pollutants into the atmosphere
36
The Stonewall riots (1969) were demonstrations by
Environmental activists
The LGBT community
Feminists
Anti-war protesters
37
Which statement describes how the GI Bill affected the United States during the 1950s?
Educational benefits helped provide training to military veterans.
Minority groups could enlist because it desegregated the military.
Employment opportunities for women increased
The financial regulations protected the deposits of bank customers.
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Name 3 reasons why the Civil Rights movement started in the 1950s
WWII showed Black Americans integration abroad
TV showed the whole US racial injustice
Improved education for Black Americans in the North
Black Lives Matter protest
39
What is the significance of the 38th parallel?
it was the location of the US airlift
it is the dividing line between North and South Korea
it was the dividing line between East and West Germany
it was where the Korean War took place
40
The purpose for the creation of NATO was to
forma a binding peace treat for all of Europe.
defend North America and Western Europe against communism.
defend Europe against the Nazis.
form an economic alliance.
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What is a proxy war?
A war caused by overseas territories being settled by a foreign state.
A war in which nuclear weapons are used.
A war between citizens of the same state.
A war started by a state which does not itself become involved.
42
The Stonewall riots...
all of the above
sparked the modern queer civil rights movement
were led by drag queens, POC, and trans women
are the reason Pride events are traditionally held in June
43
The GI Bill of Rights was created with the intention of
Permanently desegregating of the US military
Allowing women to serve in all US armed forces
Protecting US soldiers from War Crime prosecution
Providing veterans with home loans and college funding
44
The creation of NATO directly led to the creation of
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Warsaw pact
The Domino Theory
The Hydrogen Bomb
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What types of strategies were used by Civil Rights leaders during the Civil Rights Movement?
an acceptance of the slow movement towards equality
leading riots and violent protests in major American cities
forcing labor strikes to hurt the American economy
using nonviolent protests to gain equal treatment
46
The Trial of The Chicago 7
increased anti-war sentiment in the United States during the Tet Offensive
raised questions about the First Amendment rights to free speech & assembly
led to changes in Selective Service
exposed events in the war that hadnot been reported by the media
47
Containment was the policy of...
strengthening US control over Latin America
limiting the spread of communism during World War 1
limiting the spread of communism during the Cold War
prosecuting communists in the United States
48
The Baby Boom was due to
all of the above
a time of peace
a return of soldiers from overseas
a time of prosperity
49
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite states
An agreement to attack the Soviet Union if they attacked 1st
Policy that created the Iron Curtain
The agreement to execute the Rosenberg's
50
The Berlin airlift...
dropped needed supplies to from West Berlin to East Berlin
dropped needed supplies to West Berlin
was a way to feed poor people in war torn Berlin
was how the allies won the war over Hitler
51
What year were the Stonewall Riots?
1969
1962
1966
1968
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Little Rock Nine
Child murdered in Jim Crow south for allegedly flirting with a white person
Elementary school student(s) who integrated into an all white school
Black high school students who integrated into an all white school
Arrested for sitting in the “white” section of a bus
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prevents housing discrimination based race, sex, religion
Prevents voting discrimination based on race, religion, sex
Prevents discrimination in all cases
Prevents discrimination in employment based on race, religion, or sex
54
Environmental Protection Agency
set up to establish international peace
created under Nixon to protect and regulate the natural environment
created to allow for more pollution
protects us from the people
55
De facto segregation
only existed in the South
existed throughout the US in the 1960s
has a legal basis
was an attempt for integrate all Americans
56
Cesar Chavez fought for
farm workers' rights
animal rights
womens' rights
longer school days
57
Gloria Steinem
wrote Silent Spring
American feminist journalist and social political activist
wrote "The Feminine Mystique"
Agricultural labor activist
58
Increasing use of automobiles in the U.S. in the 1950's allowed people to?
live outside of rural areas (metropolitan)
live outside of urban areas (suburbs)
59
Montgomery Bus Boycott
A strike of black bus drivers who wanted equal pay
A bus protest in 1955 that started with Rosa Parks
Boycott that occurred after the infamous bus bombing
Protest against desegregated buses allowing black people to ride in front
60
What was the Marshall Plan?
offered help/finances to Europe to recover from WWII
Europe needed help with thier educational system
a plan to help injured WWI orphans
assistance for Europe after the Great Depression
61
The baby boom after World War II led directly to
a decrease in spending for public education
a decrease in consumer spending
an increased demand for housing
a return to a rural lifestyle
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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
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Civil Rights Act of 1968
Prohibited discrimination in voting and poll taxex
Prohibited discrimination in the sale or rental of housing
Prohibited discrimination in libraries, restaurants, hotels n other places
Prohibited discrimination in school, housing, and banks
64
What happened during the "Stonewall Inn Riot"?
sparked yearly parades that we call Pride Parades
all of the above
police brutalized the protesters and they fought back
2SLGBT+ protested in response to a police raid of the Stonewall Inn (Bar)
65
TV led to a growth in consumer culture during the 1950s.
False
True
66
What was the significance of the March on Washington?
It led to the passing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
It led to the desegregation of schools in the South
It led to the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
It brought national attention to the struggle for civil rights
67
Bay of Pigs
Idk
A bunch of little pigs that were slaughtered
A succesful attack that hit the whole city in Germany
A failed attack launched by the CIA during the Kennedy administration
68
What strategies were used by civil rights leaders to combat discrimination and segregation?
Boycotts
Sit-ins
All of the above
Marches
69
What was the impact of increased production of automobiles in the 1950's?
migration from urban to suburbs
African Americans migrated North
More sharecropping in the South
the need for less farmers
70
In response to the Berlin blockade {imposed by Stalin} ___________ issued the Berlin airlift.
President Johnson
President Roosevelt
President Kennedy
President Truman
71
Which side did Cuba take following the rise of Fidel Castro during the Cold War.
Communist (U.S.S.R.)
None (Neutral)
They were their own individual super power country.
Capitalist (U.S.A.)
72
Brown v. Board
_____________.
supported the Plessy v. Ferguson precedent
stated segregation in schools violated the 14th Amendment
minorities had no rights in schools
said the Fed. Gov't did not have segregation stopping powers
73
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman's belief to aid any country going against communism
Truman's plan to retreat from wold affairs
Truman's plan to strike communist areas with nuclear weapons
Truman's ideas on how to get the economy going better
74
Executive Order 9981
Desegregated Public Schools
Desegregated Public Busing
Desegregated the US Military
Desegregated Housing
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Plessy v. Ferguson ruled -
integration of schools
desegregation of schools
Separate but equal
separate is unequal
76
Why were the Chicago 8 put on trial?
Inciting a riot
Dodging the draft
Spying for North Vietnam
Spying for the Soviets
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Civil rights leaders led peaceful protests, what strategies did they use?
all of the above
boycotts
hunger strikes
marches
