What was the main idea of the Black Power Movement?

Blacks should embrace their culture and self-determination

What was McCarthyism?

The search for communists in the US

What was the primary purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

To investigate those accused of disloyalty to the US

What was Martin Luther King, Jr. famous for?

Promote civil rights through non-violent protests

What are Civil Rights?

Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution

Thousands of American veterans received free education after World War II because

the G.I. Bill of Rights promised to pay for their education

How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change American life?

Ended segregation, gave ALL citizens access to public places

The events leading to and after "Bloody Sunday" resulted in

President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law

What was the baby boom?

When many babies were born after WWII

What caused the Cold War?

The battle between the idea of democracy or communism

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1
What was the main idea of the Black Power Movement?
Allow African Americans to vote without poll taxes
Use of Islamic ideas to support their cause
Blacks should embrace their culture and self-determination
Create an alliance between King and Malcolm X
2
What was McCarthyism?
A containment policy
The search for communists in the US
The Cold War
The dividing of Korea
3
What was the primary purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
To prevent the admission of China to the UN
To investigate those accused of disloyalty to the US
To place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the US
To prevent the integration of different racial groups
4
What was Martin Luther King, Jr. famous for?
Asked people to protest in violent ways for civil rights
Encouraging African Americans to rely on themselves
Promote civil rights through non-violent protests
Being the first man to walk on the moon
5
In the 1950s, 75% of the new homes constructed took place in
small towns
rural areas
inner city
suburbs
6
What are Civil Rights?
Rights given to the government from states
Rights guaranteed by the states to the people
Rights for African Americans
Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
7
Which event in the 1960s brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Berlin Airlift
The release of two atomic bombs
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The sinking of the Lusitania
8
Thousands of American veterans received free education after World War II because
the G.I. Bill of Rights promised to pay for their education
there were not enough factory jobs for them to return to work
their local cities wanted to show appreciation for their service
they had been required to quit school to join the army
9
In preparation for a nuclear attack, many families built
bomb shelters
sand bag piles
garages
swimming pools
10
What protected the right of ALL Americans to vote?
the 13th Amendment
the 15th Amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Article I of the Bill of Rights
11
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change American life?
Gave women the right to vote
Ended segregation, gave ALL citizens access to public places
Ended segregation & gave African Americans the right to vote
Continued segregation, but ended it in schools
12
What agency was created after the Soviets launched Sputnik?
Kennedy Space Center
NASA
NSRA
NATO
13
The events leading to and after "Bloody Sunday" resulted in
the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law
the President sending federal troops to control riots
many people being arrested for engaging in violence
14
The idea that in a Nuclear War, everyone loses is called
Containment
Mutually Assured Destruction
Massive Retaliation
Nuclear Proliferation
15
During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union
competed in the space race
experienced tension without actually fighting
engaged in an arms race
all of the above
16
What was the name of the court case from 1954 that led to school desegregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
Johnson v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Linda Brown v. Local School Coalition
17
What was the baby boom?
Children of English soldiers born during WWII
All babies born during WWII
When many babies were born after WWII
Decline in the number of babies born after WWII
18
Who used the phrase "by any means necessary" in regards to the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Stokely Carmichael
John Lewis
Malcolm X
19
What mode of transportation did the Freedom Riders use?
boats
trains
buses
cars
20
What caused the Cold War?
The Space Race
A shortage of heating fuel
Cold temperatures in Alaska
The battle between the idea of democracy or communism
21
Nine teenagers led the desegregation of high schools in this city
St. Louis
Little Rock
Montgomery
Mobile
22
The young man from Chicago who was beaten and lynched while visiting the South
Julius Rosenberg
Leroy Jenkins
Emmitt Till
Stokely Carmichael

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