The anger and restlessness among the African American community after 1945 was created by

black awareness of the gap between US democratic ideals & racial practises

The Berlin Airlift was

A 24/7 air operation to supply Berlin with gas, food and medicine

Why did the US fight in the Korean War?

to stop the spread of communism into South Korea

The main idea of Containment, was that

communist expansion should be blocked by US political and economic means

A major factor in the 60's sexual revolution was

the invention of the birth control pill

Who was Harry S. Truman (SA)

The president who dropped the atomic bombs on Japan

In the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have A Dream Speech," in which he proclaimed

his children one day would not be judged by their skin color

When the USSR denied the United States, Britain, and France access to Berlin in 1948, President Truman responded by

organizing a gigantic airlift of supplies to Berlin

The Domino Theory was the idea that

One country after another would become Communist

What caused the cold war?

The fear of the spread of Communism

What caused the Berlin Airlift?

The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin

What was the Cold War? (SA)

the economic and political struggle between the US and the USSR

As part of the 1973 Vietnam cease-fire agreement

The US withdrew all of its armed forces from Vietnam

blocking the expansion of Communism

In response to the launch of the satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

the US began spending billions to improve US science and math education

Richard Nixon's policy of détente

began an era of relaxed tensions between the US, China and the USSR

A major result of the Watergate Scandal

Public distrust of the government

When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered

a naval quarantine of that island.

In its 1954 decision in “Brown v. Board of Education,” the Supreme Court

declared "separate but equal" for blacks and whites was unconstitutional.

Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalist government lost the Chinese civil war to the communists and Mao Ze-dong because

Jiang lost the support and confidence of Chinese people due to corruption

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The USSR tried to put Nuclear missiles into Cuba

American military forces entered Vietnam in order to

prevent South Vietnam from becoming communist.

Nixon’s primary crime during the Watergate affair was

Trying to cover up the Watergate scand

What was the name of the court case from 1954 that led to school desegregation?

Brown vs. The Board of Education

What was the 1954 Supreme Court case that made segregation in public schools illegal?

Brown vs the Board of Education

In response to the launch of the satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957

the US spent billions to improve US science, math and language education

The Cold War began because

Stalin refused to allow elections in Eastern Europe after WWII

What was Martin Luther King Jr. famous for?

Promoting civil rights through non-violent protests

What are Civil Rights?

Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution

After World War II ended, most American women

cared for their families and did not work outside the home.

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1
The anger and restlessness among the African American community after 1945 was created by
black awareness of the gap between US democratic ideals & racial practises
the appointment of Thurgood Marshall to the Supreme Court.
Dwight Eisenhower's commitment to civil rights
the growing moral criticism of segregation by white church leaders.
2
The Berlin Airlift was
A 24/7 air operation to supply Berlin with gas, food and medicine
the secret plan at the end of the war to fly Hitler out of Germany
the airline that was created after WWII in West Germany
an operation to more cheaply allow people to fly to Berlin
3
Why did the US fight in the Korean War?
because North Korea threatened Japan, a US ally
to stop the spread of communism into South Korea
to keep North Korea from taking over the South Korean oil fields
because North Korea had attacked US fishing boats
4
to remove a political figure from office: (SA)
fire
impeach
elect
choose
5
Gerald Ford lost the 1976 presidential election because
He pardoned Nixon
Americans loved Jimmy Carter
he could not stop the oil embargo
he hurt the American economy
6
The main idea of Containment, was that
the West and the USSR should try to contain the spread of nuclear weapons
the USSR be forced to shrink its sphere of influence in Eastern Europe
communist expansion should be blocked by US political and economic means
the USSR should be prevented from trading with nations in Africa and Asia
7
Who was the leader of Nationalist China? (SA)
Zhao
Jiang
Mao
Cow
8
A major factor in the 60's sexual revolution was
Young people had more money and less responsibility
the invention of the birth control pill
more young people were attending college
the increased use of recreational drugs
9
Who was Harry S. Truman (SA)
The president who involved the US in Vietnam
The president who built the interstate highway system
The president who had the Watergate scandal
The president who dropped the atomic bombs on Japan
10
In the 1963 March on Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his "I Have A Dream Speech," in which he proclaimed
that a black man would one day be president.
that blacks would become more violent if their rights were not secured
his children one day would not be judged by their skin color
blacks would return to Africa if not given their civil rights by the U.S.
11
An official forgiveness of any act or crime (SA)
an endorsement
an Impeachment
an Amendment
a presidential pardon
12
Who was the youngest president ever elected?
Franklyn Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Theodore Roosevelt
Bill Clinton
13
The race to control the battlefield outside the earth was called (SA)
Technology race
The Space Race
the arms race
the moon race
14
When the USSR denied the United States, Britain, and France access to Berlin in 1948, President Truman responded by
organizing a gigantic airlift of supplies to Berlin
sending an armed convoy to Berlin
denying the Soviets access to West Germany.
asking the United Nations to intervene
15
The Domino Theory was the idea that
Communism would slowly disappear over time
One country after another would become Communist
Containment would gradually stop the spread of Communism
Capitalism would spread from country to country
16
What caused the cold war?
The Soviet Union's quest for more land
The fear of the spread of Communism
Trade agreements between the U.S. and Soviet Union
Soviet Union's dislike for America
17
What caused the Berlin Airlift?
Berlin stole aircraft from Germany
The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin
A shortage of jet fuel
An unsuccessful rescue attempt to save the leader of Germany
18
What was the Cold War? (SA)
A shortage of heating fuel in the Soviet Union after WWII
The battles during the winter of 1943
the ideological struggle between China and the USSR
the economic and political struggle between the US and the USSR
19
As part of the 1973 Vietnam cease-fire agreement
The US withdrew all of its armed forces from Vietnam
The US stopped economic aid to South Vietnam
North Vietnam recognized South Vietnam's independence
North Vietnam withdrew its army from South Vietnam
20
Containment was
slowing the spread of communism throughout the world
blocking the expansion of Communism
allowing the spread of communism only in certain areas
teaching capitalism to third world countries
21
In response to the launch of the satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957
a. Harry Truman blamed the Republicans for a scientific gap in US education
the United States spent nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement
the US began spending billions to improve US science and math education
the Republican party took responsibility for the US education gap
22
Richard Nixon's policy of détente
found support in the Democratic party but not the Republican party.
was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China.
increased tensions with the USSR, but relaxed tensions with China.
began an era of relaxed tensions between the US, China and the USSR
23
A major result of the Watergate Scandal
the public still supported Nixon
Public distrust of the government
Nixon was impeached
Nixon went to prison
24
The idea that in a Nuclear War, everyone loses is called
No Zuo No die
Massive Retaliation
Containment
Mutually Assured Destruction
25
When the Soviet Union attempted to install nuclear weapons in Cuba, President Kennedy ordered
a ground invasion of Cuba naval landing at Guantamano Bay.
surgical air strikes against the missile sites.
an aerial bombing of all of Cuba.
a naval quarantine of that island.
26
In its 1954 decision in “Brown v. Board of Education,” the Supreme Court
rejected desegregation.
didn't rule on whether segregated facilities were constitutional.
declared "separate but equal" for blacks and whites was unconstitutional.
upheld its earlier decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
27
Jiang Jieshi and the Nationalist government lost the Chinese civil war to the communists and Mao Ze-dong because
the United States failed to give Jiang enough aid
communists within the Truman administration undermined Jiang's efforts
Jiang lost the support and confidence of Chinese people due to corruption
Mao received much assistance from the Soviet Union
28
In 1963, the Soviets divided the city of Berlin with what structure? (SA)
The Berlin Wall
The Great Wall
a large canal with guards on each side
A large electric fence
29
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR threatened to put nuclear missiles into Cuba
The USSR threatened to remove missiles from Cuba
The USSR tried to buy nuclear missiles from Cuba
The USSR tried to put Nuclear missiles into Cuba
30
Which president sent American troops to fight in Vietnam?
Harry S. Truman
John F. Kennedy
Donald Sutherland
Lyndon Johnson
31
What event in the 1960's brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Berlin Airlift
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The release of the two atomic bombs
The Sinking of the Lusitania
32
The long economic boom from World War II to 1970 was especially fueled by
low energy costs.
low taxes.
low inflation.
reduced military expenditures.
33
American military forces entered Vietnam in order to
try to drive the communists out of North Vietnam.
help to stage a coup against Ngo Dinh Diem.
prevent South Vietnam from becoming communist.
promote democratic reforms in South Vietnam.
34
This person's actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
Ralph Bunche
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
35
A medical invention to prevent pregnancy (SA)
Anti-Cancer drugs
Hair loss medicine
Breast cancer surgery techniques
Birth Control (the Pill)
36
the only president to resign his office (SA)
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
37
Nixon’s primary crime during the Watergate affair was
Trying to cover up the Watergate scand
ordering the bugging of his opponents’ telephones.
paying the burglars directly from the White House
Firing his vice president
38
the only "non-elected" president (SA)
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
39
What was the name of the court case from 1954 that led to school desegregation?
Brown vs. The Board of Education
Linda Brown vs. the Local School Coalition
White vs. the Board of Education
Johnson vs. The Education Board
40
The massive buildup of weapons during the Cold War was called
the Arms Race
The Space Race
Mutually Assured Destruction
Detente
41
What was the 1954 Supreme Court case that made segregation in public schools illegal?
Plessy vs Ferguson
Sonny vs Mr. Zhao
Brown vs the Board of Education
Roe vs Wade
42
Before WWII, Vietnam was a colony of which country?
France
England
the US
Spain
43
The huge postwar baby boom reached its peak in the
early 1950s.
late 1950s.
early 1970s.
late 1940s.
44
In response to the launch of the satellite Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957
the United States spent nearly a decade trying to equal this achievement.
the US spent billions to improve US science, math and language education
Republicans took the blame for the US falling behind the USSR in science.
Truman blamed the Repubicans for allowing a scientific gap in education
45
A program designed to rebuild the economies of Western Europe
NATO
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Plan
The United Nations
46
Which Amendment lowered the legal voting age to 18?
the 16th Amendment
the 14th Amendment
the 26th Amendment
the 18th Amendment
47
The Cold War began because
The US was angry that the USSR had stolen plans for the Atomic Bomb
Stalin refused to allow American products to be sold in Communist countries
Stalin refused to allow elections in Eastern Europe after WWII
Stalin and Truman could not agree on elections in Africa
48
Richard Nixon's nickname was
Little Richard
Cool Ricky
Tricky Dick
Slick Dick
49
What was Martin Luther King Jr. famous for?
Asking people to protest in violent ways for civil rights
Encouraging African Americans to rely on themselves
Promoting civil rights through non-violent protests
Being the first man to walk on the moon
50
What are Civil Rights?
Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
Rights guaranteed by the states to the people
Rights for African Americans
Rights given to the government from states
51
After World War II ended, most American women
pressed for full equality in the workplace.
worked full time outside the home
held part-time jobs in relatively poorly-paid occupations
cared for their families and did not work outside the home.
52
Who was the leader of the Civil Rights movement in America in the 1960’s?
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
53
Many Americans feared that the end of WWII would bring
a moral decline among Americans
continued fascist problems in Europe
a return to the Great Depression
greater racial tensions in the US
54
Eisenhower’s greatest accomplishment and gift to the American people was
the urban public subway and light rail project.
a. the interstate highway system.
the airport construction program
the Grand Coulee dam project.
55
The amazing rise in the American birthrate after WWII until 1963 was called (SA)
the baby bomb
the baby boom
the baby burst
the baby bubble
56
What was the U-2 Incident? (SA)
The USSR captured an US pilot and his wrecked spy-plane
The Soviet Union crashed a U-2 spy-plane into the US
The USSR executed a captured US spy-plane pilot
The US crashed a U-2 spy-plane into China
57
America first became involved in the Vietnam conflict under which president?
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
58
President Kennedy's alleged assassin was
Medgar Evers.
Jack Ruby.
James Earl Ray.
Lee Harvey Oswald
59
The Eisenhower public works project that was far larger and more expensive than anything in Roosevelt's New Deal was the
The Grand Coulee Dam project
airport construction program
New York Subway system
The Interstate highway system
60
What event shocked the US government in the late 1950's?
President Truman died
Fidel Castro took over Cuba
The Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite
Russia invaded Greece
61
Why did the U.S. send troops in to help Vietnam?
To stop the spread of communism
To settle the dispute of where the border was located
to stop the spread of democracy in Vietnam
The U.S. didn't like Vietnam
62
When the USSR closed off the city of Berlin, Truman
asked the UN to help
organized an airlift of supplies to Berlin
sent an armed convoy of vehicles to Berlin
blocked the USSR from West Germany
63
the shootdown of a US spyplane in the USSR (SA)
The U-2 incident
the Cuban MIssile Crisis
The Korean War
The Iraq war
64
The major scandal of the Nixon Whitehouse was (SA)
the assassination of Kennedy
Watergate
Monica Lewinski
The Iran Contra affair
65
The American armed forces in Vietnam were composed largely of
professional career soldiers.
volunteer soldiers in their twenties.
the least privileged young Americans.
African Americans.
66
What did the U.S. do to help Berlin?
Flew in water, food, and supplies to aid West Berlin
Began peace talks with the USSR
Rescued trapped people
Flew over East Berlin and dropped bombs
67
This lady refused to give her bus seat to a white man: (SA)
Rosa Parks
Hillary Clinton
Ding Lan
Michelle Obama

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