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1
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 put an end to
violence
literacy tests
grandfather clauses
2
Which of the following contributed to the prosperity of the 1950's
Federal Highway construction
Pent up demand for goods
Cold War Military Spending
A demand for housing due to the Baby Boom
3
Which of the following required the deployment of U.S. troops in East Asia during the 1950's
North Korea's attack on South Korea
Stalin's development of the Atomic Bomb
Fidel Castro taking Cuba down the road to Communism
Stalin's Blockade of West Berlin
4
Which of the following government programs are represented by this symbol
The Interstate Highway Act
The GI Bill
The U.N. Charter
The Marshall Plan
5
This medical advancement of the 1950's led to the prevention of many communicable diseases:
Chemotherapy
Vaccines
Radiation Therapy
Pennicillun
6
Which of the following would have prompted these headlines?
The Communist takeover of China
The Formation of NATO
The Launching of Sputnik
The Creation of NASA
7
The Venona Papers gave proof that
The Red Scare was a hoax
There had been communist spies operating in the U.S.
McCarthy had misled the public about the Communist threat
That North Korea was working on an atomic bomb
8
The Korean peninsula is located in
East Asia
Central Asia
South Asia
Middle East
9
Which of the following would be the MOST correct starting date for the Cold War
1949
1946
1956
1954
10
Which of the following agencies will be created as a result of Sputnik
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Science Foundation
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
11
In his role as a lawyer for the NAACP, he overturned many unjust, racist laws, who is he?
Stokely Carmeichal
Thurgood Marshall
Jackie Robenson
Douglas MacArthur
12
Which of the following would be the MOST correct start date fro the Civil Rights Era
1954
1944
1955
1957
13
The conditions in this school were created by
Plessey v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board
14
Which of the following is the MOST correct description for the end of the Korean War
A complete victory for the South
A complete victory for the North
A stalemate
A peaceful ending with both sides agreeing to unify in 2020
15
The idea that "an attack on one is an attack on all" is an example of
Collective Security
Containment
Good Neighbor policy
Mutual Defense
16
And what year was Sputnik Launched?
1961
1960
1957
1949
17
This image is associated with which of the following terms
Liberalism
McCarthyism
Protectionism
Conservatism
18
This school is an example of
Segregation
Integration
Desegregation
19
Which of the following agencies dealt with subversive and disloyal Americans
House Unamerican Activities Committee (HUAC)
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
United Nations
20
Which answer BEST completes the list below:
Joseph McCarthy
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
Elvis Presley
21
The Supreme Court case that was the impetus for this incident in Little Rock was
Plessey v. Ferguson
Brown v Board
Sweatt v. Painter
22
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned discrimination in
Theatres
Restaurants
The Workplace
Bus Stations
23
The case of Sweatt v. Painter was about
Permitted African Americans to attend UT's Law school
Banned racial discrimination in all public places
Said that separate but equal was okay
Integrated all public schools
24
How did adults (parents) feel about rock and roll when it first became popular?
The found it distasteful and immoral
They thought it was a Communist plot to destroy America
They accepted it as a part of the changing American Culture
25
What was the reason for President Truman calling for an airlift of supplies to West Berlin
The Communist had built a wall around West Berlin
The Russians had attacked the free sectors of the city
Stalin had ordered a blockade of West Berlin
A blizzard had stopped the transport of goods by truck
26
To prevent another president from being elected to a 3rd or 4th term
The 22nd Amendment was ratified
Presidents had to promise to only serve two terms
The 18th Amendment was passed
Congress passed a law against serving over two terms
27
The quote below is part of which policy
The Constitution of the World Trade Organization
The Truman Doctrine
The Solid South Declaration of Segregation
The United Nations Charter
28
The competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union over space exploration was called
Collective Security
The Cold War
The Space Race
Celestial Containment
29
In his "Letter from Birmingham Jail" MLK wanted to inspire Americans to
Protest unjust laws through civil disobedience
Use violence to force the South to respect civil rights
Maintain a segregated society, but to demand equality
Do whatever they could to stop the spread of Communism
30
This quote from Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren shows that he supported
Desegregation
Segregation
