The GI Bill of Rights provided

Education, medical care, pension, and mortgage loans to veterans.

President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to

prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.

What did the G.I. Bill do?

provided low interest loans and grants for college

Which was NOT part of the Marshall Plan?

to set the US up to imperialize Europe

Why did the United States play a MAJOR role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?

to turn an enemy into an ally/create a more democratic Japan

In the Truman Doctrine, why was financial aid to European countries suggested?

to help them rebuild and resist communism

Which statement describes the MAIN impact television had on the Vietnam War?

It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.

The 1960 presidential debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy illustrated the

power of television’s influence in American politics

What impact did World War II have on the American economy?

permanently ended the Great Depression

Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, public attention led to the creation of

Environmental Protection Agency

The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part of the United States to help do what?

resist the spread of communism in the region

What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. BOE?

separate facilities for education was unequal

When Gerald Ford replaced Nixon as President what was the first action he took as President?

pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed

Which was a Civil Rights organization led by Dr. MLK Jr. and fought segregation nonviolently?

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War.

USSR supported N. Korea; the U. S. supported S. Korea.

The Watergate Scandal led to the ...

Resignation of President Nixon.

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1
The GI Bill of Rights provided
Higher pay for soldiers who were exposed to life-threatening conditions.
Education, medical care, pension, and mortgage loans to veterans.
Entertainment to boost the morale of troops in the European and Pacific
Free transportation home for soldiers who were wounded in battle.
2
Which event did Kennedy not supply air support leading to its failure?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
3
"I'm not a crook"
Nixon
Trump
Reagan
Carter
4
Which act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Wagner Act
Espionage Act
5
President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The primary purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to
protect impoverished groups by banning the poll tax.
implement affirmative action programs at the federal level.
prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, and national origin.
issue federal grants to businesses owned by minorities and women.
6
Which event led to USSR and US both withdrawing missiles?
Vietnam War
Cuban missile crisis
Kennedy's assasination
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
7
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson raised awareness about what environmental issue? (DDT)
acid rain
nitrogen oxides
nuclear matter
pesticides
8
Who used nonviolent means to organize Mexican-American farm workers?
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
MLK Jr
César Chávez
9
What did the G.I. Bill do?
allowed soldiers to join at younger ages
provided necessary ration increases for front-line soldiers
ended discrimination in the military
provided low interest loans and grants for college
10
Why was Lyndon Johnson able to convince Congress to pass Kennedy’s civil rights legislation?
he forced leading members through blackmail
it would honor JFK's death
he added pay raises for congress members in the legislation
he didn't have to, the legislation had already passed
11
What left Democratic Party with no clear nominee causing chaos at the Democratic Convention?
JFK's assassination
MLK Jr.'s assassination
Robert Kennedy's assassination
Richard Nixon withdrew from running
12
MLK Jr. wrote his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail” to
President Johnson
Blacks in the North
White preachers
Racist whites in the South
13
Civil rights group advocated nonviolence and founded by college students, but became violent
SLCL
NAACP
SCNC
SNCC
14
Civil rights act of 1964 made segregation illegal where?
churches
housing
private universities
public accommodations
15
Which was NOT part of the Marshall Plan?
to end trade barriers
to help Europe gain financial stability
to help rebuild Europe
to set the US up to imperialize Europe
16
During first debate, viewers believed Kennedy won, while listeners believed Nixon won shows
the impact of television
Nixon was the better looking candidate
image doesn't matter
people don't care about debates
17
President Dwight Eisenhower created what system that could also be used for military and civilian use for travel?
education system
assembly line
the interstate highway system
military system
18
What is an organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave?
Sit-ins
Freedom Rides
19
Which of the following events had a dramatic impact on U.S. innovation and education during the Cold War Era?
Cuban Missile Crisis
World War 2
Sputnik
Korean War
20
What act outlawed the requirement for US voters to take literacy tests to register to vote?
Wagner Act
Espionage Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
21
_________ purpose was to fix widespread issue of poverty through government programs & policies
Great Society program
Truman Doctrine
War Powers Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
22
Why did the United States play a MAJOR role in rebuilding Japan after World War II?
to place American-owned businesses throughout Japan
to prevent Vietnam from becoming the dominant country
to form an alliance with Japan/work against communist China
to turn an enemy into an ally/create a more democratic Japan
23
In the Truman Doctrine, why was financial aid to European countries suggested?
to create a new world order
to help them rebuild their militaries
to gain control of their territories
to help them rebuild and resist communism
24
Because of the US foreign policy of containment and the domino theory,
the US stopped the spread of democracy
the US supported North Korea
the US got involved in Vietnam
the US avoided global intervention at all costs
25
What showed Americans that the war in Vietnam was not actually close to ending?
Bay of Pigs
Battle of Midway
Gulf of Tonkin
Tet Offensive
26
What further encouraged Black Power movement support and riots?
Robert Kennedy's assassination
MLK Jr.'s assassination
JFK's assassination
Cesar Chavez's assassination
27
What conflict did the US enter in 1950 to stop the spread of communism?
Vietnam War
Korean War
War in the Philippines
WWII
28
Which statement describes the MAIN impact television had on the Vietnam War?
It caused many Americans to stop supporting the war in Vietnam.
It failed to have an impact since the news
It discredited the anti-war protesters by showing military successes.
It allowed American soldiers to send messages back home to loved ones.
29
The 1960 presidential debate between Richard Nixon and John F. Kennedy illustrated the
divisive nature of the war in Vietnam
power of television’s influence in American politics
importance of candidates knowing their facts in a debate forum.
importance of having a free and independent press.
30
Who organized a protest against discrimination in defense jobs?
W. Samuel Gompers
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A. Philip Randolph
Harry S. Truman
31
What impact did World War II have on the American economy?
placed a huge war debt on the American people
caused the stock market crash of 1929
burdened the nations farmers who grew too little
permanently ended the Great Depression
32
This connected military based, population centers, and led to the growth of suburbs?
expansion of railroads
interstate and highways
increase in toll roads
increase in minimum wage
33
Relaxed tensions with the Soviet Union
Detente
Containment
Domino Theory
Military Industrial Complex
34
Which Civil Rights court case declared that “separate but equal” laws were unconstitutional in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
Miranda v. Arizona
University of California Regents v. Bakke
Roe v. Wade
35
The Voting rights created little political effect in the south
FALSE
TRUE
36
Allowed federal officials to register voters
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Voting Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1968
37
What allowed US President to make military actions without formal declaration of war?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Camp David Accords
Truman Doctrine
38
Who was the communist dictator who took control of Cuba that the US wanted to overthrow?
Nikita Khrushchev
Fidel Castro
Fulgencio Batista
Mikhail Gorbachev
39
Cesar Chavez started a union for
Bus Drivers
Migrant Farm workers
Teachers
Truck Drivers
40
What ended racial segregation in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
Plessy v Ferguson
41
Only President not elected to the office in this group.
President Nixon
President Carter
President Trump
President Ford
42
What war did the U.S. battle an organization called Vietcong and dealt with Guerrilla warfare?
Vietnam War
WWI
Korean War
WWII
43
Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, public attention led to the creation of
National Organization for Women
Environmental Protection Agency
Cold War
Watergate
44
The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part of the United States to help do what?
resist the spread of communism in the region
protect South American Countries
help spread communism
protect the Western Hemisphere
45
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. BOE?
separate facilities for education was unequal
the federal government would not spend money on desegregation
seperate but equal was legal
sit-ins and marches were unconstitutional
46
A major goal of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society program was to
End poverty in the US
Control Inflation
get rid of social welfare programs
repeal New Deal Social programs
47
When Gerald Ford replaced Nixon as President what was the first action he took as President?
recused the American hostages from Iran
Pardoned Carter
pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed
started to secretly bomb Vietnam and Cambodia
48
Out of the Truman Doctrine came the idea to stop the spread of communism known as ?
McCarthyism
conversion
mobilization
containment
49
Which was a Civil Rights organization led by Dr. MLK Jr. and fought segregation nonviolently?
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
United Farm Workers
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Civil Activists for Change
50
North Korea and South Korea both received help from other nations during the Korean War.
USSR supported N. Korea; the U. S. supported S. Korea.
Germany supported North Korea; France supported South Korea.
The U.S. supported North Korea; Japan supported South Korea.
Vietnam supported North Korea; China supported South Korea.
51
The Watergate Scandal led to the ...
The Impeachment of President Clinton.
Resignation of President Nixon.
The Election of George W. Bush
Operation Enduring Freedom
52
The Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) united over the black power movement and always used non-violence
False
True
53
This was a historic peace agreement between Israel and Egypt brokered by President Carter.
SALT
OPEC
Paris Peace Agreement
Camp David Accords
54
What was the name of the plan attached to the Truman Doctrine to give money to war torn countries after WW2?
Game - Plan
Marshall - Plan
Truman - Plan
Manhattan - Plan
55
What conflict between the U.S. and the Soviets caused removal of weapons from other countries?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Containment
Cuban Revolution
56
Where was resistance to the Brown V. BOE ruling the greatest?
Midwest
North
Southwest
South
57
Why was public opinion swayed on major issues like Vietnam War and Civil Rights Movement?
new legislation forced public opinion to change
impact of War Powers Act
public opinion stayed the same
impact of television raising awareness
58
What was it called when a group of people rode buses in 1961 to challenge racial segregation?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Rides
Sit-ins
none of the above
59
Which African-American civil rights organization is closely associated with Martin Luther King?
National Urban League
SNCC
CORE
SCLC
60
The Bay of Pigs had all of the immediate results EXCEPT
harm in U.S. international reputation.
conflicts between Kennedy and Khrushchev.
increased Cold War tensions.
a movement to political detente.
61
Whose assassination led Lyndon Johnson to push Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act?
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
62
Why did Dr. MLK Jr. write his letter from the Birmingham jail?
Praised the local clergy’s protests to end racism
Apologized for breaking the law
Defended his nonviolent protests to end racism
Changed his methods to wait for the culture to end racism
63
Fidel Castro named himself President for Life and this jeopardized U.S. Containment strategy
Containment
Cuban Revolution
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
64
What term came to mean accusations of disloyalty and climate of fear?
Euhemerism
Trumanism
McCarthyism
Agnosticism
65
What did Truman do at the end of WWII?
created fair wages act for men and women
executive order ending segregation in the military
prevented African Americans from joining labor unions
executive order allowing women in combat
66
Levittown was an important part of what post-World War II issue?
civil rights movement
suburban sprawl
nuclear pollution
anti-Vietnam War protests
67
Failed rescue attempt, 52 hostages, 444 days, Jimmy Carter
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iraq Hostage Crisis
Kuwait Hostage Crisis
Iran Hostage Crisis
68
Sets and enforces pollution standards.
Paris Climate Agreement
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA)
Pollution Standards Commission (PSC)
69
What letter written by MLK defended the strategy of nonviolent resistance to racism?
Letter from Birmingham Jail
Open letter to the Kansas School Board
Letter on Corpulence
Open Letter to Hobbyists
70
Cesar Chavez and MLK JR are similar because
they believe they need to report the violence to the police
they believe in nonviolent reactions to violent reactions
they believe in violent reactions to violent reactions
they believe the government will help
71
President Carter's greatest accomplishment in office.
negotiating peace between Israel and Arab Nations (Egypt).
decreasing the unemployment rate
an increase in interest rates
daring military rescue of 52 Americans taken hostage in Iran
72
Who's resignation led to Gerald Ford becoming President?
Carter
Bush
Eisenhower
Nixon
73
How did television impact the space race?
the USSR was only nation to broadcast footage from space
seeing US astronauts plant US flag on moon symbolized US won
US TV refused to broadcast after Soviets launched sputnik
it had little to no impact
74
Which of the following had a dramatic impact on U.S. innovation and education during the Cold War Era?
Cell phone
Sputnik
Air Conditioning
Internet
75
Created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression
League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
76
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Civilian control of American armed forces seriously eroded.
An intense antiwar movement developed in the United States.
Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel.
The United States radically reduced its involvement in Asian affairs.
77
The ideas expressed McCarthyism are most directly a reaction to
Baby Boom of the 1950’s
The 2nd Red Scare of the 1950s
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1880’s
The 1st Red Scare of the 1910s
78
The U.S. trained Cuban exiles and led an unsuccessful invasion to remove Castro from Cuba.
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Revolution
Containment
Cuban Missile Crisis
79
In the 1960's, the SNCC and the SCLC disagreed about what?
The censorship of public debate
The tactic of sit-ins
The practice of nonviolence
The public role of religion
80
SNCC, SCLC and CORE members used this tactic to integrate lunch counters
bus boy bashing
sit-ins
freedom writing
lunch boycott
81
What did McCarthy do to stop the spread of communism?
containment camps for Germans
hearings and investigations
shutdown of mass communication
secret police force in factories
82
The Soviets launched Sputnik 1 in 1957 which resulted in what?
US alliance with Chinese technology
increased funding for math and science education
Soviet domination of world politics
increased peace between the US and Soviets
83
What was the Vietcong's largest and most damaging campaign of the entire Vietnam War?
Marshall Plan
Bay of Pigs
Truman Doctrine
Tet Offensive
84
Americans growing discontented with Carter's handling of foreign and domestic policy led to....
Reagan's election as President
Ford's election as President
Bush's election as President
Nixon's election as President
85
The major reason the United States became involved in the Korean War was the
threat of communism spreading throughout Asia.
demand by the United States for Korean natural resources.
need to prevent war between China and the Soviet Union.
desire to limit Japanese expansion.
86
First president to visit communist China
Ford
Reagan
Nixon
Clinton
87
What law was passed to limit the President's power to wage war without Congressional approval?
Homeland Security Act
Anti-Warfare Act
War Powers Act
Limits on Presidential Military Control Act
88
This helped Carter win the Presidency in 1976.
He was an experienced Washington politician.
He was considered an expert on foreign policy
He was an outsider who was seen as trustworthy
He was the only white male in the election
89
Which civil rights leader was arrested in Birmingham, Alabama and marched for racial equality?
Rosa Parks
Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth
A. Philip Randolph
Martin Luther King Jr.
90
___________ gained support for civil rights & hoped for a world where all races live peacefully
MLK Jr.'s letter from Birmingham Jail
Cesar Chavez's UFW
MLK Jr.'s I Have a Dream speech
Brown v Board of Education
91
Chavez led what group that used nonviolent tactics to get better pay and working conditions?
Knights of Labor
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
United Farm Workers
American Federation of Labor
92
Founded in 1966 to promote equal rights for American women
EPA
NOW
NAACP
NAFTA
93
Who won the election of 1968 because of Robert Kennedy's death and the chaos at the Deomocratic Convention?
Richard Nixon
Cesar Chavez
MLK Jr.
Robert Kennedy
94
In what famous speech did Martin Luther King Jr. ask for peace and racial harmony?
I Have a Dream
A Time to Break Silence
I've been to the Mountaintop
The Ballot or the Bullet
95
The founder and and first president of the SCLC
Betty Friedan
MLK Jr.
Malcolm X
César Chávez
96
Why did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 increase turnout of Black voters in the US?
banned discriminatory voting restrictions
it made it illegal for Blacks to vote
all of these
mandated at least 1 Black candidate in each election
97
Which civil rights organization was founded by African American students who became militant?
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
CORE

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