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Cold War and Civil Rights 5th Grade
Cold War and Civil Rights 5th Grade
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5th Grade Quiz covering the Cold War and Civil Rights
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1
What event in the 1960's brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Berlin Airlift
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The release of the two atomic bombs
2
What event caused Truman to send troops to Korea in 1950?
The invasion of South Korea by North Korea
The White House ran out of cookies and milk
He was angry that they didn't send their leader to visit
The invasion of North Vietnam by South Vietnam
3
Which U.S. president elected in 1960 helped with the struggle with the Soviet Union?
Harry S. Truman
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
4
Why was the invention of television important?
inexpensive form of entertainment
helped deliver news and messages around the world quickly
All of these
allowed people to see and hear things from long distances
5
What "race" was America in with the Soviet Union?
Technology race
The Space Race
Building race
Race for fuel
6
Soviet leader, famous for threats against the west and for pounding his shoe against the table?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Adolf Hitler
Barack Obama
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Who was the senator that said hundreds of communists were in the U.S.? What was it called?
L. Douglass Wilder, Blue Panic
Joseph McCarthy, Red Scare
Arthur Ashe, pandemonium
Jackie Robinson, The Invasion
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What does NATO stand for?
National Association to Teach Orphans
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Africa Tolerance Organization
Never Ate Toasted Onions
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What was Martin Luther King Jr. famous for?
Encouraging African Americans to rely on themselves
Being the first man to walk on the moon
Promote civil rights through non-violent protests
Asked people to protest in violent ways for civil rights
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What caused the cold war?
Cold temperatures in Alaska
The Space Race
The battle between the idea of democracy or communism
A shortage of heating fuel
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What did the U.S. do to help Berlin?
Flew over East Berlin and dropped bombs
Rescued trapped people
Dropped water, food, and supplies to aid West Berlin
Flew in formation to salute Germany
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What act protected the rights of ALL Americans to vote?
Article 1 of the Bill of Rights
The 15th Amendment
The 13th Amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
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What caused the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin to force Communism
An unsuccessful rescue attempt to save the leader of Germany
Berlin stole aircraft from Germany
A shortage of jet fuel
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What is communism?
A form of government that allows voting
A form of government ruled by a king
A form of government in which the government owns everything
A form of government that focuses on people's rights
15
This person's actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
Ralph Bunche
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
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What caused the cold war?
The Soviet Union's quest for more land
Trade agreements between the U.S. and Soviet Union
The fear of the spread of Communism
Soviet Union's dislike for America
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What are Civil Rights?
Rights for African Americans
Rights given to the government from states
Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
Rights guaranteed by the states to the people
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What was the Vietnam Conflict?
A war between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam
A war between Vietnam and Turkey
When Vietnam wanted to expand its borders
A war between communist East Vietnam and West Vietnam
19
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change American life?
Ended segregation, gave African Americans the right to vote
Continued segregation, but ended it in schools
Ended segregation, gave ALL citizens access to public places
Gave women the right to vote
20
Name 3 countries that are communist
Chile, Argentina, Virginia
Cuba, Vietnam, Great Britain
China, Japan, Switzerland
China, North Korea, Vietnam
21
Why did the U.S. send troops into help Vietnam?
To stop the spread of communism
The U.S. didn't like Vietnam
To settle the dispute of where the border was located
to stop the spread of democracy in Vietnam
22
What was the "Great Society" plan created by President Johnson?
A plan to expand the borders of the United States
A master race of people with blond hair and blue eyes
A program to encourage education and helping the poor
A government program that encouraged industry
23
What caused the Korean War?
East Korea wanted to spread communism to West Korea
North Korea wanted to spread communism to South Korea
The South Koreans didn't like the way the N. Koreans ate
North Korea was angry South Korea wouldn't share rice crops
24
The term "Iron Curtain" describes...
when the Soviet Union was closed off from the world
the structure that separated East and West Berlin
a term for an extremely heavy curtain on a theater stage
when the Lusitania built an iron curtain for protection
25
What was the name of the court case from 1954 that led to school desegregation?
Johnson vs. The Education Board
Brown vs. The Board of Education
Linda Brown vs. the Local School Coalition
White vs. the Board of Education
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What agency was created after the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA
Kennedy Center for Space Exploration, KCSE
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
National Space Race Association, NSRA
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Who won the 1954 Supreme Court case that made segregation in public schools illegal?
Samuel Lee Gravely Jr.
Rosa Parks
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
