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Cold War and 1960s Review Quiz
Cold War and 1960s Review Quiz
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A #us history quiz to prepare #11th graders for a test on the #cold war and #1960s.
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1
Joseph McCarthy persecuted...
Japanese-Americans
Communists
Capitalists
Germans
2
How did the Marshall Plan attempt to end the spread of communism?
By expanding the American military
By providing funds to capitalist countries in Europe
By intercepting transmissions between China and the USSR
By destroying Soviet coal reserves in Ukraine
3
The Nation of Islam differed from movements that promoted integration in that the NOI...
didn't want black people to be able to vote
wanted to exterminate all white people
worked primarily on improvements within black communities
didn't try to improve economic conditions for black people
4
What contributed the most to Kennedy's defeat of Nixon in the 1960 election?
Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal
Kennedy's performance in the televised debates
Eisenhower's decision to back Kennedy
Kennedy's superior experience with public policy
5
These established the US's involvement in foreign conflicts to counter Soviet expansion.
Marshall Plan and Clinton Doctrine
Eisenhower Doctrine and Marshall Plan
Monroe and Truman Doctrines
Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines
6
Which organization was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. the president of?
SNCC
CORE
SCLC
NAACP
7
North Vietnam's Tet Offensive in 1968 improved the American public's view of the Vietnam War.
True
False
8
The Korean War began when North Korean troops crossed the _____ parallel
36th
38th
37th
39th
9
Lyndon Johnson's Great Society worked to...
B. secure civil rights
Neither A nor B
A. eliminate poverty
Both A and B
10
Vietnamization was Nixon's strategy to...
turn Korea into another Vietnam
destroy the Tet offensive
conquer all of North Vietnam
enable the United States to withdraw from the war
11
Woodstock is a key event of the 1960's _____________.
anti-war movement
counterculture
civil rights movement
women's rights movement
12
Truman's Fair Deal attempted to provide _________ to the American people.
anti-Communist intelligence
domestic policy reforms
international policy reforms
clearer draft policies
13
The McCarren-Walter Act attempted to...
prevent the immigration of communists
spur the creation of the hydrogen bomb
increase the number of males in America who could be drafted
end Social Security programs
14
In the 1950s, women's lives generally revolved around...
the workplace
the military
the home
the political sphere
15
Which organization was run by students?
NAACP
SNCC
SCLC
CORE
16
Truman removed General MacArthur from command of the US troops in Korea because...
MacArthur's policies were too passive
MacArthur's aggressive tactics were upsetting China
MacArthur was rude to him
MacArthur had lost many battles
17
The Equal Rights Amendment was key piece of legislation for the...
Women's Rights Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Black Panthers
LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
18
Which nation remains divided despite US intervention?
Korea
Vietnam
19
The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified despite intense conservative opposition.
True
False
20
Truman's Executive Order 9981 was responsible for...
the expansion of Social Security to industrial workers
Japanese internment
desegregating the armed forces
the creation of the hydrogen bomb
21
The rights movements of the Sixties protested...
US involvement in the Vietnam War
All of the Above
Exclusion of women from the workforce
Segregation
22
Which organization pioneered the use of non-violent methods of protest?
CORE
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
23
The Gulf of Tonkin incident directly led to...
war in Vietnam
Communism in China
war in Korea
an end to segregation
24
Which organization focused on challenging segregation in the courts?
SCLC
CORE
SNCC
NAACP
25
The United States used containment as a strategy to...
destroy the Soviet spy network
stop communism from spreading
return to isolationism
overthrow Latin American dictatorships
