Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" provided

new programs that would help the poor

The United States got involved in the Korean War to

protect South Korea from Communist aggression

King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail explains why

segregation and inequality should end illegally

The 19th, 24th, 26th amendments and the American Citizenship Act of 1924 all

granted voting rights to new groups of people

granted blacks the equal protection of citizenship

MLK and followers' March in Selma, Alabama led to-

President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act into law

In Brown v. Board of Education, the Courts decided

separate but equal was unconstitutional

The western allies had to perform the Berlin Airlift becuase

Stalin had blockaded democratic West Berlin

The US implemented the Marshall Plan because

giving aid would lead to fewer countries turning Communist

The United States began work on the Hydrogen Bomb because

The USSR had developed an atomic bomb

The March on Washington in 1963 was planned to

pressure Congress into passing Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill

As a result of transportation technology of the 1950's, Americans -

could travel more easily from city to city by car or plane

granted women the right to vote

granted blacks males the right to vote

Which is an underlying cause of the Cold War?

US was democratic and Capitalist, USSR was Communist

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1
Cesar Chavez was advocate for Mexican
lawyers
industrial laborers
farm workers
activists
2
In the __________, the US and its Western European allies flew food and supplies to West Berlin
Arms Race
Space Race
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
3
Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" provided
new programs that would help the poor
Americans an easier way to get loans
stricter drug laws
the Social Security Administration
4
The United States got involved in the Korean War to
protect the interests of North Koreans
take Korea's nuclear weapons
take control of the entire Korean Penninsula
protect South Korea from Communist aggression
5
Beat Generation challenged the ____ in American society.
racial injustice
evil
conformity
alcoholism
6
King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail explains why
African Americans could no longer cooperate with whites
gradual change was better than immediate change
segregation and inequality should end illegally
the use of violence is sometimes necessary
7
The 19th, 24th, 26th amendments and the American Citizenship Act of 1924 all
granted voting rights to new groups of people
guaranteed rights to a fair trial
passed against the opposition of many Americans
enforced separation of powers between the state and fed gov
8
The 14th Amendment
granted women the right to vote
granted African Americans the right to vote
granted blacks the equal protection of citizenship
prohibited the sale of alcohol
9
The 13th Amendment
abolished slavery
granted blacks the right to vote
granted women the right to vote
granted black equal protection of citizenship
10
_____ contributed to Americans buying more home, going to college, spending more money.
The Brown v. Board decision
Executive Order 9066
adoption of the assembly line
GI Bill
11
MLK and followers' March in Selma, Alabama led to-
the arrest of Dr. King
President Johnson signing the Voting Rights Act into law
many people being arrested for engaging in violence
the President sending federal troops to control riots
12
First African American to serve on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
Billy Graham
George Wallace
13
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Courts decided
abortion was legal
Mexicans could serve on court juries
separate but equal was unconstitutional
ruled that blacks could attend the University of Texas
14
Dr. King advocated
nonviolent protest
litigation
amending the Constitution
Lobbying
15
The western allies had to perform the Berlin Airlift becuase
Stalin joined East and West Berlin under one government
Stalin allowed free access to West Berlin
Stalin build a wall separating East and West Berlin
Stalin had blockaded democratic West Berlin
16
Court case that imposed segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
Roe v. Wade
Hernandez v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
17
The US implemented the Marshall Plan because
giving aid would lead to fewer countries turning Communist
they wanted African and Asian nations gain independence
it made the US dominant over European markets
they wanted more countries to turn Communist
18
The United States began work on the Hydrogen Bomb because
other nations already had a hydrogen bomb
The USSR challenged them to do so
The USSR had developed an atomic bomb
They needed to win World War II
19
US Senator who accused many people of being Communist
Harry S. Truman
Joseph Stalin
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
20
The March on Washington in 1963 was planned to
pressure Congress into passing Kennedy's Civil Rights Bill
to demand desegregation of public schools
to demand that Congress pay reparations to African Americans
to demand the segregation of military units
21
Which court case upheld "separate, but equal"?
Hernandez v. Texas
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
Brown v. Board of Education
22
Inventions of heart pumps, mechanical arms, and Teflon-plated fiberglass are a result of
the US winning the space race
space exploration
the US and the USSR working together
computers
23
As a result of transportation technology of the 1950's, Americans -
were able to import more food from Europe
could trade more easily with China
could take more vacations
could travel more easily from city to city by car or plane
24
Th 19th amendment
granted women the right to vote
abolished slavery
granted African Americans the right to vote
granted African Americans equal protection of citizenship
25
The 15th Amendment
abolished slavery
granted blacks equal protection of citizenship
granted women the right to vote
granted blacks males the right to vote
26
Which is an underlying cause of the Cold War?
President Truman met with USSR leader Joseph Stalin
US was democratic and Capitalist, USSR was Communist
US and Great Britain invade France and Germany
The US attacked the USSR
27
Year the USSR launched the Sputnik
1945
1968
1965
1957
28
Person who meets with members of Congress to defend the views of special interest group.
Lawyer
Public Official
Politician
Lobbyist

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