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SOL Review: Cold War-Civil Rights-Modern America
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1
Which country was split in two after World War 2 and became a focal point of the Cold War?
Britain
Germany
Japan
France
2
What is the importance of the Persian Gulf War?
The United States removed Saddam Hussein from power
Communism was contained in Iraq
First war where American women fought in combat
First war in the Middle East
3
Who was the first man on the moon? (“That’s one small step for man one giant leap for mankind”)
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Richard Rhodes
Bill Lewis
4
What was created after World War Two to prevent future wars?
Warsaw Pact
NATO
League of Nations
United Nations
5
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
Literacy Tests
Discrimination based on race
Lynching
Jim Crow Laws
6
What does this map show?
Allied invasion of Western Europe
North Korean invasion of South Korea
Invasion to remove Fidel Castro from power
U.S. invasion of Cuba to remove Soviet nuclear missiles
7
Which country did Bill Clinton lift economic sanctions against when they ended Apartheid?
Vietnam
Russia
Texas
South Africa
8
Where was the climax of the Civil Rights movement in 1963?
Montgomery, AL
Washington, DC
Birmingham, AL
Little Rock, AK
9
What case declared the Jim Crow laws unconstitutional?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Rowe vs. Wade
Korumatsu vs. US
Plessy vs. Ferguson
10
NAFTA allowed for free trade between which three countries?
US-Mexico-Britain
Mexico-El Salvador-Honduras
US-Canada-China
US-Mexico-Canada
11
Which President signed major Civil Rights legislation during the 1960's?
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
12
Which NAACP lawyer fought against segregation?
James Earl Ray
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
13
What court case did the NAACP want to overturn?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Dred Scott vs. Stanford
Johnson vs. Bird
Plessy vs. Ferguson
14
How did President Reagan attempt to bankrupt the Soviet Union during the 1980’s?
By invading Eastern Europe
By increasing taxes on the American people
By not trading goods with the Soviet Union
Increasing military spending
15
How did President Eisenhower deter a nuclear strike from the Soviet Union?
Threaten to leave the United States
Threaten a land invasion of the Soviet Union
Negotiated with the Soviet Union to destroy nuclear weapons
Massive Retaliation: You hit us - We hit you back
16
Which is NOT an issue facing America involving immigration to the United States?
Cultural Diversity
Strain on government services
Filling low paying jobs
Bilingual education
17
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Ginsberg
Sonia Sotomayor
Sally Ride
18
Which U.S. President intensified the Vietnam War in 1961 by sending in 16,000?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
19
Define: Patriot Act
The American flag must be displayed in every classroom
Tom Brady is a cheater
Americans must take a loyalty oath
Easier for Govt. to gather information on American Citizens
20
Define Soviet Premier Gorbachev's Policy of Perestroika.
End of hard-line Soviet communism
Limited free market capitalism
Threatening the United States with nuclear weapons.
Freedom of the Press
21
How was the NAACP going to challenge segregation?
In the courts
With violence
By marching and protests
By voting for African-American politicians
22
Which nation became communist soon after the end of World War Two?
China
Japan
Korea
France
23
What did the husband and wife in the picture do that led to their execution?
Refused to testify at the McCarthy hearings
Failed to the pass their VA/US SOL
Passed nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union
Attempted to assassinate President Truman
24
Which of the following was a failure to contain communism from spreading during the Cold War?
Vietnam War
Marshall Plan
Korean Conflict
Truman Doctrine
25
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Sheppard
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
26
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
Discrimination based on religion.
Discrimination based on race.
Discrimination based on ethnicity.
All of the above
27
Which is Not a post Cold War goal of the United States?
Supporting Human Rights
Humanitarian Aid (Food and Medical Supplies)
Containing Communism to the Soviet Union
Foreign Aid (Money)
28
What was developed to rebuild war torn Europe after World War Two?
Warsaw Pact
The Policy of Containment
The Truman Plan
The Marshall Plan
29
Who is this?
Mean Mr. Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes before 7th Period
Mr. Rhodes in June
Happy Mr. Rhodes
