Cold War, Korea War, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement

Question 1

Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism. It was called the ____.

Accepted Answer

Domino Theory

Question 2

The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?

Accepted Answer

East

Question 3

Where was Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated?

Accepted Answer

Memphis, TN

Question 4

The imaginary line that split the West European from the East European countries after WW2 was

Accepted Answer

Iron Curtain.

Question 5

The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...

Accepted Answer

Cold War

Question 6

This political organization promoted socialism and black power during the Civil Rights Era.

Accepted Answer

Black Panther Party

Question 7

The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars...

Accepted Answer

United Nations

Question 8

This man believed in a more aggressive approach to civil rights

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X

Question 9

The first satellite launched into space was _____.

Accepted Answer

Sputnik

Question 10

About how many American troops died during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

58,000

Question 11

What Supreme Court case decided that races should be "Separate but Equal"?

Accepted Answer

Plessy vs. Ferguson

Question 12

What was the name of the gov. documents that were leaked to the public during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

Pentagon Papers

Question 13

What does NATO stand for?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 14

The US feared the spread of Communism because...

Accepted Answer

It was like fascism and could start another global conflict

Question 15

The German philosopher Karl Marx advocated what type of economic system?

Accepted Answer

Communism

Question 16

Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 17

The competition of exploring space between the United States and the Soviet Union...

Accepted Answer

Space Race

Question 18

What happened to Germany after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Divided among the Allied Powers

Question 19

Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a Dream" speech at what Civil Rights event?

Accepted Answer

March on Washington

Question 20

What has the end of communism in the Soviet Union caused many countries in East Europe to do?

Accepted Answer

pursue free market policies

Question 21

Which Supreme Court case in the United States made segregation in public schools illegal?

Accepted Answer

Brown v Board of Education

Question 22

True or False. The Korean War ended in a stalemate.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Who were the Little Rock Nine?

Accepted Answer

Students who broke the color barrier in public school in AR

Question 24

The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called the ______.

Accepted Answer

Warsaw Pact

Question 25

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Stop the spread of communism

Question 26

What did the Marshall Plan do?

Accepted Answer

Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe

Question 27

The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the

Accepted Answer

end of the Cold War.

Question 28

The Vietnam war was often called a "living room war"? Why do you think it was given this name?

Accepted Answer

It was on the nightly news on TV

Question 29

To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______.

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 30

Which Act prohibited racial discrimination in voting?

Accepted Answer

Voting Act of 1965

Question 31

Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked what early Civil Rights protest?

Accepted Answer

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 32

Which side did the U.S. support in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

South Korea

Question 33

The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism...

Accepted Answer

NATO

Question 34

Why did America join the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

To stop the spread of communism

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