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SOL Review USVA Unit 6: Cold War-Contemporary Issues
SOL Review USVA Unit 6: Cold War-Contemporary Issues
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1
What was the name of the trade agreement Clinton signed with Canada and Mexico?
EPA
NAFTA
NATO
UN
2
Which organization was established in 1945 to promote justice and cooperation?
WArsaw Pact
League of Nations
United Nations
Truman Doctrine
3
Which country was divided into four zones following World War II?
Russia
China
France
Germany
4
Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
Sally Ride
Alan Shepherd
Neil Armstron
John Glenn
5
Virginia responded to the Supreme Court order to desegregate their public schools by
closing some public schools
immediately complying with the order
ordering military to block desegregation
appealing the courts decision
6
The American blockade of Cuba led to this event
Cuban Missile Crisis
Iran Contra Affair
Bay of Pigs
Diem Bien Phu
7
NATO was formed to prevent invasion from the
Japanese
Chinese
Iraquis
Soviets
8
Which country, part of what is known as Indochina, was the longest military conflict?
Thailand
Hong Knong
Bangladesh
Vietnam
9
In response to arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans
started riots
formed the first Black Panther group
organized a bus boycott
organized restaurant sit-ins
10
The US invasion of Cambodia in 1970 resulted in National Guard troops killing 4 student at
Stanford University
Kent State University
Brown University
UVA
11
Who was the first woman on the Supreme Court?
Betty Frieden
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Sally Ride
Sandra Day O'Connor
12
Which of the following is NOT an issue related to immigration today?
pathway to citizenship
Border Issues
decrease in cultural diversity
strain on government services
13
Who was the president that started the space program?
Nixon
Truman
Kennedy
Johnson
14
Who did President George W. Bush declare war on for protecting Osama Bin Laden after 9/11?
Iraq
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kuwait
15
Who gave the famous "I have a dream" speech?
Medgar Evers
Adam Clayton Powell
James Farmer
Martin Luther King Jr.
16
Following US military withdrawal from Vietnam in 1973, Vietnam
adopted a government similar to Great Britains
adopted a government similar to the US
adopted a communist government.
divided into two separate countries
17
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba was an attempt
to impose a communist government in Cuba
by the Soviets to invade southern Florida
by the US to overthrow the Castro government
to end Spanish rule in Cuba
18
During the Cold War, Virginia's economy
remained stable as the rest of nation's economy declined
declined as federal dollars were sent to other regions
improves as many corporations moved to Virginia
benefited as private companies were awarded defense contract
19
With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress
declared war on North Vietnam.
gave its war powers to the president.
increased aid to South Vietnam
committed to a limited war only.
20
The anticommunist crusade promoted by Senator Joseph McCarthy resulted in
the appointment of McCarthy to the Supreme Court
the conviction of McCarthy for espionage
the condemnation of McCarthy from the Senate
the assassination of Senator McCarthy
21
Which Supreme Court case overturned a court ruling established separate but equal facilities
Gideon v. Wainwright
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
22
Who controls the supply of money in the US?
Wall Street
Federal Reserve
Department of Interior
Treasury Department
23
African Americans secured passage of civil rights legislation by
pushing for legislation through referendum.
electing African Americans to Congress
conducting work stoppages around the country.
working through the courts and mass protests.
24
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
led to the first African American to the president's cabinet
promoted the election of African Americans to public office
was signed into law by JFK
prohibited discrimination
25
The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were essential for
containment
American prosperity
world economic recovery
world peace
26
Which president was most closely identified with the passage of Civil Rights legislation?
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon Johnson
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
27
In the 1960 presidential campaign, television was used for the first time
report election results
broadcast candidates' speeches
poll voters
advertise candidates
28
Which organization sought to increased rights by using the courts?
NAACP
Black Panthers
SNCC
CORE
29
The Cold War foreign policy to stop communist aggression into other countries was known as
massive resistance
deterrence
collective security
containment
30
Who was the conservative president that created large tax cuts and deregulated the federal govt
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
31
Which East Asian country did the US support anticommunist forces during the 1950s?
Philippines
Japan
Korea
Taiwan
32
Who was the first African American appointed to the US Supreme Court?
Medgar Evers
William Randolph
Oliver Hill
Thurgood Marshall
33
The lack of military success in late 1960s led to which President not running for reelection?
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
34
Which economic recovery initiative provided grants and loans to war torn European countries?
McCarran-Walter Act
Lend-Lease
Kellogg-Briand Pact
Marshall Plan
35
President Ronald Reagan asked the Soviet leader to tear down the
Great Wall
Berlin Wall
Ankor Watt
Iron Curtain
36
Where do majority of immigrants to the US originate from today?
Europe and Latin America
Africa and Europe
Asia and Latin America
Asia and Africa
37
The United States occupation of Japan following WWII ended when Japan
was invaded by China
imposed a communist regime
adopted a democratic form of goverment
was annexed by Korea
38
Who was president when the Berlin Wall came down, collapse of Yugoslavia, and Persian Gulf War?
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
39
Kennedy's legislative agenda was called the
New Frontier
Squar Deal
Great Society
Fair Deal
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Virginia employed what policy to avoid integrating schools?
nullification
massive resistance
desegregation
accommodation