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US History Cold War Review
US History Cold War Review
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a Quiz for reviewing the Cold War
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1
True or False: The "Warren Court" ('53-'69) assisted liberal reforms during the 60s.
True
False
2
In this case, the SCOTUS ruled that school-based Bible reading was unconstitutional.
Abington School District v. Schempp
Marbury v. Madison
Wabash v. Illinois
Georgia v. Worcester
3
Which of the following were lessons from "The Fog of War" (interview with Robert McNamara)
There's something beyond one's self.
Rationality will not save us.
Maximize efficiency.
Empathize with your enemy.
4
federal subsidy for state-paid medical care for the poor.
socialized medicine
Medicare
Medicaid
Obamacare
5
General Douglas MacArthur was fired by President Truman in 1951 for
incompetence
his unwillingness to use nuclear weapons
treason
insubordination
6
President Kennedy referred to his campaign to combat war, ignorance, prejudice, and poverty as
The New Frontier
The New Atlantis
The New Deal
The New Republic
7
True or False: Urban riots of the mid-sixties were incited by black power militants.
False
True
8
This man served as Secretary of defense under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
Alexander Haig
Patrick M. Shanahan
Donald Rumsfeld
Robert McNamara
9
The 89th Congress ('65-'66) passed legislation addressing which of the following
medical care
housing
discrimination
poverty
10
universal medical insurance for the elderly, funded by social security taxes
Head Start
Affordable Care Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Medicare
11
True or False: President Kennedy drove the quest for civil rights and racial justice.
True
False
12
True or False: The Korean War is a good example of the Truman Doctrine (of containment).
True
False
13
This decisive battle in September of 1950 gave the US and SK the upper hand against NK.
Pusan
Chosin
Inchon
My Lai
14
True or False: Johnson's Great Society succeeded in reducing poverty.
False
True
15
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
required immigrants to be fully educated.
abolished quotas on immigration based on national origins.
imposed quotas on immigrants based on national origins.
required immigrants to speak perfect English.
16
Operation Rolling Thunder in Vietname (65-68),
was not effective
killed between 30,000 and 180,000 civilians
dropped more than 800,000 tons of bombs
resulted in the loss of 922 aircraft and over a thousand men
17
Minnijean Brown (in 1957-1958) is most accurately regarded as
an aggressive trouble-maker
a civil-rights crusader
a normal young woman in an impossible situation
an innocent bystander
18
President Kennedy was assassinated in
1969
1966
1963
1960
19
This man was elected president in 1968.
George S. McGovern
Hubert Humphrey
Richard M. Nixon
Gerald Ford
20
Which of the following court cases is NOT an example of the Warren Court's judicial approach?
Adkins v. Children's Hospital
Gideon v. Wainwright ('66)
Loving v. Virginia
District v. Schempp
21
Alleged North Vietnamese attacks on this U.S. Navy ship led to U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
U.S.S. Maine
U.S.S. Maddox
U.S.S. Yorktown
U.S.S. Cole
22
The Black Panther Party was founded in this year:
1960
1966
1964
1955
23
Which of the following wars were provoked by intelligence reports that later proved false?
The Spanish-American War (1898: April-August)
The Vietnam War (1964-1975)
The Second Gulf War (2003-2011)
World War II
24
President Johnson's campaig to enact social and economic justice was known as
The Age of Affluence
The Fair Deal
The Square Deal
The Great Society
25
The Cuban Missile Crisis is best described as an example of which social dilemma?
Brinkmanship (Chicken)
Stag Hunt
Prisoner's Dilemma
Tragedy of the Commons
26
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
banned literacy tests and other discriminatory screening
eliminated voter fraud
authorized federal intervention to ensure voter access
protected against foreign interference in U.S. elections.