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Cold War and Civil Rights 5th Grade
Cold War and Civil Rights 5th Grade
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5th Grade Quiz covering the Cold War and Civil Rights
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This person's actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
Ralph Bunche
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
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What caused the Berlin Airlift?
The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin to force Communism
Berlin stole aircraft from Germany
A shortage of jet fuel
An unsuccessful rescue attempt to save the leader of Germany
3
Why was the invention of television important?
All of these
inexpensive form of entertainment
helped deliver news and messages around the world quickly
allowed people to see and hear things from long distances
4
What caused the cold war?
Cold temperatures in Alaska
A shortage of heating fuel
The Space Race
The battle between the idea of democracy or communism
5
What are Civil Rights?
Rights for African Americans
Rights guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
Rights guaranteed by the states to the people
Rights given to the government from states
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Which U.S. president elected in 1960 helped with the struggle with the Soviet Union?
Harry S. Truman
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
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Who won the 1954 Supreme Court case that made segregation in public schools illegal?
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
Samuel Lee Gravely Jr.
Thurgood Marshall
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Name 3 countries that are communist
China, North Korea, Vietnam
Chile, Argentina, Virginia
Cuba, Vietnam, Great Britain
China, Japan, Switzerland
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How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change American life?
Gave women the right to vote
Continued segregation, but ended it in schools
Ended segregation, gave African Americans the right to vote
Ended segregation, gave ALL citizens access to public places
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What was the Vietnam Conflict?
When Vietnam wanted to expand its borders
A war between communist East Vietnam and West Vietnam
A war between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam
A war between Vietnam and Turkey
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Why did the U.S. send troops into help Vietnam?
to stop the spread of democracy in Vietnam
To settle the dispute of where the border was located
The U.S. didn't like Vietnam
To stop the spread of communism
12
What was the name of the court case from 1954 that led to school desegregation?
Brown vs. The Board of Education
Linda Brown vs. the Local School Coalition
White vs. the Board of Education
Johnson vs. The Education Board
13
What agency was created after the Soviets launched the Sputnik satellite?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Kennedy Center for Space Exploration, KCSE
National Space Race Association, NSRA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA
14
What did the U.S. do to help Berlin?
Dropped water, food, and supplies to aid West Berlin
Flew in formation to salute Germany
Flew over East Berlin and dropped bombs
Rescued trapped people
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The term "Iron Curtain" describes...
when the Soviet Union was closed off from the world
when the Lusitania built an iron curtain for protection
a term for an extremely heavy curtain on a theater stage
the structure that separated East and West Berlin
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What event in the 1960's brought the U.S. and the Soviet Union close to nuclear war?
The Berlin Airlift
The release of the two atomic bombs
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The Cuban Missile Crisis
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What caused the cold war?
Soviet Union's dislike for America
The Soviet Union's quest for more land
Trade agreements between the U.S. and Soviet Union
The fear of the spread of Communism
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What event caused Truman to send troops to Korea in 1950?
He was angry that they didn't send their leader to visit
The invasion of South Korea by North Korea
The White House ran out of cookies and milk
The invasion of North Vietnam by South Vietnam
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What was Martin Luther King Jr. famous for?
Asked people to protest in violent ways for civil rights
Encouraging African Americans to rely on themselves
Promote civil rights through non-violent protests
Being the first man to walk on the moon
20
What does NATO stand for?
North Africa Tolerance Organization
Never Ate Toasted Onions
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National Association to Teach Orphans
21
Soviet leader, famous for threats against the west and for pounding his shoe against the table?
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khrushchev
Barack Obama
Adolf Hitler
22
What was the "Great Society" plan created by President Johnson?
A program to encourage education and helping the poor
A government program that encouraged industry
A master race of people with blond hair and blue eyes
A plan to expand the borders of the United States
23
What is communism?
A form of government ruled by a king
A form of government that focuses on people's rights
A form of government that allows voting
A form of government in which the government owns everything
24
What act protected the rights of ALL Americans to vote?
The 15th Amendment
Article 1 of the Bill of Rights
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The 13th Amendment
25
Who was the senator that said hundreds of communists were in the U.S.? What was it called?
Jackie Robinson, The Invasion
Joseph McCarthy, Red Scare
Arthur Ashe, pandemonium
L. Douglass Wilder, Blue Panic
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What "race" was America in with the Soviet Union?
Building race
Race for fuel
Technology race
The Space Race
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What caused the Korean War?
East Korea wanted to spread communism to West Korea
North Korea was angry South Korea wouldn't share rice crops
North Korea wanted to spread communism to South Korea
The South Koreans didn't like the way the N. Koreans ate
