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US History Florida EOC #4 Cold War, Civil Rights, Modern
US History Florida EOC #4 Cold War, Civil Rights, Modern
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1
Truman's Loyalty Review Board and the House Un-American Activities Commission were part of
the Second Red Scare
The Scare Deal
Containment
McCarthyism
2
The concept of "glasnost" in the former Soviet Union led to which of the following?
A resurgence of communism
Increased openness and media rights inside the Soviet Union
A complete restructuring of the Soviet Union
A ramping up of Cold War hostilities
3
What was the immediate goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Ensure democracy everywhere in the world
Prevent China from falling to the communists
To end the war in North Korea
Stop Soviet communism from spreading to Greece and Turkey
4
Levittown and urban sprawl are most associated with which of the following?
Urbanization
The Great Migration
Suburbanization
Exodusters
5
What program did President Lyndon Johnson promote to get rid of poverty?
Great Society
New Deal
Fair Deal
New Frontier
6
Other than give loans, what did the G.I. Bill do?
It promised bonus checks to veterans payable in 20 years.
It provided health care to military veterans.
It set up long-term disability payments for veterans.
It paid for military veterans to go to college.
7
Senator Joseph McCarthy is BEST known for which of the following?
Bringing down President Nixon during the Watergate scandal
Accusing people in the State Department of being witches
Saving the U.S. from an infiltration of communists
Making unfounded accusations of people being communists
8
What was the impact of Title IX on girls and women?
They participate at much higher rates than boys and men.
Their attendance in sports and college have increased a lot.
There has been no statistically meaningful change.
It has caused girls and women to participate less in sports.
9
When manufacturing jobs go to other countries leaving only service jobs, it is called ___.
Graying
Insourcing
Deindustrialization
Servicification
10
What was President Carter's most notable achievement?
Camp David peace agreement between Israel and Egypt
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 1/3
Successfully ending the Iranian hostage crisis
Returning the Panama Canal to American control
11
The Little Rock Nine is famous for which of the following?
Being the first black students to attend Central High School
Integrating the United States military
Being the first black students to attend Ole Miss
Leading the Selma Marches
12
What happened at the end of the Korean War?
An armistice was signed leaving the country divided.
The U.S. dropped an atom bomb on North Korea ending the war.
North Korea defeated South Korea and established communism.
South Korea defeated North Korea and established democracy.
13
"Separate is inherently unequal." What Supreme Court case is this ruling from?
California v. Bakke
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Dred Scott v. Sandford
14
What was the goal of the Freedom Rides?
The desegregation of interstate busing
The passage of a civil rights bill
Voting rights in Mississippi
The integration of lunch counters
15
Which of these states benefited the most from the Space Race?
Massachusetts
Florida
Missouri
Michigan
16
In the 1960s, what event was the closest we came to nuclear war?
The Construction of the Berlin Wall
The U.S. Moon Landing
The Bay of Pigs Fiasco
The Cuban Missile Crisis
17
Who led a boycott on buying grapes in order to improve working conditions for farm workers?
Fidel Castro
Cesar Chavez
Che Guevara
Hugo Chavez
18
Which of the following did NOT increase migration to Florida?
The Construction of Highways
Air Conditioning
The Construction of the Transcontinental Railway
Mosquito Repellent
19
Who built the Florida East Coast Railway so that tourists would visit his resorts?
Henry Ford
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Flagler
Cornelius Vanderbilt
20
What Supreme Court case ruled that defendants in felony state cases must be given an attorney?
Miranda v. Arizona
Tinker v. Des Moines
Plessy v. Ferguson
Gideon v. Wainwright
21
What legislation did Congress pass in part due to the March on Washington?
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Military Reconstruction Act of 1867
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
22
Both Watergate and the Pentagon Papers caused Americans to feel
skeptical about what our government told us.
unsure of who to trust, the media or the president
angry over the fake media
confident that our government would always tell us the truth
23
What was the goal of Vietnamization?
Bring American troops home by training the South Vietnamese
To train American troops to fight like the Vietnamese
To make North and South Vietnam culturally similar
To increase American troop levels to win the war
24
What Supreme Court case requires police to inform suspects of their rights before questioning?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Tinker v. Des Moines
Mapp v. Ohio
Miranda v. Arizona
25
How was the Marshall Plan part of the containment doctrine?
We became the military for Japan to prevent communism.
We rigged elections so that communism could not spread.
We gave W. Europe money so they would not fall to communism.
We intervened anywhere in the world that was at risk.
26
Why did some Americans criticize our involvement in Vietnam?
The govt. lied to us about nearly everything that happened.
They believed communism was the best economic system.
They were impatient and wanted faster results.
They felt the U.S. wasn't bombing Vietnam enough.
27
What issue did the Selma Marches tackle?
The KKK and other white supremacist hate groups
Job discrimination
Segregation in public places
Voting rights for African Americans
28
What was the outcome of the case Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenberg?
Students must attend their neighborhood schools.
School buses should be integrated.
Students could be bused to schools to achieve integration.
Quotas to achieve integration were unconstitutional.
29
What government agency was formed as a result of the attacks on 9/11?
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
The Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Terror Response
The State Department
30
Which president was the first to open relations with China and reduce nuclear arms?
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
