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Cold War/Civil Rights Part A
Cold War/Civil Rights Part A
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What is civil disobedience?
Refusing to eat for an extended period of time.
The refusal to comply with laws; a peaceful form of political protest.
Rioting in the streets to make your point of view known.
Creating a militia to fight the government.
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What was the baby boom?
The massive increase in birth rates between 1946 and 1964
Idk
The massive increase in birth rate between 1946-1965
Babies appearing out of nowhere
3
The Baby Boom effected the post WWII era by
leading to suburbs and tract housing
increasing population in the cities
giving a boost to small farmers
increasing migration to the Northern states
4
What was the US initiative that gave over $12B to Western Europe to recover after WWII?
Korean Armistice
Treaty of Paris
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
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What policy was Truman following when he made the decision to enter the Korean War?
Brinkmanship
Containment
Communism
Domino Theory
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What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s dream ?
to recieve a nobel prie fom his speaks of racism
To stop racism and bring equality to the races
To get men the right to join the army at the age of 18
to bring equality to women and men
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Who was Jackie Robinson?
first African American major league baseball player
known as the "Father of the Country"
taught himself how to read
helped free African American slaves
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Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshall
Vernon Baker
WEB Dubois
Shirley Chisholm
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Which came last from the following:
Brown v. Board of Education
Freedom Rides
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
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The Montgomery Bus Boycott demonstrated that non-violent protest could be effective.
True
False
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The 15th Amendment
released the slaves
made it illegal to deny voting based on race
established slavery citizenship
gave women the right to vote
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What was the doctrine that deterred communism through military/economic aid to Greece and Turkey?
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
New Deal
Nixon Doctrine
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Why did JFK send a naval blockade of ships into Cuba against Soviet Union that was set up by JFK was the
Cuban Missile Crisis
Warsaw Pact
Bay of Pigs
Berlin Blockade
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What is an alliance of democratic nations in Europe and America formed to protect its members from attack?
NAFTA
TONI
OPEC
NATO
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Which of these technologies led to the growth of TV and ads?
NASA
Personal Computers
Global Positioning Systems
Satellites
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What was the impact of US spending for Cold War defense?
Research and development was increased
the growth of business and employment
increased research and development
All of these
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How did NASA influence quality of life for people?
a. New Technology was introduced
a and c
b. Salaries increased for scientists.
c. Innovative products were created (computers/satellites)
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The National Defense Education Act
was designed to strengthen U.S. education after WWII
designed to strengthen U.S. education in math and science after Sputnik
designed to strengthen U.S. education after the Korean War
was the continuation of Selective Service throughout the Cold War
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What were the The Greensboro sit-ins?
Non-violent lunch counter protests advocating equal access
Marches held advocating equal access to public parks
Non-violent tree sit-ins advocating environmental protection
20
The arrest of Rosa Parks led to
a bus boycott lasting over a year
more African American voters
the National Guard troops being called
police reforms
21
Who was the Senator who created the 2nd Red Scare?
Joseph McCarthy
Huey Lewis
Albert Einstein
Franklin Roosevelt
22
What group(s) made up the Beat Generation?
A. Older Americans
B. Hippies
C. Counterculture
B and C
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What event created the Space Race?
The Soviets launched Sputnik
The US put a man on the moon in 69
Satellites were launched by the US
Lyka the dog went to space
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Rock 'n' roll music
became the basis of the youth/racial rebellion movement of 1950s & 1960s
came from the new cultural centers on the WestCoast
fought for more racial inclusion in American society in 1940s
tried to resist the conformity of Americanculture of 1950s
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NATO was originally formed to
isolate member nations from the rest of the world
defend western Europe and North America from Soviet aggression
promote religious freedom
stop the flow of immigration between member nations
26
What was the Berlin Airlift?
An operation where US &UK forces sent food/supplies to the people in Berlin
When the Japanese surrendered after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
A battle during World War II
Taking planes out of the city of Berlin because it was too powerful
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African American leader who believed in the use of non violent civil disobedience to gain civil rights
W.E.B Du Bois
Frederick Douglass
Malcolm X
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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The 14th amendment did what?
abolished slavery
right for all to vote
right for all citizens and equal protection under the law
none of these
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What did the 13th Amendment do?
Built a wall on the Mexican border.
Banned Slavery in the U.S.
Gave Native Americans more land.
Helped areas damaged by the Total War tactic.
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The funding of the GI Bill was
to increase college costs for GI's
to help WWII veterans get jobs, buy houses, go to college
to decrease production in the workforce
to assist returning WWI veterans get a job and go to school
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Suburban sprawl, increased traffic, decreased green spaces bordering cities were all affects of
cold war prosperity
ummm i think its one of the other answers
Americans moving from urban areas
unemployment
