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Bundle 3 Test Review- WWII/Cold War/Civil Rights
Bundle 3 Test Review- WWII/Cold War/Civil Rights
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Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957 led the US govt to-
spend more money on education
give more power to FBI
cut back foreign aid to other nations
reduce funding for the CIA
2
President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb showed-
he needed to show he was as tough as Stalin
he wanted to punish the Japanese
his wish to end the war while saving US lives
he feared pulling troops out of Europe
3
Martin Luther King, Jr. and the SCLC advocated the use of-
nonviolent demonstrations
armed force
lawsuits
national strikes
4
Some critics of affirmative action claim-
it brought back Jim Crow laws
it applied to business not education
it led to reverse discrimination and racial quotas
it failed to assist the disabled
5
After entering WWII, the US-
huge numbers of European refugees led to rising unemployment
racial segregation ended due to need for cooperation
saw high unemployment end because of war production
imported more foreign goods
6
The Supreme Court decision in
Hernandez v. Texas
stated that-
Mexican Americans could not be excluded from juries
free speech could not be denied to students
states must have single-member election districts
segregation could continue
7
The purpose of the 24th Amendment to the Constitution was to-
prevent discrimination against African American voters
encourage the poor to vote
overturn a Supreme Court ruling
encourage greater voter participation by the young
8
As a result of Executive Order 9066, the US began to-
deport German/Italian aliens
persecute Chinese immigrants
arrest people responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor
relocate Japanese Americans to internment camps
9
Events like the Berlin blockade, Warsaw Pact, and building of the Berlin Wall-
prevented military conflict between US/Soviet Union
increased tensions in Europe and North America
achieved peaceful coexistence
were attempts to weaken Soviet control of Eastern Europe
10
US policies of trading destroyers for bases, cash and carry, and the Lend-Lease Act-
help the Axis powers
help the Allies while keeping the US out of the war
earn FDR a third term as President
ease unemployment from the Great Depression
11
Betty Friedan, in her book
The Feminine Mystique
, supported the idea that-
the 19th Amendment should be passed so women could vote
women's roles were being redefined in 1950s/60s
more women working would put more men out of work
US birthrate would increase as more women worked
12
A major reason for the existence of the House Un-American Activities Committee was-
excessive military spending
a belief that communist agents worked in the federal govt
an attempt to impeach President Truman
due to corruption in Congress
13
Thurgood Marshall's contribution to the US was-
litigated against racist laws in courts and later joined SC
as a minister influenced opposition to racism and Communism
in conservative principles against expanding government
his encouragement of philanthropy among the rich
14
The Supreme Court ruled in
Korematsu vs the US
that-
illegal and they had to be released immediately
legal but the govt owed them for property losses
illegal since it was based on race
legal due to needs of national security
15
Chicano migrant farm workers were aided by which organization?
AIM
SNCC
UFW
KKK
16
Pres. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to-
scare citizens into backing his programs
enforce the decision of the Supreme Court
declare martial law in Little Rock
remove Governor Orval Faubus from office
17
African American combat units like the Tuskegee Airmen-
helped ease the transition to an integrated military
had no impact
failed miserably
led to conflict within the armed forces
18
Which action(s) by Adolf Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles
sending troops into the demilitarized Rhineland
all were violations
seizing the Sudetenland
the annexation of Austria
19
Affirmative action programs created more opportunities for Americans by-
Educators and businesses hired more women and minorities
making bank loans easier to get
providing medical care to elderly citizens
providing more business loans
20
An example of the policy of containment is-
recognition of the nation of Israel
supporting the war crimes trials in Germany and Japan
military aid given to Greece and Turkey
Truman firing MacArthur
21
____ made a speech claiming he had 205 names of known Communists in the US State Dept.
Joseph McCarthy
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
A. Mitchell Palmer
22
A cause of the Cold War in Europe was-
Truman meeting with Stalin at Potsdam
US/British invasion of France during WWII
US democratic/capitalist society vs Soviet communist society
US maintaining special relationships with Western Hemisphere
23
The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was-
rebuild Western Europe
encourage peaceful diplomacy
increase trade within Europe
collective security versus communist aggression
24
Gov. George Wallace of Alabama stated that he-
called for a constitutional amendment to overturn it
Alabama would secede from US if forced to integrate
was willing to compromise on desegregation
would oppose integration of the South
25
In response to Soviet efforts to expand communism, the US engaged in a policy of-
isolationism
detente
containment
aggression
26
After the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans in Montgomery, Alabama-
formed Black Panther Party
rioted
called for restaurant sit-ins
boycotted buses
27
The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was passed to-
end segregation
end practice of lynching
end employment discrimination
protect African Americans' voting rights
28
Which organizations used peaceful demonstrations to end conditions like those in the photo?
AFL-CIO and the Urban League
SNCC and Black Panthers
Ku Klux Klan and the Nation of Islam
NAACP and CORE
29
The main goal of the 1960s/1970s women's rights movement was to-
gain political office
get the right to vote
serve in active combat roles
get equal pay for the same work as men
30
The role of AIM in pushing for civil rights was-
demanded better working conditions for migrant workers
demanding equal employment for women
insisting on greater respect for American Indians
marching for African American voting rights
31
Who proposed unionization to help migrant workers?
Malcolm X
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
32
When confronted with the threat of missiles in Cuba, President Kennedy-
established a naval blockade to prevent completion of sites
sent an invasion force to Cuba
allowed missiles in Cuba if all the rest were removed
bombed the missile sites
33
What Cold War incident caused a panic in the US in the late 1950s?
House Un-American Activities Committee investigations
launch of Sputnik
Bay of Pigs invasion
Berlin airlift
34
Upon entering the concentration camps, Allied troops were surprised by-
the scale of Jewish extermination by Nazis
Hitler's anti-Semitism
how international law may not punish Nazis responsible
how ineffective the German military was
35
The March from Selma to Montgomery led to-
Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Equal Rights Amendment
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
the Brown v. Board of Education decision
36
The Beat Generation led some people to question-
federal prohibition laws against alcohol
conformity in the US
US getting involved in Vietnam
the continued use of segregation in schools
37
Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" stated African Americans-
should stop seeking equality and should accept lower status
could not wait any longer for rights and must act now
should separate completely from white America
should still wait for their rights
38
Brown v. Board of Education
ended-
Jackie Robinson's baseball career
legality of "separate but equal"
discrimination in federal hiring
Eisenhower's support for civil rights
39
Freedom Riders-
hoped to get the federal govt to intervene in segregated bus laws
sought to use force against segregationists
wanted to sightsee the American South
help African Americans escape to the North
40
Murals by the Chicano Mural Movement were used to express their-
feelings of isolation from the rest of America
dislike for US imperialistic policies
wish to return to Mexico
pride in their culture