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Which side did the U.S. support in the Korean War?
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
Cold War, Korea War, Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement
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Who were the Little Rock Nine?
Students who fought against the integration of public school
Students who challenged the interstate bus laws.
Students who broke the color barrier in public school in AR
Students who sat in the wrong seats at a diner.
2
Which side did the U.S. support in the Korean War?
North Korea
South Korea
3
The imaginary line that split the West European from the East European countries after WW2 was
Iron Curtain.
equator.
prime meridan.
line of demarcation.
4
Rosa Parks' arrest for refusing to give up her seat sparked what early Civil Rights protest?
March on Washington
Freedom Rides
Selma to Montgomery March
Montgomery Bus Boycott
5
Where was Martin Luther King Jr. Assassinated?
Little Rock, AR
Atlanta, Georgia
Memphis, TN
Montgomery, AL
6
The competition of exploring space between the United States and the Soviet Union...
Arms Race
Man on the Moon
Space Race
Marathon Race
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What has the end of communism in the Soviet Union caused many countries in East Europe to do?
pursue free market policies
shift to a command economy
join the Warsaw Pact
shift to a socialist economy
8
What Supreme Court case decided that races should be "Separate but Equal"?
Madison Vs. Marbury
Dred Scott Case
Brown Vs. the Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
9
What happened to Germany after WWII?
Nuclear Attack
Paid High War Debts
Gained total control over Europe
Divided among the Allied Powers
10
The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called the ______.
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
11
This political organization promoted socialism and black power during the Civil Rights Era.
African American Youth Organization
Black Panther Party
Black Nationalist Party
12
The Soviet Union dominated what part of Germany and Europe?
South
East
North
West
13
About how many American troops died during the Vietnam War?
26,050
88,000
43,300
58,000
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The alliance that promised to prevent the spread of communism...
League of Nations
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
15
The first satellite launched into space was _____.
Apollo 11
Discovery
Sputnik
NCC-1701
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To stop Communism from spreading the US and its allies used the strategy of ______.
Mind tricks
Extermination
Containment
Guerrilla Warfare
17
The destruction of the Berlin Wall and the breakup of the Soviet Union signify the
end of the Cold War.
power of the Warsaw Pact vs. NATO
power of the European Union.
the end of the Taliban power in the Middle East.
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What does NATO stand for?
North Asia Tries Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
North Alaska Treaty Organization
Nukes Atomic Thermal Organization
19
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate with the country split at the 38th parallel?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
20
True or False. The Korean War ended in a stalemate.
False
True
21
What was the name of the gov. documents that were leaked to the public during the Vietnam War?
Republican Articles
Delta Democrat-Times
Washington Notes
Pentagon Papers
22
Dwight Eisenhower coined this term to describe the spread of communism. It was called the ____.
Domino Theory
Multiply Theory
Butterfly Effect
Iron Curtain
23
This man believed in a more aggressive approach to civil rights
Martin Luther King Jr.
Homer Plessy
Rosa Parks
Malcolm X
24
Which Supreme Court case in the United States made segregation in public schools illegal?
Plessy v Fergusson
Swann vs Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Dred Scott Decision
Brown v Board of Education
25
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
Deliver Poland to the West
Stop the spread of communism
Stop the USSR from spreading democracy
Jump start China's economy
26
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Allowed all refugees to live in America
Broke apart Germany
Built a wall in Berlin
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
27
Why did America join the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
To kill Ho Chi Minh
To protect the Vietnam people
The U.S. was bored
28
The US feared the spread of Communism because...
It was like fascism and could start another global conflict
It weakened the economy in the Soviet Union
Democracy would spread like wildfire
It made people sick
29
The Vietnam war was often called a "living room war"? Why do you think it was given this name?
It was a board game
It was on the nightly news on TV
Latest updates were published in magazines
Civilians fought in it
30
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I have a Dream" speech at what Civil Rights event?
Selma to Montgomery
March Against Fear
March on Washington
Million Man March
31
The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union after WWII was called the...
WWII
Vietnam War
Cold War
Hot War
32
Which Act prohibited racial discrimination in voting?
Plessy Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Act of 1965
Jim Crow Act
33
The international organization created after WWII to prevent future wars...
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
Action League
34
The German philosopher Karl Marx advocated what type of economic system?
Capitalism
Warsaw Pact
Communism
NATO
