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5th Grade Quiz covering the Cold War and Civil Rights #5thgrade #coldwar #civilrights
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1
What was the Vietnam Conflict?
A war between Vietnam and Turkey
A war between the Soviet Union and North Vietnam
A war between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam
When Vietnam wanted to expand its borders
2
What was the March on Washington?
a small, violent riot
a large, peaceful protest for equal rights
a boycott of public transportation
a holiday in March for Civil Rights
3
What caused the Berlin Airlift?
A shortage of jet fuel
The Soviet Union blockaded West Berlin to force Communism
A rescue attempt to save the leader of Germany
France stole aircraft from Berlin
4
Why was the invention of television important?
inexpensive form of entertainment
All of these
helped deliver news and messages around the world quickly
allowed people to see and hear things from long distances
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What caused the Cold War?
tension between the USA and Great Britain after WWII
the battle between the idea of democracy or communism
unfair treatment of France after WWI
A shortage of heating fuel in Europe
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What was the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea took over South Korea.
South Korea took over North Korea.
North Korea remained communist, South Korea democratic
China took over all of Korea.
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What was the purpose of Brown v. The Board of Education?
to enforce school segregation
to end school segregation
to establish schools in the South
to end bus segregation
8
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 change American life?
ended segregation, gave African Americans the right to vote
ended segregation, gave ALL citizens access to public places
continued segregation, but ended it in schools
ended segregation, gave women the right to vote
9
This person's actions led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott...
Malcolm X
Margaret Mitchell
Robert Kennedy
Rosa Parks
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What is communism?
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
A form of government ruled by a king
11
What did the U.S. do to help Berlin during the Berlin Airlift?
Dropped water, food, and supplies to aid West Berlin
Flew in formation to salute Germany
Rescued trapped people
Flew over East Berlin and dropped bombs
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The term "Iron Curtain" describes...
when the Lusitania built an iron curtain for protection
the structure that separated East and West Berlin
an extremely heavy curtain in a hospital
when the Soviet Union was closed off from the world
13
What is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. famous for?
Asking people to protest in violent ways for civil rights
Being the first man to walk on the moon
Encouraging African Americans to leave the US
Promoting civil rights through non-violent protests
14
Why did the U.S. send troops into help Vietnam?
to stop the spread of communism
The U.S. didn't like Vietnam.
to settle the dispute of where the border was located
to stop the spread of democracy in Vietnam
15
Which 3 countries are all communist today?
China, North Korea, Vietnam
China, South Korea, Switzerland
Cuba, Vietnam, Great Britain
Chile, Canada, Virginia
16
Who was the senator that said hundreds of communists were in the U.S.?
Ronald Reagan
Joseph McCarthy
Jackie Robinson
Nikita Khrushchev
17
Which U.S. president, elected in 1960, helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Harry S. Truman
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
18
What event caused Truman to send troops to Korea in 1950?
The invasion of South Korea by North Korea
He was angry that they didn't send their leader to visit
North Korea bombed the United States
China invaded South Korea
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Why were nuclear weapons never used in the Cold War?
Each nation feared nuclear retaliation.
No one knew how to use nuclear weapons.
Nuclear weapons had not yet been invented.
Nuclear weapons were not very destructive.
20
Who won the 1954 Supreme Court case that made segregation in public schools illegal?
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
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What are Civil Rights?
Freedoms guaranteed to all citizens by the Constitution
Rights given to the people by local governments
Responsibilities for African Americans
Rights given to the government from states
22
What was the effect of the 24th amendment?
poll taxes were abolished
freedom of speech was eliminated
only land owners could vote
women got the right to vote
23
Soviet leader, famous for threats against the west and sending missiles to Cuba?
Nikita Khrushchev
Barack Obama
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
24
What "race" was America in with the Soviet Union?
Technology Race
Building Race
The Space Race
Race for Fuel
25
What act protected the rights of ALL Americans to vote?
The 15th Amendment
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The 13th Amendment
26
Which adjective best describes the 1960s?
peaceful
unified
tumultuous
prosperous
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What was the goal of the USA during the Cold War?
to stop the spread of democracy
to stop the spread of communism
to gain more territories in South America
to increase trade with the Soviet Union
28
Why did the Soviet Union and the US have an arms race?
to build a nuclear weapon that would destroy Cuba
to require factories to produce only weapons
to take away citizens' rights to bear arms
to amass the most weapons in case of nuclear war
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Why was the conflict between the US and Soviet Union called the "Cold" War?
Temperatures in Europe were dangerously cold.
It was the first war between these two countries.
The US and Soviet Union ignored each other.
No direct fighting took place.
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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 Cuban Missile Crisis
The Sinking of the Lusitania
The release of the two atomic bombs
