What was segregation in the us?

Separation of blacks and whites

What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The USSR tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba.

What did the Warren Commission decide?

Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to assasinate JFK.

What was the primary result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

integration of buses in Montgomery

What does this picture imply?

the President is not above the constitution

Which of the following was a result of the Watergate scandal?

decreased trust in the government

Describe the difference between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Malcolm X was more violent and MLK, Jr. was more peaceful.

What case did the Alabama court rely on to end bus segregation?

Supreme Court ruled schools couldn't be segregated

Which was NOT a result of the Little Rock 9?

There was no issues with integration

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1
Brown v. Board of education was directed to desegregate?
Busses
Public Restrooms
Schools
Federal Buildings
2
What was segregation in the us?
Separation of people based on age
Separation of blacks and whites
Separation of people based on gender
Sharecropping after slavery
3
What happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Russia tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba.
The US tried to put nuclear weapons in Italy.
The USSR tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba.
The US tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba.
4
What was the most controversial thing Ford did?
Pardon himself
Pardon the Plumbers
Pardon Nixon
Pardon Carter
5
Who did Malcolm X visit when he went to Selma?
MLK, Jr.
Reverend Abraham
No one - he left selma
MLK, Jr.'s wife - Coretta
6
What did the Warren Commission decide?
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone to assasinate JFK.
Brown v. Board of Education would end segregation.
Thurgood Marshall would be a Supreme Court Justice.
Earl Warren would be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
7
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US removed nuclear weapons from Turkey.
The USSR removed their missiles from Cuba.
All answers are correct.
The "Red Phone" direct communication was established.
8
How were the Korean and Vietnam wars similar?
Both wars were fought with the idea of the Domino Theory (stop communism)
All answers are correct.
The US and USSR were reluctant to fully commit to war for fear of WW3
The US supported the South and China/USSR supported the North
9
How did JFK stop the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
He invaded the USSR.
He asked very nicely.
He bombed Cuba.
He set up a naval blockade.
10
What was the primary result of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
integration of buses in Montgomery
equal pay for bus drivers
shut down public bus stations
Desegregation of school
11
What was a major outcome of the Bay of Pigs failure?
The USSR thought the US was a weak country.
All answers are correct.
The USSR believed JFK was a weak president.
JFK took responsibility for the failure.
12
Which President was never elected president or vice-president?
Gerald Ford
RIchard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
13
What case did Brown v. Board overturn?
all 3 are correct
Dred Scott
Owaso County v. Jackson
Plessy v. Ferguson
14
What did the Domino Theory try to stop?
Capitalism
Communism
Conservatism
Constitutionalism
15
What does this picture imply?
congress is not above the constitution
the Supreme Court is above the Congress
the President is above the constitution
the President is not above the constitution
16
Which of the following was a result of the Watergate scandal?
increased trust in the government
decreased trust in the government
Nixon was impeached
Nixon went to jail
17
What is M.A.D.
Mutually Assisted Destruction
Mutually Assured Devestation
Mutually Assured Destruction
Massively Assured Destruction
18
Who killed Malcolm X?
John Wilkes Booth
members of MLK, Jr.'s group
members of the Nation of Islam
Lee Harvey Oswald
19
Which of the following leaders was not assassinated during the 1960s?
FDR
Malcolm X
Robert "Bobby" Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
20
Which of the following was not a crisis Jimmy Carter faced?
three mile island nuclear melt down
all are correct
the economy
Iran hostage crisis
21
Describe the difference between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X was more violent and MLK, Jr. was more peaceful.
MLK, Jr. was more violent and Malcolm X was more peaceful.
They were actually the same people
No difference between the two.
22
What is a lawsuit that combines a large group of people with the same legal issue?
affirmative action lawsuit
action affirmative lawsuit
Class order lawsuit
Class action lawsuit
23
What case did the Alabama court rely on to end bus segregation?
Supreme Court ruled schools couldn't be segregated
it was the right thing to do
it just wasn't fair
MLK convinced the court
24
Which is true about the freedom rides?
mobs of angry whites used violence to try to stop them
freedom riders came from all walks of life
all are correct
done to enforce voting rights
25
Which was NOT a result of the Little Rock 9?
Governor of Arkansas refused to allow students to enter
President Eisenhower got involved
White students staged massive protests against integration
There was no issues with integration

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