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Review of Cold War and Civil Rights
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Who were we fighting in the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh
Communism
Nazis
Viet Cong
2
What was the Baby boom?
The right of women to vote and their impact on policy
the reemergence of Jim Crow laws
An increase of the US population after WWII
The outsourcing of American manufacturing jobs to Asia
3
What was installed to help Cold War communication?
E-Mail
Sputnik
Pen Pals
Hot Line
4
Which of the following best describes literacy tests?
the Test that all US soldiers must take before they serve
created by White southerners to keep blacks out of the army
The Test ALL people must take to be able to vote
created to keep African Americans from voting
5
What was a struggle of fighting in Vietnam?
lack of air power
the enemy had better weapons
too few troops
It was hard to find the enemy
6
What is the INF Treaty?
end star wars
Destroy some Missiles
halt production of weapons
ended nuclear testing in the atmosphere
7
Why did Eisenhower send Federal troops to Central HS in Arkansas?
To ensure that 9 new African American students could attend
To help segregate the school
To help break up the Montgomery Bus Boycott
To help escort MLK from Selma to Montgomery
8
Which of these tactics did Martin Luther King Jr. use most effectively?
armed rebellion
reverse discrimination
affirmative action
nonviolent resistance
9
U.S. and USSR argued over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet misssiles near the US border
U2 Spy Plan
Space Race
Cuban Missile Crisis
Plessy v Ferguson
10
What was the purpose of NATO?
to create an alliance between Japan and Germany
to create an alliance between West Europe and the USA
to create an alliance between East Europe and USSR
to create an alliance between China and Russia
11
What caused Nixon to resign
Watergate
Civil Rights Issues
Vietnam
Bribes
12
What has been the lasting impact of Watergate?
Democratic control of the White House
Public cynicism about government
Democratic control on Congress
Economic Downturn
13
What grouped helped to end segregation in Birmingham?
Store owners
Governor
protesters
news anchors
14
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To stop the spread of democracy in Europe
to help spread communism in Europe
To stop the spread of communism in Europe (Containment)
to help spread democracy in Europe
15
What program was created to help developing nations during the Cold War
Uncle Sam
United Nations
Peace Corp
Welfare
16
The Iron Curtain refers to which of the following?
the increase of industrial production in Eastern Europe
the desperate economic conditions in Eastern Europe
the growing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
the expanding influence of communists in Western Europe
17
What was the ruling of the Plessy v Ferguson court case?
Separate but equal
Upheld the Execution of the Rosenbergs
Separate facilities are inherently unequal
Abortion is illegal in the US
18
Which of the following people greatly influenced Martin Luther King Jr.?
Nation of Islam
Marcus Garvey
Mahatma Gandhi
W.E.B. Dubois
19
What caused the Berlin Wall to come down?
Reagan's Speech
Soviet Union collapsed
Stalin died
People began tearing it down
20
What allowed the US to send troops into Vietman?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress declares War
War Powers Act
Cuban Missile Crisis Treaty
21
Which is not apart of Containment?
Marshall Plan
NATO
Versailles Treaty
Truman Doctrine
22
Which of the following did not rise during the 50's
gross national product
real income
life expectancy
average age of marriage
23
Who won the Korean War?
They signed an Armistice
China took over
The North
The South
24
What was the ruling of the Brown v Board of Ed court case?
Separate but equal
Abortion is illegal
Separate facilities are inherently unequal
Upheld the Rosenbergs conviction
25
The Baby Boom and Interstate Highway system lead to the development of which of the following?
The New York Jets
Urbanization
Suburbs
More farming land for Americans
26
What helped end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union
Discovery that missiles had been removed
Castro's promise to restore democracy
27
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
ultimately segregated public schools in America.
To help restore the economy of Japan after WWII
To help restore Western European countries after WWII
Americas bombing strategy during WWII
28
What was the focus of the Selma March?
To prepare for war vs the KKK
to help African Americans register to vote
to help free the slaves
To protest minimum wages
29
Who took up Rosa Parks cause to protest the segregation of public transportation?
Malcolm X - used eye for an eye
Stokely Carmichael - lead marches
Mya Angelouo - wrote speeches
Martin Luther King Jr. - used economic forces
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What foreign policy was being fulfilled by the Marshall Plan?
Containment
Neutrality
The Monroe Doctine
Isolationism
