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SOL Review: Cold War-Civil Rights-Modern America
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1
What was developed to rebuild war torn Europe after World War Two?
The Truman Plan
Warsaw Pact
The Policy of Containment
The Marshall Plan
2
Where was the climax of the Civil Rights movement in 1963?
Birmingham, AL
Montgomery, AL
Washington, DC
Little Rock, AK
3
Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sandra Day O'Connor
Sonia Sotomayor
Ruth Ginsberg
Sally Ride
4
Which country did Bill Clinton lift economic sanctions against when they ended Apartheid?
Vietnam
Russia
Texas
South Africa
5
How did President Reagan attempt to bankrupt the Soviet Union during the 1980’s?
By not trading goods with the Soviet Union
Increasing military spending
By invading Eastern Europe
By increasing taxes on the American people
6
What did the husband and wife in the picture do that led to their execution?
Failed to the pass their VA/US SOL
Attempted to assassinate President Truman
Passed nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union
Refused to testify at the McCarthy hearings
7
What court case did the NAACP want to overturn?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Dred Scott vs. Stanford
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Johnson vs. Bird
8
Define Soviet Premier Gorbachev's Policy of Perestroika.
Threatening the United States with nuclear weapons.
Freedom of the Press
Limited free market capitalism
End of hard-line Soviet communism
9
NAFTA allowed for free trade between which three countries?
US-Mexico-Britain
Mexico-El Salvador-Honduras
US-Canada-China
US-Mexico-Canada
10
Who is this?
Mr. Rhodes in June
Mr. Rhodes before 7th Period
Mean Mr. Rhodes
Happy Mr. Rhodes
11
Which is NOT an issue facing America involving immigration to the United States?
Strain on government services
Bilingual education
Cultural Diversity
Filling low paying jobs
12
Which President signed major Civil Rights legislation during the 1960's?
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
13
What is the importance of the Persian Gulf War?
First war in the Middle East
Communism was contained in Iraq
First war where American women fought in combat
The United States removed Saddam Hussein from power
14
What does this map show?
U.S. invasion of Cuba to remove Soviet nuclear missiles
North Korean invasion of South Korea
Allied invasion of Western Europe
Invasion to remove Fidel Castro from power
15
How was the NAACP going to challenge segregation?
By marching and protests
In the courts
With violence
By voting for African-American politicians
16
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibit?
Discrimination based on religion.
Discrimination based on ethnicity.
Discrimination based on race.
All of the above
17
What case declared the Jim Crow laws unconstitutional?
Brown vs. Board of Education
Korumatsu vs. US
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Rowe vs. Wade
18
Which U.S. President intensified the Vietnam War in 1961 by sending in 16,000?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
19
Define: Patriot Act
Americans must take a loyalty oath
The American flag must be displayed in every classroom
Easier for Govt. to gather information on American Citizens
Tom Brady is a cheater
20
Which NAACP lawyer fought against segregation?
James Earl Ray
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
21
How did President Eisenhower deter a nuclear strike from the Soviet Union?
Massive Retaliation: You hit us - We hit you back
Negotiated with the Soviet Union to destroy nuclear weapons
Threaten a land invasion of the Soviet Union
Threaten to leave the United States
22
What was created after World War Two to prevent future wars?
United Nations
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
NATO
23
Which nation became communist soon after the end of World War Two?
Korea
France
China
Japan
24
Which country was split in two after World War 2 and became a focal point of the Cold War?
Germany
France
Britain
Japan
25
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlaw?
Literacy Tests
Lynching
Jim Crow Laws
Discrimination based on race
26
Which of the following was a failure to contain communism from spreading during the Cold War?
Truman Doctrine
Vietnam War
Korean Conflict
Marshall Plan
27
Who was the first man on the moon? (“That’s one small step for man one giant leap for mankind”)
Bill Lewis
John Glenn
Richard Rhodes
Neil Armstrong
28
Which is Not a post Cold War goal of the United States?
Foreign Aid (Money)
Humanitarian Aid (Food and Medical Supplies)
Supporting Human Rights
Containing Communism to the Soviet Union
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Who was the first American to orbit the Earth?
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Sheppard
