The Cold War
What was an important consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)?
A. The Soviet Union secretly kept nuclear missiles in Cuba pointed at Florida
B. The United States kept missiles in Turkey and Greece pointed at the Soviet Union.
C. Fidel Castro was removed from power in Cuba and all nuclear weapons were taken out of Cuba.
D. Soviet and American leaders established an emergency "hot line" and negotiated a partial test ban treaty
D. Soviet and American leaders established an emergency "hot line" and negotiated a partial test ban treaty
Which four organizations opposed the use of violence in the struggle for African-American civil rights?
A. NAACP, Urban League,CORE,SCLC
B. CORE,KKK,Black Panthers,Nation of Islam
C.SNCC after 1967, SCLC,CORE,Black Panthers
D.NAACP,Urban League,SNCC after 1967,Nation of Islam
A. NAACP, Urban League,CORE,SCLC
How did president Lyndon B. Johnson propose to reduce economic inequalities among Americans?
A. by creating emergency work relief programs
B. by providing federal funds to acid cities, promote education and pay for some health care
C. by reducing taxes on the wealthiest Americans so that they would stimulate the economy
D. by providing economic aid to struggling nations overseas so that they would import American goods
B. by providing federal funds to acid cities, promote education and pay for some health care
ColdWar
a conflict that happened because of the United States and the Soviet Union. Caused by a dissagrement of fedreal powers
Equal Rights Amendment
feminists hoped to achieve many of their goals by passing a single constitutional amendement that guarente women equal rights with men
How was the Marshall Plan designed to discourage the spread of Communism in Europe?
A. by joining European nations together into the European Union
B. by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe
C. by providing military assistance to Frace, Great Britain, and Italy
D. by establishing freely elected governments in Poland and Czechoslovakia
B. by restoring economic stability to the nations of Western Europe
Which group of leaders discouraged cooperation with members of other racial groups in the struggle to imporve conditions for African Americans?
A.Malcom X, Stokely Carmichael, and H. Rap Brown
B.A. Philip Randolph, James Farmer, and Fannie Lous Hamer
C. Rosa Parks, Thurgood Marshall, and Constance Baker Motely
D. Roy Wilkins, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Dr Ralph Abernathy
A.Malcom X, Stokely Carmichael, and H. Rap Brown
which groyp of draft-age American men were exempt from active combat duty during the Vietnam War?
A. Conscientious objectors
B. Active antiwar protestors
C. Men who married after 1965
D. Men who were against the war
A. Conscientious objectors
NATO
guaranteed the countries of western europe that they would be protected againts Soviet attack by American nuclear weapons
Great Society
Lyndon B. Jhonson's program in which his aim was to turn the United States into more egalitarian society byy opening oppurtunites for all Americans
How did the Cold War most affect Florida?
A. The nuclear missiles installed in Cuba threatened the survival of Florida.
B. People in Florida could no longer sell their products to Eastern Europe.
C. Hundreds of thousands of of refugees fled Castro's Communist dictatorship for Florida.
D. Senator Joseph McCarthy accused a large number of people in Florida of being Communists.
A. Nuclear missiles installed in Cuba threatened the survival of Florida.
What did the supreme court decide in the case of regents of the university of California v. bakke (1978)
A. schools can take race into account when making their admission decisions
B. a quota system should be set up to ensure a fixed number of places for candidates of each racial background
C. schools should admit candidates soley on the basis of their academic qualifications and ability to pay
D. any student whose parents or grandparents attended a state university should also be admitted
A. schools can take race into account when making their admission decisions
what was the goal of president Nixions policy of Vietnamization?
A. to infiltrate the government and army of North Vietnam with South Vietnamese sympathizers
B. to surrender South Vietnam to the North so that the country could be reunified
C. to replace American troops with local troops si that the United States could withdraw
D. to encourage American soldiers in the Vietnam to develop a greater understanding of the local culture
C. to replace American troops with local troops si that the United States could withdraw
Warsaw Pact
an alliance which the Soviet Union creatited an alliance with its easter European "satellities" the Soviet Union used this to justify its interference in the affairs of Eastern Europe
March On Washington
a march in support of kennedy civil rights bill
Which statement best summarizes the outcome of the Korean war?
A. North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the North to China.
B. A majority of Noth Koreans fled southward causing a collapse of the North Korean government.
C. North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.
D. Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both northerners and southerners.
C. North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war.
In the 1960's, congress prohibited discrimination in restaurants and hotels on the basis of race,color,religion, or national origin. Which two individuals helped secure the passage of this legislation
A. Malcom X and Elijah Mohammed
B. George Wallace and H. Rap Brown
C. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon JJohnson
D. Richard M. Nixon and Stokely Carmichael
C. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Lyndon JJohnson
what was the significance of the Tonkin Gulf Incident in 1964?
A. it encouraged foreign terrorists to attack the U.S homeland
B. It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam
C. It encouraged the migration of Vietnamese "boat people" to the United States
D. It limited the ability of the President to send U.S. troops without Congressional approval
B. It led the United States to send ground troops to South Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
The closets the world has come to a nuclear war
Freedom Writters
hoped to provoke a crisis so that the federal government would be forced to intervene by protesting
The parties agree that an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all and consequently they agree that, if such an armed attack occurs, each of them, in exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense recognized by Article 51 of the Charter of the United Nations, will assist the Party or Parties so attacked by taking forthwith, individually and in concert with the other parties, such action as it seems necessary, including the use of armed forces e, to restore and maintain the security of the North Atlantic area. -North Atlantic treaty, April 4, 1949
Which action was a later response to the organization created by this treat?
A. formation of the Warsaw Pact
B. announcement of the Marshall Plan
C. falling of the "Iron Curtain" over Eastern Europe
D. application of the Eisenhower Doctrine to Lebanon
A. Formation of the Warsaw Pact
What was an iimportant cause of american prosperity during the post World WAr II period?
A. Most American married couples postponed having children in order to work longer
B. American producers faced less competition because of destruction in Europe and Asia
C. Women remained in the workforce after the war in order to increase American production
D. The elimination of poverty through federal programs increased demand and stimulated production
B. American producers faced less competition because of destruction in Europe and Asia
In which case did the Surpreme Court rule that a person accused of a serious crime must be provided with an attorney if he or she was too poor to afford one?
A. Gideon v. Waiinwright
B. Yates v. Arizona
D. Roe v. Wade
A. Gideon v. Waiinwright
Berlin Blockade
cuting off western land routes to west berlin
Social Activism
efforts to promote political and social change through direct action