Civil Rights
Space Race
Petroleum
Civil Rights Leaders
100
Which objective best describes the Civil Rights Movement? 

A. To expand education and economic opportunities for all 

B. To increase military benefits for veterans 

C. To initiate bilingual educational programs 

D. To gain the right to vote 

A. To expand education and economic opportunities for all. 
100
What does NASA stand for? 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
100
Oil was first struck at which oil field in 1901? 
Spindletop 
100
Who served as a medical doctor to the poor, formed the American G.I. Forum and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom?  
Hector P. Garcia 
200
What is the separation of the races? 
Segregation 
200
What was the first satellite in space? 
Sputnik
200
Why is petroleum such a sought after natural resource? 

A. It is an extremely rare substance 

B. It has such a wide variety of important uses. 

C. It is a relatively clean burning source of fuel 

D. It is more difficult to extract than other fossil fuels 

B. It has such a wide variety of important uses. 
200
The leader that supported legislation that changed circumstances for African Americans in Texas was? 
Lyndon B. Johnson 
300

Why was the U.S. Supreme Court case U.S. vs. Texas significant? 

A. It upheld the death penalty in Texas

B. It desegregated Texas schools 

C. It abolished the poll tax in the south 

D. It allowed prayer in southern schools 

B. It desegregated Texas schools 
300
Which nation was the first in space? 
Soviet Union/Russia 
300
Petroleum in gas form is known as what? 
Natural Gas 
300

Which of the following had the strongest influence on Hector P. Garcia's civil rights work in Texas? 

A. New Deal 

B. World War II 

C. 19th Amendment 

D. Brown v. Board of Education 

B. World War II 
400
Historians divide periods of time with similar characteristics into eras in order to...? 

A. Predict the future 

B. Analyze historical maps 

C. Record economic data about Texas 

D. Organize information about the past

D. Organize information about the past 
400
Who said, "We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things. Not because they are easy, but because they are hard!" 
John F. Kennedy 
400
This is a fine, black powder made by heating oil at high temperatures. 
Carbon Black 
400
Which of the following best describes President Dwight D. Eisenhower 

A. Isolationist 

B. Industrialist 

C. Military leader 

D. Civil rights leader

C. Military leader 
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