COLD WAR
U.S. Involvement in Korea & Vietnam
Civil Rights Movement
Johnson and Nixon Presidencies
POTPOURRI
100
Which is one reason why the United Nations succeed when the League of Nations failed? A. The League of Nations lacked a permanent army. B. The League of Nations did not have a single leader. C. The United States supported the United Nations. D. The United Nations proved it could prevent war.
What is C. The United States supported the United Nations?
100
On which college campus were four protesters of the Vietnam War killed by members of the Ohio National Guard? A. Ohio State University B. University of Cincinnati C. Youngstown State University D. Kent State University
What is D. Kent State University?
100
Which individual was responsible for sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott? A. Rosa Parks B. Martin Luther King, Jr. C. Malcolm X D. W.E.B. Du Bois
What is A. Rosa Parks?
100
What was the goal of the Great Society programs promoted by President Lyndon Johnson? A. to bring an end to the Vietnam War B. to spread democracy throughout the world C. to improve the American space program D. to end poverty and racial injustice in the U.S.
What is D. to end poverty and racial injustice in the U.S.?
100
Which of the following describes the Iron Curtain? A. the border between the United States and Mexico B. the border between North and South Vietnam C. the wall dividing East and West Berlin D. the line dividing democratic and communist countries in Europe
What is D. the line dividing democratic and communist countries in Europe?
200
The Cuban Missile Crisis began in 1962 when which country placed nuclear missiles in Cuba? A. Vietnam B. West Germany C. Spain D. Soviet Union
What is D. Soviet Union?
200
Why did the United States send troops to Cambodia in 1970? A. The U.S. was trying to help the South Vietnamese reclaim territory that they had lost to Cambodia. B. The U.S. wanted to start a revolution in Cambodia and overthrow its leader. C. The U.S. believed an invasion was the only way to stop the genocide that was happening in Cambodia. D. The U.S. wanted to defeat the communist troops who were there.
What is D. The U.S. wanted to defeat the communist troops who were there?
200
Schools started integrating in the 1950s as a result of the _______ Supreme Court ruling. A. Dred Scott v. Sandford B. Gideon v. Wainwright C. Plessy v. Ferguson D. Brown v. Board of Education
What is D. Brown v. Board of Education?
200
Begun in 1965, which government program provides medical insurance to people over the age of sixty-five? A. Medicare B. Head Start C. Social Security D. the Job Corps
What is A. Medicare?
200
• Spokesman for Nation of Islam • Human rights activist • Civil rights activist • Aggressive pro-African American approach • Assassinated in 1965 Who is best described by the facts in the box above? A. Martin Luther King, Jr. B. Malcolm X C. Rosa Parks D. John F. Kennedy
What is B. Malcolm X?
300
What did the United States and the Soviet Union agree to do under the terms of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)? A. The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles. B. The two countries agreed to disarm all nuclear weapons. C. The two countries agreed to become political allies. D. The two countries agreed to reduce tariffs on goods they traded.
What is A. The two countries agreed to produce fewer missiles?
300
The United States government agreed to become involved in the Korean and Vietnam wars because A. war in those countries threatened Japan, which had a very fragile post-war democracy. B. many believed the U.S. should take an active hand in stopping the spread of communism. C. they wanted to create stable economies in Southeast Asian countries in order to promote trade. D. as a member of NATO, the U.S. was required to protect its allies in the organization.
What is B. many believed the U.S. should take an active hand in stopping the spread of communism?
300
• Medgar Evers • William L. Moore • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The men above were all A. civil rights leaders who lost their lives during the movement. B. civil rights leaders who helped write the Civil Rights Act of 1964. C. African American mayors elected during the Civil Rights Movement. D. integral to the ruling of the Brown v. Board of Education case.
What is A. civil rights leaders who lost their lives during the movement?
300
What was the Supreme Court's ruling in the United States v. Nixon case of 1974? A. The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial. B. The president has the right to privacy because it is protected by the Constitution. C. The president has the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional. D. The president does not have to participate in a criminal trial because he has executive privilege.
What is A. The president cannot use executive privilege in order to withhold evidence from a criminal trial?
300
Which U.S. president declared a "war on poverty" and supported many programs to help the poor of America? A. Lyndon Johnson B. John F. Kennedy C. Gerald Ford D. Harry Truman
What is A. Lyndon Johnson?
400
In the 1950s, President Eisenhower believed that if one country in Southeast Asia fell to communism, then the neighboring countries would become communist as well. This concept was known as the domino theory. The domino theory contributed to U.S. military involvement in which country? A. Burma B. the Philippines C. Japan D. Vietnam
What is D. Vietnam?
400
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? A. an agreement between the U.S. and the Vietnamese in which the U.S. agreed to help them defeat communism B. a resolution that called for a cease-fire in the Vietnam War and the removal of U.S. troops from Vietnam C. an agreement between Cambodia and the U.S. in which the U.S. agreed to help them fight against the Vietnamese D. a resolution issued by Congress authorizing President Johnson to use military force in Southeast Asia
What is D. a resolution issued by Congress authorizing President Johnson to use military force in Southeast Asia?
400
What was President Eisenhower's response to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) ruling? A. He sent a bill to Congress that would give additional funds to schools that complied. B.He sent federal troops to oversee the integration of Central High School in Little Rock. C.He met with Civil Rights leaders to show support for the controversial decision. D. He made a speech denouncing the decision and vowed not to help its enforcement.
What is B.He sent federal troops to oversee the integration of Central High School in Little Rock?
400
The Watergate scandal involved a burglary at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C. What was President Richard Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal? A. He was one of the burglars at the Watergate Hotel. B. He had organized the break-in at the Watergate Hotel. C. He notified police that the burglary had taken place. D. He ordered a cover-up after the break-in.
What is D. He ordered a cover-up after the break-in?
400
The House of Un-American Activities (HUAC) was an investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives formed in 1938. In 1947, the committee conducted a series of hearings over a nine-day period to investigate communist propaganda and influence in the Hollywood motion picture industry. This ultimately led to the "Hollywood Blacklist," which consisted of a list of screenwriters, actors, directors, musicians, and other U.S. entertainment professionals who were denied employment because of their real or alleged political beliefs and associations. Over 300 artists found themselves blacklisted and many were forced to write under pseudonyms or leave the country in order to find work. The blacklisted entertainers were victims of _______, a hunt for communists led by a Senator from Wisconsin. A. McCarthyism B. containment C. Jim Crow D. Reaganomics
What is A. McCarthyism?
500
Diplomat George Kennan spent much of his career studying the Soviet Union. Upon the start of the Cold War Kennan informed U.S. leaders that the Soviets were moving "inexorably along the prescribed path, like a persistent toy automobile wound up and headed in a given direction, stopping only when it meets unanswerable force." Therefore, Kennan introduced the A. Truman Doctrine. B. Marshall Plan. C. National Security Act. D. policy of containment.
What is D. policy of containment?
500
Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Korean War? A. North Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy. B. The Korean Peninsula was unified under a single, democratic government. C. China and the Soviet Union were forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia. D. South Korea gained a significant amount of territory on the Korean Peninsula.
What is A. North Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy?
500
Congress shall have the power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. The above phrase is called the enforcement clause, and it appears at the end of the 13th, the 14th, and the 15th Amendments. Which of the following is an example of this enforcement clause being exercised? A. the Civil Rights Act of 1964 B. the Freedom of Information Act of 1974 C. the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 D. the Black Codes of 1865
What is A. the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
500
President Lyndon B. Johnson's popularity went steadily down during late 1960s because of the A. anger with the War on Poverty. B. rise of the counter culture. C. opposition to the Vietnam War. D. fear of spreading communism.
What is C. opposition to the Vietnam War?
500
During the Vietnamese holiday celebrating the New Year, known as Tet, the Viet Cong began an attack known as the Tet Offensive. Although the Viet Cong did not gain significant amounts of territory during the months of fighting that followed, they proved that they would not be easily defeated. How did the Tet Offensive impact American perceptions of the Vietnam War? A. American support of the Vietnam War remained roughly the same. B. The United States gained more confidence that they could defeat the Viet Cong, and American support for the war increased. C. Support for the war in the United States lessened because Americans realized that the Viet Cong were still strong. D. Many Americans voluntarily joined the military, and the number of troops in Vietnam increased.
What is C. Support for the war in the United States lessened because Americans realized that the Viet Cong were still strong?
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