Post-WWII America
This movement happened when many white families moved from cities to suburbs, leaving cities with fewer resources and increasing crime.
Answer: What is White Flight?
This country built the Berlin Wall in 1961.
Answer: What is East Germany?
Which court case tried to get school buses to pick up Black students?
A. Pearson v. Clarendon County
B. Briggs v. Elliott
C. Brown v. Board of Education
D. Plessy v. Ferguson
✅ Answer: B: Briggs v. Elliott
he competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build the most nuclear weapons.
Answer: What is the Arms Race?
Who was the first astronaut from South Carolina to walk on the moon?
A. Michael Collins
B. Neil Armstrong
C. Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
D. Charles Duke
D. Charles Duke
Which statement about women after World War II is true?
A. Almost all women went back to staying at home
B. Many women stayed in the workplace instead of returning home
C. All women stayed in the workplace
D. None of the above
Answer: B. Many women stayed in the workplace instead of returning home
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Bay of Pigs invasion?
A. Fulgencio Batista
B. Fidel Castro
C. Raul Castro
D. Miguel Diaz-Canel
Answer: B Fidel Castro
Which Supreme Court case officially ended segregation in public schools?
A. Briggs v. Elliott
B. Brown v. Board of Education
C. GI Bill
D. Jesse Jackson
✅ Answer: B: Brown v. Board of Education
What policy was used to stop the spread of communism?
A. Arms Race
B. Sputnik
C. Red Scare
D. Containment
✅ Answer: D Containment
After WWII, what happened to some military bases in South Carolina?
A. They expanded
B. They closed
C. They moved to Europe
D. They became airports
B. They closed
Which statement is FALSE about America after World War II?
A. The economy was booming and many veterans got married
B. Some South Carolina military bases closed
C. The number of people going to college decreased
D. Americans had more money for entertainment
Answer: C. The number of people going to college decreased
Which U.S. president ordered the invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs?
A. Harry Truman
B. Dwight Eisenhower
C. Lyndon Johnson
D. John F. Kennedy
Answer: D: John F. Kennedy
These peaceful protests involved sitting at segregated lunch counters.
These peaceful protests involved sitting at segregated lunch counters.
Answer: What are sit-ins?
What was the fear of communism spreading inside the United States?
A. Arms Race
B. Sputnik
C. Red Scare
D. Containment
✅ Answer: C. Red Scare
Because of this, the U.S. increased spending on science education.
A. Arms Race
B. Sputnik
C. Red Scare
D. Containment
✅ Answer: B
This government program helped veterans pay for college and buy homes.
Answer: What is the GI Bill?
Why did the Soviet Union want to place nuclear missiles in Cuba?
A. To protect Cuba
B. To prevent the U.S. from using missiles in Turkey
C. To get revenge for losing the space race
D. To threaten Cuba
✅ Answer: B:To prevent the U.S. from using missiles in Turkey
This term means bringing people of different races together in the same schools or public places.
What is integration?
Which Soviet satellite caused the U.S. to increase science education spending?
A. Apollo
B. Sputnik
C. Voyager
D. Skylab
✅ Answer: B. Sputnik
Between the 1928 and 1964 elections, why did political support shift in the South?
A. Black voters outnumbered white voters
B. The Great Depression made Southerners support more federal help
C. Republicans supported civil rights so whites switched to Democrats
D. Democrats supported civil rights so whites switched to Republicans
B. The Great Depression made Southerners support more federal help
Which development helped suburbs grow quickly after WWII?
A. The Interstate Highway System
B. The Dust Bowl
C. The Berlin Wall
D. The New Deal
Answer: A> The Interstate Highway System
The Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba partly because the United States had missiles located in this country near the USSR.
Answer: What is Turkey?
What unfair housing practice prevented Black families from getting home loans?
A. Blockbusting
B. Zoning
C. Redlining
D. Integration
✅ Answer: C/Redlining
Which committee investigated Americans suspected of supporting communism?
A. FBI
B. CIA
C. House Un-American Activities Committee
D. Supreme Court
C. House Un-American Activities Committee
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Which program helped many veterans attend college after WWII?
A. New Deal
B. GI Bill
C. Marshall Plan
D. Social Security
✅ Answer: B