LEAP US History Module 5 The Cold War and Civil Rights overview quiz quiz

Question 1

The Cold War was a rivalry primarily between

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the United States (democracy and capitalism) and the Soviet Union (communism)

Question 2

The American policy of containment was designed to

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stop the spread of communism rather than roll it back where it already existed

Question 3

The Marshall Plan helped contain communism by

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providing billions in aid to rebuild Western Europe so prosperity would resist communism

Question 4

The Korean War (1950 to 1953) ended with

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a stalemate near the original border, leaving Korea divided

Question 5

The launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik in 1957 led the United States to

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create NASA and expand science and math education

Question 6

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) was resolved when

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the Soviets removed their missiles in exchange for an American pledge not to invade Cuba

Question 7

McCarthyism refers to

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reckless, often baseless accusations of communist disloyalty that ruined reputations

Question 8

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was significant because it

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ruled segregated schools inherently unequal, overturning the 'separate but equal' doctrine of Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 9

The Montgomery Bus Boycott was sparked by the arrest of

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Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat

Question 10

Nonviolent protest was an effective civil rights strategy because

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television images of peaceful protesters being attacked won public sympathy and pressured the government

Question 11

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 differ in that

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the 1964 act banned segregation and job discrimination, while the 1965 act secured the right to vote

Question 12

The domino theory held that

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if one country fell to communism, its neighbors would fall one after another

Question 13

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964)

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gave President Johnson broad authority to wage war in Vietnam without a formal declaration

Question 14

The Tet Offensive (1968) affected the war mainly by

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shocking Americans who had been told victory was near, widening the credibility gap and turning opinion against the war

Question 15

Johnson's Great Society created which lasting programs?

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Medicare (health care for the elderly) and Medicaid (health care for the poor)

Question 16

The women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s sought

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equal pay, equal opportunity, an end to sex discrimination, and the Equal Rights Amendment