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Post WWII
Test Description: Cold War, Civil Rights and War on Terror
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) A similarity between the Korean War and the Vietnam War is that each was
A
a reaction to attacks on American territory
B
fought by individual nations under the United Nations command
C
continually supported by the American public
D
an effort during the Cold War to contain the spread of communism
2) The purpose of the policy of containment after World War II was to
A
provide economic aid to the Soviet Union
B
establish better economic ties between the
C
make the United States more isolated
D
prevent the spread of communism
3) In the early 1990s, the Cold War came to an end primarily as a result of the
A
United States victory in the Persian Gulf War
B
signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT
C
breakup of the Soviet Union
D
creation of the European Union (EU)
4) Most historians agree that the world came closest to nuclear war during which event?
A
Vietnam War
B
Cuban missile crisis
C
Communist takeover of China
D
Berlin blockade
5) The Cold War developed following World War II as a result of the
A
renewed threats from Nazi leaders
B
conflicts between communist and democratic governments
C
invasion of Poland by Germany
D
space race between the United States and the Soviet Union
6) Which two nations were allies of the United States during World War II and later became enemies of the United States during the Cold War?
A
France and Germany
B
China and the Soviet Union
C
Korea and Japan
D
Britain and Italy
7) What reason did many Americans give for protesting United States involvement in the Vietnam War?
A
It was a civil war, and the United States should not have interfered.
B
The United Nations asked the United States to stay out of the war.
C
The government of South Vietnam did not want the United States in the war.
D
The Communists were never a threat to South Vietnam.
8) As a result of the Montgomery bus boycott
A
African American children were able to attend racially mixed school
B
Mississippi elected its first African American legislators
C
Congress passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act
D
African Americans were able to sit wherever they wanted on city buses
9) Brown v. Board of Education contributed to which important goal of the Civil Rights movement?
A
Miranda rights
B
school desegregation
C
women’s rights
D
voting rights
10) Which method was used by Martin Luther King, Jr., to protest social injustice?
A
armed rebellion
B
civil disobedience
C
support for a new political party
D
formation of Greenpeace
11) Freedom rides, sit-ins and marches are all forms of
A
boycotts
B
violent protest
C
civil disobedience
D
strikes
12) Which Supreme Court case declared the “separate but equal” doctrine unconstitutional?
A
Marbury v. Madison
B
Miranda v. Arizona
C
Brown v. Board of Education
D
Roe v. Wade
13) Which of the following was a characteristic of the Montgomery bus boycott
A
Local governments supported the efforts of the African-American community
B
African Americans staged violent protests against segregation
C
African Americans learned the value of non-violent protest
D
Peaceful protests quickly ended bus segregation
14) The USA PATRIOT act has been criticized for its
A
treatment of the elderly
B
favoring of the rich
C
non-involvement in foreign affairs
D
limiting of civil liberties
15) The War in Iraq has sometimes been criticized for
A
Not stopping the 9/11 attacks
B
Not removing Saddam Hussein from power
C
Not finding weapons of mass destruction
D
Not protecting Iraqi civilians from the Iraqi army
16) The War on Terror began with what event?
A
WWII
B
The September 11th attacks
C
The invasion of Iraq
D
The Collapse of the Soviet Union
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