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Texas History - Unit 9 - Review Game 2
Test Description: The Modern Era
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union was called the Cold War because ...
A
the two countries refused to speak to each other.
B
military requirements made home heating fuel scarce in the late 1940s.
C
it began in the winter of 1947.
D
there was no actual fighting.
2) Employment opportunities for women increased during the war because ...
A
government programs did not allow discrimination by employers.
B
so many men had gone off to war.
C
they were better at doing tasks that required concentration.
D
they were willing to work for lower wages.
3) University enrollment grew dramatically after the war because of ...
A
the GI Bill and other veteran's benefits programs.
B
the requirements of life in the cities.
C
employer demands that all new employees have a degree.
D
what veterans had learned about education in other countries.
4) Segregation of Hispanic children in Texas schools ended after ...
A
the GI Forum won a lawsuit in 1957.
B
Governor Allan Shivers issued an executive order in 1953.
C
the boycott of public schools by their parents.
D
the U.S. Supreme Court ruled it illegal in 1948.
5) The depression came to an end in Texas because of ...
A
the boom in oil prices in 1942.
B
thousands of jobs created by the defense industry.
C
social programs designed to stimulate the economy.
D
the tax cuts of 1940.
6) Which of the following was an act of Congress that gave authority for President Johnson to send troops into combat in Vietnam?
A
Economic Opportunity Act
B
War Powers Act
C
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
D
Chicano movement
7) Which of the following was the founder and later director of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?
A
Michael DeBakey
B
Henry B. Gonzalez
C
James Farmer
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
8) Which of the following was a program launched by President Johnson for sweeping reforms to improve the lives of Texans?
A
La Raza Unida Party
B
Economic Opportunity Act
C
Great Society
D
sit-ins
9) Which of the following was a Texan who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 37 years?
A
Henry B. Gonzalez
B
Michael DeBakey
C
Cesar Chaves
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
10) Which of the following were actions by Hispanics in the 1960s for political change and an end to discrimination?
A
Chicano movement
B
Economic Opportunity Act
C
La Raza Unida Party
D
War Powers Act
11) Which of the following was a Texan who became president after John F. Kennedy's assassination?
A
Michael DeBakey
B
Cesar Chavez
C
Barbara Jordan
D
Lyndon B. Johnson
12) Which of the following means protests that involve refusing to leave a location?
A
segregation
B
sit-ins
C
strikes
D
boycotts
13) Which of the following was Great Society legislation that funded job training and community action programs?
A
Economic Opportunity Act
B
War Powers Act
C
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
D
American GI Forum
14) Which of the following was a political organization formed in 1970 to focus on Hispanic issues and elect Hispanics to office?
A
American GI Forum
B
Democratic Party
C
La Raza Unida Party
D
University of Texas School of Law
15) Which of the following was a surgeon who performed the first arterial bypass operation?
A
Cesar Chaves
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Lyndon B. Johnson
D
Michael DeBakey
16) The Great Society was actually begun by John F Kennedy.
A
true
B
false
17) Lyndon Johnson was a strong supporter of the New Deal.
A
false
B
true
18) More than 2,100 Texans were killed in the Vietnam war.
A
true
B
false
19) Sit-ins were a form of nonviolent protest against buses.
A
true
B
false
20) Barbara Jordan was the first African American woman to represent Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.
A
true
B
false
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