True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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After World War II, President Eisenhower promoted the Federal Highway Act of
1956 which created an interstate highway system to move military men and materials rapidly across the
country to defend the nation in case of an attack.
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The nation’s armed forces were integrated during World War II by President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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The peace sign was synonymous with the 1970s.
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4.
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The United States has been importing more oil than it exports since the Oil
Embargo of the 1970s.
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5.
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After the Brown v Board of Education decision, educational leaders in
West Virginia were hesitant about integrating the schools immediately.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which statement explains an action taken by blacks and their supporters to
implement economic boycotts against white business owners?
a. | They conducted marches against businesses. | b. | They organized
strikes against certain businesses. | c. | They refused to buy products from the
businesses. | d. | They asked that the state close offending businesses. |
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What is the subject of the cartoon?
a. | discrimination | b. | Ku Klux Klan | c. | segregation | d. | voting rights |
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During what time was the cartoon probably drawn?
a. | 1940s | b. | 1950s | c. | 1960s | d. | 1970s |
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What title BEST represents the subject of the cartoon?
a. | Change is a Long, Slow Process | b. | Education Opens the Door to the
Mind | c. | Students Take Early Steps to Graduation | d. | Learning
Doesn’t End at the Schoolhouse Door |
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Which method of influencing political decisions led to the Civil Rights Act of
1964?
a. | Interest groups who organized and lobbied politicians to change the
laws | b. | Freedom fighters who organized squads of violent protesters to challenge laws
promoting segregation | c. | The ballot which allowed African Americans to
vote politicians who opposed integration out of office and support politicians who favored
integration | d. | The power of public opinion as millions watched
televised news reports of police controlling civil rights demonstrators with attack dogs and fire
hoses even after the bombing of a church |
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Which is NOT characteristic of the 1960s?
a. | folk music | b. | lava lights | c. | love
beads | d. | Motown |
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Which military encounter helped Dwight Eisenhower be elected President of the
United States?
a. | World War II | b. | Korea | c. | Spanish-American
War | d. | Vietnam |
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What laws were changed after Buffalo Creek?
a. | laws that required better ventilation in the mines | b. | laws that changed
the way coal waste was disposed | c. | laws that required workers to report dangerous
conditions in the mines | d. | laws that allowed coal companies to hire and
fire workers without cause |
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Who argued the Brown v Board of Education case before the United States
Supreme Court?
a. | John Clifford | b. | Martin Luther King, Jr. | c. | Thurgood
Marshall | d. | Booker T. Washington |
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Which was NOT a result of the Vietnam War?
a. | There were riots on college campuses. | b. | A number of young men went to
Canada. | c. | Television played a role in shaping public opinion about the war. | d. | Once the war was
over, soldiers returned to a hero’s welcome. |
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Its support of what nation in a war in the Middle East created a shortage of oil
in the United States?
a. | Iraq | b. | Israel | c. | Kuwait | d. | Saudi Arabia |
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Completion
Complete each
statement.
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Rock and Roll was the music of choice in the decade of the
_______________.
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The Bunker at the Greenbrier was built to protect members of _______________ in
case of a nuclear attack.
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_______________ was the first time television played a role in molding public
opinion about a military encounter.
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A mine tragedy occurred when 30-foot-high waters flooded _______________.
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_______________ was the governor of West Virginia when schools in the state were
integrated.
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Matching
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Match each item with the description below. a. | appropriate | f. | hippie | b. | boycott | g. | inflation | c. | counterculture | h. | integration | d. | desegregate | i. | stalemate | e. | embargo | j. | suburb |
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to refuse to do something until demands are met
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a steady increase in the price of goods and services
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a procedure to stop all trade
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residential area around a city
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set aside for a specific purpose
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end separation of the races
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deadlock
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bringing different groups into society as equals
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Essay
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Describe the symbolism in the political cartoon.
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