American History II NCFE Review Unit 7 & 8 50’s/60’s & Vietnam/1970’s Abrams

#1 One of the main effect of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of: Ridership on long-distance passenger trains Immigrant populations Communities in the suburbs The airline industry

#2 Which title BEST completes the partial outline? _____________________________ Brown v Board of Education Decision Voting Rights Act of 1965 Fair Housing Act of 1986  Latino Women Gain Equal Pay Civil Rights movement Achieves Victories Native American Indians Regain Land Rights Persons With Disabilities Win Educational Opportunities

#3 What was a direct result of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961? Fidel Castro was removed from power Cold War tensions increased The United States announced its Good Neighbor Policy The communist government in Nicaragua was overthrown

#4 Which of the following events during the Civil Rights Movement was a result of the other three? Sit-ins at white-only lunch counters in Greensboro, North Carolina Martin Luther King Jr.’s March on Washington, D.C. Signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

#5 The program that promotes preference in hiring for African Americans and other minorities to correct past injustices is known as:  Title IX Affirmative Action Open Admission Head Start

#6 During the 1950’s, the main goal of the civil rights movement was to: Create separate African American economic and social institutions Eliminate legal segregation from American life Establish affirmative action programs to compensate for past wrongs Form a new nation for African Americans

#7 The Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren (1953- 1969) is considered one of the most liberal in United States history because it: Worked effectively with the lower court system Gained the overwhelming support of the American people Favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution Expanded the civil rights of various groups of people

#8 The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade and the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) were significant movements in the Women’s Liberation Movement because they: Represent how the Women’s Liberation Movements failed to accomplish its goals Represent successes of the movement and its ability to achieve its goals Represent both a success (Roe v. Wade) and a failure (ERA) for the movement Represent both a success (ERA) and a failure (Roe v. Wade)

#9 All of the following were long-term impacts of the Vietnam War EXCEPT which one? Congress required approval before Presidents were allowed to perform military actions Americans grew more and more cynical of the American government The United States was allowed to continue its policy of containment The United States developed a “Vietnam Syndrome” that discontinued the sending of military forced to foreign countries to stop the spread of communism

#10 “We may anticipate a state of affairs in which two Great Powers will each be in a position to put an end to the civilization and life of the other, though not without risking its own. We may be likened to two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of its own life…” --J. Robert Oppenheimer (1953) In the statement above, what was Robert Oppenheimer referring to? Benefits of neutrality Dangers of the nuclear arms race Failures of appeasement Positive effect of atomic energy

#11 Which statement most accurately explains why the War Powers Act (1973) was passed? President Lyndon Johnson failed to send enough troops to South Vietnam President Richard Nixon negotiated a peace treaty with North Vietnam Congress wanted to reassert its right to authorize military action Military leaders demanded limits on presidential authority during wartime

#12 What was President Kennedy’s policy in Vietnam? To send 100,000 troops to South Vietnam Gain the loyalty of the Viet Cong Increase the number of American military advisors Support the efforts of Ho Chi Minh

#13 Which event led to vast escalation of the U.S. presence in Vietnam?  The execution of South Vietnamese leader Diem The attack in the Gulf of Tonkin The Tet Offensive during the Vietnamese New Year in 1968 The election of Richard Nixon in 1968

#14 What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War? The Pentagon Papers The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution The Geneva Conference decision A Joint Chiefs of Staff finding

#15 The Strategic Arms Limitation Treat (SALT I), signed by President Nixon with the Soviet Union, was an effort to advance the foreign policy of: Détente Brinkmanship Imperialism Globalization