Practice Test US History Unit Eight

1. Practice TestUS HistoryUnit Eight • Instructions for Use: • Click the mouse and a question will appear, some with answers to choose from, some without. • Click on the answer you think is correct or if there are not answers to choose from try to answer it in your head and then click the mouse button. • The correct answer will then be highlighted or will appear on the screen. • Click the mouse button again and the next question will appear. If you cannot finish the Practice test in one sitting, use the scroll bar on the right to remember where you left off.

2. He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba. • Answer • Fidel Castro

3. This involved an invasion of Cuba. • Answer • Bay of Pigs

4. He lost the 1960 presidential election. • Answer • Richard Nixon

5. He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis. • Answer • Nikita Khrushchev

6. This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere. • Answer • Limited Test Ban Treaty

7. His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign. • Answer • John F. Kennedy

8. This strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by"strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war." • Answer • Flexible response

9. John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from a. New York. b. California. c. Texas. d. Massachusetts.

10. Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as a. secretary of state. b. attorney general. c. secretary of defense. d. a justice of the Supreme Court.

11. The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following except a. link the White House and the Kremlin. b. make communication in a crisis easier. c. ease Cold War tensions. d. barred nuclear testing.

12. Which was not a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election? a. age b. Religion c. debate performance d. serious policy differences with his opponent

13. What was the main purpose of the flexible response military strategy? a. to enable the United States to fight limited wars around the world b. to decrease the number of nuclear weapons c. to prepare for the Bay of Pigs invasion d. to reduce defense spending

14. What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis? a. America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey b. the discovery that the missiles had been removed c. Castro's promise to restore democracy d. Castro's promise to break with the Soviet Union

15. What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall? a. to embarrass America b. to stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin c. to reduce Cold War tensions d. to demonstrate the success of communism

16. The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was a. proposed by Kennedy and failed. b. proposed by Johnson and failed. c. proposed by Kennedy and succeeded. d. proposed by Johnson and succeeded.

17. Which was not a result of Kennedy's New Frontier initiatives? a. expansion of the military b. acceleration of the space program c. the Peace Corps d. higher taxes

18. How did America react to news that the Soviet Union was the first to put a man in space? a. indifference b. pride in human achievement c. determination not to lose the space race d. threats of military action

19. Which of the following reflects the findings of the Warren Commission? a. Oswald and Ruby were part of a conspiracy. b. Oswald acted alone. c. Cuban exiles were involved. d. The FBI was involved.

20. This banned prayer in public schools and brought about change in federal and state reapportionment and the criminal justice system. • Answer • The Warren Court

21. In this case, the Supreme Court established the principle of "one person, one vote." • Answer • Baker v. Carr

22. In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that all suspects must be "read their rights" before questioning. • Answer • Miranda v. Arizona

23. These provided free or low-cost medical insurance to welfare recipients and most Americans age 65 and older. • Answer • Medicare and Medicaid

24. This provided federal aid to help public and parochial schools purchase textbooks and new library materials. • Answer • Elementary and Secondary Education Act

25. This term refers to the way in which states redraw election districts based on the changing number of people in them. • Answer • Reapportionment

26. In this case, the Supreme Court required criminal courts to provide free legal counsel to those who could not afford it. • Answer • Gideon v. Wainwright

27. This legislative program summed up President Johnson's vision for America. • Answer • Great Society

28. The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following except a. offer foreign aid to Latin American countries. b. give underprivileged preschoolers a head start. c. encourage poor people to join in public-works programs. d. create a training program for youth.

29. Lyndon Baines Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated, was a. never elected president by the people. b. an experienced politician. c. mistrusted because he was a Catholic. d. opposed to the Great Society.

30. Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide a. housing. b. transportation. c. education. d. health insurance.

31. The Immigration Act of 1965 a. stopped immigration from European countries. b. stopped immigration from non-European countries. c. ended quotas based on nationality. d. began quotas based on nationality.

32. What was one result of Johnson's Great Society initiatives? a. a balanced budget b. reduction in the power of the federal government c. a conservative backlash d. increased taxes

33. What was the major factor in Johnson's landslide victory over Goldwater in 1964? a. Johnson's domestic agenda b. Goldwater's liberalism c. Johnson's determination to fight communism in South Vietnam d. Goldwater's call for the use of nuclear weapons against Cuba and Vietnam

34. Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs? a. minorities and the poor b. white, middle-class families c. farmers and laborers d. businessmen

35. Spokesperson for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the 1964 Democratic Convention • Answer • Fannie Lou Hamer

36. NAACP lawyer who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court • Answer • Thurgood Marshall

37. Black Muslim leader who urged blacks to separate from white society • Answer • Malcolm X

38. Civil rights leader and minister who believed deeply in the power of nonviolent protest • Answer • Martin Luther King, Jr.

39. President who demanded that Congress pass a sweeping civil rights law but did not live to see it enacted • Answer • John F. Kennedy

40. President who appointed a committee to study the causes of urban violence • Answer • Lyndon B. Johnson

41. Veteran who became the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi • Answer • James Meredith

42. Activist whose protest helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott • Answer • Rosa Parks

43. President who ordered soldiers to protect African-American students trying to integrate a white high school in Little Rock, Arkansas • Answer • Dwight D. Eisenhower

44. Civil rights leader who became impatient with nonviolence and called for "Black Power" • Answer • Stokely Carmichael

45. Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws? a. the Fourteenth b. the Civil Rights Act of 1875 Amendment c. the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson d. the decision in Morgan v. Virginia

46. Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education? a. due process of law b. "separate but equal" c. "all deliberate speed" d. equal protection of the law

47. According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence? a. white racism b. school segregation c. black nationalism d. dejure segregation

48. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following? a. housing b. churches c. private universities d. public accommodations

49. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do? a. register voters b. oversee the collection of poll taxes c. oversee programs to test voter literacy d. recount votes

50. The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity? a. hiring an employee b. selling or renting a home c. awarding a construction contract d. admitting students to state universities