Social Studies Chapter 10 Review

Which was not a form of non-violent protest used during the civil rights movement?A. the bus boycottB. sit-insC. segregated public placesD. Freedom Riders

C. segregated public places

Which of these happened in 1956?A. the Fair Deal was passedB. the vaccine for polio was discoveredC. the Korean War beganD. the Korean War ended

B. the vaccine for polio was discovered

How did prosperity change people’s lives?A. fewer people could spend money on productsB. more people had money to spend on productsC. businesses could not make enough productsD. highways made it easier to protect the country

B. more people had money to spend on products

When veterans returned from the war:A. the economy grew because polio had a vaccineB. the economy stayed the sameC. the economy grew D. the economy got worse

C. the economy grew

Why did President Truman create the Fair Deal?A. so businesses would help veterans find homes and jobsB. so people could help themselvesC. to help veterans get jobs and buy housesD. so the laws wouldn’t help people

C. to help veterans get jobs and buy houses

Which of these was a pop artist in the 1960s?A. Andy WarholB. Buzz AldrinC. Yuri GagarinD. Pablo Picasso

A. Andy Warhol

Who was the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?A. Neil ArmstrongB. Glenn MillerC. Buzz AldrinD. John Glenn

D. John Glenn

What decision did the Supreme Court make in 1964?A. segregation was legalB. sit-ins were illegalC. all public places were segregatedD. segregation of schools was illegal

D. segregation of schools was illegal

President Johnson’s Great Society program:A. started the Peace CorpsB. sent the first rocket into spaceC. helped people get food, housing, and medical careD. made fun of advertising

C. helped people get food, housing, and medical care

What did the police do at the children’s protest in Birmingham?A. they attacked the protestersB. they invited them home to stayC. they staged non-violent protestsD. they brought federal troops to protect them

A. they attacked the protesters

Which did MLK, Jr. not help organize?A. march and speech in Washington, D.C.B. children’s marchC. non-violent protest for desegregation on busesD. leading farm workers for better working conditions

D. leading farm workers for better working conditions

Why did President Kennedy start the Peace Corps?A. to land a human on the moonB. to help people in other countriesC. to give food and housing to poor people hereD. to create new art

B. to help people in other countries

Which happened after the Civil Rights Act of 1964?A. Rosa Parks helped start the bus boycottB. Freedom Riders rode across the SouthC. MLK was assassinatedD. The Supreme Court said segregation in schools was illegal

C. MLK was assassinated

U.S.A. sent military advisers and supplies to help South Vietnam fight?A. CambodiaB. VietcongC. South KoreaD. the French

B. Vietcong

The Vietcong fought:A. in small groups that hid wellB. by using jet bombersC. with large groupsD. with better weapons

A. in small groups that hid well

Some people thought we should fight in Vietnam because:A. Nixon was elected PresidentB. we needed to stop communismC. young men were draftedD. we needed to spend the money somehow

B. we needed to stop communism

Which is a success of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s?A. the Supreme Court ruled segregation on buses illegal B. Governor Wallace prevented students from entering schoolC. the Supreme Court ruled segregation in schools was legalD. Congress didn’t pass any civil rights laws in the 1950s

A. the Supreme Court ruled segregation on buses illegal

What happened after U.S. soldiers left Vietnam after the cease-fire?A. the communists renewed the fightingB. Nixon visited North VietnamC. people began to protest the warD. the U.S. began fighting in Cambodia

A. the communists renewed the fighting

How was the U.S. involved in the Vietnam War?A. we didn’t send any troopsB. we tried peaceful protestsC. we fought to help North VietnamD. we fought to help South Vietnam

D. we fought to help South Vietnam

What were the goals of the Peace Corps?A. to fight for civil rightsB. to send a human to the moonC. to teach people to fightD. to teach children, help grow food, and develop business

D. to teach children, help grow food, and develop business