A Changing U.S. Review

The period of 1946 to 1964 when the birth rate in the United States increased dramatically is known as the:

• Toddler Takeover

• Baby Bust

• Cold War

• Baby Boom

Many people moved to __________ after World War II, which began to grow with the development of Levitt houses.

• Suburbs

• Cities

• Villages

• Farms

This road network, created during President Dwight Eisenhower's administration, connected the country, making it much easier to travel by car.

• State Parkway System

• Interstate Highway State

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Local Road Network

This Supreme Court case resulted in segregation in schools being ruled unconstitutional.

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Plessy v. Board of Education

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

Which of these was not a milestone of the civil rights movement?

• Desegregation of the military

• Jim Crow Laws

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

A major challenge of Kennedy's presidency was the _____________, which occurred when a group of Cuban exiles trained by the CIA attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro and failed.

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

During Lyndon B. Johnson's presidency, this set of domestic programs was created, resulting in programs like medicare and medicaid, increased funding for education, job training, food stamps, and more.

• New Frontier

• Great Society

• New Deal

• Square Deal

President Richard Nixon's role in the Watergate scandal was that he:

• Reported the people who committed the break in

• Broke into the Democratic Party's office himself

• Led the investigation into it

• Attempted to cover it up

Which of the following was not a reason people were opposed to the Vietnam War?

• People wanted to focus on the Korean War instead

• People began to see how brutal it was on TV

• The draft was very unpopular

• People did not agree with how the Vietnamese were being treated

This term refers to the movement of people who went against the norms of society and what was expected during the 1960s.

• Yuppies

• Mainstream

• Culture

• Counterculture