VUS.13 - Post WWII Regional Conflicts

What strategy of non-violent civil rights organizations is depicted in the image?

• Massive resistance

• Civil disobedience

• Physical formation

• Fight with feet

The Supreme Court's decision in the Brown v. Board of Education case involved the issue of —

• Jim Crow laws

• adequate wages for labor

• school segregation

• equal opportunities in employment

Which President did the most to help move civil rights legislation forward in an effort to bring equality to all in America?

• Lyndon B. Johnson

• Richard M. Nixon

• John F. Kennedy

• Harry S. Truman

What outlawed literacy tests?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• 15th amendment

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• 19th amendment

At which event did Martin Luther King make his famous "I have a dream" speech?

• Watts Riot

• Protest in Birmingham

• March on Washington

• Montgomery Bus Boycott

What prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, nationality, and gender in public places and public accommodations?

• Voting Rights Act of 1965

• Brown v. Board of Education decision

• Civil Rights Act of 1964

• Plessy v. Ferguson decision

According to the graph, in which field do immigrants make the biggest impact on the United States?

• Mathematics

• Psychology

• Engineering

• Social Sciences

According to the graph, which area experienced the largest decline in immigration by 2008?

• Asia

• Africa

• Central America

• Europe

What has been a major goal of the Republican Party since the 1980s?

• To increase welfare benefits

• To reduce defense spending

• To cut federal taxes

• To increase the size of the Federal Government

Read the quote: "That's one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind." Why did Neil Armstrong make the statement above?

• He was the first person to step onto the surface of Mars.

• He was the first person to go into space.

• He was the first person to step onto the moon's surface.

• He was the first American to orbit the Earth.