Period 8 Question Bank

What was the main purpose of the Camp David Accords in 1978?

To promote peace and understanding between Israel and Egypt

What was the main goal of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers?

To achieve better working conditions for farmers

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?

Discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

What was the main characteristic of the Cold War?

A conflict between the US and the Soviet Union that was fought through political and economic means Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Containment policy?

To resist the further expansion of communism around the world Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the Counterculture Movement?

A movement that promoted women's liberation and anti-materialism Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A stalemate between the US and the Soviet Union, with each side having the power to destroy the other Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

To reduce pollution and protect the environment Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

To require employers to pay men and women equal pay for equal work Signup and view all the answers

Who are the key musicians associated with the 1950s Rock and Roll?

Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Elvis Presley Signup and view all the answers

What is the 22nd Amendment about?

It limits the president to two terms or a total of 10 years in office Signup and view all the answers

What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

A civil rights group for Native Americans Signup and view all the answers

What is the Baby Boom?

A generation of people born shortly after World War II Signup and view all the answers

What was the Bay of Pigs?

An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961 Signup and view all the answers

What is the Berlin Airlift?

A airlift that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin Signup and view all the answers

What is the Berlin Wall?

A wall separating East and West Berlin Signup and view all the answers

What is the bicentennial of the United States?

The 200th anniversary of the US Signup and view all the answers

What is the Black Panthers?

A black political organization that is against peaceful protest and for violence if needed Signup and view all the answers

What is the Brown v. Board of Education case about?

It overruled Plessy v. Ferguson Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Highway System when it was initially designed?

To provide faster routes for troops in the event of an attack Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Immigrant Act of 1965?

It opened the door for many non-European immigrants to settle in the US Signup and view all the answers

Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President upon his death in 1945?

Harry Truman Signup and view all the answers

What is the Hollywood Blacklist known for?

Individuals who were prevented from working in the film industry due to suspected Communist involvement Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

It authorized President Johnson to commit US troops to fight a war in Vietnam Signup and view all the answers

What is a major outcome of the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975?

It gave reservations and tribal lands greater control over internal programs Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the year 1965 in Congress?

It was the year of the passage of many Great Society measures, including Medicare and civil rights legislation Signup and view all the answers

What is Harry Truman best known for?

Making the controversial decision to use atomic bombs against Japan Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

It authorized President Johnson to commit US troops to fight a war in Vietnam Signup and view all the answers

What is a major outcome of the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975?

It gave reservations and tribal lands greater control over internal programs, education, and law enforcement Signup and view all the answers

How many days were the 52 American citizens and diplomats held hostage in Iran?

444 days Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball?

Jackie Robinson Signup and view all the answers

Which US President was the first Catholic to be elected?

John F. Kennedy Signup and view all the answers

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953?

Joseph Stalin Signup and view all the answers

What event occurred at Kent State University in 1970?

The Kent State shootings Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Iran hostage crisis for US President Jimmy Carter?

He was criticized for his handling of the crisis Signup and view all the answers

What was created during Jimmy Carter's presidency?

The Department of Energy and the Department of Education Signup and view all the answers

Why did Jimmy Carter boycott the 1980 Olympics?

In response to the Soviet war in Afghanistan Signup and view all the answers

When were the American hostages released from Iran?

The day before Ronald Reagan took office Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Iran hostage crisis for Jimmy Carter?

He lost the election to Ronald Reagan Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Peace Corps established by JFK?

To help third world nations and prevent the spread of communism by getting rid of poverty Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Oil Embargo of 1973?

The European and world economy were severely threatened Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the New Frontier Program proposed by Kennedy?

To improve the economy, education, healthcare, and civil rights Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Roe v. Wade case in 1973?

The court legalized abortion in the first three months of pregnancy Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the New Left Movement?

It was directly against capitalism and the conformity of the 1950s Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Operation Wetback in 1954?

To round up and deport as many as one million illegal Mexican migrant workers Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

The war resulted in a stalemate Signup and view all the answers

What was the main outcome of the SALT I Treaty in 1972?

The treaty limited the numbers of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched missiles Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of LBJ's Great Society program?

To promote civil rights for African Americans Signup and view all the answers

Who was the civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

Rosa Parks Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?

They were the first African American students to attend an integrated school Signup and view all the answers

What was the Rosenberg Case about?

A court case about Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were American communists Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the racial integration of the military in 1948?

To end racial discrimination throughout the federal government including the armed forces Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the March on Washington?

To advocate for racial harmony and integration Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

To offer economic aid to war-torn European countries Signup and view all the answers

What was the main ideology of Malcolm X?

Separation and Black nationalism Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Miranda v. Arizona case?

It established the right to remain silent Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

To desegregate public transportation Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

To promote women's rights and equal employment opportunities Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Middle East War in 1973?

Israel was able to recover lands lost in the Six-Day War Signup and view all the answers

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

To provide economic aid to war-torn Europe Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Little Rock Nine?

The protection of nine African American students by the US Army Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the March on Washington?

To advocate for racial harmony Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Malcolm X?

To advocate for the separation of African Americans Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Middle East War in 1973?

The shift of the tide of battle in favor of the Israelis Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

To advocate for women's rights and equal pay Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public transportation was illegal Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of LBJ's Great Society program?

To provide medical aid to the elderly and the poor Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the Miranda v. Arizona case?

The court ruled that those subjected to in-custody interrogation be advised of their constitutional right to an attorney and their right to remain silent Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the NAACP?

To achieve political and civil rights for African Americans Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the New Frontier Program?

To improve the economy, education, and healthcare Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Roe v. Wade case in 1973?

The court legalized abortion by ruling that state laws could not restrict it during the first three months of pregnancy Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

To end segregation on public buses Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the SALT I Treaty in 1972?

The treaty limited the number of nuclear weapons Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the New Left Movement?

It was a movement that was directly against capitalism and conformity Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Peace Corps established by JFK?

To help third-world nations and prevent the spread of communism Signup and view all the answers

What was the outcome of the Oil Embargo of 1973?

The embargo severely threatened the economy of European and world nations Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of Operation Wetback in 1954?

To round up and deport illegal Mexican migrant workers Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?

To give women equal rights under the law Signup and view all the answers

What was the Rosenberg Case about?

It was a case about American communists who passed nuclear weapons secrets to the USSR Signup and view all the answers

What was the duration of the Iranian hostage crisis?

444 days Signup and view all the answers

Who was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball?

Jackie Robinson Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that occurred at Kent State University in 1970?

Shooting of students by the Ohio National Guard Signup and view all the answers

Who was the President of the United States during the Iranian hostage crisis?

Jimmy Carter Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953?

Joseph Stalin Signup and view all the answers

What was the consequence of the Iranian hostage crisis for Jimmy Carter's presidency?

He was criticized for his handling of the crisis Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that occurred on the day before Ronald Reagan took office?

The Iran hostage crisis ended Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that occurred in 1963?

The assassination of JFK Signup and view all the answers

Who created the Department of Energy and the Department of Education?

Jimmy Carter Signup and view all the answers

What was the event that occurred during Jimmy Carter's presidency?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment, while prices rise?

Stagflation Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the music festival attended by four hundred thousand young people in 1969 to celebrate their vision of freedom and harmony?

Woodstock Festival Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a group of 'developing' or 'underdeveloped' countries who professed nonalignment during the Cold War?

Third World Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the nuclear power plant that overheated in 1979, causing part of its uranium core to melt?

Three Mile Island Signup and view all the answers

What is the law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity?

Title IX Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the SCLC?

To advocate for the rights of African Americans through nonviolent means Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary focus of the Second Red Scare?

The fear of communism in U.S. government positions Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the doctrine that stated that the U.S. would support any nation threatened by Communism?

Truman Doctrine Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the spy plane that was shot down over Soviet territory in 1960?

U-2 Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of Sputnik in 1957?

It was the first man-made satellite put into orbit by the USSR Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the region of the United States generally considered to stretch across the South and Southwest?

Sunbelt Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Sputnik launch?

The United States accelerated its space program Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the SNCC?

To organize student activists in the Civil Rights Movement Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the President's program to help Americans escape poverty through education, job training, and community development?

War on Poverty Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the Space Race?

A scientific competition between the U.S. and the USSR Signup and view all the answers

What is the law that limits the president's power to deploy troops overseas without Congressional approval?

War Powers Act Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of 1969 in the Space Race?

The U.S. landed the first man on the moon Signup and view all the answers

What was the main consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The United States accelerated its space program Signup and view all the answers

What was the main goal of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

To spread communism throughout the world Signup and view all the answers

What was the main characteristic of the Soviet Union?

A communist state with a one-party system Signup and view all the answers

Period 8 Question Bank

Questions and Answers

What was the main purpose of the Camp David Accords in 1978?

What was the main goal of Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers?

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlaw?

What was the main characteristic of the Cold War?

What was the main goal of the Containment policy?

What was the main characteristic of the Counterculture Movement?

What was the main consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What was the main goal of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?

What was the main purpose of the Equal Pay Act of 1963?

Who are the key musicians associated with the 1950s Rock and Roll?

What is the 22nd Amendment about?

What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

What is the Baby Boom?

What was the Bay of Pigs?

What is the Berlin Airlift?

What is the Berlin Wall?

What is the bicentennial of the United States?

What is the Black Panthers?

What is the Brown v. Board of Education case about?

What was the main purpose of the Interstate Highway System when it was initially designed?

What was the outcome of the Immigrant Act of 1965?

Who succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt as President upon his death in 1945?

What is the Hollywood Blacklist known for?

What was the outcome of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

What is a major outcome of the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975?

What was the significance of the year 1965 in Congress?

What is Harry Truman best known for?

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964?

What is a major outcome of the Indian Self-Determination Act of 1975?

How many days were the 52 American citizens and diplomats held hostage in Iran?

Who was the first African American player in the major leagues of baseball?

Which US President was the first Catholic to be elected?

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union from 1928 to 1953?

What event occurred at Kent State University in 1970?

What was the main consequence of the Iran hostage crisis for US President Jimmy Carter?

What was created during Jimmy Carter's presidency?

Why did Jimmy Carter boycott the 1980 Olympics?

When were the American hostages released from Iran?

What was the outcome of the Iran hostage crisis for Jimmy Carter?

What was the main goal of the Peace Corps established by JFK?

What was the main consequence of the Oil Embargo of 1973?

What was the main goal of the New Frontier Program proposed by Kennedy?

What was the outcome of the Roe v. Wade case in 1973?

What was the main characteristic of the New Left Movement?

What was the main goal of Operation Wetback in 1954?

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

What was the main outcome of the SALT I Treaty in 1972?

What was the main goal of LBJ's Great Society program?

Who was the civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?

What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine?

What was the Rosenberg Case about?

What was the main goal of the racial integration of the military in 1948?

What was the main goal of the March on Washington?

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

What was the main ideology of Malcolm X?

What was the significance of the Miranda v. Arizona case?

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

What was the main goal of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

What was the main consequence of the Middle East War in 1973?

What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan?

What was the main consequence of the Little Rock Nine?

What was the main goal of the March on Washington?

What was the main goal of Malcolm X?

What was the main consequence of the Middle East War in 1973?

What was the main goal of the National Organization for Women (NOW)?

What was the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

What was the main goal of LBJ's Great Society program?

What was the significance of the Miranda v. Arizona case?

What was the main goal of the NAACP?

What was the main goal of the New Frontier Program?

What was the outcome of the Roe v. Wade case in 1973?

What was the main goal of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

What was the outcome of the SALT I Treaty in 1972?

What was the main characteristic of the New Left Movement?

What was the main goal of the Peace Corps established by JFK?

What was the outcome of the Oil Embargo of 1973?

What was the main goal of Operation Wetback in 1954?

What was the main goal of the Equal Rights Amendment?