On July 20, 1969, _______________ stepped outside and became the first man to walk on the Moon.
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepherd
When did the U.S. intervened in the conflict on the side of the South Vietnam?
1954 - 1975
1961 - 1975
On ______________ the 19th Amendment was signed into law.
August 26, 1920
August 26, 1918
August 26, 1922
In ___________, women leaders Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the National Women's Suffrage Association
1896
1869
1880
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
an effort to stop the spread of communism
Which Amendment gave all US female citizens the right to vote
Amendment 16th
Amendment 19th
Amendment 22nd
Amendment 20th
The Montgomery bus boycott, in __________, was an important event in blacks’ struggle for equal treatment
1960
1955
1957
In ____ under the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. government gave $400 million in economic and military aid to keep __________ and _________ free of Soviet control.
1947 - Greece - Turkey
1950 - Germany - Italy
1947 - Turkey - Japan
When did the Cold War take place?
1948 - 1990
1945 - 1991
1947 - 1990
1948 - 1988
What is another name for the Vietnam War?
the Second Indochina War
the First Indochina War
Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?
to prevent Commnuist takeover in the North
to prevent Communist takeover in the South
When did the U.S. send direct aid to the South Vietnam?
1960
1955
1954
The U.S. established the __________ to rebuild the countries of Western Europe, incluing its former enemies.
The United Nations
Marshall Plan
The League of Nations
The Truman Doctrine
_____________- a black seamstress refused to give up her seat, then was arrested and fined.
Rosa Parks
When did the Korean War take place?
June 25, 1950 - July 27,1953
June 25, 1950 - July 27,1958
When did the U.S. send their first satellite into space?
1969
1960
1958
Who did the U.S. support in the Korean War?
communist North Korea
South Korea
What was the period after WWII?
the Cold War
Who allied with the U.S.S.R. in the Warsaw Pact?
the U.S.
Western Europe
Canada
Eastern Europe
After WW2, who established the U.N. (the United Nations) to solve problems among nations and keep the peace?
The Allied countries (the U.S. was one of the original members)
Who allied with the U.S. in the NATO?
Western Europe
Easten Europe
the U.S.S.R
Who was the first American in space?
Alan Shepherd
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
The Age of Technology began around the time of ____________
discovery the moon
invention of the atomic bomb
Which Amendment that many citizens have tried to add to the U.S. Constitution but many people fear that the amendment could take away some women's special protections?
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
All US female citizens have the right to vote.
National Women's Party
When did the United Nations establish?
1945
When did the U.S. and the nations of Western Europe allied in the NATO?
1945
1955
1960
1949
Between ________________, as a result of the civil rights movement led by Martin Luther King, Jr., new laws helped blacks and other minorities to achieve equality
1960 and 1970
1950 and 1970
1957 and 1970
Presidents John F.Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson used King's ideas in their New Frotier and Great Society programs to_________________
to make plans for U.S. and Soviet shuttle space stations
help blacks and other minorities to achieve equality
What is NATO stand of?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
When did the U.S.S.R. and the nations of Eastern Europe allied in the Warsaw Pact??
1949
1955
1960
1945
When did Vietnam split into North and South?
1954
1960
1945
In _______, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent U.S. troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to force the all-white university there to accept black students.
1957
1960
1950
When did the Vietnam War take place?
1960 - 1975
1950 - 1975
1954 - 1975
What was the reason for the competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R?
They had opposite economic and political systems
One of them wanted to rule the whole world
When did the last American troops withdraw from the Vietnam War?
1975
1973
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