Unit 8: Period 8: 1945-1980

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) was a landmark case because it:

The Civil Rights Act of 1964:

The Vietnam War became increasingly controversial in the United States because:

The containment policy, as articulated by George Kennan, aimed to:

The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was significant because:

The Watergate scandal led to:

The Great Society programs under President Johnson included:

The feminist movement of the 1960s-1970s sought to:

The Marshall Plan (1948) was designed to:

The GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) had a major impact on postwar America because it:

The Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Brown v. Board of Education (1954) ruled that:

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) was significant because it:

The Tet Offensive (1968) was a turning point because it:

The Great Society programs under LBJ included:

Nixon's strategy of "Vietnamization" involved:

The Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) was resolved when:

Title IX (1972) was significant because it:

Truman's address established which of the following as a cornerstone of American foreign policy?

The Supreme Court's reasoning in this decision most directly overturned which of the following precedents?

King's distinction between "just and unjust laws" in this excerpt draws most directly on which philosophical tradition?

Eisenhower's warning about the "military-industrial complex" was most directly prompted by which of the following?

This resolution is historically significant primarily because it:

The provisions of this act most directly addressed which of the following?

The constitutional basis for this act's regulation of private businesses rested primarily on which of the following?

Kennedy's reference to "a new generation of Americans" most directly reflects which of the following?

Kennedy's pledge regarding "human rights" in this address most directly referred to which global context?

Kennedy's call to "ask what you can do for your country" most directly inspired which of the following government initiatives?

The tone and content of this address most clearly contrasts with which later presidential rhetoric?

This poster most directly reflects which development on the American home front during World War II?

The strategy described in this excerpt most directly reflects which of the following approaches to achieving social change?

The contrasting approaches expressed in these excerpts best illustrate which of the following aspects of the Civil Rights Movement?