Quiz on APUSH Unit 8 (1945-1980)

#1 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

EPA

The Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools were inherently unequal and schools had to be integrated. Overturned plessy v. Ferguson from 1896 Thousands of black folks sat a segregated food counters and refused to move until they were taken out by force and jailed Created in response to growing backlash from environmental disasters. Sought to place limits on pollution in the air and water A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Attitudes towards Germany Great society Brown v. Board of education March on Washington

#3 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Prohibited prayers in school

Sit-in movement March on Washington Engel vs. Vitale The Feminine Mystique

#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

Decolonization Counter culture Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade

#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Decolonization

After WWII there was a massive movement of decolonization throughout the world. Many of these new nations were unstable and needed aid, creating perfect conditions for proxy wars An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act Advocated for women's rights using many of the same tactics as the civil rights movement Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Baker vs. Carr

Mandated fair congressional districts

True

False

#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Self-determination Act of 1975

Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

True

False

#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Phyllis Schlafly

Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

True

False

#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Counter culture

A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

True

False

#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Cesar Chavez

Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

True

False

Section 1: Multiple Choice questions

EPA

An extension of the New Deal: War on Poverty Office of Economic Opportunity, Medicare, Medicaid, immigration act

Prohibited prayers in school

Nixon's appointments (who he'd assumed who be conservative) ruled in favor of abortion rights

Decolonization

Section 2: True/false questions

Baker vs. Carr

Mandated fair congressional districts

Self-determination Act of 1975

Her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger, and subsequent arrest sparked a massive bus boycott

Phyllis Schlafly

Organized the conservative opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

Counter culture

A movement, mostly among young people who cast off societal restraint with rebellious clothing and experimental drug use

Cesar Chavez

Led the protests for fair labor for agricultural workers

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