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Unit 10 Quick Check

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Question 1

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Why was Brown v. Board of Education an important case for the Civil Rights Movement?

The Supreme Court decided to eliminate high schools for African Americans

The Supreme Court nullified the Dred Scott Decision

The Supreme Court upheld Plessy v. Ferguson segregation

The Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” in schools was unconstitutional

Question 2

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How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 impact society in the US?

It banned segregation in the armed forces so that all military branches were integrated

It corrected unfair immigration quotas placed on immigrants

It removed limitations on the freedom of speech which the government had enacted

It made discrimination based on race illegal in public places and most workplaces

Question 3

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What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?

Advocated the use of nuclear weapons against North Vietnam

Demanded an explanation to US citizens about Johnson’s foreign policy goals

Condemned US involvement in Vietnam and ordered that all US troops return home

Gave the President broad powers to wage war in Vietnam without the consent of Congress

Question 4

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What impact did Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” have on Southern society?

Jim Crow laws were enforced more strictly in urban areas than they had been before

Native Americans pushed for equal Civil Rights as African Americans had

A. Many white voters were alienated and turned from the Democratic Party

African Americans sought help from the Republican Party to overturn Great Society laws

Question 5

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What was President Nixon’s primary purpose for using the policy of détente?

To ease tensions between the US and the Soviet Union

To assure an adequate supply of oil from the Middle East

To maintain a favorable balance of trade with China

To expand US military involvement in Southeast Asia