Froggy Jumps WW2, Cold War, and Civil Rights QuizOnline version Test your knowledge on key events and figures from WW2, the Cold War, and the Civil Rights Movement. by suzanna hardin 1 What event is commonly considered the start of World War II? a D-Day invasion b Pearl Harbor attack c Invasion of Poland in 1939 2 Which two superpowers emerged after World War II? a USA and USSR b Germany and Japan c China and UK 3 What was the primary goal of the Civil Rights Movement? a Expand military power b End racial segregation and discrimination c Promote economic growth 4 Which doctrine was established to contain communism during the Cold War? a Monroe Doctrine b Truman Doctrine c Marshall Plan 5 Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis? a Nikita Khrushchev b Leon Trotsky c Joseph Stalin 6 What landmark legislation was passed in 1964 to combat discrimination? a Civil Rights Act b Voting Rights Act c Fair Housing Act 7 What was the main purpose of the Marshall Plan? a Promote communism b Establish military bases c Aid European recovery post-WWII 8 Which event marked the end of the Cold War? a Fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 b Vietnam War c Cuban Missile Crisis 9 Who was the prominent leader of the Civil Rights Movement known for his 'I Have a Dream' speech? a Rosa Parks b Martin Luther King Jr. c Malcolm X 10 What was the primary conflict in Korea during the Cold War? a Gulf War b Korean War (1950-1953) c Vietnam War 11 6 Million Jews were killed during what event? a Holocaust b Internment Camps c Pearl Harbor 12 Us entered WW2 after the attack on a Iwo Jima b Pearl Harbor c DDay 13 The Korean War was the a end to the Cold War b the start of WW2 c first conflict the US was involved in during the Cold War 14 NATO stands for a North Alliance Treaty Organization b North Atlantic Treaty Organization c North American Travel Organization 15 The US and Soviet Union were in a competition called the a Space Race b Technology Race c Trace Race 16 Extreme nationalism and racism and no tolerance for opposition is called a dictator b communism c fascism 17 A code talker was a Native Americans that decoded secret code for the US government in WW2 b Native American pilots that flew redtails c a type of device used in WW2 to decipher secret codes 18 Internments camps in the US targeted a Jews b Japanese Americans c Anyone of non-German descent 19 Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill met at the ______________Conference a Yalta b NATO c United Nations 20 The Soviet radio satellite during the Space Race was called a Speedy Pete b Fat Man c Sputnik 21 Gandhi encouraged nonviolent protect which ____________ used in his tactics. a FDR b Malcolm X c Martin Luther King, Jr.
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