chapter 11 test

Question 1

an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned

Answer 1

capitalism

Question 2

one who is not part of the military

Answer 2

civilian

Question 3

the rights belonging to an individual by virtue of citizenship

Answer 3

civil rights

Question 4

supporting communism

Answer 4

communist

Question 5

of or involving the common people for political change

Answer 5

grassroots

Question 6

to bring different ethnic groups or people together

Answer 6

integrated

Question 7

abstaining from political or economic relations with other countries

Answer 7

isolationist

Question 8

the social class between the working class and the upper class

Answer 8

middle class

Question 9

a type of energy used to create nuclear bombs

Answer 9

nuclear

Question 10

the party that institutes a suit in court

Answer 10

plaintiffs

Question 11

material distributed by the advocates or opponents of a doctrine or cause

Answer 11

propaganda

Question 12

relating to a residential area outlying a city

Answer 12

suburban

Question 13

Commander of the American Legion who wrote what became known as the G.I. Bill of Rights.

Answer 13

Harry W. Colmery

Question 14

WWII hero from Abilene, KS that became president and is credited with creating the national interstate system of highways.

Answer 14

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Question 15

Treasurer of the U.S. who was appointed by President Truman

Answer 15

Georgia Neese Clark Gray:

Question 16

Well-known playwright who wrote plays that were based on his experiences growing up in Independence, KS.

Answer 16

William Inge

Question 17

One of the most influential photographers in the world and author of “The Learning Tree.”

Answer 17

Gordon Parks

Question 18

One of four Mexican students who worked to integrate Argentine High School in Kansas City.

Answer 18

Victoria Perez

Question 19

Poet who was a conscientious objector during WWII and worked for the Civilian Public Service instead of fighting.

Answer 19

WIlliam Stafford

Question 20

What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II? (p. 243)

Answer 20

The attack on Pearl Harbor

Question 21

How many American men were drafted to fight in World War II? (p. 244)

Answer 21

10 million

Question 22

Why was Kansas a good place to build the country’s defense? (p. 248)

Answer 22

Because of its geographic location. People thought there would be less threat of a foreign attack since Kansas is located so far from the coasts.

Question 23

How did World War II impact agriculture in Kansas? (p. 250)

Answer 23

It created a labor shortage that was filled by high school students who worked in the fields

Question 24

What year did World War II end? (p. 252)

Answer 24

1945

Question 25

What benefits did the GI Bill of Rights give to soldiers returning home from the war?

Answer 25

Free education
Guaranteed loans
Unemployment pay for a year
Assistance in finding a job

Question 26

What made Dwight D. Eisenhower a popular candidate for the presidency? (p. 254)

Answer 26

His accomplishments during WWII and his ability to get along with both political parties

Question 27

What happened to the population of Johnson County in the 1950s? (p. 256)

Answer 27

It quadrupled as people moved to the suburbs

Question 28

What effects did the heavy rains of 1951 have on the state? (p. 258)

Answer 28

Caused the worst floods Kansas had seen since becoming a state
Forced roads, schools, and other public utilities to shut down for several weeks
Left farms covered with heavy deposits of soil and sand

Question 29

How many people were killed in the floods of 1951? (p. 258)

Answer 29

19

Question 30

What did the U.S. Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson ruling state? (p. 260)

Answer 30

Allowed states to provide separate but equal facilities based on race.

Question 31

What did the U.S. Supreme Court case Brown v. Topeka Board of Education state? (p. 260)

Answer 31

Separate but equal is inherently unequal and it struck down segregation in public schools

Question 32

Where did the state permit segregated schools? (p. 261)

Answer 32

larger cities

Question 33

What is civil disobedience? (p. 264)

Answer 33

To take action against laws and customs without the use of violence

Question 34

After World War II, ________________ and __________________ became the only two superpowers in the world. (p. 266)

Answer 34

U.S., Soviet Union

Question 35

What was the United States’ goal during the Cold War? (p. 266)

Answer 35

Practiced a policy of containment, the goal was to prevent the Soviet Union from expanding its influence.

Question 36

Did the United States and Soviet Union ever directly go to war with each other? (p.

Answer 36

no

Question 37

Why did the United States get involved in the wars in Korea and Vietnam? (p. 267)

Answer 37

To contain Communism and keep it from spreading

Question 38

Which group in particular protested against the war in Vietnam? (p. 267)

Answer 38

young people

Question 39

What was the name of the first satellite that the Soviet Union launched into space? (p. 269)

Answer 39

sputnik

Question 40

How did the launch of Sputnik change the lives of schoolchildren in America? (p. 269)

Answer 40

Schools put a greater emphasis on math and science; the government was trying to train a generation of scientists.

Question 41

What were the names of the first two American astronauts to walk on the moon? What year did this occur? (p. 269)

Answer 41

Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong - 1969

Question 42

Why were students taught to “Duck and Cover?” (p. 270)

Answer 42

It was a strategy to survive the initial atomic blast.

Question 43

. How did the Cold War come to an end? (p. 270)

Answer 43

The Soviet Union began to experience difficulties and their economy suffered greatly. It eventually broke apart into several different countries in 1991.