SOL Core Concepts & Fundamentals 5

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Segregated public schools were unconstitutional

Answer

The Court held that separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.

Question 2

Virginia's 'Massive Resistance' policy in the 1950s involved:

Accepted Answer

Closing schools to avoid desegregation

Answer

Virginia leaders closed some schools rather than comply with desegregation orders.

Question 3

Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was designed mainly to:

Accepted Answer

Provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression

Answer

New Deal programs aimed to help the unemployed, restore the economy, and reform banking.

Question 4

The United States entered World War II after:

Accepted Answer

The attack on Pearl Harbor

Answer

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, led to the U.S. declaration of war.

Question 5

The U.S. policy of containment during the Cold War aimed to:

Accepted Answer

Stop the spread of communism

Answer

Containment sought to prevent communism from spreading to new countries.

SOL - Virginia & US History Test Practice Test