Who served for 34 years in the US House of Representatives and Senate from South Dakota?
A.
George McGovern
B.
Tom Brokaw
C.
Karl Mundt
D.
Ben Reifel
2.
Who was the senator from South Dakota who visited Cuba?
A.
George McGovern
B.
Ben Reifel
C.
Ralph Herseth
D.
Francis Case
3.
Who was a reporter on the NBC "Nightly News"?
A.
George McGovern
B.
Ralph Herseth
C.
Ben Reifel
D.
Tom Brokaw
4.
Who was born on the Rosebud Reservations and served for 10 years in the US House of Representatives?
A.
Ben Reifel
B.
George McGovern
C.
Francis Case
D.
Karl Mundt
5.
Who was a South Dakota governor elected as a Democrat in 1958?
A.
Ben Reifel
B.
Ralph Herseth
C.
Joe Foss
D.
George Mickelson
6.
Who was a leader of the Soviet Union that worried the US because he may try to take over other countries?
A.
Fidel Castro
B.
Tom Brokaw
C.
Joseph Stalin
D.
John F. Kennedy
7.
Who was the leader of Cuba beginning in 1959?
A.
Joseph Stalin
B.
Fidel Castro
C.
George McGovern
D.
John F. Kennedy
8.
Who was president of the US during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
A.
Joseph Stalin
B.
John F. Kennedy
C.
Franklin Roosevelt
D.
Thomas Jefferson
9.
Who was the popular children's TV star in South Dakota who played "Captain 11"?
A.
Ben Reifel
B.
George Mickelson
C.
Tom Brokaw
D.
Dave Dedrick
10.
Who served for 25 years in the US House of Representatives and Senate from South Dakota?
A.
George McGovern
B.
Karl Mundt
C.
Ben Reifel
D.
Francis Case
11.
The years following World War II brought rapid changes to the people of South Dakota. What were some of those changes? (Mark ALL correct answers.)
A.
television
B.
orbiting earth satellites
C.
space travel
D.
computers
E.
jet airplanes
F.
smaller houses
12.
In what year was Cuban Missile Crisis?
A.
1950
B.
1926
C.
1973
D.
1962
13.
In what year was EROS Data Center built north of Sioux Falls?
A.
1917
B.
1970
C.
1977
D.
1962
14.
After what year were Interstate 29 and Interstate 90 built?
A.
1925
B.
1940
C.
1956
D.
1962
15.
New _____ built on the Missouri River after World War II created a series of "Great Lakes" that attracted people who liked to fish, boat, and water ski.
A.
dams
B.
towns
C.
railroads
D.
factories
16.
The Korean War began in June of what year?
A.
1945
B.
1962
C.
1977
D.
1950
17.
In what year did Americans land on the moon?
A.
1969
B.
1950
C.
1973
D.
1945
18.
In what year were basketball games between Cuba and South Dakota college students arranged?
A.
1955
B.
1969
C.
1977
D.
1945
19.
In what year was the first Earth Day held?
A.
1962
B.
1970
C.
1977
D.
1955
20.
An increase in the _____ crime rate worried many people after World War II.
A.
merged
B.
poverty
C.
juvenile
D.
expansion
21.
During the late 1950s, _____ rockets that could carry atomic bombs were located at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City.
A.
merged
B.
pilotless
C.
protest
D.
consolidated
22.
The carving of Mt. Rushmore helped promote tourism in South Dakota.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
23.
During the 1920s and 1930s polio affected many young people and left them unable to walk.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
24.
As school enrollments decreased, many school districts _____.
A.
protested
B.
grew
C.
consolidated
D.
expanded
25.
Jonas Salk tested a _____ that could prevent polio in 1955.
