U.S. History Review

Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of World War I?

• Nationalism

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Communism

The secretive project that saw the Americans develop the Atomic bomb was:

• The Miami Project
• The Minnesota Project
• The Missouri Project
• The Manhattan Project 

What meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin saw the Allies agree to divide Germany after the war and establish free elections in Eastern Europe?

• Yalta Conference
• Nuremberg Conference
• Berlin Conference
• Potsdam Conference

The plan by the United States to provide financial aid and loans to European countries to rebuild the continent and prevent another Great Depression was called the:

• Truman Doctrine
• Roosevelt Corollary
• Stalin Declaration
• Marshall Plan 

What was the end result of the Korean War?

• It escalated into a larger war between Russia, China, and the USA
• North Korea's communist regime collapsed 
• Little territorial change, but South Korea remained democratic
• South Korea was reunited with North Korea in one Communist nation

How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved? 

• American troops invaded the Bay of Pigs
• President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev were both assassinated and the situation resolved 
• American U-2 planes dropped bombs on the Soviet missiles to disarm them
• The Soviets agreed to withdraw their missiles in exchange for American promises to not invade Cuba

What provides hospital insurance and low-cost medical insurance for almost every American age 65 or older?

• HUD
• Medicare
• Social Security
• VRA

The program that provides volunteer assistance to the developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is:

• Peace Corps
• AFP
• VISTA
• Great Society

The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:

• Johnson
• Eisenhower
• Nixon
• Carter

The Warren Commission studied:

• Reasons we helped train Cuban refugees for the Bay of Pigs
• JFK's Assassination
• The Berlin Crisis
• Peace Corps