US History Final Exam Review

After the Watergate, which best answers an effect that took over

• People liked America more

• A lot of water was stolen, more than millions

• All presidents weren't allowed to have cellphones

• Trust in the government was lost

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

• Vietnamization 
• Communism
• Domino Theory
• Imperialism

What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?

• Containment
• Extermination
• Isolationsim
• Elimination

Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?

• Minorities and the poor
• White, middle-class families
• Farmers and laborers
• Businessmen

What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?

• Segregation of public schools became illegal
• African Americans began to play professional sports
• Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus

What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

• It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
• It allowed blacks to run for public office
• It ended segregation in schools
• It made poll taxes illegal

What protest would Martin Luther King have opposed?

• Sit-In
• Bus Boycott
• March on Washington
• Race Riots

Why did the Japanese attack the United States in 1941?

• The US Attacked Japan First

• The US Declared War on Japan

• The US Ended Trade With Japan

• The US Declared War On Germany

How did President Truman justify using the atomic bomb on Japan?

• Ending the war would save lives rather than letting the conflict drag on

• The U.S. wanted to avenge Pearl Harbor

• It was a show of strength against the Soviet Union

• The atomic bomb was only used against military targets

What caused McCarthyism?

• President Truman making atomic bombs.
• Japanese spies.
• Bombing China.
• Increased fear of communism.