US History - Final Review

Which three leaders and three nations represent the Axis Powers?

• Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Mao’s China

• Hitler’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Tojo’s Japan

• Churchill’s Germany, Mussolini’s Italy, and Minh’s Vietnam

• Hitler’s Germany, Chamberlain’s Italy, and Tojo’s Japan

Why is Pearl Harbor considered only a short-term victory for Japan?

• because it completely destroyed the Pacific Fleet

• because it united the American people behind the war effort

• because it caused only minimal damage to the American base

• because the U.S. had already joined the war effort on the side of the Allies

What were the women expected to do when WWII came to an end?

• They were expected to continue their important work in the factories.

• They were expected to give up their war jobs to the returning veterans.

• They were expected to remain in the work force so as to jump start the economy.

• They were expected to transition into university study.

The Marshall Plan and the money it sent to Western Europe was intended to create which of the following in Europe?

• economic and political stability so countries could resist communism

• a war-guilt clause and punishment for the losers of World War II

• communist regimes throughout Europe

• financial aid only to those countries who fought with the Allies

Why was the Cold War described as COLD?

• The U.S. and the Soviet Union disliked each other and hence their relationship was known as "cold."

• The Soviet Union was a participant, and they have long harsh winters.

• The U.S. and the Soviet Union had a tense relationship but never engaged in open direct combat with one another.

• The earth's climate cooled drastically during the 1950s.

What foreign policy, which aimed directly at the spread of communism, come to be called?

• the Kennedy Crisis

• the Johnson Plan

• the Vandelay Vendetta

• Containment

The Marshall Plan and the money it sent to Western Europe was intended to create which of the following in Europe?

• economic and political stability so countries could resist communism

• a war-guilt clause and punishment for the losers of World War II

• communist regimes throughout Europe

• financial aid only to those countries who fought with the Allies

Which of the following Cold War conflicts did the U.S. military actively participate in during the 1950s?

• the Chinese Civil War

• the Soviet Union's expansion of the Warsaw Pact

• Czechoslovakian Occupation

• the Korean War

Which of the following did NOT increase American fears of communism during the Cold War?

• the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962

• China fell to communism in 1949.

• Nixon ushered in a period of detente with the Soviet Union.

• The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb in 1949.

In 1964,Which of the following events led to the Congressional resolution, which gave the executive branch authority to wage war in Vietnam?

• the Inchon Invasion

• the Communist Revolution in China under Mao Zedong

• the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

• French defeat at Dienbienphu