US History Final Exam Review P.2

Why did the U.S. enter WWI?

• Attack on Pearl Harbor

• The dropping of the atomic bomb

• to stop the spread of communism

• Unrestricted submarine warfare

What program did the U.S. use to support its allies in WWI without being officially involved in the war?

• Lend-Lease Program

• Espionage Act

• Monroe Doctrine

• Court-Packing Bill

Which of the following was the largest land, sea, and air invasion in human history? It also pushed the Nazis out of occupied France?

• The Battle of Britain

• D-Day

• The Battle of Midway

• The Battle of the Bulge

What bill provided more education, medical care, pension, and mortgage loans to veterans?

• Court-Packing Bill

• Johnson's Great Society

• G.I. Bill

• Civil Rights Act of 1965

What policy was used to prevent the spread of Communism post-WWII?

• Monroe Doctrine

• Containment Policy

• Roosevelt Corollary

• Quarantine Policy

What Supreme Court case dealt with equal opportunities in public school?

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Miranda v. Arizona

• Roe v. Wade

Which of the following was NOT a significant event of the pivotal year of 1968?

• The Tet Offensive in Vietnam

• The election of Richard Nixon as the “law and order” candidate

• MLK’s “I Have A Dream Speech”

• The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)

What event led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974?

• The Tet Offensive

• The Watergate Scandal

• The Kent State Incident

• The Monica Lewinsky Affair

What is the name of the peace agreement that was negotiated by President Jimmy Carter between Israel and Egypt?

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

• 1973 Oil Crisis

• Middle East Peace

• Camp David Accords

What modern technology led to increased consumerism and communication in America?

• computer

• telephone

• malls

• CD ROMs