PHS USH U3 War Content Quiz Review

Which cause below was MOST responsible for the outbreak of the Civil War between the Union and Confederacy in 1861?

• States' Rights

• Slavery

• Popular Sovereignty

• Westward Expansion

Answer explanation

12 of 13 Confederate states claimed the right to continue to practice slavery was the primary reason for their rebellion in 1861.

Select the option that best completes the sentence: Reconstruction can best be described as ___ .

• The effort to reintegrate the Southern states and their populations back into the Union

• The ability of states to be able to vote for slavery themselves

• The violent raids that took place in Kansas during the late 1850s

• The abolition of slavery

Answer explanation

The main goals of Reconstruction were to 1.) rebuild the nation after the war, 2.) reintegrate the former Confederate states into the Union, and 3.) repair the social, political, and economic impacts of slavery on society.

Which of the following is true about the Spanish-American War?

• It was the longest war to take place in the Western Hemisphere.

• It led to the creation of the League of Nations.

• The U.S. did not want to go to war but had no choice once it was attacked by Spain.

• It was a war fought between imperial powers.

Answer explanation

In 1898 the U.S. was a rising empire and the Spanish empire was in decline. The Spanish-American War between these two empires resulted in a U.S. victory and it took control of Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Guam from Spain.

Conflict in which Spanish colony led to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898?

• Guam

• Panama

• Cuba

• The Philippines

Answer explanation

One justification the U.S. used to declare war on Spain was to end the mistreatment of Cuban rebels by Spanish forces, but the war spread to the Spanish Philippines as well.

There were several causes of World War 1, select ALL THE CAUSES you learned about this unit from the list below. (There is more than one correct option)

• Militarism

• Alliances

• Nationalism

• League of Nations

• Spanish-American War

Answer explanation

Remember the main causes of World War 1 with key word MANIA:

• - Militarism

• - Alliances

• - Nationalism

• - Imperialism

• - Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

What policy kept the U.S. from becoming militarily involved initially for both World War 1 and World War 2?

• Alliances

• Isolationism

• Diplomacy

• Militarism

Answer explanation

U.S. foreign policy in the late 1800s and early 1900s can be summarized as 1.) imperial towards North and South American countries, but 2.) isolationist towards European powers. The U.S. attempted to stay out of conflicts between European powers during this period, including the beginnings of both World Wars.

The Treaty of Versailles (1919) did all of the following except what?  (There is only one correct option.)

• Created the League of Nations

• Officially ended World War 1

• Germany had to pay back all war debts

• Gave Germany more land

Answer explanation

Germany was heavily punished by the Treaty of Versailles. It had to accept full blame for the war, pay huge sums of money to Allied countries, limit the size and effectiveness of its military, and give up some land to weaken its future potential for aggression. This map shows land Germany lost after the war in what is now part of Poland and France.

Read the list and select the option that best answers the question: Which option correctly replaces the blank?

1. 1. Japan invades Korea and China, then

2. 2. Germany invades Poland, then

3. 3. Japan attacks Pearl Harbor, so

4. 4. ___________________________ .

• The U.S. forms N.A.T.O.

• U.S. nationalism increases during World War 1

• The U.S.S.R. invades Poland

• The U.S. enters the fighting in World War 2

Answer explanation

The German and Soviet invasion of Poland led to the U.S.A. providing aide to the Allies.

The Japanese invasion of Korea and China led to the U.S. sanctioning the Japanese.

The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor led to the U.S. decalring war on Japan the day after the battle and Germany soon after.

Which conference during World War 2 determined terms of surrender for the Japanese including the partion of Vietnam?

• Yalta

• Potsdam

• Munich

• Tehran

Answer explanation

With victory in Europe achieved and in the Pacific closer than ever, the Allies devised a common plan for what to do with Japan. However, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. distrusted one another and division between the two powers would soon lead to the Cold War.

Which U.S. Cold War policy established the foreign policy of Containment based on the Domino Theory?

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• Kennan Telegram

• Lend Lease

Answer explanation

After World War 2, President Harry Truman (pictured) quickly realized the U.S.S.R. posed a threat to it and the other allies. The U.S.S.R. promised to free but instead kept control over and forced communism on the lands it liberated from the Nazis. Truman decided he would not fight the U.S.S.R. directly, but instead stop it as it attempted to spread control in new lands.