US History Semester 2 Final

2. The Korean War marked the first time:

• A. the U.S. fought a war in Asia
• B. the U.S. fought in integrated regiments
• C. allowed minorities in battle
• D. nuclear bombs were used in battle

4. How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Nine Crisis in Little Rock, Arkansas?

• A. Sent federal troops immediately because he totally backed the civil rights movement.
• B. Sent federal troops to protect the students because it was necessary to defend the authority of the Supreme Court.
• C. Eisenhower went to Little Rock himself to protect the nine students.
• D. Eisenhower went to Little Rock to join the mob in protesting the students’ entrance to Central High School.

6. What effect did the economics of the 1950’s have on young people?

• A. They were able to stay in school longer
• B. Young people were not in the work force until a later age
• C. They had more free time to do “fun” things with their peers
• D. All of the Above

8. Whose name is often overlooked when talking about the United Farm Workers?

• A. Cesar Chavez
• B. Dolores Huerta
• C. Cesar Huerta
• D. Doloris Chaves

10. What was the term used to describe the governmental split in Europe after WWII?

• A. Berlin Wall
• B. Iron Curtain
• C. Churchill’s Divide
• D. Truman’s Line

12. In Lyndon B. Johnson’s State of the Union address in 1964 he declared a “War on _?_”

• A. Terrorism
• B. Unemployment
• C. Poverty
• D. Communism

14. What American General commanded American military operations in Vietnam?

• A. William Westmoreland
• B. Lyndon B. Johnson
• C.. Norman Schwarzkopf
• D. Dwight D. Eisenhower

16. Which of the following statements is not true of the Election of 1960?

• A. Richard Nixon was a tough, veteran campaigner with a lot of political experience
• B. John F. Kennedy was the underdog in the election
• C. John F. Kennedy won the election with a substantial majority of the popular vote.
• D. The election marked the first time that the presidential debates were televised.

18. The United States and Great Britain conducted this to give food to West Berlin during the Cold War.

• A. Berlin Blockade
• B. Berlin Airlift
• C. Attack the Soviets who controlled East Berlin
• D. They did nothing

20. Promoted separation instead of integration.

• A. Malcom X
• B. Martin Luther King, Jr.
• C. James Farmer
• D. Thurgood Marshall