US History Final

The building of the Berlin Wall, the Bay of Pigs invasion, and the Cuban Missile Crisis were all direct results of the ____________________________________.

• continuing tension between the United States and the Soviet Union.
• United States' continued support of the United Nations.
• United States' failure to remain involved in world affairs.
• concern for the safety of Americans living in foreign nations.

The ___________ missile crisis was effectively ended when the Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons from Cuba.

• Soviet
• Cuban
• American
• Vietnamese
• Caribbean

President Reagan used supply-side economics or “_______________” to guide his economic program because he believed the following scenario would occur: lower taxes, increase consumer spending, balance the budget.

• defecit spending
• trickle down economics
• Hooveromics
• Reaganomics
• Keynesian economics

Who stated, "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."

• Martin Luther King Jr.
• Cesar Chavez
• Rosa Parks 
• Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales

What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?

• It was the longest and least successful war in American history
• It was long and hard, but did contain communism
• our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
• The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism

How were the Korean and Vietnam Wars similar?

• Both were U.S. attempts to contain communism.
• Both resulted in the defeat of communist governments
• Both included the limited use of nuclear weapons.
• Both lasted only 5 years.

FDR created __________ in order to regulate the economy and give people economic assistance in a time of need.

• New Deal 
• Square Deal 
• Warsaw Pact
• Laissez-faire

What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

• Spain and Portugal
• England and France
• Germany and Italy
• United States and Soviet Union

_________________was a success due to African Americans sticking together  and finding alternatives to bus transportation.

• Montgomery Bus Boycott 
• March on Washington 
• Militant approach to Civil Rights 
• Watts Riot 

What document is the supreme law of the land?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation