U.S. History B (Final Exam)

Why did American Indians organize and protest in the 1960s and 1970s?

• end of reservation system

  
  

• ongoing military attacks

  
  

• Indian elections

  
  

• a pattern of broken treaties

  
  

What happened at the end of the Vietnam War?

• North Vietnam surrendered to the U.S.

  
  

• North and South Vietnam remained two separate countries.

  
  

• The U.S. began to support North Vietnam.

  
  

• North Vietnam controlled all of Vietnam.

  
  

Which idea did Americans come to accept as Manifest Destiny?

• The U.S. should become part of Great Britain again.

  
  

• The U.S. should refrain from expanding into new territory.

  
  

• The U.S had the divine right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

  
  

• The U.S. was destined to acquire the Caribbean islands.

  
  

What prompted Japan to surrender on August 14, 1945?

• the firebombing of major Japanese cities

  
  

• the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  
  

• the Doolittle raid on the city of Tokyo

  
  

• the loss of more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Okinawa

  
  

Germany’s invasion of ______ on September 1, 1939, sparked the beginning of World War II.

• Norway

• France

• Poland

• Russia

Explain how the societal roles of African Americans and women changed during World War II.  

How did the Open Door Policy expand the global influence of the United States?

• It gave the U.S. an ability to compete and trade in China.

  
  

• It kept the U.S. from spreading its influence to other regions.

  
  

• It gave the U.S. the power to increase Chinese immigration.

  
  

• It kept the U.S. from creating trade policies in other regions.

  
  

What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal?

• Nixon resigned and Ford became president.

  
  

• The presidency switched to another political party.

  
  

• Ford ousted Nixon from the White House.

  
  

• Nixon was removed from office by force.

  
  

Which labor union only accepted skilled workers?

• American Federation of Labor

  
  

• the Pullmans

  
  

• Molly Maguires

  
  

• Knights of Labor

  
  

How did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle affect industry in the United States?

• It inspired greater immigration limitations.

  
  

• It brought greater women’s rights and suffrage.

  
  

• It caused government inspection of meatpacking.

  
  

• It introduced public education laws.