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WorksheetsSpring Semster Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the govt issue ration books during WWII?
a)
to allow customers to buy at discount rates
b)
to ensure fair distribution of scarce goods
c)
to protect small businesses from competition
d)
to eliminate tariffs on imported goods
2.
How did the Tuskegee Airmen change American society during WWII?
a)
recognized contributions of Native Americans
b)
increased number of women in Army
c)
encouraged enlistment in US Army
d)
encouraged racial integration of armed services
3.
What was the significance of US use of atomic bombs?
a)
WWII ended with Japan's surrender
b)
The USSR invaded Eastern Europe
c)
Germany surrendered to Allies
d)
The US implemented the Marshall Plan
4.
During the Bataan Death March --
a)
Japanese prisoners were exchanged for US soldiers
b)
Thousands of US soldiers died under Japanese capture
c)
US redeployed troops to Europe
d)
Japanese began trench warfare
5.
Hitler's invasion of the Sudentenland without opposition is an example of --
a)
"a day which will live in infamy"
b)
domino theory
c)
an embargo
d)
appeasement
6.
What wartime leader decided to drop atomic bombs on Japan?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Douglas MacArthur
7.
The US Office of War Information handled --
a)
intercepting enemy correspondence
b)
enforcing gasoline and food rationing
c)
posters and video to support war bonds and enlistment
d)
managing production in factories
8.
Joseph McCarthy is best known for --
a)
Writing the Brown v. Board decision
b)
leading SNCC
c)
creating a "Red Scare" during the '50s
d)
commanding troops in Korea
9.
What reason justified US involvement in Vietnam?
a)
support for our ally France
b)
island hopping
c)
the Open Door policy
d)
containment
10.
Why did President Truman order this operation?
a)
to supply a blockaded Berlin
b)
to rescue political refugees
c)
to invade Eastern Germany
d)
to withdraw US troops
11.
How did the US Govt respond to this event?
a)
fired interballistic missiles
b)
funded math and science education
c)
developed the world's first supercomputer
d)
discovered two new chemical elements
12.
What was the effect of FDR's actions?
a)
passage of an amendment limiting Pres to 2 terms
b)
investigation of FDR's misconduct
c)
prohibiting foreign "gifts" to the Pres
d)
passage of all New Deal legislation
13.
How did the US respond to this threat?
a)
passed the War Powers Act
b)
Attacked China during Korean War
c)
sent troops to South Vietnam
d)
distributed Marshall Plan aid
14.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
the nation was divided by the 38th Parallel
b)
The Korean Peninsula united as one nation
c)
The Chinese took control of N and S Korea
d)
war expanded to Vietnam
15.
What was the underlying cause of the Cold War?
a)
control of Germany
b)
communism vs. capitalism
c)
personal rivalry between FDR and Stalin
d)
Soviet superiority in space
16.
Why did the US implement the Marshall Plan?
a)
to cripple Nazi Germany
b)
to establish colonies in Europe
c)
to trade money for territories in Africa
d)
to prevent Europe from turning communist
17.
Which was NOT an American response to the Vietnam War?
a)
anti-war movement on college campuses
b)
decrease in military spending
c)
distrust of American Presidents
d)
Demand for 18-20 year-olds to vote
18.
This poster advocates for which group?
a)
Native American activists in 1970s
b)
Equality for women in the 1970s
c)
migrant workers after WWII
d)
Retired workers in the 1990s
19.
What is the significance of this figure?
a)
First to end racial segregation in baseball
b)
First man to integrate the US Army during WWII
c)
First to end segregation at U of Mississippi
d)
First Freedom Rider
20.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
a)
ended the poll tax
b)
integrated the public schools
c)
ended employment discrimination
d)
ended affirmative action
21.
The Voting Rights Act --
a)
ended the poll tax
b)
made literacy tests illegal
c)
eliminated age limits for voting
d)
allowed 18-20 year olds to vote
22.
What social phenomenon did Plessy vs. Ferguson establish in 1896?
a)
affirmative action
b)
justification for segregation laws
c)
protection for non-violent protests
d)
standard election laws
23.
W.E.B. DuBois --
a)
wrote the Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
defended Linda Brown at the Supreme Court
c)
organized the March on Washington
d)
helped create the NAACP
24.
During the 1860s, what legal document(s) provided rights to former slaves?
a)
Brown vs Board decision
b)
the 13th, 14th, 15th Amendments
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
initiative, referendum, recall
25.
What position did Booker T Washington take on civil rights?
a)
Blacks should submit to the law to earn respect
b)
Violence should be used to protest immoral laws
c)
the federal courts should overturn state laws
d)
Blacks should return to Africa
26.
In general, vaccines --
a)
protect consumers against imported fruit
b)
improve hygiene of medical procedures
c)
limit the spread of diseases
d)
treat public water supplies
27.
How did rock and roll effect US society during the 1950s?
a)
promoted values of perseverance during hard times
b)
promoted containment
c)
contributed to a cultural divide b/w generations
d)
celebrated the US as the world's superpower
28.
Political conservatives, like Reagan, generally oppose --
a)
changing the constitution to expand civil rights
b)
laissez-faire
c)
reducing taxes
29.
This picture represents student fashion toward the end of the --
a)
Jazz Age
b)
Cold War
c)
Conservative movement
d)
Counterculture movement
30.
The case Reynolds vs. Sims affected politics by --
a)
limiting Presidential terms
b)
requiring legislative districts be equal in population
c)
regulating campaign contributions
d)
ending racial discrimination in employment
31.
Reaganomics is based on the idea that --
a)
the US should borrow money from foreign countries
b)
military spending should decrease at the end of Cold War
c)
reducing imports will strengthen the economy
d)
tax cuts and deregulation will enhance the economy
32.
What action led the scene pictured here?
a)
Iran attacked a US military base in Asia
b)
Soviet forces occupied Iran
c)
the US supported Israeli air strikes against Jordan
d)
The US supported the unpopular leader of Iran
33.
Which region(s) have the highest percentage of citizens aged 65+?
a)
Florida and Arizona
b)
New England
c)
Southwest
d)
Mountain West
34.
What services are more concentrated in these areas?
a)
childcare
b)
small business loans
c)
low-income housing
d)
medical care
35.
Troops were sent to Afghanistan within a year after --
a)
the OPEC oil embargo in the 1970s
b)
the terrorists attacks on 9-11
c)
a Russian invasion there in the 1980s
d)
trade negotiations broke down in 2008
36.
The countries highlighted on this map --
a)
controls 50% of the world's oil supply
b)
support the nation of Israel with aid
c)
have formed a military alliance against the US
d)
are the strongest economies today
37.
What represents the spider in this cartoon?
a)
Nixon's involvement in the Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Nixon's conspiracy to mislead the nation (Watergate)
c)
his attempt to pack the Supreme Court
d)
his opposition to the Cold War
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