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WorksheetsMAH S2 Review
Total questions: 121
Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the purpose of the Federal Highway Act?
a)
To make it easier for cars to get to the new booming town of Las Vegas
b)
To Mobilize Troops
c)
To create jobs for the unemployed
d)
To decrease roadside businesses and control the spending economy
2.
The baby boom :
a)
contributed most to the population increase in the 50's
b)
led to an atmosphere of parenting
c)
led to new products related to children being developd
d)
all of the above
3.
During the 1950's, ______________ was an issue.
a)
the economy
b)
segregation
c)
world war
d)
suburbs
4.
What added to the push for conformity in the 1950's?
a)
The Beatniks
b)
Hippies
c)
Television
d)
The invention of the telephone
5.
What did the counterculture NOT push for during the 1960's?
a)
deeper connections with the nuclear family
b)
the questioning of authority
c)
the search for self
d)
sexual freedom
6.
Which healthcare reform started during the Great Society?
a)
Red Cross
b)
Obama care
c)
Blue Cross
d)
Medicaid and medicare
7.
__________________ investigated the assassination of JFK?
a)
the Warren Commission
b)
Kerner Commission
c)
Ford Commission
d)
Select House Committee
8.
During the 1950's, there was a huge fear of all but _______________.
a)
communists
b)
nuclear war
c)
war with Mexico
d)
Russian spies
9.
What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society
a)
created opposition to US involvement in Latin American affairs
b)
Encouraged the widespread fear of Communism
c)
strengthened the US Army
d)
encouraged the Americans to stand up for their civil rights
10.
The first successful satellite launch was made by which country?
a)
Iraq
b)
United States
c)
The Soviet Union
d)
China
11.
Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of WWII?
a)
Democracy spreading through the Axis powers
b)
European Depression
c)
Treatment of Germany in the Treaty of Versailles
d)
Appeasement of Hitler
12.
Which group of people were the number one people sent to relocation/internment camps in the United States during WWII?
a)
German Americans
b)
Italian Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Chinese Americans
13.
Why is the D-Day battle significant?
a)
It was the turning point of the war in the Pacific.
b)
It was the turning point of the war in Europe.
c)
It was the turning point on the Western Front in Europe.
d)
It was the turning point of the war in Africa.
14.
Why did the United States put people in internment/relocation camps during WWII?
a)
They were spies and we needed to keep them from exposing war secrets.
b)
After Pear Harbor, people wanted revenge so the Japanese were sent to camps to be killed for war crimes.
c)
No one was sent to camps.
d)
The U.S. was afraid they could be spies and national security was an issue.
15.
What is "blitzkrieg"?
a)
Air strikes sent to take out German troops as they made their way through the forests of France
b)
The U.S. style of Island Hopping where troops stormed the beaches at lightning speed
c)
A "lightning war" strategy used to take over countries so quickly that they could not assemble defenses quickly enough
d)
The German word for the cover up of the Holocaust
16.
Which of these countries was NOT a member of the Axis Powers during WWII?
a)
Russia
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
Germany
17.
President __________________ made the decision to use atomic bombs during WWII.
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Truman
d)
Taft
18.
During the war in the Pacific, the U.S. used what military strategy?
a)
Island Hopping
b)
Blitzkrieg
c)
The Final Solution
d)
The Marshall Plan
19.
Why was the Battle of Stalingrad a turning point in the war?
a)
Russia suffered huge losses and was forced to retreat, allowing Hitler's army to gain much needed territory
b)
Turning point on the Eastern Front.
c)
German made a deal with Japan after proving themselves in battle, making WWII harder to win
d)
The United States entered the war with the bombing of the city of Stalingrad, saving the Russians from what would have been a horrible defeat
20.
What was the Manhattan Project?
a)
An attempt to bring back the jazz movement in Manhattan
b)
An attempt to recruit Black soldiers to fly dangerous secret missions for the Air Force
c)
The huge task of balancing women in the work force and fix economic instability
d)
The secret development of the atomic bomb
21.
The Nazi's extermination of the Jewish people was also called
a)
The Final Solution
b)
The Last Stand
c)
Aryanization
d)
Adolfism
22.
What day was Pearl Harbor attacked, causing the U.S. to enter WWII?
a)
December 6, 1942
b)
June 6, 1944
c)
December 7, 1941
d)
August 4, 1941
23.
Why did Truman chose to use the atomic bomb?
a)
He wanted to use atomic weapons before Russia had a chance to use the stolen technology on China
b)
He wanted to prevent a land invasion which some argue would have cost more lives
c)
The U.S. was not aware of how powerful the atomic bomb would be and did not think it would do much damage at all.
d)
He thought it would be the only way to stop Hitler.
24.
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
The first Native American branch of the Air Force
b)
An elite group of African American pilots
c)
A group of pilots for Tuskegee who crashed behind enemy lines that were never found
d)
Women who disguised themselves as men to fly planes during the war
25.
What kinds of roles were women expected to take on during WWII?
a)
Do the jobs that men normally did because they were away at war
b)
Fill combat positions because there were not enough men to fight
c)
Take over congressional openings
d)
They were expected to live exactly the same as when the men were there
26.
Dictators came into power after WWI because of ______________.
a)
a desire to beat the U.S.
b)
having to pay for WWI
c)
economic problems
d)
B and C
27.
This country was blamed for World War I and forced to pay huge war reparations to the Allies.
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
United States
28.
Who said this: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
a)
Franklin Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Charles Lindbergh
d)
Joseph Stalin
29.
Rather than fight in a Russian winter the U.S. began fighting the Germans in:
a)
Asia
b)
North Africa
c)
South America
d)
Scandinavia
30.
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
a)
Trotsky
b)
Stalin
c)
Mussolini
d)
Kruschev
31.
One factor that helped Adolf Hitler's rise to power in Germany was his
a)
use of the spoken word.
b)
promise to join the League of Nations.
c)
development of a democratic form of government.
d)
acquisition of Manchuria.
32.
The invasion of _________ by Germany sparked the official beginning of World War II.
a)
Poland
b)
Belgium
c)
France
d)
Soviet Union
33.
Which of the following was NOT one of the Allies during WWII?
a)
Australia
b)
Canada
c)
Great Britain
d)
Germany
34.
What happened to Poland during WWII?
a)
Great Britain took over the country.
b)
Germany took over the country.
c)
It became one of the Allies.
d)
It was divided between Germany and the Soviet Union.
35.
When WWII started, why did the U.S. want to stay out of it?
a)
The U.S. did not want Pearl Harbor to be attacked and was afraid Hitler would take over the Panama Canal.
b)
The U.S. did not want another WWI to happen and was busy recovering from the Vietnam War.
c)
The U.S. was trying to recover from the Great Depression and did not want another WWI to happen.
d)
The U.S. was trying to recover from the Great Depression and was afraid Hitler would attack them.
36.
What was the "Blitzkrieg?"
a)
New German name for trenchwarfare
b)
New style of swing dancing
c)
New style of rapid mechanized warfare
d)
New armor used on tanks
37.
Joseph Stalin was the leader of:
a)
Italy
b)
Germany
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Great Britain
38.
By rebuilding Germany's military, Hitler violated:
a)
the armistice at the end of WWII
b)
the League of Nations Charter
c)
the Treaty of Versailles
d)
the Declaration of Human Rights
39.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler became the Chancellor of:
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Austria
40.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (democratic alliance)
a)
NATO
b)
SEATO
c)
CENTO
d)
Warsaw Pact
41.
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred when ...
a)
Cuba attempted to invade the U.S. with the Soviet Union's help.
b)
the Soviet Union fired missiles at Cuba.
c)
the U.S. learned that the Soviet Union had built missile launching pads in Cuba (just 90 miles away from Florida!)
d)
the Soviet Union fired missiles at the U.S. from Cuba.
42.
Pictures like this illustrate fear from what in America during the Cold War?
a)
Nuclear Attack
b)
Dirty floors
c)
The Hydrogen Bomb
d)
Loud Noises
43.
Who was the commander of the UN and South Korean forces at the start of the war?
a)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
George Patton
c)
Erwin Rommel
d)
Douglas MacArthur
44.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
45.
Who leads a Communist revolution in Cuba?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Nikita Gorbachev
46.
The G.I. Bill gave over 2 million veterans access to what?
a)
college & housing loans
b)
manufacturing jobs
c)
free health care
d)
food stamps
47.
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s Berlin blockade?
a)
airlifted supplies to the people of Berlin
b)
withdrew its troops from Germany
c)
sent troops into the Soviet zone of Germany
d)
built a wall between East Berlin and West Berlin
48.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
49.
The 1st man to walk on the moon was ? in ?
a)
John Glenn, 1969
b)
John Glenn, 1962
c)
Neil Armstrong, 1969
d)
Dean Rusk, 1962
50.
What was the "iron curtain"?
a)
an actual curtain in Stalin's war room
b)
a term used to discuss the divide between Western and Eastern Europe following WWII
c)
another name for the 37 parallel
d)
a Soviet war tactic
51.
Why was the United States so concerned with Russia putting missiles in Cuba?
a)
We were afraid that Cuba would fire them on our ally, Mexico
b)
Cuba is very close to the United States and it would allow Russia to easily attack us
c)
The Russians could now easily attack Puerto Rico, one of our most valuable territories for oil
d)
We knew that Cuba would refuse to allow Russia to use their country for missile launches, and that it could start a war between them.
52.
What was the Bay of Pigs?
a)
A horrible massacre committed by the North Koreans on a small village in South Korea
b)
An embarrassing attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Castro
c)
A code name for Castro's policy of containing communism
d)
A bay in North Korea that the U.S. invaded and held for the entire war
53.
Who authorized the training of Cuban exiles to try to help the U.S. overthrow Cuban leader, Fidel Castro?
a)
Johnson
b)
Truman
c)
Kennedy
d)
Stalin
54.
________ was the idea of taking the U.S. to the edge of war to prevent communism from spreading.
a)
Brinkmanship
b)
The Marshall Plan
c)
The Potsdam Conference
d)
Containment
55.
Who was in charge of the communist "witch hunts" in the 1950s?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
John Donne
c)
Mao
d)
Joseph McCarthy
56.
Why was the Berlin Wall built?
a)
To keep Americans from visiting East Germany
b)
To embarrass the Western nations
c)
To stop East Germans from fleeing into West German to escape communism
d)
To show how successful communism was
57.
The Korean War was
a)
a victory for the United Nations and containment was successful.
b)
a victory for North Korea and communism won.
c)
a stalemate where neither side won, and the boundaries didn't change.
d)
chaos. Russia almost joined and we almost had nuclear war.
58.
The United Nations was created to
a)
rebuild Europe after WWII
b)
promote international peace and protect human rights
c)
to be a governing political system
d)
to establish geographical and political boundaries
59.
What is containment?
a)
Trying to keep communism from spreading
b)
Trying to build a stockpile of weapons to fight Russsia
c)
The same government program to keep knowledge of Japanese internment camps from spreading
d)
The name for containing radiation in Japan after the atomic bombs
60.
The Watergate scandal caused _____________.
a)
executive privilege to broaden
b)
checks and balances to weaken
c)
loss of trust in the president
d)
two more countries to fall to communism
61.
Nixon's attempt to ease tensions between the U.S., China, and the Soviet Union was called _______________.
a)
the Domino Theory
b)
The Great Leap Forward
c)
Detente
d)
Moral Diplomacy
62.
What was one of the main reasons Jimmy Carter did not win a second term?
a)
the Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
his inability to make peace between Egypt and Israel
c)
the huge economic depression he caused
d)
his failure with containment
63.
Why did the Iranian student hold the Americans hostage?
a)
They were angry about us helping Ayatollah Khomeini to becoming leader
b)
They were trying to start a new terrorist organization, but were trapped and used the hostages to try to free themselves
c)
They wanted Saddam Hussein to become their leader and were trying to get political attention
d)
They were angry at the U.S. involvement with the Shah of Iran
64.
Jimmy Carter's foreign policies focused on what?
a)
U.S. interests
b)
human rights
c)
trade
d)
global warming
65.
To try to bring the country together, Ford did what very early in his presidency?
a)
he declared war on poverty and gave everyone a tax break
b)
he allowed Nixon to move to England where he would be safe from an assassination
c)
he pardoned Nixon and the draft dodgers
d)
He asked Congress to finish their impeachment of Nixon
66.
Jimmy Carter managed to create peace between what countries (Camp David Accords)?
a)
Palestine and Israel
b)
Israel and Egypt
c)
Morocco and Egypt
d)
Israel and Jordon
67.
________________ legalized abortion.
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Roe v. Wade
c)
Escobedo v. Illinois
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
68.
What was Reagan's economic policy referred to as?
a)
flexibility
b)
compromised regulation agenda
c)
three-fifths compromise
d)
trickle-down theory
69.
Reagan's theory of economics assumed _______________.
a)
that the rich, given a tax cut, would use that money to start businesses and help the poor get jobs
b)
that the poor would use their tax cut to buy good and add to the economy
c)
that the rich would use the extra money to move jobs overseas, adding to foreign trade
d)
that his economic plan would save the U.S. from the depression
70.
Which president was impeached, but found not guilty?
a)
George W. Bush
b)
Ronald Reagan
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Jimmy Carter
71.
This president lied while under oath about having an affair.
a)
Kennedy
b)
Nixon
c)
Clinton
d)
Reagan
72.
Sandra Day O'Connor was famous for being _____________.
a)
The first female Supreme Court Justice
b)
The first woman to run for president
c)
The first female astronaut
d)
The woman to be elected to the House of Representatives
73.
What was the name of the U.S. military operation to stop Iraq from taking over Kuwait?
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Black Hawk
c)
Operation Desert Storm
d)
Operation Canasta
74.
Who was president during the Gulf War?
a)
Bill Clinton
b)
George H.W. Bush
c)
George W. Bush
d)
Barack Obama
75.
During the 1990's, there was in increase in ____________.
a)
ethnic cleansing (genocide)
b)
easing tension between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
c)
terrorism
d)
all of the above
76.
Clinton refused to get involved in ethnic turmoil between the Serbs and the Muslims in this former Yugoslavian country. Finally the United Nations sent in peace keeping troops.
a)
Somalia
b)
Croatia
c)
Bosnia
d)
Haiti
77.
What were perestroika and glasnost?
a)
Soviet policies to try to make communism more open to Western products and media
b)
An attempt to keep the Soviet people from overthrowing the government or fleeing the country
c)
2 policies that lead to the fall of communism
d)
All of the above
78.
What is Apartheid?
a)
The struggle between Serbs and Muslims in Bosnia.
b)
Extreme segregation between Blacks and Whites in South Africa.
c)
A cover-up of the Holocaust.
d)
The fight against AIDS in Africa.
79.
Who was the leader of South Africa that spent 27 years in prison?
a)
Desmond Tutu
b)
Steven Biko
c)
Nelson Mandela
d)
Ayatollah Khomeini
80.
Dark Silence was built to _____________.
a)
honor those who died during the Vietnam War.
b)
honor those who died during the Korean War.
c)
honor those who died during the Gulf War.
d)
will be built for the Iraq War veterans.
81.
This space shuttle blew up in 1986 while people watched on TV.
a)
Hubble
b)
Apollo 9
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Challenger
82.
What was Star Wars?
a)
An awesome series of movies
b)
Reagan's plan to shoot missiles down from space
c)
Secret files released by the CIA
d)
A military defense plan used by the Soviet Union
83.
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of ______________.
a)
North Vietnam
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Korea
d)
South Korea
84.
Who was the leader of the Vietminh?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Ngo Dinh Diem
c)
Dien Bien Phu
d)
Mao
85.
North Vietnam was _______________.
a)
democratic
b)
fascist
c)
communist
d)
in a state of anarchy for 15 years
86.
South Vietnam was ______________.
a)
communist
b)
democratic
c)
a monarchy
d)
feudalistic
87.
_________________ was an idea that if one country fell to communism, all the others around it would fall.
a)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Geneva Accord
d)
Tet Offensive
88.
What allowed President Johnson to send troops to Vietnam without declaring war?
a)
The Tet Offensive
b)
Geneva Accords
c)
The March on Washington
d)
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
89.
Why was the War Powers Act of 1973 passed?
a)
To make sure a president could not send troops without congress' consent after 90 days
b)
To reduce French influence in South Vietnam
c)
To strengthen the polices of detente
d)
To strengthen U.N. support of U.S. involvement in Vietnam
90.
The Tet Offensive was ____________.
a)
A turning point in the war
b)
what caused a large number of the American people to believe we were losing the war
c)
what caused a large number of protests to start
d)
All of the above
91.
Kent State was _________.
a)
a really sweet school
b)
the site of an anti-war protest that ended in 4 deaths.
c)
the site of the largest protest in the entire Vietnam War
d)
the name of the building that Nixon's men broke into in search of papers to steal
92.
Which President sent troops to Vietnam?
a)
Kennedy
b)
Johnson
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
93.
Which President brought troops home from Vietnam?
a)
Kennedy
b)
Johnson
c)
Nixon
d)
Carter
94.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Neither
d)
Both
95.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
96.
In Vietnam the fighters used a irregular warfare tactic that made it difficult for our soldiers to be successful...it was called?
a)
Vietnamese Warfare tactics
b)
Cheetah Warfare
c)
Hidden Warfare
d)
Guerrilla warfare
97.
Which side ended up winning the war?
a)
United states
b)
South Vietnam
c)
North Vietnam
d)
North korea
98.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
99.
The Vietnam war prevented LBJ from focusing on what agenda?
a)
The Great Society
b)
The New Deal
c)
The New Frontier
d)
The Square Deal
100.
The ________ were communist rebels in South Vietnam.
a)
Japan
b)
Veitcong
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Germany
101.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
102.
What was NOT a result of the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
protected African American voting rights
b)
made segregation illegal
c)
eliminated poverty
d)
gave African Americans a new sense of ethnic pride
103.
What was the main purpose of the Freedom Riders?
a)
desegregation of restaurants
b)
desegregation of interstate buses
c)
desegregation of schools
d)
desegregation of trains
104.
Which court case stated that "separate but equal" was not constitutional? ( Think about Schools)
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Korematsu v. United States
d)
Roe v. Wade
105.
Which court case stated that it was ok for Blacks and Whites to be separate as long as they were "equal"?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Roe v. Wade
d)
Carter v. the State of Alabama
106.
_____________ believed that Whites were the cause of the problems for Blacks and agreed with using physically violence when necessary.
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Malcolm X
107.
What were the "Little Rock Nine" trying to do?
a)
Join a college in Mississippi
b)
Integrate the lunch counters in Little Rock
c)
Enroll in a High School that was segregated
d)
Keep Black students from enrolling in their all-white school
108.
Dr. King said that "an unjust law is no law at all." What did he mean by this?
a)
That society was a survival of the fittest and we need to be strong
b)
That Jim Crow Laws are unfair, but hard to change
c)
That church and state need to be kept separate
d)
That if a law is wrong, it should not be followed
109.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 tried to ___________.
a)
limit the speech of African Americans
b)
desegregate the Air Force
c)
end racial and gender discrimination
d)
give immigrants a voice in Congress
110.
___________ helped cause Congress and the President to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
a)
Freedom Summer
b)
Freedom Ride
c)
March on Washington
d)
Selma March
111.
How did Whites in the South try to stop Blacks from voting?
a)
literacy tests and violence
b)
bribery and extortion
c)
changing the day that people voted
d)
not telling them who was running for office
112.
Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by refusing to give up a seat in the front of the bus to a white man.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
James Meredith
c)
Medgar Evers
d)
Rosa Parks
113.
Leader that advocated the Black Power Movement.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Orval Faubus
d)
Malcolm X
114.
Leader of the SCLC
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Stokely Carmichael
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
Rosa Parks
115.
Founded to make better use of young Civil Rights workers
a)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
b)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
c)
KKK
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
116.
Argued Brown VS. Board of Education before the Supreme Court and then became the first Black Supreme Court Justice
a)
Stokely Carmichael
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Orval Faubus
117.
Refusing to obey laws you believe are unjust (Method advocated by MLK Jr.)
a)
Civil Rights
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Segregation
d)
Idealism
118.
What group funded the court challenges to segregation in the 1950s?
a)
ACLU
b)
NAACP
c)
KKK
d)
Congress
119.
Whom of the following was murdered and displayed in an open casket?
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Homer Plessy
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Emmit Til
120.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed into law by President
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
121.
What is the name of the group of African American students who were enrolled into an all white high school but faced heavy backlash?
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
The Squad
d)
Montomery Men
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