WorksheetsRL Semester Test Review (Modern Ameri
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 52mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following best describes satellite nations?
a)
nations in debt to the World Bank
b)
nations that belonged to NATO
c)
nations west of the iron curtain
d)
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
2.
WHAT DID PRESIDENT TRUMAN PROMISE IN THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE?
a)
TO SUPPORT NATIONS TRYING TO RESIST SOVIET CONTROL
b)
TO GIHT HUNGER ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
3.
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE UN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE (HUAC) CHARGED NUMEROUS HOLLYWOOD FIGURES WITH
a)
PROMOTING ANTI-SEMITISM
b)
AVOIDING THE ISSUE OF RACISM
c)
SPYING FOR THE SOVIET UNION
d)
BEING SYMPATHETIC TO COMMUNIST IDEAS
4.
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME OF THE KOREAN WAR?
a)
KOREA WAS UNIFIED UNDER A COMMUNIST GOVERNMENT
b)
NORTH KOREA SURRENDERED AFTER THE THREAT OF ATOMIC WARFARE
c)
KOREA REMAINED DIVIDED AT ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME PLACE AS BEFORE THE WAR
5.
WHICH WAS AN IMMEDIATE RESULT OF THE TRUMAN DOCTRINE?
a)
CONGRESS APPROVED $400 MILLION TO EHLP TURKEY AND GREECE RESIST SOVIET INFLUENCE
b)
THE STATE OF ISRAEL WAS FOUNDED
c)
THE SOVIET UNION TOOK CONTROL OVER YUGOSLAVIA
6.
THE BERLIN AIRLIFT BEGAN WHEN
a)
WEST BERLINERS BEGAN FLEEING INTO EAST BERLIN
b)
THE BRITISH AND FRENCH HAD A DISPUTE OVER GERMAN ZONE BOUNDARIES
c)
THE SOVIETS BLOCK ALLIED ACCESS TO WEST BERLIN
7.
AS A RESULT OF THE KOREAN WAR, THE UNITED STATES SUCCEEDED IN
a)
KEEPING SOUTH KOREA FREE OF COMMUNISM
b)
UNIFYING KOREA UNDER A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT
8.
JACKIE ROBINSON , THURGOOD MARSHALL, ROSA PARKS AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., WERE ALIKE IN THAT THEY
a)
TOOK ACTIONS TO END SEGREGATION
b)
WERE THE FIRST AFRICAN AMERICANS TO PLAY PROFESSIONAL SPORTS
9.
IN 1954, THE SUPREME COURT RULED IN BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION THAT
a)
BUS SEGREGATION WAS UNCONSTITUTIONAL
b)
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MUST INCREASE FINACNIAL AID TO EDUCATION
c)
SEGREGATION WAS NO LONGER PERMISSIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
10.
WHAT ROLE DID ROSA PARKS PLAY IN THE STRUGGLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS?
a)
SHE HELPED THE MONGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT
b)
SHE ARGUED THE CASE OF BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION
11.
AFTER CONGRESS PASSED THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1965,
a)
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT SLOWLY ENDED
b)
WHITE SOUTHERNERS STILL PREVENTED MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM VOTING
c)
MANY AFRICAN AMERICANS WERE ELECTED TO OFFICE AT ALL LEVELS
12.
WHICH WAS A HIGHLIGHT FO THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON?
a)
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR'S "I HAVE A DREAM" SPEECH
b)
PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S "GREAT SOCIETY SPEECH
13.
WHAT DID MALCOLM X ENCOURAGE AFRICAN AMERICANS TO DO?
a)
TO FIGHT FOR GREATER INTEGRATION WITH WHITE SOCIETY
b)
TO SEPARATE THEMSELVES FROM WHITE SOCIETY
14.
THE WARREN COMMISSION DECLARED THAT KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION WAS THE WORK OF A
a)
CIA-DIRECTED PLOT
b)
LONE ASSASSIN
15.
AFTER KENNEDY AUTHORIZED A MILITARY BUILDUP TO SHOW THAT THE UNITED STATES WOULD NOT BE BULLIED BY THE SOVIET UNION, THE SOVIETS
a)
BEGAN CONSTRUCTION OF THE BERLIN WALLS
b)
TRIED TO INVADE WEST GERMANY
16.
AS A RESULT OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
a)
THE SOVIETS REMOVED THEIR MISSILES FROM CUBA
b)
THE UNITED STATES INCREASED INVESTMENTS IN CUBA
17.
WHICH OF FOLLOWING BROUGHT THE UNITED STATES AND THE SOVIET UNION TO THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WAR?
a)
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
b)
THE SIGNING OF THE LIMITED TEST BAN TREATY
18.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESRIBES SATELLITE NATIONS?
a)
NATIONS IN DEBT TO THE WORLD BANK
b)
NATIONS THAT BELONGED TO NATO
c)
NATIONS WEST OF THE IRON CURTAIN
d)
NATIONS DOMINATED BY THE SOVIET UNION
19.
What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?
a)
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control.
b)
to fight hunger anywhere in the world.
20.
Members of the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) charged numerous Hollywood figures with
a)
being sympathetic to communist ideas.
b)
spying for the Soviet Union.
21.
As World War II ended, a major disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union involved
a)
SOVIET DOMINATION OF POLAND
b)
THE DIVISION OF LATIN AMERICA
22.
As a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in
a)
keeping South Korea free of communism.
b)
unifying Korea under a democratic government.
23.
The Warren Commission declared that Kennedy’s assassination was the work of a
a)
CIA-directed plot.
b)
gang sent from Cuba.
c)
lone assassin.
24.
ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE US IN 1968?
a)
DWIGHT EISENHOWER
b)
JOHN F KENNEDY
c)
RICHARD NIXON
d)
LYNDON JOHNSON
25.
ELECTED PRESIDENT IN 1964?
a)
JOHN F KENNEDY
b)
LYNDON JOHNSON
c)
RICHARD NIXON
26.
AS A RESULT OF THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS,
a)
the United States set up missile sites in Cuba.
b)
the Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba.
c)
Fidel Castro was removed from power.
27.
Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?
a)
THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS
b)
THE SIGNING OF THE LIMITED TEST BAN TREATY
c)
THE PANAMANIAN RIOT
28.
President Kennedy was assassinated in what city?
a)
DALLAS
b)
FT WORTH
c)
HOUSTON
d)
SAN ANTONIO
29.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE 1963 MARCH ON WASHINGTON HOPED TO
a)
GET 'BULL' CONNOR PROSECUTED FOR POLICE BRUTALITY
b)
CONVINCE CONGRESS TO PASS CIVIL RIGHTS LEGISLATION
30.
After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
a)
THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMNET SLOWLY ENDED
b)
WHITE SOUTHERNERS STILL PREVENTED MOST AFRICAN AMERICANS FROM VOTING.
c)
MANY AFTICAN AMERICANS WERE ELECTED TO OFFICE AT ALL LEVELS
31.
Which was a highlight of the March on Washington?
a)
President Johnson’s “Great Society” speech
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech
32.
What did Malcolm X encourage African Americans to do?
a)
to fight for greater integration with white society
b)
to separate themselves from white society
33.
Some Americans questioned the fairness of the draft because
a)
THE GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO DRAFT AFRICAN AMERICANS
b)
ONLY MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 26 WERE DRAFTED
c)
COLLEGE STUDENTS COULD EASILY AVOID THE DRAFT
34.
What did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam?
a)
DIEM WOULD BE ASSASSINATED
b)
VIETNAM WOULD INVADE CHINA
c)
COMMUNISHTS WOULD TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY
35.
What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War?
a)
A JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF FINDING
b)
THE GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION
36.
TELEVISION COVERAGE OF THE VIETNAM WAR
a)
ENCOURAGED SUPPORT FOR THE WAR.
b)
BUILT SUPPORT FOR COMMUNISM
c)
BROGHT THE BRUTALITY OF THE WAR INTO AMERICAN HOMES
37.
HOW DID THE VIETNAM WAR FINALLY END IN 1975?
a)
WITH THE DEFEAT OF NORTH VIETNAM
b)
WITH THE SOUTH VIETNAMESE TAKEOVER OF HANOI
c)
WITH NORTH VIETNAM GAINING CONTROL OF ALL VIETNAM
38.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS FIGHTING IN VIETNAM HAD TO COPE WITH
a)
LACK OF TRAINING
b)
TROPICAL INFECTIONS AND BOOBY TRAPS
39.
SOME AMERICANS QUESTIONED THE FAIRNESS OF THE DRAFT BECAUSE
a)
THE GOVERNMENT REFUSED TO DRAFT AFRICAN AMERICANS
b)
TROPICAL INFECTIONS AND ONLY MEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF EIGHTEEN AND TWENTY SIX WERE DRAFTED
c)
COLLEGE STUDENTS COULD EASILY AVOID THE DRAFT
40.
PLANES THAT DROPPED CANDY TO CHILDREN IN WEST BERLIN WERE CALLED
a)
CANDY CANES
b)
CANDY BOMBERS
c)
FLYING SWEETS
d)
BOMBERS FROM HEAVEN
41.
What did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam?
a)
DIEM WOLD BE ASSASSINATED
b)
THE FRENCH WOULD CONTROL THE COUNTRY
c)
VIETNAM WOULD INVADE CHINA
d)
COMMUNISTS WOULD TAKE OVER THE COUNTRY
42.
ACCORDING TO THE WARREN COMMISSION _______ KILLED JOHN F KENNEDY.
a)
JAMES MEREDITH
b)
JAMES EARL RAY
c)
PHIL O'DENDRUM
d)
LEE HARVEY OSWALD
43.
What was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s?
a)
to ban the use of Agent Orange
b)
to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam
44.
Who are the five permanent members of the Security Council of the United Nations?
a)
USA, China, Japan, France & Canada
b)
USA, China, Japan, Spain & USSR
c)
USA, China, Great Britain, France & USSR
d)
USA, China, USSR, France & Japan
45.
Operation 'Vittles' was the codename for airlifting supplies into
a)
WEST GERMANY
b)
WEST BERLIN
c)
EAST BERLIN
d)
MUNICH
46.
WHY DID THE SOVIET UNION TRY TO FORCE THE ALLIES TO ABANDON WEST BERLIN?
a)
TO STRENGTH THE WARSAW PACT
b)
TO FREE THE CITY FROM GERMAN HANDS
c)
TO CLOSE AN ESCAPE ROUTE TO THE WEST
d)
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM POSSIBLE SOVIET AGGRESSION
47.
Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?
a)
to counter the military threat posed by the Warsaw Pact.
b)
to solve postwar problems as an agency of the United Nations.
c)
to create an economic alliance against Germany and Japan.
d)
to protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression.
48.
Code name for the research and development of the atomic bomb?
a)
BROOKLYN PROJECT
b)
MANHATTEN MISSION
c)
BROOKLYN ATOMIC PROJECT
d)
MANHATTEN PROJECT
49.
Restrictions placed on civilian buying of unlimited amounts of goods, to ensure enough supplies for the military.
a)
RECRUITMENT
b)
RATIONING
c)
REPURPOSING
d)
RANDOMIZING
50.
Name the two beaches American troops landed on during the D-Day invasion.
a)
GOLD AND JUNO
b)
JUNO AND OMAHA
c)
OMAHA AND SWORD
d)
UTAH AND OMAHA
51.
May 8th, 1945, the war in Europe ends.
a)
VJ Day
b)
VE Day
c)
V8 Day
d)
VG Day
52.
Vice President who replaces Franklin Roosevelt as President when he dies?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
George Patton
d)
John Kennedy
53.
Allied Commander of U.S. troops in the Pacific Theatre of war?
a)
Douglas MacArthur
b)
George Patton
c)
Karl Doenitz
d)
Dwight Eisenhower
54.
Japanese suicidal pilots?
a)
Kamikuzey
b)
Kamikaze
c)
Kamikousin
d)
Kamikayson
55.
The act that provided education and training for veterans, paid for by the federal government?
a)
WAR LABOR BOARD ACT
b)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WAR ACT
c)
GI BILL OF RIGHTS
d)
VETERANS WAR RELIEF ACT
56.
She became the symbol for women workers in the defense industry.
a)
PENNY THE PLIERS
b)
ROSEY THE RIVETER
c)
WENDY THE WELDER
d)
HANNA THE HAMMER
57.
President of the United States who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb?
a)
HARRY TRUMAN
b)
DWIGHT EISENHOWER
c)
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
d)
WOODROW WILSON
58.
The President’s reason for deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to.......
a)
find out how destructive the bomb really was
b)
to kill as many Japanese as possible
c)
end the war and save lives
d)
to save Russian lives
59.
After the atomic bombs, the Japanese officially surrendered on this U.S. Battleship.
a)
USS SOUTH DAKOTA
b)
USS MISSOURI
c)
USS NEW JERSEY
d)
USS CALIFORNIA
60.
The Allies won the Battle of the Atlantic with the use of .....
a)
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
b)
SONAR AND CONVOYS
c)
MINES AND FIGHTER PLANES
d)
NOODLES AND CHEESE
61.
McCarthyism was based on people's ________ of communism
a)
SUPPORT
b)
FEAR
c)
LOVE
d)
PRACTICE
62.
Communism is to the Soviet Union as _________ is to the United States
a)
FASCISM
b)
NAZISM
c)
CAPITALISM
d)
COMMUNISM
63.
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism.
a)
THE RED MENACES
b)
THE HOLLYWOOD 20
c)
THE HOLLYWOOD 10
d)
THE COMMUNIST 10
64.
What is the name of the Senator from Wisconsin known for his Anti-Communist accusations?
a)
JOSEPH MCCHICKEN
b)
JOSEPH MCCARTHY
c)
.JOHNNY ROCKET
d)
MELISSA MCCARTHY
65.
Who was executed for espionage during the 1950s?
a)
THE JOHNSONS
b)
THE ROSENBERGS
c)
THE KENNANS
66.
The USSR launched what satellite?
a)
SKYLAB
b)
SPUTNIK
c)
DRAGNET
d)
MUTNIK
67.
Why was the Cold War called the "Cold" War?
a)
Because everyone who got involved was cold
b)
It occurred during a very cold time period in history
c)
There was no direct fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
d)
All of the fighting between the US and Soviet Union was done in cold places
68.
Truman's early policy against communism?
a)
CONTAINMENT
b)
MASSIVE REATLIATION
c)
SHOCK AND AWE
d)
OLAY STRATEGY
69.
This was an attempt to keep food and supplies from reaching West Berlin?
a)
BERLIN RESITANCE
b)
BERLIN BLOCKADE
c)
GREAT DEPRESSION
d)
BERLIN CRISIS
70.
What is the United Nation's main job?
a)
to protect the United States
b)
to keep the peace throughout the world
c)
to coordinate Tsunami warning systems
d)
to promote space travel
71.
This color is most closely associated with communism.
a)
RED
b)
BLUE
c)
YELLOW
d)
BLACK
72.
NATO STANDS FOR WHAT?
a)
Northwest African Treaty Organization
b)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
c)
Northern Atlantic Peace Committee
d)
Not Afraid To Organize
73.
NATO is a treaty between the U.S. and other nations..
a)
to protect one another against communist agression
b)
to protect each other against fascism
c)
to protect each other against the zika virus
d)
to protect each other against global warming
74.
Korea was divided into North and South by the _______ parallel.
a)
17TH
b)
21ST
c)
38TH
d)
45TH
75.
In the Korean War, North Korea was supported by the _______ and South Korea by_______.
a)
JAPAN / USA
b)
CHINA / USSR
c)
USSR / FRANCE
d)
USSR / USA
76.
He was put in charge of United Nations troops in Korea?
a)
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR
b)
CHESTER ARTHUR
c)
DWIGHT EISENHOWER
d)
GEEORGE PATTON
77.
The theory if one country falls to communism that others will fall as well is know as ______.
a)
JENGA THEORY
b)
DEGIORNO THEORY
c)
DOMINO THEORY
d)
PAPA JOHNS THEORY
78.
Berlin Airlift was also referred to as _______.
a)
OPERATION CAN GOODS
b)
OPERATION VITTLES
c)
OPERATION LIFTOFF
d)
OPERATION FOOD DROP
79.
In the capitalistic American system, _____________ controlled almost all economic activity.
a)
PRIVATE CITIZENS
b)
A DICTATOR
c)
THE GOVERNMENT
d)
THE SUPREME COURT
80.
Under Soviet communism, the ________controlled all property and economic activity.
a)
THE GOVERNMENT
b)
THE PEOPLE
c)
THE POLICE
d)
THE CIA
81.
The United Nations was able to send UN troops to Korea because _________was boycotting the Security Council and could not veto it.
a)
RUSSIA
b)
CHINA
c)
GREAT BRITAIN
d)
KOREA
82.
What country controlled East Berlin?
a)
WEST GERMANY
b)
GREAT BRITAIN
c)
RUSSIA
d)
CHINA
83.
What three countries controlled West Berlin after WW II?
a)
FRANCE, ITALY, USA
b)
USA, FRANCE, SPAIN
c)
FRANCE, USA, USSR
d)
USA, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN
84.
What organization created the ‘duck and cover’ idea to help survive a nuclear attack?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
Federal Duck And Live (FDAL)
85.
THE GERMAN MILITARY STRATEGY OF 'LIGHTNING WAR' WAS FIRST USED AGAINST POLAND.
a)
SITZKRIEG
b)
BLITZKRIEG
c)
DISTZKRIEG
d)
HITZKRIEG
86.
Term used to describe the communist witch hunt in the United States started by Senator McCarthy?
a)
NIXONISM
b)
EISENHOWERISM
c)
STALINISM
d)
MCCARTHYISM
87.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) refers to the destruction of which opposing side?
a)
THE ATTACKER
b)
BOTH SIDES
c)
THE DEFENDER
d)
NEITHER SIDE
88.
Spy plane created by the CIA to fly over Russia and take pictures?
a)
SPUTNIK
b)
U2
c)
U4
d)
U6
89.
Pilot who started dropping candy from planes during the Berlin Airlift?
a)
FRANCIS POWERS
b)
GAIL HALVORSEN
c)
JERRY JONES
d)
DENNIS ERICKSON
90.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
TO EMBARASS AMERICA
b)
TOS TOP EAST GERMANS FROM FLEEING TO WEST BERLIN
91.
Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed by this nightclub owner.
a)
JACKIE CHAN
b)
SAMUEL JACKSON
c)
NEIL DIAMOND
d)
JACK RUBY
92.
JFK believed the U.S. should commit itself to achieving the goal of landing a man on the moon before the end of what decade?
a)
1950s
b)
1960s
c)
1970s
d)
1980s
93.
1962, this man became the first American astronaut to orbit the earth.
a)
BOBBY GOLDBORO
b)
MICK FLEETWOOD
c)
ROCKY COLAVITO
d)
JOHN GLENN
94.
What is genocide, as practiced by the Nazis?
a)
THE BROADCASTING OF ANTI-SEMITIC IDEAS
b)
THE DELIBERATE EXTERMINATION OF A SPECIFIC GROUP OF PEOPLE
95.
Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?
a)
NATIONALISTS
b)
ARYANS
c)
FACISTS
d)
JEWS
96.
Which of the following countries was an Axis power?
a)
SPAIN
b)
TURKEY
c)
SOVIET UNION
d)
ITALY
97.
Who or what did President Roosevelt describe as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"?
a)
Axis nations and their leaders
b)
U.S. Navy ships and their crews
c)
German U-boats and their crews
98.
Leader of the Fascist government in Italy?
a)
ADOLPH HITLER
b)
FRANCISCO FRANCO
c)
BENITO MUSSOLINI
d)
JOSEPH STALIN
99.
German ‘Wolf Packs’ was the nickname given to......
a)
GERMAN SUBMARINES
b)
GERMAN TANKS
c)
GERMAN TROOPS
d)
GERMAN AIRPLANES
100.
The Nazis plan for exterminating the Jews?
a)
THE FIRST SOLUTION
b)
THE SECOND SOLUTION
c)
THE FOURTH SOLUTION
d)
THE FINAL SOLUTION
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