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WorksheetsUS History Final Review
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 35mins
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Class
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1.
In which of the following areas were Dust Bowl conditions the worst?
a)
Parts of Idaho, Wyoming & Oregon
b)
Parts of Missouri, Illinois & Iowa
c)
Parts of Florida, Alabama & Georgia
d)
Parts of Kansas, Texas & Oklahoma
2.
Herbert Hoover believed that most of the help for the needy should come from:
a)
charities
b)
government
c)
corporations
d)
family & relatives
3.
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
a)
Consumer debt: people living beyond their means with easy credit
b)
A growing number of homeless people
c)
Overproduction of goods
d)
Stock market speculation & crash
4.
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Thick layers of prairie grass
b)
Drought
c)
High winds
d)
Overproduction of crops
5.
Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington D.C. during the Great Depression?
a)
Farmers forced off their land by dust storms
b)
Unemployed industrial workers & their families
c)
Business & labor leaders
d)
WWI veterans & their families
6.
What name was given to farmers & sharecroppers of the Dust Bowl who were forced to travel west in search of work?
a)
Okies
b)
Hoboes
c)
Speculators
d)
Bonus Marchers
7.
What name was given to the men & boys who rode the rails as they searched for work in the Great Depression?
a)
Okies
b)
Hoboes
c)
Speculators
d)
Bonus Marchers
8.
Early on, many economists thought the best way to battle the Depression was to:
a)
suspend the income tax
b)
offer cash handouts
c)
let the economy fix itself
d)
experiment with socialism
9.
What was the name of Roosevelt's plan to help with the Great Depression?
a)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
b)
Square Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
Fair Deal
10.
What federal program created a pension fund for retired workers and aided people with disabilities?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Tennessee Valley Authority
c)
National Recovery Administration
d)
Social Security Act
11.
Which federal program created jobs for single young men on conservation projects?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Civilian Conservation Corps
c)
Tennessee Valley Authority
d)
Works Progress Administration
12.
Who was US President when the stock market crashed on Black Tuesday?
a)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
13.
Which federal program created as many jobs as possible from construction to jobs in the symphony orchestra?
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
National Labor Relations Board
c)
National Recovery Administration
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
14.
Which federal program provided job training for unemployed young people?
a)
National Labor Relations Board
b)
National Youth Administration
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
National Recovery Administration
15.
What nations made up the Axis Powers in WWII?
a)
US, Great Britain, USSR, France
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan
c)
Italy, US, Great Britain
d)
Great Britain, USSR, France
16.
What nations made up the Allies in WWII?
a)
US, Great Britain, USSR, France
b)
Germany, Italy, Japan
c)
Italy, US, Great Britain
d)
Great Britain, USSR, France
17.
Britain & France tried to give in to Hitler's demands with their _____ policy.
a)
Appellate
b)
Internment
c)
Apathy
d)
Appeasement
18.
This was an agreement between Germany, Britain & France in which the Sudetenland was given to Hitler to avoid war.
a)
Munich Agreement
b)
Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
c)
Austrian Anschluss
d)
Neutrality Act of 1937
19.
Who was a leading US General in WWII known for "island hopping" in the Pacific?
a)
George Patton
b)
Neville Chamberlain
c)
Douglas Macarthur
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
20.
This was the unification of Austria & Germany when the Nazis took over Austria in 1938.
a)
Neutrality Act of 1937
b)
Munich Agreement
c)
Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Austrian Anschluss
21.
Which event marked the start of WWII in Europe?
a)
Austrian Anschluss
b)
Germany's Invasion of Poland
c)
Nazi Soviet Non-Aggression Pact
d)
Pearl Harbor
22.
What was the main idea of Executive Order 9066?
a)
It allowed the President to declare war on Japanese Americans
b)
It banned Americans from travelling on fighting nations' ships
c)
It allowed the War Department to evacuate anyone seen as a threat from declared military zones (namely Japanese Americans)
d)
It allowed people to loan money to the government for the war
23.
Which of the following was NOT a major impact of women in WWII?
a)
Women took jobs left by men who were fighting to keep war production going
b)
Women joined the army & fought next to men in combat
c)
Women took clerical jobs in the army to free up more men to fight
d)
Women grew victory gardens to help rationed food go farther
24.
What resulted from the Battle of the Bulge?
a)
The US & Allies won; Germany was left too weak to defend itself
b)
Germany won due to its final massive attempt to retake France
c)
The US & Allies won but Germany was still strong enough to retaliate
d)
Winston Churchill was banned from all public beaches
25.
Which battle was a major turning point in the war as the US shot down 38 Japanese planes, sank 4 carriers & put Japan on defensive action?
a)
Battle of Iwo Jima
b)
Battle of the Atlantic
c)
Battle of Midway
d)
Battle of the Bulge
26.
Who was the Nazi Germany dictator during WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
J. Robert Oppenheimer
d)
Joseph Stalin
27.
The _________ Project was set up by FDR to research & build the atomic bomb before Germany.
a)
Manhattan
b)
Little Boy
c)
Fat Man
d)
Oppenheimer
28.
What was the name of the first atomic bomb dropped on Japan?
a)
Fat Man
b)
Little Boy
c)
Fat Boy
d)
Little Man
29.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of WWII?
a)
Rise of Dictators
b)
World Wide Great Depression
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Appeasement
30.
The leader of the Soviet Union after Joseph Stalin died was:
a)
Nikita Khruschev
b)
Gamal Abdel-Nasser
c)
Alger Hiss
d)
Mao Zedong
31.
In China's Civil War, the Communists were led by:
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Kim Il Sung
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Zhou En-lai
32.
The pledge by America to defend Middle Eastern countries from communist takeovers was known as the:
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Eisenhower Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
33.
The conflict between the US & Soviet Union in which neither side directly confronted the other on the battlefield was known as:
a)
brinkmanship
b)
containment
c)
The Cold War
d)
McCarthyism
34.
The line that divided North Korea and South Korea was called:
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
The Containment Line
c)
58th Parallel
d)
38th Parallel
35.
The Warsaw Pact was:
a)
a coalition of E. European nations & the Soviet Union
b)
A world peace keeping body
c)
US effort to rebuild the nations of Europe
d)
an alliance of Western European nations & the US against communist aggression
36.
All of the following were considered satellite nations of the Soviet Union except:
a)
Greece
b)
Poland
c)
Hungary
d)
Czechoslovakia
37.
One of the key characteristics of communism is:
a)
no opposing parties
b)
a market-based economy
c)
free & open elections
d)
a weak central government
38.
The policy of going to the edge of an all out war & threatening an enemy with massive military retaliation for any aggression is called:
a)
The Cold War
b)
Communism
c)
Brinkmanship
d)
Termination Policy
39.
What is the term used for the mass exodus of middle class white Americans from the nation's cities?
a)
suburbia
b)
conformity
c)
white flight
d)
termination policy
40.
For the most part, television in the 1950s omitted (left out) references to controversial issues such as ________ & _________.
a)
conformity; suburbia
b)
racism; poverty
c)
conformity; poverty
d)
consumerism; suburbia
41.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Cold War?
a)
Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
b)
Communist victory in China
c)
McCarthyism
d)
Mutual suspicion between the US and SU
42.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Cold War?
a)
Communist victory in China
b)
Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan
c)
McCarthyism
d)
NATO & the Warsaw Pact
43.
What is the name of the international peacekeeping organization that was founded in 1945?
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Nations
c)
NATO
d)
Warsaw Pact
44.
What is the term for blocking another nation's attempts to spread its influence--especially US efforts to stop the spread of Soviet influence in the Cold War?
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Brinkmanship
d)
McCarthyism
45.
Which two countries were involved in the Space Race?
a)
US & Japan
b)
Japan & Soviet Union
c)
Soviet Union & US
d)
US & Cuba
46.
The Alliance for Progress was a series of cooperative aid projects that focused on which geographic region to prevent the spread of communism?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Latin America
c)
Africa
d)
Southeast Asia
47.
Which landmark Supreme Court case in 1963 decided that suspects are entitled to a court-appointed attorney if they are unable to afford one on their own?
a)
Gideon v. Wainwright
b)
Miranda v. Arizona
c)
Engel v. Vitale
d)
Baker v. Carr
48.
What was the name of JFK's plan to make America a better place by providing health care for the elderly, creating a Dept. of Urban Affairs, helping migrant workers & promoting civil rights?
a)
The New Frontier
b)
The New Deal
c)
The Great Society
d)
The Alliance for Progress
49.
What was the name of the 1960's counterculture's ideal society that was closer to nature & promoted love, tolerance & cooperation?
a)
Utopian Ideal
b)
Communes
c)
Hinduism
d)
Karma
50.
What did the National Organization for Women demand?
a)
the right for women to vote
b)
the right for African Americans to vote
c)
greater educational opportunities and equality for women
d)
desegregation in schools
51.
What happened at the Bay of Pigs?
a)
The CIA trained Cuban exiles to overthrow Fidel Castro
b)
The Soviet Union sent nuclear missiles to Cuba & aimed them at the US
c)
The Soviet Union trained Cuban exiles to remove the US government from Cuba
d)
Cubans banned the consumption of pork & threw all pork products into the ocean
52.
What famous "court" made several landmark decisions in the 1960's involving civil rights, due process & religious issues?
a)
Wilder Court
b)
War Court
c)
Warren Court
d)
Warbler Court
53.
Which mission involved the first successful landing on the moon?
a)
Apollo 13
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Freedom 7
d)
Apollo 1
54.
Who was the communist Cuban dictator who made the US nervous due to his alliance with the Soviet Union?
a)
Fidel Castro
b)
Nikita Khruschev
c)
Ho Chi Minh
d)
Antonio Juarez
55.
During the Vietnam War, who was the North Vietnamese communist leader who led the Vietcong against South Vietnam & the US?
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Ngo Din Diem
c)
Kim Il Sung
d)
Ho Chi Minh
56.
_____________ was JFK's successor who carried on his legacy by creating several programs to better American society with The Great Society.
a)
Lyndon B Johnson
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Barry Goldwater
d)
Earl Warren
57.
What Great Society program established a comprehensive health insurance program for all elderly people?
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Social Security
d)
Economic Opportunity Act
58.
What Great Society program provided health care to low income families?
a)
Medicaid
b)
Medicare
c)
Social Security
d)
Economic Opportunity Act
59.
What event brought the US and SU to the brink of a nuclear war when the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Cuba aimed at the US?
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Geneva Accords
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
Tet Offensive
60.
What was the name of the laws that set up segregated facilities for whites & blacks in the South throughout the 1950s?
a)
De Facto Laws
b)
De Jure Laws
c)
Affirmative Action
d)
Jim Crow Laws
61.
What famous Supreme Court case ordered the end of public school segregation?
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
Brown v. Board of Education
62.
__________ was a civil rights leader who advocated non-violent resistance, gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech, led the Montgomery Bus Boycott & was assassinated in 1968.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
Malcolm X
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Thurgood Marshall
63.
True or False: Sit Ins were violent protests that were staged at segregated facilities.
a)
True
b)
False
64.
___________ was a famous NAACP lawyer who led a team of attorneys who fought for desegregation in many court cases including Brown v. Board of Education.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
Malcolm X
c)
James Meredith
d)
Thurgood Marshall
65.
__________ is segregation that exists by practice & custom.
a)
DeJure Segregation
b)
De Facto Segregation
c)
Jim Crow Segregation
d)
Affirmative Action
66.
_____________ assassinated Martin Luther King Jr on April 4, 1968.
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
James Meredith
c)
James Earl Ray
d)
Earl Warren
67.
What was the name of the 9 African American students who volunteered to integrate Little Rock High School?
a)
Little Rock Nine
b)
Selma Nine
c)
Little Rock Ten
d)
Little Rock Support Team
68.
______________ were teams of whites & blacks who rode buses into segregated towns to draw attention to segregation.
a)
Freedom Summer
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
d)
Freedom Riders
69.
____________ is the name of the black Muslim leader who took a militant, separatist approach to the civil rights struggle.
a)
Martin Luther King Jr
b)
Mohandas Ghandi
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Thurgood Marshall
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