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WorksheetsSecond Semester Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 131
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Class
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1.
The term fascism refers to a political philosophy that values the nation or the race above the individual.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor caused the United States to join in the world-wide fighting.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
In 1942, the US joined WWII because they were so appalled by Nazi concentration camps.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
WWII officially ended after the US dropped atomic weapons on Japan.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
It was finally during WWII that African-Americans received equal treatment from white citizens.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
"Rosie the Riveter" was the symbol of freedom that African-Americans used to try to gain equality during WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Japanese-Americans were put in internment camps during WWII as a means to stop Japanese from sabotaging the war effort in America.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Factory owners liked hiring female employees during the war because they could pay them much less than they did male factory employees.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
One example of a big human-rights violation of the 1940's was the dropping of atomic bombs on Japanese-Americans who were locked inside of American internment camps.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Coca-Cola was just one company that made a substantial profit by providing goods that American soldiers consumed during and after WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Northern cities, such as Chicago, IL, were often more segregated than the southern cities that African Americans came from.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Factory owners had to deal with many problems associated with female employees, such as their child birth and missed hours due to taking car of baby-sitting arrangements.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
School-aged children best helped the war effort by illegally joining the army and fighting on the front lines.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The cold war is the indirect conflict that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
The post WWII goal of the United States was to destroy the Soviet Union through nuclear warfare and air attacks.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
The "iron curtain" divided the capitalist West from the communist East.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
NATO stands for "Northern Anti-Terrorist Organization"
a)
True
b)
False
18.
America's per capita income decreased following WWII.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
One example of an important 1950's invention was the computer. This computer took up the size of a large room.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
President Kennedy invested billions of dollars into NASA to help the US space program.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Under President Johnson, a major civil rights bill was passed in 1964.
a)
True
b)
False
22.
Chief justice Lyndon Johnson was in charge of the federal investigation into JFK's assassination.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
The NAACP was a Civil Rights group that included both whites and blacks.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Of all the Civil Rights groups of the 1960's, CORE was the most religious group.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
SNCC broke away from the NAACP because their ideas were created by old, stuffy politicians.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
Martin Luther King was a leader in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
a)
True
b)
False
27.
The Black Panthers sought a more aggressive, violent approach to equality in the 1960's.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Many Americans held a grudge against Asian Americans in the 1960's due to the Korean War and the Pearl Harbor attack.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
A major part of the New Deal's legacy was an expansion of federal power over the economy.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Germany decided to unconditionally surrender after they received word of the destruction of Japan due to the use of an atomic bomb. They did not want to meet the same fate.
a)
True
b)
False
31.
The Berlin Wall was built across Germany to keep people from East Germany from going over to West Germany.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
President Kennedy took the advice of Joint Chiefs in regards to the Cuban Missile Crisis, by putting in a blockade to stop more supplies from reaching Cuba. He wanted to invade the island nation.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
President Kennedy was the first president to send any type of aid to South Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
34.
The Long Telegram, written by George Kennan, outlined the steps needed to begin the Berlin Airlift in response to the Soviet Union blocking all ground transportation to Berlin.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
A major component of the Truman Doctrine was that the United States would aid any country in need to fight tyranny.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
In response to Soviet Union aggression in the Middle East, the United States created SEATO to protect our allies in that region of the world.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Joseph McCarthy was considered the most powerful man in the United States Government during McCarthyism, until he made one fatal mistake, he stated that the United States Military had been infiltrated by Communists.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
ICBM, International Communist Blacklist Movement, was created by the Soviet Union to support American Communists who had been blacklisted in America and other free nations.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
The United States wanted to rebuild West Germany and Japan quickly after WWII to make sure that each country had stability in both their governments and economy.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Fidel Castro was a Cuban Revolutionary, who had seized control of Cuba, turned the country to Communism, and was in power for both the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
One of the reasons their was not national stress or panic during the Cuban Missile Crisis was that the American public had no idea that the event was going on.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
Some of the words that would describe the Red Scare would be fear, anxiety, distrust, subversion, and loyalty.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
The Warsaw Pact was an agreement by NATO to support Poland in an overthrow of Soviet Union control if the Poland could seize control of its capitol of Warsaw.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
The US feared invading Japan because:
a)
The Japanese army had better weapons.
b)
The Allied forces had run out of money defeating Germany.
c)
Japan’s arctic temperatures were tough to fight in.
d)
A ground invasion of Japan would cost tens of thousands of lives on both sides.
45.
Native Americans are best known for what WWII achievement(s)?
a)
Their accuracy with sniper rifles.
b)
Their ability to read messages in native Navajeo languages prevented Japan from intercepting messages.
c)
Their ability to fly fighter planes.
d)
Their ability to steal Japanese supplies.
46.
Women best supported the war effort by:
a)
Fighting and dying on the front lines.
b)
Flying airplanes and bomber planes.
c)
Commanding Allied submarines.
d)
Working in factories back in the US.
47.
The first atomic bomb ever to be dentonated on a live city was done in:
a)
Hiroshima, Japan
b)
Berlin, Germany
c)
Toyko, Japan
d)
Berlin, Russia
48.
A Kamikazee is a:
a)
name for a German officer
b)
a Japanese suicide pilot
c)
An American machine gun
d)
a type of German bomber plane
49.
The war in Europe ended after:
a)
Japan surrendered
b)
Italy surrendered
c)
Adolf Hitler’s suicide and Germany’s surrender
d)
atomic bomb explosions in Japan.
50.
When a government aggresively spends money in a time when it has little money.
a)
deficit spending
b)
migration spending
c)
rationing spending
d)
internment spending
51.
As production of war planes increased, the production of this product decreased:
a)
ships
b)
cars
c)
rubber hoses
d)
motorcycles
52.
The United States’s policy of containment during the Cold War included:
a)
aid to European countries
b)
promise to aid any country fighting terrorism
c)
refusal to deal politically with any communist nation
d)
all of the above
53.
Korea was an ideal place to spread communism because:
a)
it was located so close to Russia and China.
b)
Korean people were easy to over-take.
c)
the country was very small.
d)
Korean people had been communist before.
54.
President Truman and General MacArthur disagreed most over:
a)
US surrenduring to end the Korean War.
b)
The best guns to arm US soldiers with.
c)
The amount of men needed to win the war.
d)
US invasion of China and the use of nuclear weapons in the war.
55.
Though the US thought the Vietnamese were trying to overthrow the French so they could form a communist nation, the Vietnamese were trying to do this to their country:
a)
create their own country free of French rule and French laws.
b)
overthrow the French so communist China could take over.
c)
overthrow the French so that Americans could help run the country.
d)
create an Indochina power with Korea.
56.
After Cuba became a communist nation in 1959, how did the United States deal with Cuba?
a)
The US army attacked Cuba.
b)
The US became close allies with Cuba.
c)
They gave Cubans money and guns to revolt against the communist government.
d)
They stopped all dealings with the Cuban government, including the end of US-Cuban trading relations.
57.
This senator from Wisconsin began a legendary and controversial hunt to find communist in America in the 1940’s and 1950’s.
a)
Alger Hiss
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Julius Rosenburg
d)
George Marshall
58.
What was the result of the Korean War?
a)
The United States surrendered in shame.
b)
The Korean/Chinese armies surrendered.
c)
Japan became a communist nation.
d)
North Korea remained communist and both sides ended the war.
59.
What happened to heroic General Douglas MacArthur at the end of the Korean War?
a)
He was killed in battle.
b)
He was fired by President Truman after much disagreement during the war.
c)
He resigned after the United States was not able to easily win the war.
d)
He heroically forced the Koreans to surrender and was awarded many medals.
60.
This legislation gave former soldiers low-interest loans to build homes and attend college.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
G.I. Bill
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
moderate conservatism
61.
This town was the home of the first integration of black students into an all-white classroom.
a)
Detroit, MI
b)
Montgomery, AL
c)
Little Rock, AK
d)
Atlanta, GA
62.
What was the primary reason for the “popularity” of religion in the 1950’s was:
a)
people’s fear of being labeled a “God-less Communist”.
b)
fear of being jailed for violating religion laws of the 1950’s.
c)
predictions that The Resurrection would take place in 1957.
d)
Churches were now fun and featured rock n roll and dancing.
63.
This man was accused of killing President Kennedy in 1963.
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Jack Ruby
64.
The Soviet President in the 1960’s.
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Nikita Khrushchev
c)
Vladmir Lenin
d)
Ivan Drago
65.
LBJ was able to pass legislation that Kennedy could not because:
a)
he was more charming than Kennedy.
b)
his tough demeanor and past experience led Congress to pass his bills.
c)
he was elected with more votes than Kennedy was.
d)
he did not try to pass contravesial bills.
66.
The 1960 election between Kennedy and Nixon was the first time that:
a)
a man from Massacheutts won an election.
b)
candidates debated on television.
c)
debates were broadcast on radio.
d)
a man lost the popular vote, yet won the election.
67.
This segregated, northern city was the site of summer race riots:
a)
Birmingham, Alabama
b)
Detroit, Michigan
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Seattle, Washington
68.
Of the key protest figures of the 1960’s/70’s many were of this occupation
a)
banker
b)
journalist/author
c)
politician
d)
religious figure
69.
The organization that eventually would become the FBI was originally formed to
a)
uncover German spies during WWI
b)
spread propaganda within the US in support of WWI
c)
infiltrate unions to head off strikes
d)
raid the headquarters of radical organizations in order to look for evidence of a Communist conspiracy
70.
Which of the following was a root cause of the Great Depression?
a)
prohibiting sale of alcohol
b)
giving women the right to vote
c)
uneven distribution of income
d)
end of federal control on banks
71.
Drought and _________ brought about the conditions that caused the Dust Bowl.
a)
overgrazing of cattle
b)
near-extinction of buffalo
c)
famine
d)
poor farming practices
72.
One of the major problems with the stock market in the late 1920’s was the number of people who bought stocks
a)
on margin with borrowed money
b)
in companies they supported
c)
through a brokerage house
d)
without knowing their stock brokers reputation
73.
Despite the poverty of the 1930’s, more than 60 million people went to the movies weekly. Why were movies so popular?
a)
the special effects were amazing during that time
b)
people were amazed by movies with people talking
c)
movies offered an escape from real life
d)
theaters were air conditioned and they offered free popcorn
74.
Hoover was slow to respond to the economic crisis because he opposed
a)
all public works projects
b)
deficit spending
c)
investing in the market and stocks
d)
private charities
75.
Why did such writers as John Steinbeck use fiction to draw attention to the Great Depression?
a)
readers could be sympathetic to the characters’ situation
b)
writing fiction meant the authors didn’t have to do any research
c)
nonfiction sales had dropped during the 1920’s
d)
publishers were not interestes in true accounts of national events
76.
The period of intense congressional activity right after FDR took office was known as the
a)
Square Deal
b)
New Deal
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Hundred Days
77.
The ________ was created to protect bank deposits.
a)
AAA
b)
HOLC
c)
SEC
d)
FDIC
78.
One historical lesson from the McCarthy era is the realization that
a)
loyalty oaths prevent spying
b)
communism is attractive in prosperous times
c)
communist agents had infiltrated all levels of the US Government
d)
public fears of traitors can lead to intolerance and discrimination
79.
This event led to a supreme court decision to end segregation on public transportation in the United States.
a)
sit ins
b)
freedom rides
c)
bus boycotts
d)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
80.
This Civil Rights Activist believed in non-violence but did believe in self-defense. He also changed his belief in regards to racial integration
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Edward Douglas
d)
Malcolm X
81.
Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas is critical court decision because it effectively overturned which other Supreme Courts Decision?
a)
Roe vs. Wade
b)
Vernonia School District vs Acton
c)
United States vs. Butler
d)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
82.
This young seamstress was asked to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and she refused.
a)
Linda Brown
b)
Sandra Day O’Connor
c)
Frances Perkins
d)
Rosa Parks
83.
The Ho Chi Minh trail was a supply line through Laos and Cambodia, these supplies were intended for ______________
a)
Russian soldier
b)
North Vietnam troops
c)
the vietcong
d)
US Troops
84.
Out of the Presidents listed, who was a true champion of Civil Rights?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Kennedy
c)
Johnson
d)
Nixon
85.
With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress, in effect,
a)
increased aid to South Vietnam
b)
handed its war powers to the president
c)
committed to a limited war only
d)
declared war on North Vietnam
86.
Nightly news coverage of the Vietnam War on television helped
a)
raise Johnson’s ratings in the polls
b)
unify Americans behind the war
c)
create a credibility gap
d)
support the nation’s “Hawks”
87.
After the United States ended its direct involvement in Vietnam, the North Vietnamese captured Saigon and united Vietnam under
a)
communist rule
b)
nationalist rule
c)
rule of the United Nations
d)
a totalitarian dictatorship
88.
The goal of Agent Orange was to
a)
cut Vietcong supply lines
b)
to infiltrate the Vietcong government by acting as South Vietnam traitor
c)
destroy the Vietcong’s ability to hide in the Jungles
d)
sabotage Vietcong equipment
89.
Many Americans objected to the draft because they believed it
a)
did not include women
b)
dis not raise the necassary number of troops
c)
forced young men to flee to Canada
d)
unfairly targeted the poor and minorities
90.
What did the Civil Rights Movement’s marches, sit-ins, and boycotts have in common?
a)
They were methods of non-violent demonstrations
b)
the were methods of non-violent publication
c)
They were sponsored government publications
d)
They were sponsored government demonstrations
91.
After his pilgrimage to Mecca, Malcolm X concluded that
a)
a “seperate but equal” society was possible
b)
black power meant self-sufficiency
c)
assimilation was a key to successful integrated society
d)
an integrated society was possible
92.
In the United States v. Nixon, the Supreme Court found that President Nixon could not invoke _________ to prevent his tapes from being used as evidence in a criminal trial.
a)
revenue sharing
b)
habeas corpus
c)
detente
d)
executive privilege
93.
Title IX of the Educational Amendments prohibited federally funded schools
a)
from paying male teachers more than femal teachers
b)
from discriminating against minorities
c)
from providing same-gender education
d)
from discriminating on the basis of gender
94.
Which of the following was an outgrowth of the hippie culture?
a)
SDS
b)
rock ‘n’ roll music
c)
communes
d)
buzz cuts
95.
In the wake of the Watergate scandal, Congress passed a series of laws to accomplish which of the following goals?
a)
to stop tape recordings in the White House
b)
to limit the power of the President
c)
to pardon Richard Nixon for his part of the scandal
d)
to remove police power from the FBI
96.
Which President was never elected to the position of Vice-President or President?
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Gerald Ford
d)
Lyndon Johnson
97.
Reaganomics would be most closely related to which of the following?
a)
supply side economics
b)
peace through strength
c)
mutual assured destruction
d)
Iran-Contra Scandal
98.
Which president is considered the driving force behind the fall of the Soviet Union in 1990?
a)
Reagan
b)
Carter
c)
Ford
d)
Bush Sr.
99.
One difference between capitalism and communism is
a)
that in capitalism, the govenrment is in charge of businesses
b)
that in capitalism, businesses are privately owned
c)
that in communism, the businesses are privately owned
d)
that in communism there are no businesses
100.
Restricting the expansion of Soviet communism was called
a)
restriction
b)
expansionism
c)
communism restraint
d)
containment
101.
One of the major causes of the Cold War were arguments between the United States and the Soviet Union was over reparations and
a)
control of Japan
b)
economic policy in Germany
c)
use of the atomic bomb
d)
immigration to the United States
102.
What was the MAIN reason for the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
fear of differing trade policies
b)
fear of one country dominating the other
c)
determination to acquire overseas territories
d)
determination to finance democratic movements
103.
Truman said the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were essential for
a)
containment
b)
world economic recovery
c)
world peace
d)
American prosperity
104.
During the 1950’s, how was United States Denator Joseph McCarthy able to increase his political power?
a)
He volunteered to chair influential committees in government
b)
He capitalized on the widespread fear of communism in society
c)
He dedicated vast sums of money to television advertisements
d)
He recruited young students to serve as campaign volunteers
105.
Joseph McCarthy created a media frenzy that began his witch hunt by
a)
accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy
b)
saying that there was spies in the United States Army
c)
urging the House Un-American Activities Committee to hold open hearings
d)
saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department
106.
What was one reason that the United States became involved in the Korean War?
a)
They did not want Korea to become a communist state
b)
They did not want Korea to become a trading partner
c)
Korea was a key member of their Asian alliances
d)
Korea was a key supplier to their Asian bases
107.
The Korean War resulted in
a)
large territorial changes
b)
very few territorial changes
c)
large territorial losses for South Korea
d)
United Nations control of the entire peninsula
108.
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
a)
punish Germany for World War II
b)
help Germany form a new government
c)
keep Communist countries weak
d)
help Western Europe economically recover
109.
NATO formed for the purpose of
a)
promoting free trade among members
b)
spreading democracy
c)
mutual defense
d)
settling international disputes
110.
____________ gave European nations American aid to rebuild their economies
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
NAFTA
d)
Warsaw Pact
111.
To prevent Communist revolutions in other countries, Eisenhower decided to use covert, or secret, operations conducted by the
a)
Central Intellignece Agency
b)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
c)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
d)
Navy
112.
Covert operations in developing nations included
a)
threatening the use of atomic weapons to prevent a full-scale war
b)
providing financial aid to help industrialize the economies
c)
encouraging leaders to nationalize American companies
d)
organizing riots and providing weapons to opposition groups
113.
Eisenhower believed the best way to fight the Cold War was to use the threat of nuclear war and not fight a series of small wars, this was known as
a)
brinkmanship
b)
containment theory
c)
massive retaliation
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
114.
The containment theory was first presented by
a)
General MacArthur
b)
President Truman
c)
George Kennan
d)
John Long
115.
Which of the following were prosecuted for communist spying in the United States and were executed?
a)
Alger Hiss
b)
The Rosenbergs
c)
Whittaker Chambers
d)
The Hollywood Ten
116.
The launching of this Soviet satellite launched the space race?
a)
Sputnik
b)
Astro II
c)
Brezshnev I
d)
Paczki
117.
In the agreement ending the Cuban missle crisis, Khrushchev promised to remove Soviet missles from Cuba in exchange for Kennedy’s secret promise
a)
not to invade Cuba
b)
to remove American missles from China on the Soviet border
c)
to remove American missles from Alaska near the Soviet Union
d)
to remove missles from Turkey 6 months lates
118.
A pivotal reason why Kennedy defeated Nixon in 1960 was
a)
Nixon lacked the experience to inspire confidence
b)
voters liked Kennedy’s policies and ideas
c)
Kennedy appeard more confident and optimistic than Nixon in televised debates
d)
Kennedy was younger
119.
Which of these was not a result of the Bay of Pigs?
a)
was a miserable failure
b)
The CIA and Military felt betrayed by Kennedy
c)
Cuba would turn to the Soviet Union for more protection against the United States
d)
Cuban refugees were able to launch a revolution in Cuba
120.
How did Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev respond when Western powers refused to withdraw from West Berlin?
a)
sent long-range missiles to Cuba
b)
built a wall through Berlin, blocking movement between the Soviet Union and Western nations
c)
enlisted La Brigada to invade Cuba and remove Castro from power
d)
airlifted supplies to Berlin to end a blockade by American forces
121.
Which of the following world leaders coined the phrase “Iron Curtain” in response to Soviet influence in East Europe?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
122.
Poland, East Germany and Yugoslavia are all examples of __________ during the Cold War.
a)
satellite nations
b)
domino theory
c)
containment theory
d)
subversion
123.
Great Britain Prime Minister during WWII
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Chruchill
124.
Italian leader during WWII
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Winston Churchill
125.
German political leader during WWII
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Jackie Robinson
126.
US President at the end of WWII
a)
Dwight Eisenhower
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Thurgood Marshall
127.
Leader of Chineses Communist movement
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Thurgood Marshall
128.
Famous WWII general/US President in 1950s
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Thurgood Marshall
129.
Communist leader of Cuba
a)
Meow Zedong :)
b)
Fidel Catstro -^.^-
c)
Fidel Castro
d)
Mao Zedong
130.
First African American major league baseball player
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Jackie Robnison
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Mao Zedong
131.
First African-American Supreme Court Justice
a)
Thurgood Marshall
b)
Jackie Robinson
c)
Benito Mussolini
d)
Fidel Castro
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