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WorksheetsSOL Prep: VUS.11,12, 13,14,15
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following limited the amount of certain goods that Americans could buy during the war?
a)
The war bond program
b)
Rationing
c)
The Double V campaign
d)
The Selective Service Act
2.
The Allied strategy for winning the war gave priority to
a)
defeating Germany
b)
defeating Japan
c)
liberating death camps
d)
starting a second front in France
3.
During World War II, the War Department's policy of internment affected
a)
Mexican Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
the Navajo
4.
The Geneva Convention was concerned with the treatment of
a)
Nazi war criminals
b)
Japanese internees
c)
Holocaust survivors
d)
prisoners of war
5.
Great Britain and France declared war on Germany after Germany
a)
took over Czechoslovakia
b)
invaded Poland
c)
bombed Britain
d)
attacked Pearl Harbor
6.
At the beginning of World War II, African Americans
a)
did not want to serve in the military because of discrimination
b)
wanted to serve but were not accepted into the military
c)
were placed in segregated units and assigned non-combat roles
d)
were allowed to join integrated combat units
7.
The Persian Gulf War took place under which President?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
George W, Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
George H.W. Bush
8.
During the Vietnam War, Americans back home —
a)
overwhelmingly supported the war
b)
overwhelmingly opposed the war
c)
were divided over the war
d)
gave returning veterans warm welcomes
9.
How did Ronald Reagan contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
a)
By asking NATO to bomb the Soviet Union
b)
By proposing perestroika
c)
By placing an embargo on trade with the Soviets
d)
By stepping up U.S. military production
10.
The Marshall Plan helped rebuild the economy of —
a)
Eastern Europe
b)
Western Europe
c)
Japan
d)
China
11.
The Truman Doctrine was concerned with —
a)
fighting terrorism
b)
ending the Cold War
c)
containing communism
d)
ending the nuclear arms race
12.
The alliance formed at the beginning of the Cold War by the United States and ten other nations is called —
a)
NATO
b)
the Warsaw Pact
c)
the League of Nations
d)
NAFTA
13.
In which case did the Supreme Court reject racial segregation in public schools?
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Miranda v. Arizona
d)
Roe v. Wade
14.
Which group controls the supply of money in the U.S. economy?
a)
The Department of Homeland Security
b)
The Department of the Economy
c)
The Federal Reserve Board
d)
The World Trade Organization
15.
In a 1961 speech, President John F. Kennedy pledged that America would —
a)
fight terrorism around the world
b)
end Jim Crow laws
c)
increase military spending
d)
put a man on the moon
16.
It is the job of the Supreme Court to interpret —
a)
the Constitution
b)
Senate bills
c)
foreign laws
d)
election results
17.
What act is aimed at fighting terrorists in the United States?
a)
The Patriot Act
b)
The Strategic Defense Initiative
c)
The Sherman Act
d)
The Immigration Act of 1990
18.
Which practice is controversial because it is accused of taking jobs away from Americans? (also known as outsourcing)
a)
telecommuting
b)
offshoring
c)
distance learning
d)
connectivity
19.
Which statement best replaces the question mark in the empty box?
a)
Many African American workers immediately found jobs in war industries.
b)
Many people volunteered for organizations like the Red Cross and the USO.
c)
Many people protested against the war effort.
d)
The government prohibited Hollywood from making movies about the war.
20.
Which of the following best explains the increase in voter registration in 1968?
a)
The Fifteenth Amendment
b)
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
The Voter Rights Act of 1965
21.
The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in part from Gorbachev's policy of —
a)
isolationism
b)
nationalism
c)
imperialism
d)
perestroika
22.
In 2000, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from —
a)
Africa
b)
Asia and Oceania
c)
Europe
d)
the Americas
23.
The "Reagan Revolution" emphasized —
a)
higher tax rates
b)
higher spending for social programs
c)
a smaller central government
d)
a reduction in defense spending
24.
How did Korematsu v. United States affect Japanese American internment?
a)
Japanese Americans were freed, and each received $20,000.
b)
It ended the internment policy.
c)
Japanese Americans were forced to return to Japan.
d)
It did not change the internment policy.
25.
Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells all fought for equality for —
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
women
d)
Japanese Americans
26.
The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War because —
a)
Vietnamization had failed and there was growing dissent in the United States
b)
the North Vietnamese threatened to start using nuclear weapons
c)
the South Vietnamese government asked the United States to withdraw its troops
d)
U.S. losses were too high when North Vietnam captured Saigon
27.
Mikhail Gorbachev introduced measures that —
a)
moved the Soviet Union away from a communist economy
b)
increased secrecy within the Soviet government and society
c)
strengthened control of the Soviet republics
d)
increased communist control of Eastern Europe
28.
The Battle of Stalingrad —(WWII)
a)
led to German domination of southern Russia
b)
convinced Joseph Stalin that a German victory was inevitable
c)
turned the tide against Germany in the east
d)
marked the Soviet army's worst defeat of the war
29.
Sandra Day O'Connor was the first female —
a)
head of the Federal Reserve Board
b)
chairperson of the Republican Party
c)
candidate for the vice presidency
d)
Justice of the Supreme Court
30.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that —
a)
people who violated other people's voting rights could be prosecuted
b)
the military had to desegregate
c)
all citizens have equal voting rights
d)
communities could not segregate students by placing them in different schools
31.
What did the term "McCarthyism" become a catchword for?
a)
U.S. foreign policy during the 1950s
b)
A provable charge of communist activity
c)
The act of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union
d)
False accusations based on rumor or guilt by association
32.
Who headed the NAACP legal team that challenged the constitutionality of school segregation before the Supreme Court?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
George McLaurin
d)
Earl Warren
33.
The Tuskegee Airmen were —
a)
African Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
34.
Which of the following best explains the increase in voter registration in 1968?
a)
The Fifteenth Amendment
b)
The Twenty-Sixth Amendment
c)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
d)
The Voter Rights Act of 1965
35.
What do the graphs reveal about child labor and school enrollment after 1900?
a)
Both child labor and school enrollment increased.
b)
Both child labor and school enrollment declined.
c)
Child labor increased while school enrollment declined.
d)
Child labor declined while school enrollment increased.
36.
Most of the concentration camps used during the Holocaust were located in —
a)
France
b)
Germany and Poland
c)
Hungary and Romania
d)
Czechoslovakia
37.
The USA Patriot Act —
a)
was passed to give the FBI access to Iraq's secret documents
b)
limits the powers of the government to monitor terrorists
c)
is opposed by those who believe it violates civil rights
d)
led to the start of the Revolutionary War
38.
Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Ida B. Wells all fought for equality for —
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
women
39.
In 1992, the United States signed NAFTA, an agreement to —
a)
outlaw U.S. trade with Libya, Iran, and Iraq
b)
improve trade among the United States, Canada, and Mexico
c)
increase trade between the United States and the European Union
d)
impose heavy tariffs on goods imported from China
40.
The collapse of the Soviet Union resulted in part from Gorbachev's policy of —
a)
perestroika
b)
imperialism
c)
nationalism
d)
isolationism
41.
The "Reagan Revolution" emphasized —
a)
higher tax rates
b)
higher spending for social programs
c)
a smaller central government
d)
a reduction in defense spending
42.
The United States ended its involvement in the Vietnam War because —
a)
Vietnamization had failed and there was growing dissent in the United States
b)
the North Vietnamese threatened to start using nuclear weapons
c)
U.S. losses were too high when North Vietnam captured Saigon
d)
the South Vietnamese government asked the United States to withdraw its troops
43.
The 1963 March on Washington
a)
erupted into violence and launched a series of riots nationwide
b)
was the setting for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
c)
was important symbolically but had little effect on civil rights legislation
d)
was well televised but poorly attended
44.
President Bush's war on terrorism led to —
a)
the Persian Gulf War
b)
the elimination of weapons of mass destruction
c)
military action by the United States in Afghanistan and Iraq
d)
military action by the United States in Iran and Libya
45.
The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, led to —
a)
economic sanctions against Saudi Arabia
b)
the United States severing relations with Israel
c)
a decrease in the federal budget deficit
d)
a major shift in American foreign policy
46.
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
a)
To help immigrants settle in the United States
b)
To prevent immigrants from moving to certain areas of the country
c)
To prevent immigrants from moving to certain areas of the country
d)
To process immigrants to make sure they were acceptable
47.
Mikhail Gorbachev introduced measures that —
a)
moved the Soviet Union away from a communist economy
b)
increased secrecy within the Soviet government and society
c)
strengthened control of the Soviet republics
d)
increased communist control of Eastern Europe
48.
How did Korematsu v. United States affect Japanese American internment?
a)
Japanese Americans were freed, and each received $20,000.
b)
It ended the internment policy.
c)
Japanese Americans were forced to return to Japan.
d)
It did not change the internment policy.
49.
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan to —
a)
save American lives
b)
prolong the war
c)
test the bomb
d)
prove an ethical point
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