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Who was the democratic president who enacted the New Deal?
Herbert Hoover
Huey Long
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
The decline in new housing impacted such industries as
automobiles and railroads.
coal and oil.
furniture and appliances.
agriculture and farm equipment.
Who was a critic of the New Deal?
Eleanor Roosevelt
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
A. Philip Randolph
An effect of The Great Depression was an increase in
international unemployment.
the demand for WWI reparations.
imported European goods.
the use of the gold standard.
What were the neighborhoods called where everyone lived in shacks?
Dust Bowls
Bonus Armies
Shanty Towns
Shackletons
What is the name given to the period in which the US economy was in severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployed?
World War II
The Great Depression
Isolationism
The Cold War
What is the name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell substantially?
Black Tuesday
The Great Depression
Black Friday
New Deal
Hoover's political career all but ended as a result of the
infantry attacking the Bonus Army.
Bonus Army attacking the infantry.
veto of the Patman Bill.
passage of the Patman Bill.
What law was enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and dependent mothers and children?
the FDIC
the Social Security Act
the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act
the Securities and Exchange Commission
What agency provided unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields?
the Works Progress Administration
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
the Social Security Act
the Tennessee Valley Authority
All these measures helped to regulate the stock market EXCEPT
requiring full financial disclosure.
setting stock prices.
establishing a governing bureau.
making companies accountable.
Who were the group of unemployed World War I veterans and their families who marched on Washington D.C., in 1932 to demand immediate payment of money they had been promised for military service?
the Patman Bill
the Bonus Army
the Dust Bowl
the New Deal Veterans
Who was the Republican president who was in office when the Great Depression began?
Franklin Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Dwight Eisenhower
The ____________________ harnessed water power to generate electricity and helped to prevent disastrous floods.
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Movies were popular during the Depression because they
presented American propaganda.
provided hope and escape.
were the only source of entertainment.
were exclusively for children.
FDR used ____________________ spending to spur economic growth
surplus
deficit
recovery
response
What is the term for the programs and legislation to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression?
The Square Deal
Rugged Individualism
Hoover’s Deal
The New Deal
FDR attempted to “pack the ____________” to make it more favorable toward his New Deal programs
Senate
House
Congress
Court
Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Great Depression?
bank and business failures
the Dust Bowl
high unemployment
worldwide depression
The New Deal focused on the 3R’s: Relief, ___________________ and Reform.
Recovery
Reaction
Regulation
Response
For children, the Great Depression meant
poor nutrition.
longer school days.
direct relief payments.
frequent doctor’s visits.
Which of the following New Deal agencies/programs is NOT in place today?
Works Progress Administration
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Roosevelt and Congress helped restore faith in banks by
creating the FDIC.
giving every family $5000.
providing banks with additional money.
vetoing a banking act.
A significant cause of the Great Depression of the 1930’s was that
some banking policies were unsound and had led to the overexpansion of credit.
a decrease in protective tariffs had opened American business to competition from abroad.
a wave of violent strikes had paralyzed the major industries.
consumer goods were relatively inexpensive.
"You cannot extend the mastery of government over the daily working life of the people without, at the
same time, making it the master of the people’s souls and thought."
-President Herbert Hoover
The idea expressed in the quotation is a basis for President Hoover’s belief that the problems of the Great Depression could best be solved by
nationalizing major industries.
requiring business to pay a minimum wage to workers.
relying mostly on private enterprise and individual initiative to improve economic conditions.
creating government job programs for the unemployed.
In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that
corporations were best left to operate without government interference.
state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states.
the Federal Government must concern itself with the people’s economic well-being.
the United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th-century life.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Securities and Exchange Commission
Works Progress Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Speaker A: "The business of America is business, and we would be wise to remember that."
Speaker B:"Government ownership of business is superior to private enterprise."
Speaker C:"Strict government regulation of business practices is a means to insure the public good."
Speaker D:"Only through personal effort can wealth and success be achieved."
Which speaker best expresses the main idea of rugged individualism?
Speaker A
Speaker B
Speaker C
Speaker D
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the
effect of geography on people’s lives.
limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis.
success of government farm subsidies.
result of the Indian Removal Act.
What is the term for a government that exercises complete control over its citizens?
Anarchy
Democracy
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
Why did Japan invade Manchuria?
China invaded Japan first.
Japan needed resources and living space.
Hitler asked Japan to invade Manchuria.
Manchuria was hiding US spies.
The Germans used “lightning war” strategies in World War II. What is another term for “lightning war”?
Atomkrieg
Blitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg
Kleinkrieg
The deliberate killing of an entire people is called
dismemberment.
lynching.
war.
genocide.
Speaker A: "We must take action even if we are not sure it will work. To do nothing to stop them would be a repeat
of the Munich mistake."
Speaker B: "We must recognize the increasing interdependence of nations and join the United Nations."
Speaker C: "Stopping the spread of communism can and must take several forms. We must be willing to
do whatever is necessary."
Speaker D: "Involvement in European affairs would be a mistake. We should not jeopardize our peace
and prosperity over issues that Europe’s ambitions and rivalries control."
The "Munich mistake" mentioned by speaker A refers to a policy of
interdependence.
appeasement.
balance of power.
collective security.
Which of the following did Hitler and Mussolini have in common?
They both were in charge of Democratic countries.
Neither believed in nationalism.
They were both Communist.
They were both Anti-Communist.
The term appeasement means
surrendering at the end of a war.
going to war.
giving up principles to make an aggressor happy.
staying out of the affairs of other countries.
Which of the following is NOT one of the basic beliefs of Nazism?
Extreme nationalism
A master Aryan race
No government control
National expansion
Who was the militaristic prime minister of Japan during World War II?
Osami Nagano
Hideki Tojo
Emperor Hirohito
Fushumi Hiroyasu
By the end of 1940, Britain had
defeated Germany in the Battle of Britain.
fallen to Germany in the Battle of Britain.
defeated France in the Battle of Britain.
fallen to France in the Battle of Britain.
Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
What was the catalyst that brought the United States into World War II?
The German and Soviet Invasions of Poland
The German invasion of the United States
The Battle of Britain
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
What was the goal of the Nazi’s “final solution”?
to defeat the Allied Powers
to keep the U.S. out of the war
to exterminate the Jews
to persecute the French
Germany, Italy and _________________ made up the Axis powers.
France
the Soviet Union
China
Japan
Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?
signing of a collective security pact with Latin American nations
passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations
embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan
President Franklin Roosevelt’s exchange of American destroyers for British naval and air bases
Stalin wanted to create a model ____________________ state in the Soviet Union.
Communist
Socialist
Nazi
Fascist
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?
the U.S. embargo
to keep the U.S. out of the war
to create a new “World Order”
dreams of expansion
Great Britain, the United States, and France made up the _________________ powers.
Allied
Central
Western
European
In the 1930’s, the United States attempted to avoid a repetition of the events leading up to United States involvement in World War I by
establishing the Good Neighbor policy with Latin American nations.
forgiving the foreign debts incurred during World War I.
officially recognizing the existence of the Soviet Union.
passing a series of neutrality laws.
An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I
the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
Japan declared war against the United States
the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union
Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?
The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States
Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.
The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.
The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.
Which series of events leading to World War II is in the correct chronological order?
Neutrality Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → United States declaration of war on Japan
Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts → United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts
Neutrality Acts → Lend-Lease Act → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → United States declaration of war on Japan
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,
Japan declared war on the United States.
The United States declared war on Japan.
The Axis Powers declared war on the United States.
The United States attempted to stay out of World War II.
Pilots that deliberately crash their planes into ships are called
island hoppers.
Hiroshimas.
Okinawas.
kamikazes.
“My family will have to get along without sugar and flour this week.” Which situation is this quote describing?
destruction of crops during wartime
need for importation of food products
food rationing to support a war effort
limitation of agricultural production through farm subsidies
Limiting the purchase of a variety of products is called
rationing.
war bonds.
exportation.
importation.
Truman ordered the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to
force an immediate Japanese surrender.
test the capabilities of the atomic bomb.
persuade the Soviets to take part in the war against Japan.
avenge American losses in the Pacific theater of war.
What government organization regulated prices on a variety of products to curb inflation?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
War Production Board
War Bonds Board
Office of Price Administration
The meetings at Yalta and Potsdam were focused upon
postwar issues.
military supply issues.
long-term military planning.
technological developments.
What was the military strategy used by the allies that involved concentrating on Japanese islands that were not well defended?
rationing
kamikazes
island hopping
leap frogging
Which of the following is NOT true about the United States’ military in World War II?
Enough Americans volunteered that the draft was unnecessary.
Minorities fought in segregated troops.
The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was formed.
Japanese Americans played an important role as spies and interpreters.
Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?
Hiroshima
Iwo Jima
Nagasaki
Okinawa
The Battle of the Coral Sea was significant because
a new type of naval warfare was used.
it was the first Japanese loss on land.
it was the first allied loss in the Pacific.
Japan used kamikaze pilots for the first time.
What was the codename for the second, more deadly atomic bomb?
Little Boy
Big Boy
Fat Man
Big Man
During World War II, the federal government used rationing to
hold down prices of military weapons.
increase educational benefits for veterans.
increase imports of scarce products.
provide more resources for the military.
Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?
Hiroshima
Iwo Jima
Nagasaki
Okinawa
What did FDR and Winston Churchill meet to discuss at the end of 1941?
the liberation of the death camps
war plans to defeat Germany
the destruction of Japan
plans for the post-war world
During which battle did Germany attack Allied ships with submarines?
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Bulge
The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to
provide economic aid to Latin American countries.
develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military.
bring about an end to poverty in U.S. urban areas.
offer assistance to relocated European refugees.
During which battle did Germany invade the Soviet Union?
Operation Torch
the Battle of Stalingrad
the Battle of Iwo Jima
the Battle of the Bulge
During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to
recruit women into wartime industries.
encourage women to serve in the armed forces.
promote women’s suffrage.
support higher education for women.
During which battle did Allied troops invade Axis controlled North Africa?
Operation Torch
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of the Bulge
Which of the following was NOT part of the proceedings from the Yalta Conference?
the creation of the United Nations
the decision that Germany would pay reparations
the purposes of the occupation of Germany
the decision to occupy Germany
During which battle did Allied troops cross the English Channel and land on the beaches of Normandy, France?
Operation Torch
V-E Day
D-Day
The Battle of the Bulge
Which precedent was established by the Nuremberg war crimes trials?
National leaders can be held responsible for crimes against humanity.
Only individuals who actually commit murder during a war can be guilty of a crime.
Defeated nations cannot be forced to pay reparations.
Defeated nations can be occupied by the victors.
German forces broke through Allied lines in a desperate last-ditch attempt during
Operation Torch.
V-E Day.
D-Day.
The Battle of the Bulge.
As World War II was ending, the United States decided to join the United Nations mainly because the United States
sought to meet the American public’s overwhelming demand for free-trade agreements.
wanted to continue to play the same role it had in the League of Nations.
recognized that efforts to achieve world peace required United States’ involvement.
wanted to stop the growing influence of newly independent developing nations.
What marked the end of war in Europe?
Operation Torch
V-E Day
D-Day
The Battle of the Bulge
World War II brought about changes for minorities and women because this conflict led to
the creation of new job opportunities.
the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
a greater number of high-level management positions.
greater integration in housing and schools throughout the nation.
During _______________________________, the Japanese used kamikazes for the first time.
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
The Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of the Bulge
The Allies were successful at overtaking Japan’s last defensive outpost during ___________________, where over 110,000 Japanese died.
The Battle for Leyte Gulf
The Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of the Coral Sea
The Battle of Okinawa
Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after World War II?
They adopted democratic reforms in their political systems.
They became satellite states of the Soviet Union.
They became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan.
They emerged as world economic powers.
Buying material goods is referred to as
the Fair Deal.
McCarthyism.
brinkmanship.
consumerism.
By imposing the death penalty for their crime, Judge Irving Kaufman made an example of
Harry Gold and David Greenglass.
Alan May and Klaus Fuchs.
Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers.
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
Truman’s ambitious economic program was called
the New Deal.
the Fair Deal.
the New Frontier.
the Great Society.
How did Truman respond to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948?
by airlifting supplies into the city.
by escalating the conflict with a counter-blockade of Soviet positions.
by yielding to the blockade while making a vigorous protest in the United Nations.
by sending American tanks through the blockade.
The major legislation that weakened the power of labor unions was called
the GI Bill of Rights.
the Taft-Hartley Act.
the Warsaw Pact.
the Marshall Plan.
What happened to public support for the Korean War?
It increased tremendously throughout the war.
It increased after the firing of General MacArthur.
It decreased over the course of the war.
It stayed the same throughout the war.
The willingness to go to the edge of war is called
brinkmanship.
the Eisenhower Doctrine.
the Truman Doctrine.
McCarthyism.
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of mass media that grew to prominence after World War II?
Television
Radio.
Movies.
Books.
What was the warning called that said the United States would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country?
the Taft-Hartley Act
the Eisenhower Doctrine
the Truman Doctrine
the Marshall Plan
Which situation resulted from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s search for Communists within the United States during the 1950s?
Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were either jailed or deported.
The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty.
Many high-ranking government officials were exposed as spies of the Soviet Union.
Organized groups of Communists began a wave of violent political terrorism.
What was the controversial nuclear weapon developed after WWII that was more powerful than the atomic bomb?
the A-bomb
the D-bomb
the H-Bomb
the N-bomb
Making accusations without proof has come to be known as
consumerism.
brinkmanship.
McCarthyism.
Eisenhowerism.
The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of
disarmament discussions between the superpowers.
the Cold War with the United States.
Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China.
American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority.
The music that developed out of rhythm and blues is called
Alternative.
Gospel.
Rock ‘n’ Roll.
Opera.
A governmental action that was consistent with the Cold War mentality was the
establishment of loyalty reviews of government employees.
reduction in military defense spending.
elimination of the Central Intelligence Agency.
adoption of the GI Bill of Rights.
What group of people were blacklisted because they refused to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities?
the Beat Movement
Dixiecrats
the Hollywood Ten
the Warsaw Pact
What expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists and poets?
Rock n’n Roll
the Beat Movement
the Hollywood Ten
the Sputniks
The speakers below are discussing foreign policies that the United States has followed at various times. Base your answers on their statements and on your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: Steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
Speaker B: The United States will give economic aid to needy countries anywhere in the world, but will not
provide military aid.
Speaker C: The United States must prevent the growth of communism.
Speaker D: The United States can take over other countries to help them become more like us.
The Korean War was an attempt to carry out the foreign policy described by
Speaker A
Speaker B
Speaker C
Speaker D
In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by
taking over the governments of several Western European nations.
increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States.
holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union.
establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations.
During the Korean War, what was the main reason that President Harry Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commander of the United States troops?
The United States had suffered many severe military losses.
Congress refused to appropriate any more money to support the war.
MacArthur openly defied a direct order from Truman concerning the pursuit of North Korean forces into Chinese held territory.
General MacArthur disobeyed President Truman by deciding to stop fighting the war.
“Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space Race.” In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in this headline by
reducing military spending.
building a joint space station with the Soviet Union.
constructing Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” defense system.
providing funds to improve the educational system in the United States.
The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine were United States foreign policies concerning
the international balance of payments
the containment of communism.
world-wide environmental pollution.
nuclear disarmament.
Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
recognizing the new nation of Israel
supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan
providing military aid to Greece and Turkey
What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?
to offer low-interest loans to the defense industry
to provide economic aid to veterans
to contain the spread of international communism
to expand career opportunities in the military
One reason the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact was to
ease the transition to democracy.
help institute capitalism in Eastern Europe.
limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe.
challenge the economic successes of the Common Market.
Levittowns are most closely associated with which of the following?
Urbanization
African-Americans
Suburbanization
Mass Media
Which action was taken by the United States government to help Europe’s economic recovery after World War II?
forming the Alliance for Progress.
sending troops to Turkey.
creating the Marshall Plan.
joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
-Brown v. Board of Education
The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to
establish affirmative action programs in higher education.
require the integration of public schools.
desegregate the armed forces and the military academies.
force states to spend an equal amount on each public school student.
Which of the following was the location of an anti-war protest where 4 people were killed and 9 were injured when national guardsmen opened fire?
1968 Democratic National Convention
Kent State University
1968 Republican National Convention
Woodstock
Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called
the New Deal.
the Fair Deal.
the New Frontier.
the Great Society.
Martin Luther King, Jr. first emerged as a leader of the civil rights movement when he
led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.
refused to give up his seat on a bus to a white man.
challenged the authority of the Supreme Court.
was elected as the first black congressman from the South.
The symbol of Communist oppression that divided the present day capital of Germany was
the Bay of Pigs.
the Berlin Wall.
the Vietcong.
the Geneva Accords.
The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s was to
establish a separate political state for African Americans.
gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution.
end segregation based on race.
permit unlimited immigration to the United States.
The meeting that temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel was
the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
the Kerner Commission.
the Warren Commission.
the Geneva Accords.
“. . . I was disappointed not to see what is inside Central High School. I don’t understand why the
governor [of Arkansas] sent grown-up soldiers to keep us out. I don’t know if I should go back. But Grandma is right, if I don’t go back, they will think they have won. They will think they can use soldiers to frighten us, and we’ll always have to obey them. They’ll always be in charge if I don’t go back to Central and make the integration happen. . . .”
— Melba Beals, Warriors Don’t Cry, an African American student, 1957
President Dwight D. Eisenhower reacted to the situation described in this passage by
forcing the governor of Arkansas to resign.
allowing the people of Arkansas to resolve the problem.
asking the Supreme Court to speed up racial integration.
sending federal troops to enforce integration.
The sneak attack by the Vietcong during the New Year’s festivities in South Vietnam is known as
the Bay of Pigs.
the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
the New Frontier.
the Tet Offensive.
“ . . . his legislative leadership was remarkable. No President since Lincoln had done more for civil rights. Yet much of this was forgotten as American society became increasingly divided over United States participation in a bloody, undeclared war.”
Which President does this statement most accurately describe?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Which of the following is a tactic that the US used during the Vietnam War that harmed not only the rural population of South Vietnam, but also US-Vietnam veterans?
Agent Orange
the Black Panthers
Search and Destroy Missions
the Tet Offensive
Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of
steps taken in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.
programs dealing with affirmative action.
violent acts by the Black Panthers.
nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation.
Segregation enforced by law is called
de jure segregation.
legal segregation.
de facto segregation.
integration.
The chief objective of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs was to
increase foreign aid to developing nations.
correct environmental pollution.
help the disadvantaged in the United States.
unite democratic nations and contain communism.
Segregation that is based on tradition and custom is called
de jure segregation.
legal segregation.
de facto segregation.
integration.
Which initiative was part of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs?
opposing civil rights legislation
reducing federal aid to education
increasing foreign aid to the Soviet Union
providing medical care to the poor and elderly
What political party was formed to fight police brutality in the ghettos?
the Democrats
the Black Power
the Republicans
the Black Panthers
All of the following are true about the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT
it began when the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba.
President Kennedy ordered the Soviets to remove the missiles.
nuclear war was avoided by the removal of the missiles.
The United States launched an attack against the Soviet Union.
Which act gave the president broad military powers in Vietnam?
the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
the Kerner Commission
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Warren Commission
President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to
remove a communist dictator from power.
stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States.
support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform.
rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters.
The Communist group of South Vietnam was called
the Vietminh.
the Vietcong.
the Indochinese Communists.
the Vietnamization.
What was a major result of the Watergate controversy?
Presidential veto power was expanded.
The president resigned from office.
Congressional power was reduced.
The Supreme Court was weakened.
The leader of North Vietnam was
Ho Chi Minh.
Ngo Dinh Diem.
Mao Zedong.
Malcolm X.
After his election in 1964, President Johnson's basic policy concerning the war in Vietnam was
seeking "peace with honor."
escalation, or expansion, of the U.S. role.
Vietnamization.
threatening the use of nuclear weapons while withdrawing U.S. troops.
The African American who refused to give up a seat on a bus was
Thurgood Marshal.
Malcolm X.
Rosa Parks.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The primary purpose of the War Powers Act (1973) was to
limit presidential power to send troops into combat.
allow for a quicker response to a military attack.
assure adequate defense of the Western Hemisphere.
stop the use of troops for nonmilitary purposes.
Who was the successful NAACP lawyer who went on to become the first African American on the Supreme Court?
Thurgood Marshal.
Malcolm X.
Rosa Parks.
Martin Luther King Jr.
The Peace Corps was established by President John F. Kennedy in an effort to provide
teachers for inner-city areas.
markets for consumer goods.
job training for the unemployed.
support to developing nations of the world.
Who was the assassin of President John F. Kennedy?
Lyndon Johnson
James Earl Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
The program that promotes preference in hiring for African Americans and other minorities to correct past injustices is known as
affirmative action.
Head Start.
the Alliance for Progress.
the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Which country controlled Vietnam before World War II?
the United States
France
Japan
China
One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to
support the government of North Vietnam.
stop China from seizing Vietnam.
prevent the spread of communism in Indochina.
reduce French influence in Vietnam.
The first man on the moon was
Mark Glenn.
Neil Armstrong.
John Glenn.
Lance Armstrong.
President Nixon's Vietnam policy of “Vietnamization” was to
support an immediate ceasefire.
turn the war back to Vietnam.
stop the bombing.
cut off trade to North Vietnam.
Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?
Lyndon Johnson
James Earl Ray
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
Which Civil Rights leader urged non-violence?
Stokely Carmichael
James Earl Ray
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which country controlled Vietnam during World War II?
the United States
France
Japan
China
