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US History III Final Review

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the democratic president who enacted the New Deal?

a)

Herbert Hoover

b)

Huey Long

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

2.

The decline in new housing impacted such industries as

a)

automobiles and railroads.

b)

coal and oil.

c)

furniture and appliances.

d)

agriculture and farm equipment.

3.

Who was a critic of the New Deal?

a)

Eleanor Roosevelt

b)

Huey Long

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

A. Philip Randolph

4.

An effect of The Great Depression was an increase in

a)

international unemployment.

b)

the demand for WWI reparations.

c)

imported European goods.

d)

the use of the gold standard.

5.

What were the neighborhoods called where everyone lived in shacks?

a)

Dust Bowls

b)

Bonus Armies

c)

Shanty Towns

d)

Shackletons

6.

What is the name given to the period in which the US economy was in severe decline and millions of Americans were unemployed?

a)

World War II

b)

The Great Depression

c)

Isolationism

d)

The Cold War

7.

What is the name given to October 29, 1929, when stock prices fell substantially?

a)

Black Tuesday

b)

The Great Depression

c)

Black Friday

d)

New Deal

8.

Hoover's political career all but ended as a result of the

a)

infantry attacking the Bonus Army.

b)

Bonus Army attacking the infantry.

c)

veto of the Patman Bill.

d)

passage of the Patman Bill.

9.

What law was enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and dependent mothers and children?

a)

the FDIC

b)

the Social Security Act

c)

the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act

d)

the Securities and Exchange Commission

10.

What agency provided unemployed with jobs in construction, garment making, teaching, the arts, and other fields?

a)

the Works Progress Administration

b)

the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

the Social Security Act

d)

the Tennessee Valley Authority

11.

All these measures helped to regulate the stock market EXCEPT

a)

requiring full financial disclosure.

b)

setting stock prices.

c)

establishing a governing bureau.

d)

making companies accountable.

12.

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?

a)

the Patman Bill

b)

the Bonus Army

c)

the Dust Bowl

d)

the New Deal Veterans

13.

Who was the Republican president who was in office when the Great Depression began?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Herbert Hoover

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

14.

The ____________________ harnessed water power to generate electricity and helped to prevent disastrous floods.

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

15.

Movies were popular during the Depression because they

a)

presented American propaganda.

b)

provided hope and escape.

c)

were the only source of entertainment.

d)

were exclusively for children.

16.

FDR used ____________________ spending to spur economic growth

a)

surplus

b)

deficit

c)

recovery

d)

response

17.

What is the term for the programs and legislation to alleviate the problems of the Great Depression?

a)

The Square Deal

b)

Rugged Individualism

c)

Hoover’s Deal

d)

The New Deal

18.

FDR attempted to “pack the ____________” to make it more favorable toward his New Deal programs

a)

Senate

b)

House

c)

Congress

d)

Court

19.

Which of the following is NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

a)

bank and business failures

b)

the Dust Bowl

c)

high unemployment

d)

worldwide depression

20.

The New Deal focused on the 3R’s: Relief, ___________________ and Reform.

a)

Recovery

b)

Reaction

c)

Regulation

d)

Response

21.

For children, the Great Depression meant

a)

poor nutrition.

b)

longer school days.

c)

direct relief payments.

d)

frequent doctor’s visits.

22.

Which of the following New Deal agencies/programs is NOT in place today?

a)

Works Progress Administration

b)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

23.

Roosevelt and Congress helped restore faith in banks by

a)

creating the FDIC.

b)

giving every family $5000.

c)

providing banks with additional money.

d)

vetoing a banking act.

24.

A significant cause of the Great Depression of the 1930’s was that

a)

some banking policies were unsound and had led to the overexpansion of credit.

b)

a decrease in protective tariffs had opened American business to competition from abroad.

c)

a wave of violent strikes had paralyzed the major industries.

d)

consumer goods were relatively inexpensive.

25.

"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

a)

nationalizing major industries.

b)

requiring business to pay a minimum wage to workers.

c)

relying mostly on private enterprise and individual initiative to improve economic conditions.

d)

creating government job programs for the unemployed.

26.

In the 1930’s, the enactment of New Deal programs demonstrated a belief that

a)

corporations were best left to operate without government interference.

b)

state governments should give up control over commerce inside their states.

c)

the Federal Government must concern itself with the people’s economic well-being.

d)

the United States Constitution was not relevant to 20th-century life.

27.

Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?

a)

Federal Emergency Relief Act

b)

Securities and Exchange Commission

c)

Works Progress Administration

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

28.

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?

a)

Speaker A

b)

Speaker B

c)

Speaker C

d)

Speaker D

29.

The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the

a)

effect of geography on people’s lives.

b)

limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis.

c)

success of government farm subsidies.

d)

result of the Indian Removal Act.

30.

What is the term for a government that exercises complete control over its citizens?

a)

Anarchy

b)

Democracy

c)

Monarchy

d)

Totalitarianism

31.

Why did Japan invade Manchuria?

a)

China invaded Japan first.

b)

Japan needed resources and living space.

c)

Hitler asked Japan to invade Manchuria.

d)

Manchuria was hiding US spies.

32.

The Germans used “lightning war” strategies in World War II. What is another term for “lightning war”?

a)

Atomkrieg

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Sitzkrieg

d)

Kleinkrieg

33.

The deliberate killing of an entire people is called

a)

dismemberment.

b)

lynching.

c)

war.

d)

genocide.

34.

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

a)

interdependence.

b)

appeasement.

c)

balance of power.

d)

collective security.

35.

Which of the following did Hitler and Mussolini have in common?

a)

They both were in charge of Democratic countries.

b)

Neither believed in nationalism.

c)

They were both Communist.

d)

They were both Anti-Communist.

36.

The term appeasement means

a)

surrendering at the end of a war.

b)

going to war.

c)

giving up principles to make an aggressor happy.

d)

staying out of the affairs of other countries.

37.

Which of the following is NOT one of the basic beliefs of Nazism?

a)

Extreme nationalism

b)

A master Aryan race

c)

No government control

d)

National expansion

38.

Who was the militaristic prime minister of Japan during World War II?

a)

Osami Nagano

b)

Hideki Tojo

c)

Emperor Hirohito

d)

Fushumi Hiroyasu

39.

By the end of 1940, Britain had

a)

defeated Germany in the Battle of Britain.

b)

fallen to Germany in the Battle of Britain.

c)

defeated France in the Battle of Britain.

d)

fallen to France in the Battle of Britain.

40.

Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Neville Chamberlain

41.

What was the catalyst that brought the United States into World War II?

a)

The German and Soviet Invasions of Poland

b)

The German invasion of the United States

c)

The Battle of Britain

d)

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

42.

Who was the leader of Italy during World War II?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Winston Churchill

d)

Neville Chamberlain

43.

What was the goal of the Nazi’s “final solution”?

a)

to defeat the Allied Powers

b)

to keep the U.S. out of the war

c)

to exterminate the Jews

d)

to persecute the French

44.

Germany, Italy and _________________ made up the Axis powers.

a)

France

b)

the Soviet Union

c)

China

d)

Japan

45.

Which action best illustrates the policy of isolationism followed by the United States before it entered World War II?

a)

signing of a collective security pact with Latin American nations

b)

passage of neutrality legislation forbidding arms sales to warring nations

c)

embargo on the sale of gasoline and steel to Japan

d)

President Franklin Roosevelt’s exchange of American destroyers for British naval and air bases

46.

Stalin wanted to create a model ____________________ state in the Soviet Union.

a)

Communist

b)

Socialist

c)

Nazi

d)

Fascist

47.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that Japan attacked Pearl Harbor?

a)

the U.S. embargo

b)

to keep the U.S. out of the war

c)

to create a new “World Order”

d)

dreams of expansion

48.

Great Britain, the United States, and France made up the _________________ powers.

a)

Allied

b)

Central

c)

Western

d)

European

49.

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

a)

establishing the Good Neighbor policy with Latin American nations.

b)

forgiving the foreign debts incurred during World War I.

c)

officially recognizing the existence of the Soviet Union.

d)

passing a series of neutrality laws.

50.

An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that

a)

Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by World War I

b)

the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact

c)

Japan declared war against the United States

d)

the United States provided critical aid to Great Britain and the Soviet Union

51.

Why was the United States called the “arsenal of democracy” in 1940?

a)

The leaders in the democratic nations of Europe were educated in the United States

b)

Most of the battles to defend worldwide democracy took place on American soil.

c)

The United States supervised elections in European nations before the war.

d)

The United States provided much of the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers.

52.

Which series of events leading to World War II is in the correct chronological order?

a)

Neutrality Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → United States declaration of war on Japan

b)

Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts → United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

United States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts

d)

Neutrality Acts → Lend-Lease Act → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor → United States declaration of war on Japan

53.

After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor,

a)

Japan declared war on the United States.

b)

The United States declared war on Japan.

c)

The Axis Powers declared war on the United States.

d)

The United States attempted to stay out of World War II.

54.

Pilots that deliberately crash their planes into ships are called

a)

island hoppers.

b)

Hiroshimas.

c)

Okinawas.

d)

kamikazes.

55.

“My family will have to get along without sugar and flour this week.” Which situation is this quote describing?

a)

destruction of crops during wartime

b)

need for importation of food products

c)

food rationing to support a war effort

d)

limitation of agricultural production through farm subsidies

56.

Limiting the purchase of a variety of products is called

a)

rationing.

b)

war bonds.

c)

exportation.

d)

importation.

57.

Truman ordered the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in order to

a)

force an immediate Japanese surrender.

b)

test the capabilities of the atomic bomb.

c)

persuade the Soviets to take part in the war against Japan.

d)

avenge American losses in the Pacific theater of war.

58.

What government organization regulated prices on a variety of products to curb inflation?

a)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

b)

War Production Board

c)

War Bonds Board

d)

Office of Price Administration

59.

The meetings at Yalta and Potsdam were focused upon

a)

postwar issues.

b)

military supply issues.

c)

long-term military planning.

d)

technological developments.

60.

What was the military strategy used by the allies that involved concentrating on Japanese islands that were not well defended?

a)

rationing

b)

kamikazes

c)

island hopping

d)

leap frogging

61.

Which of the following is NOT true about the United States’ military in World War II?

a)

Enough Americans volunteered that the draft was unnecessary.

b)

Minorities fought in segregated troops.

c)

The Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps was formed.

d)

Japanese Americans played an important role as spies and interpreters.

62.

Where was the first atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Okinawa

63.

The Battle of the Coral Sea was significant because

a)

a new type of naval warfare was used.

b)

it was the first Japanese loss on land.

c)

it was the first allied loss in the Pacific.

d)

Japan used kamikaze pilots for the first time.

64.

What was the codename for the second, more deadly atomic bomb?

a)

Little Boy

b)

Big Boy

c)

Fat Man

d)

Big Man

65.

During World War II, the federal government used rationing to

a)

hold down prices of military weapons.

b)

increase educational benefits for veterans.

c)

increase imports of scarce products.

d)

provide more resources for the military.

66.

Where was the second atomic bomb dropped?

a)

Hiroshima

b)

Iwo Jima

c)

Nagasaki

d)

Okinawa

67.

What did FDR and Winston Churchill meet to discuss at the end of 1941?

a)

the liberation of the death camps

b)

war plans to defeat Germany

c)

the destruction of Japan

d)

plans for the post-war world

68.

During which battle did Germany attack Allied ships with submarines?

a)

The Battle for Leyte Gulf

b)

The Battle of the Atlantic

c)

The Battle of the Coral Sea

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

69.

The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to

a)

provide economic aid to Latin American countries.

b)

develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military.

c)

bring about an end to poverty in U.S. urban areas.

d)

offer assistance to relocated European refugees.

70.

During which battle did Germany invade the Soviet Union?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

the Battle of Stalingrad

c)

the Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

the Battle of the Bulge

71.

During World War II, posters of Rosie the Riveter were used to

a)

recruit women into wartime industries.

b)

encourage women to serve in the armed forces.

c)

promote women’s suffrage.

d)

support higher education for women.

72.

During which battle did Allied troops invade Axis controlled North Africa?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

The Battle of Stalingrad

c)

The Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

73.

Which of the following was NOT part of the proceedings from the Yalta Conference?

a)

the creation of the United Nations

b)

the decision that Germany would pay reparations

c)

the purposes of the occupation of Germany

d)

the decision to occupy Germany

74.

During which battle did Allied troops cross the English Channel and land on the beaches of Normandy, France?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

75.

Which precedent was established by the Nuremberg war crimes trials?

a)

National leaders can be held responsible for crimes against humanity.

b)

Only individuals who actually commit murder during a war can be guilty of a crime.

c)

Defeated nations cannot be forced to pay reparations.

d)

Defeated nations can be occupied by the victors.

76.

German forces broke through Allied lines in a desperate last-ditch attempt during

a)

Operation Torch.

b)

V-E Day.

c)

D-Day.

d)

The Battle of the Bulge.

77.

As World War II was ending, the United States decided to join the United Nations mainly because the United States

a)

sought to meet the American public’s overwhelming demand for free-trade agreements.

b)

wanted to continue to play the same role it had in the League of Nations.

c)

recognized that efforts to achieve world peace required United States’ involvement.

d)

wanted to stop the growing influence of newly independent developing nations.

78.

What marked the end of war in Europe?

a)

Operation Torch

b)

V-E Day

c)

D-Day

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

79.

World War II brought about changes for minorities and women because this conflict led to

a)

the creation of new job opportunities.

b)

the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.

c)

a greater number of high-level management positions.

d)

greater integration in housing and schools throughout the nation.

80.

During _______________________________, the Japanese used kamikazes for the first time.

a)

The Battle for Leyte Gulf

b)

The Battle of the Atlantic

c)

The Battle of the Coral Sea

d)

The Battle of the Bulge

81.

The Allies were successful at overtaking Japan’s last defensive outpost during ___________________, where over 110,000 Japanese died.

a)

The Battle for Leyte Gulf

b)

The Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

The Battle of the Coral Sea

d)

The Battle of Okinawa

82.

Which statement best describes most Eastern European countries immediately after World War II?

a)

They adopted democratic reforms in their political systems.

b)

They became satellite states of the Soviet Union.

c)

They became dependent on aid provided by the Marshall Plan.

d)

They emerged as world economic powers.

83.

Buying material goods is referred to as

a)

the Fair Deal.

b)

McCarthyism.

c)

brinkmanship.

d)

consumerism.

84.

By imposing the death penalty for their crime, Judge Irving Kaufman made an example of

a)

Harry Gold and David Greenglass.

b)

Alan May and Klaus Fuchs.

c)

Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers.

d)

Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.

85.

Truman’s ambitious economic program was called

a)

the New Deal.

b)

the Fair Deal.

c)

the New Frontier.

d)

the Great Society.

86.

How did Truman respond to the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948?

a)

by airlifting supplies into the city.

b)

by escalating the conflict with a counter-blockade of Soviet positions.

c)

by yielding to the blockade while making a vigorous protest in the United Nations.

d)

by sending American tanks through the blockade.

87.

The major legislation that weakened the power of labor unions was called

a)

the GI Bill of Rights.

b)

the Taft-Hartley Act.

c)

the Warsaw Pact.

d)

the Marshall Plan.

88.

What happened to public support for the Korean War?

a)

It increased tremendously throughout the war.

b)

It increased after the firing of General MacArthur.

c)

It decreased over the course of the war.

d)

It stayed the same throughout the war.

89.

The willingness to go to the edge of war is called

a)

brinkmanship.

b)

the Eisenhower Doctrine.

c)

the Truman Doctrine.

d)

McCarthyism.

90.

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of mass media that grew to prominence after World War II?

a)

Television

b)

Radio.

c)

Movies.

d)

Books.

91.

What was the warning called that said the United States would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country?

a)

the Taft-Hartley Act

b)

the Eisenhower Doctrine

c)

the Truman Doctrine

d)

the Marshall Plan

92.

Which situation resulted from Senator Joseph McCarthy’s search for Communists within the United States during the 1950s?

a)

Thousands of American citizens who believed in communism were either jailed or deported.

b)

The reputations of many people were ruined by false accusations of disloyalty.

c)

Many high-ranking government officials were exposed as spies of the Soviet Union.

d)

Organized groups of Communists began a wave of violent political terrorism.

93.

What was the controversial nuclear weapon developed after WWII that was more powerful than the atomic bomb?

a)

the A-bomb

b)

the D-bomb

c)

the H-Bomb

d)

the N-bomb

94.

Making accusations without proof has come to be known as

a)

consumerism.

b)

brinkmanship.

c)

McCarthyism.

d)

Eisenhowerism.

95.

The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of

a)

disarmament discussions between the superpowers.

b)

the Cold War with the United States.

c)

Soviet aggression in Afghanistan and China.

d)

American fears that the Soviets had achieved technological superiority.

96.

The music that developed out of rhythm and blues is called

a)

Alternative.

b)

Gospel.

c)

Rock ‘n’ Roll.

d)

Opera.

97.

A governmental action that was consistent with the Cold War mentality was the

a)

establishment of loyalty reviews of government employees.

b)

reduction in military defense spending.

c)

elimination of the Central Intelligence Agency.

d)

adoption of the GI Bill of Rights.

98.

What group of people were blacklisted because they refused to cooperate with the House Committee on Un-American Activities?

a)

the Beat Movement

b)

Dixiecrats

c)

the Hollywood Ten

d)

the Warsaw Pact

99.

What expressed the social and literary nonconformity of artists and poets?

a)

Rock n’n Roll

b)

the Beat Movement

c)

the Hollywood Ten

d)

the Sputniks

100.

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

a)

Speaker A

b)

Speaker B

c)

Speaker C

d)

Speaker D

101.

In the years just after World War II, the United States attempted to prevent the spread of communism in Europe mainly by

a)

taking over the governments of several Western European nations.

b)

increasing opportunities for political refugees to settle in the United States.

c)

holding a series of summit meetings with leaders of the Soviet Union.

d)

establishing policies of economic and military aid for European nations.

102.

During the Korean War, what was the main reason that President Harry Truman dismissed General Douglas MacArthur as commander of the United States troops?

a)

The United States had suffered many severe military losses.

b)

Congress refused to appropriate any more money to support the war.

c)

MacArthur openly defied a direct order from Truman concerning the pursuit of North Korean forces into Chinese held territory.

d)

General MacArthur disobeyed President Truman by deciding to stop fighting the war.

103.

“Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space Race.” In 1957, the United States government responded to the event described in this headline by

a)

reducing military spending.

b)

building a joint space station with the Soviet Union.

c)

constructing Ronald Reagan’s “Star Wars” defense system.

d)

providing funds to improve the educational system in the United States.

104.

The Truman Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine were United States foreign policies concerning

a)

the international balance of payments

b)

the containment of communism.

c)

world-wide environmental pollution.

d)

nuclear disarmament.

105.

Which foreign policy decision by President Harry Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

a)

relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command

b)

recognizing the new nation of Israel

c)

supporting the trials of war criminals in Germany and Japan

d)

providing military aid to Greece and Turkey

106.

What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II?

a)

to offer low-interest loans to the defense industry

b)

to provide economic aid to veterans

c)

to contain the spread of international communism

d)

to expand career opportunities in the military

107.

One reason the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact was to

a)

ease the transition to democracy.

b)

help institute capitalism in Eastern Europe.

c)

limit the threat of invasion from Western Europe.

d)

challenge the economic successes of the Common Market.

108.

Levittowns are most closely associated with which of the following?

a)

Urbanization

b)

African-Americans

c)

Suburbanization

d)

Mass Media

109.

Which action was taken by the United States government to help Europe’s economic recovery after World War II?

a)

forming the Alliance for Progress.

b)

sending troops to Turkey.

c)

creating the Marshall Plan.

d)

joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

110.

"Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."

-Brown v. Board of Education


The effect of this Supreme Court ruling was to

a)

establish affirmative action programs in higher education.

b)

require the integration of public schools.

c)

desegregate the armed forces and the military academies.

d)

force states to spend an equal amount on each public school student.

111.

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?

a)

1968 Democratic National Convention

b)

Kent State University

c)

1968 Republican National Convention

d)

Woodstock

112.

Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called

a)

the New Deal.

b)

the Fair Deal.

c)

the New Frontier.

d)

the Great Society.

113.

Martin Luther King, Jr. first emerged as a leader of the civil rights movement when he

a)

led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama.

b)

refused to give up his seat on a bus to a white man.

c)

challenged the authority of the Supreme Court.

d)

was elected as the first black congressman from the South.

114.

The symbol of Communist oppression that divided the present day capital of Germany was

a)

the Bay of Pigs.

b)

the Berlin Wall.

c)

the Vietcong.

d)

the Geneva Accords.

115.

The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s was to

a)

establish a separate political state for African Americans.

b)

gain passage of an equal rights amendment to the Constitution.

c)

end segregation based on race.

d)

permit unlimited immigration to the United States.

116.

The meeting that temporarily divided Vietnam at the 17th parallel was

a)

the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

b)

the Kerner Commission.

c)

the Warren Commission.

d)

the Geneva Accords.

117.

“. . . 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

a)

forcing the governor of Arkansas to resign.

b)

allowing the people of Arkansas to resolve the problem.

c)

asking the Supreme Court to speed up racial integration.

d)

sending federal troops to enforce integration.

118.

The sneak attack by the Vietcong during the New Year’s festivities in South Vietnam is known as

a)

the Bay of Pigs.

b)

the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.

c)

the New Frontier.

d)

the Tet Offensive.

119.

“ . . . 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?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

120.

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?

a)

Agent Orange

b)

the Black Panthers

c)

Search and Destroy Missions

d)

the Tet Offensive

121.

Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of

a)

steps taken in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.

b)

programs dealing with affirmative action.

c)

violent acts by the Black Panthers.

d)

nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation.

122.

Segregation enforced by law is called

a)

de jure segregation.

b)

legal segregation.

c)

de facto segregation.

d)

integration.

123.

The chief objective of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs was to

a)

increase foreign aid to developing nations.

b)

correct environmental pollution.

c)

help the disadvantaged in the United States.

d)

unite democratic nations and contain communism.

124.

Segregation that is based on tradition and custom is called

a)

de jure segregation.

b)

legal segregation.

c)

de facto segregation.

d)

integration.

125.

Which initiative was part of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs?

a)

opposing civil rights legislation

b)

reducing federal aid to education

c)

increasing foreign aid to the Soviet Union

d)

providing medical care to the poor and elderly

126.

What political party was formed to fight police brutality in the ghettos?

a)

the Democrats

b)

the Black Power

c)

the Republicans

d)

the Black Panthers

127.

All of the following are true about the Cuban Missile Crisis EXCEPT

a)

it began when the Soviet Union placed missiles in Cuba.

b)

President Kennedy ordered the Soviets to remove the missiles.

c)

nuclear war was avoided by the removal of the missiles.

d)

The United States launched an attack against the Soviet Union.

128.

Which act gave the president broad military powers in Vietnam?

a)

the Tonkin Gulf Resolution

b)

the Kerner Commission

c)

the Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

the Warren Commission

129.

President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba as an effort to

a)

remove a communist dictator from power.

b)

stop the flow of illegal drugs to the United States.

c)

support Fidel Castro’s efforts for reform.

d)

rescue hostages held by Cuban freedom fighters.

130.

The Communist group of South Vietnam was called

a)

the Vietminh.

b)

the Vietcong.

c)

the Indochinese Communists.

d)

the Vietnamization.

131.

What was a major result of the Watergate controversy?

a)

Presidential veto power was expanded.

b)

The president resigned from office.

c)

Congressional power was reduced.

d)

The Supreme Court was weakened.

132.

The leader of North Vietnam was

a)

Ho Chi Minh.

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem.

c)

Mao Zedong.

d)

Malcolm X.

133.

After his election in 1964, President Johnson's basic policy concerning the war in Vietnam was

a)

seeking "peace with honor."

b)

escalation, or expansion, of the U.S. role.

c)

Vietnamization.

d)

threatening the use of nuclear weapons while withdrawing U.S. troops.

134.

The African American who refused to give up a seat on a bus was

a)

Thurgood Marshal.

b)

Malcolm X.

c)

Rosa Parks.

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

135.

The primary purpose of the War Powers Act (1973) was to

a)

limit presidential power to send troops into combat.

b)

allow for a quicker response to a military attack.

c)

assure adequate defense of the Western Hemisphere.

d)

stop the use of troops for nonmilitary purposes.

136.

Who was the successful NAACP lawyer who went on to become the first African American on the Supreme Court?

a)

Thurgood Marshal.

b)

Malcolm X.

c)

Rosa Parks.

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

137.

The Peace Corps was established by President John F. Kennedy in an effort to provide

a)

teachers for inner-city areas.

b)

markets for consumer goods.

c)

job training for the unemployed.

d)

support to developing nations of the world.

138.

Who was the assassin of President John F. Kennedy?

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Wilkes Booth

139.

The program that promotes preference in hiring for African Americans and other minorities to correct past injustices is known as

a)

affirmative action.

b)

Head Start.

c)

the Alliance for Progress.

d)

the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

140.

Which country controlled Vietnam before World War II?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

China

141.

One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to

a)

support the government of North Vietnam.

b)

stop China from seizing Vietnam.

c)

prevent the spread of communism in Indochina.

d)

reduce French influence in Vietnam.

142.

The first man on the moon was

a)

Mark Glenn.

b)

Neil Armstrong.

c)

John Glenn.

d)

Lance Armstrong.

143.

President Nixon's Vietnam policy of “Vietnamization” was to

a)

support an immediate ceasefire.

b)

turn the war back to Vietnam.

c)

stop the bombing.

d)

cut off trade to North Vietnam.

144.

Who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.?

a)

Lyndon Johnson

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Wilkes Booth

145.

Which Civil Rights leader urged non-violence?

a)

Stokely Carmichael

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

146.

Which country controlled Vietnam during World War II?

a)

the United States

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

China