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WorksheetsUS History Spring Semester Final
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 2hrs 53mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Belief that the US and Britain used at the start of WWII, ignoring Hitler to avoid conflict/war?
a)
Appeasement
b)
Passive
c)
Ignoring
2.
How many total casualties occurred in WWII?
a)
60 million
b)
40 million
c)
1 billion
d)
8 million
3.
What group was created of democratic nations to protect against communism?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
League of Nations
4.
Which countries were part of the allied powers
a)
Germany and Austria Hungary
b)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
c)
Uk, France, USA, USSR
d)
UK, Germany, Russua, USA
5.
Which countries were part of the Axis Powers?
a)
Germany and Italy
b)
Germany, Japan, and USSR
c)
USSR, France, UK, USA
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy
6.
During this battle the Japanese fought in tunnels and dugouts.
a)
Battle of Iwo Jima
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Berlin
d)
Battle of Japan
7.
What was Hitler's plan to exterminate the Jews?
a)
Battle of Berlin
b)
Manhattan project
c)
Top secret super secret mission
d)
Final solution
8.
What country does Japan invade that started WWII?
a)
China
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Poland
9.
In this battle, the US broke Japan's code, and sank all of their carriers.
a)
Midway
b)
Coral Sea
c)
Bataan
d)
Pearl Harbor
10.
The Bataan Death March was
a)
The trail taken by Japanese-Americans to concentration camps
b)
A great victory for the US in the Pacific
c)
a result of the atomic bombing of Japan
d)
A horrific march in which US and Filipino soldiers died
11.
Which of these would support the idea that FDR intended to enter WWII before Pearl Harbor?
a)
The Neutrality Act of 1935
b)
Creation of the CCC
c)
The "Day of Infamy" Speech
d)
Passage of the Lend-Lease Act
12.
battles between the British RAF and the Luwaffe of Germany for control over Great Britain. The British were able to hold off the attacks.
a)
Battle of Britain
b)
Battle of Midway
c)
Battle of Stalingrad
d)
Battle of Berlin
13.
type of totalitarian government found in Nazi Germany and Italy during WWII where the government controls all aspect of life, there is no personal freedom, and the working class is crushed
a)
Fascism
b)
Totatlitarianism
c)
Communism
d)
Democracy
14.
How did the Neutrality Act of 1939 differ from the previous Neutrality Acts passed by Congress in 1935, 1936, and 1937?
a)
It instituted a ‘peacetime draft’ to strengthen the nation’s armed forces in case of attack.
b)
It prevented Americans from making loans or sending aid to belligerents or nations at war.
c)
It allowed for the deployment of U.S. forces when U.S. mercantile interests were threatened.
d)
It had a provision allowing the sale of goods and weapons to countries at war on a ‘cash-and-carry’ basis.
15.
Which was effectively an economic declaration of war against Germany and the Axis Powers?
a)
the Tripartite Pact
b)
the Lend-Lease Act
c)
the Atlantic Charter
d)
the Selective Service Act
16.
What happened during the Bataan Death March?
a)
Americans marched Japanese prisoners to their death
b)
Germans marched Jews to concentration camps
c)
the Japanese marched American prisoners to a prison camp and mistreated/murdered them along the way
d)
the Italians forced Africans to march through the desert
17.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
a)
President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union
b)
Truman's oath as President
c)
Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism
d)
When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall
18.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
19.
The Berlin Airlift was:
a)
America's plan to get rid of the Berlin Wall
b)
Necessary for supply of food and fuel to people of West Berlin
c)
Rescuing Berliners
d)
A plan for freeing East Berlin from communism
20.
These were South Vietnamese who supported the communist north
a)
North Vietnamese Army
b)
Deferment
c)
Tet
d)
Viet Cong
21.
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
a)
New Year's Offensive
b)
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Saigon Offensive
22.
What was the chemical used to kill the vegetation in Vietnam?
a)
Agent Orange
b)
Agent Yellow
c)
Agent Napalm
d)
Agent Magenta
23.
What congressional action gave LBJ war powers & led to an escalation of U.S. forces in Vietnam?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
War Powers Act
c)
Mayaguez Incident
d)
Tet Offensive
24.
National Guardsmen fired into a crowd of protesting students, killing 4
a)
Kent State University
b)
Texas State University
c)
University of California at Berkeley
d)
University of Michigan
25.
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
a)
New Year's Offensive
b)
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Saigon Offensive
26.
Who was executed for espionage during the 1950s?
a)
the Lindberghs
b)
Emilia Earhart
c)
the Rosenbergs
d)
The Boeings
27.
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
a)
12 days
b)
13 days
c)
1 week
d)
1 month
28.
This involved an invasion of Cuba
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Bay of Pigs
c)
D-Day
d)
The Berlin Wall
29.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
30.
After Brown v. Board of Education, 9 AA students were admitted into a High School. The governor and state national guard stood in front of the doors stopping the admission. President Eisenhower sent federal troops to escort the students. Where did the event take place?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Montgomery, Alabama
c)
Washington DC
d)
Del Rio, Texas
31.
A leader in the black community who fought for African-American equality; in his twenties, he became an Islamic minister and gained a following—he often made news because of his controversial statements.
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Martin Luther King Jr.
d)
James Meredith
32.
A major way in which the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws
a)
were intended to lift Americans out of poverty
b)
failed to pass constitutional review by the Supreme Court
c)
gave a minority group the right to vote after years of protest
d)
provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination
33.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master
34.
Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from Selma to Montgomery
35.
student organization founded to help black citizens register to vote, led non-violent protests, sit-ins, and boycotts of business that would not serve blacks
a)
SNCC
b)
Albany Movement
c)
Brown v BOE
d)
Sibley commission
36.
Title IX (9) helped women because it...
a)
Gave them the right to vote
b)
Made pay equal for men and women working the same job
c)
Made it illegal to discriminate against women and girls in schools
d)
Made it legal for them to own property
37.
An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
38.
Martin Luther King Jr was the founder and the first president of the
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
c)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
39.
One accomplishment of the __________ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.
a)
Little Rock Nine
b)
Freedom Riders
c)
Black Panthers
d)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
40.
How did Phyllis Schlafly feel about the proposed Equal Rights Amendment?
a)
She thought it was good for women.
b)
She thought it was bad for women.
c)
She didn't think it would accomplish what the creators of it thought it would.
d)
None of the above.
41.
Where did President Eisenhower send the 101st Airborne to enforce integration of a public high school?
a)
Little Rock, Arkansas
b)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
c)
Birmingham, Alabama
d)
Jackson, Mississippi
42.
What Black Nationalist group was once led by Malcolm X?
a)
Nation of Islam
b)
SNCC
c)
CORE
d)
Black Panthers
43.
Cesar Chavez founded the ________
a)
United Farm Workers
b)
SNCC
c)
Black Panthers
d)
United Freedom Fighters
44.
What strategy did the NAACP adopt in its fight for civil rights?
a)
massive resistance
b)
attacking racism in the courts
c)
direct nonviolence
d)
sit-ins
45.
Which city was the location of the most violence in the Civil Rights movement and was where MLK focused his efforts?
a)
Birmingham
b)
Selma
c)
Montgomery
d)
Nashville
46.
This court case involved the right of abortion for women
a)
Plessy v Ferguson
b)
Roe v Wade
c)
White v Regester
d)
Schench v U.S.
47.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
48.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
49.
The physical barrier separating Communist East Berlin and Democratic West Berlin--
a)
Berlin Bloackade
b)
Berlin Base
c)
Berlin Wall
d)
Berlin Barrier
50.
What famous General called out Truman for not wanting to expand the Korean War into China?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
MacArthur
c)
Patton
d)
Marshall
51.
Berlin was split into how many sections?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
52.
For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?
a)
perjury
b)
murder
c)
espionage
d)
embezzlement
53.
The Beat Generation began listening to a new popular form of music during the 1950s
a)
jazz
b)
the blues
c)
rap
d)
rock n roll
54.
What added to the push for conformity in the 1950's?
a)
The Beatniks
b)
Hippies
c)
Television
d)
The invention of the telephone
55.
What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II?
a)
They were executed
b)
They were placed in internment camps
c)
They were forced to serve in the military
d)
They were deported from the U.S.
56.
How did the U.S. convince Japan to surrender?
a)
Through diplomatic negotiations
b)
By capturing their capital city
c)
By dropping two atomic bombs on them
d)
By surrounding Japan and allowing no one to leave
57.
Hitler's Final Solution
a)
exterminate all Jews- Genocide
b)
make them useful citizens of Germany
c)
place them in ghettos to live
d)
experiment on Jews and others
58.
Vietnam was a colony of what prior to WWll?
a)
United States
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Japan
59.
The Vietnam War ended when
a)
the United States and North Vietnam signed the Hanoi Accords in 1973.
b)
North Vietnamese forces captured Saigon in 1975.
c)
Communist dictators took over Laos and Cambodia in 1977.
d)
North Vietnam returned all American prisoners of war in 1979.
60.
The Pentagon Papers revealed that
a)
many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported.
b)
American prisoners of war were being tortured in North Vietnamese prisons.
c)
American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians at My Lai.
d)
the government had not been honest with the public about Vietnam.
61.
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
b)
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
c)
Stalemate, with the boarder remaining at the 38th parallell
d)
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
62.
What is the dividing line between North and South Korea?
a)
The Korean Wall
b)
The 38th Parallel
c)
The Yalu River
d)
The Free Zone
63.
Which innovation led to extensive government spending which stimulated the economy and focused spending on the military?
a)
aviation
b)
communication
c)
technology
d)
weaponry
64.
In Korematsu v. United States, what was the ruling (or decision) of the Supreme Court?
a)
Putting Japanese people in camps was unnecessary for the war
b)
Putting Japanese people in camps was necessary for the war
c)
Camps were ok for Japanese immigrants, not citizens
d)
They didn't make a ruling
65.
Nuremberg Laws
a)
Included the right to marriage and citizenship for Jews
b)
Excluded Jews from marriage to Germans and citizen rights
c)
Laws that on one night all Jewish banks will be destroyed
d)
Plan to exterminate all Jews
66.
Which of these did the Fascists NOT promise to do?
a)
Restore national pride
b)
Revive the economy
c)
Punish those responsible for embarrassing them
d)
Keep the peace with other countries
67.
What was "Mein Kampf"?
a)
The Communist Bible
b)
Germany's economic recovery plan
c)
Action plan of the Nazis, written by Hitler
d)
A book banned in Germany during WWII for being too controversial
68.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
69.
FDR believed that America must be the "_____________________ of democracy"
a)
arsenal
b)
hope
c)
light
d)
beacon
70.
Economic changes that occurred during WWII helped to _____________________ unemployment and _________________ wages
a)
decrease/decrease
b)
decrease/increase
c)
increase/increase
d)
increase/decrease
71.
Many people from Mexico came to help American farmers through a program called the _______________.
a)
civil defense
b)
Bracero Program
c)
Fair Employment Practices Commission
d)
United Service Organizations
72.
How many airplanes, ships, and tanks were made in American factories during World War II?
a)
Hundreds
b)
Tens of thousands
c)
Hundreds of thousands
d)
Millions
73.
"Total War" meant that
a)
Only professional armies did the fighting
b)
The Civilian population was deeply involved both at home and in uniform
c)
Battles were fought in the air and on the ground
d)
Everyone paid attention to the latest war news
74.
MacArthur wanted to end the Korean War by
a)
Negotiations or peace talks
b)
Dropping an atom bomb
c)
Signing a peace treaty
d)
Island hopping
75.
What was the name of the first satellite in space launched by the Soviet Union?
a)
Gagarin
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Sputnik
d)
Apollo 13
76.
Who was the first man to set foot on the moon?
a)
Louis Armstrong
b)
Neil Armstrong
c)
Yuri Gagarin
d)
Charles Lindbergh
77.
What important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
Internet
b)
Newspapers
c)
Movies
d)
Television
78.
The struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union to gain weapons superiority was called the _________________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Iron Curtain
d)
deterrence
79.
What did the G.I. Bill do for Servicemen?
a)
Made it possible for millions of veterans to attend college.
b)
Ended segregation in the military.
c)
Created factory jobs for returning servicemen.
d)
Provided a return to normalcy.
80.
He won the Election in
a)
1956
b)
1960
c)
1964
d)
1962
81.
Massive defeat of the French forces that made them withdraw from Southeast Asia
a)
38th parallel
b)
Dien Ben Phu
c)
Mujahedin
d)
Glasnost
82.
In 1965, Congress established Medicare to
a)
provide health care to the elderly (older Americans)
b)
assist foreign nations with their health problems
c)
establish universal health care
d)
grant scholarships to medical students
83.
Kennedy's domestic program was called
a)
the Peace Corp
b)
the New Frontier
c)
the New Deal
d)
the Great Society
84.
Johnson's domestic program was called
a)
New Deal
b)
Square Deal
c)
Awesome Society
d)
Great Society
85.
Reasons that Kennedy defeated Nixon included:
a)
Television Debates
b)
The Berlin Crisis
c)
His military policy
d)
Kennedy's Age
86.
What was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?
a)
end poverty
b)
end drug trafficking
c)
end lynching
d)
fix the economy
87.
Kennedy's domestic program was called
a)
the Peace Corp
b)
the New Frontier
c)
the New Deal
d)
the Great Society
88.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant
d)
Hindu
89.
The Warren Commission studied:
a)
Reasons we helped train Cuban refugees for the Bay of Pigs
b)
JFK's Assassination
c)
The Berlin Crisis
d)
Peace Corps
90.
The establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was most influenced by the:
a)
Need to employ Nazis scientists to keep them from working for the Soviets
b)
Successful launch and orbit of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union
c)
United States' desire to develop a space station orbiting the Earth
d)
Increased global tension and insecurity due to the Cuban Missile Crisis
91.
The gathering at Woodstock in 1969 is best described as...
a)
a violent clash between police and students during an anti-war protest
b)
a three-day music concert dedicated to peace and love
c)
the break-in of the Democratic National Headquarters that led to Nixon's resignation
d)
a student protest to demand immediate integration for African Americans
92.
The center of the hippie sub-culture was
a)
Woodstock, NY
b)
San Francisco, CA
c)
Denver, CO
d)
Portland, OR
93.
Who wrote the influential book The Other America?
a)
A. Michael Harrington
b)
B. Earl Warren
c)
C. Eric Sevareid
d)
D. Barry Goldwater
94.
While in jail in Alabama for organizing a march, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote a famous reflection on the
Civil Rights Movement known as
a)
A. Letters from a Birmingham Jail
b)
B. Spandau Diaries
c)
C. Letters Concerning My Struggle
d)
D. Letters from King to Kennedy
95.
Based on the information in the chart, what was true about gender in America from 1960 to 1990?
a)
The government passed the Equal Rights Amendment granting women equal access to jobs
b)
it was illegal for women to be hired for high-ranking corporate positions, like CEO
c)
the earnings gap improved slightly, but men still made more money than women
d)
most US women had give up marriage in favor of careers outside the home
96.
required companies to pay women the same wages as men for the same work
a)
Equal Rights Amendment
b)
26th Amendment
c)
Equal Pay Act
d)
Great Society
97.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
98.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
99.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
100.
Lyndon Johnson _____________, which resulted in the creation of Job Corps, VISTA, Head Start, ESEA, etc.
a)
passed the Civil Rights Act
b)
declared a "War on Poverty"
c)
supported JFK in his 1960 election
d)
used his power to go to Vietnam
101.
Beatnik writer, Jack Kerouac wrote the classic
a)
On the Road.
b)
How Maguire Got His Groove Back.
c)
Little Boxes.
d)
The Grapes of Wrath.
102.
The Conference where European leaders agreed to give Hitler the Sudetenland was
a)
The Versailles Conference
b)
The Berlin Conference
c)
The Polish Conference
d)
The Munich Conference
103.
How did the US help Great Britain for the first two years of the war yet remain neutral?
a)
Pearl Harbor
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Developing the Atomic Bomb
d)
Taking children from London to avoid the Blitz
104.
World Warn II officially began on September 1, 1939 when ...?
a)
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
b)
Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy
c)
Hitler invaded Poland
d)
the Nazis captured Moscow
105.
Which is the correct chronological order for Hitler's acts of conquest?
a)
Poland, Austria, Rhineland, Sudentenland
b)
Rhineland, Austria, Sudetenland, Poland
c)
Sudetenland, Poland, Austria, Rhineland
d)
Rhineland, Poland, Sudetenland, Austria
106.
Law that allowed the United States to loan weapons and other war supplies to GB and the USSR
a)
Lend and Carry Program
b)
Lend-Lease Act
c)
Cash and Carry Program
d)
Borrowing Act
107.
Which of the following was not a reason why the Japanese attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor
a)
We froze Japanese assets
b)
Cut off their oil supply
c)
Bombed Tokyo
d)
Demanded they leave French Indochina
108.
The first major World War II campaign to be fought entirely by air forces
a)
The Battle of the Bulge
b)
Total War
c)
The Battle of Britain
d)
Kamikaze
109.
The complete mobilization of all resources: armies, navies, air forces, industries, etc.
a)
Guerrilla Warfare
b)
Total War
c)
Grand Strategy
d)
Modern Warfare
110.
Japan began its aggression in Asia with its initial invasion of
a)
Tibet
b)
India
c)
China
d)
The Phillipines
111.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
112.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) came after
a)
Japan surrendered
b)
the atomic bombing
c)
Germany surrendered
d)
the Treaty of Versailles
113.
Which event was when the warfare was over on the Japanese front.
a)
VE Day
b)
D-Day
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
VJ Day
114.
Which term was used to represent women who went to work in the factories while the men went to fight in the war?
a)
Rebecca the Radical
b)
Susie the Strong
c)
Rosie the Riveter
d)
Patricia the Powerful
115.
After World War II, the United States instituted the Marshall Plan:
a)
to rebuild relations with the Soviet Union
b)
to prevent a nuclear arms race
c)
to rebuild Europe
d)
to create the European Union
116.
What was unique about the Doolittle Raid?
a)
The bombers attacked the main islands of Japan
b)
It was the first raid to employ jet aircraft
c)
The bombers flew to Japan all the way from Hawaii
d)
The bombers flew to Japan all the way from Hawaii
117.
a)
Treaty of Versailles
b)
Nazi Soviet Non Aggression Pact
118.
Who did the Luftwaffe attack in an attempt to destroy their country?
a)
France
b)
Britain
c)
United States
d)
Spain
119.
Adolf Hitler's ability to take territory lost from the Treaty of Versailles in 6 years without firing a shot is an example of Europe's:
a)
Nationalism
b)
Appeasement
c)
Imperialism
d)
Diplomacy
120.
“Adolf Hitler is Germany and Germany is Adolf Hitler. Germany is our God on earth.”
The quote above is an example of:
The quote above is an example of:
a)
Appeasement
b)
Extreme Nationalism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Aggression
121.
Nearly one-third of all military equipment made during the war was manufactured by the
a)
steel industry.
b)
ship-building industry.
c)
automobile industry.
d)
aircraft industry.
122.
The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for
a)
American citizens to join another country's military.
b)
Americans to sell arms to another country at war.
c)
Congress to declare war on any other country.
d)
Americans to join the Communist or Fascist party.
123.
What was JFK's program to develop economic cooperation between U.S. & Latin America?
a)
Alliance for Progress
b)
Green Peace
c)
Peace Corps
d)
Army Corps of Engineers
124.
What is the line in Kennedy's inaugural address he is famous for?
a)
Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country
b)
I walk slowly, but I never walk backward
c)
The only man who makes no mistake is the man who does nothing
d)
I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty
125.
What is the extra (secret) part of the agreement?
a)
US will pay USSR $1 million
b)
USSR admits US is superior
c)
Cuba will be US #1 trade partner
d)
US will take missiles out of Turkey
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