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VUS SOL Review Part 3

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did so many Americans go to the movies in the 1920's and 1930's?

a)

it helped get the 18th Amendment passed

b)

it was an easy way for Franklin D. Roosevelt to address the country

c)

they loved the Anti-American propaganda

d)

it provided an escape from reality in the Great Depression

2.

Which of the following contributed to the Stock Market Crash of 1929?

a)

European countries failing to pay WWI debt

b)

Over-speculation in the stock market

c)

new American Laws that changed capitalism

d)

underproduction of industries

3.

How did the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act lead to the Great Depression?

a)

it caused Americans to panic and withdraw their money from the bank

b)

it led other countries to impose tariffs which slowed international trade

c)

it caused a shortage of money

d)

it led people to buy stocks on margin

4.

Which of these presidents was well-known for giving "fireside chats?"

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

5.

What did Roosevelt call his plan to get the US out of the Great Depression?

a)

the Square Deal

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

the New Deal

d)

Voodoo Economics

6.

Why did Roosevelt create programs like the Works Progress Administration?

a)

he needed to help our allies

b)

he wanted to prevent Americans from wasting their money

c)

he needed to provide relief, recovery & reform for Americans

d)

he needed older Americans to retire and make room for younger workers

7.

Which New Deal Program insured Americans' money against unsound banking and investment practices?

a)

SSA

b)

FDIC

c)

WPA

d)

AAA

8.

Which event triggered WWII in Europe?

a)

Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia

b)

Italy's invasion of Ethiopia

c)

Germany's invasion of Poland

d)

Japan's invasion of Manchuria

9.

Why did FDR refer to the Lend-Lease Act as helping a neighbor?

a)

he wanted to block oil and steel exports to Japan

b)

he wanted to give our allies weapons to fight against Germany

c)

he wanted the US to remain neutral no matter what

d)

he planned on attacking Germany and Japan

10.

Before the Pearl Harbor Attack, what was the US policy towards the war in Europe?

a)

isolationism

b)

appeasement

c)

internationalism

d)

detente

11.

What was the Allied Strategy during WWII?

a)

let Stalin lose, then swoop in

b)

defeat Hitler first, then tackle the Pacific

c)

blitzkreig the Axis Powers

d)

island hopping

12.

Which Axis defeat was the turning point of the War in Europe and kept Hitler from getting access to Soviet oil fields?

a)

Battle of Moscow

b)

the Battle of Warsaw

c)

the Battle of Britain

d)

the Battle of Stalingrad

13.

What massive operation started the liberation of France from Nazi control?

a)

the Battle of the Bulge

b)

the Invasion of Normandy

c)

the defeat at Dunkirk

d)

the Battle of Guadalcanal

14.

Which event showed the savagery of the Japanese towards prisoners of war in the Pacific?

a)

Island hopping

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

Blitzkreig

d)

the Holocaust

15.

Which event marked the turning point of the War in the Pacific and a big victory for the US?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Iwo Jima

c)

Battle of Guadalcanal

d)

Battle of Okinawa

16.

What was the Allied strategy for the War in the Pacific?

a)

Island Hopping

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Defeat Hitler first

d)

Blitzkreig

17.

During WWII, the US used which minority soldiers for secure communication that the Japanese couldn't understand?

a)

Nisei Regiments

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

German Enigma Code

18.

The US dropped atomic bombs on which Japanese cities?

a)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

Tokyo and Kyoto

c)

Hanoi and Saigon

d)

Okinawa and Iwo Jima

19.

Which minority unit is pictured here?

a)

Nisei Regiment

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Navajo Code Talkers

d)

Bracero Factory Workers

20.

What precedent did the Nuremberg Trials set after WWII?

a)

forcing defeated nations to pay war reparations

b)

prohibiting victor nations from occupying defeated nations

c)

holding leaders responsible for crimes against humanity

d)

acquitting leaders for their actions during war

21.

What was the purpose of posters like this?

a)

to encourage Americans to conserve resources

b)

to encourage women to get jobs in defense factories

c)

to prevent women from voting

d)

to encourage women to fight in the war as soldiers

22.

How did the US government raise money to support the war effort during WWII?

a)

selling War Bonds

b)

freezing wages

c)

taking money from the Federal Reserve Bank

d)

decreasing taxes

23.

What was an unfortunate effect of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Japanese Americans?

a)

a treaty was signed with Japan

b)

FDR ordered all Americans of Japanese descent to go to internment camps

c)

Japan was blamed for all of America's problems

d)

nothing happened to them

24.

How was the media affected by WWII?

a)

the US government limited what the press could say about the war

b)

the US government encouraged the press to spy on Americans

c)

the US government required reporters to take basic training

d)

the US government banned reporting during the war

25.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

a)

to punish Germany and Japan for World War II

b)

to split Germany into 4 parts

c)

to rebuild Europe and prevent communism

d)

to create a world peace organization

26.

What country controlled the country outlined in red during the Cold War?

a)

the United States

b)

Great Britain

c)

the Soviet Union

d)

France

27.

What did West Germany and Japan have in common after WWII?

a)

they were both occupied by Great Britain and France

b)

they were both allowed to keep their governments from WWII

c)

they both benefited from the Marshall Plan

d)

they both established democratic forms of government

28.

Why was the United Nations created?

a)

to establish economic opportunity

b)

to maintain peace

c)

to develop industries around the world

d)

to promote political reform

29.

Which of these people was known for causing fear and panic in the US as he accused Americans of being communists?

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Julius Rosenberg

c)

Joseph McCarthy

d)

Ronald Reagan

30.

What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?

a)

to expand communism

b)

to contain communism

c)

to ignore communism

d)

to stall communism

31.

Who was president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khruschev

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

John F Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B Johnson

32.

Which president greatly increased the number of U S troops in Vietnam?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Harry S Truman

33.

How did the Watergate Scandal change the US?

a)

it's nothing don't worry about it

b)

it led to better trust of the government

c)

it led to a president resigning

d)

it prevented a president from running for reelection

34.

Which war caused protests such as these?

a)

Korean War

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Cuban Sandwich Crisis

35.

Which of these led to the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

the decrease in nationalism in the Soviet Republics

b)

the rise of oil prices

c)

the expense of keeping up the Soviet Military

d)

the cost of the Berlin Wall

36.

How did the Soviet Union's glasnost and perestroika try to reform the country?

a)

by allowing more government surveillance

b)

by freeing people to speak out and reforming the economy

c)

by clamping down on freedom

37.

What event marked the end of communism?

a)

the US invasion of Iraq

b)

the reunification of Vietnam

c)

the reunification of Germany

d)

the collapse of Afghanistan

38.

Which of following events led to the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001?

a)

the collapse of communism

b)

the reunification of Vietnam

c)

a genocide in Rwanda

d)

terrorist attacks in the United States

39.

How did Virginia respond to the Brown v. Board of Education Decision?

a)

Integration

b)

Segregation

c)

Massive Resistance

d)

Boycott

40.

Which of the following people served on the NAACP Legal Defense Team? (2)

a)

W E B DuBois

b)

Oliver Hill

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Booker T Washington

41.

Which of these laws prohibited discrimination in public places based on race, religion, nationality or gender?

a)

Voting Rights Act

b)

Americans with Disabilities Act

c)

Civil Rights Act

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

42.

Who was the first female Supreme Court Justice nominated by Ronald Reagan?

a)

Doris Day

b)

Sandra Day O'Connor

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

43.

Who was the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court?

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

Oliver Hill

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

44.

Which of these were associated with Prohibition in the US? (3 correct)

a)

speakeasies

b)

bootleggers

c)

Great Migration

d)

Organized Crime

e)

Segregation

45.

What happened to Germany after WWII ended?

a)

it remained the same

b)

it was divided among the allies

c)

it was allowed to keep the territory it gained in WWII

d)

it was destroyed with atomic bombs