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First Semester Final Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
2.
What was the term 'iron curtain' used  to describe the division of?
a)
North and South Vietnam
b)
East and West Asia
c)
North and South Korea
d)
East and West Europr
3.
Who made the statement "An Iron Curtain has descended across the continent"?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
Joseph Stalin
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
President Harry Truman
4.
What major country was behind the "Iron Curtain"?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
United States
d)
Soviet Union
5.
Who was the leader of Russia when the phrase "Iron Curtain" was phrased?
a)
President Roosevelt
b)
President Truman
c)
Joseph Stalin
d)
Joseph McCarthy
6.
In what country is the city of Berlin located?
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
England
d)
Soviet Union
7.
Why did Joseph Stalin block the city of Berlin from getting supplies after WWII?
a)
He wanted to make the people dependent on communist Germany for their needs
b)
He hated Berlin
c)
The railroads were broken and still needed to be fixed after the war
d)
The people of Berlin were very wealthy and did not need his help
8.
Which country was the aggressor that started the Korean War?
a)
North Korea
b)
South Korea
c)
Neither - they were forced into war by Germany
d)
Japan
9.
Why did the U.S. enter the Korean War?
a)
It did not want another country to fall to communists
b)
It did not want another country to be split
c)
It wanted to attack North Korea
d)
It wanted to sell more weapons to its allies
10.
Which country ruled over the Korean Peninsula in the early 1900s to 1945?
a)
Japan
b)
New Zealand
c)
Russia
d)
China
11.
What year did the Korean War begin?
a)
1940
b)
1950
c)
1970
d)
1960
12.
How did the Korean War end?
a)
Peace Treaty
b)
South Korea Victory
c)
North Korea Victory
d)
Armistice
13.
Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?
a)
John Bassilone
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
Harry Truman
d)
Richard Nixon
14.

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

a)

Contain communism

b)

Provide weapons to democratic countries

c)

Help south Korea

d)

Provide collective security

15.
U.S. President during MOST of the Korean War?  (1950-1952)
a)
FDR
b)
TRUMAN
c)
NIXON
d)
JOHNSON
16.
UN/US forces rushed to the Northern border of Korea/China near the ___________ River.
a)
Yellow
b)
Yalu
c)
Yangtze
d)
Inchon
17.
What was the dividing line border between North and South Korea at the beginning and end of the war?
a)
48th Parallel
b)
38th Parallel
c)
28th Parallel
d)
58th Parallel
18.
Nickname for the KOREAN WAR?
a)
"The War to End All Wars"
b)
"The Great War"
c)
"Forgotten War"
d)
"Rumble in the Jungle"
19.
What was the main goal of the United States during the Cold War?
a)
To spread communism
b)
To strengthen ties with Vietnam and Korea
c)
To destroy the Soviet Union and its allies
d)
To contain communism and promote democracy
20.
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
21.
Which nation was not part of the Truman Doctrine or the Marshall Plan?
a)
France
b)
Great Britain
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
22.
Which organization replaced the League of Nations in 1945?
a)
The Group of Eight
b)
The United Nations
c)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization
d)
The Warsaw Pact
23.
What did the French, British, and Americans do in response to the Soviets blocking access to West Berlin?
a)
They evacuated West Berlin and allowed West Germany to take full control of the city
b)
They went to war with the Soviet Union and its allies
c)
The airlifted supplies and materials into West Germany, negating the blockade
d)
They pleaded for an intervention by the UN and its military
24.
Who was the dictator of Germany that rose to power with the Nazi Party?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Adolf Hitler
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
25.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
26.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
27.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
28.
Which famous WWII leader was the dictator of the  Soviet Union that had an alliance with Germany at the beginning of the war but later joined forces with the allied powers.
a)
Benito Mussolini
b)
Adolf Hitler
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Joseph Stalin
29.
Which WWII leader was the fascist dictator of Italy, believed  in nationalism, and was an Axis ally?
a)
Joseph Stalin
b)
Benito Mussolini 
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Adolf Hitler
30.
Which WWII leader became President after FDR passed, wanted  to save American lives in the Pacific, and decided to drop the  atomic bombs?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Winston Churchill
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Joseph Stalin
31.
What strategy did the United States develop to help defeat Japan?
a)
island hopping
b)
total war
c)
Anaconda plan
d)
blockade
32.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
33.
Who was Rosie the  Riveter?
a)
The first woman to work in a factory during WWII
b)
a representation of American women that went to work during WWII
c)
A pretty girl used for make-up advertisements
d)
A famous pilot
34.

Which of the following describes a response by France and Great Britain to the German aggression shown on this map?

a)

disarmament

b)

appeasement

c)

Nuremberg Trials

d)

economic sanctions

35.
What is the best term that summarizes the actions taken by the Office of War Information?
a)
Rationing
b)
Genocide
c)
Propaganda
d)
Internment
36.
D-Day was the successful invasion of what NAZI-held country?
a)
France
b)
Italy
c)
Germany
d)
England
37.
What President was faced with the decision to invade Japan or use atomic weapons?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry S. Truman
c)
Lyndon B. Johnson
d)
John F. Kennedy
38.
Select the TWO Japanese cities that the USA bombed with atomic weapons.
a)
Hiroshima & Tokyo
b)
Hiroshima & Kyoto
c)
Nagasaki & Tokyo
d)
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
39.
What was the main purpose of this propaganda poster used during World War II?
a)
To promote the rationing of resources for the war effort
b)
To encourage businesses to switch to wartime production
c)
To promote the need for citizens to purchase war bonds
d)
To encourage citizens to enlist in the Army
40.
What was the Manhattan Project? 
a)
radio beams used to determine location of objects
b)
the world's first computer 
c)
effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
d)
a complicated code machine used by German military 
41.
Which Executive Order allowed for Japanese Americans to be moved to internment camps?
a)
Executive Order 9066
b)
Executive Order 8802
c)
Executive Order 8866
d)
Executive Order 9002
42.
Why did the U.S. seize Pacific islands during WWII?
a)
To gain access to vital natural resources
b)
To fulfill commitments to military alliances
c)
To protect shipping routes for neutral countries
d)
To establish military bases for use in further attacks
43.

In Korematsu v US, the Supreme Court ruled that

a)

the Fourteenth Amendment was absolute

b)

the Japanese were permitted to own property within internment camps

c)

in times of war, Constitutional rights could be limited

d)

habeas corpus rights were universally guaranteed

44.

How did the United States react to aggression by Germany and Japan in the 1930's?

a)

It adopted isolationist policies that avoided involvement.

b)

It formed military alliances with Britain and France.

c)

It adopted a policy of appeasement.

d)

It declared war on Germany.

45.

How did American civilians show their support for the huge

economic cost of the war?

a)

They held scrap drives.

b)

They rationed food and supplies.

c)

They purchased war bonds.

d)

They planted victory gardens.

46.

What characterizes the economy during World War II?

a)

high unemployment to due low production demand

b)

shortages of goods such as gasoline, nylon, and tires

c)

low manufacturing levels in northern cities

d)

a decrease in the availability of industrial jobs

47.
What are civilian grown gardens to reverse national food sources for the war effort?
a)
farm
b)
victory gardens
c)
barn
d)
Victory in Euorupe
48.
In 1988, Congress voted to pay $20,000 to each of the surviving Americans of Japanese descent who were interned during World War II because:
a)
the danger of war with Japan no longer existed 
b)
the World Court ordered the United States to pay reparations
c)
many Americans believed the internment was unjust and unnecessary
d)
all of the interned Japanese Americans eventually became American citizens
49.

The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were enacted by Congress to

a)

help the United States recover from the Great Depression

b)

stop Nazi Germany from conquering Europe

c)

aid the Americans who fought in the Spanish Civil War

d)

prevent the U.S. from being drawn into another world war

50.

The Lend-Lease Act of 1941 significantly changed United States policy toward nations involved in World War II because it

a)

supplied war materials to allied nations without a declaration of war

b)

imposed a trade boycott on Germany and Japan

c)

authorized the seizure of British assets in the United States

d)

approved the appeasement policies of the French and British governments

51.

FDR sent destroyers to Britain in exchange for

a)

cash and manufactured goods

b)

a promise to pay at the war's end.

c)

the use of British bases in the Atlantic

d)

a new agreement on trade

52.

The Pittsburgh Courier argued that African Americans should join the war effort in order to achieve victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home, in a campaign called

a)

Double V

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Fight for Right

d)

Victory Suit

53.

Liberty ships could be produced quickly because they were

a)

Made of steel rather than iron

b)

Made with thick hulls

c)

Riveted rather than welded

d)

Assembled from pre-made parts

54.

The cost-plus system sped up war production by

a)

imposing penalties on companies that did not meet production quotas.

b)

Providing larger profits for companies that worked fast and produced a lot.

c)

Allowing previously competing companies to work together.

d)

Providing bonuses for superior workmanship in war production.

55.

Migrant farm workers became an important part of the Southwest’s agricultural system as the result of

a)

The planting of victory gardens

b)

FDR's Executive Order 8802

c)

The Bracero Program

d)

The Great Migration

56.
This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Midwest 
a)
Tornados
b)
Dust Bowl
c)
Black Tuesday 
d)
Hurricanes
57.
The President who was mostly blamed for worsening the Great Depression 
a)
Roosevelt 
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Hoover
d)
Jefferson
58.
The name given to the programs enforced by FDR to ensure relief, recovery and reform. 
a)
Stock Market 
b)
Great Depression
c)
Margin 
d)
New Deal 
59.
Programs that were put into place to ensure the causes of the Great Depression were addressed and corrected to ensure the Depression would not happen again 
a)
Relief 
b)
Recovery
c)
Reform 
60.
This President enforced both New Deals and saw America through the Great Depression and World War II. 
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Truman
c)
Hoover
d)
Roosevelt 
61.
This New Deal program insured the public's deposits to make sure that the bank runs never happened again 
a)
PWA
b)
WPA
c)
SSA
d)
FDIC
62.
What percentage of Americans were unemployed in 1933?
a)
25%
b)
35%
c)
50%
d)
2%
63.
President Hoover's philosophy that Americans must work harder to dig out of the depression.
a)
chicken in every pot
b)
rugged individualism
c)
Square Deal
d)
New Deal
64.
Which of the following DID NOT cause the Dust Bowl?
a)
overproduction
b)
windstorms
c)
drought
d)
tornadoes
65.
Paying a small % of a stock's price & borrowing the rest is known as what?
a)
buying on margin
b)
speculation
c)
fiat money
d)
price supports
66.
Buying stock without knowing the risks, assuming it will just go up is known as ________.
a)
speculation
b)
buying on margin
c)
market capitalization
d)
hammering the market
67.
Who are these people?
a)
hoboes
b)
immigrants
c)
tourists
d)
carpet baggers
68.
What were the villages full of shacks located in cities filled with unemployed Americans called?
a)
Hoovervilles
b)
Okies
c)
Bonus Army Bases
d)
Rooseveltowns
69.
All of the following were causes of the Great Depression except - 
a)
Prohibition
b)
Overspeculation on stocks
c)
failing banks
d)
high tariffs
70.
Why did Roosevelt beat Hoover?
a)
hope that Roosevelt would help the economy
b)
Hoover's scandal
c)
we were entering a war
d)
people didn't like Hoovers foreign policy
71.
Why did Roosevelt hold Fireside chats?
a)
encourage bankers to donate money
b)
encourage people to buy war bonds
c)
ask people to become farmers
d)
reassure people about the future
72.
Which of the following happened first?
a)
Stock market crashed
b)
WWI ends
c)
Hoover was elected president
d)
Roosevelt was elected president
73.
Between 1932 and 1938, the federal government spent a lot of money on
a)
fighting a war
b)
paying for public education
c)
providing work for the unemployed
d)
lending money to foreign nations
74.
Which was created to improve the banking system?
a)
SSA
b)
TVA
c)
FDIC
d)
CCC
75.

_____________ invested in stocks, betting that the market would continue to climb so that they could make a quick profit.

a)

Bailiffs

b)

Okies

c)

Stock Brokers

d)

Speculators

76.

Stocks were rising steadily during the 1920s. We would call this a _________ market?

a)

Bear

b)

Moose

c)

Bull

d)

Lion

77.

Thousands of World War I veterans came to Washington, D.C. in 1932 to lobby Congress to

a)

Provide bonus payments to war veterans and their families

b)

Provide military jobs for family members of veterans

c)

Provide public works jobs for unemployed veterans

d)

Pass legislation giving veterans their promised bonuses early

78.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

a)

Overproduction

b)

Loss of Export Sales

c)

High Tariffs

d)

Low Tariffs

79.

Of the following programs, which one put young men to work and built state parks and bridges?

a)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

b)

Civilian Conservation Corps

c)

Securities and Exchange Comission

d)

Social Security Act

80.

Hoover attempts to give the banks and private businesses large sums of money in the hopes that that money will eventually reach the hands of the masses. This economic practice is called?

a)

Socialism

b)

Supply-side economics

c)

Microeconomics

d)

Keynesianism

81.

The _________________ was established to build dams and power plants to a region covering seven southern states.

a)

National Labor Relations Board

b)

Hooverville Association

c)

National Youth Administration

d)

Tennessee Valley Authority

82.

The ________________ provided pensions for the elderly, unemployed, and people with disabilities.

a)

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

b)

Social Security Act

c)

Welfare Administration

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

83.

How did FDR and the New Deal affect the power of the Federal Government?

a)

It decreased the influence of the federal government

b)

It increased the influence and the power of the federal government

c)

FDR did not impact the balance of state and federal power

d)

The state governments increased their influence.

84.

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

a)

Corporations were best left to operate without government interference

b)

State government 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 US Constitution was not relevant to 20th century life

85.

A major criticism of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

a)

Reduced the power of the Federal government

b)

Ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages

c)

Provided too much protection for big business

d)

Made people dependent on the Federal Government

86.
What did the Eighteenth Amendment state?
a)
This amendment outlawed the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol.
b)
This amendment outlawed the advertisment of alcohol.
c)
This amendment changed the age a person had to be to buy alcohol.
87.

What name was given to the great achievements in art and learning by African Americans during the 1920s?

a)

The Roaring 20s

b)

The Best of Times

c)

Harlem Renaissance

88.
Who was one of the most famous baseball players during the 1920s?
a)
Babe Ruth
b)
Gertrude Ederle
c)
Amelia Earhart
89.
African Americans moving from the South to Northern Cities was called the ____________.
a)
Draining of the South
b)
Migration to the North
c)
Great Migration 
d)
Big Move
90.
What concept did the state of Tennessee prohibit being taught in schools?
a)
Evolution
b)
Listening
c)
Technology
91.
Independent women of the 1920s who cut their hair short, work makeup and lipstick and wore short skirts were known as 
a)
Reds
b)
suffragettes
c)
the KKK
d)
flappers
92.
Which group's activities reflected a pattern of intolerance toward immigrants in the US. during the 1920's?
a)
American Indian Movement
b)
United Farm Workers
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
National Organization for Women
93.
Which event of the 1920s best reflects the conflict in American society between science and religion?
a)
Scopes trial
b)
Red Scare
c)
Quota Acts
d)
Sacco and Vanzetti
94.
Which action is an example of nativism in the 1920s?
a)
provision of credit to farmers
b)
efforts to improve living conditions for Native American Indians
c)
passage of laws restricting immigration
d)
widespread violation of prohibition laws
95.

The movement describing Christians whose beliefs were based on a literal translation of the Bible and who condemned radicals, changing attitudes of women, and Darwinism were known as:

a)

Fundamentalists

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Flappers

d)

Suffragettes

96.

group of writers such as F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis who rejected the idea of material wealth and moved to Paris

a)

Lost Generation

b)

Beat Generation

c)

Millennial Generation

d)

Generation X

97.
engineer, entrepreneur introduced the assembly line production of automobiles
a)
Glenn Curtis
b)
Edsel Ford
c)
Henry Ford
d)
Jack Chevrolet
98.
government officials convicted of accepting bribes for leasing federal land to oil companies
a)
Watergate
b)
Teapot Dome
c)
Iran Contra
d)
Pentagon Papers
99.

This Jazz musician would become the most popular jazz musician of his time.

a)

Paul Lawrence Dunbar

b)

Eugene O'Neill

c)

Louis Armstrong

d)

Ernest Hemingway

100.

Music created in Harlem Renaissance

a)

Jazz

b)

Rock

c)

Hip Hop

d)

Swing

101.

How did life change for American women in the 1920s?

a)

Many women felt freer to experiment with bolder styles and manners.

b)

Married women found it much easier to balance careers and family life.

c)

Most women grew long hair and stopped using makeup.

d)

Women began to dominate the work force, often taking leadership positions.

102.

In the 1920s fundamentalists gained attention for their belief in

a)

the repeal of Prohibition.

b)

the theory of evolution.

c)

a literal interpretation of the Bible.

d)

a larger role for technology in everyday life.

103.

The rise of films, radio broadcasting, and the news media all helped to bring about

a)

organized crime

b)

mass media

c)

the Garvey movement

d)

the Ku Klux Klan

104.

Henry Ford was able to cut daily work hours and increase wages due to the success of

a)

the airline industry

b)

public transportation

c)

mass production

d)

negotiating with unions

105.

Harding won the presidency by appealing to Americans' desire to

a)

Reform society

b)

Return to life before the war

c)

Repeal Prohibition

d)

Become a world power

106.

The golden age of Hollywood began in 1927 with the release of "The Jazz Singer," the first

a)

animated film

b)

feature-length film

c)

full-length motion picture

d)

"talking" motion picture

107.

The Cotton Club was a

a)

Chicago speakeasy where gangsters, artists, and politicians congregated.

b)

Fictitious nightclub featured in "The Jazz Singer"

c)

Harlem nightspot where many African American entertainers got their start.

d)

Hollywood nightspot frequented by the stars of the silver screen.

108.

Most Americans of the 1920s wanted to avoid future wars by

a)

banning Japan from the League of Nations.

b)

dividing Germany among the Allies.

c)

avoiding involvement in world affairs.

d)

forbidding Germany to rebuild its armed forces.

109.

The Dawes Plan

a)

required the U.S. to pay back loans.

b)

kept the U.S. out of world affairs.

c)

had U.S. banks make loans to Germany to help with reparations.

d)

limited the amount of weapons the U.S. could have.

110.
What is movement?
a)
Tells us how people, goods, recourses, and ideas move from one place to another
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area
c)
Tells us ways in which the places in an area are alike.
111.
What is location?
a)
Tells us where people and places are
b)
Tells us what makes an area special and what makes it different from every other area.
c)
Tells how people, goods, resources, and ideas move from one place to another.
112.
Latitude lines run
a)
East/West
b)
North/South
113.
Longitude lines run _________.
a)
East/West
b)
North South
114.
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of the earth east and west is called?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Date Line
115.
Cutting down trees to build houses is an example of which?
a)
Location
b)
Place
c)
Human-Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
116.
The Middle East is an example of which?
a)
Human-Environment Interaction
b)
Relative Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region
117.
The fact that Africa is south of Europe is an example of which?
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Relative Location
d)
Place
118.
The states in the area known as the "Southwest" of the United States are often grouped together because they are very hot and dry desert-like areas.
a)
Region
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
119.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
120.
Where is it?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Movement
d)
Region