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May 2022 AH2 Final Exam

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"In slave times, the Negro was kept subservient and submissive by the whip, but with freedom, a new system of cruelty was born; the free Negro is now lynched."


The above quotation most closely represented the views held by -

a)

Will Bryan

b)

Ida B Wells

c)

Upton Sinclair

d)

Susan Anthony

2.

Which describes the 19th Amendment?

a)

Creates an income tax- people pay taxes based on their wealth

b)

Allows for people to directly elect senators

c)

Banned the sale and manufacture of alcohol- created Prohibition

d)

Granted women's suffrage (the right to vote)

3.

Which of these acts was NOT something done by suffragettes?

a)

secretly poisoning husbands

b)

chained themselves to public places

c)

hunger strike

d)

marches

4.

The 1915 film, The Birth of a Nation, portrayed which group as national heroes?

a)

Cowboys

b)

Proud Boys

c)

NAACP

d)

Ku Klux Klan

5.
Founder of Planned Parenthood
a)
Margaret Sanger
b)
Edna St. Vincent Millay
c)
Amelia Earhart
d)
Georgia O'keeffe
6.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
1776
b)
1865
c)
1920
d)
2003
7.

What did many African Americans consider the Compromise of 1877 as a "Great Betrayal"?

a)

because Republicans abandoned trying to ensure African Americans in the south received equal rights

b)

because most African Americans had voted for Tilden whom they had hoped would become President

c)

because the Republicans refused to count African American votes that would have made Hayes President outright

8.

In the late 1800's, why were Jim Crow Laws were passed in the southern states?

a)

to make sure the 14th amendment would be enforced

b)

to provide job opportunities for African Americans

c)

to protect the right to vote for African Americans

d)

to create separate societies for white and black Americans living in the same states.

9.

What amendment was the constitutional issue in the case of Plessy vs. Ferguson?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

10.

Defendant's criticism of the draft was not protected by the First Amendment, because it was intended to result in a crime and created a clear and present danger to the enlistment and recruiting service of the U.S. armed forces during WWI. This was the verdict of WHICH court case?

a)

Plessy vs Ferguson

b)

Brown vs. Board of Education

c)

Schenck vs. U.S.

d)

Korematsu vs. U.S.

11.

The government of what country was overthrown in 1917 and turned into a Communist country?

a)

Germany

b)

Cuba

c)

Russia

d)

Korea

12.

Why did the United States enter WWII?

a)

The US didn’t enter WWII – it remained neutral

b)

The U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japan

c)

Great Britain’s Prime Minister Winston Churchill asked the US for its help

13.

To pay for the War the federal government sold which of the following to its civilians?

a)

Stocks

b)

War bonds

c)

Land

d)

Silver/Gold

14.

Which idea most accurately describes a communist country?

a)

People have amny choices for leaders to represent them in the government

b)

The government is small and has little influence over the people

c)

People are wealthy and have the freedom to do whatever they want

d)

The government controls the economy and gives the people very little freedom

15.
A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb
a)
The Manhattan Project
b)
Totalitarianism
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
USS Arizona
16.

In the 1930s, “Hoovervilles,” sprang up across the United States because of President Herbert Hoover’s

a)

support for federal programs to provide jobs for the unemployed

b)

refusal to provide direct federal aid to the homeless

c)

efforts to help the residents return to their farms

d)

emergency relief program to provide food to the poor

17.
One difference between the administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and   President Herbert Hoover is that Roosevelt was
a)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs programs
b)
unable to win congressional support for his economic program
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
18.

President Truman's greatest contribution to civil rights progress was

a)

Granting of voting rights to Native-Americans

b)

Granting of voting rights to African-American women

c)

Desegregation of the armed forces

d)

supporting an end to sharecropping

19.
Which two countries emerged as "Super Powers" after WWII?
a)
United States and Germany
b)
United States and the Soviet Union
c)
Germany and the Soviet Union
d)
France and Great Britain
20.
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the Communist in red was referred to as what?
a)
The line of demarkation
b)
The DeMilitarized Zone
c)
The Iron Curtain
d)
The 38th Parallel
21.
Who was the original "enemy" of NATO?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
e)
USA
22.

What major project of the 1950s changed the landscape of America and allowed Americans to travel easier and faster?

a)

The Interstate Highway System

b)

Airports

c)

The Transcontinental Railroad

d)

The Golden Gate Bridge

23.

According to 1950s society, the "ideal" family was

a)

suburban, married with children where the woman stayed home to take care of the children,

b)

urban, middle-class, with a working mother

c)

suburban, interracial couple, with a working mother

d)

suburban, single-parent household

24.

What crime were the Rosenbergs accused of?

a)

Espionage, namely giving nuclear secret formula to the Soviets

b)

Giving military secrets to China

c)

Being communist

d)

Sabotaging America's space program

25.

"Duck and Cover" was developed for school children to protect themselves against

a)

a Soviet invasion

b)

an atomic attack

c)

radioactive rain

d)

common sense

26.

The competition for weapons superiority after both the US and Soviet launch nuclear weapons

a)

Arms Race

b)

Nuclear Weapons

c)

Hydrogen Bomb

d)

Atomic Bomb

27.
How did World War II affect the workforce in the US?
a)
Prisoners were released early to support the war industries.
b)
Unemployment rates rose to unprecedented levels.
c)
works wages and salaries were reduced to help fund the military.
d)
woman filled  vacancies in the workforce created by men going to war.
28.

How did the USA's entry into WWII impact the consumer economy?

a)

the industrial sector was able to produce war supplies and consumer goods so quickly that it led to the construction of new retail centers

b)

the production of basic goods like sugar and meat dropped dramatically

c)

Basic goods such as sugar, gasoline and meat were rationed by the government

d)

consumers enjoyed a rapidly improved standard of living

29.

President Truman used the policy of _________ to try and prevent the spread of Communism.

a)

appeasement

b)

containment

c)

indirect control

d)

direct control

30.
The most direct result of the 18th Amendment(Prohibition) was that ________
a)
people were mostly in support of the amendment.
b)
organized crime in America increased
c)
organized crime in America decreased
d)
people stopped drinking alchohol
31.

Belief that if one country in a region fell to Communism all other countries in the area would fall is called...

a)

containment

b)

Geneva Accords

c)

domino theory

d)

the Wall

32.

The outcome of the Korean War was that

a)

North Korea remained communist

b)

South Korea became communist

c)

Korea became unified nation

d)

Korea became annexed by China

33.

This civil rights movement photograph represents training for ____________.

a)

nonviolent disobedience

b)

armed revolution

c)

political elections

d)

lengthy trials and legal appeals

34.
Former minister of the Nation of Islam who was shot while giving a speech in Harlem
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Stokely Carmichael
c)
James Meredith
d)
MLK Jr.
35.
How do the actions of the Black Panthers differ from the actions of Martin Luther King Jr?
a)
Black Panthers opposed violence 
b)
Black Panthers used violence
c)
Martin Luther King Jr supported violence
36.

What was one result of the Great Society?

a)

Poverty was eliminated in the United States.

b)

the lives of many underprivileged Americans improved.

c)

President Johnson's popularity plummeted.

d)

The federal government shrank considerably.

37.
What bill was passed to help soldiers readjust to life after the war?
a)
GI Bill
b)
Sherman Anti Trust Act
c)
23rd Amendment
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
38.

The "Red Scare" means

a)

we were afraid of the color red.

b)

we thought Red's were friends.

c)

we were afraid of a Communist revolution in our own country

d)

we were afraid of Democrats.

39.

Which of the following was a direct result of the 1957 launch of Sputnik1?

a)

The US began a period of technology sharing with the USSR

b)

The US Gov't created the National Defense Education Act, Designed to improve science & math instruction in schools

c)

The USSR was unable to collect images of the US from space

d)

The USSR collapsed because of economic competition

40.
 The baby boom in the United States of the 1950s and 1960s had its most significant impact on the
a)
rebirth of urban business districts
b)
 decreased use of child labor in factories
c)
recruitment for the armed forces
d)
 construction of housing and schools
41.

Which of these is the purpose of the Federal Interstate Highway Act 1956?

a)

make it easy to get out of big cities in case of an atomic attack

b)

make coast-to-coast transportation more efficient

c)

eliminate traffic congestion

d)

all of these are correct

42.

When cases of HIV and AIDS first occurred in the USA in the 1980s, how did the public respond?

a)

blamed it on the gay community

b)

confusion because they didn't know how the disease was transmitted

c)

fear because they didn't understand how it was transmitted

d)

all of these are true

43.
Was was the name for the movement of African Americans to Northern cities?
a)
Great Migration
b)
Harlem Renassaince
c)
Prohibition
d)
Improvements in transportation
44.
Roosevelt appealed to Congress, “I ask this congress for authority and for funds, sufficient to manufacture additional munitions and war supplies of many kinds, to be turned over to those nations which are now in actual war with aggressor nations. Our most useful and immediate role is to act as an arsenal for them as well as for ourselves.” 
What was FDR trying to gain support for the quote above?
a)
Lend-Lease Act
b)
Cash and Carry Policy
c)
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
d)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
45.

How did the Marshall plan try to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe after WWII?

a)

by providing government housing for refugees

b)

by providing military assistance to Vietnam

c)

by providing money to rebuild and strengthen Europe

d)

To rebuild the Soviet Union

46.
What event happened in 1949 to strengthen the threat of Communism spreading in Asia?
a)
Russia falls to Communism
b)
China falls to Communism
c)
The Arms Race begins
d)
Sputnik is launched
47.
"In these days, it is doubtful that any child may reasonably be expected to succeed in life if he is denied the opportunity of an education. Such an opportunity, where the state has undertaken to provide it, is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms". —Chief Justice Earl Warren, 1954
Which action occurred as a result of the Supreme Court decision excerpted above?
 
a)
The requirement of equal access to school facilities for disabled students 
b)
The expansion of science in school curricula 
c)
The desegregation of public schools
d)
The implementation of requirements for federal certification of private-school teachers 
48.
Lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of freedom riders are examples of steps taken in support of 
a)
the Americans with Disabilities Act 
b)
programs dealing with affirmative action 
c)
nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation
d)
violent acts by the Black Panthers 
49.

We choose to go to the moon in this decade not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.

--President John F. Kennedy, September 12, 1962

Why did President Kennedy decide to focus U.S. resources on going to the moon?

a)

The United States wanted to gain the British as allies by proving it could defeat the Soviets in space exploration.

b)

The United States wanted to seize the opportunity to land on the moon because the Soviet Union was in decline.

c)

The United States wanted to win the race to the moon in the aftermath of the Soviet success with the Sputnik satellite.

d)

The United States wanted to colonize the moon in order to establish missile defense bases against the Soviets

50.

The G.I. Bill was signed and implemented in the final years of World War II. An important aspect of the act was the extension of education to military veterans: Any person who served in the active military or naval forces after 1940, shall be entitled to education or training.

--

Which describes the large-scale impact of the G.I. Bill after WWII?

a)

It increased the incentive to enlist in the military and increased the likelihood of engaging in war

b)

It increased the number of veterans entering universities and improved the education of the workforce.

c)

It created financial problems for universities as student-veterans did not pay for their educations.

d)

It decreased the power of the anti-war movement as the benefits of war were publicized

51.

Held that abortion rights fell into the "zone of privacy" implied in the bill of rights

a)

Casey v. Planned Parenthood

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Lawrence v. Texas

d)

Grutter v. Bollinger

52.
In this case the court ruled the policy of any institution using quotas (a predetermined number) as part of affirmative action to be unconstitutional. In other words, institutions are not allowed to use race or gender quotas for hiring or acceptance practices.
a)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
b)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
c)
Grutter v. Bollinger
d)
Roe v. Wade
53.

Integration of the schools by busing

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

Swann vs. Charlotte-Mecklenberg

c)

Loving vs. Virginia

54.

This person wrote the book, Silent Spring, which warned of the ominous effects of pesticide use.

a)

Erin Brockovich

b)

Rachel Carson

c)

Lois Marie Gibbs

d)

Garrett Hardin

55.

A proposed and failed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would have prohibited any government discrimination on the basis of Sex.

a)

Feminism

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

AIM

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

56.
Did the Equal Rights Amendment pass?
a)
Yes
b)
No
57.
Title IX (1972) is significant in women's history because it
a)
granted them the right to own property
b)
guaranteed them the same wages as male workers
c)
increased their opportunities to participate in school sports
d)
allowed them the right to seek elective offices
58.

During the 1920s, controversies over the Scopes Trial, national prohibition, and the behavior of flappers were all signs of disagreements over

a)

the benefits of new technology

b)

the return to normalcy

c)

causes of the Great Depression

d)

traditional values and changing lifestyles