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2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Leader of the Nazi Party in Germany, he published his ideas about a superior Aryan race in his book "Mein Kampf."

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Hideki Tojo

e)

Francisco Franco

2.

Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?

a)

They thought the United States was weak and easy to defeat

b)

The United States had declared war on Japan's ally, Germany

c)

Germany convinced Japan to attack

d)

The Japanese wanted complete control of the Pacific and the United States was in their way

3.

The D-Day invasion signaled the start of what major part of the war?

a)

Liberation of concentration camps in Europe

b)

Rescuing of prisoners of war at Dunkirk in Belgium

c)

Liberation of Great Britain from German control

d)

Liberation of France from German control

4.

What name was given to the ambitious scientific project to develop the atomic bomb in the United States?

a)

Trinity Project

b)

Alamogordo Project

c)

Oppenheimer Project

d)

Manhattan Project

5.

What was the process of the United States moving resources to West Berlin via airplane?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

German Airlift

c)

West Berlin Trade Organization

d)

Project Berlin

6.

Who was not a member of the "Big Three" that met at the Yalta Conference to discuss post-World War II negotiations?

a)

Josef Stalin

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Winston Churchill

7.

The primary goal of the United Nations was to:

a)

Ensure peace

b)

Divide up occupation Berlin into occupation zones

c)

Rebuild Europe after World War II

d)

Provide aid to countries that fell to communism

8.

This U.S. Senator used his tactics to accuse individuals in the United States of being members of the communist party:

a)

Paul McCartney

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Douglas MacArthur

d)

John Foster Dulles

9.

The majority of the homes in the 1950's were being built in which areas?

a)

Big cities

b)

Suburbs

c)

Rural towns and villages

d)

Nebraska

10.

This piece of technology became a primary way in which families received information in the 1950's.

a)

Radio

b)

Telephones

c)

Telegraphs

d)

Television

11.

The beat movement and rock n' roll were both viewed as:

a)

Harmless forms of entertainment

b)

Rebellion

c)

Family-friendly forms of activity to be involved with

d)

Mainstream American culture

12.

This piece of technology made travel easier for Middle Class families

a)

Car

b)

Bus

c)

Subway

d)

Bicycle

13.

All of the following prominent Civil Rights leaders were assassinated in the 1950's EXCEPT:

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

14.

"Children's March" was a part of which Civil Rights event?

a)

Birmingham Campaign

b)

Greensboro sit-ins

c)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

d)

Selma March

15.

Which of the following is an accomplishment of the Black Panther Party?

a)

Free medical clinics

b)

Day care centers

c)

Free breakfast programs

d)

All of the above

16.

The events of the Freedom Summer took place in which state?

a)

Alabama

b)

Mississippi

c)

Tennessee

d)

Georgia

17.

John F. Kennedy was from which New England state?

a)

Rhode Island

b)

New Hampshire

c)

Massachusetts

d)

Connecticut

18.

John F. Kennedy was assassinated in which year?

a)

1960

b)

1961

c)

1962

d)

1963

19.

Lyndon B. Johnson's agenda was known as the:

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Great Big World

d)

Great Society

20.

Before becoming involved in politics, Lyndon B. Johnson was a:

a)

Doctor

b)

Lawyer

c)

Teacher

d)

Engineer