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Semester 2 Final Exam Review

Total questions: 146

Worksheet time: 3hrs 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
2.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
3.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
4.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
5.
Who advocated for African Americans to take on menial jobs and earn the respect of white America with hard work ?
a)
WEB Du Bois
b)
Marcus Garvey
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Nat Turner
6.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
7.
Which of the following is a Referendum?
a)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose their own law
d)
Any law passed by the government can be voted on for approval or veto by the people
8.
Which of the following is a Recall?
a)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
b)
People have the right to remove an elected official from office
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to vote on any law passed by their government for approval/veto
9.
 The actions of muckrakers in the late 19th century and early 20th century resulted in
a)
Supreme Court decisions that expanded the right to vote
b)
government regulation of unfair business practices
c)
increases in the power of monopolies
d)
reduction of the president’s power to manage the economy
10.
Key Reforms of the Progressive Era
·  Initiative
 ·  Referendum
·  Recall
·  Direct Primary
·  17th Amendment

 How did the reforms listed above impact America?
a)
A system of separate schools for new immigrants
b)
They gave citizens a greater voice in the democratic process of government
c)
More sources of revenue and taxes in state governments.
d)
They successfully brought economic relief to the urban working class
11.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
12.
The founder of the NAACP who encouraged African Americans to fight to end segregation
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
WEB Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
13.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
14.
The founder of the Tuskegee Institute and head of the African Americans community
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
George Washington Carver
c)
W.E.B Dubois
d)
Upton Sinclair
15.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
16.
Which set of rules denied African Americans the same rights as other Americans in the late 1800’s and into the 1900’s?
a)
Reconstruction Act                      
b)
Suffrage Amendments
c)
Jim Crow Laws                
d)
Civil Rights Acts
17.
Homer Plessy, a black person, was arrested on a railroad train and his case was appealed all the way to the Supreme Court. The 1896 court decision in Plessy v Ferguson became the legal basis for the next 60 years. The court ruled against Plessy and provided a legal backing for...
a)
Segregation
b)
Slavery
c)
Poll taxes 
d)
Literacy tests
18.
This president created the national parks system and helped to preserve America's natural resources
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
William McKinley
d)
Franklin Roosevelt
19.
a new national political party representing the “common man” – farmers, industrial workers, and miners proposing a 8 hour workday, progressive income tax, government ownership of railroads, free silver  .
a)
populism
b)
progressivism
c)
Bull Moose Party
d)
Dixiecrat Party
20.
The 17th Amendment gave people the right to vote for their ______ directly.
a)
President
b)
Vice President
c)
Senators
d)
House Representatives
21.
Campaign to stop abuse in the homes by urging people and the government to stop alcoholism.
a)
Women Suffrage
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
Alcoholics Anonymous
d)
Fair Weather Fan
22.
Results of the progressive movement included
a)
Laws on child labor
b)
Shorter work days and higher pay
c)
Better living conditions in cities
d)
All of these
23.

The national government during Theodore Roosevelt's presidency did which of the following?

a)

created programs to protect consumers, such as Food and Drug Administration

b)

protected the environment with conservation programs

c)

assumed a greater responsibility for working conditions

d)

all of these are correct

24.

This person worked to create child labor laws and limit working hours for women

a)

Susan B. Anthony

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Florence Kelley

d)

Upton Sinclair

25.

What is one major disagreement between the ideas of DuBois and Washington?

a)

DuBois believed in gradual equality, while Washington wanted change immediately

b)

Washington supported protest to achieve rights, DuBois argued for the importance of hard work

c)

Washington was accepting of segregation for now, while DuBois argued for complete equality immediately

d)

Washington supported higher education for black, DuBois argued for the importance of manual labor

26.

What was the name given to Theodore Roosevelt's plan to keep the wealthy from taking advantage of the poor? It was also used to describe his negotiation tactic when getting laborers and employers to come together

a)

Circle Deal

b)

Square Deal

c)

New Deal

d)

Roosevelt Deal

27.

The closing of the frontier and the growth of industry in the late 1800s were two factors associated with

a)

restoration of a plantation economy in the South

b)

formation of alliances with other nations

c)

reduction of exports to Asian Nations

d)

rise of US imperialism

28.

Which territories did the US gain as a result of the Spanish-American war?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Puerto Rico

c)

Alaska

d)

Hawaii

29.

By creating the Open Door Policy in 1899, the US was attempting to

a)

ensure equal trade opportunities in China

b)

keep Japan from attacking and colonizing China

c)

increase trade between Russia and the US

d)

prevent European countries from colonizing the Western Hemisphere

30.

Which is true about TR's Big Stick policy?

a)

the US expanded its colonial empire in Africa

b)

the US became more involved in European conflicts

c)

the US threatened to use force to protect its interests in the Western Hempisphere

d)

The US acted as a "good neighbor" to European nations who created colonies in Latin America

31.

American missionaries and fruit planters controlled the land, the US overthrew the government and annexed it as a territory in 1898 --- what territory is being described?

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Philippines

c)

Panama

d)

Hawaii

32.

The panama Canal was constructed because the US wanted to

a)

improve relations with Latin American and Asian nations

b)

improve its ability to police the Western Hemisphere

c)

speed up naval mobility and expand overseas trade

d)

improve the lives of people in Latin America

33.

The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine was used by the US to...

a)

act as a police power in the Western hemisphere

b)

settle a dispute between Russia and Japan

c)

isolate itself from European conflicts

d)

expand its colonial empire in Africa

34.

The sinking of the USS Maine caused...

a)

the Spanish American War

b)

World War I

c)

The Treaty of Versailles

d)

The annexation of Puerto Rico

35.

When WWI began, Wilson followed a traditional foreign policy by

a)

declaring American neutrality

b)

sending troops to aid Great Britain

c)

refusing to trade with either side in the conflict

d)

asking for an immediate declaration of war against germany

36.

What was the Zimmerman Telegram?

a)

an anti-war booklet written by Eugene Debs that supported socialism

b)

the German plan for invading France that called for invading neutral Belgium

c)

a proposal that called for an organization to create propaganda to support the war effort

d)

a telegraph intercepted that asked Mexico to join Germany in fighting a war against the US

37.

What event in U.S. history is synonymous with William Randolph Hearst and Yellow Journalism?

a)

The Spanish-American War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The New York Mafia Wars

d)

World War I

38.
Why was the Open Door Policy created?
a)
To establish American interest in China 
b)
Keep trade in China equal with ohter world powers
c)
To help American trade by finding new markets 
d)
All of the above
39.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
40.
Prior to 1917, the policy of the U.S. can be best described by which of the following terms
a)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Allied Powers
b)
neutral, but extensively traded with the Central Powers
c)
complete neutrality with no involvement on either side.
d)
nationalist
41.
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways that the American public helped with the war at home?
a)
Women took over jobs in factories while the men went to war
b)
Americans grew victory gardens
c)
Many Americans observed meatless and wheatless days in order to conserve food
d)
Americans gave money to the Central Powers to build up their military
42.

When did the US get involved in WWI?

a)

IMMEDIATELY after the sinking of the Lusitania

b)

after receiving the intercepted Zimmerman Telegram

c)

as soon as the Allies asked for support

d)

only when it looked like the Allies would win

43.

The sinking of the Lusitania highlights the

a)

reason for the Zimmerman telegram

b)

impact of Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare

c)

success of British navy in the Battle of the English Channel

d)

outcome of the Great Migration

44.

Who was permanently disenfranchised and convicted and imprisoned under the Espionage Act because he made speeches against WWI?

a)

Eugene Debs

b)

Arthur Zimmerman

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Jim Crow

45.

An international organization made up of countries around the world to maintain world peace:

a)

Avengers

b)

League of Nations

c)

Justice League

d)

Nations for Peace

46.

What did the Selective Service Act do?

a)

required countries to make alliances

b)

required young men between certain ages to register for the military draft

c)

a Act that required soldiers to learn how to read and write

d)

an act that allowed women to work in factories

47.
What did U.S. civilians do to help win WWI?
a)
They grew "Victory Gardens"
b)
They bought "Liberty Bonds"
c)
They joined the military to fight alongside the Allied Powers
d)
All of the above
48.

_________________ supported the Treaty of Versailles' provisions for the League of Nations, while the _________________________ strongly opposed the League under any circumstances.

a)

Strong Reservationists, Irreconciliables

b)

Strong Internationalists, Strong reservationists

c)

Irreconciliables, Strong Internationalists

d)

Strong Internationalists, Irreconciliables

49.

President Coolidge's popularity was mostly due to

a)

his charming manners and easy way with foreign diplomats.

b)

his decision to greatly expand the number of government jobs.

c)

the economic good times that prevailed during his presidency.

d)

his interest in expanding the powers of government.

50.

President Harding will be remembered for

a)

putting into words Americans' desire for a return to normalcy after WWI.

b)

his prompt settling of the Boston Police Strike in 1919

c)

his efficient clean-up of the previous administration's corruption.

d)

his tendency to take rash positions on controversial issues.

51.

Speakeasies allowed citizens to get around the consequences of the

a)

19th Amendment

b)

illegal gaming

c)

Prohibition

d)

laws protecting free speech

52.

In the Great Migration, African Americans moved from

a)

urban centers to farmland

b)

the Deep South to the West

c)

the South to the North

d)

high employment areas to depressed regions

53.

Prejudice against foreigners and immigrants

a)

racism

b)

nativism

54.
Which invention allowed news and entertainment to reach large audiences in a very short amount of time in the 1920's?
a)
the newspaper
b)
the radio
c)
the television
d)
the mail
55.

This increased because of the radio, advertisements, and use of credit.

a)

consumerism

b)

national debt

c)

immigration

d)

education

56.

What was the purpose of the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA)

a)

To Track cost in Medicare

b)

To close banks until approved to operate

c)

To help famers with loans and crop prices

d)

To provide jobs to the unemployed

57.

Based on the cartoon, how did FDR plan to fix the Great Depression

a)

By expanind the role of government

b)

By expanding the role of the treasury department

c)

By limiting the amount of money in the top 1%

d)

By creating programs to lower poverty levels

58.

The Social Security Adminstration was created to

a)

Provide retirement income

b)

Ensure individuals of social security

c)

Establish the taxation of the poor

d)

Tax individuals to help the government

59.

What was the purpose of the Agricultural Adjustment Adminstrations (AAA)

a)

To track cost of Medicare

b)

to close banks unti approved to operate

c)

To help farmers with loans and crops if they promised listen to what to grow

d)

To provde jobs to the unemployed

60.

In which area did the Dust Bowl occur?

a)

Great Plans

b)

The Southwest

c)

The Southeast

d)

The West Coast

61.

How would the term "Hooverviles" be described?

a)

Shanty towns named after Hoover's failures

b)

Towns made to support President Hoover

c)

Town which elected President Hoover

d)

Shanty Towns created by President Hoover to help the poor. -.-

62.

What caused the stock market to become available to almost anyone?

a)

Buying on margin (stock speculation)

b)

Bull Market

c)

Installment Plans

d)

FDIC

63.
What were fireside chats?
a)
FDR's speech that he gave from the steps of the banks
b)
Radio speeches given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) while in office
c)
When families would gather around the fireplace to chat
d)
A national game night by the fire place
64.
Roosevelt’s programs to end the Great Depression by accomplishing three goals:  relief, recovery and reform
a)
Court Packing
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The New Deal
d)
The New Plan
65.
What was the immediate cause of the Great Depression?
a)
The stock market crash
b)
People quit their jobs
c)
Banks lost money
d)
People were laid off
66.
Why did people oppose the New Deal?
a)
They felt that FDR was not intelligent enough to make good decisions.
b)
People felt the government was going too far, having too much power, and spending too much money.  
c)
They did not trust anything that FDR did.
d)
They were too depressed to care.
67.
Laissez Faire was a method that who favored?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Franklin Roosevelt 
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
Vanderbilt 
68.
What lead to the Great Depression?
a)
Overspending in the 1920's 
b)
People buying stocks on margin
c)
People buying new convenience products like the refrigerator on margin
d)
All of the above
69.
Which New Deal program was chiefly designed to correct abuses in the stock market?
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
National Recovery Administration
70.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemploment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
71.
A major reason for creating the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933 was to-
a)
Provide health care benefits to southerners
b)
Encourage African-Americans to settle in the valley
c)
Improve economic conditions in a poor rural region
d)
Evacuate farmers from the impoverished region
72.
Why did FDR "pack" the Supreme Court?
a)
he served on the court
b)
he took bribes
c)
to keep the court from striking down new deal programs
d)
as a favor to his friends
73.
an agency created in 1933 to insure individuals’ bank accounts
a)
Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC)
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
c)
Works Progress Administration(WPA)
d)
Social Security Act
74.

Japan vs. America: Japan is now on the defensive and being pushed back towards the mainland.

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

Battle of Midway

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Battle of Normandy

75.

What was the ultimate goal of Operation Overlord/D-Day?

a)

To overtake Berlin via invasion and win the war

b)

To clear the English channel of all submarines for deployment of transports

c)

To invade the beaches of France and set up a landing zone for more troops and tanks

d)

To take southern Italy via Paratroopers and halt Hitler's allies

76.

President Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan was primarily based on

a)

Invading Japan would result in excessive causalities

b)

Japan was developing nuclear weapons

c)

Germany would refuse to surrender in Europe

d)

An alliance was developing between Japan and USSR

77.

What was a key challenge faced by the United States during World War II?

a)

lack of public support for the war effort

b)

total reliance on naval power

c)

difficulty gaining congressional support

d)

fighting the war on several fronts

78.
The practice of giving in to aggression in order to avoid war.
a)
Genocide
b)
Mein Kampf
c)
Appeasement
d)
Blitzkrieg
79.

Why was cash and carry so important for the United States?

a)

It allowed the United states to support allies (Great Britain and France)

b)

It allowed us to make a great deal of money

c)

It allowed for the United States to support the Axis Powers

d)

None of the above

80.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

A secret plan to corner Hitler

b)

A secret plan to build atomic bombs

c)

A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

d)

the plan hitler used to bomb london

81.
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as? 
a)
island-hopping 
b)
island-jumping 
c)
appeasement
d)
rationing 
82.
What was the purpose for rationing by the Office of Price Administration?
a)
to ensure that schools did not run out of supplies.
b)
to ensure that children did not use too many products.
c)
to ensure that enough products were avilable for military use.
d)
to ensure that elderly citizens has a good supply of consumer products.
83.
The Neutrality Act of 1935 said we could not...
a)
sell weapons to countries at war
b)
sell food to countries at war
c)
sell any supplies to countries at war
d)
we condemn Hitler's moustache
84.

After the end of World War II, why did many working women leave their factory jobs?

a)

They were unprepared for peacetime employment

b)

They were forced to give up their jobs to returning war veterans

c)

They were fired from their jobs due to poor performance

d)

They were dissatisfied with their low wages

85.

Who was most responsible for protesting racial discrimination in war-time defense industries and demanding equal pay for equal work for African Americans?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

General George Marshall

c)

A. Phillip Randolph

d)

Harry S. Truman

86.

How did President Roosevelt respond to demands from African American civil rights leaders during World War II?

a)

By creating the Fair Employment Practices Commission

b)

By ending all Jim Crow segregation laws in schools, restaurants, and public areas

c)

By placing a ban on all protests and rallies during war

d)

By integrating the U.S. military so white and black soldiers could fight together

87.

Which of the following World War II agencies oversaw the manufacture of war equipment?

a)

Office of War Information

b)

Fair Employment Practices Commission

c)

War Production Board

d)

War Powers Act

88.
What impact did WWII have on the Great Depression? 
a)
It ended the depression by creating jobs and demand for products
b)
It lengthened the depression by causing high military spending
c)
It had no effect on the depression because it did not impact the economy
d)
It temporarily improved the depression for a few years
89.
What was the main effect of Executive Order 9066?
a)
The establishment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
b)
The evacuation of Japanese Americans to internment camps
c)
The opening of centers for Jewish refugees
d)
The creation of the first African American combat unit
90.
The purpose of "containment" was to--
a)
stop the spread of democracy
b)
stop the spread of hate
c)
stop global warming
d)
stop the spread of communism
91.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
92.
Which foreign policy promised to aid countries resisting Communist takeover?
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Massive Retaliation
93.

Controversies involving McCarthyism and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post-World War II concern over

a)

testing nuclear missiles

b)

joining the United Nations

c)

placing weapons in outer space

d)

spying by Communists in the United States

94.

Which is the best explanation for U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

a)

President Truman wanted to unify Korea into one nation.

b)

General MacArthur had a plan to overthrow Communist China.

c)

Americans felt Korea was located outside of U.S. containment policy.

d)

U.S. leaders felt it was important to resist Communist aggression.

95.

What term was given to the U.S. and Soviets trying to develop better weapons than the other?

a)

great race

b)

arms race

c)

space race

d)

ultimate race

96.

Which of the following best explains the outcome of the Korean War?

a)

South Korea gained a significant amount of territory on the Korean Peninsula

b)

North Korea remained communist while South Korea remained a democracy

c)

The Korean Peninsula was unified under a single, democratic government

d)

China and the Soviet Union were forced to withdraw from Southeast Asia

97.
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
a)
They built it to keep Soviet people from going to Western Europe.
b)
They built it to try to keep East Germans from going to West Germany.
c)
The Soviet Union and the United States divided Berlin in two parts after the war.
d)
The Soviet Union was trying to put people back to work by building the Berlin Wall.
98.
I was a senator in the 1950s.
I wanted to find Communists in the US.
My work was part of the Red Scare.
My ideas became unpopular.
Who am I?
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Charles Lindbergh
c)
Joseph McCarthy
d)
General Eisenhower
99.
What organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies?
a)
Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA)
b)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
c)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
d)
House Un-American Activites Commitee (HUAC)
100.
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
101.
Images like this one refer to what theory about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Mar$hall Plan
b)
The Domino Theory
c)
Proxy Wars
d)
Flexible Response
102.

The Eisenhower Doctrine

a)

was limited only to nuclear force

b)

allowed aid to be sent to Middle Eastern nations fighting communism

c)

only came into play with the English & French

d)

first sent troops to Saudi Arabia to help fight communists

103.

Why was the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 signed into law?

a)

Drive in movies and restaurants were very popular in 1950s

b)

Shipping goods faster will help the economy

c)

The Cold War meant we needed better transportation to defend ourselves

d)

WWII caused a Great Depression and people needed jobs.

104.

Which American President was responsible for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B Johnson

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight D Eisnehower

105.
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
106.
How did the US respond to finding out that the Soviets had missiles in Cuba?
a)
They sent the Air Force to bomb Cuba
b)
They began placing missiles in the Soviet Union.
c)
They placed a naval blockade around Cuba.
d)
They invaded Cuba and the Soviet Union.
107.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non communist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
108.
The G.I. Bill gave over 2 million veterans access to what?
a)
college & housing loans
b)
manufacturing jobs
c)
free health care
d)
food stamps
109.

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

GI Bill

d)

Transistor

110.
President Kennedy's broad vision for the U.S. He hoped to explore space and fight against poverty and racism
a)
New Deal 
b)
Great Society 
c)
New Frontier 
d)
New America 
111.
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Maddox Resolution
d)
Agent Orange
112.
What law limits the president's ability to send troops without a declaration of war?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
War Production Act
c)
Military Involvement Act
d)
War Involvement Act
113.

Which of these granted President Johnson the right to wage war in Vietnam?

a)

the Tonkin Gulf Resolution

b)

the Geneva Accords

c)

the Containment Degree

d)

the Fulbright Resolution

114.

How did détente represent a new direction in U.S. foreign policy?

a)

Détente represented the first time since World War II that the U.S. entered the global arena.

b)

Nixon forced the U.S. to admit defeat in the Cold War and open negotiations with China.

c)

Rather than maintaining the defense of U.S. allies, Nixon offered economic aid.

d)

Instead of fighting communism openly, Nixon focused on negotiations with Communist countries.

115.

President Gerald Ford lost the most support from the American public for

a)

allowing the fall of South Vietnam to the Communists

b)

his ineffective WIN campaign against inflation

c)

becoming the first unelected president of the United States

d)

his pardon of Richard Nixon

116.

The combination of high inflation with a stagnant economy and high unemployment was referred to as

a)

stagflation

b)

demand-side economics

c)

a depression

d)

Keynesianism

117.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords led by President Carter?

a)

to broker peace between Egypt and Israel

b)

to end the Iranian hostage crisis

c)

to maintain good relations with the Shah

d)

to find a way to end the economic recession

118.

What was a result of Nixon’s resignation?

a)

Spiro Agnew became president of the United States.

b)

Nixon was put on trial for his crimes at the United Nations.

c)

Americans questioned the system of checks and balances.

d)

Many Americans lost trust in government officials.

119.
What was a major reason why President Lyndon B. Johnson decided not to run for reelection in 1968?
a)
His Vietnam War policies had reduced his popularity with voters
b)
Most Americans were unhappy with his failure to establish social reforms.
c)
He was threatened with impeachment for government scandals.
d)
He was constitutionally ineligible to hold a third term as president
120.

What prominent political organization, founded by Jerry Falwell, was associated with the Christian right & Republican Party?

a)

Moral Majority

b)

NOW

c)

NAACP

d)

New Right

121.

The fall of the Berlin Wall & collapse of the Soviet Union ended what period of conflict?

a)

Cold War

b)

Persian Gulf War

c)

Vietnam War

d)

Iran-Iraq War

122.

What 1990 conflict involved a coalition force removing Iraq from neighboring Kuwait?

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

c)

Operation Torch

d)

Operation Kuwaiti Liberation

123.

Conservative reforms that pushed the Republicans into control of the House & Senate in 1994

a)

Contract with America

b)

Conservative Coalition

c)

Moral Majority

d)

New Right

124.
Ronald Reagan appealed to a lot of Americans because…
a)
He wanted a smaller government
b)
Less taxes
c)
Failures of the Carter administration
d)
All of the Above
125.
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
a)
to develop America's natural resources
b)
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
c)
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
d)
to manage the nation's parks and forests
126.
Which is an example of détente?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
placing ICBMs in range of Moscow
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
127.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
128.
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
129.
Why was Clinton impeached?
a)
Having a relationship with Monica Lewinsky
b)
Lying under oath
c)
Retaliating against Bin Laden without congress' approval
d)
He was tryannical
130.
What reduced trade barriers among the United States, Mexico, and Canada?
a)
NAFTA
b)
NATO
c)
OPEC
d)
FAFSA
131.

The theory behind Reaganomics...

a)

Cut taxes for rich/business - more investment/spending - more jobs

b)

Raise taxes for the poor - more funding for programs - boost economy

c)

Raise taxes for the rich - more funding for programs - boost economy

d)

Ask for loans from foreign governments - boost economy - pay back loans

132.

What was the government's response to the 9/11 attacks?

a)

launching a war on terror

b)

launching an anti-Muslim campaign

c)

closing US borders

d)

refusing to trade with Middle Eastern nations

133.
This act abolished racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers; unlawful for an employer to “fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges or employment, because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” (signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson) (USH.9F)
a)
Civil Rights Act 1964
b)
Executive Order 1948
c)
Civil Rights Act 1957
d)
Voting Rights Act 1965
134.
What was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?
a)
Segregation of public schools became illegal
b)
African Americans began to play professional sports
c)
Martin Luther King led the March on Washington
d)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
135.
Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:
a)
Organizing the March on Washington
b)
Not giving us his bus seat
c)
Winning the court case of Brown versus Board of Education
d)
Giving African Americans the right to vote
136.

Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Segregation on buses became illegal a few days after Rosa Parks began the protest

b)

Thousands of blacks blocked the streets so that buses could not finish their routes

c)

Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat to a white person

d)

Segregation of buses became illegal after many months of protesting

137.
Who led the group organizing the migrant farm workers?
a)
Dr. King
b)
Caesar Chavez
c)
Eldridge Cleaver
d)
Jose Feliciano
138.

13.Which of these is NOT a program created by the Great Society?

a)

Food Stamps

b)

Child Nutrition Act

c)

Medicare and Medicaid

d)

Social Security

139.

What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?

a)

He bought all of their textbooks.

b)

He drove them to school each day.

c)

He sent US soldiers to escort them to school each day.

d)

He bought them lunch at a lunch counter.

140.

The purpose of Freedom Summer was to

a)

register black people to vote

b)

march on Washington

c)

desegregate schools

141.
Which of the following is an example of de facto (not by law) segregation?
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
White Flight
142.
Which president integrated the military and federal government?
a)
Truman
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Roosevelt
d)
Kennedy
143.
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
144.
What organization was Martin Luther King, Jr. elected president of in 1957?
a)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
b)
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
c)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
145.
What march was organized to pressure Congress to pass a sweeping civil rights legislation? 
a)
March on Selma 
b)
Montgomery March 
c)
March on Washington 
d)
Edmon Pettus March 
146.
What march was organized by MLK and advocated for equal voting rights?
a)
Selma
b)
Montgomery
c)
Memphis
d)
Birmingham

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