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VAUS SOL REVIEW

Total questions: 122

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

After the start of World War II, the Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to -

a)

Acquire new weapons

b)

Assist the Allied powers

c)

Occupy Axis Territory

d)

Reinstate the military draft

2.
  1. War bond drives
  2. Rationing
  3. Wage and price control


During World War II, these measures served to:

a)

maintain supplies for the war effort

b)

rebuild a war-damaged economy

c)

establish international relief funds

d)

protect personal savings

3.

The photo was taken on D-Day, in Normandy, France. It shows a large scale invasion to do what:

a)

force the surrender of Japan

b)

liberate Europe

c)

seek the support of Russia

d)

free Germany

4.

During World War II, the purpose of posters such as this was to:

a)

motivate American women to enter the workforce in defense factories

b)

encourage civilians to become members of the armed forces

c)

show how Americans on the Homefront could contribute to the war effort

d)

pressure industries to dedicate their resources to war manufacturing

5.

During World War II, the role of the Selective Service System in the United States was to:

a)

draft military personnel

b)

ration manufactured goods

c)

increase industrial productivity

d)

replace factory workers

6.

The United States interned many Japanese Americans during World War II because of:

a)

their refusal to be deported

b)

a fear they would aid the enemy

c)

a concern over violent protest from them

d)

their refusal to be drafted into the military

7.

Which President is most closely associated with the policy of Massive Retaliation?

a)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Lyndon Johnson

d)

Richard Nixon

8.

This headline describes the result of the increase fear of:

a)

communist infiltration

b)

political corruption

c)

organized crime

d)

nuclear energy

9.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created primarily to:

a)

protest Western Europe from communism

b)

encourage communist factions in China

c)

install democratic government in Africa

d)

protect South America from invasion

10.

Veterans of which war often faced public hostility when they returned from duty?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

11.

Which of the following presidents was in office during the Cold War?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

William J. Clinton

12.

The collapse of communism in the late 1980's led to the reunification of :

a)

Germany

b)

Korea

c)

Vietnam

d)

Yugoslavia

13.

The Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall in 1961 in order to:

a)

reroute automobile traffic around downtown

b)

prevent the transfer of money from Western Europe into the East

c)

prevent escape of Eastern Europeans into the West

d)

fortify the government headquarters building in Berlin

14.

Pearl Harbor happened on

a)

December 7, 1942

b)

December 8, 1941

c)

December 7, 1941

d)

December 8, 1942

15.

Which country split into two after WWII

a)

Russia

b)

France

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Germany

16.

West Germany was...

a)

communistic

b)

democracy

c)

socialist

d)

feudal

17.

The Iron curtain was

a)

an imaginary line that divided Europe into West and East

b)

A wall that split Germany

c)

A naval ship that was sank

d)

The imaginary

18.

NATO stands for

a)

North American Treaty Organization

b)

North American Trade Organization

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

North Atlantic Trade Organization

19.

Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed what?

a)

Literacy tests

b)

Minority voting

c)

Segregated voting

d)

people

20.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
21.
Court case that created "Separate-but-equal" doctrine.
a)
Sweatt v. Painter
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Mendez v. Kirby ISD
22.
Nonviolent protest, where protesters occupied space in order to protest segregation.
a)
Sit-In
b)
Freedom Rides
c)
Selma March
d)
Filibuster
23.

What permanently ended these types of signs as well as all types of Jim Crow laws?

a)

1958 Sit In Act

b)

1960 Bay of Pigs Act

c)

1964 Civil Rights Act

d)

1965 Voting Rights Act

24.

Dr. Jonas Salk created a vaccine that eventually eliminated

a)

small pox

b)

polio

c)

measles

d)

the plague

25.

What president had to deal with the immediate effects of 9-11-2001?

a)

George HW Bush

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George W Bush

d)

Barack Obama

26.
Who ruled as a dictator and leader of the Nazi party and wanted to build a powerful military and make his country a strong nation?
a)
Hitler
b)
Mussolini
c)
Stalin
27.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
28.
Who was president of the United States when WW2 ended?
a)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
b)
Harry Truman
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Jefferson DAvis
29.
Codename for building of atomic bomb
a)
operation overlord
b)
manhattan project
c)
blair witch project 
d)
project 832
30.
Why did the United States become involved in the Korean War?
a)
to contain communism
b)
to colonize Korea
c)
to spread communism
d)
to Christianize Koreans
31.

Which factor was significant to the cavaliers in the early colonization of eastern Virginia?

a)

debt forgiveness

b)

free land

c)

political freedom

d)

religious tolerance

32.

During the American Revolution, this cartoon by Benjamin Franklin attempted to -

a)

persuade the colonists to support the Loyalists

b)

recruit colonists for the Royal Navy

c)

encourage colonists to resolve their differences

d)

convince colonists to maintain state soverignty

33.

Which date on the timeline pictured represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America?

a)

1565

b)

1587

c)

1607

d)

1620

34.

Which colony was established as a business venture?

a)

Conenecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

35.

Who was the U.S president during the fall of the Soviet Union?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W. Bush

36.
What program aided the rebuilding of Western Europe?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
NATO
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Marshall Plan
37.

The Bay of Pigs was an attempt to

a)

overthrow the communist government in Cuba

b)

station Soviet missiles in Cuba

c)

resuce American cititizens in Cuba

d)

place mines inn Cuban ports

38.

Who began, "the age of the common man"?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James Madison

d)

Ulysses Grant

39.

What do Nat Turner, Gabriel Prosser, and William Garrison have in common?

a)

They supported women's suffrage

b)

They supported the Nullification Crisis

c)

They were all against slavery

d)

They remained loyal to England

40.

What was the Seneca Falls Declaration?

a)

a declaration stating women's rights

b)

a proslavery decree

c)

support for succession from the Union

d)

reasons southern states did not support the Tariff of 1832

41.

Name of the system where campaign supporters are awared public office in return for their support.

a)

Federalist

b)

Loyalists

c)

Right of Support

d)

Spoils System

42.

Where was the first Battle of the Civil War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Lexington and Concord

d)

Appommatox Courthouse

43.

Who were the two presidents during the Civil War?

a)

Abraham Lincoln and James Madison

b)

Ulysses Grant and Gabriel Prosser

c)

Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee and Frederick Douglass

44.

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

a)

after Lincoln's assassination

b)

before the Civil War started

c)

after Gettysburg

d)

after the Battle of Antietam

45.

Where did the majority of immigrants come from after 1871?

a)

Germany, Great Britain, and Ireland

b)

Italy, Greece, Poland, Russia

c)

France and Spain

d)

Canada and South America

46.

Which amendment to the Constitution banned slavery?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

47.

Who was the president during the Reconstruction?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Frederick Douglass

48.

What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?

a)

gave freed slaves 40 acres of land and a mule

b)

gave free public land to settlers

c)

gave voting rights to American Indians

d)

began the era of the American cowboy and long cattle drives

49.

Which immigrant group built the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

the English

b)

Native Americas

c)

the Chinese

d)

the Irish

50.

What did Carnegie, Morgan, Rockefeller,and Vanderbilt have in common?

a)

They were abolishionists

b)

They were industry leaders in the late 19th and early 20th century

c)

They invented new innovations that helped cities grow

d)

They supported women's suffrage

51.

What was NOT a goal of the Progressive movement

a)

government controlled by the people

b)

guaranteed economic opportunities through government regulation

c)

elimination of social injustices

d)

return of Native Americans to their original lands

52.

What was the result of the Antitrust laws?

a)

it encouraged women to work outside the home

b)

it banned monopolies and price fixing

c)

people invested heavily in the stock market

d)

muckraking literature became popular

53.
The Treaty of Alliance of 1778 was signed by the U.S. and ________.
a)
Spain
b)
Portugal
c)
Russia
d)
France
54.
Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the U.S.?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
55.
The initial French exploration of North America Resulted in
a)
economic opportunities in Florida
b)
competition with Spanish settlers
c)
plantations using slave labor
d)
cooperation with native groups
56.
Which factor contributed to colonial victory in the American Revolution?
a)
Shortages of British troops
b)
Disloyalty of British generals
c)
Lack of British popular support
d)
Weakness of the British Navy
57.
Uprisings led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser contributed to the Southern states' decision to
a)
pass harsh fugitive slave laws
b)
accept the Missouri Compromise
c)
enact Jim Crow legislation
d)
support the passing of higher tariffs
58.
The Battle of Gettysburg was a significant event of the Civil War because it
a)
caused states to secede from the Union
b)
was the opening conflict of the war
c)
forced the surrender of the South
d)
was the turning point of the war
59.
Which man was a U.S. Senator who became the leader of the Confederacy
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Nat Turner
d)
Stonewall Jackson
60.
Which individual helped found the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?
a)
James Meredith
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
Thurgood Marshall
d)
Booker T. Washington
61.
The Great Migration of the early 20th century refers to the movement of
a)
European immigrants to western cities
b)
European immigrants to northeastern cities
c)
African American from the south to northern cities
d)
African Americans from the midwest to eastern cities
62.
The members of the World War II Nisei regiment were primarily
a)
Mexican Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
German Americans
d)
Italian Americans
63.
Which country is the object of this poster?
a)
Germany
b)
Japan
c)
Italy
d)
England
64.
Which section of the colonies was founded by people seeking religious freedom
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
65.
This picture was most likely taken during which event?
a)
"I have a dream" speech
b)
Ronald Reagan's Inaugural address
c)
Bonus Army Marches
d)
V-E Day
66.
During which event would one of these have been most useful
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
JFK Assassination
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Berlin Airlift
67.
Which would be the best title for this map
a)
NATO v. Warsaw Pact
b)
East and West of Berlin Wall
c)
Communist and Fascists
d)
Founding members of United Nations
68.
Which World War II group is in this photo
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Nisei Regiment
c)
Navajo Code Talkers
d)
Easy Company
69.
Which events completes this sequence?
a)
Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
b)
Independence gained from Mexico
c)
Purchase of Louisiana
d)
Complet
70.
The family shown in this picture is most likely on the way to 
a)
find factory work in the Northeast
b)
claim a homestead in the West
c)
work as indentured servants in Virginia
d)
prospect for gold in California
71.
The different types of economies found in the original colonies were primarily a reflection of the
a)
nationalities of the settlers
b)
geography of the areas
c)
provisions of the charters
d)
religion of the settlers
72.
The statement was issued by the Continental Congress because the British government did not allow
a)
colonial business to support royal taxes
b)
powers of the colonial legislatures to increase
c)
colonists to have representation in Parliament
d)
laws passed by Parliament to govern the colonies
73.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was ______ founded in _______ .  
a)
St. Augustine / 1565
b)
Jamestown / 1607
c)
Plymouth / 1620
d)
San Antonio / 1718
74.
The Colony type in the map colored yellow represents:
a)
Southern
b)
Mid - Atlantic
c)
New England
d)
Floridian
75.
The Colony type in the map colored turquoise represents:
a)
Southern
b)
Mid - Atlantic
c)
New England
d)
Floridian
76.
The Colony type in the map colored pink represents:
a)
Southern
b)
Mid - Atlantic
c)
New England
d)
Floridian
77.
The primary reason for the establishment of the New England Colonies was...
a)
Academic
b)
Economic
c)
Religious
d)
Scientific
78.
The document that provided a framework for the first New England Colony was the -
a)
Declaration of Independence  
b)
Two Treatise on Government
c)
Albany Plan of Union
d)
Mayflower Compact
79.
The first elected assembly in the New World was ____________ now known as the General Assembly of Virginia. 
a)
Virginia Assembly of Elders
b)
Virginia High Council
c)
Virginia Squires
d)
Virginia House of Burgesses 
80.
The first inhabitants of the Americas are known as -
a)
Spanish
b)
Mongols
c)
American Indians
d)
Cavaliers
81.
The American Indians suffered incredible decimation as a result of contact with the European Colonists mainly due to this - 
a)
War
b)
Suicide
c)
Starvation
d)
Disease
82.
A type of labor that existed in the New World where someone pledged a certain number of years of service in exchange for passage was known as - 
a)
slavery
b)
indentured servitude
c)
contract work
d)
apprentice
83.
What European country first explored and colonized North and South America?
a)
Russia
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain
84.
Which southern state was the first to secede from the Union?
a)
Alabama
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
South Carolina 
85.
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved African Americans-
a)
were citizens
b)
who were licing on free soil were considered free
c)
were entitled to sue in courts
d)
were property 
86.
The First Continental Congress met to-
a)
raise support for the Continental Army
b)
decide how to respond to the taxes and other British actions
c)
declare independence from Britain
d)
Write the Articles of Confederation 
87.
Which of the Following best explains the changes in population shown  in the table? 
a)
Diseases from Western Hemisphere introduced to Europe
b)
Diseases from Europe introduced in the Americas
c)
Native diets improved after 1492
d)
Europeans had a poorer diet after 1492
88.
the " Double V" campaign during World War II referred to victory-
a)
in Europe and in the Pacific
b)
against Hitler and also against Stalin
c)
in the war abroad and against discrimination at home
d)
on both the western and eastern fronts in Europe
89.
The Tuskegee Airmen were-
a)
African Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mexican Americans 
90.
The Battle of Stlingrad-
a)
led to German domination of southern Russia
b)
convinced Joesph Stalin that a German victory was inevitable
c)
turned the tide against Germany in the east
d)
marked the Soviets army's worst defeat of the war
91.
President Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan to-
a)
save American lives
b)
prolong the war
c)
test the bomb
d)
prove an ethical point
92.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
a)
The United States refused to join the Axis Powers
b)
The United States interfered with Japan's expansion efforts
c)
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan
d)
The United States evacuated and interned Japanese Americans 
93.
President Wilson's "peace without victory" idea formed a key part of the -
a)
Theory of Self-Determination 
b)
Alien Act
c)
Fourteen Points
d)
Sediton Act 
94.
Booker T. Washington, W.E.B Debois and Ida B. Wells all fought for -
a)
Native Americans
b)
African Americans
c)
Japanese Americans
d)
Women 
95.
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
a)
To help immigrants settle in the United States
b)
To prevent immigrants from moving to certain areas of the country
c)
To Americanize immigrants before they entered the county
d)
To process immigrants to make sure they were acceptable
96.
Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to provide labor for...
a)
plantations
b)
shipbuilding
c)
lumbering
d)
factories
97.
Germany's plan and system for eliminating the Jews, gypsies and other "undesirables" was known as...
a)
The Final Answer
b)
genocide
c)
Holocaust
98.
The Presidential election of 1800 was significant because--
a)
it was the beginning of a new century
b)
Thomas Jefferson was elected
c)
first time the peaceful transfer of power happened in the new nation
d)
it was held in a new building
99.
the first political parties of 1790 were--
a)
federalists and democratic -republicans
b)
independents and democrats
c)
federalists and farmers
d)
bankers and farmers
100.
key leaders of this party were Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Democrats
c)
Republicans
d)
Federalists
101.
this political party's key leader was Alexander Hamilton and  was characterized by supporting bankers, England and a National Bank 
a)
Democrats
b)
Federalists
c)
independents
d)
Communist party
102.
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
103.
One main concept of the Monroe Doctrine was --
a)
set a series of laws for purchasing land
b)
to make it easier to expand west
c)
to allow the Indians to stay on their land
d)
to keep Europe out of our affairs
104.
The name given to the forced removal of American Indians to reservations in Oklahoma
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
the Alamo
105.
This invention led to increased slavery and the growth of the "cotton kingdom" in the South
a)
Bessemer process
b)
Cotton Gin
c)
Transcontinental railroad
d)
the telephone
106.
This war began during James Madison's presidency due to British interference in American s-hipping
a)
Mexican American War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
Louisiana Purchase
107.
This battle of the Mexican/American War was a rallying cry for Texans
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
the Alamo
c)
Saratoga
d)
Gettyburg
108.
British "impressment" of American sailors refers to -
a)
British navy kidnapping American sailors
b)
British navy pressing their garments 
c)
British navy asking politiely if Americans wanted to serve in their navy
d)
all of the above
109.
two issues that led to growing tensions between the North and South
a)
states rights and wealth
b)
states rights and plantations
c)
states rights and spoils system
d)
states rights and slavery
110.
The "Nullification Crisis" was all about -
a)
whether states had to pay the tariff of 1832
b)
whether to avoid war at all costs
c)
whether to let the North secede from the Union
d)
slavery
111.
Why was the issue of whether a new state was  "free" or "slave" so important in Congress? 
a)
to keep the balance of power equal
b)
to keep the Senators happy
c)
so that Congress could decide where to travel 
d)
all of the above
112.
"popular sovereignty" refers to 
a)
a famous King
b)
a states right to choose whether to be free or slave
c)
a popular system of money
d)
the choice of whether to be popular or not
113.
Two leaders of slave revolts were led by 
a)
Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser
b)
Harriet Tubman and Nat Turner
c)
Susan B. Anthony and Gabriel Prosser
d)
Key and Peale
114.
The slave revolts led to -
a)
Civil War
b)
slave owners freeing slaves
c)
white slave owners being nicer
d)
harsher fugitive slave laws
115.
Abolitionists believed 
a)
slavery was a good thing
b)
slavery was immoral
c)
in women's suffrage
d)
in going to war
116.
Women's Suffrage Movement refers to 
a)
Women's Moving Company
b)
women fighting for the right to vote
c)
Women wanting to suffer 
d)
Women's right to choose
117.
The idea of Locke and Paine were used by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote what document?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Statute of Religious Freedom 
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence 
118.
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because -
a)
It levied high taxes on the colonists
b)
It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains  
c)
It denied the colonists members in Parliment
d)
It resulted in increased manufacturing in the colonies
119.
All of the following were events leading up to the Revolutionary war EXCEPT - 
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
Repeal of the Stamp Act
d)
Closing of the Port in Boston
120.
What were the militia in Boston called who fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Militiamen
b)
Quartermen
c)
Minutemen
d)
Mercenaries  
121.
The Commander in Chief of the Continental Army was -
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Robert E. Lee
122.
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

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