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US History Review 1900-1980

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which Progressive President used Big Stick Diplomacy and was known as a Trust buster?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Woodrow Wilson
d)
Luke Skywalker
2.
This person helped to found the NAACP
a)
Ida B Wells
b)
Booker T Washington
c)
W E B DuBois
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
3.
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
4.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
5.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
6.
Progressive President who was endorsed originally by Roosevelt (who later runs against him), disliked the presidency, busted up trusts and  monopolies
a)
William H. Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Chester A. Arthur
7.
1906- Wrote The Jungle which exposed the conditions in the U.S. meat packing industry. (Helped pass the Pure Food and Drug Act) 
a)
Upton Sinclair 
b)
Lincoln Steffens 
c)
Jacob Riis 
d)
Frank Norris 
8.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
9.
The banning of alcohol.
a)
Institution
b)
Referendum
c)
Principal
d)
Prohibition
10.

In What years did WW1 occur?

a)

1815 - 1818

b)

1914 - 1918

c)

1913 - 1917

d)

2005 - 2009

11.

Which of the following caused President Wilson to declare war on Germany?

a)

the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of the Austro-Hungarian empire

b)

unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram

c)

the selling of weapons to Great Britain by the United States

d)

disputes over German colonial claims to Samoa and the Marshall Islands

12.
  1. War Industries Board
  2. Food Administration
  3. Fuel Administration
  4. Railroad Administration
  5. Emergency Ship Corporation
  6. War Labor Board


These Federal agencies are an example of:

a)

the government’s attempt to maintain laissez faire policies

b)

the government’s new role in administering overseas colonies

c)

the government’s temporary powers over the economy during World War I

d)

the government’s expanded powers under President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal

13.

Noninvolvement in world affairs is...

a)

expansionism

b)

isolationism

c)

imperialism

d)

annexation

14.

Militarism means....

a)

Building up armed forces and getting ready for war

b)

Having pride in your nation

c)

Trying to build an empire

d)

Agreements to help others

15.
10)  At the beginning of WWI, the U.S. was neutral, which means
a)
We did not choose sides.
b)
We helped Europe.
c)
We gave both sides money.
d)
Both B and C
16.
14)  The Treaty of Versailles required ____________ to admit that they had started the war and to pay back the Allies the amount of 32 billion dollars.
a)
Russia
b)
The U.S.
c)
Germany
d)
Georgia
17.
9)  WWI began when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after:
a)
Serbia tried to take more of Austria-Hungary's land.
b)
Serbia burned their flag.
c)
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife were killed.
d)
Serbia won more Olympic medals.
18.
According to Woodrow Wilson, the purpose of the League of Nations was
a)
to remove threat of future wars.
b)
to prevent nuclear proliferation.
c)
to help the US gain more territories.
d)
to help promote prohibition in other countries.
19.
What was a bootlegger?
a)
Criminals who brought clothing made in other countries into the U.S.
b)
Criminals who brought guns made in other countries into the U.S.
c)
Criminals who brought alcohol made in other countries into the U.S.
20.
What did the Twenty-first Amendment do?
a)
It stopped speakeasies
b)
It ended Prohibition
c)
It arrested bootleggers
21.
What is jazz?
a)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1920s.
b)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1930s
c)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1940s
d)
A popular form of music that began among African American musicians in the 1950s
22.
What were the Charleston, Lindy Hop, and the Jitterbug?
a)
Popular people during the 1920s
b)
Popular places during the 1920s
c)
Popular dances during the 1920s
d)
Popular foods during the 1920s
23.
What did the writer F. Scott Fitzgerald nickname the decade of the 1920s?
a)
The Fun Age
b)
The Jazz Age
c)
The Blues Age
d)
The Dancing Age
24.
What was F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
Prohibition
c)
The Great Gatsby
25.
Where did many African American artists move to during the 1920s?
a)
Harlem, New York
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Detroit, Michigan 
26.
Which African American writer wrote poems, books, and plays about the lives of African Americans?
a)
Bessie Smith
b)
Louis Armstrong
c)
Langston Hughes
27.
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
28.

Which was the name of a scandal during Harding's presidency?

a)

Business Boom Scandal

b)

Supplemental Draft Scandal

c)

Toaster Scandal

d)

Teapot Dome Scandal

29.

Which president promised a "return to normalcy"?

a)

Taft

b)

Hoover

c)

Harding

d)

Coolidge

30.

Which president was quoted, "The business of America is business"?

a)

Harding

b)

Coolidge

c)

Taft

d)

Hoover

31.
T or F: President Coolidge wanted to "keep government small and business booming". 
a)
True 
b)
False
32.
What was Calvin Coolidges' Nick name? 
a)
Big Head Cal
b)
Cool Cal
c)
Silent Cal
d)
Conservative Cal
33.
Harding & Coolidge did all of the following to boost big business EXCEPT:
a)
appointed business people to regulate businesses that opposed regulation
b)
selected Supreme Court Justices that ruled against progressive legislation
c)
Named conservatives to powerful cabinet positions
d)
raised taxes on big business
34.

What did Americans do with their money?

a)

They saved their money.

b)

They spent their money on leisure (free time) activities

c)

They donated it.

d)

They bought bonds.

35.

Henry Ford’s popular car was called the

a)

Model A

b)

Model H

c)

Model T

d)

Model Z

36.

What was the major problem with farmers? Why were they so poor?

a)

They were not producing enough (low supply)

b)

They were producing too much (high supply)

37.

Warren G Harding and Calvin Coolidge

a)

Did not regulate businesses (laissez faire)

b)

Helped farmers

38.

When did the stock market crash?

a)

1937

b)

1929

c)

who?

d)

1925

39.

What is the stock market crash also known as?

a)

White cockroaches

b)

Big Recession

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Dark Tuesday

40.

What was an effect of the stock market crash?

a)

The Enormous Melancholy

b)

The Great Depression

c)

The Big Sadness

d)

The Large Recession

41.

Who did people blame for the crash?

a)

Commercial Banks

b)

Herbert Hoover

c)

Idk people that work at banks?

d)

Germany

42.

What did the American banks do when the market collapsed?

a)

Give up

b)

Withdraw loans from Germany

c)

Declare war on all banks

d)

Start a whole new country, throw the old one away

43.

What were some effects of the crash?

a)

Inflation

b)

WW1

c)

Businesses closing

d)

Unemployment

e)

An analysis and outline due every Friday

44.

Why were banks only able to honor 10 cents for every dollar?

a)

They had used their depositors' savings, without their knowledge, to buy stocks

b)

CUZ THEY BROKE

c)

They used up all their money

d)

Because they're nice people

45.
Many people lost their jobs during the Great Depression.  The national government responded with President Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal," which
a)
provided programs to help people make money to provide for their needs. 
b)
helped reduce the national debt, providing more capital for businesses
c)
forced people to join the military forces to make money for their needs. 
d)
forced people to use charities to help them provide for their needs. 
46.
One difference between the administrations of President Roosevelt and President Hoover was that Roosevelt was-
a)
more willing to use government intervention to solve economic problems
b)
unwilling to allow government agencies to establish jobs
c)
able to ignore economic issues for most of his first term in office
d)
opposed to any type of government regulation of financial institutions
47.
What problem were both the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration developed to address?
a)
Excessive stock market speculation
b)
High unemployment
c)
Increased use of credit
d)
Overproduction of goods
48.
During the New Deal, how did the government attempt to improve conditions for farmers?
a)
By ending the practice of sharecropping
b)
By encouraging farmers to grow more to increase profits
c)
By paying farmers to grow fewer crops
d)
By training farmers for jobs in a new field
49.
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
50.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
51.
What was the first order of business by FDR when he got into office?
a)
End the depression
b)
closed the stock market for a week
c)
4 day bank holiday
d)
close hoovervilles
52.
What was created to protect bank deposits up to $5,000?
a)
WPA
b)
CCC
c)
TVA
d)
FDIC
53.
What institution opposed parts of the New Deal because it believed it gave the federal government an unconstitutional amount of power over the states and economy?
a)
Congress
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Stock Market
d)
Executive Branch
54.
What cause of the Great Depression did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) attempt to solve?
a)
Stock market speculation
b)
Overproduction
c)
Weak banking system
d)
Unsafe loans
55.
What were stock brokers doing that inflated the stock prices? 
a)
giving out loans they knew would not be paid back
b)
speculating stocks to be worth more than they actually were
c)
buying stocks on credit
d)
not insuring the customers' money
56.
The largest New Deal program which worked on public projects such as roads, bridges, public buildings, etc.
a)
Works Progress Administration
b)
World Peace Association
c)
Working Period Administration
d)
Tennessee Valley Authority
57.
The New Deal stressed Relief, Recover, and _______.
a)
Reform
b)
Revolution
c)
Reinvention
d)
Reinforcement
58.

How many times was FDR elected president?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

59.

Before being president, FDR had served as the governor of _______________?

a)

Georgia

b)

New Jersey

c)

New York

d)

New Hampshire

60.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

61.

Who transmitted code messages for the allies during WWII?

a)

women

b)

Navajo

c)

African Americans

62.

The Munich Pact incorporated this policy

a)

Isolationism

b)

Neurality

c)

Appeasement

63.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theatre

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

64.

What stated that the US would not sell war materials or give loans to nations at war?

a)

Neutrality Acts

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

65.

This was a major reason for dropping the atomic bomb on Japan

a)

promote US Isolationism

b)

destroy Japan's industrial centers and save American lives

c)

Scare Hitler

66.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

increase supply of natural resources

b)

cause a shortage of crops

c)

provide supplies to the troops

67.
Who were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps? 
a)
African Americans 
b)
Native Americans 
c)
Japanese Americans  
d)
Jews 
68.
Why was D-Day important? 
a)
Germany surrendered 
b)
The Allied powers were unsuccessful
c)
Adolf Hitler passed away 
d)
Nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers invaded northern France 
69.
What event started World War 2
a)
The invasion of Poland
b)
The Battle of El-Alamein
c)
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
d)
The use of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima
70.

Who was the supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe?

a)

MacArthur

b)

Patton

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Truman

71.
What was the purpose for victory gardens? 
a)
To help raise money for the War 
b)
To have enough food for soldiers overseas 
c)
to help support the large number of growing men in the U.S.
d)
to fight obesity and to eat healthier 
72.

Japanese forced U.S. and Filipino prisoners of war to undertake a 60 mile march through the jungle. Prisoners faced starvation, disease, and dehydration.

a)

Bootin Din March

b)

Butin Martyrs

c)

Bataan Death March

d)

Boston Death March

73.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
74.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
75.
Law that expanded college education to WW 2 veterans?
a)
GI Bill
b)
Returning Vets Act
c)
Holleman Act
d)
Pullman Amendment
76.
Who most helped create the second “Red Scare” in the 1950’s?
a)
Sen. Joseph McCarthy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Buddy Holly
77.
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
78.
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
79.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
80.
Why was the United States involved in the Berlin Airlift?
a)
to airlift food to the people of West Berlin
b)
to bomb East Berlin
c)
to demolish the Berlin Wall
d)
to transport people out of East Berlin
81.
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
82.
What does NATO stand for? 
a)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
b)
North American Treaty Organization
c)
North American Truce Organization
d)
North Asian Trust Order
83.
What is Communism?
a)
people taking a chance to start a new business
b)
the government having complete control of businesses and property
c)
free enterprise and economic growth encouraged by the government
d)
a democratic government with personal freedoms and economic opportunities
84.
What were the results of the Korean War?
a)
The two sections of Korea reunited
b)
North Korea & South Korea remained divided
c)
The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea
d)
China set up a communist government
85.
Why is the Cold War called a "cold" war?
a)
The areas affected were in the polar regions of the world
b)
The war was fought during winter months only
c)
Leaders of the superpowers were sick with coughs and fevers
d)
There was never direct fighting between the two superpowers
86.
What is the phrase for the idea that countries next to a communist country will also become communist?
a)
Domino Theory
b)
Appeasement Theory
c)
Red Scare
d)
Soviet Spread Theory
87.
What technology allowed countries to attack with nuclear bombs without using airplanes?
a)
ICBMS
b)
Submarines
c)
Tanks
d)
Airplanes
88.
What WWII hero was elected president after Truman?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Kennedy
d)
Ford
89.
This organization investigated suspected communists in the entertainment and other industries.
a)
House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
Loyalty Analysis Organization
c)
Red Scare
d)
Department on Communist Analysis
90.
How many people were confirmed as spies during the McCarthy Trials?
a)
Zero
b)
Ten
c)
One Hundred
d)
Over 9000
91.
Who became dictator of the Soviet Union after Stalin died?
a)
Khrushchev
b)
Gorbechev
c)
Stalin II
d)
Hitler
92.
The Soviets launched this satellite to begin the space race
a)
Sputnik
b)
NASA
c)
HUAC
93.

Who was the president at the time that the Little Rock 9 led the integration in Little Rock high schools?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

94.
What was the supreme court case that made segregation during interstate travel on buses illegal?
a)
Brown vs. Board of Education
b)
Morgan vs. Virginia
c)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
95.
What object(s) met the Freedom Riders at Montgomery, Alabama, even though enforcement officials ensured their safety?
a)
Chains
b)
Baseball Bats
c)
Pieces of Pipe
d)
All of the Above
96.
Which state did the freedom riders not ride through?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Mississippi
d)
Alabama
97.
Who were the Freedom Riders led by?
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Martin Luther King Jr. 
c)
Martin Luther King 
d)
James Farmer
98.

The police department in Alabama allowed members of the KKK to attack the riders upon their arrival.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

Where were the riders transported to by plane?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New York

c)

Alabama

d)

Washington

100.

Where were the riders transported to by plane?

a)

New Orleans

b)

New York

c)

Alabama

d)

Washington

101.

What was the name of JFK's brother?

a)

Richard

b)

Ronald

c)

Ryan

d)

Robert

102.

Who was the Nashville Student Movement led by?

a)

Martin Luther King

b)

Diane Nash

c)

JFK

d)

Joseph Perkins

103.

What were the words King used to warn the riders?

a)

"You will be in trouble"

b)

"I pray for you"

c)

"I think your actions are futile"

d)

"You will receive quite a welcome"

104.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

105.

Desegregated all public schools. This was a major court case that involved Linda Brown attending an all-black school when an all-white school was closer to her home.

a)

Brown vs. the Board of Education

b)

13th Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Jim Crow Laws

106.

First African American Supreme Court judge. He was the attorney for Linda Brown with Brown vs. the Board of Education.

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Thurgood Marshall

d)

Rosa Parks

107.
Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry Truman
108.
The factor that may have most helped JFK win the Election of 1960 was
a)
He was Catholic
b)
He looked good during the TV debates
c)
He was known to be the most experienced candidate
d)
He was friendly with Fidel Castro
110.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 
a)
Roman Catholic 
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant 
d)
Hindu 
110.
What religion was President John F. Kennedy, which caused Americans to worry 
a)
Roman Catholic 
b)
Jew
c)
Protestant 
d)
Hindu 
111.
Which supermodel was JFK linked to?
a)
Twiggy
b)
Marilyn Monroe
c)
Cindy Crawford
d)
Jean Shrimpton
112.
Which military honor is JFK the only President to receive?
a)
Medal of Honor
b)
Purple Heart
c)
Bronze Star
d)
Silver Star
113.
What was one of JFK's plans that failed during his presidency?
a)
Space Program
b)
Cuban missile crisis
c)
Civil Rights movement
d)
Bay of Pigs
114.
What was JFK's nickname that friends and family called him?
a)
Jack
b)
Joseph
c)
Johnny
d)
Jimmy
115.

Who is this picture of?

a)

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson

b)

Lyndon Johnson and Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

d)

John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro

116.

When & where did JFK get assassinated?

a)

April 14, 1865 in Boston, Massachusetts

b)

November 22, 1963 in Peoria, IL

c)

April 14, 1865 in Washinton, DC

d)

November 22, 1963 in Dallas, TX

117.

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Cuban Revolution.

b)

13 day crisis in which the Soviet Union and the United States faced off and came close to nuclear war.

c)

Missiles not getting to Cuba.

d)

Plot to hide U.S. missiles in Cuba.

118.

Who was the Communist leader in Cuba while Kennedy was President

a)

Khrushchev

b)

Castro

c)

Johnson

d)

Batista

119.

President Kennedy's domestic program was called the

a)

New Deal

b)

New Frontier

c)

Final Frontier

d)

Great Society

120.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of Kennedy's domestic program?

a)

increasing taxes

b)

improving the economy

c)

reforming healthcare and education

d)

improving civil rights for African Americans

121.

Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 were both signed into law by President

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Lyndon B. Johnson

c)

Barry Goldwater

d)

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

123.

Great Society Programs included:

a)

Head Start

b)

Job Corps

c)

HUD (Housing)

d)

Medicare

e)

All of the Above

123.

Great Society Programs included:

a)

Head Start

b)

Job Corps

c)

HUD (Housing)

d)

Medicare

e)

All of the Above

124.

Which program provides healthcare for the elderly

a)

Medicaid

b)

Health Insurance

c)

Medicare

d)

Housing & Urban Development

125.

Which program provides monthly assistance for food?

a)

Medicaid

b)

Food Stamp Act

c)

Housing & Urban Development

d)

Head Start

126.

Which part of Vietnam was Communist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Neither

d)

Both

127.

What was the name of the South Vietnamese Communists?

a)

Guerrillas

b)

Vietcong

c)

Cambodians

d)

Ho Chi Minh

128.

Why did the U.S. back South Vietnam?

a)

the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

their belief in the Domino Theory

c)

the War Powers Act

d)

they needed more help

129.

LBJ's Great Society can be compared to which of the following?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

The New Deal

c)

The Progressive Era

d)

The Square Deal

130.
The President that took over for JFK when he was assassinated was:
a)
Johnson
b)
Eisenhower
c)
Nixon
d)
Ford
131.

LBJ's domestic programs

a)

put the US into bankruptcy

b)

were the largest spending on social programs in US history

c)

kept many Americans from dying

d)

dropped the US from their status as the leading superpower

132.

LBJ defeated this man for election in 1964.

a)

George C. Wallace

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Harry Byrd

d)

Barry Goldwater

133.

The document giving LBJ power to proceed with military action in Vietnam was the

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Operation Rolling Thunder

c)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

d)

Nixon Doctrine

134.

The main type of fighting in Vietnam was

a)

trench warfare

b)

tank warfare

c)

large armies fighting for control of cities

d)

guerilla warfare

135.

Two new weapons created by the US to destroy jungles were

a)

flamethrowers & tanks

b)

missiles & hand grenades

c)

napalm & Agent Orange

d)

bazookas & jet planes

136.

The event in Vietnam that caused massive protest in the US against the war was

a)

Tonkin Gulf Incident

b)

Battle of the Ia Drang Valley

c)

Battle of Pleiku

d)

Tet Offensive

137.

The winner of the presidential election of 1968 was

a)

Hubert Humphrey

b)

George C. Wallace

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

138.

Nixon's plan for the war in Vietnam was to

a)

allow the South Vietnamese to take over the ground war

b)

keep the Chinese & Soviets from providing weapons to North Vietnam

c)

start peace talks in Paris

d)

eliminate Ho Chi Minh

139.

LBJ's massive bombing of North Vietnam was called

a)

Ia Drang

b)

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

c)

Operation Rolling Thunder

d)

Tet Offensive

140.
True or False:
Nixon was impeached from presedency. 
a)
True
b)
False
141.
What building was broken into during the Watergate Break-in?
a)
The Capitol Building
b)
The White House
c)
Republican Headquarters
d)
Democratic Headquarters
142.
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?
a)
It was the longest and least successful war in American history
b)
It was long and hard, but did contain communism
c)
our soldiers were welcomed home as heroes
d)
The Soviets slowed their efforts to spread communism
143.
After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?
a)
The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
b)
The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
c)
The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
d)
The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north
144.
When they were arrested, the Watergate burglars were breaking into
a)
the republican office.
b)
the Democratic Party HQ.
c)
The Embassy.
d)
the congress headquarters.
146.
What is the economic term that refers to the double problems of rising inflation and unemployment?
a)
depression
b)
recession
c)
stagflation
d)
capitalism
146.
What is the economic term that refers to the double problems of rising inflation and unemployment?
a)
depression
b)
recession
c)
stagflation
d)
capitalism
147.
What two reporters worked to uncover the role of the WHite House in the Watergate Scandal?
a)
Woodward and Bernstein
b)
McNeil and Leherer
c)
Peyton and Brady
d)
Mitchell and Lowe
148.

“We must go forward now together. . . .I believe that truth is the glue that holds government together, not only our Government but civilization itself. That bond, though strained, is unbroken at home and abroad. In all my public and private acts as your President, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.”

—Gerald Ford, August 9, 1974


Why do you think Ford made this speech immediately after gaining the presidency?

a)

Nixon’s scandal shook the public’s trust in government.

b)

Ford faced criticism for pardoning Nixon.

c)

Newspaper were not covering economic issues.

d)

Ford needed to successfully fight inflation.

149.

What critical event affected both the Ford and Carter presidencies?

a)

Watergate

b)

the energy crisis

c)

Iran hostage crisis

d)

rise of Sandinistas in Nicaragua

150.

Which statement is true about Jimmy Carter?

a)

His foreign policy focused on anti communism.

b)

He served in Congress for 25 years.

c)

He had a reputation for hard work and integrity.

d)

He helped end inflation with the “Whip Inflation Now” plan.

151.

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

152.

The American Hostage Crisis in Iran was caused in part by

a)

the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment

b)

Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis

c)

American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya

d)

American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini

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