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Review Terms for American History II

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the known tactic for stopping the growth of Communism?

a)

Breach

b)

Containment

c)

Shock and Awe

d)

I never had relations with that woman

2.

Who were the two primary countries involved in the Space Race (1957-1969)?

a)

Prussia and Russia

b)

China and the United States

c)

The U.S.S.R. and China

d)

The United States and the U.S.S.R.

3.

When was the NAACP founded?

a)

2023

b)

1909

c)

1914

d)

1890

4.

The feminist organization that is known by the acronym "N.O.W." was founded by whom?

a)

Betty Freidan

b)

Martin Luther King Jr.

c)

Dolores Huerta

d)

Susan B. Anthony

5.

A tactic of disobeying unjust laws on purpose and accepting punishment is called?

a)

Crying

b)

Rioting

c)

Protesting

d)

Civil Disobedience

6.

What three countries were involved in NAFTA?

a)

China, Japan, and North Korea

b)

England, France, and Germany

c)

The United States, Mexico, and Canada

d)

Россия, Китай и Монголия

7.

The USA Patriot Act gave the US government what broad abilities?

a)

Gave the US abilities to wire tap, search mail, and detain immigrants in the name of fighting terrorism at home

b)

Gave the US abilities to initiate war on countries with out the approval of Congress

c)

Gave the US abilities to wage nuclear war on under-developed nations to show strength and power to the rest of the world

d)

Gave the US no new abilities

8.

As a result of presidential assassinations, the 25th Amendment was enacted for what reason?

a)

Allowed special investigation into Presidential assassinations that limited people rights

b)

To show the Presidential line of succession

c)

To give more power to the Vice President

d)

There is no 25th Amendment

9.

What was the importance of the 14th Amendment?

a)

Citizenship and equal protection to all regardless of race

b)

Lowers voting age to 18

c)

Voting rights to all males regardless of race

d)

Abolished Slavery

10.

Which President was involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Barack Obama

11.

What major war shifted public opinions against the U.S. government and its military under the Presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson?

a)

Vietnam War

b)

War on Terror (Afghanistan and Iraq)

c)

World War II

d)

Bürgerkrieg

12.

Which Amendment allowed for women's suffrage?

a)

15th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

18th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

13.

What word means to expand influence overseas or gain new territories?

a)

Isolationism

b)

Imperialism

c)

Interventionism

d)

Conservatism

14.

Cesar Chavez headed which Civil Rights Organization?

a)

S.D.S.

b)

A.I.M.

c)

S.N.N.C.

d)

U.F.W.

15.

Which court case protects against unreasonable search and seizure?

a)

Mapp v. Ohio (1961)

b)

Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)

c)

Swann v. Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools (1971)

d)

Regents v. Bakke (1978)

16.

During what years was the Korean War fought?

a)

1946-1949

b)

1950-1953

c)

1954-1957

d)

1958-1961

17.

The Interstate Highway Act was passed under which President?

a)

Nixon

b)

Truman

c)

Kennedy

d)

Eisenhower

18.

What is "trickle-down/supply-side economics"?

a)

Gives tax cuts to the wealthy "job creators" to help the economy

b)

The wealthy receive higher tax rates compared to the poor

c)

Sets a standard tax for everyone

d)

Trickle-down economics is not real

19.

Who supported trickle-down/supply-side economics?

a)

Democrats

b)

Independents

c)

Conservatives

d)

Trickle-down economics is not real therefor no one

20.

What is the meaning of "isolationism"?

a)

Giving foreign aid during times of war but remain neutral to both sides

b)

Expanding power and influence throughout the world

c)

Avoiding alliances and focusing on domestic problems

d)

Starting a war to gain new territories

21.

What is Medicare/Medicaid?

a)

Government-run health insurance

b)

Private health insurance for the wealthy

c)

Government funded health insurance for Congress

d)

Provides food for the poor

22.

The G.I. Bill provided support for who?

a)

Immigrants

b)

Company owners

c)

Highschool students

d)

Military members

23.

In what year did the USSR launch the Sputnik satellite?

a)

1953

b)

1955

c)

1957

d)

1959

24.

The Containment theory was first suggested by who?

a)

Harry S. Truman

b)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

c)

George Kennan

d)

George H.W. Bush

25.

What is the Military-Industrial Complex?

a)

The relationship between the government and companies which make military goods

b)

The relationship between the working class and the top 1%

c)

A foreign policy agreeing to peaceful trade during times of war

d)

A trade agreement between countries in North America to freely trade military goods amongst eachother

26.
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.
27.

In the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?

a)

To prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnam

b)

To stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kong

c)

To stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam

d)

To prevent attacks against United States shipping

28.

President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War known 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

29.

June 1948, Soviets blocked land and water access to Berlin. Allies dropped supplies to help. What was this event called?

a)

Rettferdig avtale

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Berlin Airlift

d)

Marshall Plan

30.

What was passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Gulf of Maddox Resolution

c)

War Powers Act 1973

d)

Patriot Act

31.
What gave war powers back to congress after the Vietnam War?
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Immigration Act
c)
Tonkin Resolution Act
d)
Civil Rights Act
32.

Medicare and Medicaid were created to provide health care to which groups of people?

a)

Black citizens

b)

The elderly and the poor

c)

Returning veterans

d)

School children

33.

Was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B Johnson. Goals were to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. What were these programs called as a whole?

a)

The Great Society

b)

March on Washington

c)

Persian Gulf War

d)

Kent State

34.

Reagan's economic policy favored lowering taxes on producers (upper class/businesses) so that there would be more _____, lowering the price of goods.

a)

Demand

b)

Stagflation

c)

Opportunity Cost

d)

Supply

35.

What is the definition of "stagflation"?

a)

High inflation and economic growth

b)

Low inflation and economic growth

c)

High inflation and low economic growth

d)

High inflation and low unemployment

36.

The peace agreement between Israel and Egypt over the Sinai Peninsula was called?

a)

The Iran Contra Affair

b)

Oslo Accords

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

SALT I

37.

Which of the following did not occur in the 1950s?

a)

Rise of Rock n Roll

b)

Interstate Highway Act

c)

Growth of Suburbs

d)

Persian Gulf War

38.
President William McKinley's belief that Cuba deserved to be free and independent from Spain led to which event?
a)
France sold Cuba to the United States
b)
The construction of the Panama Canal began.
c)
The United States issued a boycott of trade with Spain
d)
The Spanish American War began.
39.

The United States gained large territories from Spain during the Spanish American War. Who was the president during this time?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

William McKinley

d)

Barack Obama

40.
At the end of the Spanish American War, the United States gained which 3 territories? 
a)
Puerto Rico, Cuba, Spain
b)
Spain, Cuba, Guam
c)
Marianas Islands, Philippines, Russia
d)
Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
41.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

The Republican Party

b)

The Democratic Party

c)

The Bull Moose Party

d)

The Beep Boop Party

42.

What was the name of President Wilson's plan for peace?

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Sussex Pledge

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Fourteen Points

43.

When did the Stock Market crash?

a)

October 31, 1929

b)

September 29, 1931

c)

August 29, 1991

d)

October 29, 1929

44.
What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?
a)
Black Friday
b)
Taco Tuesday
c)
Black Tuesday
d)
Throwback Thursday
45.
Who was President of the US when the stock market crashed and Depression began?
a)
Theodore Roosevelt
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Herbert Hoover
d)
William McKinley
46.

Prohibition was started in 1920 by which amendment?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

21st

47.
The federal law that actually put Prohibition into effect was called the
a)
National Origins Act
b)
Emergency Quota Act
c)
Volstead Act 
d)
Dawes Act
48.
The most well-known gangster of 1920s was 
a)
Baby Face Nelson
b)
Bugs Moran
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Al Capone
49.
The director of the FBI during the 1920's was
a)
Elliot Ness
b)
J. Edgar Hoover
c)
John Dillinger
d)
Enoch Johnson
50.

The end of the Prohibition era came with the …?

a)

Passage of the Volstead act

b)

21st Amendment

c)

Arrest of Al Capone

d)

Start of the Great Depression

51.
Truman asked this man to leave the Philippines and he said, "I shall return." Who was this man?
a)
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
b)
Gen. D. MacArthur
c)
Winston Churchill
d)
Hirohito
52.
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
53.
What WWII hero was elected president after Truman?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Kennedy
d)
Ford
54.
The US and USSR built so many nuclear weapons that they could destroy each other...what is this called?
a)
Mutually Assured Destruction
b)
Appeasement
c)
Brinkmanship
d)
Red Scare
55.

This organization investigated suspected communists in the entertainment and other industries.

a)

House Un-American Activities Committee

b)

Loyalty Analysis Organization

c)

赤の恐怖

d)

Department on Communist Analysis

56.
This Senator is known for his anti-communist "witch hunts" during the Red Scare
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Harry Truman
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
William Lafollette
57.
How many people were confirmed as spies during the McCarthy Trials?
a)
Zero
b)
Ten
c)
One Hundred
d)
Over 9000
58.

President John F Kennedy set the US goal to win the Space Race by declaring the US would go to-

a)

Mecury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

The Moon

59.

What happened in 1969 ending the Space Race?

a)

The US sent is own satellites into Space

b)

John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth

c)

The US sent the first robotic rover to Mars

d)

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on The Moon

60.
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam?
a)
Ho Chi Minh
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Ngo Dien Diem
d)
Hideki Tojo
61.

Who were the communists in South Vietnam?

a)

Vietminh

b)

Vietcong

c)

Ho Chi Minhions

d)

Vietdong

62.

What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?

a)

USS Maddox

b)

USS Bing Bong

c)

USS Maine

d)

HMS Lusitania

63.
What style of warfare did the Vietcong use?
a)
Guerilla
b)
Trench
c)
Aerial
d)
Traditional
64.
Who was elected president in 1968?
a)
Nixon
b)
Johnson
c)
Kennedy
d)
Eisenhower
65.

What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

a)

24th

b)

25th

c)

26th

d)

27th

66.

What number President was Ronald Reagan?

a)

40th

b)

39th

c)

41st

d)

42nd

67.

Who was Ronald Reagan's Vice President?

a)

George H. W. Bush

b)

George W Bush

c)

Mike Pence

d)

Bob Dole

68.

What was Ronald Reagan's 1984 re-election campaign slogan?

a)

Make America Great Again

b)

It's Time for a New Legacy

c)

It's Morning Again in America

d)

Yes America Can

69.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

70.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
71.
Who was the Iraqi leader?
a)
Hunter Walker
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
George H.W. Bush
d)
Adolph Hitler
72.

Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East?

a)

Oil and terrorism

b)

Oil and diamonds

c)

Diamonds and textiles

d)

Wind mills and religion

73.
This war is also known as Desert Storm and involved leader Saddam Hussein. He invaded Kuwait in order to capture it's valuable oil fields.
a)
Iraq War
b)
World War I
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
World War II
74.

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

75.

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

76.

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting (voting people, voting)

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

77.

Outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1964

78.

More than 200,000 Americans gathered in Washington, D.C., for a political rally for jobs and freedom.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

March on Washington

79.

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

80.
What was the difference between what the government said happened and what was actually happening called?
a)
Credibility Gap
b)
Government Fallacy Gap
c)
Yellow Journalism
d)
Muckraking