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U.S. H final 2019

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which word best describes Ngo Dinh Diem's government?

a)

Effective

b)

Incompetent

c)

Brutal

d)

Open-minded

2.

Congress granted LBJ power to go to war with North Vietnam by passing the __________.

a)

Great Society

b)

War Powers Act

c)

26th Amendment

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

3.

How did American citizens react to the Tet Offensive?

a)

They were discouraged

b)

They became more committed to the war

c)

They were indifferent

4.

Which group supported Vietnam's independence from France?

a)

Vietcong

b)

Vietminh

c)

NATO

d)

South Vietnamese gov't

5.
The Rosenbergs and Alger Hiss are known for what?
a)
Being Soviet Spys
b)
Civil Rights
c)
Being WWII heroes
d)
Making killer macaroni and cheese
6.
U.S. attempt to rebuild economies of European nations after WWII
a)
Containment
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
United Nations
7.
Western alliance of nations committed to defend each other
a)
United Nations
b)
NATO
8.
Which American(s) was/were executed for passing U.S. nuclear secrets to the Soviets?
a)
The Rosenbergs
b)
Alger Hiss
c)
Benedict Arnold
9.
Sputnik was a Soviet...
a)
Atomic Bomb
b)
Hydrogen Bomb
c)
Satellite
d)
Spy
10.
The GI Bill provided assistance for
a)
Nations resisting communist takeovers
b)
African-Americans
c)
Veterans
d)
Math and science education
11.

Which of the following was a failed invasion of Cuban exiles in 1961 that made the Kennedy administration look incompetent?

a)

D-Day

b)

the Bay of Pigs

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

12.

John F. Kennedy’s response to this was to threaten to attack the Soviet Union, to quarantine Cuba, and to mobilize 100,000 troops in Florida?

a)

the building of the Berlin Wall

b)

the Bay of Pigs fiasco

c)

the Cuban Missile Crisis

d)

the Gulf of Tonkin incident

13.

What was the name of Kennedy’s legislative agenda?

a)

the New Frontier

b)

the Peace Corps

c)

the Great Society

d)

the Fair Deal

14.

What is the name of Johnson’s legislative program aimed at ending poverty and racial injustice?

a)

the Job Corps

b)

the Great Society

c)

the New Frontier

d)

the Fair Deal

15.

What FAILED (Ineffective) invasion of Cuba was led by Cuban exiles in an attempt to overthrow the socialist government?

a)

Bay of Turtles

b)

Bay of Horses

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Bay of Dogs

16.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

17.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

18.

During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?

a)

Open Door Policy

b)

Big Stick Policy

c)

Containment Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

19.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.

b)

The U.S. government started NASA.

c)

U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.

d)

All of the above

20.

How did the Counter-culture movement of the 1960s impact the Vietnam War?

a)

The hippies protested and organized mass demonstrations.

b)

They helped turn public opinion against the war.

c)

They helped get the 26th amendment passed.

d)

All of the above

21.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

22.

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

a)

Hitler & the Nazis

b)

Economic recession

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Corruption & Industrialization

23.
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
24.
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
25.
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
26.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did he US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.
d)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
27.
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
28.

The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:

a)

Contain communism

b)

Provide weapons to democratic countries

c)

Help south Korea

d)

Provide collective security

29.

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

a)

John Bassilone

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

30.

Why was Douglas MacArthur fired?

a)

MacArthur committed a crime in Korea against the United States

b)

MacArthur criticized the President and called him "soft on communism" for not letting him invade China

c)

MacArthur ran away from his position as general and joined the Communists

d)

MacArthur was found stealing military rations from the camp

31.
Peace settlement that separated Vietnam into two (one of the causes of the war)
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Tet Offensive
c)
Agent Orange
d)
Geneva Accords
32.
Surprise attacks (during Vietnamese New Year) on major cities and towns and American military bases throughout South Vietnam
a)
New Left
b)
conscientious objector
c)
Paris Peace Talks
d)
Tet Offensive
33.
Nixon's 1969 policy for removing American forces and replacing them with South Vietnamese soldiers to continue fighting
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
silent majority
c)
MIA
d)
Vietnamization
34.
What is the name of the Supreme Court Case  that ruled that segregation is illegal and violates the  14th amendment? 
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Brown V. Board of Education
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
35.
Which civil rights leader advocated separation  for African Americans and was opposed to integration ?
a)
Martin Luther King
b)
Medgar Evers
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Eldrige Cleaver
36.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting? 
a)
24th  amendment 
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
37.
Who wrote the Feminine  Mystique  ? 
a)
Gloria Steinem
b)
Betty Friedan 
c)
Sylvia Plath 
d)
Simone De Beauvoir
38.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
39.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
40.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
41.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
 They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
d)
All of the above
42.

Farm worker, labor leader, and civil-rights activist who helped form the National Farm Workers Association, later the United Farm Workers.

a)

MLK

b)

Thurgood Marshall

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

JFK

43.

Were the Black Panthers willing to work with white people?

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

The Black Panthers wrote ...

a)

An Eight Point Programme

b)

A Nine Point Programme

c)

A Ten Point Programme

d)

A Twelve Point Programme

45.

How did the US benefit from the Marshall Plan?

a)

Better produce coming from tropical locations

b)

Formed closer political and military connections with Europe

c)

Truman and Marshall became superpowers

d)

Soviet Union gave up spreading communism

46.
Nixon's secret plan to get the US out of vietnam slowly, while replacing American troops with the S. Vietnamese Army was called...?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Detente
c)
Containment
d)
the Domino Theory
47.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
48.
Which is an example of detente'?
a)
building the Berlin Wall
b)
blockade of Cuba by the US
c)
Soviet invasion of Afganistan
d)
Nixon's visit to the Soviet Union
49.
Which of the following presidents improved relations with the Soviet Union by visiting and signing arms limitations agreements?
a)
Eisenhower
b)
Nixon
c)
Kennedy
d)
Carter
50.
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.
51.
One action that influenced the US-Soviet signing of the SALT I treaty in 1972 was President Nixon's
a)
opening of diplomatic relations with China
b)
involvement in the Watergate scandal
c)
support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War
d)
withdrawal of military forces from Vietnam
52.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
53.
Which aspect of the Presidency of Richard Nixon is viewed MOST favorably?
a)
His handling of the US Economy
b)
his handling of US foreign policy
c)
his handling of the media
d)
his handling of the Department of Justice
54.

The cartoon above was published in May 1973. With which event was this cartoon associated?

a)

Teapot Dome Scandal

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Iran-Contra Affair

55.

This US President who pledged honest and moral policies was

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Jimmy Carter

56.

The photograph above shows foreign leaders meeting with President Carter at Camp David in 1978. What was the outcome of this meeting?

a)

The United States and its allies halted grain sales to the Soviet Union

b)

The United States persuaded Egypt and Israel to sign a future peace treaty

c)

The United States signed a treaty promising the return of the Panama Canal Zone

d)

The United States successfully rescued hostages held by Iranian students in Tehran

57.

A diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States in which 52 American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for over a year.

a)

Iranian Revolution

b)

Iran Hostage Crisis

c)

Camp David Accords

d)

Iraq Hostage Crisis

58.

The War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the President and Congress by

a)

allowing troops to be sent overseas without the president’s consent

b)

requiring the president to remove all United States troops from Southeast Asia

c)

permitting the president to enter treaties without Senate approval

d)

placing limitations on the president’s ability to keep troops in hostile situations

59.

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

60.

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

61.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
62.
Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts
a)
REAGANOMICS
b)
PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH
c)
BIG STICK DIPLOMACY
d)
INFLATION
63.
What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians?
a)
Great Society
b)
New Right
c)
Moral Majority
d)
Social Gospel
64.
What word best describes Ronald Reagan?
a)
Liberal
b)
Conservative
65.
What did Reagan do to taxes?
a)
Raise them
b)
Cut them
66.
What disease saw its first cases during Reagan's presidency?
a)
AIDS
b)
Hepatitis
c)
Cancer
d)
Herpes
67.
Ronald Reagan declared war on what?
a)
Terror
b)
Poverty
c)
Drugs
d)
AIDS
68.

Organization formed to fight for traditional values

a)

Moral Majority

b)

Conservative Coalition

c)

New Right Group

d)

Freedom Riders

69.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
70.

This deadly disease was first reported in the 1980s, but was ignored by Reagan's administration because of who it affected.

a)

Heroin addiction

b)

Crack addiction

c)

AIDS

d)

None of these

71.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
72.
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —
a)
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
b)
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
c)
broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
d)
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
73.
What did Reagan do to taxes?
a)
Raise them
b)
Cut them
74.
Rachel Carson took a stand and spoke out about the use of____? 
a)
Littering 
b)
Pollution 
c)
Chemical Pesticides 
d)
Recycling 
75.
What did Silent Spring say would happen if people continued to use man-made pesticides?
a)
Man- made pesticides would poison the planet. 
b)
Man- made pesticides would increase farming 
c)
Man- made pesticides would kill the livestock 
76.

This was the name of the organization that fought for Women's Rights

a)

NAACP

b)

SNCC

c)

NOW

d)

Black Panters

77.

Which of the views would accurately reflect the dominant male view of women in the 1950s

a)

A capable individual able to lead companies

b)

Their role was to stay at home and raise the children

c)

Women deserved as as much pay as men in the workplace

d)

They were valued employees and assets to any company

78.

Betty Friedan wrote what book in 1963 that became the symbol for the Women's Rights Movement?

a)

The Feminine Mystique

b)

Das Kapital

c)

The Trouble with Women

d)

Walden Pond

79.

Which of the groups would have been most likely to have made the quote below?


We believe that the protection guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution to the civil rights of all individuals, must be effectively applied and enforced to isolate and remove patterns of sex discrimination, to ensure equality of opportunity in employment and education....

a)

NAACP

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NOW

d)

AIM

80.

Which of the following would be an accurate thesis for The Feminine Mystique

a)

Women enjoyed their lives as mothers and cooks

b)

A decreasing percentage of women believed they should hold full time jobs

c)

Women were unhappy living a live of caring for the home and children

d)

A vast majority of men supported women taking leadership positions in politics

81.

The case that legalized abortion was

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Roe v Wade

c)

Miranda v Arizona

d)

Tinker v Des Moines

82.
This scandal led to the resignation of President Nixon; Former CIA agents were caught breaking into the Democratic Party headquarters in a hotel building.
a)
Watergate
b)
Teapot Dome Scandal
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Cuban Missile Crisis
83.
This President campaigned on a promise to clean up Washington, D.C. but due to stagflation and the Iran Hostage Crisis left the office with a low approval rating.
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Ronald Reagan
d)
Bill Clinton
84.
The Shah of Iran is overthrown, Iranian students seized the staff of the US Embassy and held them for more than a year.
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Iranian-US Standoff Accord
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Watergate Scandal
85.
The Camp David Accords was one of President Jimmy Carter's greatest accomplishments in office. The Camp David Accords -
a)
Negotiated a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
b)
Negotiated the release of US hostages held by Iran
c)
Negotiated with OPEC to lower oil prices
d)
Helped organized a group of countries to fight against communism
86.
President Nixon called for the bombings of which two countries that bordered Vietnam?
a)
Cambodia and Laos
b)
Thailand and Indonesia
c)
Indochina and Thailand
d)
Cambodia and India
87.
At which University did the National Guard open fire upon protestors? 
a)
K-State 
b)
Kansas 
c)
Kennesaw 
d)
Kent State
88.
Vietnamization was the plan to...
a)
promote Vietnamese culture in the United States
b)
Slowly withdraw from Vietnam 
c)
Let the Vietnamese citizens in the United States have a tax break  
89.
Vietnam was a colony of what country prior to the WWII
a)
France 
b)
Great Britain
c)
Portugal 
d)
Spain 
90.
Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S.involvement in the Vietnam War?
a)
Reelection of Lyndon Johnson
b)
Passage of the War Powers Act
c)
Graphic coverage by television news
d)
Propaganda films by antiwar protestors

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