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U.S. History Exam Review B

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for the Stock Market Crash?

a)

Black Friday

b)

Scary Saturday

c)

Black Tuesday

d)

Terrible Thursday

2.
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
3.
Who was elected president because he had a plan to pull America out of the Great Depression?
a)
William McKinley
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
4.

What was the name of FDR's plan to reconstruct America following the Great Depression?

a)

Deal or No Deal

b)

New Deal

c)

Reconstruction

d)

FDR's Plan

5.

Which era was marked by a severe economic crisis that began in the United States but spread to the rest of the world.

a)

WWI

b)

WWII

c)

Great Depression

d)

Vietnam War

6.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Great Depression.

a)

Uneven distribution of income

b)

overuse of credit

c)

weak banking system

d)

popularity of Hoovervilles

7.
How did the German people react to the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
They were ok with it because they realized that they lost the war
b)
They loved it because it was so favorable to them
c)
They hated it because it treated them severely
d)
Most Germans didn't really care
8.
A political movement that promotes an extreme form of nationalism, a denial of individual rights, and a dictatorial one-party rule
a)
Fascism
b)
Communism
c)
Socialism
d)
Democracy
9.
Appealed to Italy's wounded pride and fear of communism, established the first Fascist Party, took over the Italian government after the march on Rome
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
10.
Joined the National Socialist German Workers' Party and made it popular, would eventually become German Chancellor and overthrow the Weimar Republic, established the Third Reich
a)
Adolf Hitler
b)
Benito Mussolini
c)
Francisco Franco
d)
Joseph Stalin
11.
Giving in to an aggressor to keep peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Fascism
c)
Isolationism
d)
Pacification
12.

Which peace keeping organization did not have the power to stop Japan, Italy, and Germany from invading other countries?

a)

United Nations

b)

League of Nations

c)

Big Four

d)

Rome- Berlin-Tokyo Pact

13.

What is Genocide?

a)

prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

b)

systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

c)

organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

14.

Which U.S. foreign policy had the goal of supporting the allies AND maintaining neutrality at the beginning of WWII?

a)

Atlantic Charter

b)

Appeasement

c)

Cash and Carry

d)

Manhattan Project

15.

This was a military tactic used by the US to fight the Japanese in the Pacific during WWII.

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

d)

Punji pits

16.

What was the primary reason for dropping the atomic bombs at the end of WWII?

a)

promote US Isolationism

b)

defeat Japan and save American lives

c)

defeat Hitler

d)

intimidate Australia

17.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

increase supply of natural resources

b)

cause a shortage of crops

c)

provide supplies to the troops

d)

force people to eat healthier

18.
Which countries belonged to the Axis Powers?
a)
U.S., Italy, and Great Britain
b)
U.S., Great Britain, and France
c)
Germany, Italy, and Japan
d)
Germany, France, and Japan
19.
Victory in Europe (V-E Day) was a result of ________________.
a)
Japan surrendering
b)
The atomic bombings
c)
Germany surrendering
d)
the signing of the Treaty of Versailles
20.
What did allied forces do on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
a)
They sent thousands of troops to Berlin.
b)
They stormed the beaches of Normandy, France.
c)
The fought the Nazi troops in Russia.
d)
They took control of many Japanese islands.
21.
Which organization was created after World War II to help countries peacefully resolve conflicts?
a)
League of Nations
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
North American Treaty Organization
d)
United Nations
22.
Which of the following events during WWII brought the United States into the war?
a)
Germany's invasion of Poland
b)
D-Day invasion of Normandy
c)
Nazi Germany's treatment of the Jewish people
d)
Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor
23.
Allied Powers during WWII included:
a)
Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
b)
Great Britain, Japan, the Soviet Union, and the United States
c)
Germany, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States
d)
Germany, Japan, Italy, and the United States
24.

Which of the following war crimes was addressed by the Nuremberg Trials?

a)

the Holocaust

b)

the use of nuclear bombs

c)

the firebombing of Dresden

d)

the internment of Japanese-American citizens

25.
President of the US who decided to use atomic bombs
a)
Truman
b)
FDR
c)
Hoover
d)
Garfield
26.

An investment document the government gave citizens during the world wars in exchange for money

a)

War Bond

b)

Interest

c)

Conserve

d)

Suffrage

27.
The _________ was the secret project in the United States that developed the atomic bomb
a)
The New York Project
b)
The Manhattan Project
c)
The Atom Splitting Project
d)
The Nuclear Project
28.

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

29.

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

30.

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

31.

During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

32.

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Federal Housing Authority Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

GI BIll

33.

What was the name of the rapid increase of population following the end of WWII called?

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Great Migration

d)

Demographic Shift

34.

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

35.
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
36.
Where was Korea divided?
a)
18 parallel
b)
34 parallel
c)
38 parallel
d)
15 parallel
37.
Where was Vietnam divided? 
a)
17th Parellel
b)
20thParellel
c)
38th Parellel
d)
34th Parellel
38.
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
39.

The ____________ cut off Eastern Europe from the West metaphorically speaking.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Berlin Airlift

c)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

d)

Iron Curtain

40.
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
41.

A military alliance of European and North American democratic, capitalist countries founded after World War II.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

42.

A military alliance of communist nations in eastern Europe organized in 1955.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

43.
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
a)
Membership in the US Communist Party increased
b)
US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
c)
Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
d)
US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
44.
For what crime were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg found guilty and put to death?
a)
perjury
b)
murder
c)
espionage
d)
embezzlement
45.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
46.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
47.

What is the name of the network of jungle paths used by the North Vietnamese army to transport supplies to the Vietcong?

a)

Saigon Route

b)

Bataan Death March

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Ho Chi Minh Trail

48.

How did the US military attempt to take away the Vietcong's ability to hide in the jungle?

a)

They used napalm to burn the jungle down.

b)

They used agent orange to kill the plants in the jungle.

c)

both napalm and agent orange

d)

They dug trenches and underground tunnels

49.

What is the name of the U.S. foreign policy where we shifted the burden of actual combat from American troops to South Vietnamese forces.

a)

Vietminization

b)

Vietcong

c)

Internationalism

d)

Linkage

50.

What was the effect of the "Living Room War"?

a)

Americans supported the war effort

b)

Americans turned against the war effort

c)

American troops gained a combat advantage

51.

Which of the following protests was in response to the war in Vietnam?

a)

Kent State Massacre

b)

Bra Burning

c)

March on Washington

d)

Chicago race riot

52.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
53.

Which ideology matches this statement: The best government is the government that governs least.

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

54.

Which ideology matches this statement: The best government should improve society and offer services to citizens.

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

55.

President Reagan's economic theory that tax cuts will increase jobs and worker's wages.

a)

Strategic Defense Initiative

b)

Deregulation

c)

Trickle-Down (Supply-Side) Economics

56.
Separating people based on race is called:
a)
Segregation
b)
Integration
c)
Resistance
d)
Idealism
57.

What court case said "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Brown v. Board the Education

c)

Scott v. Sanford

d)

Marbury v. Madison

58.
In the 1954 trial of Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that:
a)
private schools should be controlled by the federal government
b)
issues of segregation should be decided by the states
c)
segregated public schools are unconstitutional
d)
the "separate but equal" doctrine should be contnued
59.
The major topic of the march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, was which of the following?
a)
lunch counters
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
desegregation
d)
voting
60.

"No person shall require any white female nurse to nurse in hospitals...in which negro men are placed."

This law is an example of which of the following?

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Thurgood Marshal

d)

Jim Crow

61.
What civil rights organization was created by MLK?
a)
NAACP
b)
SCLC
c)
SNCC
d)
NATO
62.
What group primarily used sit-ins as their means of protesting segregation in restaurants?
a)
NAACP
b)
NCAA
c)
SNCC
d)
SCLC
63.
What strategy did MLK NOT use when fighting for equal rights?
a)
Sit-ins
b)
Marches
c)
Protests
d)
Violent Riots
64.

This civil rights leader rejected the strategy of nonviolence, and had the opinion that black people should defend and advance themselves "by any means necessary"

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

65.

He led the Montgomery Bus Boycott, after Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man.

a)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

66.

What was a main goal of the Black Panthers?

a)

Push for equal pay

b)

Challenge police brutality in African American communities

c)

Push for equal education opportunities

d)

All of the above

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