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WorksheetsWO! US History Total Challenge 2020
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 48mins
In December of 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt announced that the United States had declared war on Japan. The event that led to this decision was Japan's:
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bombing of England
Bombing of Normandy
Bombing of London
Which country was NOT a part of the Axis Powers in WWII?
Germany
Italy
Japan
United States
What was the unjust consequence of Executive Order 9066?
Japanese-Americans held in Internment / Incarceration Camps
Japanese- American forced to attend segregated schools
Native Americans forced to attend boarding schools
People of different races could not marry
What role did women take during WWII?
house wives that took care of the house and children
drove tanks and fought in the war
created black out curtains for everyone
filled many traditionally male jobs
A secret research and development project of the US to develop the atomic bomb
The Manhattan Project
Operation Top Hat
SpaceX
USS Arizona
What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?
island-hopping
island-jumping
appeasement
rationing
This campaign fought to achieve victory over Hitler’s racism and racism at home
“Double V.”
“Tuskegee Airmen.”
“Fight for Right.”
“Two V.”
The Holocaust resulted in the murder of 6 million Jews along with large numbers of elderly, homosexual ,gypsy and _________________ people.
sick
handicapped
teenagers
poor
What was the name of the rapid increase of population following the end of WWII called?
Baby Boom
Columbian Exchange
Great Migration
Demographic Shift
The dividing line between the democracies in blue and the communists in red was referred to as what?
The line of demarkation
The DeMilitarized Zone
The Iron Curtain
The 38th Parallel
Which country was split in two by the Iron Curtain?
Poland
Germany
Hungary
Soviet Union
What is the policy of containment?
a policy to help bring peace to US and USSR
a policy to promote communism around the world
a policy to stop the spread of communism
a policy to contain freedom
How did we respond to the soviet blockade of Western Berlin?
Berlin Airlift
Iron Curtain
Air attack
Berlin Wall
The Marshall Plan succeeded in providing
military aid to Eastern Europe
Economic aid to Western Europe
increased political stability in the US
Economic aid for the struggling nations of Eastern Europe
How did McCarthyism (The Red Scare) intensify Cold War tensions?
It directly caused the US involvement in the Korean War
It encouraged honesty and openness in government
It increased employment rates in every industry
It increased fear and mistrust among Americans
The brutal murder of this young man from Chicago brought attention to the issue of lynching and civil rights violations in the south...
Emmett Till
Medger Evers
Martin Luther King Jr
Malcolm X
The Supreme Court case Brown vs. Board of Education (1954) ruled that...
Segregated busses were unconstitutional
The doctrine of separate but equal can never be equal
Lynching is a violation of the "cruel and unusual" punishment clause of the 8th amendment
Railroad cars can be segregated as long as there are separate but equal facilities for black passengers
Events leading to the Montgomery Bus Boycott made this woman an everlasting symbol of the Civil Rights era.
Katherine Johnson
Rosa Parks
Ida B Wells
Gloria Steinem
Malcolm X was a proponent of the philosophy of __________ or working separately from whites to promote advancement and equality for black people in the U.S..
Militarism
Non violence
Black Nationalism
Apathy
Important legislation (law) that promoted equality for voting rights for black people in the south
1964 Civil Rights Act
1965 Voting Rights Act
24th Amendment - Ending 'Poll Taxes' or charging to vote
All of the above
What law makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children?
Civil rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Equal Opportunity for All Americans Act
I was a union leader and labor organizer who dedicated my life to improving treatment, pay and working conditions for farm workers.
Upton Sinclair
Cesar Chavez
Betty Friedan
Ralph Nader
What was the CAUSE and EFFECT of Earth Day?
Cause : Effect
Oil spill in St. Barbara : Global environmental protection policies and initiatives.
Water shortage in the Southwest : Great Lakes Pipeline
Deforestation: The National Park System
Poverty: Democratic Socialism
What was the name of the movement that favored social, economic and political equality of men and women?
Feminist Movement (feminism)
Environmental Movement
The Peace Movement
Chicano Movement
Which failed amendment to the Constitution guaranteed that men and women would have the same rights?
Prohibition
Women's Suffrage
Voting Rights Act
Equal Rights Act
Which of the following is NOT associated with the extension of the civil rights movement?
The Silent Majority and the Conservative Vote
The Stonewall Riots and the first Gay Pride Parade
The American Indian Movement and the occupation of Alcatraz Island
Cesar Chavez and the Grape Boycott
This theory that once one country fell to communism the neighboring countries would also fall to communism
Domino Theory
Pizza Hut Theory
Communist Spring Theory
Communist Spread Theory
The Vietcong fought against
North Vietnam
United States
France
Japan
The Vietcong used a warfare tactic that made it difficult for U.S. soldiers to be successful...What was it was called?
Kamikaze Warfare
Minh Warfare
Hidden Warfare
Guerrilla Warfare
Which side ended up winning the Vietnam War and taking control of the country?
United States
Soviet Union
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Freedom of Speech is associated with what amendment?
1st Amendment
2nd Amendment
4th Amendment
8th Amendment
Many anti-Vietnam War activists of the 1960's were also activists in the __________________.
Suffragist Movement
Labor Movement
Second Red Scare/Anti-Communist Movement
Civil Rights Movement
A four day anti-war protest at this university in 1970 left four dead and nine more wounded when National Guard troops opened fire on protesters.
University of Wisconsin, Madison WI
University of California, Berkeley CA
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
Kent State, Kent Ohio
The term "hawk" refers to people who were _____ the war in Vietnam and "dove" referred to those ______ the war in Vietnam.
In favor of; Opposed to
Opposed to; In favor of
This group of college age people (1960s) who directly opposed mainstream culture and the problems created by earlier generations. They opposed the war in Vietnam, commercialism and the overall establishment of restrictive, societal norms.
Counterculture Movement
America First Movement
Conformity Movement
WoodStock Culture
What group of people valued youth spontaneity, and freedom of expression?
Doves
Hippies
Conservatives
Hawks
According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?
November 1972
May 1973
November 1973
May 1974
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.
Congress has to obey the Constitution.
The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.
No person or group is above the law.
Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Which action did President Ronald Reagan support to achieve economic growth?
lowering taxes on corporations and individuals
increasing spending on social welfare programs
cutting defense budgets
increasing the regulation of industry
Increasing interdependence of nations and peoples across the globe.
Infrastructure
Globalization
Interdependence
Specialization
What are some positives of globalization?
Cheap sneakers and clothes
Cheap electronics
Information is easy to access and it travels quickly (internet and social media)
All of the answers are correct
Michael Jackson's hair once caught fire during the filming of a commercial for what product?
Progessive Insurance
Delta
Head and Shoulders Shampoo
Disneyland
Pepsi
What Year Did The Berlin Wall Fall?
1989
1979
1991
1995
Which movie had a character named Marty McFly?
The Princess Bride
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
The Goonies
Back to the Future
What was the name of this famous rock band?
Led Zeppelin
Fleetwood Mac
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
What was the name of this hip hop group from the 1980s?
Public Enemy
Beastie Boys
Run D.M.C.
DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Princes
This game was connected to stuffed animals called:
Wonder Pets
Webkinz
Pillow Pets
Beanie Babies
What show is this?
The Simpsons
Bob's Burgers
Ben 10
Adventure Time
