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QBA 3 US History Review

Total questions: 137

Worksheet time: 2hrs 45mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following compromises INCREASED sectional tensions in the mid-19th century?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Three-Fifths Compromise

2.

Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.

b)

Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.

c)

Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.

d)

All of the above

3.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

4.

Florida Contributed to the south in the Civil War by

a)

14,000 of its citizens fought in the Civil War

b)

It played no role

c)

They blockade the northern ports

d)

They freed all their slaves

5.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B.  dividing the South into two parts
c)
C.  capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D.  assassinating Jefferson Davis
6.

Most southern thought seceding from the union was acceptable because

a)

The union was created by the British

b)

The revolution against elected officials is never justified

c)

The Union was created by the states, they could leave it at any time

d)

The Union was formed by the American people and not by individual states.

7.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments were created after the Civil War between the North and the South. What does the word reconstruction mean?

a)

Tear down

b)

To rebuild

c)

Take over

d)

To destroy

8.

The Reconstruction/Civil War Amendments are numbers 13, 14, and 15. Why did our country need to rebuild after the Civil War?

a)

We wanted to create a new country.

b)

There weren't enough jobs for everyone.

c)

We needed to create a new government.

d)

We needed to figure out what would happen to the newly freed slaves.

9.

"Carpetbaggers are generally understood to be men who come here for office sake, of an ignorant or bad character, and who seeks to array the Negroes against the whites....in order to get office through them."


The quote below describes --

a)

the transformation of the social culture in the South after the Civil War

b)

the feelings of solidarity between Northern whites and the new freedmen

c)

a political problem facing many Southern whites during Reconstruction

d)

how inflation caused a dramatic rise in the price of Southern goods

10.

The Homestead Act was signed into law in 1862, and its purpose was to --

a)

set aside designated lands in states for the creation of higher institutions of learning

b)

promote individual ownership of land by Native Americans

c)

allow for the inclusion of newly freed African Americans into Southern society

d)

encourage settlement of the west by any American, including freed slaves

11.

The Dawes Act legislation became a law in 1887, and was designed to allow the President to --

a)

divide up Native American lands to encourage individual ownership and citizenship

b)

set aside federal lands that certain states could sell to raise funds to build colleges

c)

punish the leaders of the Confederate government for their treasonous actions

d)

use his executive power to overrule Supreme Court decisions that he didn't agree with

12.
Which amendment guarantees due process and equal protection?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
13.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
14.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
15.
Who wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction?
a)
Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Scalawags
d)
Carpetbaggers
16.
The white terrorist group that attacked Blacks and white republicans to restore Democratic control in the South was the--
a)
Kappa Kappa Kappa
b)
Redeemers
c)
Pure Race Fraternity 
d)
Ku Klux Klan
17.
The federal government encouraged settlement in westward lands by passing the--
a)
Land-Grab Act
b)
The Dawes Act
c)
The Morrill Act
d)
Homestead Act
18.

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

a)

"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

b)

"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

c)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

19.
Small farmers who supported the Republicans to benefit politically and economically were called ___________.
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Freedmen
d)
Tenant Farmers
20.
What is the name for northerners who moved to the South to work as teachers, missionaries, and entrepreneurs? 
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Freedmen
d)
Sharecroppers
21.
What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?
a)
Agricultural workers organized labor unions.
b)
Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt.
c)
Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses.
d)
Landowners sold property to pay wages to former slaves.
22.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
23.
Laws passed by southern states during Reconstruction that legalized segregation, forcing whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
24.
Why were Black Codes made?
a)
To give African Americans the right to vote
b)
To keep white supremacy in place
c)
Made it illegal for whites and blacks to use the same facilities
d)
Jim Crow laws Pt. 2
25.

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

a)

It legalized Jim Crow Laws throughout the U.S.

b)

It made Jim Crow Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

c)

It created more equality

d)

It repealed the 14th Amendment

26.

This was a practice introduced during the Reconstruction phase in the south to stop the 15th Amendment from being implemented

a)

Poll Taxes

b)

property taxes

c)

woman suffrage

d)

immigrant laws

27.
Which word means land set aside for Native Americans
a)
Reservaton
b)
Pueblo
c)
Travois
d)
Mesa
28.
Who led the Lakota at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Chief Joseph
d)
Geronimo
29.

The process of adopting American ways of life. Influenced the creation of government policies like the Native American Boarding Schools.

a)

Americanization

b)

Assimilate

c)

Nativism

d)

Patriotism

30.

This was a pull factor that contributed to pioneers moving to the West after the civil war

a)

slavery ended

b)

no land available in Europe to farm

c)

poverty of northern cities

d)

previous metals being found in California

31.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
32.
The Dawes Act...
a)
Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds
b)
divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation
c)
provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers
d)
established the route for the Transcontinental railroad
33.
What act gave 160 acres to any family who would linve on the land and farm it for 5 years?
a)
The Homestead Promise
b)
The Homestead Neighborhood
c)
The Homestead Act of 1862
d)
The Homestead farmland
34.

This is an agent that provokes or speeds significant change or action

a)

catalyst

b)

cat

c)

dog

d)

fish

35.

This is a factor that forces people to leave an area to move to another area. (Example religious persecution)

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

Neutral factor

d)

executive factor

36.

This is a factor that makes people want to leave an area to move to another area. (Example gold rush)

a)

pull factor

b)

push factor

c)

Neutral factor

d)

executive factor

37.

An organization of workers dedicated to protecting members' interests and improving wages, hours and working conditions for all.

a)

Labor Union

b)

Workers Rights

c)

Worker Strikes

d)

Collective Bargaining

38.

Facing 12-hour work days and wage cuts resulting from the depressed economy, factory workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked out in protest. The strike ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago on July 6, 1894.

a)

The Pullman Strike

b)

Great Anthracite Coal Strike

c)

Great Southwest Railroad Strike

d)

Steel Strike of 1919

39.

What was the first nationwide industrial union?

a)

the Knights of Labor

b)

the AFL

c)

the Pinkertons

d)

the Anarchists

40.

In July of 1877, what did several railroads announce that triggered the first nationwide labor protest?

a)

employee layoffs

b)

wage cuts

c)

blacklists

d)

sixteen-hour workdays

41.

Which incident was a result of a Chicago labor disturbance on May 4, 1886, in which people were killed by a bomb thrown during a demonstration?

a)

the Great Railroad Strike

b)

the Haymarket Square Riot

c)

the Homestead Strike

d)

the Pullman Strike

42.
_______ is when workers refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet their demands.
a)
labor unions
b)
party
c)
strike
d)
sweatshop
43.
What was the main cause of the Pullman Strike?
a)
Cut wages 
b)
Pullman wouldn't tell the workers the Wifi password
c)
Raised rent prices
d)
Pullman wouldn't pay for electricity in worker's homes
44.

Most strikes by unions in the late 1800s were unsuccessful mainly because

a)

unions were unconstitutional

b)

strikes had never been used before to settle labor issues

c)

government supported business instead of workers

d)

strikers failed to use militant tactics

45.

Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of

a)

passage of laws that supported workers

b)

laws restricting immigration

c)

poor working conditions and low wages

d)

economic depression that led to high unemployment

46.
The Homestead Strike was a protest 
a)
in Colorado demanding safer working conditions. 
b)
Chicago demanding an eight-hour workday.
c)
against the Pullman Palace Car Company’s unsafe working conditions
d)
against the Carnegie Steel Company’s plan to cut jobs.
47.
How did the public often perceive unions as the result of events like the Haymarket riot and the Homestead strike?
a)
The unions were viewed as champions of the common man
b)
The unions were viewed as persecuted victims 
c)
The unions were viewed as promoting violence and anarchy 
d)
The unions were viewed as being treated unfairly by the government 
48.
Which national union did Samuel Gompers found?
a)
NFL
b)
CIO
c)
AFL
d)
NEA
49.
What does AFL stand for?
a)
American Fun Labor
b)
American Finance of Labor
c)
American Freedom of Labor
d)
American Federation of Labor
50.

What kind of government did Social Darwinists want?

a)

A government that would intervene and soften the harsh conditions created by capitalism

b)

A government that didn't interfere in the process of evolution--one that let the poor and "unfit" die out

c)

A government that would only offer support for the wealthy

d)

No government at all--they were anarchists

51.
The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.
a)
Besser
b)
Bossom
c)
Bessemer
d)
Bessem
52.
The steel industry was controlled by _____ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
53.
____________ is a negative term to describe the great industrialists of the Gilded Age and __________ is a positive term to describe them.
a)
Robber Barons, Captains of Industry
b)
Captains of Industry, Robber Barons
54.

Who designed railroad passenger and sleeping cars to make travel more comfortable?

a)

George Pullman

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

Nikolaus Otto

d)

Wilbur Wright

55.

Who created a workable electric light bulb?

a)

Thomas Alva Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

George Westinghouse

56.

Stopped strikers from interfering with interstate trade

a)

Sherman Silver Purchase Act

b)

Antitrust Act

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

57.

the control of an entire or most of an industry by one company

a)

laissez faire

b)

capitalism

c)

monopoly

d)

patent

58.

When a company controls everything from raw materials to the distribution of the product

a)

horizontal integration

b)

vertical integration

c)

trust

d)

monopoly

59.

When a combination of companies control an industry to reduce competition

a)

monopoly

b)

trust

c)

laissez faire

d)

patent

60.

the idea that industrialists exploited workers, the environment, and corrupted the gov't

a)

captains of industry

b)

robber barons

c)

horizontal merger

d)

trusts

61.

Vanderbilt, in the railroad industry, practiced

a)

vertical integration

b)

horizontal integration

c)

patent

d)

gospel of wealth

62.
This type of monopoly involves companies buying all of the similar companies (Standard Oil)
a)
Horizontal Integration
b)
Vertical Integration
63.
This type of monopoly involves buying each step of the production process (Carnegie Steel)
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration
64.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
65.
Who wrote the expose piece of literature that revealed the extensive corrupt monopolistic business practices of Standard Oil?
a)
Ida Tarbell
b)
Lewis Hines 
c)
Jacob Riis
d)
Upton Sinclair
66.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
67.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
68.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
69.
Who was the person who founded the settlement house (Hull House) for the Assimilation and Americanization of the immigrant poor?
a)
Elixabeth Cady Stanton
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Susan B. Anthony
d)
Belle Starr
70.
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
71.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
72.
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.
73.
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
74.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
75.
Banned people from making, drinking or selling alcohol
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
76.
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
77.
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 
78.
17th Amendment-
a)
Banned sale, distribution and manufacture of alcohol
b)
required direct election of US Senators
c)
established the Income Tax
d)
Gave women suffrage rights
79.
What anti monopoly law made all"combinations, contracts, and conspiracies" that restrained free trade illegal (1890)?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Antitrust Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Keller-Cefauver Act
80.
Roosevelt’s Square Deal refers to:
a)
Fair treatment of people in society
b)
Using the government’s power to help citizens
c)
Settling issues for the betterment of society
d)
All of the above
81.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
82.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
83.

What important waterway was built while Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Alexander Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Panama Canal

84.

The law that placed the income tax on Americans & enforced the 16th Amendment was called the

a)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

b)

Federal Trade Commission Act

c)

Adamson Act

d)

Underwood Tariff Act

85.

The law that recreated the banking system & stabilized US currency was the

a)

Federal Trade Commission Act

b)

Federal Reserve Act

c)

Federal Highway Act

d)

Federal Farm Loan Act

86.

The law passed in 1913 to restrict illegal trade practices across state lines was the

a)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

b)

Adamson Act

c)

Federal Trade Commission Act

d)

Keating-Owens Act

87.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
88.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S  should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
89.
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
a)
Armistice
b)
Lusitania
c)
Nationalism
d)
Rationing
90.
Created by the leaders of the WWI victorious allies Nations: France, Britain, US, and signed by Germany to help stop WWI. It 1)stripped Germany of all Army, Navy, Airforce. 2) Germany had to rapair war damages(33 billion) 3) Germany had to acknowledge guilt for causing WWI 4) Germany could not manefacture any weapons.
a)
League of Nations
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
NATO
d)
Treaty of Versilles
91.

Why did the Germans sink the Lusitania?

a)

They declared the seas around Britain a war zone and would sink any Allied ship in the region

b)

The Lusitania fired first trying to sink the German submarine

c)

They thought it was a United States battleship carrying soldiers to the western front

d)

All of the above

e)

None of the above

92.

Conscription

a)

Type of subscription

b)

Military draft

c)

Type of medicine used to cure trench foot

d)

Getting ready for war

93.
International peacekeeping organization.  U.S. did not join.
a)
United Nations
b)
League of Superheroes
c)
League of Nations
d)
United Governmental Agency
94.
Whose job was it to convince Americans that thewar was good?
a)
J. Edgar Hoover
b)
Committe on Public Information
c)
War Industries Board
d)
War Propaganda Board
95.
What effectively silenced American criticism of WWI?
a)
Palmer Raids
b)
Espionage and Sedition Acts
c)
Red Scare
d)
League of Nations
96.
What was the Great Migration during WWI?
a)
African Americans moving to North to cities
b)
Mexicans fleeing to the U.S.
c)
French refugees fleeing to England
d)
European immigrants fleeing to the U.S.
97.
What did the U.S. government sell to help pay for the war?
a)
Land
b)
Ration tickets
c)
Liberty Bonds
d)
Collectibles
98.

Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the 1st Amendment

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Engel v. Vitale

99.
Nativism is
a)
the idea that Native Americans should have more land
b)
the distrust of immigrants by Americans
c)
a fear of radical ideas
d)
hatred of all people by Native Americans
100.

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

101.

a set of regulations, enacted by Congress in 1922, that raised taxes on imports to record levels in order to protect American businesses against foreign competition

a)

Installment Plan

b)

Isolationism

c)

Fordney-MCcumber Tariff

d)

Communism

e)

Anarchist

102.

renounced war as a means of national policy

a)

Kellogg-Briand Pact

b)

Dawes Plan

c)

Teapot Dome Act

d)

Emergency Quota Act

103.
The goal of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to
a)
reduce immigration from the United States to European Countries
b)
revive the Ku Klux Klan
c)
reduce immigration to the United States from the European countries
d)
create more jobs
104.
What was the name of the 1924 agreement with America which helped German economic stability?
a)
Dawes Plan
b)
Locarno Plan
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Young Plan
105.

A new breed of young women who wore short skirts, cut their hair into a "bob", and listened and danced to jazz music.

a)

Suffragists

b)

Flappers

c)

Idols

d)

Models

106.
The Harlem Renaissance refers to:
a)
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African-American culture
b)
A struggle for civil rights by the NAACP
c)
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
d)
A population increase in Harlem during the 1920s
107.

Which factory model did Henry Ford adopt to make his automobiles more quickly?

a)

Individual artisan

b)

Assembly Line

c)

Dis-Assembly Line

108.
Roosevelt's collection of laws and programs to help the nation deal with the Depression was known as
a)
the New Deal.
b)
the Square Deal.
c)
the Hundred Days.
d)
Public Works.
109.
During the 1930's what event was taking place?
a)
Civil War
b)
World War 2
c)
Great Depression
110.
What happened during the banking crisis? 
a)
Banks ran out of money and closed.
b)
Banks stop lending money for auto loans.
c)
The President declared that banks must close on Columbus Day.
d)
Banks began giving out free money.
111.
Many Americans lost their homes during the Great Depression. Where did many of them end up living? 
a)
Muckvilles 
b)
Hoovervilles 
c)
Harleysville 
d)
Hoopertown
112.
Farmers also experienced difficult times. What happened to the price of their crops? 
a)
The price of crops increased
b)
The price of crops decreased
c)
The price of crops stayed the same
d)
All crops died
113.
What was one of the goals of the New Deal?
a)
Relief, Recovery, Reform
b)
Create collectivism
c)
Increase deflation
d)
Voluntary action
114.
Who was an Atlanta native who won a Pulitzer Prize for Gone With the Wind, a novel set in the South during the Civil War?
a)
Mrs. Santos
b)
Jesse Owens
c)
Margaret Mitchell
d)
Robert E. Lee
115.

To regulate the stock market, Congress created the

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

Securities & Exchange Commission

d)

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

116.
What was the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that was a struggle between their ideologies of democracy and communism?
a)
World War III
b)
The Cold War
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Russian American War
117.
Which act launched the Cold War and prevented Russia from taking over all of Berlin following WWII?
a)
Cold War
b)
WWII
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
Berlin Airlift
118.
Which term described how the Soviet Union's effort to control some countries in Eastern Europe by not allowing their people to communicate with others outside of the Soviet Union?
a)
The Iron Curtain
b)
Soviet Union Control
c)
The Berlin Airlift
d)
The Warsaw Pact
119.
What was the American effort to rebuild Europe following WWII through the donation $13 billion in money, materials, and food?
a)
The WWII Recovery Plan
b)
Rebuilding Europe Plan
c)
The Marshall Plan
d)
FDR's Plan
120.
What was the alliance between the United States and nations of Western Europe that opposed the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
a)
Warsaw Pact
b)
NATO
c)
The Allies
d)
The Central Powers
121.
What was the name of the organization that hoped to promote peace and global cooperation following WWII?
a)
League of Nations
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
United Nations
122.
How did the Soviet Union show its disregard for personal freedoms in Europe during 1961?
a)
By building the Berlin Wall
b)
They built the Iron Curtain
c)
Causing the Berlin Airlift
d)
Threatening to start WWIII
123.
What was the conflict between John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, and Fidel Castro?
a)
The Berlin Airlift
b)
The Iron Curtain
c)
The Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
The Berlin Wall
124.
Who warned Americans that communists might take over the USA from inside the United States government?
a)
John McCarthy
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
d)
Nikita Khrushchev
125.
Which war began in 1950 with a communist government invading its southern neighbor?
a)
World War II
b)
The Vietnam War
c)
The Cold War
d)
The Korean War
126.
Where is the Korean peninsula devided?
a)
The 38th parallel
b)
In the middle
c)
West of Seoul Korea
d)
Near the southern tip
127.

Effect: Turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. was victorious. What was the CAUSE?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

D-Day

d)

Battle of Britain

128.

Which infamous event caused the United States to join World War II in 1941?

a)

The United States was furious at Hitler because of his concentration camps.

b)

The Japanese made a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

c)

Hitler declared war on the United States.

129.

What did Rosie the Riveter have to do with World War II?

a)

She represented all the women who joined the war effort.

b)

She was one of the most important scientists working on the Manhattan Project.

c)

She was an important spy who sent the U.S. details about Hitler’s war plans.

130.

World War II ended in August, 1945. What happened to cause Japan to surrender?

a)

The Allied forces formed a blockade to prevent Japan from getting aid.

b)

Atomic Bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

c)

Japanese people wanted the war to end. They overthrew Emperor Hirohito.

131.
What term is used to describe the quick military strike strength of the German Army? 
a)
Appeasement 
b)
Shock and Awe
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Blitzkrieg
132.
What is the policy of giving into the demands of a country in the hopes to avoid a war?
a)
fascism 
b)
totalitarianism 
c)
appeasement 
d)
democracy 
133.
What was the name of the program where President Roosevelt lent money and weapons to our allies to help them, but still kept the US neutral during the war? 
a)
Garden Hose Program
b)
Lend-Lease Program
c)
TARP Program
d)
League of Friendly Nations
134.
Many Americans were ____________; meaning that they didn't think it was America's role to be involved in the growing conflicts in Europe & Asia. 
a)
Isolationists
b)
Communists
c)
Fascists 
d)
Idealists 
135.
Nuremberg Laws
a)
Put Japanese Americans in internment camps
b)
US Gov't war-time regulations on businesses
c)
Restricted the rights of Jews in Germany
d)
Allowed women to enter the workforce
136.
African-American pilot group
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Buffalo Soldiers
c)
Navajo Codetalkers
d)
101st Airborne
137.
FDR and Churchill agreed to support freedom around the world in the _______.
a)
Neutrality Act
b)
Atlantic Charter
c)
Lend-Lease Act
d)
Yalta Conference

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