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Topic 15 & 16 (SSUSH19 - SSUSH21)

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What years did WWII begin and end?

a)

1938-1951

b)

1945-1951

c)

1941-1945

d)

1936-1944

2.

The term appeasement refers to ---

a)

giving in to an aggressor to avoid war

b)

depending on allies to fight for you

c)

disarming to show your unwillingness to fight

d)

standing up for one's beliefs

3.

Which of the following are not Allied leaders of World War II?

a)

Winston Churchill

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Joseph Stalin

d)

Woodrow Wilson

4.

Which plan aided European countries after World War II?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Freedom Plan

c)

Truman Plan

d)

European Plan

5.

Which two cities were attacked with atomic bombs by the United States?

a)

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

b)

Tokyo & Kyoto

c)

Tokyo & Yokohama

d)

Osaka & Kyoto

6.

Which president of the United States died during World War II?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Woodrow Wilson

7.

Which country completes this diagram

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

Japan

d)

Russia

8.
a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

9.

This was a military tactic used by the US in the Pacific Theater. play audio

a)

Blitzkreig

b)

Island-hopping

c)

Trench warfare

10.

The American program to build an atomic bomb was known as the

a)

Manhattan Project

b)

Operation overlord

c)

New York Project

d)

Operation A-bomb

11.

The strategy of capturing some islands and going around others. That United States used in order to invade Japan.

a)

Double V

b)

Naplam

c)

Lend-Lease

d)

Island hopping

12.

What is the message this propaganda is trying to send ?

a)

If Americans do not help Britain, Hitler will destroy America.

b)

The president has the power to create embargoes against countries who become involved in the war.

c)

The actions of Axis powers from 1940 to 1941 caused Americans to be more open to going to war.

d)

There is no longer any form of democracy in Europe and America should not go into the war so that democracy can live on.

13.

What is another name for the Invasion of Normandy?

a)

Battle of France

b)

Battle of the Bulge

c)

D-Day

d)

V-E Day

14.
Truman had the policy of __________ toward Communism
a)
Appeasement
b)
Containment
c)
Expansion
d)
Eradication
15.
Which two countries did Truman fear would fall to Communism if the U.S. didn’t give aid?
a)
Greece and Germany
b)
Greece and Poland
c)
Greece and Ukraine
d)
Greece and Turkey
16.
The Marshall Plan was able to invest _______ billion dollars in Europe.
a)
13
b)
15
c)
18
d)
20
17.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

stop spread of communism

b)

Money for Western Europe to rebuild

c)

Supplies for Western Europe

d)

all of the above

18.

The Truman Doctrine became known as:

a)

The Marshall Plan

b)

The policy of Containment

c)

The Riga Axioms

d)

The Domino Theory

19.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

a)

President Truman declared war on the Soviet Union

b)

Truman's oath as President

c)

Truman's declaration to Congress that the US needed to help stop communism

d)

When President Truman nominated George C. Marshall

20.

Who was the Korean War between?

a)

U.S. and South Korea

b)

Russia and North Korea

c)

North Korea and South Korea

d)

North Korea and North Vietnam

21.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

22.
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
23.

What war ended in a stalemate (meaning nobody won)?

a)

World War I

b)

Korean War

c)

Civil War

d)

World War II

24.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
25.
____________ started the Korean War by invading ________________.
a)
N Korea/S Korea
b)
USA/N Korea
c)
China/USA
d)
China/S Korea
26.

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

27.

What type of economic system did North Korea follow?

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Communism

28.

Which global superpower supported South Korea?

a)

U.S.A.

b)

Britain

c)

Germany

d)

U.S.S.R.

29.

When was the Korean War fought?

a)

1945-1948

b)

1945-1950

c)

1941-1945

d)

1950-1953

30.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
31.

This group was against Truman integrating the military.

a)

Northern Republicans

b)

Southern Republicans

c)

Northern Democrats

d)

Southern Democrats

32.

Plan by the United States to overthrow the Castro/Cuban government using Cuban exiles.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Revolution

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Embargo

33.

After the sinking of the USS Maddox in the Gulf of Tonkin, congress signs:

a)

The Vietnam Declaration

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Vietnam Resolution

34.

Plan by the United States to overthrow the Castro/Cuban government using Cuban exiles.

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Revolution

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Embargo

35.

Brown vs Board of Education overturned this case:

a)

Plessy vs Ferguson

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Tinker vs DeMoines

d)

Eisenhower vs Florida

36.

The outcome of Brown vs Board of Education was:

a)

the segregation of public schools

b)

the integration of public schools

c)

not significant because states didn't implement it

d)

helpful to the plan to contain communism

37.

This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act 1965

38.

This act prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, and gender. It also ended segregation in public places.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act 1965

39.

This act outlawed the requirement for would-be voters to take literacy tests to register to vote. Also paid for programs to register minority voters.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Miranda vs Arizona

c)

Civil Rights Act 1964

d)

Voting Rights Act 1965

40.

These programs, which were President Johnson's vision for America, had the goal of making the United States a great society and give all Americans a better standard of living and greater opportunities regardless of their background.

a)

New Deal

b)

The Second New Deal

c)

Johnson Doctrine

d)

Great Society

41.

Which of the following TWO choices describe the impact of television on society?

a)

First broadcast of the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon) in 1960.

b)

Helped to gain the sympathy of many American during the Civil Rights Movement by covering demonstrations.

c)

Provided no entertainment for people.

d)

Television had minimal impact on society during this time.

42.

Written by Martin Luther King Jr to address fears white religious leaders had that he was moving too fast toward desegregation.

a)

"I have a Dream" speech

b)

"Non-Violence Now" speech

c)

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

d)

"Civil Rights for Everyone" letter

43.

Given by Martin Luther King Jr to over 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. asking for peace and racial harmony.

a)

"I have a Dream" speech.

b)

"Violence Now" speech.

c)

"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"

d)

"Civil Rights for Everyone" speech

44.

This group was founded by African American College Students and initially used the tactics of sit-ins and non-violence to impact change.

a)

SNCC

b)

SCLC

c)

NAACP

d)

SEC

45.

This group was founded by MLK Jr and other ministers to peacefully protest racial injustice.

a)

SNCC

b)

SCLC

c)

NAACP

d)

SEC

46.

Created a roadway system to connect every major city in the U.S:

a)

National Interstate Highway and Defense Act

b)

National Road Trip Association

c)

National State Highway and Defense Act

d)

National Parks Association

47.

What is Jackie Robinson best known for?

a)

Being a founding member of the SNCC.

b)

First African American to integrate major league baseball.

c)

A lawyer made famous in the Miranda vs Arizona case.

d)

First African American to enroll in a public college in Alabama.

48.

Mexican American who started the United Farm Workers' Movement and politically organized a community in order to influence elections.

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Raul Castro

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Benito Garcia

49.

Which of the following is NOT an example of the affluence of the postwar era?

a)

‘White Flight’ from the cities to the suburbs

b)

The shifting of blue-collar jobs to the service sector

c)

Racial discrimination that resulted in a large wage gap

d)

Government restrictions on the types of strikes and power of labor unions

50.

To help promote international cooperation in the fight against Communism, America and Western Europe established

a)

NATO

b)

the CIA

c)

the Warsaw Pact

d)

the DMZ

51.

Which early Cold War trend is reflected in this video?

a)

Consumerism

b)

Franchise

c)

Nuclear Family

d)

Brinkmanship