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US History Spring Semester Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
a)
upheld the concept of separate but equal schools.
b)
ruled that scholarships and grants must be granted without regard to race.
c)
outlawed racial segregation in public education.
d)
authorized affirmative action.
2.
Brown v. Board of Education overturned which controversial segregationalist law?
a)
United States v. Virginia (VMI)
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
United States v. Eichman
3.
Which of the following has changed the mass communications medium in the post WWII era in the 1950's and 1960's?
a)
FM radio
b)
television
c)
AM radio
d)
teletype machine
4.

What did President Lyndon B. Johnson propose as the centerpiece of his domestic agenda, which aided his attempts to fight discrimination in education and public hiring?

a)

The Lend-Lease Act

b)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

The Bracero Program

d)

The Great Society

5.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
6.
Upon entering World War I, the United States enlarged its military by-
a)
creating the Veterans Administration
b)
passing the Selective Service Act
c)
enacting the GI Bill
d)
establishing the Marine Corps
7.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s 
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
8.

What did American officials believe about the conflict in Korea?


¿Qué creían los funcionarios estadounidenses sobre el conflicto en Corea?

a)

Believed there was a plan to spread communism in Asia

b)

They believed that SK was attempting to control NK

c)

They wanted to reunite the Korean Peninsula

d)

They believed the conflict would die out without US help

9.

Top secret program created by Roosevelt to design an Atomic bomb...


Programa de alto secreto creado por Roosevelt para diseñar una bomba atómica ...

a)

Area 51

b)

Office of Strategic Services

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Energy Bureau

10.

What was JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?


¿Cuál fue la respuesta de JFK a la crisis de los misiles cubanos?

a)

Naval blockade of Cuba

b)

invade Cuba

c)

bomb U.S.S.R.

d)

do nothing

11.

What grew out of the Beat Movement & challenged mainstream society in the 60's?


¿Qué surgió del Movimiento Beat y desafió a la sociedad en general en los años 60?

a)

Counterculture

b)

Lost Generation

c)

Silent Majority

d)

Hawks

12.

This planned communities sprang up after WWII. They were usually located outside major market cities; families would commute to work with their new luxury cars and homes were "cookie cutter" and affordable


Estas comunidades planificadas surgieron después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Por lo general, se encontraban fuera de las principales ciudades de mercado; las familias viajaban a trabajar con sus nuevos automóviles de lujo y las casas eran "cortadoras de galletas" y asequibles

a)

Suburbs

b)

Inner City

c)

Ultraburbs

d)

Shopping Malls

13.
What group was created of democratic nations to protect against communism?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
United Nations
d)
League of Nations
14.
Which statement describes the Marshall Plan?
a)
An alliance designed to combine the forces of all democratic nations in Western Europe
b)
An economic plan to spend 12.5 billion dollars on reconstructing Western Europe
c)
A failed military plan to cripple communist influence in Western Europe
d)
A peace treaty with the Soviet Union that was ultimately rejected
15.

African American Lawyer who won the Brown v. Board of Education court case and later became the first black Supreme Court Justice.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

MLK

c)

Huey P. Newton

d)

Malcom X

16.

The Chicano Civil Rights Movement wanted-

a)

extension on their visas

b)

better pay and working conditions

c)

work longer hours with little pay

d)

government grants for college

17.

Recognized for the affect it had on women's involvement in organized sports at the college and high school levels.

a)

Title XI

b)

19th Amendment

c)

Title IX

d)

Women's suffrage

18.

Sports programs were desegregated due to the efforts of people like-

a)

Hank Aaron

b)

Tiger Woods

c)

Babe Ruth

d)

Jackie Robinson

19.

Court case declared that separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.

a)

Plessy v. Ferguson

b)

Tinker v. Des Moines

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

20.

President who imposed a ruling to integrate public schools

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Harry S. Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

21.

Growth in economic and political chances for minority citizens was achieved by civil disobedience methods like-

a)

Marches, Freedom Rides, and Sit-ins

b)

Riots, Boycotts, and Guerilla Warfare

c)

Protests, Sit-ins, and Riots

22.

This image is an example of...

a)

segregation

b)

integration

23.

King was assassinated in this year

a)

1960

b)

1963

c)

1968

d)

1975

24.

After Rosa Parks refused to move seats on the bus and was taken to jail, her refusal sparked a movement of protest. What was this movement of protest?

a)

Gender Equality Movement

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

March on Washington

d)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

25.
which act prevents racial discrimination in voting? 
a)
24th  amendment 
b)
civil rights act 1964
c)
voting rights act 1965
26.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
27.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
28.

The _____th Amendment gave women the right to vote

a)

18

b)

15

c)

16

d)

19

29.
Police raiding this bar sparked the Gay Rights Movement.
a)
Stonewall Inn
b)
Hilton Garden Inn
c)
Holiday Inn
d)
Stonewall Jackson
30.
What was Roe v. Wade?
a)
Made abortion legal
b)
Made hallucinogenic drugs illegal
c)
Court case that started the Equal Rights Amendment
d)
Court case that increased the rights of Indians
31.
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
a)
The U.S was bombed by Saudi Arabia
b)
Iraq invaded Kuwait hoping to have control of the oil
c)
The Stock Market crashed
d)
The Japanese bombed North Korea
32.
Two main reasons for continued interest in Middle East
a)
Oil and terrorism
b)
oil and diamonds
c)
diamonds and textiles
d)
land and religion
33.
What was the name of the woman Bill Clinton had an affair with in the oval office, for which he allegedly lied about, which led to his impeachment? 
a)
Kris Kardashian
b)
Hilary Clinton
c)
Janet Reno
d)
Monica Lewinsky
34.
Texas billionaire and third party candidate who ran in the 1993 presidential election. 
a)
Ross Perot 
b)
Bill Clinton 
c)
Newt Gingrich 
d)
George W. Bush 
35.
Name the Hurricane that devastated New Orleans in 2005?
a)
Hurricane Katrina
b)
Hurricane Wilma
c)
Hurricane Hartey
d)
Hurricane Terrell
36.
The election of 2000 was historically significant because -
a)
the Electoral College ended in a tie.
b)
a third-party candidate won several electoral votes.
c)
the winner of the popular vote became President.
d)
the US Supreme Court intervened to prevent a recount that might have changed the result.
37.

Date of major terrorist attack during the Presidency of George W Bush

a)

Dec 7, 1941

b)

Sep 11,2001

c)

Dec 5, 1973

d)

Nov 23, 1963

38.
What country did the U.S. invade after 9/11 because that country allowed Al-Queda to be based in their country?
a)
Iran
b)
Iraq
c)
Saudi Arabia
d)
Afghanistan
39.
What was the intended purpose of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2008?
a)
To encourage individual retirement savings
b)
To introduce better protections from terrorism
c)
To limit foreign investment in the United States
d)
To improve economic conditions during a recession
40.

First minority President

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Barrack Obama

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Jimmy Carter

41.
Which woman became the first Hispanic Justice on the US Supreme Court?
a)
Sonia Sotomayor
b)
Sandra Day O'Connor
c)
Dolores Huerta
d)
Ruth Bader Ginsberg
42.

Who ran in the highly controversial presidential election of 2000?

a)

Bush & Gore

b)

Bush & Kerry

c)

Obama & Bush

d)

Clinton & Trump

43.

Who started the company that provided software and personal computers?

a)

Steve Jobs

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Gregg Popovich

d)

Al Gore

44.

This controlled a large percentage of the world's oil

a)

OPEC

b)

NASA

c)

NAFTA

d)

Department of Homeland Security

45.
Which 3 countries made up the Axis Powers?
a)
American, England, and Russia
b)
Sweden, Germany, and Denmark
c)
Italy, Russia, and Austria
d)
Italy, Germany, and Japan
46.
When was Pearl Harbor attacked?
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
September 1, 1939
c)
October 31, 1941
d)
December 25, 1941
47.
The decision to drop atonic bomb was made by ...
a)
FDR
b)
Truman
c)
Einstein
d)
Hitler
48.
What was the U.S. strategy for attacking the smaller islands and skipping the larger islands held by the Japanese in the Pacific called?
a)
trench warfare
b)
island-hopping
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
defeat Hitler first
49.
Why were the Japanese such tough opponents in the Pacific War?
a)
They fought to the death.
b)
They refused to surrender.
c)
They were taught that surrender was shameful to their families.
d)
All of the above.
50.
What was the name given by Hitler to the total destruction of the Jews?
a)
The Final Solution
b)
Concentration Camps
c)
Kristallnacht
d)
Nuremberg Laws
51.
“Rosie the Riveter” was a wartime symbol of the growing role of women in -
a)
the armed forces
b)
the home
c)
the workforce 
d)
education
52.
Posters like this encouraged people to buy war bonds in order to–
a)
Gain public support for the war
b)
Help finance the war 
c)
Create jobs 
d)
Recruit volunteers for the military
53.
What were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a)
Black soldiers who served in the first integrated infantry units
b)
The first black men to fly airplanes
c)
The first black fighter pilots in the US  military
d)
The first fighter pilots to fly in integrated units
54.
Executive Order 9066 relocated what ethnic group b/c Americans feared they would help the Axis Powers?
a)
Japanese
b)
Germans
c)
Italians
d)
Jews
55.
General Dwight D. Eisenhower was responsible for planning what military operation in addition to being Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe?
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord
c)
Operation Avalanche
d)
Operation Juno
56.

Admiral Chester Nimitz was the commander of what branch of the military in the Pacific?

a)

Navy

b)

Army

c)

Air Force

d)

Coast Guard

57.

What was the term 'iron curtain' used to describe the division of?

a)

North and South Vietnam

b)

East and West Asia

c)

North and South Korea

d)

East and West Europe

58.

The United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?

a)

If one country fell to democracy, others would follow

b)

If one country fell to communism, others would follow

c)

If one country fell to socialism, others would follow

d)

If one country fell to fascism, others would follow

59.
Names of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?
a)
HUD and CPB
b)
VISTA and Job Corps
c)
NEA and SeniorCare
d)
Medicare and Medicaid
60.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
61.
What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War?
a)
The Geneva Accords
b)
Operation Rolling Thunder
c)
The Tet Offensive
d)
Gulf of Tonkin
62.
Limits the power of the President during a time of conflict
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Economic Opportunity Act
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
d)
War Powers Act
63.
The U.S. got involved in Vietnam because of what foreign policy?
a)
containment
b)
Good Neighbor policy
c)
isolationism
d)
Roosevelt Corollary
64.

The village of My Lai was the site of:

a)

he largest battle of the Tet Offensive.

b)

a U. S. massacre of Vietnamese civilians.

c)

a North Vietnamese harbor mined by the U. S

d)

a Marine barracks bombed by the Vietcong.

65.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
66.

Increased Islamic extremism against Western ideology in the Middle East was signified by the

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

Iranian Revolution

c)

War Powers Act

d)

Watergate Scandal

67.

What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?

a)

it led to the resignation of LBJ

b)

it led many Americans to distrust politicians

c)

it resulted in the end of the Republican party

d)

it led to the assassination of Richard Nixon

68.

What major cover up by President Nixon led to his resignation?

a)

Salt I & II

b)

Detente

c)

Watergate

d)

Silent Majorty

69.

Who cut off the United States oil supply because of our involvement with Israel in the Yom Kippur War?

a)

Middle East

b)

Nato

c)

OPEC

d)

NAFTA

70.
First women appointed to the Supreme Court by Pres. Reagan in 1981
a)
Sandra Day O'Conner
b)
Hillary Clinton
c)
Sonya Sotomayor
d)
Phyllis Schlafly 
71.

What was the outcome of the SALT I talks?

a)

It created a ceasefire between the U.S. and North Vietnam

b)

The US and USSR reduced how many ballistic missiles they had

c)

The U.S. and China opened a trading treaty

d)

Communist China was admitted as a full member of the U.N.

72.

What is the purpose of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

a)

It creates and enforces regulations for pollution in the US

b)

It researches diseases and health in the US

c)

It manages an emergency oil supply in the United States

d)

It oversees the National Parks Service

73.

What Party Was Ronald Reagan?

a)

Independent

b)

Republican

c)

Democratic

d)

Whig

74.
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
a)
China
b)
Kuwait
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Cuba
75.
Leader of communism in China
a)
Mao Zedong
b)
Hirohito Showa
c)
Xi Jinping
d)
Pu Yi
76.
A competition between nations to build powerful weapons is called ___________.
a)
Arms Race
b)
Blockade
c)
Space Race
d)
Atomic Bomb
77.
Who was elected President of the United States in 1952?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Douglas MacArthur
c)
John F. Kennedy
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
78.
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) famously investigated suspected communists in _____________ in 1947.
a)
Hollywood
b)
The US Army
c)
The State Department
d)
Virginia
79.
What genre of music became popular in the early 1950s and 1960s due to the rise of the Beat Generation?
a)
Jazz
b)
Blues
c)
Rock and Roll
d)
Swing
80.
An increase in the usage of __________ during the 1950s was one factor that led to the growth of suburbs.
a)
Business Loans
b)
Automobiles
c)
Television
d)
Refrigerators
81.
What was the purpose of rationing?
a)
To limit the resources sent to the troops
b)
to control the lives of citizens
c)
to ensure troops have food and supplies
d)
to limit private production from industries
82.
Which battle is considered the turning point in the Pacific?
a)
D-Day
b)
Iwo Jima
c)
Midway 
d)
Guadalcanal
83.

As Chief of American ground forces in 1944, General Omar Bradley oversaw the landing of U.S. troops in —

a)

Sicily during Operation Husky.

b)

Belgium during Operation Skye.

c)

Normandy during Operation Overlord

d)

Norway during Operation Fortitude.

84.
The US general in charge of most operations in Europe was
a)
George Patton
b)
Omar Bradley
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Bernard Montgomery
85.
The Allied invasion of Normandy was called
a)
Operation Torch
b)
Operation Overlord (D-Day)
c)
Operation Husky
d)
Operation Avalanche
86.

Companies discriminated African Americans so the federal government answered by passing the-

a)

Title IX

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1957

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

d)

24th Amendment

87.

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 do?

a)

Allow private businesses to discriminate how they choose

b)

Make gerrymandering illegal

c)

Make it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, or sex

d)

Establish the EPA

88.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery

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