WorksheetsUnit 6 Review: World Leadership
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
Roe v Wade
ended segregation in public life
limited the war powers of the President
established the need for an environmental protection agency
made abortion legal in all 50 states
What major engagement during the Vietnam war seemed to break American political and social resolve in the war?
Tet Offensive
Kent State Incident
March on Washington
Fall of Saigon
Who's death in the middle of his presidential primary campaign strengthened many's sense of dread at the direction America was headed?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Who was the first US president to visit Communist China?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
What is detente?
a growing climate of anti-Americanism during the late 1960's and 1970's
a growing resolve to stand firm against Communism and Soviet Union
the belief that the US should deescalated the Cold War and accept coexistence with the Soviet Union
a lack of trust in the US government
Which are true about "Vietnamization"?
It was led by Lyndon Johnson
It aimed to hand over the fighting in Vietnam to Vietnamese soldiers.
It signaled a renewed American support for the Vietnam war
It led to losing the war due to lack of US military support
Which Supreme Court justice led a court that sought new powers and influence in American Society?
Earl Warren
John Jay
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Clarence Thomas
Which of the following were the most prominent leaders and participants in the anti-war movement against Vietnam?
Native Americans
College Students
African Americans
Soldiers
What conflict challenged US confidence during the Cold War almost caused them to surrender?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Korean War
Vietnam War
Bombing of Japan
In what year was President Kennedy shot and killed?
1973
1950
1963
1968
What two major policies did JFK's successor, Lyndon Johnson, implement when he came to office?
To send US troops to fight in Vietnam
To fight poverty in the US with the Great Society
To oppose the Civil Rights Movement
To drop the atomic bomb
Which of the following led to declining public support for the war in Vietnam in the US?
negative media coverage
exposure of improper government action in the Pentagon papers
US troops losing battles
declining power of the "New Left"
What made the Viet Cong particularly difficult to fight?
they were disguised insurgents rather than a standardized army
they fought with ambushes and booby traps rather than open combat
they had years of previous experience fighting France
they were technologically superior to US forces
the US was able to gain the support of the average Vietnamese citizen
How did the Vietnam War end?
US defeat of Communist Viet Cong forces
Communist Viet Cong defeat of US forces
"Vietnamization", withdrawal of US troops, Congress cutting funding to the South Vietnamese army
an armistice splitting Vietnam into Communist North and Democratic South
Which of the following was NOT a Great Society Program?
Social Security
Medicare and Medicaid
Head Start Program
Job Corps
food stamp programs
What did Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society declare war on?
Viet Cong
Communism
JFK's assassins
poverty
racism
What was the legacy of the Great Society?
greater American dependency on government "entitlements"
decreasing the size of government
reducing the federal budget debt
eliminating poverty in the US
rising inflation and economic stagnation
Who became president following JFK's assassination?
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Which of the following properly orders the Soviet subversion strategy?
destabilization, crisis, demoralization, normalization
demoralization, détente, glasnost, perestroika
demoralization, destabilization, crisis, normalization
destabilization, crisis détente, normalization
Which of the following are examples of the demoralization process during the 1960's and 70's?
rise of the New Left
congressional refusal to continue supporting South Vietnam
shifting of the Cold War strategy away from détente
rise of the silent majority
rise of the drug and free love culture
Which US president launched the Cold War by declaring the the US would resist Communist expansion into Easter Europe?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
In which of the following regions did the US fight proxy wars against the Soviet Union?
Vietnam
Korea
Mexico
Cuba
Hungary
Which conflict brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?
Vietnam War
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Berlin Airlift
Where did the Soviet Union establish an "Iron Curtain" of Communist influence over neighboring countries after WWII?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Southeast Asia
South America
Which Soviet leader launched the Cold War?
Vladimir Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
How did the Korean War end?
Communist victory over the Korean peninsula
Democratic victory over the Korean peninsula
a ceasefire that divided the Korean peninsula north and south between Communist and Democratic forces
a ceasefire that divided the Korean peninsula East and West between Communist and Democratic forces
Which city was divided by Communist and Democratic forces during the Cold War?
Berlin
Seoul
Moscow
Beijing
Havana
Who were the key opponents during the Cold War?
United States
China
Soviet Union
England
Germany
Who was the first Communist leader of China?
Mao Zedong
Joseph Stalin
Ronald Reagan
Mikhail Gorbachev
Fidel Castro
Which are NOT an attribute of the Soviet system?
democracy
freedom of religion
totalitarianism
communism
capitalism
How was the Cold War fought?
espionage & disinformation
financing of embattled nations
proxy wars
open warfare and invasion
military disarmament
What was the key element for achieving victory in the Cold War?
moral purpose and superiority
nuclear weapons
willingness to engage in proxy wars
military build-up
espionage and intelligence
What was the most pivotal battle in the Korean War?
Berlin Airlift
Chosin Resevoir
Battle of Seoul
Bay of Pigs
Battle of the Bulge
Which properly identifies the president during the Korean War and the famous general he relieved?
JFK; Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower; Chester Nimitz
Harry Truman; Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman; John Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower; George Patton
Which of the following part of the of "Shocks of '49"?
fall of Russia to Communism
victory of China against Communist forces
the Soviet Union's test-firing of its first atomic weapon
the revelation of Soviet spies within the US government
the invasion of South Korea by the Communist North
What did President Eisenhower warn against during his farewell speech?
the careless use of atomic weapons in the Cold War
the long-term establishment of a military armament industry
the disbandment of the US's standing army
the undue influence of the military in American policymaking
getting involved in proxy wars around the world
Who's trial for Soviet espionage was considered the "trial of the century"?
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Joseph Stalin
Douglas MacArthur
Joseph McCarthy
Which two American politicians rose to prominence in the 1950's as a result of anti-Communist efforts?
Alger Hiss
Richard Nixon
Whittaker Chambers
Joseph McCarthy
Julius Rosenberg
In what ways did President Eisenhower limited the federal government?
cut the federal budget
abolished New Deal government agencies
reduced farm subsidies
cut social security
reduced the federal minimum wage
In what ways did President Eisenhower increase the power of the federal government?
increased the federal budget
expanded New Deal government agencies
increased farm subsidies
broadened social security
raised the federal minimum wage
What country did Japan invade that led to strained relations with the U.S.?
China
Russia
Australia
Pearl Harbor
Poland
What type of ship proved to be the most important in the war in the Pacific?
submarines
battleships
aircraft carriers
heavy cruisers
troop transports
What was the US battle strategy in the war in the Pacific?
take every Japanese stronghold one by one
island hopping toward the Japanese mainland
preventing Japanese expansion beyond Midway island
negotiation to restore peace as quickly as possible
On which two cities did the US drop atomic weapons?
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Tokyo
Beijing
Iwo Jima
What marked the start of the war in Europe?
Germany's invasion of Poland
Germany's invasion of Czechoslovakia
Italy's invasion of Ethiopia
Germany's peace agreement with the Soviet Union
Germany's bombing of London during the Blitz
What was Hitler's biggest mistake of the war?
Invading Poland
making a treaty with Italy and Japan
invading the Soviet Union
violating the Treaty of Versailles
Which European country was the last one to be standing against Hitler in the early part of the war?
England
United States
France
Soviet Union
What did it mean that the US became the "arsenal of democracy" during the war?
The US was uniquely prepared to fight a war on both the European and Pacific fronts
The US produced the most advanced and sophisticated weaponry during the war
once US industry mobilized for the war it was able to out-produce all of the other countries combined
US weaponry allowed its soldiers to win every major battle in which they fought
The US began supplying war material for allies prior to actually entering the war
Which did the US deem the greatest threat and therefore decided must be defeated first?
Japan
Germany
Italy
Soviet Union
Which battle marked the cracking of Germany's Fortress Europe and the inevitable end of the Third Reich.
Invasion of North Africa
Battle of the Bulge
Invasion of Normandy
High-altitude bombing of German cities
What was the initial U.S. response to Japanese aggression in the Pacific?
declare war
drop atomic weapons
oil embargo
ignore it
What key failures kept the Japanese attack from being a complete success?
US aircraft carriers weren't in the harbor
failed to destroy Pearl Harbor oil supplies
failed to damage most of the US battleships
failed to achieve complete surprise
failed to destroy the dry-docks and repair yards
Which battle in the Pacific proved to be the turning point in the war for the US?
Midway
Pearl Harbor
Okinawa
Tarawa
Nagasaki
Which two battles convinced the US that an invasion of the Japanese mainland would be too costly?
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
Midway
Guadalcanal
Hiroshima
Which US president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs?
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor?
1929
1938
1941
1945
Which is NOT an example of appeasement toward Axis Powers?
Signing the Munich agreement and surrendering Czechoslovakia to Hitler
Allowing Hitler to reoccupy the Rhineland and annex Austria
Ignoring Hitler's invasion of Poland
Ignoring Hitler's rearmament of Germany
Where did the US first go into battle against the Germans?
Invasion of North Africa
Miracle at Midway
Invasion of Normandy
Battle of Britain
Who was the Supreme Allied Commander during the war?
Dwight Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
George Patton
Franklin Roosevelt
Approximately how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?
500,000
1 million
6 million
12 million
Who provided the largest growing portion of the US labor force during the war?
blue collar workers
women
African Americans
Japanese Americans
children
Which of the following are not true about African Americans during WWII?
They only served in the European theater.
They only served as logistics support and manual labor.
They served and fought in segregated units.
Their service set back the cause of civil rights by several decades.
Which of the following are true about Japanese Americans during WWII?
They were forbidden from serving in the Pacific.
They were placed in internment camps out of fears of espionage.
Significant portions supported Japan over the U.S. and subverted the war effort.
They constituted the most decorated American infantry regiment in US history.
How did the US pay for the war?
War bonds purchased by American citizens
Vast expansion of income taxes
Increasing federal debt
Resources won with newly conquered territories
Government ownership of private industries
How was the US mobilized for the war?
Food, fuel, and construction rationing
War Production Board directs mass production of American industries
Conscription of all men and women 18-45
Widespread scrap recycling campaigns
In what year was Ronald Reagan elected president?
1974
1989
1980
1963
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
Supply-side Economics
Trade Imbalance
Iran-Contra Affair
Heritage Foundation
The Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?
China
Germany
Soviet Union
Cuba
President Reagan argued that government was essentially the
solution to America's economic problems
cause of America's economic problems
Reagan's philosophy that the Supreme Court should not openly interpret the Constitution, but should instead follow it with a close adherence to written law is
judicial activism
judicial restraint
the belief in a living constitution
unconstitutional
What program convinced the Soviet leaders that they couldn't compete with the US?
Space Defensive Initiative
Supply-side Economics
Misery Index
Detente
T/F Reagan was in favor of detente with the Soviet Union.
True
False
What event signaled a coming US victory in the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Iran Contra Affair
Cuban Missile Crisis
Election of Jimmy Carter
What was Reagan's greatest gift to the American people?
tax cuts
military spending
confidence
balanced budget
During his election which two factors did Reagan say represented the American people's Misery Index?
unemployment
inflation
military spending
high taxes
