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11th Grade US History Final Exam Study Guide (Part 2)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Bonus Army?

a)

soldiers who supported Charles Coughlin

b)

former soldiers who were unskilled laborers in the CIO

c)

veterans in the Civilian Conservation Corps

d)

veterans who protested in Washington, D.C.

2.

The “three Rs” of the New Deal included all the following except . . .

a)

repair.

b)

reform.

c)

relief.

d)

recovery.

3.

Which of the following men was an FBI agent?

a)

Al Smith

b)

Melvin Purvis

c)

Andrew Mellon

d)

Douglas MacArthur

4.

Which of the following men was not known for crime during the Depression?

a)

Bruno Hauptmann

b)

Alfred Landon

c)

John Dillinger

d)

Clyde Barrow

5.

Whose son was kidnapped during the 1930s?

a)

Bing Crosby’s

b)

Walt Disney’s

c)

Benny Goodman’s

d)

Charles Lindbergh’s

6.

In what year did the stock market crash occur, which signaled the beginning the Great Depression?

a)

1927

b)

1929

c)

1933

d)

1939

7.

Which country was never invaded by German soldiers?

a)

Belgium

b)

Great Britain

c)

Luxembourg

d)

Soviet Union

8.

With which country did Germany break a non-aggression pact?

a)

Belgium

b)

Luxembourg

c)

Great Britain

d)

Soviet Union

9.

Which event occurred first?

a)

German occupation of the Sudetenland

b)

German occupation of the Rhineland

c)

German unification with Austria

d)

German invasion of Poland

10.

In what year did the United States enter World War II?

a)

1937

b)

1939

c)

1941

d)

1943

11.

What African nation did Italy attack in 1935?

a)

Egypt

b)

Ethiopia

c)

Libya

d)

Morocco

12.

Which nation was the last to fall to Germany in 1940?

a)

Denmark

b)

France

c)

Holland

d)

Norway

13.

Which of the following was not one of the measures that the United States took to support the war effort at home?

a)

establishment of America First committees

b)

rationing

c)

recycling

d)

creation of War Production Board

14.

What was not a factor that kept the United States out of the early stages of World War II?

a)

a traditional policy of imperialism

b)

resentment over Allied failure to pay war debts

c)

isolationist foreign policy

d)

the Great Depression

15.

Which term is not associated with fascism?

a)

individualism

b)

nationalism

c)

militarism

d)

totalitarianism

16.

What was the German Anschluss?

a)

“lightning war”

b)

revenge for World War I

c)

unification with Austria

d)

the German air force

17.

Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” included all the following except freedom . . .

a)

from fear.

b)

from want.

c)

of opportunity.

d)

of worship.

18.

Which of these events occurred last?

a)

America’s entry into the war

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

German invasion of Russia

d)

fall of France

19.

What British commander helped to defeat the Germans in North Africa?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

Erwin Rommel

c)

Bernard Montgomery

d)

George Patton

20.

Who was the American admiral commanding U.S. forces at the Battle of Midway?

a)

Douglas MacArthur

b)

Dwight Eisenhower

c)

Chester Nimitz

d)

George Patton

21.

Due to the war, Americans saw an increase in all the following categories except . . .,

a)

consumer goods.

b)

the national debt.

c)

the number of working women.

d)

taxes.

22.

What type of warfare was the Battle of Britain?

a)

submarine warfare in the North Sea

b)

infantry invasion of the French coast

c)

air combat

d)

naval battle

23.

Which event brought the United States into World War II?

a)

Germany’s attack on Poland

b)

Germany’s attack on France

c)

Japan’s attack on Manchuria

d)

Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor

24.

Who was the famous German “Desert Fox”?

a)

Hermann Goering

b)

Vidkun Quisling

c)

Paul von Hindenberg

d)

Erwin Rommel

25.

What country was forced to give Germany some of its territory as a result of the Munich Conference?

a)

Austria

b)

Czechoslovakia

c)

Poland

d)

Yugoslavia

26.

One of Roosevelt’s responses to Japan’s conquest of French Indochina was to . . .

a)

cut off all trade with Japan.

b)

pass the Lend-Lease Act.

c)

sign the Atlantic Charter.

d)

place an oil embargo on Japan.

27.

Which American politician was involved in the congressional investigation of Alger Hiss?

a)

William F. Buckley Jr.

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Adlai Stevenson

28.

What event caused Stalin to blockade West Berlin in 1949?

a)

Allied aid to help Greece fight communism

b)

Allied attempts to unify West Germany

c)

Congress’s passage of the European Recovery Program

d)

Truman’s confrontation with Russia over Poland

29.

The United Nations intervened against the Communists in Korea by . . .

a)

acting when the Soviets were temporarily absent from the UN.

b)

agreeing to stop the Marshall Plan.

c)

promising to recognize communism in North Vietnam.

d)

using the threat of the atomic bomb.

30.

Which of the following people did not have Communist ties?

a)

Alger Hiss

b)

Ho Chi Minh

c)

Joseph McCarthy

d)

Julius Rosenberg

31.

Which of the following was not a Communist country?

a)

Bulgaria

b)

Albania

c)

Hungary

d)

Austria

32.

The objective of the Taft-Hartley Act was to . . .

a)

increase the tariff.

b)

raise the minimum wage.

c)

reduce the Red Scare.

d)

weaken unions.

33.

The Truman Doctrine was developed when the Soviets attempted to gain control of Greece and . . .

a)

Albania.

b)

Iran.

c)

Turkey.

d)

Yugoslavia.

34.

What decision was rendered in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?

a)

Civil disobedience is a legal form of protest.

b)

Discrimination in school transportation is illegal.

c)

Public schools should not be segregated by race.

d)

State governments cannot use the National Guard to resist a federal court order.

35.

“Frozen Chosin” was a . . .

a)

bloody hill contested by North and South Korea.

b)

brave fight near a reservoir where American soldiers were attacked by theChinese.

c)

mountainous supply route for the UN forces.

d)

UN amphibious attack to cut off the North Koreans.

36.

The National Security Act (1947) created all the following except the . . .

a)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

b)

secretary of defense.

c)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

d)

National Security Council.

37.

Which of the following is not associated with the civil rights movement?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

b)

bus boycott

c)

march on Washington

d)

peaceful coexistence

38.

What rationale was primarily responsible for America’s aid to South Vietnam?

a)

peaceful coexistence

b)

domino theory

c)

Dynamic Conservatism

d)

limited war

39.

President Eisenhower was associated with all the following except the . . .

a)

Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.

b)

interstate highway system.

c)

National Defense Education Act.

d)

Peace Corps.

40.

Which modern president was the first to give considerable attention to civil rights for African Americans?

a)

Dwight Eisenhower

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Harry Truman

41.

Permanent members of which agency have veto power?

a)

Foreign Affairs Committee

b)

General Assembly

c)

Secretariat

d)

Security Council

42.

Where was the most dramatic standoff over the desegregation of public schools?

a)

Little Rock, Arkansas

b)

Montgomery, Alabama

c)

San Francisco, California

d)

Washington, D.C.

43.

What was the main provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

a)

creation of the Equal Opportunity Commission

b)

lowering the voting age to 18

c)

outlawing literacy tests for voters

d)

outlawing poll taxes

44.

For what crime was William Calley court-martialed?

a)

leaking the Pentagon Papers

b)

massacring Vietnamese civilians

c)

protesting the war

d)

shooting students on a college campus

45.

A factor in Barry Goldwater’s landslide defeat was his . . .

a)

willingness to compromise.

b)

liberal views.

c)

support of civil rights.

d)

strong prowar language.

46.

Where did the worst urban riot during the 1960s occur?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Detroit

c)

Los Angeles

d)

Nashville

47.

Before becoming president, Johnson had served as . . .

a)

American ambassador to the UN.

b)

governor of Texas.

c)

secretary of state.

d)

Senate majority leader.

48.

Nixon’s handling of the Vietnam War during his first term included all the following except . . .

a)

bombing in North Vietnam.

b)

escalation of American troops.

c)

raids into Laos.

d)

raids into Cambodia.

49.

The Pentagon Papers were significant primarily because they . . .

a)

showed the blunders and deceptions in the conduct of the Vietnam War.

b)

showed Nixon’s dishonest character.

c)

revealed military secrets that endangered American success in the war.

d)

were stolen by a staff member in the Pentagon.

50.

What happened at Selma, Alabama, that encouraged the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

a)

corrupt purchase of black votes

b)

largest civil rights protest in American history

c)

large urban riot over literacy tests

d)

deaths of three white civil rights activists

51.

Johnson established all the following except . . .

a)

Medicare.

b)

the New Economic Policy.

c)

the Office of Economic Opportunity.

d)

the Voting Rights Act.

52.

Which of the following events does not belong in this list?

a)

court-martial of William Calley

b)

protest at Kent State

c)

publication of the Pentagon Papers

d)

urban riots

53.

Which of the following was a provision of the New Economic Policy?

a)

government control of essential industries

b)

increased public works spending

c)

ninety-day freeze on wages and prices

d)

universal health insurance

54.

Which of the following was a Supreme Court justice?

a)

Earl Warren

b)

Barry Goldwater

c)

Henry Kissinger

d)

George McGovern

55.

George Wallace was the governor of . . .

a)

Wisconsin.

b)

Michigan.

c)

New Jersey.

d)

Alabama.

56.

Which name does not belong in the following list?

a)

Eugene McCarthy

b)

Robert Kennedy

c)

Hubert Humphrey

d)

Barry Goldwater

57.

Which of the following replaced his vice-presidential candidate during the election?

a)

Hubert Humphrey

b)

George Wallace

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

George McGovern

58.

What was the main reason for the Arab oil embargo on the United States in 1973?

a)

America’s alleged unfair trade practices

b)

the Arabs’ desire to increase oil profits

c)

American support of Israel in war

d)

the rise to power of Arab extremists

59.

Which of the following events is considered Carter’s greatest triumph in foreign affairs?

a)

signing of the Camp David Accords

b)

the Iranian hostage crisis

c)

Senate passage of the Panama Canal Treaty

d)

Senate passage of the SALT II Treaty

60.

The two main environmental acts of the 1970s were the Clean Air Act and the . . .

a)

Land Use Act.

b)

Clean Water Act.

c)

Waste Disposal Act.

d)

Environmental Safety Act.

61.

The liberals’ main criticism of Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority was that it . . .

a)

allegedly violated the idea of the separation of church and state.

b)

distracted Christians from their primary purpose of evangelism.

c)

brought together believers and nonbelievers.

d)

used the media to promote politics.

62.

What was the greatest obstacle to Ford as president?

a)

disagreement with Congress

b)

the energy crisis

c)

inflation

d)

his unpopularity

63.

One criticism of President Carter’s Panama Canal Treaty was that it would . . .

a)

threaten vital American interests.

b)

worsen U.S. relations with Latin American nations.

c)

hurt the economy of Panama.

d)

cause more conflict with the Soviet Union.

64.

Which Arab nation was the first to recognize Israel’s right to exist?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Egypt

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

65.

Which Democrat hurt Carter’s campaign by challenging him for the 1980 Democratic nomination for president?

a)

John Anderson

b)

Walter Mondale

c)

Edward Kennedy

d)

George McGovern

66.

What is Phyllis Schlafly known for?

a)

her support of women’s liberation

b)

her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment

c)

the organization of the New Right

d)

her support for the Panama Canal Treaty

67.

What domestic issue plagued Carter more than any other?

a)

education

b)

abortion

c)

pollution

d)

inflation

68.

Which of the following men was not a candidate in the 1980 election?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Richard Nixon

c)

John Anderson

d)

Ronald Reagan

69.

What was the Carter Doctrine?

a)

No more Marxist regimes will be allowed in the Western Hemisphere.

b)

The United States will aid any rebellion against Communist rule.

c)

The United States will resist any Soviet advances in the Persian Gulf region.

d)

The United States will aid any Arab nation that recognizes Israel’s right to exist.

70.

What is considered Carter’s greatest failure in foreign affairs?

a)

Camp David Accords

b)

Iranian hostage crisis

c)

Panama Canal Treaty

d)

SALT II Treaty

71.

Which of the following was not a major rights movement during the 1970s?

a)

gay rights

b)

women’s rights

c)

Indian rights

d)

Asian rights

72.

Jimmy Carter’s campaign strategy in 1976 included all of the following except his image as a . . .

a)

man of the people.

b)

“born-again” Christian.

c)

Washington “outsider.”

d)

political conservative.

73.

Which of the following was not an economic issue?

a)

stagflation

b)

trade deficit

c)

energy crisis

d)

rights movements

74.

What is another name for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

a)

Strategic Arms Reduction Talks

b)

Reaganomics

c)

Star Wars

d)

Iran-Contra affair

75.

Reagan responded to the Communist guerrillas in El Salvador by . . .

a)

ignoring the threat.

b)

pushing economic sanctions against El Salvador through the United Nations.

c)

sending a military invasion force to fight in El Salvador.

d)

sending supplies and military advisors to the Salvadoran government.

76.

Which of the following was a big part of Reagan’s second term?

a)

antiterrorism

b)

balanced budget

c)

improving relations with the Soviet Union

d)

tax cuts

77.

The Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1988 election was . . .

a)

Dan Quayle.

b)

Michael Dukakis.

c)

George Bush.

d)

Geraldine Ferraro.

78.

In what nation did the Soviets fight the mujahideen?

a)

Kuwait

b)

Lebanon

c)

Afghanistan

d)

Iraq

79.

In what part of government spending did Reagan ask for continuous increases?

a)

education

b)

health

c)

military

d)

public works

80.

Which Russian premier called for perestroika and glasnost?

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Leonid Brezhnev

c)

Yuri Andropov

d)

Konstantin Chernenko

81.

Bill Clinton claimed to be . . .

a)

a “New Democrat.”

b)

“more like the South.”

c)

a great military genius.

d)

a devoted conservative.

82.

In what aspect of the Reagan Revolution was the president least successful?

a)

balancing the budget

b)

lowering taxes

c)

restraining communism

d)

strengthening the military

83.

Where did Reagan experience a major setback in foreign policy?

a)

Afghanistan

b)

Angola

c)

Grenada

d)

Lebanon

84.

What major campaign promise did George H. W. Bush break during his presidency?

a)

to balance the budget

b)

to keep U.S. troops out of the Persian Gulf

c)

to not increase taxes

d)

to sign the Americans with Disabilities Act

85.

In what nation were hundreds of U.S. Marines killed when their barracks were attacked by terrorists?

a)

Iraq

b)

Lebanon

c)

Iran

d)

Syria

86.

Who was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election?

a)

Ross Perot

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Bob Dole

d)

Pat Robertson

87.

In the 1996 election, all the following were presidential candidates except . . .

a)

Hillary Clinton.

b)

Bob Dole.

c)

Ross Perot.

d)

Bill Clinton.

88.

Which of these does not represent a backlash of political conservatives against the Clinton administration?

a)

the Christian Coalition

b)

the “Contract with America”

c)

talk radio

d)

the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy

89.

George W. Bush ran for president on the theme . . .

a)

“It's the economy, Stupid!”

b)

“Radical Republicanism.”

c)

“compassionate conservatism.”

d)

“Contract with America.”

90.

Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 election?

a)

Al Gore

b)

Bob Dole

c)

Ross Perot

d)

Mike Pence

91.

Osama bin Laden was the leader of . . .

a)

the Taliban.

b)

al-Qaeda.

c)

the Arab Spring.

d)

ISIS.

92.

In 1995 and 1996, the government shut down “nonessential” federal offices because of . . .

a)

an oil shortage.

b)

unresolved budget issues.

c)

a strike by government workers.

d)

all of the above

93.

Which presidential candidate won the 1996 election?

a)

Al Gore

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Bob Dole

94.

Besides Clinton, who was the only U.S. president to be impeached?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

95.

In 1994, Republicans issued the ______, promising to bring ten popular bills to a vote in their first one hundred days in office if they were elected to Congress.

a)

Family and Medical Leave Act

b)

Brady Bill

c)

National Voter Registration Act

d)

“Contract with America”

96.

In his impeachment trial, Clinton faced charges of perjury and . . .

a)

treason.

b)

tax evasion.

c)

obstruction of justice.

d)

collusion with the Russian government

97.

Who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election?

a)

Paul Ryan

b)

Sarah Palin

c)

Richard Cheney

d)

Joseph Lieberman

98.

Which Supreme Court case declared key sections of DOMA to be unconstitutional?

a)

Burwell v. Hobby Lobby

b)

Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell

c)

Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

d)

Obergefell v. Hodges

99.

The “motor voter act” required states to . . .

a)

allow citizens to vote on car tax increases.

b)

allow voters to register when they applied for a driver’s license.

c)

decrease voters’ car insurance costs when they registered.

d)

provide voters with transportation to polling stations.

100.

Which of the following is associated with the Serbs?

a)

executive orders

b)

glasnost

c)

ethnic cleansing

d)

Arab Spring