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Worksheets11th Grade US History Final Exam Study Guide (Part 2)
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins
What was the Bonus Army?
soldiers who supported Charles Coughlin
former soldiers who were unskilled laborers in the CIO
veterans in the Civilian Conservation Corps
veterans who protested in Washington, D.C.
The “three Rs” of the New Deal included all the following except . . .
repair.
reform.
relief.
recovery.
Which of the following men was an FBI agent?
Al Smith
Melvin Purvis
Andrew Mellon
Douglas MacArthur
Which of the following men was not known for crime during the Depression?
Bruno Hauptmann
Alfred Landon
John Dillinger
Clyde Barrow
Whose son was kidnapped during the 1930s?
Bing Crosby’s
Walt Disney’s
Benny Goodman’s
Charles Lindbergh’s
In what year did the stock market crash occur, which signaled the beginning the Great Depression?
1927
1929
1933
1939
Which country was never invaded by German soldiers?
Belgium
Great Britain
Luxembourg
Soviet Union
With which country did Germany break a non-aggression pact?
Belgium
Luxembourg
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Which event occurred first?
German occupation of the Sudetenland
German occupation of the Rhineland
German unification with Austria
German invasion of Poland
In what year did the United States enter World War II?
1937
1939
1941
1943
What African nation did Italy attack in 1935?
Egypt
Ethiopia
Libya
Morocco
Which nation was the last to fall to Germany in 1940?
Denmark
France
Holland
Norway
Which of the following was not one of the measures that the United States took to support the war effort at home?
establishment of America First committees
rationing
recycling
creation of War Production Board
What was not a factor that kept the United States out of the early stages of World War II?
a traditional policy of imperialism
resentment over Allied failure to pay war debts
isolationist foreign policy
the Great Depression
Which term is not associated with fascism?
individualism
nationalism
militarism
totalitarianism
What was the German Anschluss?
“lightning war”
revenge for World War I
unification with Austria
the German air force
Roosevelt’s “Four Freedoms” included all the following except freedom . . .
from fear.
from want.
of opportunity.
of worship.
Which of these events occurred last?
America’s entry into the war
Battle of Britain
German invasion of Russia
fall of France
What British commander helped to defeat the Germans in North Africa?
Dwight Eisenhower
Erwin Rommel
Bernard Montgomery
George Patton
Who was the American admiral commanding U.S. forces at the Battle of Midway?
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Chester Nimitz
George Patton
Due to the war, Americans saw an increase in all the following categories except . . .,
consumer goods.
the national debt.
the number of working women.
taxes.
What type of warfare was the Battle of Britain?
submarine warfare in the North Sea
infantry invasion of the French coast
air combat
naval battle
Which event brought the United States into World War II?
Germany’s attack on Poland
Germany’s attack on France
Japan’s attack on Manchuria
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was the famous German “Desert Fox”?
Hermann Goering
Vidkun Quisling
Paul von Hindenberg
Erwin Rommel
What country was forced to give Germany some of its territory as a result of the Munich Conference?
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Yugoslavia
One of Roosevelt’s responses to Japan’s conquest of French Indochina was to . . .
cut off all trade with Japan.
pass the Lend-Lease Act.
sign the Atlantic Charter.
place an oil embargo on Japan.
Which American politician was involved in the congressional investigation of Alger Hiss?
William F. Buckley Jr.
Joseph McCarthy
Richard Nixon
Adlai Stevenson
What event caused Stalin to blockade West Berlin in 1949?
Allied aid to help Greece fight communism
Allied attempts to unify West Germany
Congress’s passage of the European Recovery Program
Truman’s confrontation with Russia over Poland
The United Nations intervened against the Communists in Korea by . . .
acting when the Soviets were temporarily absent from the UN.
agreeing to stop the Marshall Plan.
promising to recognize communism in North Vietnam.
using the threat of the atomic bomb.
Which of the following people did not have Communist ties?
Alger Hiss
Ho Chi Minh
Joseph McCarthy
Julius Rosenberg
Which of the following was not a Communist country?
Bulgaria
Albania
Hungary
Austria
The objective of the Taft-Hartley Act was to . . .
increase the tariff.
raise the minimum wage.
reduce the Red Scare.
weaken unions.
The Truman Doctrine was developed when the Soviets attempted to gain control of Greece and . . .
Albania.
Iran.
Turkey.
Yugoslavia.
What decision was rendered in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?
Civil disobedience is a legal form of protest.
Discrimination in school transportation is illegal.
Public schools should not be segregated by race.
State governments cannot use the National Guard to resist a federal court order.
“Frozen Chosin” was a . . .
bloody hill contested by North and South Korea.
brave fight near a reservoir where American soldiers were attacked by theChinese.
mountainous supply route for the UN forces.
UN amphibious attack to cut off the North Koreans.
The National Security Act (1947) created all the following except the . . .
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
secretary of defense.
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
National Security Council.
Which of the following is not associated with the civil rights movement?
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas
bus boycott
march on Washington
peaceful coexistence
What rationale was primarily responsible for America’s aid to South Vietnam?
peaceful coexistence
domino theory
Dynamic Conservatism
limited war
President Eisenhower was associated with all the following except the . . .
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
interstate highway system.
National Defense Education Act.
Peace Corps.
Which modern president was the first to give considerable attention to civil rights for African Americans?
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Permanent members of which agency have veto power?
Foreign Affairs Committee
General Assembly
Secretariat
Security Council
Where was the most dramatic standoff over the desegregation of public schools?
Little Rock, Arkansas
Montgomery, Alabama
San Francisco, California
Washington, D.C.
What was the main provision of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
creation of the Equal Opportunity Commission
lowering the voting age to 18
outlawing literacy tests for voters
outlawing poll taxes
For what crime was William Calley court-martialed?
leaking the Pentagon Papers
massacring Vietnamese civilians
protesting the war
shooting students on a college campus
A factor in Barry Goldwater’s landslide defeat was his . . .
willingness to compromise.
liberal views.
support of civil rights.
strong prowar language.
Where did the worst urban riot during the 1960s occur?
Atlanta
Detroit
Los Angeles
Nashville
Before becoming president, Johnson had served as . . .
American ambassador to the UN.
governor of Texas.
secretary of state.
Senate majority leader.
Nixon’s handling of the Vietnam War during his first term included all the following except . . .
bombing in North Vietnam.
escalation of American troops.
raids into Laos.
raids into Cambodia.
The Pentagon Papers were significant primarily because they . . .
showed the blunders and deceptions in the conduct of the Vietnam War.
showed Nixon’s dishonest character.
revealed military secrets that endangered American success in the war.
were stolen by a staff member in the Pentagon.
What happened at Selma, Alabama, that encouraged the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
corrupt purchase of black votes
largest civil rights protest in American history
large urban riot over literacy tests
deaths of three white civil rights activists
Johnson established all the following except . . .
Medicare.
the New Economic Policy.
the Office of Economic Opportunity.
the Voting Rights Act.
Which of the following events does not belong in this list?
court-martial of William Calley
protest at Kent State
publication of the Pentagon Papers
urban riots
Which of the following was a provision of the New Economic Policy?
government control of essential industries
increased public works spending
ninety-day freeze on wages and prices
universal health insurance
Which of the following was a Supreme Court justice?
Earl Warren
Barry Goldwater
Henry Kissinger
George McGovern
George Wallace was the governor of . . .
Wisconsin.
Michigan.
New Jersey.
Alabama.
Which name does not belong in the following list?
Eugene McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Barry Goldwater
Which of the following replaced his vice-presidential candidate during the election?
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
George McGovern
What was the main reason for the Arab oil embargo on the United States in 1973?
America’s alleged unfair trade practices
the Arabs’ desire to increase oil profits
American support of Israel in war
the rise to power of Arab extremists
Which of the following events is considered Carter’s greatest triumph in foreign affairs?
signing of the Camp David Accords
the Iranian hostage crisis
Senate passage of the Panama Canal Treaty
Senate passage of the SALT II Treaty
The two main environmental acts of the 1970s were the Clean Air Act and the . . .
Land Use Act.
Clean Water Act.
Waste Disposal Act.
Environmental Safety Act.
The liberals’ main criticism of Jerry Falwell’s Moral Majority was that it . . .
allegedly violated the idea of the separation of church and state.
distracted Christians from their primary purpose of evangelism.
brought together believers and nonbelievers.
used the media to promote politics.
What was the greatest obstacle to Ford as president?
disagreement with Congress
the energy crisis
inflation
his unpopularity
One criticism of President Carter’s Panama Canal Treaty was that it would . . .
threaten vital American interests.
worsen U.S. relations with Latin American nations.
hurt the economy of Panama.
cause more conflict with the Soviet Union.
Which Arab nation was the first to recognize Israel’s right to exist?
Afghanistan
Egypt
Iran
Syria
Which Democrat hurt Carter’s campaign by challenging him for the 1980 Democratic nomination for president?
John Anderson
Walter Mondale
Edward Kennedy
George McGovern
What is Phyllis Schlafly known for?
her support of women’s liberation
her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment
the organization of the New Right
her support for the Panama Canal Treaty
What domestic issue plagued Carter more than any other?
education
abortion
pollution
inflation
Which of the following men was not a candidate in the 1980 election?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
John Anderson
Ronald Reagan
What was the Carter Doctrine?
No more Marxist regimes will be allowed in the Western Hemisphere.
The United States will aid any rebellion against Communist rule.
The United States will resist any Soviet advances in the Persian Gulf region.
The United States will aid any Arab nation that recognizes Israel’s right to exist.
What is considered Carter’s greatest failure in foreign affairs?
Camp David Accords
Iranian hostage crisis
Panama Canal Treaty
SALT II Treaty
Which of the following was not a major rights movement during the 1970s?
gay rights
women’s rights
Indian rights
Asian rights
Jimmy Carter’s campaign strategy in 1976 included all of the following except his image as a . . .
man of the people.
“born-again” Christian.
Washington “outsider.”
political conservative.
Which of the following was not an economic issue?
stagflation
trade deficit
energy crisis
rights movements
What is another name for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?
Strategic Arms Reduction Talks
Reaganomics
Star Wars
Iran-Contra affair
Reagan responded to the Communist guerrillas in El Salvador by . . .
ignoring the threat.
pushing economic sanctions against El Salvador through the United Nations.
sending a military invasion force to fight in El Salvador.
sending supplies and military advisors to the Salvadoran government.
Which of the following was a big part of Reagan’s second term?
antiterrorism
balanced budget
improving relations with the Soviet Union
tax cuts
The Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 1988 election was . . .
Dan Quayle.
Michael Dukakis.
George Bush.
Geraldine Ferraro.
In what nation did the Soviets fight the mujahideen?
Kuwait
Lebanon
Afghanistan
Iraq
In what part of government spending did Reagan ask for continuous increases?
education
health
military
public works
Which Russian premier called for perestroika and glasnost?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Bill Clinton claimed to be . . .
a “New Democrat.”
“more like the South.”
a great military genius.
a devoted conservative.
In what aspect of the Reagan Revolution was the president least successful?
balancing the budget
lowering taxes
restraining communism
strengthening the military
Where did Reagan experience a major setback in foreign policy?
Afghanistan
Angola
Grenada
Lebanon
What major campaign promise did George H. W. Bush break during his presidency?
to balance the budget
to keep U.S. troops out of the Persian Gulf
to not increase taxes
to sign the Americans with Disabilities Act
In what nation were hundreds of U.S. Marines killed when their barracks were attacked by terrorists?
Iraq
Lebanon
Iran
Syria
Who was the Republican presidential nominee in the 1996 election?
Ross Perot
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Pat Robertson
In the 1996 election, all the following were presidential candidates except . . .
Hillary Clinton.
Bob Dole.
Ross Perot.
Bill Clinton.
Which of these does not represent a backlash of political conservatives against the Clinton administration?
the Christian Coalition
the “Contract with America”
talk radio
the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy
George W. Bush ran for president on the theme . . .
“It's the economy, Stupid!”
“Radical Republicanism.”
“compassionate conservatism.”
“Contract with America.”
Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
Al Gore
Bob Dole
Ross Perot
Mike Pence
Osama bin Laden was the leader of . . .
the Taliban.
al-Qaeda.
the Arab Spring.
ISIS.
In 1995 and 1996, the government shut down “nonessential” federal offices because of . . .
an oil shortage.
unresolved budget issues.
a strike by government workers.
all of the above
Which presidential candidate won the 1996 election?
Al Gore
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Bob Dole
Besides Clinton, who was the only U.S. president to be impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
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.
Family and Medical Leave Act
Brady Bill
National Voter Registration Act
“Contract with America”
In his impeachment trial, Clinton faced charges of perjury and . . .
treason.
tax evasion.
obstruction of justice.
collusion with the Russian government
Who was the Republican vice-presidential candidate in the 2000 election?
Paul Ryan
Sarah Palin
Richard Cheney
Joseph Lieberman
Which Supreme Court case declared key sections of DOMA to be unconstitutional?
Burwell v. Hobby Lobby
Little Sisters of the Poor v. Burwell
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Obergefell v. Hodges
The “motor voter act” required states to . . .
allow citizens to vote on car tax increases.
allow voters to register when they applied for a driver’s license.
decrease voters’ car insurance costs when they registered.
provide voters with transportation to polling stations.
Which of the following is associated with the Serbs?
executive orders
glasnost
ethnic cleansing
Arab Spring
