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US/VA SOL Review

Total questions: 180

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Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief that colonies exist to make the mother country rich is called what?

a)

Redistribution

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Tolerance

d)

Traditional Territories

2.

Which group was known for their belief in private ownership?

a)

Africans

b)

Native Americans

c)

Europeans

d)

Women

3.

Africans were brought to North America __________.

a)

Involuntarily

b)

Voluntarily

c)

In 1607

d)

Across the Pacific

4.

___________ means settling in a new place in search of resources

a)

Exploration

b)

Colonization

c)

Redistribution

d)

Mercantilism

5.

The Middle Passage was the portion of the Triangular Trade moving from ______________.

a)

The Americas to West Africa

b)

Europe to West Africa

c)

The Americas to Europe

d)

West Africa to the Western Hemisphere

6.

The three cash crops in the colonial era are:

a)

Cotton, Wheat, Corn

b)

Tobacco, Rice, Indigo

c)

Cotton, Tobacco, Rice

d)

Indigo, Tobacco, Cotton

7.

Subsistence Farming in the South could be found on/in:

a)

The Appalachian Mountains and Valleys

b)

Plantations

c)

The Eastern Coastal Lowlands

d)

Cavalier Lands

8.

The wealthy friends of the King of England that controlled the South were known as what?

a)

Indentured Servants

b)

Entrepreneurs

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Artisans

9.

Rhode Island was founded by __________ fleeing Massachusetts.

a)

Dissenters

b)

Puritans

c)

Cavaliers

d)

Artisans

10.

A religious and political agreement that governs a group is called what?

a)

Covenant Community

b)

Indentured Servitude

c)

Colonial Charter

d)

Direct Democracy

11.

The Virginia House of Burgesses:

a)

Provided an example of representative government. 1st example of Legislature in America.

b)

Established the first army in the New World.

c)

Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.

d)

Determined who could leave the colony.

12.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
13.
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...
a)
Salutary or Benign Neglect
b)
Mercantilism 
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Navigation Acts
14.
Economy based on Fishing and Ship building
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
15.
Puritans and Pilgrims
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
16.
Most diverse-  ppl from Germany, England, and the Dutch
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
17.
a person who signs an agreement to work for a master for a period of years in exchange for voyage to North America
a)
dissenter
b)
indentured servant
c)
debtor
d)
artisan
18.

Economic institutions in New England developed around the following activities EXCEPT

a)

ship building.

b)

small-scale farming.

c)

lumbering.

d)

growing cash crops.

19.

What are TWO examples of the religious groups in the Middle Colonies that practiced religious tolerance?

a)

Pilgrims and Catholics

b)

Quakers and Huguenots

c)

Jews and Calvinist

d)

Methodists and Puritans

20.

The religious movement that led to the rapid growth of evangelistic religions throughout Europe and the colonies was known as the -

a)

Great Awakening.

b)

Glorious Revival.

c)

Enlightenment Revolution.

d)

Evangelical Uprising.

21.

The New England town meetings were an example of what model of government?

a)

Direct Democracy

b)

Representative Government

c)

Dictatorship

d)

Communism

22.
All of the following were ideas borrowed from English philosopher John Locke used by colonists to create new government EXCEPT - 
a)
Limited Government
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Social Contract
23.
The idea of Locke and Paine were used by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote what document?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Statute of Religious Freedom 
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence 
24.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government derive its power?
a)
From the majority serving in government
b)
From the nobles and the king
c)
From the consent of the governed
d)
From the reading of tea leaves
25.
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because -
a)
It levied high taxes on the colonists
b)
It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains  
c)
It denied the colonists members in Parliment
d)
It resulted in increased manufacturing in the colonies
26.
The Stamp and Sugar (Molasses) Acts angered colonists because - 
a)
It created taxes on items the colonists needed
b)
It labled people with Type Two diabetes 
c)
It regulated soda consumption
d)
It cancelled mail delivery in the colonies
27.
All of the following were events leading up to the Revolutionary war EXCEPT - 
a)
The Boston Massacre
b)
The Boston Tea Party
c)
Repeal of the Stamp Act
d)
Closing of the Port in Boston
28.
What were the militia in Boston called who fought in the battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
Militiamen
b)
Quartermen
c)
Minutemen
d)
Mercenaries  
29.
Patriots were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
30.
Loyalists or Tories were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
31.
Neutrals were people who -
a)
Supported the Revolution
b)
Supported the British
c)
Supported neither the British or the Revolution
d)
Supported abolishing all government
32.
The Commander in Chief of the Continental Army was -
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
George Washington
d)
Robert E. Lee
33.
The most important thing General George Washington did early in the Revolutionary War was - 
a)
Win every major battle with the British
b)
Avoided direct confrontation and preserved the army
c)
Execute anyone who showed cowardice in battle 
d)
Stop Benedict Arnold defecting to the British
34.
The most important alliance that gave the colonists military support in the Revolutionary War was with the country of - 
a)
Spain
b)
Germany
c)
Italy
d)
France
35.
The culminating battle that ended the Revolutionary War that sealed the victory for America with the help of the French was - 
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Guilford Courthouse
d)
Trenton
36.
What conflict led to the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
37.
Thomas Paine authored what pamphlet?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Liberator
d)
Declaration of Independence
38.
John Locke believed in a relationship between a government and its people. This concept is called ---
a)
a democracy
b)
an Enlightenment
c)
a social contract
d)
town meeting
39.
What was the name of the FIRST government of an independent United States after 1776?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
2nd Continental Congress
d)
House of Burgesses
40.

What would be the best title for this table?

a)

weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

b)

weaknesses of the Constitution

c)

weaknesses of the House of Burgesses

d)

weaknesses of New England town meetings

41.

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

42.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

43.

What completes the graphic?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Constitution

44.
Shays's Rebellion showed many Americans that the USA needed --
a)
a stronger national government.
b)
a weaker national government.
c)
higher taxes.
d)
lower taxes.
45.

Who is described?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Mason

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

46.
What was the name of the plan shown?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Pennsylvania Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
47.
What problem did the diagram solve?
a)
Small states v. large states
b)
How to count slaves
c)
How to elect the president
d)
slave states v. free states
48.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation in the national legislature. Which answer is the solution the framers came up with?
a)
House of Representatives = based on population; Senate = equal
b)
Senate = based on population; House of Representatives = equal
c)
It created a unicameral legislature based on population
d)
It created a unicameral legislature based where each state had EQUAL representation
49.
How did the framers solve the problem of how to count slaves for the House of Representatives?
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
1/2 Compromise
c)
2/3 Compromise
d)
1/4 Compromise
50.
Which group favored the new government?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
51.

Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed over Hamilton's financial plan. In particular, they argued about whether --

a)

a national bank was constitutional.

b)

state banks were constitutional.

c)

tariffs were constitutional.

d)

taxes on whiskey were constitutional.

52.

Which election was the first time power transferred from one political party to another?

a)

1800

b)

1788

c)

1792

d)

1796

53.

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v Madison established the principle of -

a)

judicial review.

b)

limited government.

c)

"Separate but Equal".

d)

African-Americans were not citizens.

54.

John Marshall strengthened the national government through decisions of -

a)

the Supreme Court.

b)

president.

c)

House of Representatives.

d)

Senate.

55.
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
56.
the presidency of Andrew Jackson became known as the 
a)
era of his ways
b)
era of mistakes
c)
era of the Common Man
d)
Era of doing good
57.
The "spoils system" refers to Andrew Jackson's policy of --
a)
rewarding campaign supporters with gold
b)
rewarding his supporters with spoiled food
c)
rewarding campaign supporters with government jobs
d)
allowing evil people into the government
58.
"popular sovereignty" refers to 
a)
a famous King
b)
a states right to choose whether to be free or slave
c)
a popular system of money
d)
the choice of whether to be popular or not
59.

slave revolts were led by

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Post Malone

60.
Abolitionists believed 
a)
slavery was a good thing
b)
slavery was immoral
c)
in women's suffrage
d)
in going to war
61.
Women's Suffrage Movement refers to 
a)
Women's Moving Company
b)
women fighting for the right to vote
c)
Women wanting to suffer 
d)
Women's right to choose
62.
The name given to the forced removal of American Indians to reservations in Oklahoma
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
the Alamo
63.
This war began during James Madison's presidency due to British interference in American shipping
a)
Mexican American War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
Louisiana Purchase
64.
The Oregon territory ("A" on the map) was annexed after _________?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Civil War
c)
Mexican American War
d)
American Revolution
65.
Why was the issue of whether a new state was  "free" or "slave" so important in Congress? 
a)
to keep the balance of power equal
b)
to keep the Senators happy
c)
so that Congress could decide where to travel 
d)
all of the above
66.

Allowing the people of a state or territory to rule for themselves.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

states's rights

c)

suffrage

d)

spoils system

67.

The right to vote

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

states's rights

c)

suffrage

d)

spoils system

68.

Extreme loyalty to one's own region, based on differences in economic, social, and political beliefs - often causes a division.

a)

nullification

b)

glasnost

c)

perestroika

d)

sectionalism

69.

What was the name of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper?

a)

Divider

b)

Abolitionist Paper

c)

The Liberator

d)

Abolitionist Times

70.

What is the belief held in the mid-1800s that it was America's fate to control territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Manifest Destiny

71.

Which event resulted in strict slave codes being passed to keep slaves from rising up against the establishment?

a)

Nat Turner's Rebellion

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Dred Scott Decision

72.

What drew east-west line through Louisiana Purchase regarding slavery in the west?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Missouri Compromise

73.

What allowed California to enter as a free state while SW territories from Mexico got to vote?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

74.

Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Appomattox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Lexington & Concord

75.
The turning point of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietem
c)
Appomattox
d)
Fort Sumter
76.
What speech is best remembered for these words? - "of the people, by the people, for the people.. . "
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Lincoln's 2nd inaugural address
77.

The Emancipation Proclamation --

a)

made abolition of slavery a war goal

b)

allowed African Americans to serve as soldiers

c)

freed the slaves in the rebelling states

d)

all of the above

78.
Virginia seceded from the Union along with other southern states to form the ______.
a)
United States of the South
b)
United States of the Confederacy
c)
Confederate States of America
79.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
80.

The President of the United States during the Civil War was ______________________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Robert E. Lee

81.

What was the first battle on northern soil and single bloodiest day of battle in US history?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Bull Run

c)

Antietam

d)

Sherman's March

82.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
83.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

16th

d)

15th

84.

Which Amendment prohibits slavery?

a)

15th

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

There isn't one

85.

Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?

a)

14th

b)

15th

c)

16th

d)

13th

86.

Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for freedmen?

a)

17th,18th,19th

b)

13th,14th,15th

c)

13th,14th,16th

d)

8th,9th,10th

87.

During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states

a)

were placed under military rule for a time

b)

were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years

c)

were given full representation in Congress without issue

d)

supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.

88.

Abraham Lincoln said that when ____ of people in a Southern state pledged allegiance back to the Union that they could then rejoin the country.

a)

50%

b)

10%

c)

66%

d)

75%

89.
I helped form the NAACP to provide equality for African Americans.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Samuel Gompers
90.

Following the Civil War the westward movement of settlers intensified into the area between the _____________ and the Pacific Ocean

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Appalachian Mountains

91.

The years immediately before and after the Civil War were the era of the _______________

a)

Black Hills

b)

American cowboy

c)

Native American

d)

Medical reforms

92.

What immigrant group is known for their help in building the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Chinese

b)

Japanese

c)

French

d)

Japanese

93.

Southerners and African Americans moved ________________ to seek new opportunities after the Civil War

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

94.

European immigrants entered America through _____________

a)

Angel Island

b)

Long Island

c)

Manhattan Island

d)

Ellis Island

95.

What public accommodation was essential in helping immigrants assimilate to American life?

a)

Public church

b)

Public schools

c)

Public transportation

d)

Public sewer

96.

People found jobs in cities but lived in harsh conditions in ______________ or slums

a)

Shelters

b)

Tenements

c)

Ghettos

d)

Boxes

97.

Between Civil War & WWI the US transformed into what kind of economy?

a)

Communist

b)

Egalitarian

c)

Industrial

d)

Agricultural

98.

Who invented the light bulb?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

The Wright Brothers

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

Thomas Edison

99.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

James Watt

c)

Henry Bessemer

d)

The Wright Brothers

100.

Who perfected the assembly line?

a)

Henry Bessemer

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Thomas Edison

101.

Who was the steel tycoon?

a)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

b)

JP Morgan

c)

John Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

102.

Who was the financial tycoon?

a)

JP Morgan

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

Andrew Carnegie

103.

Who was the oil tycoon?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John Rockefeller

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

JP Morgan

104.

What means government should interfere the LEAST amount possible in the economy?

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Liberalism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Socialism

105.

After reconstruction, many southern state governments passed _______________ laws that separated races

a)

KKK

b)

Rustic

c)

Jim Crow

d)

White Privilege

106.

What court case said that separate but equal did not violate the Constitution and was ok?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

107.

During the early 20th century African Americans began the _____________________ to northern cities

a)

Great Migration

b)

Great Immigration

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Lonesome Journey

108.

Who led an anti-lynching campaign and called for courts to take action to help blacks?

a)

WEB DeBois

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

George Washington Carver

d)

Booker T. Washington

109.

Who believed the way to equality was through vocational and economic success?

a)

WEB Dubois

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Booker T. Washington

110.

The Progressive Movement was caused by ________________

a)

Businesses not being able to work at night

b)

Robber barons and the gilded age

c)

Laziness and overspeculation

111.

Referendum, initiative, and recall were 3 progressive accomplishments in __________________ governments

a)

Local

b)

National

c)

State

112.

Who was the leader of the American Federation of Labor?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Samuel Tilden

113.

What prevents any business structure that restrains trade (monopolies)?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

The 19th Amendment

c)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

d)

Clayton Anti-Trust Act

114.

What Amendment is the women's rights amendment?

a)

19

b)

14

c)

15

d)

13

115.

In Buck v. Bell (1927), the United States Supreme Court upheld a VA statute for the sterilization of people considered genetically unfit.

a)

True

b)

False

116.

The ____ Amendment is the prohibition amendment and it was repealed by the ____ Amendment

a)

19th & 21st

b)

18th & 21st

c)

21st & 23rd

d)

18th & 19th

117.

Who are progressives whose investigative literature exposed abuses in economics, politics, and society

a)

Muckrakers

b)

Typeslitters

c)

Tonguelashers

d)

Gluespreaders

118.

Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens were examples of _____________

a)

Artists

b)

Poets

c)

Progressive politicians

d)

Muckrakers

119.
What is the policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Panama Treaty
c)
Spheres of Influence
d)
Open Door Policy
120.
Dollar Diplomacy is the policy that urged American banks and businesses to invest in this part of the world
a)
Northern Europe
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Latin America
121.
What was the first era of a true "global economy"?
a)
1861-1865
b)
late 1800's to WWI
c)
early 1900's to the Great Depression
d)
early 1820's to the Civil War
122.
After the Spanish American War ......
a)
Cuba was annexed by the US 
b)
Panama was annexed by the US
c)
Puerto Rico was annexed by the US
d)
Ecuador was annexed by the US
123.
What country in Asia was annexed after the Spanish American War?
a)
Philippines
b)
Hawaii
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Taiwan
124.
Which region had a monarchy deposed and was annexed by the US?
a)
Philippines
b)
Hawaii
c)
Guam
d)
Cuba
125.
What President is considered responsible for building the Panama Canal?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
126.
The Open Door Policy encouraged all foreigners to
a)
take parts of China make improvements
b)
observe fair competition in China
c)
invest in banks and businesses
d)
help depose the Hawaiian monarch
127.

A reporting technique that uses exaggerated claims untrustworthy claims are referred to as -

a)

red journalism

b)

yellow journalism

c)

jingoism

d)

trumpism

128.

Expansion into overseas territories is known as -

a)

imperialism

b)

annexations

c)

corronation

d)

colonization

129.

What happened as a result of the United States joining World War I ?

a)

US support caused France and Great Britain to lose the war

b)

Mexico invaded the US

c)

US support helped France and Great Britain win the war

d)

The US acquired Guam and The Philippines as territories

130.

Radio broadcasted jazz and speeches by the president called what?

a)

Social Security

b)

Fireside Chats

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Square Deal

131.

What provided escape from depression era realities?

a)

Newspapers

b)

Radio

c)

Movies

d)

Magazines

132.

Who's theory of evolution questioned religious norms of the time?

a)

Edwards

b)

Harmon

c)

Darwin

d)

Scopes

133.

Who was the teacher in Tennessee that challenged religious norms by teaching evolution?

a)

Darwin

b)

Edwards

c)

Harmon

d)

Scopes

134.

Women of the time that challenged traditional female roles by becoming less conservative were called what?

a)

Maids

b)

Flappers

c)

Honoraries

d)

Homebodies

135.

What were illegal bars of the prohibition era referred to as?

a)

Quiet-tops

b)

Shooshes

c)

Speakeasies

d)

Hushes

136.

One cause of the stock market crash was the excessive expansion of wha

a)

Debit

b)

Gold

c)

Trust

d)

Credit

137.

What was FDR's plan called to bring America out of the Great Depression?

a)

The Progressive Plan

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Square Deal

138.

What offered safeguards for workers and retirement pension?

a)

AAA

b)

SSA

c)

FDIC

d)

WPA

139.

What New Deal program was designed to correct unsound practices in banking?

a)

SSA

b)

WPA

c)

AAA

d)

FDIC

140.

Open immigration of the early 1900s was challenged by the ____ and the Red Scare

a)

AAA

b)

KKK

c)

WPA

d)

SSA

141.

WWII began when Hitler invaded who?

a)

Poland

b)

France

c)

USSR

d)

Britain

142.

What year did the USA enter WWII?

a)

1940

b)

1943

c)

1942

d)

1941

143.

Before the US entered the war they helped the Allied Powers through the _________________

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Guy on a Buffalo

c)

Lend Lease Act

d)

Navajo Code

144.

USA imposed a ________ on Japan, refusing to trade with them prior to WWII

a)

Infamy

b)

embargo

c)

mustache

d)

infuego

145.

Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on what date?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

July 4th, 1776

c)

June 6, 1944

d)

The day after the birthday of Hitler's wife's brother in law

146.

What was the allied strategy in WWII after USA joined the war effort?

a)

Women can help abroad

b)

Defeat Hitler First

c)

Bomb Every Border

d)

Kill All Japs

147.

What was it called in the Pacific when Allied Forces seized islands closer and closer to Japan?

a)

skip the bullets

b)

hop scotch

c)

island hopping

d)

leap frogging

148.

The Tuskegee Airman were __________________

a)

White

b)

Asian American

c)

Mexican American

d)

African American

149.

The Asian American regiments of WWII that fought for USA were called _______________

a)

Tuskegee

b)

Navajo

c)

Nisei

150.

Who's communication codes were used in WWII to help the Allied Powers?

a)

Nisei

b)

Navajo

c)

Tuskegee

d)

Boomhower

151.

Who led the DDay invasion?

a)

Patton

b)

Roosevelt

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Derrick Jackson

152.

What is the systematic and purposeful destruction of a certain group called?

a)

Genocide

b)

Extermination

c)

Deportation

153.

What was Germany's decision to exterminate all Jews called?

a)

Hitler's Plan

b)

The Final Solution

c)

Jewish Malnutrition

d)

Mobile gas vans

154.

Who was the female symbol that symbolized women doing jobs formally known for men doing them?

a)

Dreama Walters

b)

Rosie the Riveter

c)

Clara Barton

d)

Rosa Parks

155.

Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement?

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Rosa Parks

c)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

d)

Jackie Robinson

156.

What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

a)

Cuban exiles living in America landed in Cuba in the hopes of assassinating Castro. It was a huge success for the Kennedy administration.

b)

Cuban exiles living in America landed in Cuba in the hopes of assassinating Castro. It was an American plan that went horribly wrong.

c)

American exiles living in Cuba attempted to assassinate Castro. It was an American plan that went horribly wrong.

d)

Kennedy went to Cuba to negotiate with Castro - it was a huge success.

157.
What was JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
Naval blockade of Cuba
b)
invade Cuba
c)
bomb U.S.S.R.
d)
do nothing
158.

The Space Race was considered important because...

a)

it showed the world which country had the best science, technology, and economic system.

b)

the Soviet Union was much more advanced in science and technology.

c)

the United States is the largest country in the world.

d)

we had an opportunity to win many medals.

159.

During the ____ ____ , the United States and the Soviet Union engaged a competition to see who had the best technology in space.

a)

Blue Moon

b)

Cold War

c)

Civil War

d)

None of the above

160.
What BEST represents Dr. King's approach to achieving civil rights?
a)
nonviolence
b)
disunity
c)
appeasement
d)
conformity
161.

President Truman's doctrine of containment meant

a)

Use all force necessary to end communism in China.

b)

Use all force necessary to end communism in the U.S.S.R.

c)

Keep communism from spreading to other parts of the world.

d)

Return the U.S. to a policy of isolationism after WWII.

162.

What was the reason for the Marshall Plan?

a)

To help European countries financially so they wouldn't turn to the U.S.S.R .for help

b)

To help Japan rebuild after the war so communist China would not help them.

c)

To help the people in the U.S.S. R. financially so they would overthrow the communist government

163.
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
a)
Membership in the US Communist Party increased
b)
US Citizens were arrested for being suspected communists
c)
Recruitment procedures for the US military branches were reformed
d)
US diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely
164.
What was the mutual defense alliance of non comminist nations?
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Open Skies
165.

Which court case said public schools must desegregate?

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Fergusson

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Marbury v. Madison

166.

What was Virginia's response to the Brown v. Board ruling?

a)

Acceptance

b)

Massive Resistance

c)

FEMA

d)

Civil War

167.

What is the pro-black organization that worked to end segregation through policy and lawsuits?

a)

NAACP

b)

WPA

c)

NWO

d)

Black Panthers

168.

What president signed the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act?

a)

Eisenhower

b)

Clinton

c)

Johnson

d)

Kennedy

169.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act did what?

a)

Outlawed literacy tests

b)

Created the NAACP

c)

Desegregated public accommodations

170.

The 1965 Voting Rights Act did what?

a)

Outlawed literacy tests

b)

Sent federal registrars to the south

c)

Outlawed the segregation of public accommodations

171.

What is the pro-black organization was seen as radical in how they approached their fight for Civil Rights?

a)

NAACP

b)

WPA

c)

NWO

d)

Black Panthers

172.

What terrorist group was blamed for the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001?

a)

The Black Hand

b)

ISIS

c)

Boko Haram

d)

Al Qaeda

173.

Women were allowed to serve in combat roles for the first time during this war:

a)

The Vietnam War

b)

The Cold War

c)

The Persian Gulf War

d)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

174.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
175.

Which law gave the U.S. government the power of surveillance to prevent future terrorist attacks?

a)

The Patriot Act

b)

The Surveillance Act

c)

The American Defense Act

d)

The Terror Prevention Act

176.

Who was the U.S president during the fall of the Soviet Union?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

George H.W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George W. Bush

177.

What was Ronald Reagan referring to when he stated "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall." ?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations wall

d)

Iron Curtain

178.

Why was it so tough for returning African American soldiers?

a)

They had trouble finding their families.

b)

They had trouble finding work similar to what they had done during the war.

c)

They had fought for freedom abroad and came home to Jim Crow racism and discrimination.

d)

They had fought for freedom abroad and came home to discover fascism alive and well in America.

179.
"Bloody Sunday" occurred in reaction to which event?
a)
the Selma march
b)
the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
the March on Washington
d)
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
180.
The organization founded by student civil rights activists was...
a)
SNCC.
b)
CORE.
c)
NAACP.
d)
SCLC.

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