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Final Exam

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is a type of government where the government has complete control of the country. 
a)
Communism
b)
Socialism
c)
Democracy
d)
Government
2.
This is the name of the Organization that was created by Western European Countries, America and Canada to help contain the spread of Communism.
a)
United Nations
b)
Alliance
c)
League of Nations
d)
NATO
3.
In 1946, Winston Churchill used the term “Iron Curtain "when describing conditions in Europe. What did he mean by this term?
a)
•European nations needed to build more factories
b)
•Peace had finally spread throughout the countries of Europe.
c)
•The militaries of Western Europe were becoming too powerful.
d)
•There was a division between the communist Eastern Europe and Western Europe. 
4.
The Cold War was a time of tension between the United States and the former Soviet Union. In 1962, the United States was involved in
the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which was the importance of this event?
a)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to provide aid to Cuba.
b)
•The United States attacked Cuba.
c)
•The United States wanted the former Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba.
d)
•The United Stated placed missiles in Cuba.
5.
In 1950, the United States and other countries from the United Nations became involved in the Korean War. What was the cause of this war?
a)
•North Korea attacked South Korea to spread communism.
b)
•South Korea wanted to drive out troops from Vietnam.
c)
•North Korea attacked China to spread communism.
d)
•South Korea attacked North Korea to spread democracy.
6.
This was an ACTUAL wall that separated Berlin. It separated the communist side from the democracy side. Why did they put the wall up?
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Berlin Wall
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Great Wall of China
7.
How did we respond to the blockade on Western Berlin? This was when we could not get any supplies to this area. 
a)
Berlin Airlift
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Air attack
d)
Berlin Wall
8.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
9.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

10.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

11.

How did the USA get involved in the Korean War?

a)

They dropped nuclear bombs to force North Korea into surrendering.

b)

They saved South Korea after it was invaded, then chased the North Korean forces into China.

c)

They helped to negotiate for South Korea to surrender.

d)

They fought directly with the USSR in Korea.

12.

What happened when China decided to join the Korean War?

a)

They managed to conquer Korea.

b)

They helped North Korea push the USA and South Korean forces back across the 38th parallel.

c)

They could not defeat the USA and South Korea, so North Korean forces remained in China.

d)

They were attacked by the USA with nuclear weapons.

13.
Agent Orange
a)
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
b)
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they 
c)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
14.
Guerrilla Warfare
a)
Fighting by small groups using tactics such as the ambush
b)
Using gorillas to fight against enemy soldiers
c)
Dressing up as gorillas and fighting while hitting your chest
15.
Dwight Eisenhower "invented" what theory?
a)
Vietnamization
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Search - and - Destroy Theory
d)
Chemical Warfare Theory
16.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
17.
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
18.
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
19.
What major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?
a)
New Year's Offensive
b)
Ho Chi Minh Offensive
c)
Tet Offensive
d)
Saigon Offensive
20.

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

GI Bill

d)

Transistor

21.

Beatnik

a)

an elderly person in the 1920s who suffered financial loss.

b)

the fact or process of converting someone or something back to a former state.

c)

­ a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.

d)

This was a type of music which challenged earlier music and was popular to teenagers.

22.

Brown V. Board of Education

a)

Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional

b)

Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.

c)

All state laws prohibiting abortions were made unconstitutional based on a woman's right to privacy

d)

Ruled that a defendant in a felony trial must be provided a lawyer free of charge if the defendant cannot afford one.

23.

This act made racial, religious, and sex discrimination by employers illegal and gave the government the power to enforce all laws governing civil rights, including desegregation of schools and public places.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Voting Rights Law 1975

c)

Civil Rights Law of 1988

d)

Civil Service Act of 1960

24.

When soldiers returned home from World War II, what helped them get lower mortgage rates and paid for their continued education?

a)

The Consitution

b)

Veteran's Fund

c)

G.I. Bill of Rights

d)

Military Service Reimbursement Bill

25.

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

a)

Suburbs

b)

Inner City

c)

Ultraburbs

d)

Shopping Malls

26.

growth of the suburbs of the southwestern states and showed a population shift away from the Northeast and Midwest

a)

Sunbelt

b)

Interstate Highway System

c)

Great Society

d)

Consumerism

27.

President Truman's program to broaden some New Deal programs such as increasing the minimum wage for interstate businesses

a)

Great Society

b)

Fair Deal

c)

G.I. Bill of Rights

d)

Baby Boomers

28.

held hearings headed by Senator McCarthy to root put possible communists in the government and society

a)

Sunbelt

b)

Conformity

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

d)

Mass Media

29.

government programs proposed that sought to reduce poverty and increase opportunity for poor Americans

a)

Fair Deal

b)

Baby Boomers

c)

G.I. Bill of Rights

d)

Great Society

30.

What did the president do for the Little Rock 9?

a)

He bought all of their textbooks.

b)

He drove them to school each day.

c)

He sent US soldiers to escort them to school each day.

d)

He bought them lunch at a lunch counter.

31.
The Selma March is also known as ____. 
a)
Bloody Sunday
b)
Black Sunday
c)
Bloody Tuesday
d)
Black Tuesday
32.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

a)

Southern Peace Corps

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

Black Panthers

33.

What acts of protest during the Civil Rights Movement encouraged the government to expand political and economic opportunities for minority citizens?

a)

March on Washington, Freedom Rides, Greensboro Sit-In, Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Black Panthers

c)

Mass Support Demonstrations

d)

Little Rock Nine

34.

What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?

a)

SNCC, Martin Luther King

b)

Black Panthers, Newton

c)

United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

d)

Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez

35.
The purpose of the Selma march was to campaign for...
a)
job rights for African Americans.
b)
voting rights for African Americans.
c)
new desegregation laws.
d)
voting rights for women.
36.
Which word means, "easing/lessening of tension?"
a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
37.
Which statement most accurately depicts why president Nixon had to resign from office in 1974?
a)
He had an affair with an intern
b)
He pulled troops out of Vietnam in 1973
c)
He opened relations with China and the Soviet Union
d)
He led a criminal conspiracy from the White House, which mislead the nation
38.

What is executive privilege as conceded by the Supreme Court?

a)

the need for protection of communication between high government officials and their advisors

b)

the ability for a president to be able to do what he needs to do to enforce the laws of the land

c)

the right for a president to commit acts that others might consider illegal if done in the name of national security

39.

True or False: Two foreign policy developments in the Nixon administration were his visit to China and the SALT Treaty

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which are true about "Vietnamization"?

a)

It was led by Lyndon Johnson

b)

It aimed to hand over the fighting in Vietnam to Vietnamese soldiers.

c)

It signaled a renewed American support for the Vietnam war

d)

It led to losing the war due to lack of US military support

41.

Which new federal agency began to exercise growing control over American industry and society in the 1960's and 70's?

a)

Department of Defense (DOD)

b)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

c)

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

d)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

42.

Which groups represented the New Rights Movements of the 1970's?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Women

c)

Hispanic farm workers

d)

African Americans