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U.S. Quarter 3 REview

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Approximately when did World War 2 begin and end?

a)

1929-1945

b)

1939-1945

c)

1939-1954

d)

1929-1954

2.

To confine someone as a prisoner, especially for military or political purposes, is called what?

a)

Determent

b)

Intermittent

c)

Internment

d)

Intermental

3.

What was the date of the bombing of Pearl Harbor?

a)

December 7, 1941

b)

December 7, 1945

c)

November 5, 1941

d)

November 5, 1945

4.

According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?

a)

People of Japanese ancestry

b)

People of Hawaiian ancestry

c)

People of Native American ancestry

d)

People of French ancestry

5.
a mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the United States
a)
sunbelt
b)
manufacturing belt
c)
underground railroad
d)
dry farming
6.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
7.
The HUAC stands for...
a)
The House Un-American Activities Committee
b)
The House Under American Counsel
c)
The House Un-Republic Activities Committee
d)
The House Under American Communism
8.
Senator McCarthy's popularity went down because he began to target...
a)
the House of Representatives
b)
the poor
c)
the US Army
d)
women and children
9.

Anyone who says they're a communist or suspected of being a communist were put on a list and never given a job in the industry again. Effectively ruined their careers even if just suspected of being a communist

a)

Whitelisted

b)

Blacklisted

c)

Redlisted

d)

Bluelisted

10.
This group of "Hollywood" producers and executives went to jail for their stance against McCarthyism
a)
Ronald Reagan & Freinds
b)
The Red Menaces
c)
Soviets
d)
Hollywood 10
11.
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a)
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
b)
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
c)
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
d)
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
12.

The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the...

a)

Hiss’s

b)

Greenglass’s

c)

Rosenberg’s

d)

Chamber’s

13.

Segregation laws instituted by states following the Civil War were known as:

a)

Discrimination Laws

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Lincoln Laws

14.

Some examples of Jim Crow Laws include: (check all that apply)

a)

No interracial marriage

b)

No desegregated schools

c)

No desegregated salons

d)

Slavery

15.
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education case?
a)
Segregation in public schools became illegal
b)
African-Americans began playing profession sports
c)
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus
d)
MLK led a March on Washington
16.
Thurgood Marshall was famous for being the first African-American Supreme Court Justice and....
a)
Assassinating JFK
b)
Organizing the March on Washington
c)
Winning the Brown v. the Board of Education case
d)
Giving African-Americans the right to vote
17.
Who was a US Senator who was running for President when he was assassinated in 1968?
a)
Robert F. Kennedy
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
c)
Lee Harvey Oswald
d)
Thurgood Marshall
18.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
c)
It ended segregation in school
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
19.
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
a)
It gave African-American women the right to vote
b)
It made literacy tests to vote illegal
c)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
d)
It allowed all African-Americans to vote
20.
Which of the following best describes the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
a)
Segregation on buses became illegal after a couple of days of boycotting
b)
Segregation on buses became illegal after months of boycotting
c)
African-Americans blocked the streets preventing buses from operating
d)
Martin Luther King was arrested for not giving up his seat
21.
This situation where countries are fun by power hungry dictators played a role in the beginning of WWII
a)
lend lease policy
b)
neutrality
c)
fascism
22.
US legislation that allowed the US to remain neutral but loan and "sell" ammunition and machinery/equipment to countries when it was in the best interest of the US.
a)
neutrality
b)
militirism
c)
lend lease program
d)
imperialism
23.
This day will live in infamy
a)
December 7, 1941
b)
April 7, 1861
c)
December 25
d)
February 15, 2018
24.

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

25.

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.

26.

Commission made by LBJ after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.The point was to investigate if someone paid for the assassination of Kennedy. This concluded that Oswald killed Kennedy on his own.

a)

Black Commission

b)

Warren Commission ­

c)

Justice Commission

d)

Johnson Commission

27.

The Supreme Court recognized as a Constitutional

right in its 1966 decision that requires suspects be informed of their Fifth & Sixth Amendment rights "prior to interrogation" if their statements are to be used against

them in court.

a)

Roe Decision

b)

Wade's Rule

c)

Miranda Rule­

d)

Equal Rights

28.

_____________ rode in interstate buses into the segregated southern United States to test the ruling of unsegregated public places.

a)

Freedom Rides

b)

National Organization for Women

c)

United Farm Workers

d)

Counterculture

29.

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

30.

Which of the following most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

a)

simple, low-cost housing for the working poor in cities

b)

large country homes designed to attract buyers

c)

small suburban homes that middle class families could afford

d)

custom-designed homes built to meet the needs of individual buyers

31.

The map shows population growth in the Sunbelt from the fastest growing states (Big 3) to the slowest growing states (Lagging Four). Which of these statements does the map best support?

a)

Population growth in the Sunbelt has slowed since 2000.

b)

The slowest growing Sunbelt states are in the Southwest.

c)

Population growth in the Sunbelt has been uneven from state to state.

d)

Population growth in the Sunbelt has been slower than in other states.

32.

Examine the cartoon. What aspect of American society in the 1950s was the cartoonist making?

a)

high culture

b)

stay-at-home moms

c)

suburban conformity

d)

planned obsolescence

33.

The fear of communism spreading:

a)

Red Scare

b)

Containment

c)

Nativism

d)

Democratic Whiplash

34.

Which presidential election witnessed the first, live television debates between Nixon and Kennedy?

a)

Election of 1956

b)

Election of 1960

c)

Election of 1952

d)

Election of 1964

35.

What "politically tense" event began in 1962 when the U.S. discovered that the USSR had placed ICBM missile sites in Cuba?

a)

Bay of Pigs

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Laika disaster

d)

U-2 incident

36.

What was the name of John F. Kennedy's political programs to encourage cultural growth and economic improvement?

a)

New Frontier

b)

Great Society

c)

New Deal

d)

Square Deal

37.

The Little Rock Nine needed protection from the __________ government because the __________ government would not enforce the law.

a)

state, federal

b)

federal, state

c)

state, local

d)

local, state

38.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because ________ was arrested.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Malcom X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

39.

Martin Luther King Jr. used ___________ protests.

a)

non-violent

b)

deadly

c)

violent

d)

chaotic

40.

Sit-in protests were led by:

a)

Kids

b)

Adults

c)

Senior Citizens

d)

College Students

41.

Part of the reason Kennedy defeated Nixon was because of how he appeared:

a)

Radio

b)

TV

c)

Online

d)

In movies

42.

____________ was the belief that if Vietnam became communist then other countries would too.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Yahtzee Theory

c)

Poker Theory

d)

Jenga Theory

43.

Which statement explains why President John F. Kennedy ordered the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?

a)

The United States government believed the new government in Cuba was a right-wing dictatorship.

b)

The United States government feared stronger ties between Communist Cuba and the Soviet Union.

c)

The United States government suspected the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

d)

The United States government wanted to acquire Cuba as an agricultural colony.

44.

Which of the following political leaders was NOT assassinated?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Lyndon B. Johnson

d)

John F. Kennedy

45.

Which of the following people was a leader in both the Civil Rights Movement AND the Nation of Islam?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Angela Davis

d)

Ella Baker

46.

Which presidential policy addressed poverty through social welfare programs in both urban and rural areas of the nation?

a)

Great Society

b)

Space Race

c)

War on Drugs

d)

Poor People's Campaign

47.

Which of the following was a major foreign policy backfire for the Kennedy Administration?

a)

Bay of Pigs invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Moon Landing

d)

Space Race

48.
What nation and political/economic system was the United States at odds against during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union, democracy
b)
Germany, capitalism
c)
Soviet Union, communism
d)
Germany, communism
49.
Which leader led a revolution in Cuba and took control in 1961?
a)
Lyndon B. Johnson
b)
Tomas Estrada Palma
c)
Carlos Hevia
d)
Fidel Castro
50.
Which of the following is NOT a reason that United States President John F. Kennedy worried about Cuba's transition to a communist government?
a)
The US goal of containment was not being achieved.
b)
Cuba's proximity (closeness in distance) to the United States meant a greater chance of attack by the Soviet Union.
c)
The United States had enjoyed a long-standing alliance with Cuba since the Spanish-American War

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