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Midterm S2 21/22 U.S. History

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following helped lead to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency?

a)

Rachel Carson publishing Silent Spring

b)

The Ratification of the 24th Amendment

c)

The overuse of Beef in the U.S.

d)

The creation windmill farms in National parks.

2.

After working during WWII, most women became...

a)

High powered CEOs

b)

Stay at home mothers

c)

Military Analysts

d)

Seamstresses

3.

Dwight D. Eisenhower led which military engagement during WWII?

a)

The Battle of the Bulge

b)

The Battle of Midway

c)

D-Day

d)

The Battle of Gallipoli

4.

Which of the following allowed the U.S. to sell weapons to Allied nations?

a)

The Lend-Lease Act

b)

Executive Order 8802

c)

The Dawes Act

d)

The Chinese Exclusion Act

5.

How did the United States treat Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a)

They were removed from the US military

b)

They were removed from their homes

c)

They were put into internment camps

d)

All of the Above

6.
Commander of Allied forces in Europe for the D-Day invasion; later became President of USA
a)
Omar Bradley
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Chester Nimitz
d)
George Marshall
7.

An amphibious landing means an attack of the land, air and sea.

a)

True

b)

False

8.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
9.

Which of the following helped lead to the Arms Race?

a)

The Lend-Lease Act

b)

The attack at Pearl Harbor

c)

The dropping of the bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

d)

The Internment of Japanese in the U.S.

10.

Which of the following had the greatest impact on bringing the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

a)

The manufacturing of weapons for WWII.

b)

The New Deal

c)

The 2nd New Deal

d)

The creation of Hoovervilles

11.

The Selective Service Act of 1940 did which of the following?

a)

Helped create a larger army in preparation for WWII.

b)

Interned Japanese civilians

c)

Desegregated the military

d)

Enlisted women in the military.

12.

Rationing food and Victory Gardens were

a)

Ways for all Americans to support the war effort.

b)

Ways to support German Propaganda

c)

Ways in which FDR directly contributed to neutrality.

d)

Ways to support the Dawes Act.

13.

African Americans were forced to serve in segregated units.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Japanese Americans faced discrimination after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
These were the opposing superpowers during the Cold War years
a)
China and Russia
b)
Cuba and Russia
c)
USA and Russia
d)
Iran and Russia
16.
In this economic system, the government owns all property and means of production.
a)
communism
b)
capitalism
c)
socialism
d)
democracy
17.

U.S.S.R. was considered a ___________ country.

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

c)

French

d)

Democratic

18.

The United States is considered a __________ country.

a)

Communist

b)

Citrus

c)

French

d)

Democratic

19.

The main objective of the United States after WWII was...

a)

To spread communism.

b)

To contain the spread of communism.

c)

To imperialize larger nations.

d)

To build helpful infrastructure.

20.

What were the effects of the Marshall Plan?

a)

stop spread of communism

b)

Money for Western Europe to rebuild

c)

Supplies for Western Europe

d)

all of the above

21.

What was created by the Soviet Union in response to NATO?

a)

Warsaw Pact

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Central Powers

d)

The Kremlin

22.

What Year did the Berlin Airlift start?

a)

1955

b)

1948

c)

1975

d)

1969

23.
During the Berlin Blockade, the U.S. flew supplies to west Berlin. This was called the __________________________.
a)
Berlin Rescue Mission
b)
NATO
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
United Nations
24.
The Iron Curtain divided what continent? 
a)
Asia
b)
North America 
c)
Europe 
d)
Africa 
25.

Which statement is correct when regarding the Iron Curtain? (Choose TWO)

a)

Term used by Winston Churchill to describe Post War WWII

b)

Term used to separate East Europe, which was Communist; and West Europe, which was Capitalist

c)

Term used to separate East Europe, which was Capitalist; and West Europe, which Communist

d)

Term to describe an actual wall built by Stalin...he made Germany pay for it

26.

Which of the following was created to sustain international peace.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

United Nations

d)

Hull House

27.
Which political trend characterized the era of McCarthyism?
a)
the effort to end the welafre system and remove regulations on US businesses
b)
the willingness to provide political asylum to persecuted people worldwide
c)
the effort to transform the United States into asociety based on civil equality
d)

the use of false accusation of communism as a weapon against political opponents or a "witch hunt"

28.
What caused McCarthyism?
a)
President Truman making atomic bombs.
b)
Japanese spies.
c)
Bombing China.
d)
Increased fear of communism.
29.
McCarthyism was what?
a)
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
b)
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
c)
a political theory derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs.
d)
The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.
30.

The Space Race was a part of what war?

a)

WWII

b)

The Korean War

c)

The Vietnam War

d)

The Cold War

31.

How did the Soviets begin the "Space Race" which started in 1957?

a)

They launched the first ICBM (Intercontinental Ballistic Missile)

b)

They launched the first artificial satellite named Sputnik into space

c)

They created the first space station

d)

They produced the largest hydrogen bomb ever

32.

Why did the launch of Sputnik frighten many in the United States?

a)

It meant the Soviet Union could stop all nuclear attacks sent their way

b)

It made them feel they fell behind the Soviets in technology and they had more powerful nuclear rockets

c)

They believed the USSR would soon declare war on the US

d)

It made Americans feel an impending invasion of US soil was happening

33.

What president sent the U.S. Army to protect the Little Rock Nine?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Harry Truman

c)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

e)

John F. Kennedy

34.
Court case that ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal, ending the separate but equal doctrine.
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Brown v. Board of Education
c)
Sweatt v. Painter
d)
Delgado v. Bastrop ISD
35.

Which of the following were associated with Civil Disobedience?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Malcolm X

36.

Atlanta born Civil Rights activist that believed in non-violent protests.; gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Cesar Chavez

d)

Thurgood Marshall

37.

Arrested, beaten, and jailed in Winona, MS for her work to register black voters. This native of the Mississippi Delta spoke at the Democratic National Convention for the Mississippi Freedom Party.

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ruby Bridges

c)

Fannie Lou Hamer

d)

Viola Gregg Liuzzo

38.

This Civil Rights leader was a member of the Muslim Brotherhood. He disagreed with civil disobedience.

a)

MLK

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Malcolm X

d)

Ruby Bridges

39.
Once Carmichael adopted the Black Panther as his organization's symbol, he began to be more militant.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Who leads the SNCC to become more militant?
a)
Stokely Carmichael
b)
Martin Luther King Jr
c)
Emmett Till
d)
Malcolm X
41.

Organizations that were originally non-violent, such as SNCC & CORE, eventually began to follow more hostile leaders such as Malcom X & Stockley Carmichael.

a)

True

b)

False

42.
King mentions the writers of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence  because they
a)
faced poverty and discrimination.
b)
issued promissory notes to United States banks.
c)
believed in equality of rights for all
d)
eliminated slavery.
43.

Which of the following were associated with Civil Disobedience?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Stokely Carmichael

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Malcolm X

44.

Martin Luther King Jr. used civil disobedience to gain attention for the civil rights movement.

a)

True

b)

False

45.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
46.
Allowed the public to be negatively influenced concerning the  Vietnam war?
a)
Television and media bias
b)
Radio 
c)
Telegraph
d)
Internet
47.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960's?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
48.

The term "Great Society" came to represent

a)

the glamorous image fo the Kennedy Administration

b)

the antion's anti-communist agenda

c)

Michael Harrington's affluent society

d)

the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

49.

What kind of society did President Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?

a)

one the ensured social welfare programs and expanded educational oppurtunities.

b)

one that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of God

c)

one that sympathized with the less fortunate but strictly limited government's role in helping them

d)

one that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal

50.
Which of the following groups was intended to benefit the most from the Great Society programs?
a)
Minorities and the poor
b)
White, middle-class families
c)
Farmers and laborers
d)
Businessmen
51.

No one is above the law...not even the president.

a)

Executive Pardon

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Executive Privilege

d)

Rule of Law

52.

Showed that the president is accountable for obeying the law.

a)

United States v. Nixon

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Miranda v. Arizona

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines

53.

Which of the following movements were attempting to improve rights for American Indians?

a)

AIM

b)

SNCC

c)

SCLC

d)

FAME

54.

How did many civil rights groups seek permanent change in the U.S.?

a)

Violence against police

b)

Kidnapping

c)

Through the court system and legislation.

d)

Wishful thinking

55.
What was César Chávez’s goal for the United Farm Workers (UFW)?
a)
higher wages for migrant workers
b)
more opportunities for women to farm
c)
federal loans for future farmers
d)
safety regulations on farm equipment

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