WorksheetsU.S History II Benchmark Q3 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of the following statements BEST describes the US involvement in World War II prior to 1941?
The U.S. was completely neutral, supporting no nations at war
The U.S. was neutral until President Roosevelt involked the War Powers Act in 1941
The U.S. did not involve military in the war but lent weapons to Allied Nations
The U.S. was the primary fighting force among the Allied Nations prior to 1941
What major event led the United States to enter World War II?
Germany's Invasion of Poland
Knowledge about Hitler's Concentration Camps
Japan's island hopping campaign in the Pacific
Japan's Attack on U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor
Using the propaganda poster shown:
What is the message in the advertisement?
The Armed forces has fully incorporated women as soldiers
Women in the army make their own weapons using the items listed
American Women can help the army by saving and collecting items listed
The women shown are officers in the army who supervise weapons manufacturing.
Using the Diagram:
Which sentence BEST completes this diagram?
The president authorizes a military strike against forces threatening the borders of Western Europe.
Congress appropriates funding for nuclear arms facilities in Western Europe
The president signs a treaty requiring reparations to be paid to Western European countries
Congress passes a bill to provide financial assistance to Western European Countries.
Which would be the most credible primary source about conditions in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust?
A novel set in a concentration camp
an account of camp life by a survivor of a concentration camp
a 1942 movie produced by the German government depicting concentration camp activities
a film about the concentration camps directed by a person whose parents were in a concentration camp
Which policy did the U.S. government use to respond to the Cold War tensions of the 1950s?
Isolationism
Globalization
Imperialism
Containment
Which American. Cold War Philosophy led the U.S. to believe that if Korea fell to the communists the rest of Southeast Asia would follow?
Attrition
Domino Theory
Social Contract
Socialism
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
the growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
the expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
the implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
the rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
Which of the following resulted from McCarthyism during the 1950s?
Membership in the U.S. Communist Party increased.
U.S. citizens were arrested for being suspected communists.
Recruitment procedures for the U.S. military branches were reformed.
U.S. diplomats began to express dissenting political viewpoints more freely.
What did the members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agree to do?
Help the spread of communism
defend other members in case of an attack
ally with the Soviets to protect Europe
Fight the Japanese until they surrendered
What is one way in which the federal government extended support to American troops returning home from World War II?
Free PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) counseling for all returning veterans
Government subsidized college educations for all returning veterans
Automatic rank advancement and corresponding raises for all returning veterans
Automatic lifetime salaries for all returning veterans
What social impact did the end of World War II have on America?
Decreased income taxes for all Americans
Migration shifts from cities to rural farms
Increased birth rate among veteran's families
New laws regulations the sale of firearms to veterans
President John F. Kennedy responded to reports that the Soviet Union was constructing missile sites in Cuba by:
ordering a naval blockade of Cuba
asking Congress to declare war on Cuba
authorizing military strikes on strategic targets in Cuba
seeking United Nations approval for economic sanctions against Cuba
Read the excerpt below from Rosa Parks' book.
The white people were sitting in the white section. More white people got on, and they filled up all the seats in the white section.
When that happened, we black people were supposed to give up our seats to the whites. But I didn't movie. The white driver
said, "Let me have those front seats." I didn't get up. I was tired of giving in to white people.
"I'm going to have you arrested," the driver said.
"You may do that," I answered.
-Rosa Parks, My Story, 1992
How did the event described by Rosa Parks in this excerpt affect the Civil Rights movement?
It changed the way police arrested public protesters.
It resulted in a bus boycott that lasted more than a year.
It led to a increase in the number of registered voters in southern states.
It prompted the government to station the National Guard in southern states.
Read the stipulation from Harvard University below, as posted on their website.
"Harvard University provides equal opportunity in employment for all qualified persons and prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex. sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, age, veteran status, disability unrelated to job requirements, genetic information, military service, or other protected status."
Which civil rights legislation is reflected in the statement above
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Affirmative action of 1964
Title IX Act of 1965
Read the speech excerpt below.
"Whenever normal agencies prove inadequate to the task and it becomes necessary for the Executive Branch of the Federal Government to use its powers and authority... the President's responsibility is inescapable. In accordance with that responsibility, I have today issued an Executive Order directing the use of troops under Federal authority to aid... at Little Rock, Arkansas."
-President Dwight D. Eisenhower, address from the White House
September 24, 1957
President Eisenhower exercised his federal authority in an effort to:
Ensure the safety of protestors at lunch counter sit-ins
end the violence directed against the Freedom Riders
Enforce a ruling to desegregate public schools
Protect citizens from rioting spurred KKK Rallies
With few material possessions, but guided by his parents' steady example, his Catholic faith, the lessons of Gandhi, and an unshakable belief in justice, Cesar Chavez brought about much needed change in our country.
-Metal of Freedom citation awarded posthumously to Cesar Chavez,
August 1994
How did Chavez accomplish the change referred to in this excerpt?
by promoting military service as an opportunity for minority youths
by filing legal cases to overturn segregation in public facilities
by organizing an economic boycott to improve working conditions for migrant farmers
by protesting fines imposed on employers for hiring illegal immigrants
In 1972 the Equal Rights Amendment passed both chambers of Congress but eventually failed the necessary 3/4 ratification by the states to become a constitutional amendment. What issues did the Equal Rights Amendment deal with?
Racial Discrimination
Age Discrimination
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Gender Discrimination
In the early 1970's the medical school of the University of California at Davis devised a dual admissions program to increase representation of disadvantaged minority students. What kind of civil rights program is this?
Affirmative Action
Title IX
Equal Rights Education
Civil Liberties Programs
Which of the following facts and/or beliefs contributed to President Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan?
He wanted to test the bomb to see how well it worked
He wanted to eradicate Japan's own atomic weapon before they could use it
He wanted to prevent mass numbers of Americans from dying in prolonged war
He wanted to use it to persuade Germany to surrender
