WorksheetsWWII - Cold War - Vietnam - Civil Rights - 70s to Today
Total questions: 109
Worksheet time: 58mins
How was American involvement in the war impacted by the sinking of the Lusitania?
German warfare on American ships strengthened the Allies progress in WWI.
Attacks on US ships cause President Wilson to keep the US neutral.
U-boats attacked American ships during WWI in order to build up stronger alliances.
The sinking of this ship and the continuous German attacks on US ships caused the US to end neutrality.
Which of the following does not describe the Treaty of Versailles?
Germans were required to take blame for the war
Peace agreement at the end of WWI
Harlem Renaissance began
Germany had to pay for damages and gain debt
The genocide of six million Jews committed by the Nazis was called the __________________.
Black Plague
Apartheid
Reign of Terror
Holocaust
The event that brought the U.S. into WWII was the Japanese attack on __________________________.
Washington, DC.
New York City, New York
Atlanta, Georgia
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Hitler committed the Holocaust because he was trying to eliminate all imperfections from the Germans. He believed the perfect race was the _____________ Race.
Asian
Black
Latino
Aryan
In August of 1945, the U.S. dropped the first atomic bombs on two cities in Japan. These cities were called ______________________________.
Hiroshima & Tokyo
Osaka & Tokyo
Okinawa & Iwo Jima
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
The event where thousands of Allied soldiers invaded the beaches of Normandy and pushed the Germans out of France is called ____________.
V-J Day
V-E Day
D-Day
K-Day
In 1944, the US followed what kind of campaign?
Island Skipping
Island Hopping
Travel Plan
Island Moving
Why was it so difficult to fight Japan?
The Japanese were not ready to surrender.
The Japanese pilots crashed their planes into US ships, fully expecting to die.
The Japanese were fierce warriors.
All of the Above
Why was Iwo Jima so important?
It was in the mainland of Japan.
It was close to Japan and a good place for U.S. planes to land.
There was nothing there.
It was easy to invade.
Which organization was created after WWII to help maintain peace throughout the world?
League of Nations
United Nations
Roosevelt Plan
Manhattan Project
At the Nuremberg Trials, which group of people were held accountable for war crimes?
U.S. soldiers
Nazis
Japanese Americans
Jews
Which statement about women during and after WWII is false?
Most women returned home after the war.
Some women continued to work after the war.
More women worked directly after the war than before the war.
Many women replaced men in factories during the war.
Which country was demilitarized and occupied by American forces following WWII?
Soviet Union
Poland
Italy
Japan
Who paid for much of Europe's reconstruction efforts following WWII?
The United States
Japan
Germany
China
The plan to provide economic aid after WWII to help rebuild Europe was called ...
The Marshall Plan.
The Versailles Plan
The Manhattan Project.
Operation Overlord.
From which area of the world did most immigrants come following WWII?
Latin America (Hispanic countries)
Africa
Western Europe
Canada
Which country was "partitioned" following WWII?
Italy
Japan
Germany
Great Britain
Which group of people was helped by the G. I. Bill of Rights?
Germans
American veterans (soldiers)
Jews
Japanese Americans
Which statement about the U. S. economy shortly after WWII is true?
The economy was worse the before the Great Depression.
Factories switched from making war supplies to consumer goods.
World War II did not help end the Great Depression.
Consumer goods were created to help win the war.
The term "baby boom" refers to ...
a large number of infant deaths during WWII.
a large number of births shortly following WWII.
a decrease in the number of girls born during WWII.
a decrease in the number of German deaths after WWII.
What was Truman doctrine ?
To stop the spread of Communism
To help Europe gets on it's feet after the War
A Doctrine to end "The War to End all Wars"
Mrs. Wilson's Pug
Who was West Germany occupied and controlled by ?
Mrs. Hale
U.S and French
Russia
Mexico and Finland
What was the Marshall plan ?
European Recovery Program
Intended to reconstruct Cities, Industries, and Infrastructure
Helped Countries rebuild after the War
Gave 13 billion in food, money and equipment
What was NATO ?
A major international body opposing Communism in the 20th century
The space race with Russia
An Ice Cream cone with a caramel center
Part of the Iron Curtain
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?
McCarthy/HUAC
NAACP/Farm Workers Union
Nativists/Muckrakers
Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did President J.F. Kennedy do when he heard that the Soviet Union was constructing nuclear missile sites in Cuba.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
How did the Counter-culture movement of the 1960s impact the Vietnam War?
The hippies protested and organized mass demonstrations.
They helped turn public opinion against the war.
They helped get the 26th amendment passed.
All of the above
What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds could be drafted into the army but not vote?
17th amendment
21st amendment
22nd amendment
26th amendment
What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?
Hitler & the Nazis
Economic recession
Containment of Communism
Corruption & Industrialization
Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?
the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities
the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists
the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans
the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer
Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?
to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations
to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society
to investigate radical groups in order to find disloyal Americans
to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S.
Based on your knowledge of the cartoon, which of the following items most accurately describes the source
It is depicting the Cuban Missile Crisis
It is depicting the Berlin Crisis
It is depicting the Bay of Pigs
It is depicting the Berlin Blockade
The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —
United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union
Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States
United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control
Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated
Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?
The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.
The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.
The United States withdrew from its European alliances
The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.
What is the map associated with?
The US and British response to the Berlin Wall
The US and British response to the Berlin Blockade
The Soviet Union building the Iron Curtain
The division on Berlin
According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?
Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.
Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.
North Korea was able to make a strong push far into South Korea early into the war and nearly captured the southern city of Pusan . South Korea with the help of China was able to push them back.
South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.
Which was a chemical that took the leaves off trees?
Agent Orange
Napalm
The "New Frontier" was _____________'s social agenda
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
LBJ's "Great Society" included all of the following EXCEPT:
The Federal Reserve
Medicare
Title IX
Expansion of welfare programs
LBJ feared a full-scale invasion of North Vietnam might cause ______ to enter the war.
the USSR
China
Japan
North Korea
What was the goal of "Vietnamization"?
Hand South Vietnam over to the communists
Keep peace with the Soviet Union
Retake territory lost during the Tet Offensive
Force South Vietnam to take over more of the fighting
Which event did the Cuban Missile Crisis lead to?
Nikita Khrushchev's replacement as Soviet dictator
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Election of Richard Nixon
Mai Lai Massacre
The Vietcong were-
South Vietnam force
North Vietnam force
North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
Another name for Communists
Supreme Court case in which the justices ruled unanimously that racial segregation of children in public schools was unconstitutional.
Sweatt V. Painter
Brown V. Board of Education
Plessy V. Ferguson
Hernandez V. Texas
Helped establish the precedent that "seperate but equal" education and other services was not equal at all -
Plessy V. Ferguson
Brown V. Board of Education
Sweatt V. Painter
Hernandez V. Texas
Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the 14th Amendment applied to all racial and ethnic groups facing discrimination -
Hernandez V. Texas
Sweatt V. Painter
Plessy V. Ferguson
Miranda V. Arizona
revolutionary party, founded by Huey P. Newton -
Brown Berets
Black Panthers
CORE
LULAC
What were the defining characteristics of Civil Rights?
Increased participation of minorities in the political process, Protests, Boycotts, Marches, Desegregation, Integration, Struggle for equality, due process strengthened.
Communism, containment, Arms Race/Space Race, Red Scare, McCarthyism
OPEC oil problems, conflict in the Middle East, Reaganomics, large military, Cold War ends, NAFTA
Economic instability, Unemployment, Breadlines, Poverty
What organization created by W.E.B. Dubois sought immediate equality for minorities?
WAC
HUAC
NAACP
SNCC
What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
Great Migration
Prohibition
NAACP
Harlem Renaissance
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
What group/individuals sought to improve the treatment of migrant workers through boycotts and strikes?
SNCC, Martin Luther King
Black Panthers, Newton
United Farm Workers Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
Immigration Union, Dolores Huerta & Cesar Chavez
•Freedom Summer
•Greensboro sit-ins
•U-2 incident
•Détente
•NAFTA
•Bosnia & Serbia airstrikes
•“don’t ask don’t tell” policy
•End of “don’t ask, don’t tell”
•SOPA Internet Protest
•Benghazi Embassy attacked
•Sharecropping
•Tenure of Office Act
•Scalawags
•Redeemers
Mayflower Compact
Roger Williams
House of Burgesses
Cash and Carry
Sit-Down Strike
John Steinbeck- Grapes of Wrath
Social Security Act
Pullman Strike
JP Morgan
Cross of Gold Speech
Plessy v. Ferguson
Equal Rights Amendment
OPEC
Kent State
Helsinki Accords
Independent Treasury System
Specie Circular
Woodrow Wilson
Fourteen Points
Underwood Simmons Tariff
Bull Moose Party
Federal Reserve Act
"he kept us out of war"
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
1900s
1910s
1880s
1890s
Credit Mobilier Scandal
Cattle drives
Horatio Alger
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
Booker T Washington
Gospel of Wealth
Yellow Journalism
Knights of Labor
Jim Crow Laws
Social Darwinism
Helen Hunt Jackson- A Century of Dishonor
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Wilmot Proviso
Irish Immigration
Betty Friedan- The Feminine Mystique
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Stokely Carmichael (Black Power)
Great Society
Broad tax cuts, cuts to the federal budget, and increased military spending, Reagan believed all of these would promote economic expansion, these are examples of what policy:
Reaganomics
Strategic Defense Initiative
Containment
Fiscal Responsibility
What word best describes Ronald Reagan?
Liberal
Conservative
Progressive
Socialist
