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End of Year Test Practice USII

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which country was occupied by the US after WWI, adopted a democratic form of government and became a strong ally of the US?

a)

Japan

b)

Soviet Union

c)

West Germany

d)

East Germany

2.

Which country was occupied by the Soviet Union and built a wall to prevent its citizens from leaving after WWII?

a)

Japan

b)

Soviet Union

c)

East Germany

d)

West Germany

3.

Who was the physicist in charge of the Manhattan Project?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Ray Kroc

c)

J. Robert Oppenheimer

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

4.

After WWII, how did the role of women in society change?

a)

Women began to run for office

b)

Women attended college

c)

Women worked in factories to produce war supplies

d)

Women returned home while men returning from overseas returned to the factories.

5.

The linking of nations

a)

industrialization

b)

globalization

c)

urbanization

d)

socialization

6.

What caused a decrease in regional variation?

a)

Access to the same information and entertainment

b)

Schools

c)

People traveling for business and pleasure

d)

People staying in their own towns

7.

Who was responsible for the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcom X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

John Denver

8.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Freedom Rides

The March on Washington

Brown vs. Board of Education

These were all part of what?

a)

The Equal Rights Movement

b)

The Abolition Movement

c)

The Prohibition Movement

d)

The Civil Rights Movement

9.

The Brown vs. Board of Education ruling by the Supreme Court declared..

a)

That "seperate but equal" was constitutional

b)

That segregation of schools on account of race was unconstitutional

c)

That all schools should receive funding based on the number of students

d)

That all schools must provide equal funding for male and female sports

10.

The G.I. Bill of Rights was created to help which group of people?

a)

Slaves

b)

Women

c)

Teachers

d)

Veterans

11.

Which Supreme Court case declared that "seperate but equal" was Constitutional?

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

c)

Dutton vs. Long

d)

Abramson vs. Ferguson

12.

What was the intentions of the Marshall Plan?

a)

To uphold the ruling of the Supreme Court

b)

To provide weapons to the Allies during the war

c)

To rebuild Germany

d)

To help rebuild war torn Europe and stop the spread of communism

13.

What was the main reason the US became involved in the Cold War?

a)

To destroy Germany

b)

To stop the spread of communism

c)

To end WWII

d)

To become the strongest country in the world

14.

What Amendment to the Constitution failed to pass, but still helped women gain rights in the workplace?

a)

Prohibition Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Amendment

c)

Equal Rights Amendment

d)

Freedom of Speech Amendment

15.

What was the idea that if one country fell to communism that others would follow?

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Communism Theory

d)

Globalization

16.

What country besides the US was a superpower during the Cold War?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Great Britain

d)

France

17.

What technology makes it possible to have GPS images?

a)

Computers

b)

Cell Phones

c)

Satellites

d)

Internet