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US Studies - 2nd Semester Review

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Between WWI and WWII, the US government followed a policy of

a)

Isolation

b)

Containment

c)

Alliances

d)

Rationing

2.

The policy of giving into Hitler's demands so European countries could avoid war

a)

Isolationism

b)

Containment

c)

Appeasement

d)

Disarmament

3.

What prompted the US to enter WWII?

a)

Germany's invasion of Poland

b)

Sinking of the USS Maine

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

4.

The Allied invasion of the Germans in northern France after crossing the English Channel is known as

a)

Double V Campaign

b)

D-Day

c)

Manhattan Project

d)

Island Hopping

5.

The United States increased aid to Great Britain before the US joined WWII when they offered the

a)

Lend-Lease Act

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Pentagon Papers

d)

New Deal

6.

What is something that changed in women's lives during WWII?

a)

They earned equal pay for equal work

b)

The ERA passed the House of Representatives

c)

They were able to join the armed forces

d)

They earned the right to vote

7.

What group of Americans did the US government force into internment camps?

a)

German

b)

Italian

c)

Chinese

d)

Japanese

8.

The US government limited the amount of resources available to Americans during WWII in a process called

a)

Rationing

b)

Embargo

c)

Conservation

d)

Internment

9.

In order to raise money for WWII, the US government sold

a)

Liberty Coupons

b)

Victory Badges

c)

Victory Gardens

d)

War Bonds

10.

Threats & tensions between the US and USSR that developed after WWII is called

a)

The Cold War

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The Korean War

d)

The Arms Race

11.

The US government's goal was the stop the spread of communism. The policy is known as

a)

Rationing

b)

Containment

c)

Isolation

d)

Appeasement

12.

Which country fell to a communist takeover in 1949?

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

Russia

d)

China

13.

What organization was formed after WWII to stop the spread of communism in Western Europe?

a)

NATO

b)

SEATO

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

United Nations

14.

The Berlin Wall was built to

a)

Keep people from fleeing to East Berlin

b)

Keep people from fleeing to West Berlin

c)

Protect Berlin from attack

d)

Divide Europe

15.

The fear of communist expansion into America is known as the

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Cold War

c)

Counterculture Movement

d)

Red Scare

16.

What country was permanently divided after a war in that nation from 1950-53?

a)

Korea

b)

Vietnam

c)

China

d)

Russia

17.

With which country did the US almost begin a nuclear war in 1963?

a)

Korea

b)

Mexico

c)

Cuba

d)

Russia

18.

Which case put an end to discriminatory state laws regarding separate schools?

a)

Tinker v. Des Moines

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

Brown v. Board

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

19.

Refusing to obey laws that are determined to be unjust is called

a)

Desegregation

b)

Boycott

c)

Sit-in

d)

Civil Disobedience

20.

Children were willing to get arrested and fill the jails as a form of protest in the city of

a)

Birmingham, AL

b)

New Orleans, LA

c)

Jackson, MS

d)

Montgomery, AL

21.

Rosa Parks arrest in 1955 led to

a)

the creation of the NCAAP

b)

the desegregation of city schools

c)

a boycott of city buses

d)

the arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr.

22.

Nine high school students were prevented from attending a desegregated school in

a)

Charleston, SC

b)

Jackson, MS

c)

Birmingham, AL

d)

Little Rock, AR

23.

The increasing number of people moving to suburbs was aided by the increased access of

a)

trains

b)

automobiles

c)

scooters

d)

buses

24.

The period from 1945-1961 during which 65 million children were born in the US is known as

a)

Baby Boom

b)

Generation Gap

c)

The Greatest Generation

d)

Generation X

25.

Which part of America has had a large population increase since the end of WWII?

a)

Sun Belt

b)

Rust Belt

c)

West Coast

d)

New England

26.

NASA putting a man on the moon in 1969 was one result of the

a)

Bracero Program

b)

Cold War

c)

Arms Race

d)

Space Race

27.

Many Americans had trouble trusting government leaders after the

a)

first man landed on the moon

b)

Watergate Scandal

c)

Russians tested an atomic bomb

d)

Cuban missile crisis

28.

President Gerald Ford released former President Nixon of any investigation or punishment for Watergate activity. This is called

a)

Forgiveness

b)

Pardon

c)

Regret

d)

Exonerate

29.

To address security concerns after 9/11/01, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act and created the Department of

a)

Interior

b)

Military Affairs

c)

International Affairs

d)

Homeland Security

30.

After 9/11/01, the US military was sent to Afghanistan to

a)

overthrow the ruling Taliban authorities

b)

colonize the land

c)

find Suddam Hussein

d)

find weapons of mass destruction

31.

One of America's worst domestic terrorist attacks took place April 19, 1995 at

a)

Birmingham, AL

b)

New York City

c)

Oklahoma City, OK

d)

Lawrence, KS

32.

After the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks, the US became involved in a military conflicts in Afghanistan and

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Israel

d)

Vietnam

33.

Trade and technology have made the world into a more connected and interdependent place. This is known as

a)

Interdependence

b)

Globalization

c)

Interconnected

d)

Global security