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WorksheetsSemester 2 U5-U9
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 38mins
During the Great Depression, PRIOR to the creation of the FDIC, when banks collapsed,
The government covered the bank’s debts
The government repaid deposits on insured accounts only
Depositors lost their savings
The government stepped in to run the banks
As a result of the New Deal,
Harry S. Truman was elected president
the rights of women increased
project Head Start was developed
the role of the government expanded
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about
10 percent.
75 percent.
100 percent.
25 percent.
Social Security was a New Deal program designed to
provide a minimum retirement income.
promote recovery through economic
development.
give direct aid to American businesses.
foster the growth of trade unions.
Which of the following is a cause of the Great Depression?
large amounts of consumer debt
declines in new building permits
lower production and increased demand
closing the gap between the rich and poor
How many terms was Roosevelt elected for?
16
3
13
4
What finally pulled the U.S. out of the Great Depression?
Roosevelt and the New Deal
World War I
World War II
The Hoover Dam
To regulate the stock market, the Roosevelt Administration created the
National Recovery Administration.
Federal Trade Commission.
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Social Security Administration.
Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date that will live in infamy. . . . December 8, 1941 What was President Roosevelt referring to in his speech?
an explosion in a West Virginia coal mine
the collapse of the New York Stock Exchange
the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
a police attack on strikers in Detroit
During World War II, what was the primary duty of the Navajo Code Talkers?
interpreting confiscated German battle plans
transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces during combat
translating confidential Japanese communications
informing the press about the number of Allied war casualties
The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to
provide economic aid to Latin American countries.
develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military.
bring about an end to poverty in U.S. urban areas.
offer assistance to relocated European refugees.
The major reasoning behind the United States decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan was to
to end the war quickly and save American lives.
to test the theory of brinkmanship.
to force the Soviets out of Japan.
to bring an immediate end the war in Europe.
Who is Fred Korematsu?
A Japanese American spy whose espionage was used to justify the imprisonment of thousands of others.
A lawyer who fought to protect Japanese Americans.
A Japanese American man who refused to relocate to a camp and fought all the way to the Supreme Court to protect his rights.
A famous actor who was imprisoned in an internment camp as a child and later wrote a graphic novel about his experience.
A violent encounter in LA in 1943. The riot targeted Mexican American youth and terrorized the Mexican American community.
Rodney King Riots
Zoot Suit Riots
Quiet Riot
Chicano Riots
Where were atomic bombs dropped?
Tokyo and Hong Kong
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Leyte Island and Midway
Dresden and Berlin
The “Double V” campaign meant
victory over the Nazis and victory over the Fascists.
victory in Europe and victory in the Pacific.
victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home.
victory on land and victory on the seas.
Who was the supreme commander of the Western Allied forces in Europe?
General Bernard Montgomery
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
General Erwin Rommel
General George Patton
V-J Day
Japan surrendered, which officially ended World War II.
May, 1945, Germany gave its unconditional surrender.
ordered the “removal of resident enemy aliens” from parts of the West vaguely identified as “military areas.”
V-E Day
Japan surrendered, which officially ended World War II.
May, 1945, Germany gave its unconditional surrender.
A series of altercations that occurred in Los Angeles during
WWII between military men and Mexican American youth
Made the final decision to drop the Atomic bomb on Japan
Winston Churchill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry Truman
FDR
Jailed for refusing to go to the Japanese internment camp
Benito Mussolini
Fred Korematsu
Dwight D. Eisenhower
FDR
The Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 was significant because
it reduced the number of weapons in North America.
it was the closest the U.S. and Soviet Union ever came to nuclear warfare
the American invasion of Cuba kept communism out of Latin America.
the Cubans were secretly destroying American-made missiles.
By the early 1960s, about how many Americans were living at or below the poverty line?
5%
35%
25%
15%
What did Congress create to coordinate research in rocket and space technology?
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Defense Education Act
military-industrial complex
Central Intelligence Agency
The subculture that reflected new literature, art, and rock-and-roll, as well as the shunning of American suburban life was referred to as…
the “Deadbeat Movement”
the “Hippy Movement”
the “Beat Movement”
the “Liberal Tree-Hugger Movement”
Eisenhower’s policy that has been labeled more “Bang for your Buck” is referring to
more money going to create nuclear weapons
more money going to create a strong army
more money to aid other countries
more money to be put back into the American economy
The primary role of women during the 1950s was…
to take away jobs from men
to avoid work at all costs
factory jobs
homemaker; mom
During the 1950s, most of white America migrated out of the __________ and into the __________.
ghetto, barrio
cities, suburbs
countryside, cities
cities, countryside
What was the general trend amongst middle-class Americans during the rise of consumerism of the 1950s ?
there were no new material goods to buy
Americans should only spend money when absolutely necessary
buying goods with no purpose was considered wasteful
buying goods became equated with status/success
The primary purpose of creating a US Interstate Highway System, funded by the 1956 Federal Highway Act, was to
ensure government support for the automobile industry
allow for rapid mobilization of military supplies during conflicts
open up rural areas for suburban development
desegregate inner city neighborhoods
Which minority group made military integration possible after WWII?
African Americans
Native Americans
Women
Japanese Americans
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 are two events that signaled the end of the
Cold War.
Vietnam War.
Korean War.
Cuban Missile Crisis.
The term NATO stands for…
North American Treaty Organization
Nations Allied for Treaty Orders
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
National American Treaty Organization
Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Gulf of Tonkin, 1964
Bay of Pigs, 1961
Suez Crisis, 1956
The Soviet launch of Sputnik was considered to be a “wake-up call” to Americans because it was viewed as a sign
that the end of the Cold War was near.
that the U.S. was falling behind the
Soviet Union in missile technology.
of Soviet-American cooperation.
of American military dominance.
policy of threatening to use nuclear weapons if Communist state tried to seize territory by force
Sputnik
Massive Retaliation
Marshall Plan
Capitalism
built to protect people from the radiation left over after a nuclear blast
Containment
Fallout Shelters
Marshall Plan
Sputnik
The goal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to
increase voting opportunities for African Americans.
require literacy tests as a condition for voting.
have an equal number of voters from each state.
return the rights of states to determine their own voter qualifications.
In 1957, President Eisenhower used federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas, to
eliminate racial discrimination in housing
allow African Americans to vote in local elections
integrate the public schools
admit African Americans to graduate programs
Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called the
Great Society
New Frontier
Fair Deal
Square Deal
During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for the nation was to be the first to
put a man into space
put a man into orbit
land a man on the moon
build a space station
Until 1965, the civil rights movement focused on
changing attitudes rather than creating jobs.
violent protest rather than peaceful confrontation.
political aims for disabled Americans.
segregation and voting rights.
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans
organized restaurant sit-ins.
organized a bus boycott
formed the first Black Panther group.
started riots
The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 had established
the right of African Americans to vote
the right of all Americans to peaceful protest
the separate-but-equal doctrine
the right of all Americans to equal protection under the law.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., believed the way to end segregation was through
economic self-improvement
riots and vandalism
separation from white society
nonviolent passive resistance
The Supreme Court’s decision in Reynolds v. Sims shifted political power throughout the country to
urban areas
rural areas
the suburbs
the South
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the Supreme Court ruled that a defendant in a state court had the right to
a telephone call
remain silent
a lawyer
a speedy trial
Which of the following is not a way in which African Americans were kept from voting in the south
background checks
literacy tests
intimidation
poll taxes
African American students staged _______ all over segregated places in the south
sit ins
lay ins
stand ins
run ins
White southerners defended segregation by stating that it was
allowed in the Bible
separate but equal
a matter of free speech
not occurring on a large scale
The ________ Court took an activist stance on issues of the Civil Rights Movement
Carver
Plessy
Roberts
Warren
Lyndon Johnson created this program to assist poor and elderly with medical expenses
Social Security
Project Head Start
Medi-Cal
Medicare and Medicaid
At the march on Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
gave his “I have a dream” speech.
organized the SCLC.
was assassinated.
was arrested.
Unlawfully seized evidence is inadmissible at trial
Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Police must inform suspects of their rights in the arrest process.
Brown v. Board of Education
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
Invalidated the doctrine of separate-but-equal and ended racial segregation in public schools.
Brown v. Board of Education
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
Mapp v. Ohio
States may not ban interracial marriage
Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Banned state-mandated prayer in school
Loving v. Virginia
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
first African American student to attend the University of
Mississippi
Thurgood Marshall
James Meredith
Stokely Carmichael
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Banned state-mandated prayer in school
Loving v. Virginia
Mapp v. Ohio
Engel v. Vitale
Miranda v. Arizona
NAACP’s chief counsel; later went on to become the first African American appointed to the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
James Meredith
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
symbol of the black power movement; advocated separatism over integration early in his career
Thurgood Marshall
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
James Meredith
The goal of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was to
increase voting opportunities for African Americans.
require literacy tests as a condition for voting.
have an equal number of voters from each state.
return the rights of states to determine their own voter qualifications.
a search for disloyalty based on flimsy evidence and irrational fears
McCarthyism
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Sputnik
chemical that strips leaves from trees and shrubs
napalm
Vietcong
My Lai
Agent Orange
jellied gasoline that explodes on contact
napalm
Agent Orange
domino theory
Vietcong
fear that a Communist Vietnam would lead to other Southeast Asian Communist governments
Vietcong
domino theory
My Lai
Agent Orange
massacre of South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops
napalm
domino theory
Vietcong
My Lai
forces made up of North and South Vietnamese, but supplied by North Vietnam
domino theory
Agent Orange
My Lai
Vietcong
ordered the “removal of resident enemy aliens” from parts of the West vaguely identified as “military areas.”
Executive Order 9066
V-J Day
V-E Day
2nd Great Migration
Which was NOT a cause of the Dust Bowl?
high winds
drought
thick layers of prairie grasses
overproduction of crops
In 1941 the Vietminh united both Communists and non-Communists in the struggle to rid what country as Vietnam’s colonial ruler?
Japanese
Chinese
French
United States
During the Vietnam Conflict, what allowed the President to send troops into combat without the authorization of Congress?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Patriot Act
War Powers Act
Espionage and Sedition Act
Which of the following occurred on D-Day?
the Allied bombing of Hiroshima
the Allied invasion of Italy
the Allied bombing of Nagasaki
the Allied invasion of France
American officials did not think France should control Vietnam, but they did not want Vietnam to be
Communist
Socialist
part of China
part of Indochina
