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US2 Final Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 8hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The House on Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
a)
Protested racial segregation in the armed forces.
b)
Investigated disloyalty and harmful foreign influences in the United States. 
c)
Investigated U.S. involvement in the Korean War and its lack of progress towards victory.
d)
Tried to deport all foreigners or Un-American peo
2.

One goal of the Berlin Blockade was to

a)

Raise taxes

b)

Promote communism

c)

Save money on resources

d)

Force out the US and allies out of Berlin

3.

What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?

a)

Berlin Wall

b)

Iron Curtain

c)

No Man's Land

d)

Iron Wall

4.
According to the document, McCarthy had a list of names of communists in...
a)
Hollywood
b)
Government
c)
Military
d)
the President's family
5.

Who was Joseph McCarthy?

a)

A US Congressman from New York

b)

A US Senator from Wisconsin

c)

A US Supreme Court Judge from Minnnesota

d)

A US Governor from Alabama

6.

What is the map associated with?

a)

The US and British response to the Berlin Wall

b)

The US and British response to the Berlin Blockade

c)

The Soviet Union building the Iron Curtain

d)

The division on Berlin

7.

According to the source and using your knowledge of US History, which of the following is most correct regarding the conflict in Korea?

a)

Both sides at one point made strong advances into their opposition at certain points but fought the war to a stalemate.

b)

Neither side was able to advance very much and the war was essentially a stalemate in the end.

c)

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.

d)

South Korea was able to make a strong push far into North Korea with the help of the Soviet Union.

8.

In 1952 the US tested "Ivy Mike" a more powerful atomic weapon the Soviets later copied called a-

a)

Megaton Bomb

b)

ICBM- Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

c)

Hydrogen Bomb

d)

Nuclear Defense Grid

9.
President Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
a)
To expand trade with Europe
b)
To limit the build up of nuclear weapons
c)
To stop the spread of communism
d)
to send financial aid to Europe
10.
The migration (moving) of people during the 1950's moved from urban to _________________________ areas.
a)
suburban
b)
GI Bill
c)
arms race
d)
cultural divide
11.

Who signed the Federal Highway Act of 1956 into law?

a)

Donald Trump

b)

Michelle Obama

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Dwight D. Eisenhower

12.

This was the largest public works program in American history.

a)

Dynamic Conservatiism

b)

Featherbedding

c)

"Do-Nothing, Good for Nothing"

d)

Fair Deal

e)

Federal Highway Act

13.
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____ became an American way of life.
a)
consumerism
b)
social conformity
c)
planned obsolescence
d)
a 40-hour work week
14.

Historically high birth rates in the US from 1946-1964.

a)

consumerism

b)

baby boom

c)

pop culture

d)

postwar prosperity

15.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

16.

How is capitalism DIFFERENT from communism?

a)

In capitalism, businesses are owned by people.


In communism, businesses are owned by the government.

b)

In capitalism, prices are high.


In communism, prices are low.

c)

It capitalism, people share.


In communism, there is a big gap between rich and poor.

17.

Which JFK program made up of volunteers included helping people in developing nations?

a)

Public Works Administration

b)

Space Exploration

c)

Peace Corps

d)

Special Olympics

18.

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.

a)

He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.

b)

He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.

c)

He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.

d)

He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.

19.

What legislation helped American soldiers get an education and buy homes in the suburbs during the Cold War?

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

Federal Housing Authority Act

c)

Social Security Act

d)

GI BIll

20.

What was one of the results of Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Plessy saying segregation was illegal.

b)

The Supreme Court never made a ruling.

c)

The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was legal.

21.
These black teenagers were the first to integrate into Little Rock Central High
a)
Elite Eight
b)
Little Rock Nine
c)
Arkansas Seven
d)
Final Four
22.

Who is this picture of?

a)

John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson

b)

Lyndon Johnson and Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev

d)

John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro

23.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
24.

What was the major goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM)?

a)

to gain U.S. citizenship and representation in Congress

b)

to relocate American Indians to urban Areas

c)

to obtain greater understanding of the American-Indian point of view

d)

to end segregation American Indians in public places

25.

How did the approach of the Black Panters differ from the methods used by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?

a)

Black Panthers were willing to use violence, while Dr. King used only non-violence

b)

Black Panters believed in non violence, while Dr. King favored civil disobedience

c)

Black Panthers sought to use the court system, while Fr. King preferred passive resistance

d)

Black Panters employed peaceful demonstrations, while Dr. King favored sit-ins and freedom rides

26.
Shifting the burden of actual combat from American troops to S. Vietnamese forces.
a)
Vietminization
b)
Vietcong
c)
Internationalism
d)
Linkage
27.
Networks of jungle paths used by N. Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong?
a)
Saigon Route
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
28.

What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Great Britain

d)

Spain

29.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

30.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

31.

A Labor Union formed in 1966 to seek higher wages and better working conditions for Mexican-American farm workers in California.

a)

La Raza Unida

b)

American Indian Movement

c)

United Farm Workers Organizing Committee

d)

Equal Rights Amendment

32.

A Mexican-American farm worker who's goal was to organize a union in California for Spanish speaking people.

a)

Betty Freidan

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Jimi Hendrix

d)

Janis Joplin

33.

Conservative who fought against the passage of the ERA.

a)

Phyllis Schlafly

b)

Janis Joplin

c)

Betty Friedan

d)

Gloria Steinem

34.
In 1968 the North Vietnam launched a large offensive battle against the Americans and caught them off guard. Americans realized that the war was not close to being over. 
a)
My Lai Massacre
b)
Tet Offensive
c)
Cambodia
d)
Vietnamization
35.
Limits the time a president can send troops to a region without the consent of the Congress
a)
War Powers Act
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
26th Amendment
d)
1968 Election
36.

MLK was the first president of this organization ...

a)

NAACP

b)

SCLC

c)

KKK

d)

SNCC

37.
What was the name of the hotel that Nixon allegedly sent people to break in to and spy on the DNC?
a)
Waterfront
b)
Watergate
c)
Wyndgate
d)
Waterfall
38.

Nixon visited the Peoples Republic of China to establish __________ relations.

a)

foreign

b)

domestic

c)

diplomatic

d)

allies

39.

What do many find Nixon's greatest accomplishment to be?

a)

opening of relations with Cuba

b)

opening of relations with Communist China

c)

Watergate

d)

ending the Vietnam War

40.
While campaigning for President, Nixon claimed that he was the spokesperson for "Middle Americans", who he called the
a)
Middle Class
b)
Loud Crowd
c)
Silent Majority
d)
Factory Workers
41.
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
a)
to develop America's natural resources
b)
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the enviroment
c)
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
d)
to manage the nation's parks and forests
42.
What religious group formed to promote family values and support conservative politicians?
a)
Great Society
b)
New Right
c)
Moral Majority
d)
Social Gospel
43.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

a)

borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

large tax cuts, less government spending and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

44.

What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Wars

c)

Star Trek

d)

Ender's Game

45.

Gorbachev‘s policy of reforming the economy in the Soviet

Union

a)

INF Treaty

b)

Glasnot

c)

Perestroika

d)

Tianamen Square

46.

Gorbachev‘s policy of openness in discussing problems in

the Soviet Union

a)

glasnot

b)

perestroika

c)

Tiananmen Square

d)

INF Treaty

47.

What was President Reagan referring to when he stated "tear down this wall"?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

German Border with Soviets

d)

Soviet Bloc Border

48.

What was the main reason for Rachel Carson to write Silent Spring?

a)

To present a thesis.

b)

To call for attention to the villagers of her town.

c)

The massive use of synthetic chemical pesticides after WWII.

d)

To investigate the harms of plastic.

49.

What was Jimmy Carter's foreign policy committed to ?

a)

glasnost

b)

human rights

c)

containment

d)

gradual escalation

50.

In what state did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Georgia

c)

Alabama

d)

Arkansas