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US History B Final

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Captivated those who felt their economic existence was threatened.
a)
Hitler
b)
Nazis
c)
Himmler
d)
Heydrich
2.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
a)
To hold top Nazi officials accountable for the atrocities of the Holocaust
b)
To try the Japanese for attacking Pearl Harbor
c)
To put Hitler on trial for breaking the Munich Pact
d)
To try Soviets for war crimes
3.

Disney's "Education for Death" short film is an example of ___________ during WW2 to convince Americans to join the war.

a)

Pogrom

b)

Propaganda

c)

Blitzkrieg

d)

Princess Fairytale

4.

Roughly, how many Jews were murdered during the Holocaust?

a)
1 million
b)
6 million
c)
100'000
d)
60 million
5.

What 3 ways did American Civilans helped on the Home Front?

a)

Victory Gardens

b)

Recycling Metals

c)

Car Pooling/ Riding Bikes

d)

Protest the war in Europe

6.

What does the image represent?

a)

Zoot Suit Riots

b)

Executive Order 9066

c)

Tuskegee Airmen

d)

WACs

7.

What was the purpose of rationing?

a)

Limit use of food and fuel doing the war

b)

Raise more money for US troops

c)

Helping the poor and sick

d)

Producing more weapons

8.

What event was the reason why Japanese-Americans were put in internment camps?

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

Kristalnacht

c)

The Great Depression

d)

The Holocaust

9.

"I was so red, white and blue. I couldn't believe this was happening to us. America would never do a thing like this to us...This whole period of what the Japanese went through is important. If we can see the connections of how often this happens in history, we can stem the tide of these things happening again by speaking out against them."

a)

Yuri Kochiyama is talking about Japanese internment camps in WW2, and wants people to learn from history.

b)

Yuri Kochiyama is talking about Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Cold War.

10.
 One reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961 was to:
a)
a.   promote reunification of East Germany and West Germany
b)
b.   keep East Germans from fleeing to the Western sector of Berlin
c)
c.   complete the post–World War II rebuilding of Berlin
d)
d.   meet the requirements of the North Atlantic  Treaty Organization (NATO)
11.

What did JFK have to do in exchange for the removal of Russian missiles from Cuba?

a)

Nothing-the US charged in head first

b)

The U.S. removed key missiles from Turkey near Russia

c)

The U.S. threatened Nuclear war. AGAIN.

12.

What are two accomplishments from JFK's presidency?

a)

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

c)

The U.S. reaching the Moon in the Space Race

d)

US Occupation near East Germany

13.

Policy in which the United States and the Soviet Union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another

a)

Brinkmanship

b)

Mutually Assured Destruction

c)

Massive Retaliation

d)

Demobilization

14.

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Blacklist

c)

Service Sector

d)

Containment

15.

Independent nations under control of a more powerful nation.

a)

satellite nations

b)

service sector

c)

nationalized

d)

multinational corporations

16.

What event in WW2 was crucial to begin the arms race in the Cold War?

a)

The use of the A-Bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

b)

The blockade on Cuba

c)

The use of firebombs and air raids

d)

Cuban Missile Crisis

17.
The anti-war movement in the US became more intense and violent when 4 students were killed by the national guardsmen at a protest at:
a)
Kansas State
b)
Kent State
c)
California State
d)
Ohio State
18.

Which term means an "easing or lessening of tension" in Nixon's presidency?

a)
Inflation
b)
Detente
c)
Stagflation
d)
Constipation 
19.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
20.
Images like this refer to what belief about the spread of Communism?
a)
The Marshall Plan
b)
Domino Theory
c)
Containment
d)
Flexible Response
21.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Contain communism
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Help north Korea
d)
Provide collective security
22.
During the Cold War, which event occurred last?
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Berlin Airlift
c)
Destruction of the Berlin Wall
d)
Launch of Sputnik
23.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was initially formed to:
a)
promote religious freedom
b)
solate member nations from the rest of the world
c)
defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression
d)
spread communism to each member nation
24.

In Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, the Supreme Court ruled that it was

a)

Unconstitutional to separate school children by race

b)

Necessary to limit class size to no more than 30 students

c)

Necessary to supply all classrooms with textbooks

d)

Constitutional to separate school children by race

25.

Martin Luther King, Jr.’s philosophy of protest stressed

a)

massive protest in the streets

b)

acceptance of discrimination until the courts could act

c)

intensive, radical action

d)

nonviolent, passive resistance

26.

Which two issues led to protests, protest music, and riots in many American cities during the 1960s?

a)

space exploration and environmental pollution

b)

the Vietnam War and racial injustice

c)

inadequate health care and women’s liberation

d)

gasoline shortages and illegal immigration

27.

The changes shown in the chart were most directly the result of the

a)

enactment of voting-reform laws by these southern states

b)

Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education

c)

passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

executive branch’s resistance to protecting the civil rights of minorities

28.

When necessary to achieve justice, which method did Martin Luther King, Jr., urge his followers to employ?

a)

using violence to bring about political change

b)

engaging in civil disobedience

c)

leaving any community in which racism is practiced

d)

demanding that Congress pay reparations to African Americans

29.

What black Muslim leader took a militant, separatist approach to the civil rights struggle?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr.

b)

Malcom X

c)

Marcus Garvey

d)

Frederick Douglass

30.
The passage of the pieces of legislation in this list resulted in - 
a)
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
b)
federal guarantees of income
c)
limitations on government expenditures
d)

the creation of programs to reduce poverty

31.
The March on Washington is most famous for...
a)
causing race riots in Washington, D.C.
b)
200,000 people worked together to get the right to vote
c)
the KKK became an illegal organization
d)
MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech
32.
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
It made Jim Crow Laws illegal
b)
It allowed African-Americans to run for political office
c)
It ended segregation in school
d)
It made poll taxes illegal
33.

What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

a)

Southern Peace Corps

b)

NAACP

c)

SNCC

d)

Black Panthers

34.

What movement during the 1920s helped inspire the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Great Migration

b)

Prohibition

c)

NAACP

d)

Harlem Renaissance

35.

The U.S. got involved in Korea and Vietnam because of what foreign policy?

a)

containment

b)

Good Neighbor policy

c)

isolationism

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

36.

Ronald Reagan, in his first inaugural address said....

a)

"...Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem."

b)

"...The Soviet Union is the source of our current problem, and they will be dealt with."

c)

"...Illegal immigration is the source of our problem, and we should build a wall to stop it."

d)

"...Discrimination and Nativism are the sources of our current problem, and we will open our doors to all immigrants."

37.

Which of the following diseases first appeared while Ronald Reagan was president?

a)

Polio

b)

AIDS

c)

COVID-19

d)

Influenza

38.

What was the Strategic Defense Initiative, or "Star Wars"?

a)
a series of military actions to root out communism in Central America
b)
a coalition of nations that volunteered to police the Middle East
c)
a plan to defend Eastern Europe in the event of a Soviet attack
d)
a program to use laser technology to defend America against missiles
39.

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:

a)

Reaganomics

b)

Strategic Defense Initiative

c)

Containment

d)

Fiscal Responsibility

40.

Which of the following is MOST CORRECT about Reagan's economic policies

a)

They were successful BUT they increased the national debt by 2 trillion dollars

b)

They were extremely successful.

c)

They were unsuccessful AND they decreased the national debt by 2 trillion dollars

d)

They helped to end the disparity between rich and poor Americans

41.

Russia left World War I because

a)

they no longer supported Serbia’s attempt to take over Bosnia.

b)

they were suffering too many casualties and feared they would lose the war.

c)

a revolution began in their country

d)

the Czar became ill and withdrew from the war

42.

Most of the fighting in World War I occurred

a)

in the Mediterranean Sea

b)

in trenches

c)

in Great Britain

d)

because of airplanes

43.

Which of the following took place from 1914 to 1918?

a)

The Great Depression

b)

World War II

c)

World War I

d)

The Spanish-American War

44.
The Treaty of Versailles blamed _____________ for WWI and treated them harshly.
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
America
45.

All dictators in Europe were able to rise to power because they took advantage of the conditions of...

a)

The Great Depression

b)

WWI

c)

Weimar Republic

d)

Roaring 20s

46.

What was the collective name for Germany, Italy, and Japan?

a)

Axis Powers

b)

Allied Forces

c)

Alliance Powers

d)

Triple Alliance

47.
Which year marks the Stock Market Crash that began the Great Depression?
a)
1927
b)
1928
c)
1929
d)
1930
48.

A criticism of FDR's New Deal was

a)

made people dependent on the Federal Government

b)

ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages

c)

reduced the power of the Government

d)

too much protection for businesses

49.

Why was the New Deal Created?

a)

to make a new great society

b)

help the economy and get better jobs and relief who suffered

c)

to trickle down from the Rich

d)

to make a the economy worse

50.

Bank failures resulted when people went to the banks to get out their savings and -

a)

The banks loaned them more money and more, then ran out.

b)

The banks had a holiday and forgave everyone of all of their debts

c)

The banks had loaned the money for lost stocks so they couldn't give it back

51.

What is one similarity between the murder of Emmett Till and the cause of the Tulsa Massacre?

a)

Both involved a young black teenage who was accused of harassing a white women

b)

They were both during Civil Rights Movement in the 60s.

c)

Both were moments of racial equality and justice.

52.
The federal law outlawing literacy tests, poll taxes, and other requirements that made it difficult for southern blacks to exercise their right for suffrage    
a)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
b)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
53.

African American Lawyer who won the Brown v. Board of Education court case and later became the first black Supreme Court Justice.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

MLK

c)

Huey P. Newton

d)

Malcom X

54.
How did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People work to improve civil rights?
a)
By organizing an armed resistance to local governments in the South
b)
By using litigation (lawsuits/court system) 
c)
By assassinating opponents to integration
d)
By helping African-Americans re-settle in Africa
55.

Refusing to use something or buy a product as a form of protest is known as

a)

a boycott

b)

patronizing

c)

segregation

d)

desegregation

56.
The passage of legislation that were passed as part of Johnson's Great Society program, resulted in —
a)
the regulation of cabinet-level agencies
b)
federal guarantees of income
c)
limitations on government expenditures
d)
the creation of programs to alleviate poverty
57.
 Which program was proposed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to address the issues of poverty with minorities?
a)
Square Deal
b)
New Frontier
c)
Great Society
d)
New Federalism
58.
Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?
a)
granting permission for the March on Washington
b)
urging the Brooklyn Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson
c)
supporting the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina
d)
using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas
59.

This Amendment outlawed slavery

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

60.

This Amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

61.

This Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

62.

Who was the NAACP member that would begin the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

a)

Zora Neale Hurston

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

MLK Jr

d)

Rosa Parks

63.
Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra affair?
a)
The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.
b)
The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.
c)
The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.
d)
The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.
64.

What key, publicized event would help inspire Rosa Parks and trigger the rest of the Civil Rights movement?

a)

The open casket funeral of Emmett Till

b)

Brown v. Board of Education

c)

The beating of the Freedom Riders

d)

MLK Jr.'s March on Washington

65.
How was the Iran Hostage Crisis resolved?
a)
the hostages were all killed
b)
the hostages were released as part of the agreement ending the Vietnam War
c)
the hostages were freed upon Reagan's inauguration
d)
the Camp David Accords led Israel to release the hostages
66.

How did the Spanish flu death toll compare with that of World War I?

a)

More people died in World War I

b)

More people died from the flu than the war

c)

World War I deaths and flu deaths and flu deaths were the same

d)

Only a few people died from the flu

67.

Who was the president at the start of the Iranian Hostage Crisis ?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Gerald Ford

d)

Ronald Reagan

68.
What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?
a)
Spain and Portugal
b)
England and France
c)
Germany and Italy
d)
United States and Soviet Union
69.
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?
a)
Identifying the enemy 
b)
Jungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy supplies
c)
Weather and climate
d)
all of these
70.

Was an eventual victory for the United States but it also turns people against the war

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Operation Overlord

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

Desert Storm