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WorksheetsSSUSH1 - SSUSH23 review
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Which U.S. President launched the global war on terror after the 9/11 attacks?
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
This U.S. law was passed following 9/11 to increase the ability to fight terrorism, created the department of Homeland Security, and allowed the government to violate civil liberties if terrorism is suspected.
Patriot Act
Freedom Act
NSA reauthorization Act
American Liberty Act
Why did the US invade Afghanistan in 2001 in Operation Enduring Freedom?
The Taliban government ordered the bombing of the USS Cole
The Taliban government used chemical weapons against its own people
The Taliban protected the terrorists responsible for the 9/11 attacks
The Taliban & al Qaeda a were merging to create ISIS
Why did the US attack Iraq in 2003 in Operation Iraqi Freedom?
revenge for the 9/11/01 attacks
Iraq invaded Kuwait
Iraq was thought to have had weapons of mass destruction
Iraq was hiding Osama bin Laden
What was the US government's immediate response to the September 11, 2001 attacks
The US declared war on Afghanistan
The War on Terror began and Afghanistan was invaded
The US withdrew forced from bases in the Middle East
A UN coalition invaded Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein
Why was Bill Clinton impeached?
Having a relationship with Monica Lewinsky
Lying under oath
Retaliating against Bin Laden without congress' approval
He illegally supported Contras in Nicaragua
Reganomics involved
cutting taxes and cutting spending
cutting taxes and increasing spending
raising taxes and cutting spending
raising taxes and increasing spending
Which president pursued an arms race against the Soviets, forcing them to overspend on their military & weakening their economy, and was ultimately given credit for ending the Cold War?
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George H W Bush
George W Bush
The Camp David Accords were agreements brokered by President Carter involving which two countries in the Middle East?
A) Israel and Palestine
B) Israel and Egypt
C) Italy and Libya
D) Iran and Iraq
Which president was successful in negotiating a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, making it the first peace agreement in the Middle East?
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
The Iranian Hostage Crisis was caused in part by
the American government allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to come to the US for cancer treatment
Carter's involvement in arranging the Camp David accords between the Egyptians and the Israelis
American air strikes against Iran's ally, Libya
American attempts to overthrow the newly emplaced government of Ayatollah Khomeini
Which answer BEST fits in the blank in this quote?
A) the Equal Rights Amendment
B) the League of Women Voters
C) the American Suffragette Movement
D) the National Organization for Women
What is the function of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
to develop America's natural resources
to reduce air and water pollution and protect the environment
to protect Americans from acts of terrorism
to manage the nation's parks and forests
Which of the following TWO choices describe the impact of television on society?
First broadcast of the presidential debates (Kennedy/Nixon) in 1960.
Helped to gain the sympathy of many American during the Civil Rights Movement by covering demonstrations.
Provided no entertainment for people.
Television had minimal impact on society during this time.
Of the following four historical figures, three were assassinated in the 1960's. Who survived?
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Lyndon B. Johnson
Part of the reason Kennedy defeated Nixon was because of how he appeared:
Radio
TV
Online
In movies
Baby Boom
Hugh population growth following World War II.
Levittown
Suburban master planned neighborhoods with affordable housing.
Interstate Highway Act
Construction of national highway network connecting big cities
Air conditioning
Led to better working conditions in skyscrapers and in the South; improved quality of life
Marshall Plan
US offer of economic aid to help Europe recover from the war
Brown v. Board of Education
Reversed Plessy v. Ferguson; separate but equal is inherently unequal; integrated public schools
Letter from a Birmingham Jail
State that victims of segregation would no longer wait for equality
I Have a Dream
Speech calling for peace and racial harmony
Sit ins
SNCC tactic to protest segregated lunch counters
Freedom Rides
Tactic to integrate southern buses and stations
Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Founded by college students to protest discrimination
Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
Founded by MLK and other pastors to end discrimination
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, sex, or national origin
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Outlawed literacy tests
Great Society
Johnson's program to create a better world regardless of background; war on poverty
Medicare
Healthcare program for elderly and disabled
1968 Democratic Convention
Police used violence against antiwar protests in Chicago; televised
Anti-Vietnam Movement
Began on college campuses as the war grew longer and more young people drafted/killed
JFK Assassination
Lee Harvey Oswald shoots Kennedy; Johnson becomes president; helps civil rights legislation
What happened at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in 1968, broadcast on live television, that damaged the reputation of the Democratic Party and led to Nixon's election?
Riots broke out between anti-war protesters and law enforcement
Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated as the Democratic Party presidential candidate
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated
A race riot destroyed half of the city
This list best describes President Johnson's
War on Poverty
record of civil rights activism
foreign policy actions
Great Society program
Congress passed this, which authorized the construction of a national network of highways to connect every major city in America. The new system replaced the railroad network as the principal way of transporting goods and boosted economic development.
G.I. Bill
Truman Doctrine
National Interstate and Defense Highway Act
Marshall Plan
In his "Letter from a Birmingham Jail," King did all of the follow except...
criticize leaders who urged patience
defended his non-violent approach
call for Black Americans to boycott busses
defend his moral right to protest in Birmingham
Which organization was Martin Luther King Jr. the president of?
SCLT
SCCC
SNCC
SCLC
What was the purpose of the SNCC?
They coordinated youth led, non-violent campaigns against segregation
They organized civil rights movements in many south-eastern cities
They filed class action lawsuits against state and local governments for failing to end segregation
They organized labor to demand higher wages and better work conditions
Which event MOST likely contributed to a change in the focus of SNCC from a stance of non-violence to a more aggressive approach to the issue of Civil Rights?
the arrest of Rosa Parks
the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the assassination of Malcom X
the protests at the Democratic National Convention
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women
made it illegal for black voters to be disenfranchised through unfair voting registration laws
made it illegal for blacks to be discriminated against in schools, places of work, and facilities that serve the general public
started the Civil Rights Movement
Who signed both the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act?
JFK
Lyndon B. Johnson
FDR
Harry Truman
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
outlawed major forms of discrimination against blacks and women
made it illegal for black voters to be disenfranchised through unfair voting registration laws
gave guaranteed health care to every American over the age of 65
started the Civil Rights Movement
Sputnik concerned leaders in the United States because:
It was an agreement between the USSR and Cuba that placed nuclear missiles within 90 miles of the U.S.
It was a Soviet satellite that signaled that the US was far behind the Soviets in education.
It was a submarine that U.S. ships were defenseless against.
It was a bomb ten times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Japan.
Given by Martin Luther King Jr to over 250,000 people at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. asking for peace and racial harmony.
"I have a Dream" speech.
"Violence Now" speech.
"Letter from a Birmingham Jail"
"Civil Rights for Everyone" speech
"I HAVE TODAY signed into law H.R. 13247, the National Defense Education Act. This Act, which is an emergency undertaking to be terminated after four years, will in that time do much to strengthen our American system of education so that it can meet the broad and increasing demands imposed upon it by considerations of basic national security."
--statement by President Eisenhower, upon signing the National Defense Education Act, September 2, 1958.
Which TWO factors MOST LIKELY spurred the passing of the legislation mentioned above?
the ending of World War II
the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
the successful launch of Sputnik into space
the increase of consumerism in the United States
the fear that public education was not as successful as in other countries.
This law outlawed racial discrimination in the workplace and in public places, including schools.
13th Amendment
Jim Crow Laws
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1964
What kept black southerns from voting in 1965?
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
The risk of being fired or physically harmed
All of the above
What did Martin Luther King tell African Americans in his letter while he was in jail?
They could not longer patiently wait for change
They needed to fight the police
Yo No Se Ms
Why was Martin Luther King's I Have a Dream Speech important?
Because he pushed for brutality against the police
Because he push for the national identity of America become more inclusive
What was Jim Crow Law?
The law of the south discriminating against Whites
The law of the south discriminating against Blacks
The law of the North discriminating against Whites
The law of the North discriminating against Blacks
Why did President Truman desegregate the military?
continuation of New Deal programs that supported African Americans.
need to increase the number of soldiers in the armed forces.
service that African Americans performed during World War II.
need to regulate the operations of the defense industry.
After WWII, the US implemented what was known as the Marshall Plan. The purpose of this plan was to:
Supply West Berlin with much needed supplies despite the Soviets' decision to block access to the city.
Provide European nations with the money they needed to rebuild after WWII in order to prevent the spread of communist ideas.
Prevent Communists from taking over countries in Southeast Asia.
Provide returning US soldiers with jobs, homes, and educational opportunities as they returned home from the war.
Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.
G.I. Bill
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman Doctrine
Formed by the United States with many of the noncommunist nations in Europe to halt the spread of communism to Western Europe from the Soviet-controlled nations of Eastern Europe.
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
OPEC
NAFTA
A war of democracy versus communism which ended in a stalemate, with neither side declaring victory.
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Korean War
A series of "Red Scares" highlighted by statements about alleged communist infiltration of the U.S. government and the U.S. Army, which led to civil rights violations of those who were communists, were suspected of being communists, or were suspected of knowing someone who might be a communist.
McCarthyism
Trumanism
Marshallism
Indoctrinism
Which two countries were the superpowers of the Cold War?
USA and Britain
USSR and USA
USSR and Britain
Greece and Turkey
Which statement BEST complete the diagram above?
Stalin withdraws Soviet troops from East Germany
Communist governments are elected by voters in France and Italy
The United States sends its troops to defend South Korea from invasion
Truman announces the U.S. will help Greece and Turkey resist communism
Which statement BEST describes the outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)
North Korea made minor gains in the south but lost territory in the north to China
A majority of North Koreans fled southward, causing a collapse of North Korea.
North and South Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, just as they had been before the war
Korea was reunited under a coalition government consisting of both Northerners and Southerners.
What was Kennedy's biggest failure as president?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Not getting the first person in space
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
Getting involved in Vietnam
What event will finally get the US involved in World War II?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941
The German Invasion of Poland Sep 1, 1939
The Battle of Britain July 1940
The Surrender of France to Germany Jun 22 1940
US wanted to remain________ by not taking any sides during the times leading up to WWII.
Isolated
passive
neutral
invisible
Which man was elected President 4 times, and served during the Great Depression and WWII?
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F Kennedy
What laws did Congress pass to make it illegal for American companies to sell weapons to warring nations?
Isolationism Acts
Neutrality Acts
Pendleton Acts
Anti-Commerce Acts
What best describes the policy of "Cash and Carry?"
Allied countries coming to the US and paying for weapons immediately and transporting them on their own ships
Allied countries coming to the US and paying for the weapons later
US delivering weapons to the Allied countries in Europe
Us delivering weapons to the Allied countries in Asia
Who did the Lend-Lease act lend weapons to?
Any country whose defense was vital to the U.S. (specifically the Allied powers)
Just Russia
Just Great Britian
Any country in Europe
- 1942
- Six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan wanted to sink the remaining American aircraft carriers in the Pacific.
- the U.S. was able to prepare for the attack.
- U.S. Dive Bomber planes were able to sink 4 fleet carriers and destroy 322 Japanese aircrafts.
- This was the first major victory for the US in the Pacific, and the turning point in the war.
Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Iwo Jima
Island Hopping
Battle of Midway
US troops targeted the islands that were not as strongly defended by the Japanese. They took control of those islands, and quickly constructed landing strips and small military bases. Then they proceeded to attack other islands from the bases they had established.
Island Hopping
Blitzkrieg
Bataan Death March
Pacific Theatre
What invasion in Normandy, France was considered to be the largest invasion by sea in history?
VE Day
D-Day
Holocaust
What is rationing?
Dividing fractions
Civilians saving certain goods
Limiting the number of kids a family can have
Murdering Jews
Who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Dwight D. Eishenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Why did President Truman decide to drop the Atomic Bomb?
To save American soldiers lives.
To kill lots of Japanese civilians to weaken their moral.
To destroy Japanese Industry
To Weaken Japanese Army
What was the code name given to the building of the atomic weapon?
Project Boom
Operation Secret Bomb
Manhattan Project
Operation Beast-mode
How did the role of Women change during WWII?
Women began to drink more freely
Women stayed at home more
More women joined the workforce and worked in factories since men were in battle
The role of Women did not change during WWII
What military action paved the way for the liberation of France and forced Germany to fight a war on multiple fronts?
"island hopping"
the Battle of the Bulge
the D-day Invasion at Normandy in France
the Battle of Dunkirk
Which of the following statements best summarizes the Supreme Court’s ruling in Korematsu v. US?
The US Constitution cannot be used to check the power of the military in a time of war
Segregation in the military is unconstitutional
While Japanese citizens can be sent to internment camps, US citizens of Japanese ancestry cannot
Any person of Japanese ancestry is considered a national security risk and is subject to internment
In the United States, Japanese Americans were moved out of their homes and placed in
Concentration Camps
Hotels
Internment camps
Prisons
This was one of the bloodiest and final battles in the European Theater that led to Hitler's death and German surrender
D-Day
Battle of Midway
Operation Overlord
Battle of Berlin
He proposed a March on Washington to promote greater opportunities for African Americans in the defense industry and the desegregation of the military.
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
A. Phillip Randolph
Langston Hughes
Which of the following is a reaction of the US in WWII to fears of possible national security problems?
Building long-range V1 and V2 rockets
Recognizing the right of women to vote
Lowering taxes to improve economic conditions
Creating internment camps for Japanese Americans
Which describes the employment of women during World War II?
They were hired in large numbers in order to produce goods for the war effort
They were only allowed to do certain jobs if they didn't already have a family to care for
Most employers, who were saving soldiers' job for when they returned, rejected them
Like everyone else, they had trouble finding work because of the economic downturn
In 1941, civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph threatened to organize a large civil rights demonstration in Washington D.C. to protest discrimination in the defense industry. Why did he call it off?
He decided the protest would not be effective
He was not able to organize enough demonstrators due to the war
President Franklin Roosevelt prohibited discrimination in the defense industry
Others threatened to disrupt the demonstration
Which event was a cause of the other three?
Congress declared war against Japan
Japanese Americans were interned by the federal government
The United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor
The United States dropped an atomic bomb on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which of the following allowed Britain, France, and their allies to obtain U.S. weapons without having to pay cash upfront?
The Lend-Lease Act
The Nuremberg Laws
The Neutrality Act of 1939
Cash and carry
The purpose of the Manhattan project was to:
do research and development to build the first atomic bomb
decide where to drop the atomic bomb
design airplanes used to drop the atomic bomb
decide whether it was morally right to drop the atomic bomb
What tactic did the United States use in the Pacific theater?
Kamikaze pilots
Island hopping
Trench warfare
Chemical warfare
Consumer rationing and wartime conversion during World War II were ways to
increase exploration for natural resources
limit supplies of weapons to American allies
draft men into the armed forces
ensure that the military had essential materials
Which situation was a major cause of the Great Depression?
The United States economy depended on foreign trade
Consumer demand was low, while industrial production was high
labor unions grew too fast
Prices for agricultural products reached an all-time high
During the Great Depression, expressions such as Hoovervilles and Hoover blankets showed that President Hoover
Was seen as a role model
used the military to aid the unemployed
was blamed for the suffering of the poor
supported relief and public housing for the needy
The Social Security Act established the federal government's responsibility for the
funding of cultural and artistic activities
funding of public works projects for job relief
establishment and enforcement of fair labor practices
welfare of the needy, elderly, poor, and handicapped
Why did President Roosevelt want to "pack the court"?
to allow justices to hear cases on a rotating basis
to kill New Deal programs in the U.S. Supreme Court
to appoint justices who would rule favorably on New Deal programs
to have a greater understanding of the economic benefits of the New Deal
• Pushed for many new programs called “The New Deal”
• President during World War II
The list above refers to which person?
President Franklin Roosevelt won the election of 1932. The country was in the Great Depression, and Roosevelt introduced the New Deal. Which was the MOST important goal of President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal programs?
to strengthen the economy
to avoid going to war
to improve public education
to end racial discrimination
President Franklin Roosevelt asked Congress to pass a series of acts called the New Deal. Which is one way the New Deal helped people during the Great Depression?
It gave all people the right to vote.
It created programs to put people back to work.
It let all new immigrants become American citizens.
It let people travel around the country freely.
Which was NOT one of the 3 goals of the New Deal?
Relief for the unemployed
Plans for recovery
Repay bankers
Reform to prevent another Great Depression
FDR's biggest critic - Senator from Louisiana who proposed a nationwide social programs was:
Huey Long
John Steinbeck
Francis Townsend
Charles Coughlin
Why did FDR propose the Supreme Court Packing Plan?
because the Supreme Court had declared parts of the New Deal unconstitutional
to make it more conservative
to make the Supreme Court more efficient
to make the Supreme Court more diverse
What was one EFFECT of dust storms that occurred during "the Dust Bowl"?
loss of farms and livestock
homes were destroyed
Okies and Arkies moved to other states
ALL of these are effects of the dust storms
France, Great Britain, Russia, United States, Japan, and Italy during World War I.
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Axis Power
Triple Alliance
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria during World War I.
Allied Powers
Central Powers
Axis Powers
Triple Entente
A form of warfare in which opposing armies fight each other from trenches dug in the battlefield.
Trench Warfare
Guerilla Warfare
Naval Warfare
Air Warfare
American boat that was sunk by the German U-boats; made America consider entering WWI.
USS Maine
USS Havana
Lusitania
USS Zimmerman
A telegram Germany Sent to Mexico to convince Mexico to attack the U.S.
Zimmerman Telegram
Wilson Telegram
German Telegram
De Lome Letter
A policy that the Germans announced on January 1917 which stated that their submarines would sink any ship in the British waters.
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Trench Warfare
Limited Warfare
Unrestricted U-boat Warfare
Movement of over 300,000 African Americans from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920.
Harlem Renaissance
Great Migration
Black Migration
Northern Migration
A series of proposals in which U.S. president Woodrow Wilson outlined a plan for achieving a lasting peace after World War I.
Thirteen Points
Fourteen Points
Fifteen Points
Sixteen Points
Treaty that ended WW I. It blamed Germany for WW I and handed down harsh punishment.
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Berlin
Treaty of London
Prohibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages.
Sixteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Gave women the right to vote.
Seventeenth Amendment
Eighteenth Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Twentieth Amendment
A period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished.
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Rights Movement
Jazz
At the onset of WWI the US practiced a policy of
divide and conquer
neutrality
isolation
colonialism
What event prompted the US entry into WWI?
The sinking of the US Maine
The sinking of RMS Lusitania and loss of American lives
The blitzkrieg of Britain
the Treaty of Tordesille
What war tactic was Germany using which threatened the safe passage of ships in the Atlantic ?
barracades
embargos
unrestricted submarine warfare
the use of hydrogen bombs
Once at war, how did society change in the US?
Factories converted to making war equipment and supplies.
Workers were needed to fill the factories.
There was a great movement of people to the North.
all of the above
Worried about attempts stop the US involvement in WWI by immigrants living in America, the US passed which law?
The Espionage and Sedition Acts
the Chinese Exclusion Act
The Zimmerman Act
The Fourteen Points
What solution did Woodrow Wilson propose following WWI to unite the world?
The United Nations
NATO
The League of Nations
Tin Pan Alley
Langston Hughes wrote I, too. It is a poem about being forgotten as an African American. He was part of a cultural movement known as
The Jazz Revival
The rise of Broadway
the Harlem Renaissance
The golden Age of Movies
During WWII, where were the two locations the war was fought?
European Theater
Russian Theater
German
Japan
Pacific Theater
European Theater
Africa
Germany
V-E Day
The Battle of Berlin
V-J Day
Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki
US Enters WWII
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Great Depression
Stock market crash
Pride in one's country
Fascism
Nationalism
Imperialism
Capitalism
