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American Studies 2 Midterm Review

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

__________ was the policy adopted by the US towards communism.

a)

Containment

b)

Detainment

c)

Expulsion

d)

Enhancement

2.

HUAC stands for:

a)

House Un-American Activities Communists

b)

House Ultimate Attack Club

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee

d)

House Unfair Attacks Committee

3.

McCarthyism is when accusations of communist activities are _________.

a)

Legitimate

b)

Unfounded

c)

Proven

d)

None of these

4.

Dramatic increase in birth rate, especially in the years following WWII. This was due to so many people working and making a better living.

a)

Baby Boom ­

b)

Baby Gap

c)

GI Bill

d)

Transistor

5.
William J. Levitt contributed to the growth of the suburbs by
a)
Mass-producing houses
b)
Criticizing urban life
c)
Designing interstate highways   
d)
Providing low-interest mortgage loans
6.
In the 1950s men’s roles usually included all of the following EXCEPT: 
a)
Making important family decisions
b)
Supporting their families financially
c)
Cooking, cleaning, and managing the household
d)
Going to college
7.
The traditional role of the housewife called for her to:
a)
Contribute an income to the family
b)
Home school their children
c)
Attend a university to get an education to act as a role model for the children
d)
Support the husband through domestic chores
8.

What was the result of the following:

1. Increased number of cars that American's owned

2. Need to connect major urban centers for commercial growth

a)

More car garages

b)

Drive in movie-theatres

c)

"Muscle" cars and sports cars

d)

Interstate highway system

9.

Why did many American cities begin to decline after World War II?

a)

Middle class white families moved to suburbs

b)

There was an increase in taxes

c)

They weren't being rebuilt from damage incurred during war

d)

There was a decrease in segregated public housing

10.

The main style of music in the 1950's was

a)

jazz

b)

hip-hop

c)

country

d)

rock n roll

11.

What is the League of Nations?

a)

An international organization that helps to promote trade

b)

An international organization that aims to promote peace among the countries

c)

An international organization that will fight other countries

d)

An international organization that will bring hope and stability in the world

12.
Cases held 1945-1949 to prosecute Nazi leaders and members for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Nuremberg Laws
c)
Final Solution
d)
Nuremberg Trials
13.

The Soviet Union was --

a)

Communist

b)

Capitalist

14.

Why was NATO created?

a)

To defend western nations against a possible Soviet invasion after WWII

b)

To oppose the growing German nation

c)

To start a nuclear war

d)

To eliminate fascism

15.

Is a military alliance of European and North American democracies founded after World War II.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact Alliance

c)

Allies

d)

Axis Powers

16.

A military alliance of socialist states in eastern Europe organized in 1955.

a)

NATO

b)

Warsaw Pact

c)

The Communist Manifesto

d)

The Red Scare

17.

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

18.

During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Vietnam War

c)

Watergate Scandal

d)

Bataan Death March

19.

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.

20.

What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

21.

What words should you immediately associate with the Cold War?

a)

Hitler & the Nazis

b)

Economic recession

c)

Containment of Communism

d)

Corruption & Industrialization

22.
In 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism.  Communists from the north tried to take over the south.  What role did the US play in this war?
a)
The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.
b)
The US and its allies joined the fight to keep communism from spreading.
c)
The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
d)
The US and its allies did not join the war.
23.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Help North Korea
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Provide collective security
d)
Contain communism
24.

Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.

a)

35th

b)

36th

c)

37th

d)

38th

25.

What war ended in a stalemate (meaning nobody won)?

a)

World War I

b)

Korean War

c)

Civil War

d)

World War II

26.

North Korea was supported by ________________, which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

27.

South Korea was supported by ________________ which has a _________________ government.

a)

Soviet Union/communist

b)

Soviet Union/democratic

c)

U.S.A./communist

d)

U.S.A./democratic

28.
 Martin Luther King Jr gave the famous “I Have A Dream” speech at what event?
a)
Freedom Rides
b)
Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
March on Washington
d)
March from  Selma to Montgomery
29.
This law banned all literacy tests that kept many African Americans from voting. 
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Movement
d)
24th Amendment
30.

During the 1950s, which of the following technologies became the most dominant form of mass media?

a)

radio

b)

television

c)

computers

d)

newspapers

31.

What is one way that Thurgood Marshall contributed to the Civil Rights movement?

a)

He won the court case Brown v. Board of Education which led to the desegregation of public schools.

b)

He introduced the Civil Rights Act of 1965 which increased equality in the American workplace.

c)

He pressured the Supreme Court to pass a voting rights bill that made poll taxes and literacy tests illegal.

d)

He overturned the court case Dred Scott v. Sandford which led to the end of slavery in the United States.

32.

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

33.

During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Little Rock Nine

c)

Atomic Bombs

d)

Flying Tigers

34.

What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?

a)

Sit-in

b)

Boycotts

c)

Freedom Rides

d)

March on Washington

35.
Which group worked to fight segregation and other inequalities primarily through the courts?
a)
NAACP
b)
SNCC
c)
SCLC
d)
AIM
36.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed that the only moral way to end segregation and racism was through...
a)
violence and riots.
b)
the political system.
c)
education.
d)
nonviolent passive resistance.
37.

What court case made segregation of schools illegal in the 1950s?

a)

Guzman V. School

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Miranda V. Arizona

d)

Plessy V. Ferguson

38.

This program created by Lyndon Johnson introduced programs like Head Start, HUD, Medicare, Food Stamps to reduce poverty and improve everyone’s quality of life-

a)

HUAC

b)

Great Society

c)

New Deal

d)

NAACP

39.
What was the purpose of the 24th amendment?
a)
It ended slavery
b)
It ended segregation based on race
c)
It made poll taxes illegal
d)
It made it legal for Thurgood Marshall to be chosen to serve on the Supreme Court.
40.
During World War II, how did the NAACP help African Americans?
a)
They challenged individual segregation cases in court 
b)
They fought for equal opportunity for African Americans in housing and employment 
c)
They helped African Americans register to vote
d)
all of the above
41.
Which United States president ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948?
a)
Harry S. Truman 
b)
Lyndon Johnson 
c)
Dwight Eisenhower 
d)
John F. Kennedy
42.
Which United States president called in federal troops to support African American students at Little Rock Central High School?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Dwight Eisenhower 
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry S. Truman  
43.
What legal action helped to end segregation in public schools?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas 
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
44.
Name the Supreme Court Judge who made this statement about education:“We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal’ has no place.  Separate educational facilities are always unequal.”

a)
Orval Faubus
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Earl Warren 
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
45.
forcing people to use separate facilities according to race
a)
boycott 
b)
segregation
c)
civil disobedience
d)
integration 
46.
The mixing of different racial groups
a)
boycott
b)
segregation
c)
integration 
d)
civil disobedience
47.
The Montgomery Improvement Association was created in ___________ to support the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
a)
1947
b)
1955  
c)
1965
d)
1896
48.
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference was founded by ___________________
a)
African Americans to fight for Civil Rights
b)
White Americans to end integration laws
c)
the federal government to fight for Civil Rights 
d)
The state government to end integration laws
49.
Montgomery is located in the state of Georgia
a)
True 
b)
False
50.
Jackie Robinson was chosen as Rookie of the Year in his first year in the Major Leagues
 
a)
True
b)
False
51.
The first war that US soldiers fought side by side in integrated units was the Vietnam War
a)
True 
b)
False
52.
The NAACP challenged the Plessy v. Ferguson for the first time during World War II.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Montgomery bus boycott?
a)
It marked the end of segregated facilities and services in southern states
b)
It proved the effectiveness of civil disobedience as a way to win rights
c)
Martin Luther King Jr emerged as a major civil rights leader 
d)
It focused the nation’s attention on the struggle for civil rights in the South
54.
Who was the NAACP lawyer who later became the first African American Supreme Court Judge?
a)
Orval Faubus 
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Earl Warren 
d)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
55.
The United States Armed Forces were integrated 
a)
In 1948 after World War II ended 
b)
In 1948 before World War II ended
c)
In 1955 after the Brown v. Board of Education decision
d)
In 1956 after the Montgomery Bus Boycott ended
56.
How did Dwight Eisenhower help African Americans in the fight for equal rights?
a)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation in public schools
b)
He was the Supreme Court judge who made the decision to end segregation on Montgomery Buses
c)
He was the president of the United States who sent federal troops to escort African American children into a Little Rock High School 
d)
Dwight Eisenhower was reluctant to help African Americans during his time as president
57.
What legal action made it acceptable to allow segregation in public facilities?
a)
Brown v. Board of Education
b)
Hernandez v. Texas
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
d)
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
58.
Little Rock is located in the state of Arkansas
a)
True
b)
False
59.
Which United States president ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948?
a)
Harry S. Truman 
b)
Lyndon Johnson 
c)
Dwight Eisenhower 
d)
John F. Kennedy
60.

Why was President Kennedy in Texas in November 1963?

a)

He was visiting the governor over a border issue

b)

He was on a goodwill tour of the United States

c)

He was visiting a new nuclear plant in Texas

d)

He was beginning his re-election campaign

61.

U.S. President John F Kennedy was elected as a

a)

Republican

b)

Democract

c)

Independent

62.

The Cuban communist leader was

a)

Fidel Castro

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

John F Kennedy

63.

In 1961 the American CIA tried to support Cuban revolutionaries in a failed uprising against the communist USSR backed Cuba, this was known as...

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Cuban Revolution

c)

Bay of Pigs

d)

Bay of Cuba

64.

When it came to the space race. What did Kennedy want the US to be the first to do?

a)

Put a man in space

b)

Put a woman into space

c)

Put a man on the moon

d)

Put a satellite into space

65.

The years of Kennedy's Presidency were also known as:

a)

The Second Red Scare

b)

The Gilded Age

c)

The Camelot Years

d)

The Progressive Era

66.

Who was Kennedy's Vice President?

a)

John Glenn

b)

Marcus Garvey

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

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