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U.S. History Review

Total questions: 143

Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The territory of the U. S. doubled in size by the ___________________________.
a)
Lewis and Clark expedition
b)
Louisiana Purchase in 1803
c)
annexation of all lands up to the Rocky Mountains
d)
Purchase of Canada
2.
These explorers were authorized by Thomas Jefferson to explore land west of the Mississippi River. 
a)
Fremont and Wagner
b)
Hamilton and Madison
c)
Jones and Smith
d)
Lewis and Clark
3.
Who was Sacajawea?
a)
The first public school teacher in the U. S. 
b)
A legendary Native American chief.
c)
An Indian woman, who was a guide and translator on the Lewis and Clark expedition.
d)
An important Indian fur trader
4.
This court case established the process of judicial review, giving the Supreme Court jurisdiction over constitutionality decisions.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Adams v. Jefferson
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
5.
The Supreme Court's decision in the case of _________________ was that states are not allowed to tax agencies of the Federal government. 
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Brown v. Jones
6.
The Federal Commerce clause out ranks that of the State, was the decision in the Supreme Court case of ____________________.
a)
Gibbons v. Odgen
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Mcculloch v. Maryland
d)
Virginia vs Florida
7.
Several landmark Supreme Court cases were decided under the leadership of Chief Justice _______________________. 
a)
John Roberts
b)
John Jay
c)
William Rehnquist
d)
John Marshall
8.
This political party was led by John Adams and Alexander Hamilton and was supported by industrialists in the Northeast. 
a)
Democrats
b)
Democratic-Republicans
c)
Republicans
d)
Federalists
9.
This political party was led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, and supported an agricultural economy.
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
10.
_________________ economic plan made government responsible for all Revolutionary war debts. 
a)
George Washington's
b)
Thomas Jefferson's
c)
Alexander Hamilton's 
d)
John Adams'
11.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
12.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
13.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
14.

In order to settle the West the government broke its promise to

a)

Homesteaders

b)

Prospectors

c)

Sod Busters

d)

Native Americans

15.

Both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle disputes over...

a)

Land conflicts in Mexico

b)

Tariffs on imports

c)

The legality of slavery in new territorries

d)

Immigration from European countries

16.

South Carolinians believed that the federal tariff on British imports was harming their economy. A state law was passed that allowed South Carolina to ignore the payment of this tariff, because they felt like the tariff was unconstitutional. This led to an event known as...

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

The Tariff Trouble

c)

The Carolina Crisis

d)

Jackson's Fury

17.

The admission of Maine to the union was part of which legislative action?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

The Mississippi Compromise

d)

The 3/5th's Compromise

18.

Which Native tribe appealed to the Supreme Court, and won their case, arguing that they had valid treaties with the US government?

a)

The Choctaw

b)

The Cherokee

c)

The Creek

d)

The Seminole

19.

Seizing people against their will and forcing them to serve in the military

a)

Impressment

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Embargo

d)

Nullify

20.

People in Congress who wanted the War of 1812 to happen

a)

American Indians

b)

Embargo

c)

Warhawks

d)

British

21.

officially ended the War of 1812

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Ghent

22.

What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the Treaty of Ghent was already signed?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of New Orleans

d)

Battle of Paoli

23.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one won. It was a stalemate.
24.
Look on the map: Which area of land is the Mexican Cession (land Mexico lost in the Mexican-American war)?
a)
A
b)
F
c)
G
d)
D
25.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove mostly which tribe and sent them on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
26.
What caused the fight between people in Kansas in the 1850s?
a)
Anti-slavery/pro-slavery people
b)
Too many Native Americans lived in the area
c)
President Polk ordered the killing of 1000s of people
27.
Who's invention caused an increase in the demand for cotton and slave labor?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
Jo Anderson
c)
Cyrus McCormick
d)
Eli Whitney
28.

Which of the following terms refers to the right to vote in political elections?

a)

Citizenship

b)

Suffrage

c)

Amnesty

d)

Asylum

29.

Who helped organize the original women's rights convention?

a)

Carrie Chapman Catt

b)

Susan B. Anthony

c)

Alice Paul

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

30.

Which of the following explains the significance of the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

Women prepared letters asking for the end of the sale of Alcohol.

b)

Abraham Lincoln gave a speech there.

c)

Force the government to rewrite the Declaration of Independence.

d)

Established the Declaration of Sentiments

31.
Was born into slavery, and became nationally known for working for equal rights and justice?
a)
Lucretia Mott
b)
Susan B. Anthony
c)
Isabella Sojourner Truth
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
32.
Abolitionists wanted what practice to end immediately? 
a)
The Civil War
b)
Women's voting
c)
Unclean meat processing
d)
Slavery
33.
Which abolitionists was a founder of the newspaper "The Liberator"?
a)
Garrison
b)
Wright
c)
Douglass
d)
Anthony
34.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper article?

a)

United States declared war on Japan

b)

United States remained neutral

c)

Japan captured and took control of Hawaii

d)

Germany declared war on Japan

35.

During World War II, which of the following nations fought on the side known as the Axis Powers?

a)

Germany

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Japan

d)

Italy

e)

Great Britain

36.

The systematic attempt to rid Europe of all Jews during

World War II was called

a)

the Progressive Movement

b)

Internment camps

c)

the Marshall Plan

d)

the Holocaust

37.

What was the turning point in Eastern Europe during World War II?

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Britain

c)

Battle of Stalingrad

d)

D-Day Invasion

38.

The event that occurred in the cities on the map is significant

because

a)

it marked the turning point of World War II in the Atlantic

b)

it was where Japan hid its weapons of mass destruction

c)

it forced Japan to surrender and ended World War II

d)

it marked the turning point for the war in Eastern Europe

39.

What event started World War II, setting off war in Europe?

a)

Battle of Britain

b)

Germany invaded Poland

c)

Japan bombed Pearl

d)

Japanese aggression in East Asia

40.

In the World War II poster, what did Rosie the Riveter

symbolize to Americans?

a)

American women who were placed in internment camps

b)

American women who fought for the right to vote

c)

American women who were opposed to the war

d)

American women who took jobs in defense plants

41.

What happened as a result of the event in the newspaper headline? D-Day June 6, 1944

a)

The liberation of Western Europe began

b)

Hitler came into power

c)

Jews were sent to concentration camps

d)

Germany invaded Poland

42.

What effect did World War II have on race relations in America?

a)

Many Japanese Americans were forced into internment camps

b)

Discrimination against African Americans came to an end

c)

German Americans were forced into concentration camps

d)

Japanese Americans were prohibited from serving in the military

43.
The first African-American flying unit in the United States military?
a)
Tuskegee Airmen
b)
Rough Riders
c)
7th Calvary
d)
82nd Airborne
44.
What were the two U.S. Presidents during World War II?
a)
Eisenhower and Truman
b)
FDR and Eisenhower
c)
Trump and Washington
d)
FDR and Truman
45.
During World War II, many Japanese Americans living on the West Coast were relocated to detention centers primarily because they
a)
were known spies for Japan
b)
were seen as a security threat
c)
refused to serve in the United States military
d)
expressed their support for Italy and Germany
46.
The Big 3 agreed at the Yalta Conference to create what new international organization to prevent another world war?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
c)
NATO
d)
GATT
47.
Executive Order 9066 relocated what ethnic group b/c Americans feared they would help the Axis Powers?
a)
Japanese
b)
Germans
c)
Italians
d)
Jews
48.
Why did the U.S. military use the Navajo language?
a)
difficult to decode
b)
easiest language to learn
c)
Japanese used it as code so we needed it translated
d)
Easy to teach to U.S. communication personnel
49.
What happened to American POW's when they surrendered in the Philippines?
a)
executed
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
they were sent to Chinese death camps
d)
they were released
50.
Admiral Chester Nimitz, the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Naval Fleet, developed what strategy to defeat the Japanese?
a)
island hopping
b)
search and destroy missions
c)
total war
d)
guerrilla warfare
51.
The Office of Price Administration set up what system to prevent scarce food items from running out? 
a)
rationing
b)
price controls
c)
war bonds
d)
victory gardens
52.
Why did President Truman ultimately decide to use atomic weapons in Japan?
a)
To prevent the potential loss of American lives from an invasion of Japan.
b)
The need to defeat Japan before defeating Germany
c)
plan to bring democratic government to Japan 
d)
The failure of the island hopping campaign against Japan
53.
Which of the following shows the correct sequence of events in WWII?
a)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; VJ-Day
b)
Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day; D-Day; VE-Day
c)
Battle of Midway; D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; VJ-Day
d)
D-Day; VE-Day; Pearl Harbor; Battle of Midway; VJ-Day
54.
A volcanic island in the Pacific Ocean that was occupied by Japan and secured by Allies in 1945 to use as a landing base for bomber planes
a)
Iwo Jima
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Hiroshima
d)
Nagasaki
55.

Victory on this island was key to making progress in the war in the Pacific.

a)

Iwo Jima

b)

Guadalcanal

c)

Midway

d)

Hawaii

56.

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act that was passed in March of 1941?

a)

It was part of the New Deal

b)

It was to help American farmers get new farming equipment.

c)

It put American factors back to work.

d)

It allowed the United States to sell, lend, or give ships, planes, tanks, or other equipment to the Allies.

57.
How did the U.S. support the war without getting directly involved?
a)
isolationism
b)
Holocaust
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Lend-Lease Act
58.

How did African American involvement in World War II

impact post-war America?

a)

They encouraged the practice of segregated military units.

b)

They migrated to the South in search of jobs in agriculture.

c)

They joined the armed forces in record numbers.

d)

They increased efforts to end racial discrimination.

59.

Which event in the 1940s reflected a major milestone in

achieving the second victory described in this excerpt?


"The symbol of black participation [during World War II] was ‘the Double V.’ In other words, ‘Double V’ meant two victories: victory against the enemy abroad, and victory against the

enemy at home. The enemy at home of course being racism,discrimination, prejudice and Jim Crow."


Bill DeShields, founder of the Black Military History Institute of America

a)

passage of the GI Bill to provide veteran’s benefits

b)

the executive order desegregating the military

c)

establishment of the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe

d)

the formation of an international peacekeeping organization

60.
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
61.
Which was NOT a significant influence of the Nuremberg Trials ?
a)
They set the precedent that leaders can be held accountable for crimes against  humanity in an international criminal court.
b)
It led to the defining of international laws regarding warfare and human rights.
c)
It established that the  protection of human rights, and providing a shield against genocide, is an international affair.
d)
They allowed Germany to make peace with the events of the Holocaust.
62.

6) Which of these best explains why many immigrants came to the United States cities during the Gilded Age?

a)

They were imported as forced labor for infrastructure projects

b)

They were brought in to boost a declining population

c)

They were drawn in by the offer of free land from the Homestead Act

d)

They saw opportunity for a better life and factories needed workers

63.

6) Which if these describes Tenements?

a)

New prison cell structures

b)

Containment camps for newcomers

c)

Dirty-single room apartments many immigrants families lived in

d)

Reservation rooms for Native Americans

64.

6) Which describes Nativism?

a)

The idea that immigrants are inferior to native born citizens.

b)

The idea to selectively breed people by race

c)

To separate people based on race

d)

To separate people based on religion

65.

6) Why was the Chinese Exclusion Act passed?

a)

A response to China declaring war on the US

b)

A side effect of a war with Japan

c)

To satisfy Nativist ideas and "protect" American jobs

d)

To promote immigration from Mexico

66.

8) How did industrialization effect children?

a)

Children got jobs and were managers in short time

b)

Many children were taken for farming jobs

c)

Children got low paying jobs and injuries instead of going to school

d)

Children were banned from working factory jobs

67.

9) Which describes Free Enterprise/Laissez Faire economics?

a)

The government owns all major industries and sets prices

b)

The government created regulations of business but leaves ownership to the people

c)

The government is "hands off" and does not regulate (make rules) for businesses

d)

The government sets prices for all products

68.

9) Why are Captains of Industry such as Rockefeller and Carnegie also known as Robber Barons?

a)

They were secretly criminal masterminds

b)

They used ruthless business tactics to get rid of their competition

c)

They secretly controlled major government industries

d)

They stole millions from government and international agencies

69.

9) How did the Bessemer Process allow cities to grow rapidly?

a)

It allowed factories to stay open longer

b)

It allowed for instant long-distance communication

c)

It allowed for steel to be made quickly

70.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the US found work as-
a)
Educated professionals
b)
skilled workers
c)
Factory/sweatshop workers
d)
Scientists
71.
Which island did European immigrants register to live in the U.S?
a)
Galveston
b)
Long
c)
Ellis
d)
Angel
72.

The government encouraged Native Americans and immigrants to adopt white culture in a process called ___________________.

a)

Assimilation/Americanization

b)

Nativistism

c)

Communism

d)

Vietnamization

73.

Native Americans were removed from their land and sent to reservations to-

a)

make land available for settlers

b)

make land available for immigrants

c)

protect the buffaloes

d)

clear way for the railroads

74.

____________________ were culprits of beginning monopolies (trusts) during the Gilded Age.

a)

Big Business

b)

Immigrants

c)

Political Bosses

d)

Natives

75.

Based on this poster, which is an accurate statement?

a)

Immigrants were encouraged to learn and to speak English

b)

Granite City had laws prohibiting immigrants from moving there

c)

The people in the poster were native-born Americans

d)

Granite City encourged diversity in its immigrant population

76.
Who were the “new immigrants” during the Gilded Age?
a)
Came from Western and Northern Europe
b)
Came from Southern and Eastern Europe as well as Asia
c)
Came from China and Ireland
d)
Came from Africa and China
77.
Which book pointed out the problems in the meat packing industry and how were these problems fixed?
a)
The Jungle and they started inspecting meat and listing ingredients.
b)
The Sherman Anti-Trust and they broke up the monopolies.
c)
The Shame of Cities and they started inspecting meat and listing ingredients.
d)
The Octopus and they broke up the monopolies.
78.
What did the Sherman Anti-Trust Act do?
a)
Required meat to be inspected and ingredients listed
b)
Created places to learn English and to cook
c)
Allowed women to vote to help fix social problems
d)
Banned monopolies so there could be more competition
79.
How did the average man and woman gain more control over the lawmaking process?
a)
19th Amendment and Secret ballot
b)
Secret ballot and Recall
c)
Initiative and Referendum
d)
Referendum and 19th Amendment
80.
What is a muckraker?
a)
Journalists & photographers who exposed the problems of the Industrial Revolution and power of the monopolies.
b)
Monopolists who created problems that needed to be raked up.
c)
Journalists who encouraged the successes of the Industrial Revolution.
d)
Monopolists who tried to clean up the problems created by the new industries.
81.
New way of making steel that increased its quality & made it more efficient to produce
a)
Siemans-Martin Process
b)
Crucible Process
c)
Bessemer Process
d)
Cementation Process
82.
When a company controls all the raw materials, processing, and transportation systems of a product
a)
time-study analysis
b)
vertical integration
c)
horizontal integration
d)
Taylorism/Scientific Management
83.
When companies that produce a similar product are merged together
a)
horizontal integration
b)
Taylorism/Scientific Management
c)
Time-Study Analysis
d)
vertical integration
84.
1st labor union in the U.S.; focused on arbitration
a)
Knights of Labor
b)
Knights of Columbus
c)
American Federation of Labor
d)
American Legion
85.
Theory that success in business was governed by natural law; "Only the strongest will survive"
a)
Gospel of Wealth
b)
Social Darwinism
c)
Socialism
d)
Origin of the Species
86.
Trust built by John D. Rockefeller; Controlled 90% of the industry
a)
Standard Oil Company
b)
U.S. Steel 
c)
Union Pacific Railroad Company
d)
Shell Oil Company
87.
He sought economic independence to gain equality; Tuskegee Institute
a)
Booker T. Washington
b)
W.E.B. DuBois
c)
George Washington Carver
d)
Frederick Douglass
88.
Congressional law that outlawed monopolies
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
c)
Interstate Commerce Act
d)
Morgan Anti-Trust Act
89.
President Cleveland sent troops in to stop this nationwide railroad strike in 1894
a)
Great Railroad Strike
b)
Pullman Strike
c)
Central Pacific Strike
d)
Transcontinental Railroad Strike
90.
What was the 1st immigrant group banned by Congress in 1882?
a)
Chinese
b)
Japanese
c)
Irish
d)
Germans
91.

What Supreme Court case set the precedent for "Separate but Equal", which would last until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 1900s?

a)

Plessy v Ferguson

b)

Brown v Board of Education

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

92.

Which Amendment was for the direct election of Senators?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

93.

Which Amendment is for Women's Suffrage?

a)

16

b)

17

c)

18

d)

19

94.

A major goal of the American Federation of Labor was to

a)

End restrictions on child labor

b)

admit women to the industrial workforce

c)

improve wages and working conditions

d)

join all workers into a single union

95.

During the Progressive Era, direct primary elections adopted to

a)

raise additional campaign funds for candidates

b)

increase the power of voters in the political process

c)

strengthen the role of political machines

d)

expand the power of the federal government

96.
When was the Progressive Era?
a)
Antebellum
b)
1865-1877
c)
1900-1920
d)
1933-1945
97.
Which of the following is an initiative?
a)
People have the right to remove a politician from office
b)
People have the right to choose who will run for President
c)
People have the right to propose a new law
d)
People have the right to veto or accept a law passed by the government
98.
Which reform allows voters to remove a corrupt office holder?
a)
primary
b)
recall
c)
17th amendment
d)
initiative
99.

The Dred Scott Decision said that African Americans....

a)

could not pay for lawyers

b)

could not sue because of the Missouri Compromise

c)

could not sue because they were not citizens

d)

we able to sue in certain states

100.

What State was first to secede from the Union?

a)

Texas

b)

South Carolina

c)

Alabama

d)

Louisana

101.

Which of the following was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to raise awareness of Slavery?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Eliza's Escape

c)

Life in the South

d)

Uncle Tom's Revenge

102.

Slaves in the south were declared free from slavery by the...

a)

Union Officers

b)

Emancipation Proclamation 1863

c)

Confederate Legislature

d)

US Senate 1864

103.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
104.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
105.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
106.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
107.

As a result of ______, Lincoln rebrands the cause away from preserving the union to ending slavery; a turning point in the Civil War.

a)

The Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Sherman's March to the Sea

c)

The Battle of Antietam

d)

Gettysburg Address

108.

What Amendment grants citizenship to all person born on American soil except for Native Americans.

a)

The 14th Amendment

b)

The 16th Amendment

c)

The 13th Amendment

d)

The 15th Amendment

109.

What compromise settled the intensely debated Election of 1876: Hayes vs Tilden and formally ended Reconstruction in the south with Hayes becoming president?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1877

d)

Compromise of 1820

110.

Sharecropping and Tenant Farming is:

a)

A policy that gave Freed Slaves who helped the North during the war 40 acres and a mule

b)

A system of farming that left freed slaves and poor whites in debt to wealthy land owners and tied to the land

c)

Allowing Freed Slaves the ability to work land without having to buy it or pay for their supplies to help them get ahead after Slavery ended

d)

A system from the Freedmen's Bureau to allow economically disadvantaged people in the south the opportunity to own land

111.

What laws sought to restrict the freedoms of African Americans after slavery ended and they become the basis of Jim Crow Laws?

a)

Separate but Equal Doctrine

b)

Sharecropping

c)

The Grandfather laws

d)

Black Codes

112.

Slavery is outlawed in the US by this amendment:

a)

The 13th Amendment

b)

The 14th Amendment

c)

The 15th Amendment

d)

The 16th Amendment

113.

The firing on Fort Sumter took place because:

a)

The Union wanted to get control of the fort.

b)

The Confederacy wanted to destroy the fort.

c)

The Confederacy was upset that the U.S. still had control of a fort in the South.

d)

The Confederacy wanted to punish the soldiers there.

114.
What was the time period that followed the Civil War called?
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Roaring Twenties
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Reconstruction
115.
What did Congress think about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
a)
They agreed with his plan.
b)
They helped President Johnson form his plan.
c)
They thought his plan was too easy on the South.
d)
They thought his plan was too hard on the South.
116.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
117.
Which event belongs in the blank box?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is passed
b)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox
c)
Jefferson Davis is named President of the Confederacy
d)
John Brown is captured at Harpers Ferry
118.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
119.
The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.
a)
independent choice
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
popular election
120.

General Sherman defeated the south using this tactic:

a)

Total War

b)

Guerilla Warfare

c)

The Anaconda Plan

d)

Emancipation of Slaves

121.

How did the Cold War differ from WWII?

a)

During the Cold War, frequent battles occurred between USSR and the US

b)

During the Cold War, great power rivalry reached as far as Asia and Africa

c)

During the Cold War, the world's two leading powers never fought one another directly

d)

During the Cold War, countries with different ideologies competed for world power

122.

Which list is the correct chronological order from the Cold War?

a)

Berlin Airlift, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Vietnam War, Korean War

b)

Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Vietnam War, Berlin airlift, Korean war

c)

Korean War, Berlin Airlift, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Vietnam War

d)

Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Vietnam War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

123.

NATO was initially formed to -

a)

promote religious freedom

b)

defend Western Europe from Soviet aggression

c)

isolate member nations from the rest of the world

d)

stop the flow of immigration between member nations

124.

Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Augusto Pinochet

b)

Mikal Gorbachev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Josef Stalin

125.

The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991

a)

True

b)

False

126.

The Allied victory in World War II led to the emergence of TWO global superpowers. What were those TWO superpowers?

a)

Japan & China

b)

United States & Japan

c)

Great Britain & Soviet Union

d)

United States & Soviet Union

127.

Why did the Cuban Missile Crisis "scare" Americans

a)

Communist Cuba was taking over American businesses

b)

The Bay of Pigs invasion almost failed

c)

Soviets were financing Cuba

d)

Cuba was within nuclear missile shooting range of American cities

128.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg...

a)

helped the CIA break a Soviet spy ring

b)

supported Senator McCarthy in exposing communists

c)

were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

d)

Opposed the Soviet blockade of Berlin

129.

What happened at the Bay of Pigs?

a)

The Soviets attempted to install nuclear weapons in Haiti

b)

The Soviets invaded Hungary

c)

The US tried to overthrow the Cuban communist government

d)

A meeting in the Soviet Union to develop the Warsaw pact

130.

The Marshall Plan

a)

provided money and food to help western European nations

b)

gave more power to the president to identify communist spies in the US

c)

was the plan to feed starving Berliners

d)

united the American armed forces

131.
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
132.
What did the 38th parallel divide?
a)
Korea
b)
Vietnam
c)
China
d)
Japan
133.

This was term for Nixon's plan to replace American troops with South Vietnamese troops in Vietnam.

a)

Napalm

b)

Deferment

c)

Mandate

d)

Vietnamization

134.
Which describes when agents were caught breaking in to the Democratic Party Headquarters in and lead to the resignation of Richard Nixon?
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Star Wars
d)
Camp David Accords
135.

How did the media (television) impact the Vietnam War?

a)

Negative press coverage contributed to the public disillusionment with the war.

b)

The positive press coverage encouraged enlistment in the military.

c)

The impact of the media in Vietnam was rather minimal.

d)

The media showed that the majority of Americans supported the war effort.

136.

Which individual/group contributed to the Red Scare by accusing American citizens of being communist spies?

a)

McCarthy/HUAC

b)

NAACP/Farm Workers Union

c)

Nativists/Muckrakers

d)

Philanthropists/Entrepreneurs

137.
What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?
a)
Cuba
b)
China
c)
Soviet Union
d)
Both China and Soviet Union
138.
After the U.S. got out of Vietnam in 1973, what happened to the country two years later?
a)
The South Vietnamese won thanks to Nixon's bombing of Cambodia
b)
The country remained divided at the 17th parallel and still remains divided today
c)
The North Vietnamese won and made the entire country communist
d)
The U.S. re-entered the war and helped the South Vietnamese defeat the north
139.

Which new Soviet policy granted the people of the USSR more decision making power and greater access to private ownership of businesses?

a)

perestroika

b)

glasnost

c)

democratization

d)

shock therapy

140.

Which of Gorbachev's programs created more openness, more public participation in government, and greater individual rights were given to Soviet citizens?

a)

glasnost

b)

perestroika

c)

democratizatsiya

d)

shock therapy

141.

How did Reagan play a role in the collapse of the Soviet Union?

a)

He encouraged Gorbachev to build nuclear weapons

b)

He encouraged Gorbachev to build the Berlin Wall

c)

He encouraged Gorbachev to spend money

d)

He encouraged Gorbachev to enforce reforms in the Soviet Union.

142.
What US President asked Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the wall?  
a)
Jimmy Carter
b)
George Bush
c)
Bill Clinton
d)
Ronald Reagan
143.
Reagan's Vice President, Republican who was elected President in the election of 1988.
a)
George HW Bush
b)
Bill Clinton
c)
George W Bush
d)
Jimmy Carter

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