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US History 11 final review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the U.S. strategy for the Pacific front during WW2?

a)

out of sight

b)

long breaks between battles

c)

full frontal attack

d)

island hopping

2.

What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?

a)

To exterminate all Jews

b)

To develop the atomic bomb

c)

To force Japanese surrender

d)

To imprison Hitler

3.

All of the following are Axis Powers EXCEPT

a)

Germany

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

Japan

4.

Was Nazi Germany an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

5.

Was France an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

6.

Was Imperial Japan an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

7.

Was Italy an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

8.

Was the United States an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

9.

Was Great Britain an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

10.

Was the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis Power?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

11.

Was Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

12.

Was Charles de Gaulle of France an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

13.

Was Benito Mussolini of Italy an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

14.

Was Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

15.

Was Winston Churchill of Great Britain an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

16.

Was Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

17.

Was Emperor Hirohito of Imperial Japan an Allied or Axis leader?

a)

Allied

b)

Axis

18.

Lend-Lease Act

a)

materials important for fighting a war

b)

revised to allow warring countries to buy arms from the United States on a cash-and-carry basis

c)

American destroyer torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine

d)

stated the United States could supply arms to any country considered "vital to the defense of the United States"

e)

the entire western half of the Atlantic Ocean that Roosevelt declared as a neutral territory

19.

Neutrality Act of 1939

a)

materials important for fighting a war

b)

revised to allow warring countries to buy arms from the United States on a cash-and-carry basis

c)

American destroyer torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine

d)

stated the United States could supply arms to any country considered "vital to the defense of the United States"

e)

the entire western half of the Atlantic Ocean that Roosevelt declared as a neutral territory

20.

Policy adopted by the United States in 1939 to preserve neutrality while aiding the Allies. Britain and France could buy goods from the United States if they paid in full and transported them.

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Neutrality Act

d)

Cash and Carry

21.

What did the GI Bill of Rights provide for veterans?

a)

Free Healthcare

b)

Access to low-cost mortgages and free college education

c)

Guarantied Employment

d)

Lifetime Finacial support

22.

baggy pleated pants and knee length jacket worn by many Mexican-American youth (also the name of the wearers)

a)

Bracero Program

b)

zoot suit

c)

Rationing

d)

Neutrality

23.

The final large-scale attack by German troops that was forced back by the Allies

a)

Battle of Midway

b)

Battle of Stalingrad

c)

Battle of the Bulge

d)

Battle of Guadalcanal

24.

Japanese suicide pilots trained to sink Allied ships

a)

Pearl Harbor

b)

D-Day

c)

Genocide

d)

Kamikaze

25.

Hitler’s plan to kill as many Jews as possible

a)

Holocaust

b)

Kristallnacht

c)

Ghettos

d)

“Final Solution”

26.

After WWII, U.S helped rebuild Western Europe's infrastructure, and stabilize their economies and governments through-

a)

The Truman Doctrine

b)

The Molotov Plan

c)

The Marshall Plan

d)

The Containment Plan

27.

Investigated alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees and organizations suspected of having Communist ties

a)

Hollywood Ten

b)

McCarthyism

c)

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

d)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

28.

The idea that if a country falls to communism, neighboring countries will do as well.

a)

Tet Offensive

b)

Marshall Plan

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Molotov Plan

29.

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.

a)

McCarthyism

b)

Blitzkrieg

c)

Hollywood 10

d)

HUAC Act

30.

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Molotov Plan

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Containment Policy

31.

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

a)

Berlin Airlift

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Korean War

d)

Vietnam War

32.

Policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism, mainly to help Greece and Turkey.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Marshal Plan

c)

Eisenhower Doctrine

d)

Domino Theory

33.
What did the Soviets first Launch into Space in 1957?
a)
A rocket
b)
A U.F.O.
c)
They flew an Airplane
d)
Sputnik I
34.
What was the Red Scare?
a)
fear of the spread of wealth
b)
fear of the spread of Communism
c)
fear of the spread of Capitalism 
d)
fear of job competition
35.

Iron Curtain

a)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

b)

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

c)

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

d)

A theory or system of social organization based on the holding of all property in common, actual ownership being ascribed to the community as a whole or to the state.

36.

Warsaw Pact

a)

An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO

b)

A 1956 term used by Secretary of State John Dulles to describe a policy of risking war in order to protect national interests

c)

A country that is dominated politically and economically by another nation.

d)

A 1949 defense alliance initiated by the US, Canada, and 10 Western European nations

37.

Rosenbergs

a)

Couple executed for giving military secrets to the Soviets in the 1950's

b)

First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.

c)

A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)

d)

A political barrier that isolated the peoples of Eastern Europe after WWII, restricting their ability to travel outside the region

38.
What is the idea that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would follow?
a)
Domino theory
b)
MAD theory
c)
Containment theory
d)
China Syndrome
39.
Vietcong
a)
South Vietnam force
b)
North Vietnam force
c)
North Vietnamese forces in South Vietnam
d)
Another name for Communists
40.
Napalm
a)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
b)
A type of lotion soldiers would use to get rid of the sent on their clothing
c)
Another name for a flamethrower
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
41.
Agent Orange
a)
Nickname of a Soviet agent that would always wear orange while on important missions
b)
Term used to describe the South Vietnamese agents because they 
c)
A chemical herbicide used to clear out forests and tall grasses
d)
An intensely burning explosive used to destroy jungle growth
42.

After WWII, North Korea was occupied by the ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

43.

After WWII, South Korea was occupied by ____________ and had a ____________ government.

a)

U.S.S.R./Communist

b)

U.S.S.R./Democratic

c)

U.S.A./Communist

d)

U.S.A./Democratic

44.

What were the results of the Korean War?

a)

The two sections of Korea reunited

b)

North Korea & South Korea remained divided

c)

The Soviet Union took control of both sections of Korea

d)

China set up a communist government

45.

Who was the Communist leader of North Vietnam?

a)

Ho Chi Minh

b)

Mao Zedong

c)

Kim Il Sung

d)

Douglas MacArthur

46.

Both the SCLC and the ___ used peaceful protest such as ___, Freedoms Rides, and the Albany Movement.

a)

SNCC, Sit-ins

b)

NAACP, boycotts

c)

Nation of Islam, boycotts

d)

SNCC, consciousness objection

47.

Principle of deterrence founded on the notion that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an overwhelming nuclear counterattack such that both the attacker and the defender would be annihilated.

a)

Arms Race

b)

McCarthyism

c)

.Blacklist

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)

48.

Who was the Cuban Dictator during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

John F. Kennedy

b)

Nikita Khrushchev

c)

Fidel Castro

d)

Dwight Eisenhower

49.

Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

Nikita Khrushchev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Mikhal Gorbachav

d)

Fidel Castro

50.

The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:

a)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)

d)

Cuban Invasion

51.

Glasnost means

a)

openness- more freedom of speech and press

b)

discrimination

c)

better economic policies

d)

changing to democracy with free elections

52.

Perestroika means

a)

openness- more freedom of speech and press

b)

discrimination

c)

better economic policies

d)

changing to democracy with free elections

53.

The main purpose of the United Nations is to

a)

prevent wars

b)

start wars

c)

have meetings about world economic issues

d)

stop the spread of communism

54.

Which of the following terms means "an easing of cold war tensions"

a)

perestroika

b)

real politik

c)

detente

d)

Mutually Assured Destruction

55.

Which American President challenged the morals of the Soviet Union and demanded that Gorbachev "tear down" the Berlin Wall?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

George Washington

c)

Jimmy Carter

d)

Ronald Reagan

56.

The court case Brown v Board of Education changed...

a)

All American citizens could use the same transportation

b)

Separate but equal schools was not allowed

c)

Separate but equal schoolswas now allowed

57.

In 1896, this court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine for public facilities.

a)

Brown v. Board

b)

Texas v. Hernandez

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

58.

Which court case in 1954 ended segregation in schools, and reversed Plessy v. Ferguson?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Lee v. Lee

c)

Sweatt v. Painter

d)

Delgado v Bastrop ISD

59.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 prohibited ________.

a)

any barriers to voting such as literacy tests and poll taxes

b)

the government to conduct surveillance of polling sites

c)

voters from seeing early drafts of ballot cards

d)

poll workers from handing out reference materials to help voters read their ballots

60.

The important Civil Rights Act of 1964 calls for __________.

a)

the end of discrimination in public areas

b)

the integration of religious and state facilities

c)

Jim Crows to continue

d)

None of the above

61.
Who led the group organizing the migrant farm workers?
a)
Dr. King
b)
Caesar Chavez
c)
Eldridge Cleaver
d)
Jose Feliciano
62.
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers Union Movement?
a)
Sal Castro
b)
Gonzalo Mendez
c)
Pete Hernandez
d)
Cesar Chavez
63.

8.What organization did Cesar Chaves create and what did it fight for?

a)

Brown Berets; Black Power

b)

United Farm Workers; better pay and working conditions for migrant farmers

c)

Black Panthers: Black power movement and defense of black communities

d)

American Communist Party: Inspire communist revolution in America

64.
Who was arrested for refusing to give up their seat on a bus?
a)
Charlayne Hunter
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Rebecca L. Felton
65.
An organization formed in 1960 to coordinate sit-ins and other protests and to give young blacks a larger role in the civil rights movement.
a)
affirmative action
b)
de facto segregation
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee 
d)
National Organization for Women 
66.
The main goal of the freedom riders was to 
a)
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
b)
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
c)
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
d)
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
67.

Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?

a)

Dolores Huerta

b)

Malcom X

c)

Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Ceaser Chavez

68.

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

69.
The Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) was based on the constitutional principle of
a)
freedom of speech
b)
right to privacy
c)
protection of property rights
d)
freedom of religion
70.

What was the main goal of the AIM occupation of wounded Knee in 1973?

a)

draw attention to their conditions

b)

obtain right to vote

c)

demand better healthcare

d)

protest gov't involvement in daily life

71.

Which organization was responsible for the siege of Wounded Knee in an attempt to attract attention for the injustices done to Native American Indians ?

a)

SCLC

b)

AIM

c)

NAACP

d)

SNCC

72.

Which of the following characteristics are most associated with Betty Friedan? (choose all the apply)

a)

Women's Rights Advocate

b)

Author of "The Feminine Mystique

c)

encouraged women to be happy with non-traditional roles within society

d)

Advocated for the passage of the 14th Amendment

73.

a religious movement and organization founded in 1930 that combines black nationalism with Islamic teachings. Advocating black unity and self-sufficiency, the Nation came to prominence with the rise of Malcolm X

a)

NAACP

b)

Congress of Racial Equality

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

Black Panthers

e)

American Indian Movement

74.

teams of African Americans and white Americans who traveled into the south to protest against segregated bus terminals

a)

Little Rock 9

b)

Black Panthers

c)

NAACP

d)

Freedom Riders

75.

the first African American student at the University of MS

a)

Emmett Till

b)

Malcolm Little

c)

Medgar Evers

d)

James Meredith

76.
What treaty divides Vietnam at the 17th Parallel?
a)
Geneva Accords
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Camp David Accords
d)
Helsinki Accords
77.

- Helped broker a peace treaty between Israel (Menachem Begin) and Egypt (Anwar el Sadat).

- Egypt becomes first country to recognize Israel.

- Sadat and Begin jointly awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 1978

The above statements describe what event?

a)

Geneva Accords

b)

Camp David Accords

c)

SALT I Treaty

d)

OPEC

78.

Staff of the US Embassy in Iran were held hostage after the dictator Shah Pahlavi was allowed into the US for medical treatment.

a)

Energy Crisis

b)

Munich Massacre

c)

Iran Hostage Crisis

d)

Camp David Accords

79.

The gradual withdrawal of American forces from South Vietnam by Nixon was called

a)

the credibility gap

b)

Westernization

c)

Vietnamization

d)

The Domino Theory

80.

What is the ERA?

a)

Equal Rights Amendment

b)

Equality Rights Amendment

c)

Enduring Rights Amendment

d)

Equal Rights Addendum

81.

What magazine did Gloria Steinem found in the 1970s?

a)

Mrs. Magazine

b)

Mx. Magazine

c)

Miss Magazine

d)

Ms. Magazine

82.

Who did Reagan appoint as the first female Supreme Court Justice?

a)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

b)

Sonya Sotamayor

c)

Sandra Day O'Connor

d)

Elena Kagin

83.

Reaganomics is also known as:

a)

Demand-Side Economics

b)

Supply-Side Economics

c)

Defecit Spending

d)

No answer

84.

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)

Broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

Reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

85.

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

a)

Space Force

b)

Star Trek

c)

Ender's Game

d)

Star Wars

86.

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)

broad tax cuts and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

87.

 Which of the following actions occurred during the Iran-Contra Affair ?

a)

The Reagan administration paid the contras to release Americans being held hostage in Iran.

b)

The Reagan administration used earnings from weapons sales to Iran to illegally fund the contras.

c)

The Reagan administration secretly hired Iranian agents to fight against the contras.

d)

The Reagan administration hired Lebanese agents to rescue Iranians being held by the contras.

88.

This person was responsible for invading Kuwait, and threatening Saudi Arabia, which led to Desert Storm:

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

Saddam Hussein

c)

Mikhail Gorbachev

d)

Manuel Noriega

89.
In Operation Desert Storm (1991) President George H Bush
a)
Hoped to put an end to the Al Qaeda network
b)
Was able to put together a coalition against Saddam Hussein.
c)
Initiated war with Iraq even though the United Nations condemned such action.
d)
Stated that the main objective of the military action was to remove Saddam Hussein from power.
90.

The belief that the United States needs to protect the Persian Gulf region at any cost best fits who's doctrine?

a)

Carter Doctrine

b)

Ford Doctrine

c)

Reagan Doctrine

d)

Clinton Doctrine

91.

What terrorist group, led by Osama bin Laden, organized the September 11 attack on the US?

a)

Taliban

b)

Hezbollah

c)

al-Qaeda

d)

PLO

92.
What was the name of the terrorist group and their leader that organized and committed the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?
a)
Taliban; Saddam Hussein
b)
Taliban; Osama Bin Laden
c)
Al Qaeda; Saddam Hussein
d)
Al Qaeda; Osama Bin Laden
93.

Which political leader introduced programs that moved the USSR away from totalitarianism, and increased economic freedom and political rights?

a)

Mikhail Gorbechev

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Boris Yeltsin

d)

Vladimir Putin

94.

leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991 and president from 1990-1991. He democratized the country's political system and decentralized its economy, leading to the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the end of the Cold War.

a)

Mikhail Gorbachev

b)

Joseph McCarthy

c)

Nikita Khrushchev

d)

Fidel Castro