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WorksheetsUS 9th Grade Semester 2 Final
Total questions: 140
Worksheet time: 4hrs 38mins
What was the name for the secret project to build an atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
Tuskegee Airben
Secret Boom
Normandy
Which industry was well suited to change over to military equipment production?
clothing
steel
culinary
automobile
Which future president served as commander during the French invasion?
Dwight Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
Erwin Rommel
Who was the British leader that signed an appeasement with Hitler?
Benito Mussolini
Douglas MacArthur
Adolph Hitler
Neville Chamberlain
Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
Adolph Hitler
Dwight Eisenhower
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
Which act permitted the US to sell arms to warring countries on a cash & carry basis?
Neutrality Act 1939
Lend-Lease Act
Anschluss
Double V
Which was a major cause of the rise dictators in Europe after WW1?
economic prosperity
Treaty of Versailles
redrawing of European borders
German win of WWI
What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean?
firebomb
island hopping
kamikaze
blitzkrieg
The D-Day Allied invasion of France took place where?
Paris
Plymoth
Tokyo
Normandy
What is the name of the program that encouraged African-Americans to join the war effort?
Tuskegee Airmen
Rosie the Riveter
Double V
NAACP
Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Eisenhower
General Rommel
General Lee
At first many Americans were against the war and supported ________________________.
fascism
communism
isolationism
internationalism
The purpose of the Nuremberg Trials was to
test the newly developed atomic bomb.
determine how the holocaust happened.
punish German leaders for war crimes.
remove the emperor of Japan from power.
What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?
Socialist
Nazi
Fascist
Bolshevik
Japan's goal was to take over
North America
Soviet Union
Eastern Asia
Western Asia
What was the term for the action of Britain & France giving in to Hitler's demands?
appeasement
militarization
nationalism
unification
Which Battle was the last German offence?
D-Day
Midway
Bulge
Normandy
What is the name of this iconic poster woman?
Tanya the Tank
Wonder Woman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosie the Riveter
Why were the Japanese unable to decipher the messages of the Navajo code talkers?
The code consisted of a series of whistle-like noises.
The code talkers had an advanced code machine.
They used the Navajo language, which had no written alphabet.
They used a math code based on the Navajo numeric system.
The turning point in the war against Japan in the Pacific was the
Battle of Midway.
bombing of Pearl Harbor.
internment of Japanese Americans.
Battle of the Bulge.
What was a key cause for the rise of fascism in nations such as Italy and Germany?
collectivization
economic hardship
genocide
secret treaties
Which action is most closely associated with TOTALitarian governments?
allowing public discussion of issues and
accepting criticism and permitting dissent
engaging in censorship and propaganda
having open and transparent elections with
Which type of government is characterized by extreme nationalism, censorship, militarism, and dictatorship?
fascist
direct democracy
constitutional confederation
parliamentary democracy
One purpose of the Nuremberg Trials and of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was to (HINT: if they are COMPARING the two, you don't need to know both! If you know which is true for one, it is true for the other, too!)
address human rights abuses
support the establishment of democratic
establish free trade zones throughout the
provide encouragement to people behind the iron curtain
Neville Chamberlain visited Munich in 1938 to negotiate the fate of Sudetenland. Which policy is most closely associated with Chamberlain’s action?
appeasement
nonalignment
reparations
colonialism
The term TOTALitarianism can best be defined as the
belief that change and progress are beneficial
practice of using faith and religious doctrine to maintain followers
idea that all aspects of life are controlled by the state (government)
method for privatizing industry and property
What would be the best title for this chart?
Events During World War I
Totalitarian Regimes Between the Wars
Economic Problems Between the Wars
Causes of World War II
Which title best completes this time line? (HINT: Look at key words such as occupation, conquering, attacking, etc.)
Communist Takeover of China
Annexation of Korea
Chinese Cultural Revolution
Japanese Militarism
Why is D-Day (June 6, 1944) considered a turning point in World War II?
The landing of Allied troops forced Germany to fight on the western front, a two-front war.
A string of Russian victories led to their control over eastern Europe.
The death of Hitler left Germany without clear military leadership.
Dropping the first nuclear bomb quickly led to Japan’s surrender.
Neville Chamberlain visited Munich in 1938 to negotiate the fate of Sudetenland. Which policy is most closely associated with Chamberlain’s action?
appeasement
nonalignment
reparations
colonialism
Adolf Hitler justified his takeover of eastern territory by stating that Germany needed to (HINT: remember the source we read about Hitler!)
(1) gain more living space for German people
(2) reestablish its Asian colonies
(3) give its navy access to Caspian seaports
(4) enforce established peace agreements
First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out. And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me. — Martin Niemöller
Which event is Martin Niemöller referring to in this passage?
(1) Ukrainian famine
(2) World War I
(3) breakup of Yugoslavia
(4) Holocaust
The military conflicts of World War II ended in August 1945 when
(1) the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki prompted Japan’s unconditional surrender
(2) Allied armies captured Berlin and divided Germany
(3) Germany and Japan negotiated a settlement for “peace without victory”
(4) the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began hearing testimony in Tokyo
After World War II, trials for Nazi war criminals were conducted by the
(1) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
(2) Nuremburg Tribunals
(3) Sadler Commission
(4) International Red Cross
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
direct, armed conflict between the two nations
the founding of the United Nations
a deep reduction in military expenditures
a competition for political influence over other countries
The Cold War refers to the period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union from
the end of World War II to the fall of the Soviet Union.
the end of World War I to the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
the Cuban Missile Crisis to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
the Bolshevik Revolution to the end of World War I.
Which of the following is most characteristic of the Cold War?
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the United States and the Soviet Union
The expansion of national borders by imperialistic European countries
The implementation of isolationist foreign policies in Great Britain and China
The rapid industrialization of many Southeast Asian countries
The United States followed a policy of containment during the Cold War in response to the spread of communism.
How did the Marshall Plan reflect containment policy?
It blocked Soviet missiles from from arriving in communist Cuba.
It provided economic aid to European countries in order to prevent the spread of communism.
It authorized the use of military force against communist forces in Vietnam.
It stopped communist efforts to control the Korean Peninsula.
When the United States sent military aid to African governments to help them resist communism, it was continuing a foreign policy first asserted in the
Potsdam Agreement.
Teheran Conference.
Marshall Plan.
Truman Doctrine.
What was one major goal of the Soviet Union during the early years of the Cold War?
to expand individual liberties in the Baltic republics
to attract foreign economic investments
to create a defensive buffer zone in Eastern Europe
to establish a competitive market economy
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The assistance of the Chinese military
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
During the Cold War, in which country would the city of West Berlin be inside of?
East Germany
West Germany
Soviet Union
France
Which country, in 1948, controlled the ZONE that the entire city of Berlin was located in.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
United States
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift, between the years 1948 and 1949?
To bring necessary supplies to assist the Communists after World War II.
It was designed to help citizens in France to resist Communism.
Moving Allied soldiers to help fight the Nazis during World War II.
To supply the citizens of West Berlin while the Soviet blockade continued.
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea. .
North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea
United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.
Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.
During the Korean War, what prevented the southern part of the peninsula from falling permanently to the invading forces?
The threat of a Soviet naval blockade
The use of atomic weapons on northern cities
The assistance of the Chinese military
The involvement of UN forces under the command of the United States
The United States Foreign Policy after World War II was the policy of Containment, which was?
The U.S. would try to restrict the spread of Fascism in Europe.
The U.S. would help to rebuild the nations of Japan and Germany.
Due to the importance, the U.S. would increase spending into the Space Race.
The U.S. would try to prevent the spread of Communism anywhere in the world.
U.S. intervention in Vietnam came as a result of the Cold War policy of
détente
appeasement
containment
brinkmanship
Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
Gulf of Tonkin, 1964
Bay of Pigs, 1961
Suez Crisis, 1956
During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?
Truman Doctrine
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
During the Cold War, what policy did the U.S. follow to stop the spread of communism?
Open Door Policy
Big Stick Policy
Containment Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
In what year did the Russians launch the satellite Sputnik?
1941
1957
1969
1991
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race between the USSR and U.S.
The U.S. government started NASA.
U.S. began to spend more money on math and science to maintain national security.
All of the above
During what Cold War event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade in Germany without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Vietnam War
Watergate Scandal
Bataan Death March
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.
He launched a nuclear missile at the Kremlin in Moscow.
He gave into the demands of the Soviet & Cuban government.
He ordered a naval blockade around Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from bringing the necessary materials.
He declared war on the Soviet Union & Cuba.
What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What theory caused the U.S. to enter the Vietnam War in order to stop the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Open Door Policy
Dollar Diplomacy
What is NATO?
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.
A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.
A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.
Which of the following terms refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union that began at the end of WWII and lasted until 1991?
Iron Curtain
Soviet-Communist War
Korean War
Cold War
What is significant about the 38th parallel?
It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain
The division between North and South Korea
The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.
The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.
Disenfranchisement is...
The removal of a person's rights (often refers to voting)
The addition of a person's rights (often refers to voting)
A lack of resources based on poverty level
A lack of education due to poor school systems
Laws in the South that created a system of discrimination
(a)
The court case Plessy v. Fergusson upheld "separate, but (a) "
The landmark court case _______ ___ _______ said separate but equal was inherently inequal; schools must be desegregated
(a)
Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat led MLK Jr. to organize the Montgomery Bus (a) in which people refused to ride public transit in Montgomery, AL until buses were desegregated.
This organization presses for law reform and enforcement of equal rights to protect people of color. It often provides lawyers and resources to people who have been discriminated against.
The Supreme Court of the US
The National Academy of Concerned People (NAACP).
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
The National Institute of Civil Rights (NICR)
True or False?
Enforcing desegregation and other civil rights laws was done quickly and easily.
True
False
It often took _____________ to enforce desegregation and other civil rights laws in certain Southern states.
Threatening to withhold federal funding and sending in the military
Threatening to remove the state's statehood
A strongly worded letter from the Supreme Court and the President
Simply passing a new law
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is unconstitutional (illegal) to:
allow children to work long hours in factories
segregate schools based on people’s skin color
pay black people less than white people for similar work
return an escaped slave to his/her master
Define segregation
to refuse to buy, use, or go to, in order to make a protest or bring about a change.
the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.
the process of bringing all parts together into a whole.
an objection or complaint
Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.
Racist
Prejudice
Discrimination
Jim Crow
A struggle for social justice during the 50s and 60s for African Americans to gain equal rights under the law was called?
Executive Order 9981
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Civil Rights Movement
March on Washington
What event did Rosa Parks spark when she was arrested?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Selma March
March on Washington
Brown v Board of Education
The main goal of the freedom riders was to
pressure the federal government to enforce the law banning segregation on interstate buses
inspire students to protest in Birmingham against Jim Crow
encourage Congress to pass Kennedy's civil rights agenda
desegregate urban bus systems in the south
Which of the following conclusions is accurate about the United States during the 1960s?
Citizens were concerned with the environmental problems of the Dust Bow.
Ethnic and race relations were important issues.
Presidents were preoccupied with the impact of McCarthyism.
Tariffs and free trade issues were dominating the news.
The federal government responded to which issue in the nation when it passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Unfair lending practices by banks
Unequal representation in local legislatures
Inadequate medical services in urban areas
Discrimination by employers
Which government action was intended to ensure that African Americans could exercise their Fifteenth Amendment rights?
The Supreme Court decision in Sweatt v. Painter
The executive order to desegregate the U.S. Army
The passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. The Board of Education
Under the leadership of Martin Luther King Jr., the Civil Rights Movement is mostly characterized by
non-violent civil disobedience
violence and riots
economic prosperity
political corruption
What is being described below?
Equal rights in politics, society, and the economy.
Civil Disobedience
Civil Rights
Equality Policy
Rebellion
What event is being described below:
A father sued city of Topeka, KS because his daughter, could not attend the school closest to their home since she was black.
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Roe vs. Wade
Scott vs. Sanford
What event was unique to the 1960 Presidential election?
First Democratic Candidate elected to the Presidency.
First Televised Debate
Last Republican nominated for the Presidency
No Vice-Presidential Candidates on the Ticket
Who was the more experienced candidate in the 1960 presidential election?
Robert F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Harry S. Truman
The 1960 Presidential election was a contest between which two candidates
John Kennedy(R) and Richard Nixon(D)
John Kennedy(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
Robert Kennedy(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
Lyndon B. Johnson(D) and Richard Nixon(R)
1963: to improve communication between the White House and Kremlin, Kennedy installed
the A-line
the red line
the nuclear line
the hot line
Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis:
Lech Walesa
Mikhael Gorbachev
Nikita Khruschev
Leonid Brezhnev
Which Supreme Court Chief Justice established liberal rulings during the LBJ Presidency?
John Marshall
John Roberts
Earl Warren
John Jay
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To blockade Berlin from obtaining supplies
To stop East Germans from fleeing West Berlin
To stop communism from spreading
To anger the United States
Which President created the Peace Corps by executive order?
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
What was the major factor in Johnson's landslide victory over Goldwater in 1964?
Goldwater's call for using Nuclear Weapons on Cuba & Vietnam
Liberalism
Johnson's determination to fight communism in South Vietnam
Johnson's domestic agenda
How did America react to the USSR putting the first man in space
Indifference
Prideful
Determined to Win
Military Action
The first satellite launched into space was
Apollo I
Apollo II
Discovery
Sputnik
12 - QuizWhich president created the Great Society?
FDR
Johnson
JFK
Truman
Which area of the world benefitted from the Marshall Plan?
Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Asia
South America
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans 65+, was intended to provide
health insurance
life insurance
home insurance
car insurance
What is flexible Response?
preparing for a variety of military responses
Stop relying on just nuclear bombs
Build up of traditional weapons
Trick its all of them
Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed
The New Deal
The Fair deal
The New Frontier
The Fair Frontier
Kennedy's most obvious foreign policy disaster....
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
Because JFK was elected by a slim margin, he lacked a popular mandate.
True
False
The Alliance for Progress was intended to improve the level of economic well-being in
Latin America
Africa
Caribbean
Western Europe
The reapportionment of election districts shifted political power from urban to rural areas
True
False
LBJ, a democrat, wanted to do what as president of the US?
Increase the power of government over the economy
Decrease the power of government over the economy
Keep the economy the same as it was under FDR
Change the economy as it was under FDR
What European country controlled Vietnam until World War II?
France
Germany
Great Britain
Spain
John F. Kennedy
sent warships to bomb North Vietnam.
decreased the war equipment being sent to South Vietnam.
increased the number of military advisers in South Vietnam.
sent soldiers to fight in North Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh Trail was
a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.
a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.
the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.
a supply line used by South Vietnam.
After the Vietnam War
South Vietnam stayed independent but communist.
both countries were reunited.
the Americans had to pay for most of the damage.
all of the above.
Which of the following was NOT used by the American military in Vietnam?
Aerial attacks (regular bombs)
Agent Orange
Napalm
Nuclear bombs
Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?
Gulf of Thailand
Gulf of Tonkin
Pearl Harbor
South China Sea
The United States experience in the Vietnam War supports the idea that the outcome of a war
is determined mainly be technological superiority.
is dependent on using the greatest number of soldiers.
is assured to countries dedicated to democratic ideals.
can be strongly affected by public opinion.
Which of the following was not a reason for the Vietnam War?
The Domino Theory
Containment
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Vietnamization
Which American president escalated the Vietnam War and did not run for re-election as a result of anti-war activities in the United States?
Kennedy
Nixon
Truman
Johnson
In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.
My Lai Massacre
Attack on Sai Pan
Tet Offensive
Attack on Khe Sanh
The sustained bombing of North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, ordered by Johnson in 1965
Domino Theory
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
US troop reduction in Vietnam; transfer of combat operations from American to South Vietnamese troops
Domino Theory
Kent State University
Tet Offensive
Vietnamization
Leading Vietnamese nationalist figure, supporting the Communist party
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Kent State University
President of the Republic of Vietnam, had US support, eventually would be overthrown
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam’s independence and established this
Tet Offensive
Viet Cong
Kent State University
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
Gave the President expansive war powers
Operation Rolling Thunder
Domino Theory
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet
Operation Rolling Thunder
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Tet Offensive
Kent State University
Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970
Kent State University
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
Viet Cong
What was Watergate?
A nice hotel in Washington, DC
The code name for a secret informant
A dam in Washington, DC
The Republican's headquarters for the 1972 election
Nixon was impeached from presedency.
What were the so-called "SALT 1" talks about?
increasing mineral trade between the U.S. and Soviet Union
reducing nuclear weapons/missile
improving the taste of bland foods
learning how to store nuclear waste in salt domes
Who were the reporters who leaked the information that prompted an investigation into the Watergate break-in?
Sacco and Vanzetti
Richards and Cox
Woodward and Bernstein
Ethel and Julius Rosenburg
Who became President immediately after Nixon left office?
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
According to the graph, when was Richard Nixon’s highest approval rating?
November 1972
May 1973
November 1973
May 1974
What is the main idea of this cartoon from the Watergate era?
The Supreme Court presides over a presidential impeachment trial.
Congress has to obey the Constitution.
The president has the final word involving constitutional issues.
No person or group is above the law.
When Richard Nixon opened the door to China he also brought the US and USSR closer together.
True
False
