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Spring Final Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

France and Britain initially adopted this policy in response to Hitler's territorial expansion

a)

appeasement

b)

praise

c)

extermination

d)

interventionism

2.

economic declaration of war against Axis Powers

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Neutrality Acts

d)

US History Act

3.

Which is NOT one of Roosevelt's four freedoms?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of religion

c)

freedom of want

d)

freedom from fear

4.

What was the importance of the Neutrality Acts?

a)

Sell ammunition to countries at war

b)

Keep the U.S. out of the War in Europe

c)

Declare War against Japan

d)

Both A and B

5.

What was the purpose for the rationing propaganda?

a)

Raise money for the military

b)

Reserve products for the military and limit waste by civilians.

c)

Kick start the economy with consumerism

d)

Allow people to join the Army

6.

How did women support the war effort during WWII?

a)

They maitained the home

b)

worked industrial jobs (defense industries)

c)

They were only nurses

d)

They were teachers

7.

What did the Rosie cartoon encourage?

a)

For women to work factory jobs to support the war effort (defnese industries)

b)

That women are capable of some jobs but only if needed

c)

That women can do some jobs during war

d)

That women will only work if they get paid

8.

What was the purposeof the Japanese Internment camps?

a)

Capture Japanese soldiers that bombed Pearl Harbor?

b)

Detain Japanese Americans in case of Espionage or Treason

c)

Protect Americans from all the Japanese undercover soldiers

d)

Incarcerate Japanese soldiers in the Pacific

9.

Which of these was a group of people targeted during the Holocaust? (Multiple answer question be careful)

a)

Jewish

b)

Homosexuals

c)

Leading Intellectuals

d)

Disabled

10.

Why did the Allies attack through Normandy beach (D-Day)

a)

to enter Western Europe and corner Hitler

b)

to enter Eastern Asia and corner Hitler

c)

to eliminate Stalin

d)

to help the Nazi Army

11.

What was the Manhattan Project?

a)

A secret plan to corner Hitler

b)

A secret plan to build atomic bombs

c)

A plan to invade Europe through Normandy

d)

the plan Hitler used to bomb London

12.

How did President Truman justify the use of Atomic Weapons?

a)

It was the only way to finish the war?

b)

Japan was going to bomb the U.S

c)

Diplomacy was the first attempt but Japan refused

d)

Pearl Harbor deserved quick revenge

13.

What was the example set by the Nuremberg Trails?

a)

It did nothing

b)

That crimes against humanity are punishable

c)

How to properly punish a Nazi

d)

Different sentences for different people

14.

Which of these was the purpose of the Yalta Conference?

a)

Alliance between Hitler and Stalin

b)

How to invade Eastern Europe

c)

An alliance to work together to defeat Japan

d)

How to sentence Nazi Leaders

15.

What was the result of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

a)

Nothing happened

b)

It led to the surrender of Russia and Germany

c)

It led to the surrender of Japan

d)

None of the above

16.

Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?

a)

Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace

b)

Heavy Japanese losses allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific

c)

It was a huge loss for America

d)

None of the above

17.

What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?

a)

The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.

b)

The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power

c)

They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.

d)

The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were

18.

Why did the League of Nations fail?

a)

The League of Nations was weak because the US failed to join.

b)

It did not fail

c)

The League of Nations gave to much power to Germany

d)

None of the above

19.

How did Hitler violate the Treaty of Versailles?

a)

Rearmed Germany

b)

Sent troops into Rhineland and also Annexed Austria

c)

Took the Sudetenland and Poland

d)

All of the above

20.

What year did the United States enter World War II?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

The US never joined

21.

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

22.

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)

23.

Communist North Korea invades democratic South Korea, therefore pressuring who to help?

a)

U.S

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

24.

What benefits is this chart displaying?

a)

G.I. bill coverage for school after 9/11

b)

Rationing book

c)

Medicaid assistance

d)

Welfare benefits

25.

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

26.

What was the outcome of this headline?

a)

students retaliated by storming the capitol building

b)

growing support against American involvement in war in Vietnam

c)

the war in Vietnam ended

d)

troops were sent to all college campuses

27.

What was the result of the Berlin blockade?

a)

Military conflict escalated between the U.S & USSR

b)

Germany fell to communism

c)

The Cold War ended

d)

The U.S airlifted supplies to West Berlin and avoided war with the Soviet Union

28.

North Korea invading _____________ caused the start of the Korean War in 1950.

a)

China

b)

Cambodia

c)

South Vietnam

d)

South Korea

29.

Gives soldier's money for college or training programs when they return to civilian life.

a)

Containment Policy

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

G.I. Bill

30.

A competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons during the Cold War.

a)

Space Race

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Arms Race

d)

Domino Theory

31.

It was most frequently used to describe public skepticism about the Lyndon B. Johnson administration's statements and policies on the Vietnam War.

a)

Credibility Gap

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Wars Power Act

d)

Vietnamization

32.

What does this illustration display?

a)

Soviet nuclear weapons in Cuba pointed at the U.S

b)

Flights from Cuba to North American cities

c)

Exportation of sugar to the U.S

d)

Cuban Baseball Team's travel destinations

33.

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

34.

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

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Molotov Plan

c)

McCarthyism

d)

Containment Policy

35.

After WW2, the Domino Theory mainly threatened American Containment Policy in which part of the world?

a)

South America

b)

Africa

c)

East & Southeast Asia

d)

Australia

36.

How did some Americans show their antiwar sentiment during the Vietnam War?

a)

participating in freedom rides

b)

boycotting public transportation

c)

organizing mass protests and burning draft cards

d)

go on hunger strikes

37.

The U.S was seen by many nations as an imperialistic invader of less developed countries during-

a)

WW2

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

WW1

d)

The Civil War

38.

Average family income, employment, and consumer spending all increased during which decade in the U.S.

a)

1900's

b)

1950's

c)

1910's

d)

1870's

39.

Growth of suburbs, middle-class, and development of interstate highway system are effects of-

a)

financial decline after WW1

b)

economic success after Spanish American War

c)

financial gain during the Gilded Age

d)

economic prosperity after WW2

40.

Gave executive power so the president could station more troops in Vietnam.

a)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

b)

Wars Power Act

c)

Execuitive Order 9066

d)

Tet Offensive

41.

Who was the Arkansas governor that sent the National Guard to keep nine African Americans students out of school?

a)

Orval Faubus

b)

George Wallace

c)

Lester Maddox

d)

Bull Connor

42.

What was the purpose of Executive Order 9981?

a)

To call for rationing

b)

To mobilize troops in preparation for the Vietnam War

c)

Desegregating the military

d)

Initiate nuclear launch codes

43.

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

44.

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

45.

Rosa Parks initiated the _____________.

a)

Montgomery Bus Boycott

b)

Little Rock Nine event

c)

Woolworth Sit-In

d)

Freedom Rides

46.

How were Cesar Chavez and Martin Luther King Jr similar in their protest tactics?

a)

Started riots

b)

Began militant demonstrations

c)

Used nonviolent forms of protest

d)

Organized labor unions

47.

Poll taxes and literacy tests limited which right of African Americans?

a)

Voting

b)

Equal Pay

c)

Education

d)

Health Insurance

48.

How did Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta contribute to the Chicano civil rights movement?

a)

They fought for the rights of exploited laborers

b)

They protested violent tactics used by the farm workers

c)

They demanded educators teach more about Hispanic heritage

d)

All of the above

49.

The group NOW (National Organization for Women) and Betty Friedan fought against ___________.

a)

gender discrimination

b)

political representation

c)

foreign policy

d)

states rights

50.

Which of the following was used in the South to practice segregation?

a)

Equality

b)

Jim Crow laws

c)

Title IX

d)

No laws were needed

51.

Which term is most associated with Martin Luther King Jr?

a)

Civil disobedience

b)

Violent protests

c)

Black militancy

d)

Segregation

52.

Title IX created ________.

a)

political rights to be distributed amongst men

b)

more economic investments for low income families

c)

equal opportunities for both genders, especially in athletics and education

d)

the need for an oversight committee to establish rules for bank loans

53.

Malcolm X and the Black Panther Party are associated with ________.

a)

civil disobedience

b)

militancy ("by any means necessary")

c)

cooperation

d)

political lobbying

54.

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

55.

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

56.

This 1932 poster depicts an organization originally formed to advocate _______.

a)

publicly funded health care for children

b)

better economic treatment of migrant workers

c)

a retirement system for farm laborers

d)

equal employment opportunities for women

57.

Which government poster is directly related to the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

a)

F

b)

G

c)

H

d)

J

58.

These murals were painted during the 1970s in California. This artistic movement demonstrates the contributions of which culture to U.S. art?

a)

Mexican Americans

b)

Chinese Americans

c)

Irish Americans

d)

African Americans

59.

During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

a)

Rights for women

b)

Readmission of states to the Union

c)

Rights for former slaves

d)

Presidential impeachment proceedings

60.

What was the name of President Lyndon Johnson's plan to end poverty in America?

a)

New Frontier

b)

Great Society

c)

Square Deal

d)

New Deal

61.

What was the main reason for the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

a)

The US wanted to support Fidel Castro

b)

The US wanted to overthrow Fidel Castro using Cuban exiles

c)

The US wanted to establish a naval blockade around Cuba

d)

The US wanted to help Cuba defend against the Soviet Union

62.

What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The Soviet Union increased the number of missiles in Cuba

b)

The US and the Soviet Union went to war

c)

The Soviet Union agreed to remove its missiles from Cuba

d)

Cuba became a territory of the US

63.

What was the main goal of the Great Society domestic policy?

a)

To reduce military spending

b)

To expand education, healthcare for the elderly, and improve Civil Rights

c)

To increase taxes

d)

To support the Vietnam War

64.

What was the significance of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

a)

It declared war on Vietnam

b)

It ended US involvement in Vietnam

c)

It gave the US President broad powers to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States

d)

It was a peace treaty between the US and Vietnam

65.

What was the purpose of the Anti-War Movement during the Vietnam War?

a)

To support the war effort in Vietnam

b)

To protest against the draft and the war in Vietnam

c)

To promote US military recruitment

d)

To provide aid to Vietnamese civilians

66.

What was the legal voting age established by the 26th Amendment?

a)

16

b)

18

c)

21

d)

25

67.

What was the Domino Theory in the context of the Vietnam War?

a)

The belief that if one country falls to communism, surrounding countries will also fall.

b)

The strategy of dropping bombs in a domino effect

c)

The idea that Vietnam would lead to the fall of major Western powers

d)

The plan to create a chain of US military bases in Southeast Asia

68.

What was "Agent Orange" used for during the Vietnam War?

a)

As a healing agent for wounded soldiers

b)

As a code name for covert operations

c)

To clear the jungle of its vegetation to be able to see the enemy

d)

As a weapon of mass destruction

69.

What event marked the beginning of the Tet Offensive?

a)

The bombing of the US embassy in Saigon

b)

The fall of Saigon

c)

The signing of the Paris Peace Accords

d)

The celebration of the Vietnamese New Year

70.

What was the outcome of the Vietnamization policy?

a)

The US took over the fight from the South Vietnamese

b)

The North Vietnamese surrendered to the US

c)

The South Vietnamese took over the fight from the US

d)

The US and Vietnam formed an alliance

71.

What was the main reason Richard Nixon resigned from the presidency?

a)

The Watergate scandal

b)

The Vietnam War

c)

The creation of the EPA

d)

The Endangered Species Act

72.

Which act was signed into law to protect the environment during Richard Nixon's presidency?

a)

Endangered Species Act (1973)

b)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

c)

Nixon Tapes Act

d)

Freedom of Religion Act

73.

What was the purpose of the Camp David Accords?

a)

To end the Vietnam War

b)

To establish the Department of Energy

c)

To sign the SALT II treaty

d)

To lead to the 1979 Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty

74.

What economic conditions were prevalent during Jimmy Carter's presidency?

a)

Deflation and low interest rates

b)

Inflation at 10%, interest rates at 21%

c)

Stagnation and decreasing oil prices

d)

Balanced budget and economic surplus

75.

Which organization used oil as a political weapon in the 1970s by placing an oil embargo?

a)

NATO

b)

OPEC

c)

EPA

d)

SALT

76.

What was Ronald Reagan's approach to the economy, which involved lowering taxes and decreasing federal regulations on businesses?

a)

Reaganomics

b)

New Deal

c)

Great Society

d)

Keynesian economics

77.

During Ronald Reagan's presidency, what major international event occurred in 1986 involving Libya?

a)

Reagan signed a peace treaty with Libya

b)

Reagan supported a coup in Libya

c)

Reagan bombed Muammar Gaddafi's Libya

d)

Reagan visited Libya for diplomatic talks

78.

What was the result of the secret operation run by Reagan & White House officials involving Iran?

a)

Strengthened US-Iran relations

b)

American hostages in Lebanon were released

c)

Increased American military presence in the Middle East

d)

The American image was tarnished

79.

What was the significant change in the American judiciary system during Reagan's presidency?

a)

Appointment of the first African American Supreme Court Justice

b)

Appointment of the first female Supreme Court Justice

c)

Introduction of the Patriot Act

d)

Overturning of Roe v. Wade

80.

What was George H.W. Bush's greatest success during the Gulf War?

a)

Capturing Saddam Hussein

b)

Forcing Iraq's Saddam Hussein to leave Kuwait

c)

Signing a peace treaty with Iraq

d)

Establishing democracy in Iraq

81.

What was the key domestic legislation signed by George H.W. Bush that prohibits discrimination against the disabled?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Affordable Care Act

c)

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

d)

Voting Rights Act

82.

What was one of the reasons Bill Clinton won the 1992 presidential election?

a)

Ross Perot's 3rd Party candidacy split the vote, allowing Clinton to win.

b)

Clinton had a very successful previous term as president.

c)

Clinton promised to increase taxes on the rich and the poor.

d)

Clinton had the support of the incumbent president.

83.

What was a result of the economic prosperity during Bill Clinton's presidency?

a)

Unemployment increased significantly.

b)

The computer industry suffered losses.

c)

Business profits were at all-time highs, especially in the computer industry.

d)

Healthcare reforms were successfully passed into law.

84.

What was the outcome of Bill Clinton's impeachment proceedings?

a)

He was removed from office by the Senate.

b)

The Senate failed to convict him, and he remained in office.

c)

He resigned before the Senate could vote.

d)

He was impeached by the House but acquitted by the public.

85.
In which year did the government of the Soviet Union collapse to end the Cold War?
a)
1991
b)
1994
c)
2000
d)
2001
86.
The USA PATRIOT Act, passed after the September 11, 2001 attacks, was designed to help lawenforcement intercept terrorists. Some lawmakers opposed this law because they were concerned that it —
a)
took too much power away from the executive branch
b)
was another example of abuses like the War Powers Act
c)
could result in violations of citizens' constitutional rights
d)
did not include clear enough guidelines for law enforcement
87.
U.S. participation in the United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the post-WWII period demonstrated that the U.S.--
a)
believed in the principle of hemispheric isolation
b)
partipated in international organzations to enhance its security
c)
returned to the foreign policy it had followed after WWI
d)
embraced a postwar policy of strict neutrality to avoid entangling alliances
88.
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs (GATT) have encouraged countries to --
a)
engage in more international trade 
b)
create a uniform international currency 
c)
accept similar wage and price controls 
d)
regulate multinational corporations from the Middle east 
89.
President George HW Bush gained great popularity for which of the following?
a)
Handling of the nation's economy
b)
Victory over Iraq in the Gulf War
c)
Balancing the budget
d)
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
90.
What country did the US attack after September 11. 2001 for harboring Al-Qaeda?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Israel
91.
Which country, led by Saddam Hussein, was attacked because the US believed it had weapons of mass destruction?
a)
Afghanistan
b)
Iraq
c)
Iran
d)
Israel
92.
The United States engaged in several major military actions between 1950 and 2000. Which chronology of events is accurate?
a)
World War II, Gulf War, Korean War, Korean War, Afghanistan War
b)
World War I, Vietnam War, invasion of Granada, World War II
c)
Korean War, Vietnam War, invasion of Granada, Gulf War
d)
Vietnam War, Afghanistan War, Gulf War, Korean War
93.
President Carter was applauded for mediating the camp David Accords between 
a)
Iraq and Iran 
b)
Egypt and Israel 
c)
the US and Russia 
d)
the US and Iran 
94.
The tearing down of the Berlin Wall (depicted above) marked a symbolic end to the 
a)
Berlin blockade
b)
Vietnam war 
c)
Cold war 
d)
Iran contra affair 
95.
Where did Hurricane Katrina hit?
a)
The Gulf Cost of the United States
b)
Wisconsin and Michigan
c)
Ohio and Indiana
d)
Washington
96.
In which city did the hurricane take place?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
Houston
c)
Galveston
d)
New Orleans
97.
What was significant about Barack winning the Presidency in 2008?
a)
He was the first African-American to win a presidential election.
b)
It wasn't significant at all.
c)
Barack didn't win the Presidency in 2008.
d)
He was the eight African-American to win a presidential election.
98.
What does President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial reflect about modern U.S. politics?
a)
Congress conducts more thorough investigations of judicial nominees
b)
Campaign finances are monitored by a regulatory agency
c)
Media outlets focus more on policy issues than on the actions of elected officials
d)
Elected officials face greater scrutiny of their personal lives
99.
The impeachment of President Clinton likely resulted in —
a)
his reelection loss
b)
a decline of public trust in government
c)
fewer divisions between political parties
d)
an increase in the public's trust in government
100.

Supposedly had Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs)

a)

Saddam Hussein

b)

Osama Bin Laden

c)

Ho Chi Minh

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev