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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 43mins
What was the main reason the US Senate cited that they would not ratify the Treaty of Versaille, which contained the formation of a League of Nations?
they did not want to pay the yearly dues
they were afraid it would get the US involved in foreign wars
they believed the US would end up bearing all of the responsibility for the organization.
they did not think of it first, so therefore, would not support it.
The following question has more than one answer. Choose all that apply:
What was a result of the US not ratifying the Treaty of Versailles?
The US did not become a member of the League of Nations
The US did not have to pay war reparations.
An ineffective League of Nations
The could join whenever they wanted.
What was the main purpose of this poster?
to encourage young men to enlist in the army
to demonstrate the reason for entering the war
to generate financial support for the war effort
to create public distrust of Germans
Which statement describes the role played by the U.S. journalists during the Spanish-American war?
Journalists exaggerated events to build support for the war, giving the president and Congress little chance to resolve the conflict diplomatically.
Journalists ignored the signs of impending war until it was too late to inform the public of the government’s intentions to declare war on Spain.
Journalists focused on bad news rather than good news in order to criticize the decisions made by the president and military leaders
Journalists provided frequent reports of the fighting, allowing the public to follow a foreign war closely for the first time.
What common objective did the Red Scare of the 1920s and the Red Scare of the 1950s share?
To limit immigration
To secure civil rights for minorities
To expose social and economic abuses
To protect the nation from communism
Why is the conflict between the U.S. and Soviet Union known as the Cold War?
Had several conflicts that never escalated into a full war
Fought a war in Siberia to determine control of East Asia
Has chilly but friendly relations during this time period
What is the U.S. policy of containment?
A strategy to stop the spread of communism.
A policy where the U.S. would attack the Soviet Union.
Staying out of foreign issues.
Getting involved in foreign affairs.
For what purpose was NATO created?
To encourage trade
To provide housing for WW2 refugees
To keep the Soviet Union from taking over the West
Check the nations that fell to communism during the Cold War.
Vietnam
Ireland
Britain
Cuba
China
What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?
To exterminate all Jews
To develop the atomic bomb
To force Japanese surrender
To imprison Hitler
Why did Truman choose to use the atomic bomb?
To become a superpower
tp prepare the U.S. for a Japanese invasion
to save Japanese and American lives
to end the war in the European theatre
All of the following are Axis Powers EXCEPT
Germany
Russia
Italy
Japan
What two cities experienced the effects of the atomic bomb?
Germany and Soviet Union
Hiroshima and Iwo Jima
Pearl Harbor and Iwo Jima
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
43rd president of the US who began the "War on Terror" in 2001.
George W Bush
George H Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
Founder of al Qaeda, the terrorist network responsible for the attacks of September 11, 2001, and other attacks.
Barack Obama
Al Qaeda
George W Bush
Osama Bin Laden
A war fought to end Saddam Hussein's influence in Iraq. U.S. claimed he had connections to terrorism and had WMD.
Iraq War
Afghanistan War
Vietnam War
Gulf War
Biological, chemical, or nuclear weapons that can cause a massive number of deaths in a single use.
Guerilla Warfare
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD)
Manhattan Project
Law responding to 9/11. Expands anti-terrorist powers (wiretapping, surveillance); Raises 4th Amendment concern for civil liberties.
Patriot Act
Bush Doctrine
Guantanamo Bay
Saddam Hussein
Where did Operation Desert Storm take place?
The USS Maine exploded while it was in Havana, _____. This was a leading cause to the start of the Spanish American War.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the Progressive Era.
What became the rallying cry for people that wanted a war with Spain in Cuba?
"Fight, Fight, Fight!"
"Remember the Maine!"
"Remember the Titanic!"
"Beat Spain!"
President __________ is credited with the plan of Vietnamization
Ford
Reagan
Johnson
Nixon
What kind of government did Ho Chi Minh establish?
Communism
Democracy
Socialism
Monarchy
Who was the Korean War between?
U.S. and South Korea
Russia and North Korea
North Korea and South Korea
North Korea and North Vietnam
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
What war ended in a stalemate (meaning nobody won)?
World War I
Korean War
Civil War
World War II
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?
Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz
Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare
Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor
Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl
What American policy provided Western European countries financial assistance so they could recover from WWII?
Marshall Plan
Domino Theory
Truman Doctrine
Big Stick Policy
What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?
It started the space race.
U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.
The U.S. started NASA.
All of the above
During what event did the U.S. bypass a Soviet blockade without provoking a military conflict?
Berlin Airlift
Cuban Missile Crisis
Korean War
Vietnam War
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, what did JFK do when he heard that the Soviet Union was construction a missile site in Cuba.
JFK gave into the Soviet demands.
JFK bombed the Soviet Union with an atomic bomb.
JFK ordered a naval blockade of Cuba.
JFK invaded Cuba from Guantanamo Bay.
What was the purpose for the rationing propaganda?
Raise money for the military
Reserve products for the military and limit waste by civilians.
Kick start the economy with consumerism
Allow people to join the Army
Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in the war in the Pacific?
Both sides realized that there was no hope for victory and came to peace
The halting of Japanese advancement allowed the Allies to begin re-taking the Pacific
It was a huge loss for America
None of the above
What was the reason that Japan attacked the US Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor?
The Japanese were insulted by the Hull Note.
The Japanese wanted to be a dominate world power
They believed it would keep the United States out of the war.
The Japanese wanted to show Hitler how powerful they were
What year does the U.S. enter WWII?
1929
1917
1941
1991
What group of soldiers encoded military communications so that they could not be deciphered by the Japanese?
Tuskegee Airmen
Navajo Code Talkers
Black Pathers
Flying Tigers
