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2nd Semester Standards

Total questions: 193

Worksheet time: 2hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group (country or people) who work together for a common purpose is a

(a)  

2.
President Bush and the United Nations sent in troops in January 1991, their goal was the restore peace in Kuwait. What was the name of this conflict, which lasted six weeks?
a)
World War II
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Persian Gulf War
d)
This means war
3.
What was the name of Iraq's Dictator, who ordered the invasion of Kuwait in August 1990, for which the US forced their withdraw in the 1991 Gulf War?
a)
Anwar Sadat
b)
Osama Bin Laden
c)
Mumamar Quadafi 
d)
Saadam Hussein
4.
What country did Bush go to war against in the Middle East?
a)
Iran
b)
Kuwait
c)
Iraq
d)
Saudi Arabia
5.
A war fought between Iraq and a coalition of UN forced led by the US in 1991. Lasting only 42 days, it resulted in the liberation of Kuwait from Saddam Hussein's forces. 
a)
Afghanistan War 
b)
Iran War 
c)
Persian Gulf War 
d)
Iraq War 
6.
What country was liberated as a result of the Persian Gulf War? 
a)
Iraq
b)
Iran
c)
Russia
d)
Kuwait
7.

In what year did Iraq invade Kuwait?

a)

1990

b)

1991

c)

2001

d)

2003

8.

What did the US and the coalition of countries call the military mission to recapture Kuwait?

a)

Operation Enduring Freedom

b)

Operation Dessert Time

c)

Operation Desert Storm

d)

Operation Iraqi Freedom

9.

How did Desert Storm end?

a)

The Iraqi government took over Kuwait. The war was lost.

b)

The Iraqi government would not agree to a truce.

c)

The Kuwaiti government agreed to a truce and withdrew from Iraq.

d)

The Iraqi government agreed to a truce and withdrew from Kuwait.

10.

How long did the Desert Storm last?

a)

6 weeks

b)

6 months

c)

6 years

d)

6 decades

11.
What international treaty organization was expanded include new nations?
a)
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
b)
WTO (World Treaty Organization)
c)
Collective Treaty Security Organization 
12.
What happened to Clinton after he lied under oath about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky?
a)
He was fired
b)
He resigned
c)
He was impeached
d)
He was promoted
13.

Clinton was impeached but not convicted for -

a)

working with the Russians to secure his 1st term as president

b)

lying under oath about his relationship with an intern.

c)

covering up a break in at the DNC headquarters

d)

for firing the Secretary of War

14.
Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb in an office building in what city in 1995?
a)
Oklahoma City
b)
Kansas City
c)
Jackson City
d)
Johnson City
15.
Free trade means 
a)
the countries use the same currency
b)
No trade barriers
c)
there is a quota on some goods
d)
trade is quick and easy
16.
What is the purpose of NAFTA?
a)
To increase trade between all countries
b)
To help Canada become a more independent nation
c)
To eliminate the environmental issues between the nations involved
17.

The Balkans has had War in Serbia, War in Bosnia, War in Kosovo. These wars were a result of ?

a)

Ethnic Tension

b)

Economic Tension

c)

Environmental Tension

18.

The Dayton Accords ended a war in what country?

a)

Israel

b)

Rwanda

c)

Yugoslavia

d)

Vietnam

19.
What was the building called that was bombed?
a)
Murrah P. Alfred Government
b)
Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building
c)
Oklahoma City Federal Building
d)
Oklahoma City Government Building
20.
What year did the bombing take place?
a)
               1995
b)
               1895
c)
               1990
d)
                2000
21.

What is Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building?

a)

A. Was a United States federal government complex in Downtown Oklahoma City that got bombed.

b)

B. Was a United States federal government complex in Downtown Kissimmee that got bombed.

c)

C. Was a United States federal government complex in Downtown Iowa that got bombed.

d)

D. Was a United States federal government complex in Downtown Orlando that got bombed.

22.

When did the World trade center Bombing occur

a)

February 26, 1993

b)

March 15,2006

c)

April 29, 1992

d)

April 20, 2020

23.

Ramzi Yousef led the first bombing of the World Trade Center in response for American support of...

a)

Egypt

b)

Lebanon

c)

Israel

d)

Saudi Arabia

24.
Who masterminded the attack on the World Trade Center in 2001?
a)
Hitler
b)
Saddam Hussein
c)
ISIS
d)
Al Qaeda
25.

He gave the official approval for the 9/11 attacks.

a)

Ramzi Yousef

b)

Osama bin Laden

c)

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

d)

Tamerlan Tsarnaev

26.

When was 9/11

a)

September 11 2000

b)

September 11 2001

c)

September 11 2018

d)

September 11 2030

27.

Who was the president during 9/11

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

George W. Bush

c)

George W.H. Bush

d)

Donald Trump

28.

How many people died as a result of the 911 terror attacks?

a)

2996

b)

1996

c)

996

d)

3996

29.
When was the PATRIOT Act Enacted?
a)
December 27, 2001
b)
October 26, 2001
c)
November 26, 2001
30.
What is the purpose of the USA PATRIOT Act?
a)
To combat terrorism, money laundering, and other financial crimes
b)
To strengthen consumer protection laws
c)
To regulate international trade
d)
To establish new tax policies
31.
Which department protects against terrorists and other threats to US security?
a)
Department of Defense
b)
Department of Justice
c)
Department of the Interior
d)
Department of Homeland Security
32.

Match the following:

A tax on certain imports and exports

a)

NAFTA

b)

Standard of Living

c)

Tariff

d)

Outsourcing

e)

Unforseen

33.

NAFTA was an agreement between which countries?

a)

America, Cuba, and Mexico

b)

Mexico and Canada

c)

Mexico, Canada, and the United States

d)

Mexico, Columbia, and Canada

34.
The NAFTA agreement enacted by Clinton removes trade barriers between what 3 countries?
a)
Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.A.
b)
France, Russia, and the U.S.A.
35.
In which WWII event did Japan use the strategy of surprise attack to bomb the United States? 
a)
D-Day on the shores of France
b)
Pearl Harbor
c)
Invasion of Poland
d)
V-E Day
36.
Which WWII leader declared war on Germany and Japan, and was loved by many Americans for the programs he developed ?
a)
Winston Churchill
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Harry S. Truman
d)
Adolf Hitler
37.
What role did women  take during WWII?
a)
house wives that took care of the house and  children
b)
drove tanks and fought in the war
c)
created black out curtains for everyone 
d)
filled many traditionally male jobs
38.

What event changed the role of the US and led to us declaring war and sending troops into battle?

a)

attack on Pearl Harbor

b)

Lend-Lease Act

c)

Operation Torch

39.

What was President Roosevelt referring to in this speech?

a)

The victory at Normandy and liberation of France.

b)

the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.

c)

The Battle of Britain.

40.

The Lend-lease Act allowed the U.S to give arms to without have Britain ...

a)

pick them up

b)

use the arms

c)

pay cash

d)

return them

41.
Restricting the amount of food and other goods people may buy during wartime to assure adequate supplies for the military
a)
holocaust
b)
nazism
c)
fascism
d)
rationing
42.
Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II
a)
axis powers
b)
rationing
c)
Japanese internment
d)
allied powers
43.

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?

a)

Italy

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

44.

U.S. Supreme Court, on December 18, 1944, upheld (6–3) the conviction of Fred Korematsu—for having violated an exclusion order requiring him to submit to forced relocation during World War II.

a)

Korematsu .vs United States

b)

Executive Order 8802

c)

Lebensraum

d)

Internment camps

45.

glorifies nation or race above individual rights

a)

fascism

b)

socialism

c)

democracy

d)

communism

46.

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

a)

appeasement

b)

praise

c)

extermination

d)

interventionism

47.

Congress passed these acts to prevent US involvement in WW2

a)

neutrality acts

b)

isolationist acts

c)

Roosevelt Acts

d)

nuclear acts

48.

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

49.
Certain sections of cities were set aside to imprison Jews, these sections were called
a)
apartments
b)
projects
c)
ghettos
d)
government housing
50.
Which of the following best describes the “final solution?” 
a)
The implementation of the Balfour Declaration.
b)
The Nazi desire for complete destruction of the Jews.
c)
The conscription of German males into the military.
d)
The Jewish desire for a homeland within Germany.
51.

The deliberate destruction, in whole of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group is called

a)

Holocaust

b)

Genocide

c)

Concentration Camp

d)

Nuremberg Laws

52.
The Holocaust occurred during which war?
a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
World War II
d)
Cold War
53.
What was the Holocaust?
a)
A religious conflict in Europe
b)
A political movement in Germany
c)
A period of mass extermination of a group of people for ethnic, racial, religious or other reasons
d)
A war between Germany and other European nations
54.
Who orchestrated the Holocaust?
a)
The Jews
b)
The Nazis
c)
The Allied Powers
d)
The Soviet Union
55.
What were concentration camps?
a)

Places where Jews were given their own state in Germany

b)

Places where Jews were given more rights

c)

Places where Jews were allowed to leave Germany

d)

Places where Jews did forced labor and were subjected to appalling conditions, disease, brutal treatment, and starvation

56.
Which action illustrates the concept of genocide?
a)
the British negotiating peace with Adolf Hitler during the 1938 Munich Conference
b)
B.  Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin signing a nonaggression pact in 1939
c)
B.  the Nazi armies eliminating Jews and other groups as part of Hitler’s Final Solution.
d)
B.  German generals plotting against Adolf Hitler 
57.
Which Jews were spared during the Holocaust?
a)
Women
b)
Old Men
c)
Children
d)
None of the above
58.
How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?
a)
6 hundred thousand
b)
6 million
c)
6 hundred million
d)
it is not known how many people were killed.
59.

Hitler’s plan to eliminate all Jews is known as

a)

Nazi Solution

b)

Final Solution

c)

Jewish Solution

d)

Aryan Solution

60.

Which statement best summarizes the Nuremberg War Crimes Trails?

a)

The court ruled that the German government could restrict the right of the Jews is the were not

citizens of Germany.

b)

The trials were used to decide which Jews would be sent to the death camps in Germany.

c)

The trials were used to convict Hitler of crimes against humanity and sentence him to death.

d)

The trial led to the conviction and death of twelve Nazi officials and civilians.

61.
What was the Final Solution of the Jewish Question?
a)
The systematic extermination of the Jewish population of Europe
b)
The granting of more rights to Jews in Germany
c)
The creation of a Jewish state in Germany
d)
The expulsion of Jews from Germany
62.
Who "Fought" in the Cold War?
a)
U.S. & Japan
b)
Japan & Germany
c)
U.S. & Soviet Union
d)
Germany & U.S. 
63.
The alliance of communist countries
a)
NATO
b)
Warsaw Pact
c)
Triple Alliance
d)
Communist Alliance
64.

What is NATO?

a)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the U.S. and Canada.

b)

A military alliance between Western European Countries, the Soviet Union and China.

c)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries, Including the Soviet Union and its satellite nations.

d)

A military alliance between Eastern European Countries.

65.

Which statement best explains how the United States responded to the presence of the "Iron Curtain"?

a)

The United States established a blockade of East Berlin.

b)

The United States worked to stop the spread of communism.

c)

The United States withdrew from its European alliances

d)

The United States declared war on the Soviet Union.

66.

Which country supported Fidel Castro, the communist leader of Cuba?

a)

USA

b)

USSR

c)

Great Britain

d)

Wakanda

67.

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had which type of government/economic system?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

capitalism

d)

communism

68.

What two superpowers immerged after World War II?

a)

United States and Germany

b)

Soviet Union and Germany

c)

Soviet Union and Russia

d)

United States and Soviet Union

69.

Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

a)

NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea.

b)

United Nations inattention allowed guerrillas to infiltrate South Korea.

c)

North Korean forces, with Soviet approval, invaded South Korea.

d)

Widespread anti-colonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war.

70.

Which of these events was the closest the United States and the Soviet Union actually came to fighting each other during the Cold War?

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962

b)

Gulf of Tonkin, 1964

c)

Bay of Pigs, 1961

d)

Suez Crisis, 1956

71.
Term which refers to the military, political, and ideological barrier established between the Soviet bloc and Western Europe form 1945-1990. 
a)
Berlin Blockade
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Marshall Plan
72.

During the Cold War, what bill did the U.S. Congress pass to provide financial assistance to western European countries?

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Open Door Policy

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Domino Theory

73.

What policy implemented in the Cold War said the U.S. would give military aid to a country that needed to resist communism?

a)

Marshall Plan

b)

Truman Doctrine

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Open Door Policy

74.
The CIA trained Cuban refugees to try and overthrow Castor's communist regime. This attempt was unsuccessful because JFK refused to provide support. 
a)
Bay of Pigs
b)
Cuban Missile Crisis
c)
Berlin Airlift
d)
Massive Retaliation 
75.

In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis took place. How did President John F. Kennedy peacefully end this?

a)

He ordered a naval blockade of Cuba until the Soviets removed the missiles.

b)

He started the Cuban American War

c)

He held Nikita Khrushchev hostage until the Soviets gave in

d)

He bombed the island of Cuba

76.

Read the passage.


“During Harry Truman’s presidency, food and supplies were dropped to the people of Berlin, Germany. They were experiencing starvation because of blocks set up by the Soviet Union.”


What was the "drop" called?

a)

VJ Day

b)

Berlin Wall

c)

Communist Containment Policy

d)

Berlin Airlift

77.
America's relationship with the Soviet Union was called a "Cold War" because the...
a)
Soviets fought the United States by freezing prices
b)
the United States fought the Soviet Union during their harsh, cold winter
c)
Soviet Union and the United States were enemies, but no official war took place
d)
Soviet Union and United States were developing nuclear weapons using cold fusion
78.
Why did East Germany build the Berlin Wall?  
a)
To keep people from escaping to West Germany  
b)
To keep people from West Germany coming into East Germany 
c)
As a fortification to keep enemies out of the city 
d)
All of the above
79.
What country had control over the government of East Germany?      
a)
Soviet Union
b)
China 
c)
Poland 
d)
Hungary
80.

Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out.

a)

blockade

b)

containment

c)

perestroika

d)

satellites

81.

What does NASA stand for?

a)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

b)

New Aeroplane Science Administration

c)

National Aeronautics and Science Administration

d)

Native American Space Administration

82.
Which of the following was an example of Kennedy's New Frontier program?
a)
Forceful containment of communism
b)
Peace Corps
c)
Military interventions in Latin America to protect democracies
d)
Developing greater nuclear capabilities
83.
The program that provides volunteer assistance to the developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America is:
a)
Peace Corps
b)
AFP
c)
VISTA
d)
Great Society
84.

The Space Race started when

a)

both the Soviets and Americans decided to put a man on the moon

b)

Yuri Gagarin walked on the moon and Kennedy warned communism was better

c)

the Soviets put a man in space first and communism seemed superior

d)

the Soviets and Americans worked together to begin building a space station

85.

What were the Army-McCarthy Hearings?

a)

Hearings held to investigate alleged corruption within the U.S. Army

b)

Hearings held by the United States Senate's Subcommittee on Investigations in 1954 to investigate alleged communist infiltration of the U.S. Army.

c)

Hearings held to investigate alleged Russian interference in the U.S. election

d)

Hearings held to investigate alleged misconduct by Senator Joseph McCarthy

86.
What is an Arms Race?
a)
A race between countries to build the most atomic bombs
b)
A race among countries for who could build the most submarines
c)
A race among countries as to who could build the most efficient military
d)
A race between countries to see who could have the biggest biceps
87.
Which of the following is not true about MAD?
a)
It stands for Mutually Assured Destruction
b)
It meant that if nuclear war ever broke out both the Soviet Union and the US would be destroyed
c)
Fear of the idea of MAD kept countries from launching nuclear attacks 
d)
It meant that nuclear war was going to drive people mad from the radition
88.
Which of the following defines Brinkmanship?
a)
Using the threat of nuclear war to stop the spread of Communism
b)
Providing money to stop the spread of Communism
c)
Containing Communism so that it cannot spread
d)
Finding ways other than nuclear weapons to stop the spread of Communism
89.
Which country launched the satellite Sputnik during the Cold War?
a)
Soviet Union
b)
United States
c)
Canada
d)
China
90.

Which of the following is not true about the Alger Hiss Trial during the Cold War?

a)

Alger Hiss was accused of being a Communist spy

b)

Alger Hiss was sent to the electric chair just like the Rosenbers

c)

Alger Hiss was accused by Whitaker Chambers

d)

Alger Hiss' trial is what caused Richard Nixon to become famous

91.
The couple that was executed for spying and allegedly passing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union were the                  
a)
Hiss’s
b)
Greenglass’s
c)
Rosenberg’s
d)
Chamber’s
92.
Alger Hiss was convicted of which of the following?
a)
Perjury
b)
Espionage
c)
Contempt of Congress
d)
Treason
93.
Joseph McCarthy lost his political influence and support after which event?
a)
The Rosenberg Trials
b)
The 205 government officials on his list were found innocent
c)
The Army-McCarthy Trials
d)
He accused Eisenhower of being a communist
94.

The fear of communism spreading:

a)

Red Scare

b)

Containment

c)

Nativism

d)

Democratic Whiplash

95.

In 1957, the USSR successfully launched this satellite into space:

a)

Hubble Telescope

b)

Gemini 2

c)

Apollo 11

d)

Sputnik

96.
Who did JFK defeat to win the 1960 Election?
a)
Richard Nixon
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Lyndon Johnson
d)
Harry Truman
97.

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win, and the others, too.” - President John F. Kennedy, speech at Rice University, September 12, 1962


The main purpose of the above speech was to win public support for –

a)

Establishing a missile defense system on the moon

b)

Cooperating with Communist countries in exploring space

c)

Surpassing the Soviet Union in the space race

98.

What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War?

a)

Prohibition, Flappers, Jazz

b)

Arms Race, Space Race, Red Scare

c)

Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Pearl Harbor

d)

Poverty, Unemployment, Dust Bowl

99.

What individual/group contributed to the Red Scare and accused American citizens of being communists?

a)

Martin Luther King & Black Panthers

b)

Jane Addams & Settlement Houses

c)

Joseph McCarthy & HUAC

d)

Cesar Chavez & United Farmworkers Union

100.

What happened as a result of the launch of Sputnik in 1957?

a)

It started the space race.

b)

U.S. began to invest more money into math & science education.

c)

The U.S. started NASA.

d)

All of the above

101.

Which choice best describes the Second Red Scare ?

a)

the use of military force to put down civil unrest in American cities

b)

the use of accusations, blacklisting, and investigations against suspected communists

c)

the effort to expand civil rights protections to more groups of Americans

d)

the use of unethical searches and unfounded proclamations of a planned communist revolution in America  by Attorney General A Mitchell Palmer

102.

Why did the United States not share the plan to develop the atomic bomb with the Soviet Union during World War II?

a)

The Soviet Union already had an atomic bomb.

b)

The United States did not trust the Soviet Union.

c)

The Allies would have been against its development on moral grounds.

d)

Scientists were unsure if they would be successful.

103.
the Cold War foreign policy designed to “get to the verge without getting into the war”
a)
Baby Boom
b)
Brinkmanship
c)
Arms Race
d)
Urban Renewal
104.
Who was the US Senator that led investigations to expose communism in the US?
a)
Harry Truman
b)
Joseph McCarthy
c)
Nikita Khrushchev
d)
Douglas MacArthur
105.

If one country falls to communism, the countries around would also fall to communism

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

106.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

107.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

108.

What were the main country's involved in the conflict

a)

UN

b)

Thailand

c)

North Veitnam

d)

South Veitnam

e)

China

109.
Most anti-war demonstrations took place where?
a)
large cities
b)
small towns
c)
shopping centers
d)
universities
110.
How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars?
a)
television
b)
radio
c)
internet
d)
newsreels
111.
Which action of Congress was a response to the long-term military involvement of the United States in Vietnam?
a)
Congress passed the War Powers Act to limit presidential power.
b)
Congress conducted surveys to measure public response to the war.
c)
Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to increase the voting age.
d)
Congress reinstated the draft toassure better military preparation in the future.
112.
Which amendment allowed for voting at age 18?
a)
     18th Amendment
b)
       5th Amendment
c)
      2nd Amendment
d)
      26th Amendment
113.
What happened to the South Vietnam army after the United States withdrew its troops?
a)
They gathered strength from being independent and were able to defeat the North
b)
They received help from China in order to defeat the North
c)
They were not able to defeat the North and fell under Communism
d)
They received help from Japan in order to defeat the North
114.

The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other nations would soon follow...

a)

Vietnamization

b)

Communism

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Imperialism

115.
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?
a)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
b)
Gulf of Maddox Resolution
c)
USS Tonkin Resolution
d)
Gulf of Vietnam Resolution
116.

?

• College “teach-ins”

• Burning draft cards

• Mass demonstrations


Which of the following is the best title for this list?

a)

Protests Against the Vietnam War

b)

Opposition to the Arms Race

c)

Support for Gender Equality

d)

Demands to Stop Dumping Chemical Waste

117.

Counterculture

a)

A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society

b)

A counterculture is a culture whose values and norms of behavior coincide substantially from those of mainstream society

118.

The winner of the presidential election of 1968 was

a)

Hubert Humphrey

b)

George C. Wallace

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

119.

The Ho Chi Minh Trail was

a)

a secret path which was used by the Viet Cong in Saigon.

b)

a supply line for the Vietcong which ran through neutral countries.

c)

the route that the Americans took when they left South Vietnam.

d)

a supply line used by South Vietnam.

120.

Where was the United States Navy allegedly attacked in 1964?

a)

Gulf of Thailand

b)

Gulf of Tonkin

c)

Pearl Harbor

d)

South China Sea

121.

In the ____________________, United States soldiers killed at least 450 women, children, and elderly men, shocking the American public.

a)

My Lai Massacre

b)

Attack on Sai Pan

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Attack on Khe Sanh

122.

The Vietnamese who fought against the U.S. and South Vietnamese troops

a)

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

b)

Ngo Dinh Diem

c)

Viet Cong

d)

Ho Chi Minh

123.

Gave the President expansive war powers

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Domino Theory

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

124.

1968, massive attack by the Viet Cong on major cities in South Vietnam; caused American public support of war to plummet

a)

Operation Rolling Thunder

b)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

c)

Tet Offensive

d)

Kent State University

125.

Protests over military missions in Cambodia resulted in confrontation between protestors and police, with four students killed on May 4, 1970

a)

Kent State University

b)

Vietnamization

c)

Domino Theory

d)

Viet Cong

126.
The primary reason given by U.S. leaders to justify military involvement in Vietnam was that it would -
a)
promote reconstruction after World War II
b)
maintain the policy of detente
c)
fulfill prior United Nations obligations
d)
keep communism from spreading throughout the region
127.
What ship was destroyed in the Gulf of Tonkin that helped cause the Vietnam War?
a)
USS Maddox
b)
USS Arizona
c)
USS Maine
d)
HMS Lusitania
128.
What provided congressional support for escalating military action in Vietnam? 
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
Battle Of Midway
c)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 
d)
Bay of Pigs Invasion
129.
Why did many Americans protest the war in Vietnam?
a)
They felt that the war was far away and did not affect the United States
b)
They felt that the South Vietnamese people did not want our help
c)
After the Tet Offensive, they realized it would be too difficult to win the war
d)
All of the Above
130.
Where did the Vietcong attack during the Tet Offensive? 
a)
US base in Pearl Harbor
b)
US base in Normandy
c)
American embassy in Saigon
d)
All of the above
131.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was made in order to end fighting between the United States and North Vietnam
a)
True
b)
False
132.
After the success of the Tet Offensive, the US felt more confident about victory in Vietnam.
a)
True
b)
False
133.
Detente was a period of relaxed international relations during the Cold War. 
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
134.

What does SALT stand for?

a)

Strategic Arms Longitudal Talks

b)

Strategic Arms Limitation Trump

c)

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

d)

Strategic Army Limitation Talk

135.

When did the Selma to Montgomery March start?

a)

July 8, 1972

b)

August 16, 1992

c)

March 7, 1965

d)

February 25, 1892

136.

Who led the Selma to Montgomery March?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Marilyn Monroe

c)

Michelle Obama

d)

George Washington

137.

The 24th Amendment...

a)

gave women the right to vote.

b)

eliminated the use of literacy tests.

c)

outlawed poll taxes.

d)

allowed for the popular election of US Senators.

138.
What IS King's dream?
a)
equality
b)
wealth
c)
injustice
d)
faith
139.
What is the main purpose of the "I Have a Dream" speech?
a)
to inspire
b)
to criticize
c)
to inform
d)
to entertain
140.

Whos assassination caused riots all over the Country?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Rosa parks

c)

Malcolm x

d)

John F Kennedy

141.

Where was Martin Luther King, JR when he was killed?

a)

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial

b)

At the Montgomery Bus Boycott

c)

On the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee

d)

At the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

142.

When was Martin Luther King, JR killed?

a)

April 4, 1968

b)

January 15, 1969

c)

April 14, 1968

d)

May 11, 1969

143.

What was Malcolm X’s birth name?

a)

Malcolm X

b)

Malcolm Little

c)

James Malcolm

d)

el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz

144.

True or False: Both Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. initially believed that black people should separate from white society.

a)

True

b)

False

145.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Black Panther Party

a)

the Black Panther Party called for an immediate end to police brutality

b)

the Black Panther Party provided free meals to the black community

c)

the Black Panther Party only used violence as a way to achieve justice

d)

The Black Panther Party was targeted by the FBI

146.

Radical group in the 1960s who advocated armed self-defense and revolution to end black oppression. More militant than MLK and other civil rights leaders but also established daycare centers, medical clinics, etc.

a)

NAACP

b)

Congress of Racial Equality

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

Black Panthers

e)

United Farm Workers

147.

The goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) was to end segregation by…

a)

refusing to use segregated facilities.

b)

using force against police.

c)

arming civil rights activists.

d)

using non-violent methods of protest.

148.

Which organization did MLK Jr. start?

a)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

b)

Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

c)

National Associations for the Advancement of Colored People

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Committee

149.

What does SNCC stand for?

a)

Southern Natives Communication Committee

b)

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

c)

Students Not Computer Controllers

d)

Southern Native Civil Commission

150.

Which civil rights organization played a major role in "sit-ins" and "freedom rides" and served as the main organization for high school and college-aged activists during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Montgomery Improvement Association

b)

Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee

c)

Black Panthers

d)

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

151.

Leading civil rights organization; organized Freedom Rides and participated in Freedom Summer

a)

NAACP

b)

Congress of Racial Equality

c)

Nation of Islam

d)

Black Panthers

e)

United Farm Workers

152.

What does civil disobedience mean?

a)

People obeying all the laws.

b)

People not obeying the law in a non-violent way.

c)

People not obeying the law in a violent way.

153.

What was the purpose of civil disobedience?

a)

People just wanted to break the laws for no reason.

b)

People wanted to be heard by those who are in power and also by those who are privileged.

c)

Citizens wanted to take over the government.

154.

The Civil Rights Era in U.S. History is most characterized by social changes brought about by —

a)

groups involved in violent riots and protests in American cities

b)

the efforts of leaders advocating non-violent civil disobedience

c)

the cooperation among the labor unions to pass new legislation

d)

a series of presidential initiatives aimed at ending racial segregation

155.

What is a sit in?

a)

Sitting on a bus

b)

Sitting in an area where you are not allowed as a form of protest

c)

Sitting on the floor rather than a chair

d)

Sitting rather than standing at a lunch counter

156.

The sit-ins were a form of non-violent protest. *

a)

True

b)

False

157.

Which group was associated with the later sit-ins? *

a)

NAACP

b)

CORE

c)

SNCC

d)

SCLC

158.

What three methods of non-violent protest were used by MLK, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement?

a)

Marches, demonstrations, boycotts

b)

Rallies, Protests, and Boycotts

c)

Mob Protests with Torches and Pitch Forks

159.

AIM - organization founded in Minnesota for Native Americans

a)

American Irish Movement

b)

Indian American Movement

c)

American Native Movement

d)

American Indian Movement

160.

Lyndon B. Johnson's legacy to end poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment -

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

The Great Society

c)

Equal Pay Act

d)

Title IX

161.

War on Poverty

a)

created jobs for the unemployed and trained them to fill them

b)

provided government aid, similar to stimulus checks, to the poor

c)

"trickle-down economics" - paid banks and businesses, cash trickled down to citizes

d)

US bombed poor people with napalm

162.

where is Alcatraz island located

a)

San Diego

b)

San Francisco

c)

New York

163.

Cesar Chavez helped which group of people to be treated better?

a)

Businessmen in the Northeast

b)

Congressional leaders in government

c)

Migrant workers

d)

Catholic Christians

164.

What did the efforts of Chavez and his association, the United Farm Workers (UFW), accomplish?

a)

a strong union, bargaining power for workers, and safer working conditions for migrant workers

b)

a better economy across the nation that started with the national banks

c)

climate change in California that would extend across the U.S.

d)

lower gas prices for all Americans

165.
Which of the following groups was a major group in the fight for Women's Liberation?
a)
AIM
b)
SCLC
c)
NOW
d)
UFW
166.

What organization did Friedan help set up in 1966?

a)

The National Women's Liberation Movement

b)

The National Association for the Advancement of Women

c)

The National Organisation for Women (NOW)

167.
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
168.

In which of these cases did the Supreme Court use the Right to Privacy to justify their decision?

a)

Engel v. Vitale

b)

Schenck v. United States

c)

McDonald v. Chicago

d)

Roe v. Wade

169.

Nixon was impeached and removed from office.

a)

True

b)

False

170.

Five men were arrested when they were caught putting up surveillance equipment in this location:

a)

D.C. National Convention office building

b)

Democratic National Committee headquarters

c)

Republican Committee headquarters

d)

The Washington Post's office building located at the Watergate complex

171.

The US v. Nixon case determined that this could only be used when national security was threatened.

a)

Executive Privilege

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Legislative Review

d)

Due process

172.

Discuss the role of media in uncovering the Watergate scandal and its impact on journalism.

a)

The media had no impact on uncovering the Watergate scandal

b)

The media's role in uncovering the Watergate scandal was insignificant

c)

The Watergate scandal was actually uncovered by the government, not the media

d)

The media played a crucial role in uncovering the Watergate scandal and demonstrated the power of the press in holding government officials accountable.

173.

What did the papers reveal about the Vietnam War?

a)

Government cover up,False Data

b)

Presidential Agenda

c)

"Un-winnable War"

d)

All of the above

174.

Which paper printed them first?

a)

New York Times

b)

Washington Post

c)

Boston Globe

d)

News Examiner

175.

When were the papers officially released?

a)

1969

b)

1970

c)

1971

d)

1972

176.

What were the two major events that occurred because of the leaked the reports?

a)

President Richard Nixon's Resignation and Improvement in taxes

b)

President Richard Nixon's Resignation and Economic Prices Rise

c)

President Richard Nixon's Resignation and Watergate

d)

President Richard Nixon's Resignation and War In The Supreme Court

177.

Under the 25th amendment, who can take over for the President if the President dies, resigns, or impeached?

a)
Secretary of State
b)
Attorney General
c)
Vice President
d)
Speaker of the House
178.

Under the 25th Amendment, section 3, if the President cannot perform their duties the VP is called???

a)
to take over as Secretary of State
b)
to become the new Speaker of the House
c)
to serve as the head of the Senate
d)
to act as President
179.
In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?
a)
Resign
b)
Die while in office
c)
Flee the country
d)
Own a cat
180.

Which ideas are most closely associated with President Johnson's Great Society plan?

a)

major tax cuts and limited defense spending

b)

support for big business and the wealthiest Americans

c)

reforms to healthcare, education, and civil rights

d)

an increase in the military actions in Vietnam

181.

What was the main intent of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society plan?

a)

to achieve major scientific and medical breakthroughs

b)

o provide higher education for anyone who wanted it

c)

to establish aid organizations to help impoverished nations

d)

to eliminate poverty and ensure civil rights for everyone

182.

Study the outline and answer the question.


What was the main reason for the development of this act?

a)

President Johnson's War on Poverty

b)

President Truman's Cold War

c)

the Korean War

d)

World War II

183.

This is an excerpt from a speech given by President Lyndon Johnson to the students at the University of Michigan in 1964.


What legislation came out of the sentiment expressed by President Johnson in this speech?

a)

the Equal Rights Amendment

b)

the War Powers Act

c)

Medicare and Medicaid

d)

Title IX

184.

What originally happened at Wounded Knee in 1890

a)

A celebration of Native Americans

b)

300 hundred Lakota people were massacred by the U.S. Army

c)

Native Americans massacred 300 U.S. soldiers

d)

Native Americans won their rights to their land

185.

What was the result of the Occupation of Alcatraz Island

a)

Nixon took more land

b)

Nixon returned millions of acres of land back

c)

Nixon gave them back Alcatraz Island

d)

Nothing

186.

What was the outcome of the Alcatraz occupation?

a)

The demands were fully met

b)

The prison was torn down

c)

The occupiers were removed by police in 1971

d)

The government built the requested facilities

187.

Which act was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson as part of his Great Society program?

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

Higher Education Act of 1965

c)

Medicare Act of 1965

d)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

188.

What was the primary goal of the American Indian Movement (AIM) established in 1968?

a)

To promote Native American culture

b)

To secure land rights for Native American tribes

c)

To improve conditions on reservations

d)

To achieve civil rights for Native Americans

189.

What significant event did the Pentagon Papers reveal about the Vietnam War?

a)

The U.S. had plans to expand the war into Cambodia and Laos

b)

The U.S. government had misled the public and Congress about the war's progress

c)

The U.S. was winning the war

d)

North Vietnam was ready to surrender

190.

Which of the following Organizations fought for Civil Rights for the American Indians?

a)

American Indian Movement (AIM)

b)

Black Panther Party

c)

AFL-CIO

d)

Democratic Republicans

191.

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

192.

What group did Cesar Chavez start?

a)

Migrant Workers in America

b)

Future Farmers of America

c)

Migrant Rights Matter

d)

United Farm Workers

193.

What did Cesar Chavez do in order to bring attention to his cause?

a)

Burned buildings

b)

Destroyed crops

c)

Led violent protests

d)

Chained himself to trees

e)

Fasted