WorksheetsAmerican History Semester 2 Exam
Total questions: 155
Worksheet time: 3hrs 37mins
What was the purpose of Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii?
To force the US to leave the Allies
To make US Navy weak in the Pacific
To set up a base on US soil
To capture Hawaii for the sugarcane reserves
On August 6, 1945 where was the 1st atomic bomb dropped?
Nagasaki
Beijing
Hiroshima
Berlin
Which country was invaded which caused France and Great Britain to declare war?
Thipoia
Soviet Union
United States
Poland
Which president ordered the atomic bomb?
FDR
Truman
Stalin
Churchill
Pearl Harbor happened in what country and/or state?
Hawaii
Japan
Phillipines
Midway
What was the purpose of the Manhattan Project?
to create an international peacekeeping organization
top secret government project to develop the atomic bomb
to provide benefits to World War II veterans
to help workers who lost their jobs when the was ended
Which of the following leaders controlled Japan's military during its campaigns in the 1930s and 1940s?
Adolph Hitler
Hideki Tojo
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
The D-Day invasion took place where?
Germany
Plymoth
Tokyo
Normandy
allowed economic assistance to the Allies
Lend Lease Act
Selective Service Act
Four Freedoms
Executive Order 9066
glorifies the nation or race above individual rights
fascism
democracy
communism
totalitarianism
Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
Adolph Hitler
Dwight Eisenhower
Benito Mussolini
Neville Chamberlain
What is the name of the Allied military strategy in the Pacific Ocean?
firebomb
island hopping
kamikaze
blitzkrieg
Which Battle was the last German offence?
D-Day
Midway
Bulge
Normandy
Which group of Americans were called "code talkers" during WW2?
Native Americans
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Japanese Americans
According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?
People of Japanese ancestry
People of Hawaiian ancestry
People of Native American ancestry
People of French ancestry
Which project was responsible for the development of the atomic bomb during World War II?
Manhattan Project
Trinity Project
Enigma Project
Project Overlord
Which country was the first target of Germany's invasion in World War II?
Soviet Union
France
Poland
United Kingdom
Did the Allies win the Battle of Iwo Jima?
Yes
No
Targeted major industrial centers of Japan...Including Tokyo...Major morale booster for Americans
Coral Sea
Midway
Doolittle Raids
Baatan Death March
Japanese military forced captured Americans through the.....
Guadalcanal Death March
Manila Death March
Philippines Death March
Bataan Death March
What was the Red Scare?
period of intense anti-communism in the U.S.
period of intense pro-communism in the U.S.
period of violence arising from civil rights protests
period of intermittent proxy wars
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
Republican senator who accused others of being communist
Democratic politician who condemned communist hearings
A communist spy in the State Department.
A military official who argued communism wasn't a threat
What is the Truman Doctrine?
a promise that the U.S. contain the spread of communism
a promise to never confront the Soviets in a war
a promise to never use nuclear weapons during war again
a promise to only focus on problems in the U.S.
Korea was divided along the __________ Parallel after World War II.
35th
36th
37th
38th
The imaginary dividing line between West and East Europe was called this:
When it came to the space race. What did Kennedy want the US to be the first to do?
Put a man in space
Put a woman into space
Put a man on the moon
Put a satellite into space
Which program is government funded health insurance for the elderly?
Medicaid
Head Start
Medicare
VISTA
Who was president of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
F. Casto
L. B. Johnson
J. F. Kennedy
N. Kruschev
What was built by East Germany to keep citizens from moving to West Berlin?
Berlin Wall
Great Wall
Hadrian's Wall
Wall Street
Who signed the civil rights bill?
Lyndon B.Johnson
It was never signed due to JFK death
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Who taught the children about 'duck and cover' in the 1950s?
Ernie the Turtle
Bert the Turtle
Elmo the Turtle
Grover the Turtle
What is the term used to describe the invisible line that separated communist Eastern Europe from democratic Western Europe?
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
Iron Wall
The failed US attempt to overthrow the communist Cuban government in 1961 was called the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
Project to Eliminate Cuban Communism (PECC)
Cuban Invasion
As a part of the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis, the U.S. agreed to ____.
be friends with the Soviet Union
remove their missiles from Italy and Turkey
allow USSR to keep missiles in Cuba
not complain about the missiles anymore
Why has no one been able to determine Lee Harvard Oswald’s motive for assassinating President Kennedy?
Oswald fled the country immediately after he assassinated Kennedy.
Oswald was killed before the police could investigate the assassination.
Oswald refused to cooperate with officials and never confessed his motive.
Oswald died of tuberculosis in prison before the trial had been held.
This law eliminated discrimination in all public places. It was passed in 1964. It was the
Economic Opportunity Act
Civil Rights Act
Voting Rights Act
Medical Care Act
Which leader of the civil rights movement used non-violent civil disobedience to oppose segregation in the south?
Dolores Huerta
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Ceaser Chavez
What event challenged the federal government to enforce the Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation?
Sit-in
Boycotts
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
An organization formed in 1960 to further the cause of equal rights for minorities. It is most famous for organizing sit-ins at universities, and freedom rides into the South
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Albany Movement
March on Washington
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
This famous civil rights leader wanted equal rights "by any means necessary"
Martin Luther King
Malcolm Luther King
Malcolm X
Malcolm Y
Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat sparked this.
The Selma March
The March on Washington
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Greensboro Sit-in
During which event did Eisenhower send troops to Arkansas in order to desegregate a high school?
Tuskegee Airmen
Little Rock Nine
Atomic Bombs
Flying Tigers
During the 1963 March on Washington, what speech did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. give that inspired participants?
"I've Been to the Mountaintop"
"Birmingham Jail"
"Black Power"
"I Have a Dream"
Which doctrine was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
"Separate but equal"
Due process of law
"All deliberate speed"
Equal protection of the law
What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan after World War II?
To establish NATO
To create the United Nations
To rebuild and provide economic aid to European countries
To divide Germany into occupation zones
Which country was NOT a member of the Allied Powers during World War II?
United States
Italy
Soviet Union
United Kingdom
What was the main goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
To end the Vietnam War
To provide free healthcare
To outlaw discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
To lower the voting age to 18
After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by…
John Glenn
Richard Nixon
John Maynard Keynes
Lyndon Johnson
What best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
South Korea and the U.S. won, unifying a Democratic Korea
North Korea and China won, unifying a Communist Korea
Neither won and the border remained at the 38th parallel
The U.S. and China split Korea, each controlling a part
Why was it important to the U.S. to get involved in the Korean War?
to take control over the Korean peninsula.
for humanitarian reasons
to contain and stop communism
True or False: The Korean War ended with North Korea taking over the government of South Korea and the country being united under communist rule.
True
False
One reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War was to...
prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia
reduce French influence in Vietnam
stop China from seizing Vietnam
support the government of North Vietnam
Is Vietnam a communist country today?
Yes
No
This area was used by the North Vietcong to move soldiers, supplies, weapons, and use guerrilla warfare tactics against the United States military
The 38th Parallel
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
The Mao Zedong Trail
The 17th Parallel
How did China contribute to expanding U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?
It blockaded Soviet supplies to Vietnam.
It sought an American alliance for Vietnam.
It persecuted Buddhist exiles from Vietnam.
It supported the Communist forces in Vietnam.
How did the Geneva Accords of 1954 seek to ease the tensions between Communists and anti-Communists in Vietnam?
by overthrowing the current government regimes
by placing the entire country under outside military rule
by temporarily dividing the country into north and south at the 17th Parallel
by turning the country back into a foreign-controlled colony
During the time of the Vietnam War, what did the idea of a “credibility gap” mean in American culture?
anger toward the abuses of the popular press
doubt toward the claims of political leaders
openness toward other kinds of government systems
confusion toward the attitudes of younger generations
Why was the war in Vietnam sometimes characterized as the “Living Room War”?
The soldiers lived in more comfortable quarters.
The fighting went on within private family homes.
The leaders signed a peace treaty in an informal setting.
The public saw images of the conflict on the nightly news.
How did President Richard Nixon expand the Vietnam conflict?
by signing a mutual defense treaty with China
by bombing enemy troops in surrounding Asian nations
by placing a trade embargo on surrounding Asian nations
by sending troops to Taiwan without legislative approval
In 1968, this president came to office promising to end the war with "peace with honor
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The ________________________ revealed that U.S. officials had been lying to the American people about the progress of the Vietnam War for years.
Pentagon Papers
War Powers Act
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
White House Papers
What year did the US decided to withdraw its forces from Vietnam?
1965
1970
1973
1975
Which was an important battle that led to France's desire to leave Vietnam?
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Da Nang
Tet
What infamous war crime instance continued the anti-war push in the US and led to American troops returning home being called "baby killers"?
Hanoi
Dien Bien Phu
Da Nang
My Lai
What style of warfare was used by the Vietcong and made it difficult for our soldiers to be victorious?
Scorched earth
Rainbow Herbacide
Search & Destroy
Guerrilla Warfare
The scandal that shook the presidency and caused Nixon to resign was
Tet Offensive
Watergate
Ping Pong Diplomacy
CREEP
To accuse a government official and/or charge with a crime is known as
perjury
political espionage
impeachment
subpoena
What was the public's reaction to President Ford's pardon of Nixon?
Widespread support
Mixed reactions
General indifference
Significant criticism
What happened because of the Camp David Accords?
A new trade agreement was signed.
Peace was established between Egypt and Israel.
A military alliance was formed.
A new environmental policy was created.
What country did the Soviet Union invade in 1979?
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
Pakistan
Why did the Soviet Union invade that country?
To gain access to oil reserves.
To support a communist government.
To establish a military base.
To promote democracy.
How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet invasion in 1979?
By increasing trade with the Soviet Union.
By boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
By signing a peace treaty.
By providing military aid to the Soviet Union.
The goal of Agent Orange was to:
infiltrate the Vietcong military
sabotage the Vietcong equipment
destroy the ability to hide in the jungles
aid Vietcong supply lines
The SALT treaty was signed in order to…
End of American involvement in Vietnam
Stop the Iranian Revolution
Limit European militarism
Reduce nuclear weapon production
Who was the leader of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War?
A. Saddam Hussein
B. Osama Bin Laden
C. King Abdullah
When did the Persian Gulf War occur?
A. 1983
B 1990-1991
C. 2001
D. 2003-2011
Why might it be unwise for the United States to upset a country that is a member of OPEC?
A. All OPEC member countries have nuclear weapons.
B. OPEC member countries could organize an embargo cutting the US from its oil supplies.
C. OPEC member countries have the strongest militaries in the world.
Which of the following newspaper articles would most likely accompany this political cartoon?
A. U.S. Oil Dependency on the Rise.
B. U.S. a Leader in Sustainable Development
C. U.S. Exports More Oil than it Imports
Women were paid equal to men while working in the factories during WW2
True
False
Represented the 6 million women working manufacturing jobs during the war.
Tuskegee Airmen
Rosie Riveter
Navajo Code Talkers
Nisei Regiments
Who was the American General overseeing the Pacific Theater?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Eisenhower
General Rommel
General Lee
Which industry was well suited to change over to military equipment production?
clothing
steel
culinary
automobile
In which landmark Supreme Court case was the internment of Japanese Americans challenged?
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. United States
Roe v. Wade
After Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were suspected of:
possible traitors who would sabotage America
economic threats to white-Americans
helping America against Japan
Patriotism
In 1988, President Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act which formally apologized to Japanese-Americans sent to internment camps and gave them ...
A free trip to Walt Disney world
reparation payments of $20,000 to each person interred
any property they had lost when they were removed to the camps
lifelong citizenship in the United States
When Korematsu appealed his conviction concerning FDR's executive order, what was his claim?
his constitutional rights were violated
he was legally living in the U.S. and should not be deported
the camps were too dirty and unfit for people to live in
the draft was not fair to Japanese Americans
What word best describes Ronald Reagan?
Liberal
Conservative
Progressive
Socialist
Rebel forces in Nicaragua supported by Ronald Reagan's administration to overthrow the Sandinista Gov.
Contras
Anti-Sandista
Desert Strom League
Missile Crisis Oversion
What was President Reagan referring to when he stated "tear down this wall"?
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
German Border with Soviets
Soviet Bloc Border
Besides Iran who else involved in the Iran Contra Scandal?
Nicaragua
Russia
Mexico
Korea
What was the nickname given to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI), which proposed nuclear defence from space?
Space Force
Star Trek
Ender's Game
Star Wars
In what year was Ronald Reagan elected president?
1974
1989
1980
1963
What was another name for supply-side economics?
Gov't Relief Program
Trickle Down Economics
Deregulation
Economic Inequality
Since the 1980's, Income distribution through the USA has improved.
True
False
Critics described President Eisenhower's willingness to threaten nuclear war in the interest of maintaining peace as which of the following policies?
Massive retaliation
containment
Brinkmanship
Covert
The creation of a national space program (NASA) was a main effect of
McCarthyism
the Korean War
the launch of Sputnik
The Marshall Plan
What did the Panthers encourage black people to do in response to police brutality?
Ignore the brutality
Collaborate with the police
Support the police
Defend themselves
What programs did the Panthers develop for the poor black people?
Free electronics and gadgets
Free automobiles and planes
Free housing and transportation
Free breakfasts for school children
Why did Malcolm replace his last name with the letter X?
In order to signify the lost name of his African ancestors
To shorten his name from the name Xavier
cause it sounder cooler than his original name
He changed his name hoping to get hired after getting out of prison
How did the Japanese defend Iwo Jima?
Using tanks to drive back the Americans
Using their battleships to attack the U.S. fleet
Using a vast system of bunkers, hidden artillery, and underground tunnels
Using their air force to attack and bomb U.S. soldiers
What type of ship was NOT sunk during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Battleship
Destroyer
Aircraft Carrier
Minelayer
Event that raised level of violence towards Jewish people and led many Jews to try to leave Germany:
Berlin Wall
Holocaust
Which event in 1965 resulted in the brutal beating of civil rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, catalyzing support for the Voting Rights Act?
March on Washington
Albany Movement
Watts Riots
Selma to Montgomery March
Which act eliminated the literacy tests that had previously disqualified many voters?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Twenty-Fourth Amendment
Selma Campaign
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What did the lower courts decide regarding Bakke's case?
They sided with Bakke, stating the admissions process violated the Equal Protection Clause
They dismissed the case due to lack of evidence
They ruled in favor of the university
They ordered a retrial
What did the Supreme Court ultimately decide about the use of racial quotas?
Racial quotas are unconstitutional
Racial quotas are necessary for diversity
Racial quotas are optional for universities
Racial quotas are required by law
What did the Court rule about the use of race as one of several criteria in admissions decisions?
It does not violate the Civil Rights Act or the Fourteenth Amendment
It is mandatory for all universities
It is prohibited under all circumstances
It requires federal approval
During the _____________, civil rights groups worked to expand black voting in the South by registering black voters in Mississippi.
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Little Rock Protest
Freedom Summer
March on Washington
Who attacked people to decline the progression of the Freedom Summer and the rights of all races to vote in Mississippi?
NAACP
SNCC
The Black Panthers
KKK
