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US History EOC Review 3

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Regulating the amount of goods a consumer can obtain
a)
Office of War Information
b)
Bataan Death March
c)
rationing
d)
war bonds
2.
Who were forced to leave their homes and move to internment camps? 
a)
African Americans 
b)
Native Americans 
c)
Japanese Americans  
d)
Jews 
3.
On D-Day, General Dwight Eisenhower and the Allied Powers
a)
invaded the stormy beaches of Normandy to push the Germans out of Normandy
b)
invaded Japan to defeat the Japanese
c)
attacked Pearl Harbor
4.

What strategy did the United States use that involved attacking only important strategic islands and bypassing others?

a)

blitzkrieg

b)

the Manhattan Project

c)

kamkikaze

d)

island hopping

5.

Which group is an international peacekeeping body formed near the end of WWII in an effort to prevent future wars?

a)

The United Nations

b)

The League of Nations

c)

The Geneva Convention

d)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization

6.
What was the purpose of the Lend Lease Act? 
a)
To help German Military  
b)
For the U.S. to officially enter WW2
c)
To let countries borrow or lease weapons to fight the Axis powers  
d)
To get more government funding for the War
7.

What did Hitler do before he invaded Poland, to make sure the Soviets would not attack him later?

a)

He canceled trade with the Soviets

b)

He signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviets.

c)

He challenged Stalin to a fist fight.

d)

He attack Soviet Naval bases before the Polish invasion.

8.

Why did we put an embargo against Japan on materials like iron, oil, steel, and rubber?

a)

Because of the multiple trade wars that we had in the past.

b)

Because we had to stop them from building Mecha-Godzilla.

c)

Because we simply did not like them, and vice versa.

d)

To stop supplying materials for their war and prevent Japan from spreading.

9.

What lead to the surrender of Japan and the end of WWII in the Pacific?

a)

US dropped atomic bombs on 2 Japanese cities.

b)

Russia defeated the Japanese in North Korea.

c)

Japan dropped atomic bombs on Pearl Harbor Naval base.

d)

United States agreed to help rebuild Japan

10.

This all-African-American unit accompanied B52 bombers on bombing raids over Europe.

a)

Tuskegee Airmen

b)

Navajo Codetalkers

c)

Mexican-Americans

d)

The Nisei

11.

The picture shows defendants on trial at Nuremberg, Germany in 1945. Who were the defendants?

a)

Nazis accused of war crimes

b)

American generals accused of war crimes

c)

Japanese soldiers who mistreated American POWs

d)

Italian generals who had supported Hitler

12.

What US leader made the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?

a)

Roosevelt

b)

Truman

c)

Eisenhower

d)

Churchill

13.

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

a)

It built up the western European armed forces.

b)

It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies.

c)

It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs.

d)

It created a military alliance among western European and North American nations.

14.

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

15.

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.

16.

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?

a)

Iron Curtain

b)

Soviet-Communist War

c)

Korean War

d)

Cold War

17.

What is significant about the 38th parallel?

a)

It divides Western and Eastern Europe, this line is also described as the Iron Curtain

b)

The division between North and South Korea

c)

The division between China and North Korea, also known as the Iron Curtain.

d)

The 38th parallel was the location of all communist satellite nations.

18.

Which statement best describes the primary focus of the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s?

a)

to prevent the admission of Red China to the United Nations

b)

to prevent the integration of various racial groups in U.S. society

c)

to investigate radical groups in order  to find disloyal Americans

d)

to place quotas on the number of immigrants entering the U.S. 

19.

The launch of Sputnik I intensified Cold War tensions and caused the —

a)

United States to increase spending on technology, education and weapons to compete with the Soviet Union

b)

Soviet Union to move missiles and warships to Cuba in order to threaten the United States

c)

United States to send troops and aid to East Berlin to free it from Soviet control

d)

Soviet Union to threaten Europe with nuclear attack if Soviet airspace were violated

20.

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.

21.

Which reason explains why President Truman issued the Truman Doctrine?

a)

The Soviet Union interfered in the domestic affairs of Greece and Turkey.

b)

The Soviet Union refused to allow Greece and Turkey to join the United Nations.

c)

The Soviet Union provided economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.

d)

The Soviet Union prevented Greece and Turkey from accepting the Marshall Plan.

22.

What is the map associated with?

a)

The US and British response to the Berlin Wall

b)

The US and British response to the Berlin Blockade

c)

The Soviet Union building the Iron Curtain

d)

The division on Berlin

23.

Detente was about:

a)

Easing tensions between the US and USSR

b)

Increasing tensions between the US and USSR

c)

Punishing the USSR

d)

Containing the USSR

24.

What is the name of Lyndon B. Johnson's program designed to eliminate poverty and racial injustice?

a)

Make American Great Again

b)

The Great Society

c)

The Vietnam War

25.

Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?

a)

To steal money from South Vietnam.

b)

To stop the spread of communism in Asia.

26.

What were people protesting at Kent State?

a)

Nuclear Bombs

b)

Civil Rights

c)

President Nixon

d)

Vietnam War

27.

Which amendment lowered the voting age to 18 years old?

a)

23th

b)

24th

c)

25th

d)

26th

28.

Martin Luther King Jr. used ___________ protests.

a)

non-violent

b)

deadly

c)

violent

d)

chaotic

29.

The Little Rock Nine needed protection from the __________ government because the __________ government would not enforce the law.

a)

state, federal

b)

federal, state

c)

state, local

d)

local, state

30.

____________ was the belief that if Vietnam became communist then other countries would too.

a)

Domino Theory

b)

Yahtzee Theory

c)

Poker Theory

d)

Jenga Theory

31.

The Brown vs. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling stated that ________ in schools was unconstitutional.

a)

segregation

b)

federation

c)

regulation

d)

None of these

32.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott started because ________ was arrested.

a)

Thurgood Marshall

b)

Malcom X

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Martin Luther King Jr.

33.

The Pentagon Papers showed that:

a)

The US was winning in Vietnam

b)

The US government lied about Vietnam

c)

The US was going to attack the USSR

d)

he US government was ending the war in Vietnam

34.

The Watergate Scandal resulted in President __________ resignation.

a)

Kennedy's

b)

Johnson's

c)

Nixon's

d)

Ford's

35.

Who was put in charge of the American forces in Korea and even wanted to use the atomic bomb against China?

a)

John Bassilone

b)

Douglas MacArthur

c)

Harry Truman

d)

Richard Nixon

36.
Who overthrew China during the Cold War and created a Communist government there?
a)
Miguel Gorbachev
b)
Fidel Castro
c)
Mao Zedong
d)
Ho Chi Minh
37.

This Amendment outlawed slavery

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

38.

This Amendment made African Americans citizens guaranteed equal protection under the law -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

39.

This Amendment guaranteed African Americans the right to vote -

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

40.

Laws created after Reconstruction to enforce segragation in public places -

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Codes

c)

Jim Pigeon Laws

d)

KKK Code

41.

U.S. Supreme Court case that made segregation legal in the U.S. - created the "seperate but equal" principle.

a)

Plessy V. Ferguson

b)

Brown V. Board of Education

c)

Hernanadez V. Texas

d)

Miranda V. Arizona

42.

A case in which the Court held that the 14th Amendment prohibited the University of Texas from rejecting applicants soley on the basis of race -

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Plessy V. Ferguson

c)

Sweatt V. Painter

d)

Hernandez V. Texas

43.

Removed barriers to black enfranchisement in the South, banning poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures that effectively prevented African Americans from voting -

a)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

b)

Voting Rights Act of 1865

c)

Votings Rights Act of 1982

44.

What was the goal of the Washington Naval Conference?

a)

To keep peace in the Atlantic after WW1.

b)

To keep peace in the pacific after WW2.

c)

To keep peace in the pacific after WW1.

d)

To help the US recover from the civil war.

45.

What did the Five Power Treaty, signed between the U.S., Great Britain, Japan, France, and Italy at the Washington Naval Conference in 1922, stipulate?

a)

That the countries involved would maintain a set ratio of warship tonnage and reduce the size of their navies by scrapping older ships.

b)

That the countries would disarm 60 percent of their militaries, including reducing ships, tanks, and planes.

c)

That the countries would respect the borders of China.

d)

That the countries involved would consult with each other in the event of a future crisis in East Asia before taking any action.

46.

What was the open door policy?

a)

It was the idea that all countries should be able to trade freely within the Japanese market.

b)

It was the idea that the involved countries should consult with each other before making any major decisions.

c)

It was the idea that all countries involved should allow immigration between the countries.

d)

It was the idea that all countries should be able to trade freely within the Chinese market.

47.

Who was involved in the four power treaty?

a)

United States, United Kingdom, Japan, and France.

b)

France, Italy, Britain, and the US.

c)

Belgium, the Netherlands, China, and Portugal.

d)

None of these.

48.

What were the three treaties that were made and when were they established?

a)

Three power treaty (1921), the five power treaty (1922), and the nine power treaty (1922).

b)

four power treaty (1921), the five power treaty (1922), and the nine power treaty (1922).

c)

The 6 power treaty (1921), the seven power treaty (1922), And the nine power treaty (1922).

d)

There were four treaties.

49.

Big Business, Westward Expansion, bad working conditions, political machines, and immigration were issues of what time period in the U.S

a)

Gilded Age

b)

Progressive Era

c)

Building an Empire

d)

Civil Rights and the 60's

50.

A union leader who ran for President of the United States five times as a Socialist Party candidate.

a)

Eugene V. Debs

b)

Samuel Gompers

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Booker T. Washington

51.

Represented the farmer and working man. Government ownership of railroads, bimetallism, and direct election of senators.

a)

Populist Party

b)

Reservation System

c)

Dawes Act

d)

Homestead Act

52.

Address by William Jennings Bryan promoting bimetallism to help farmers pay off their debts

a)

Pull Factors of Westward Expansion

b)

Farmers Problems

c)

Monopoly

d)

Cross of Gold Speech

53.

1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners with the goal of turning natives into farmers. Led to sell off of Indian lands.

a)

Reservation System

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Populist Party

d)

Homestead Act

54.

Facing 12-hour work days and wage cuts resulting from the depressed economy, factory workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company walked out in protest. The strike ended when President Grover Cleveland sent federal troops to Chicago on July 6, 1894.

a)

The Pullman Strike

b)

Great Anthracite Coal Strike

c)

Great Southwest Railroad Strike

d)

Steel Strike of 1919

55.

The American Federation of Labor was led by _________

a)

Lowell Mill

b)

Terence Powderly

c)

Samuel Gompers

d)

Child Laborers

56.

Who led the Pullman strike?

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

Eugene V. Debs

c)

A. Philip Randolph

d)

Jimmy Hoffa

57.

The Social Security Act provided for old-age pensions to be financed through

a)

a payroll tax on working Americans and their employers.

b)

taxes on the wealthiest Americans.

c)

a higher tariff.

d)

an annual appropriation by the U.S. congress

58.

_____________ _________________was the first woman to serve in a presidential cabinet. She served under President Franklin Roosevelt

a)

Frances Perkins

b)

Mary McCloud Bethune

c)

Eleanor Roosevelt

d)

Geraldine Ferraro

59.

The 1991 U. S. attack on Iraq to force the Iraqi's out of Kuwait

a)

Operation Desert Storm

b)

Title 9

c)

Glasnot

d)

Tiananmen Square

60.
Broad tax cuts, and financial deregulation, which would promote economic expansion, are examples of what policy's objective:
a)
Reaganomics
b)
Trade Imbalance
c)
Iran-Contra Affair
d)
Heritage Foundation
61.
Selling weapons to Iran to free hostages and using the money to fund war in Central America
a)
Iran-Contra Affair
b)
Watergate Affair
c)
Reagonomics
d)
Camp David Accords
62.

President Carter received a lot of criticism when he handed control of the canal back to Panama in the _________________________________________.

a)

Panama Canal Treaty

b)

Camp David Accords

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Versailles

63.

The Women’s Rights Movement helped push Congress to pass the __________________________________ but failed to get the total number of states to pass.

a)

Equal Rights Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Civil Rights Voting Act of 1965

d)

Camp David Accords

64.

Congress issued the ___________________________________ that granted the President all the means necessary to fight communism in North Vietnam.

a)

War Powers Resolution

b)

Selective Service Act

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

65.

 In 1979 the people of Iran were upset with the U.S. -

a)

Because of the economic damage done to their economy by an American placed embargo

b)

After the U.S. sold nuclear weapons to enemies of the country of Iran

c)

After the U.S. allowed the formal brutal dictator of Iran to receive medical treatment in our country

d)

When an American spy was caught in an Iranian government office

66.

 In retaliation, angry students from Iran -   

a)

Boycott American goods and refused to watch American made films

b)

Formed a civil protest in the streets of Tehran, the capital of Iran

c)

Lobbied the Iranian government to launch an attack on an American vessel in Persian Gulf

d)

Captured the American embassy in Iran and took Americans hostage

67.

In response to the actions of the Iranian students the U.S. government - 

a)

Dropped two tons of bombs on the capital of Iran forcing the Iranians to surrender

b)

Sent in a special force that successfully rescued the Americans

c)

Sent in a special force that was unable to rescue the Americans

d)

Returned the former leader of Iran back over to Iranian soil

68.

The Iranian Hostage Crisis finally ended-

a)

When the Shah of Iran returned to Iran

b)

The day Ronald Regan took office

c)

After the U.S. dropped weapons on Iran

d)

With the U.S. paying Iran $30 million in exchange for the hostages

69.

The Camp David Accords was-

a)

peace treaty to end the Cold war

b)

agreement between the U.S and Middle eastern nations to lift the oil embargo by OPEC.

c)

peace agreement negotiated by Carter between Israel & Egypt

d)

agreement to protect Middle Eastern countries from Soviet rule

70.

What did Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenberg lead to?

a)

Busing black students from segregated neighborhoods to integrated schools

b)

The closure of Little Rock public schools

c)

Integration of Prince George's County public schools

d)

none of the above

71.

On what grounds did Brown Challenge "separate but equal"?

a)

First Amendment

b)

Thirteenth Amendment

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Civil Rights Act of 1965

72.

1803- it established the idea of “judicial review” for the federal court systems.  (The right for the courts to decide the constitutionality of a law or treaty)
a)
Korematsu v. U.S.
b)
Marbury v. Madison 
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
Mueller v. Oregon 
73.

1857- legalized slavery in the territories and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
a)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Korematsu v. United States
d)
Brown v. Board of Education 
74.

1919- freedom of speech can be denied when there is a “clear and present danger”
a)
Marbury v. Madison 
b)
Schenck v. United States
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. Board of Education 
75.

1944- declared that the government had the right to keep Japanese Americans in internment camps due to the idea of “national security threat”
a)
Korematsu v. United States
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison 
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
76.
1896- established “separate but equal” by which segregation became legal as long as the facilities for each race w
a)
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Brown v. Board of Education 
77.

1954- declared segregation in public schools as unconstitutional (overturned Plessy v. Ferguson)
a)
Schenck v. United States
b)
Brown v. Board of Education 
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
d)
Korematsu v. United States
78.
Supreme Court protected First Amendment Rights  when students in Iowa were suspended from school for wearing black arm bands to protest Vietnam War.
a)
Nixon v. United States
b)
Tinker v. Des Moines
c)
Wisconsin v. Yoder
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
79.

This law set out the first requirements for people to become naturalized citizens

a)

Immigration Act of 1917

b)

Plyler vs. Doe

c)

14th Amendment

d)

Naturalization Act of 1790

80.

This banned Chinese people from coming to the US or gaining citizenship

a)

Immigration and Nationality Act (1965)

b)

Emergency Quota Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Gentlemen's Agreement

81.

This prevented Japanese people from leaving Japan to come to the US

a)

Gentlemen's Agreement

b)

Immigration and Nationality Act (1952)

c)

Emergency Quota Act

d)

14th Amendment

82.

Policy adopted by the United States in 1939 to preserve neutrality while aiding the Allies. Britain and France could buy goods from the United States if they paid in full and transported them.

a)

Lend Lease Act

b)

Atlantic Charter

c)

Neutrality Act

d)

Cash and Carry

83.

A series of laws created to prevent US arms sales and loans to nations at war.

a)

Cash and Carry

b)

Lend Lease Act

c)

Atlantic Charter

d)

Neutrality Acts