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WorksheetsUS History - Final Exam (2022)
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
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Class
Date
1.
What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president?
a)
He called the first meeting of the "Brain Trust."
b)
He proposed a reorganization of the Supreme Court.
c)
He closed all of the nation's banks and ordered inspections.
d)
He established the Civil Works Administration to provide job relief.
2.
Who was the first woman to serve in the cabinet?
a)
Arlene Francis
b)
Frances Perkins
c)
Eleanor Roosevelt
d)
Mary McLeod Bethune
3.
Which of the following was most directly responsible for creating new jobs and putting people to work?
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
National Labor Relations Act
d)
Works Progress Administration
4.
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
a)
to increase farm production
b)
to raise prices of farm products
c)
to provide pensions for retired farmers
d)
to encourage more people to enter farming
5.
Which of the following pieces of New Deal legislation was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
a)
Wagner Act
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Emergency Banking Relief Act
d)
National Industrial Recovery Act
6.
What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?
a)
She served as a cabinet member.
b)
She focused on being an excellent hostess.
c)
She was an important advisor on foreign policy.
d)
She was an important advisor on domestic policy.
7.
Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt's first term as president?
a)
tariff rates
b)
employment rates
c)
the national debt
d)
per capita income
8.
Which of the following of Roosevelt's ideas failed to become a law?
a)
federally supported loans for housing
b)
the reorganization of the Supreme Court
c)
the establishment of regional planning authorities
d)
the creation of a federally supported pension program
9.
___ were least likely to be a part of the New Deal coalition.
a)
Rural Democrats
b)
African Americans
c)
Southern Republicans
d)
Unionized industrial workers
10.
By decreasing farm surpluses, New Deal policies helped to ___.
a)
lower the cost of food
b)
increase the food supply
c)
raise the price of farm goods
d)
combat the effects of the Dust Bowl
11.
Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Lenin
d)
Mussolini
12.
On what did the German military strategy of blitzkrieg depend?
a)
a system of fortifications
b)
"out-waiting" the opponent
c)
surprise and overwhelming force
d)
the ability to make a long, steady advance
13.
When did Britain and France adopt a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
a)
before the war began
b)
when they declared war
c)
when the United States declared war
d)
after France was invaded and divided
14.
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
a)
Austria -- Joseph Stalin
b)
Spain -- Francisco Franco
c)
Britain -- Charles de Gaulle
d)
France -- Neville Chamberlain
15.
Which of the following did Winston Churchill oppose?
a)
the Munich Pact
b)
the Atlantic Charter
c)
the Lend-Lease Act
d)
the Treaty of Versailles
16.
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
Italy and Japan
d)
the Soviet Union
17.
In following a policy of appeasement, what did Britain and France do?
a)
declared war on Germany
b)
submitted to Hitler's demands
c)
entered into a formal defense alliance
d)
pressured the United States to enter the war
18.
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter the war?
a)
Italy
b)
Japan
c)
Germany
d)
the Soviet Union
19.
At the end of World War I, many new democracies were established in Europe. In the years between the two world wars, what happened to most of these democracies?
a)
They thrived.
b)
They became Communist.
c)
They were torn apart by civil wars.
d)
They were replaced by dictatorships.
20.
How were Britain and France drawn into war with Germany?
a)
Hitler had taken power in Germany.
b)
Germany had attacked Poland.
c)
Germany had attacked Czechoslovakia.
d)
Germany had pulled out of the League of Nations.
21.
What happened during the Battle of Britain?
a)
Germany joined the Axis powers.
b)
Germany engaged in a three-front war.
c)
Germany bombed Britain for two months.
d)
Germany entered into a nonaggression pact with Britain.
22.
Who or what did President Roosevelt describe as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"?
a)
Axis nations and their leaders
b)
U.S. Navy ships and their crews
c)
German U-boats and their crews
d)
Japanese warplanes and their pilots
23.
The problem of ___ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
a)
inflation
b)
recession
c)
depression
d)
unemployment
24.
An example of racial tensions during the war years is
a)
sit-ins in the South staged by CORE.
b)
the actions of the Tuskegee Airmen.
c)
anti-Mexican demonstrations in Detroit.
d)
the "zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles.
25.
What was the meaning of the Japanese term “kamikaze”?
a)
“divine wave”
b)
“holy wind”
c)
“divine wind”
d)
“holy war”
26.
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ___.
a)
last German offensive
b)
liberation of the death camps
c)
Allies' first victory in a land battle
d)
Axis powers' first loss in a land battle
27.
The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.
a)
Japan
b)
Italy
c)
North Africa
d)
Nazi-occupied Europe
28.
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ___.
a)
the United States entered the war
b)
Allied forces invaded France
c)
Germany surrendered
d)
the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga
29.
When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___ made the vow, "I shall return."
a)
Hideki Tojo
b)
Chester Nimitz
c)
Douglas MacArthur
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
30.
Which MOST accurately describes Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb.
a)
find out how destructive the bomb really was
b)
teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
c)
end the war and save American lives
d)
show how powerful the United States was
31.
Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to ___ during the war.
a)
interrogation
b)
internment
c)
torture
d)
compensation
32.
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ___ for African Americans.
a)
decline
b)
advance
c)
stagnation
d)
uncertainty
33.
To combat wartime inflation, the U.S. government did all of the following except
a)
raise and extend the income tax.
b)
impose wage and price controls.
c)
encourage the purchase of war bonds.
d)
increase production of consumer goods.
34.
During the war, women in the WAACs served as
a)
fighter pilots and foot soldiers.
b)
shipbuilders and waitresses.
c)
scientists and factory workers.
d)
nurses and radio operators.
35.
The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
iron curtain
d)
Warsaw Pact
36.
The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
a)
iron curtain
b)
Berlin airlift
c)
Berlin blockade
d)
German Democratic Republic
37.
___ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
a)
The CIA
b)
The UN
c)
HUAC
d)
NATO
38.
The ___ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.
a)
Nationalists
b)
Communists
c)
Soviets
d)
peasants
39.
___ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Syngman Rhee
d)
Kim Il Sung
40.
General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.
a)
Guatemala
b)
Hungary
c)
the Middle East
d)
Korea
41.
The ___ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
a)
Communists
b)
Nationalists
c)
South Koreans
d)
North Koreans
42.
The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ___.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Eisenhower Doctrine
43.
To label someone's activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
a)
brinkmanship
b)
Containment
c)
McCarthyism
d)
infiltration
44.
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop ___.
a)
NATO
b)
an atomic bomb
c)
a space satellite
d)
a hydrogen bomb
45.
In a capitalist system,
a)
the state controls economic activity.
b)
private citizens control economic activity.
c)
elected officials control economic activity.
d)
the dictator controls economic activity.
46.
Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?
a)
the Fourteenth
b)
the Civil Rights Act of 1875 Amendment
c)
the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
the decision in Morgan v. Virginia
47.
Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?
a)
due process of law
b)
"separate but equal"
c)
"all deliberate speed"
d)
equal protection of the law
48.
According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence?
a)
white racism
b)
school segregation
c)
black nationalism
d)
dejure segregation
49.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?
a)
housing
b)
churches
c)
private universities
d)
public accommodations
50.
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?
a)
register voters
b)
oversee the collection of poll taxes
c)
oversee programs to test voter literacy
d)
recount votes
51.
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 banned discrimination in which activity?
a)
hiring an employee
b)
selling or renting a home
c)
awarding a construction contract
d)
admitting students to state universities
52.
Which of the following is not associated with the Black Power movement?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Stokely Carmichael
c)
the Black Panthers
d)
the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
53.
What was the main type of pressure exerted by the Montgomery Bus Boycott in response to segregation on buses?
a)
social
b)
economic
c)
political
d)
physical force
54.
Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?
a)
nonviolence
b)
Black Power
c)
black nationalism
d)
community development
55.
Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?
a)
poll taxes
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
a concentration of urban African Americans in slum areas
d)
a voter literacy test given to African Americans in the South
56.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___ relating to public education was finally overturned.
a)
due process of law
b)
"separate but equal"
c)
"all deliberate speed"
d)
equal protection under the law
57.
Events such as ___ helped set the stage for the civil rights movement.
a)
the rise of the Black Power movement
b)
the Civil Rights Act of 1968
c)
better access to good jobs during World War II
d)
the policy of apartheid in South Africa
58.
___ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam.
a)
Reunifying Vietnam
b)
Containing the spread of communism
c)
Upholding the Geneva Accords
d)
Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam
59.
___ served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
a)
Dean Rusk
b)
Clark Clifford
c)
Robert McNamara
d)
William Westmoreland
60.
In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by ___.
a)
getting married
b)
enrolling in college
c)
getting a job
d)
becoming a conscientious objector
61.
___ did not occur in 1968.
a)
The Tet Offensive
b)
The U.S. invasion of Cambodia
c)
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
d)
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
62.
___ set off the first general student strike in U.S. history.
a)
The invasion of Cambodia
b)
The assassination of Robert Kennedy
c)
The assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention
63.
After World War II, the United States aided ___ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam.
a)
Japan
b)
China
c)
France
d)
Britain
64.
___ enabled North Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam.
a)
The Ho Chi Minh Trail
b)
The fall of Dien Bien Phu
c)
The strategic hamlet program
d)
Operation Rolling Thunder
65.
The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to ___.
a)
expand the power of the military
b)
expand the power of the president
c)
restrict the power of the military
d)
restrict the power of the president
66.
___, founded by Tom Hayden and Al Haber, charged that corporations and large government institutions had taken over America.
a)
Students for a Democratic Society
b)
The Free Speech Movement
c)
The Hardhats
67.
In the 1968 presidential campaign, which of the following candidates would a dove most likely have favored?
a)
George Wallace
b)
Richard Nixon
c)
Eugene McCarthy
d)
Hubert Humphrey
68.
Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?
a)
to allow military leaders more independence
b)
to prevent tragedies like the My Lai massacre
c)
to limit the president's authority to wage war
d)
to increase the president's authority to wage war
69.
A law enacted in 1935 to provide aid to retirees, the unemployed, people with disabilities, and families with dependent children.
a)
Social Security Act
b)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Fascism
e)
Non-aggression Pact
70.
An agency created in 1933 to insure individuals’ bank accounts, protecting people against losses due to bank failures.
a)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Securities and Exchange Commission
d)
Fascism
e)
Non-aggression Pact
71.
An agency, created in 1934, that monitors the stock market and enforces laws regulating the sale of stocks and bonds.
a)
Securities and Exchange Commission
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Fascism
e)
Non-aggression Pact
72.
A political philosophy that advocates a strong, centralized, nationalistic government headed by a powerful dictator
a)
Fascism
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Non-aggression Pact
73.
An agreement in which two nations promise not to go to war with each other
a)
Non-aggression Pact
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
74.
from the German word meaning “lightning war,” a sudden, massive attack with combined air and ground forces, intended to achieve a quick victory.
a)
Blitzkrieg
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
75.
The granting of concessions to a hostile power in order to keep the peace
a)
Appeasement
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
76.
The U.S. program to develop an atomic bomb for use in World War II
a)
Manhattan Project
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
77.
involving or engaging in the deliberate crashing of a bomb-filled airplane into a military target.
a)
Kamikaze
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
78.
the court proceedings held in Nuremberg, Germany, after World War II, in which Nazi leaders were tried for war crimes.
a)
Nuremberg Trials
b)
Social Security Act
c)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
d)
Securities and Exchange Commission
e)
Fascism
79.
In the cartoon, the card game represents ____
a)
the stock market
b)
the United States Government
c)
FDR’s New Deal programs
d)
the United States economy
80.
In the cartoon, which of the following characters is demanding a “New Deal”?
a)
the U.S.A.
b)
the worker
c)
the speculator
d)
Congress
81.
The cartoon most clearly depicts big business and ____as being on opposite sides of a struggle.
a)
workers
b)
speculators
c)
politicians
d)
Congress
82.
a phrase used by Winston Churchill in1946 to describe an imaginary line that separated Communist countries in the Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe from countries in Western Europe.
a)
Iron Curtain
b)
Truman Doctrine
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
McCarthyism
e)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
83.
A US policy of providing economic and military aid to free nations threatened by internal or external opponents
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Marshall Plan
d)
McCarthyism
e)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
84.
A program under which the United States supplied economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after World War II.
a)
Marshall Plan
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
McCarthyism
e)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
85.
attacks on people suspected of being Communists in the early 1950s.
a)
McCarthyism
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
86.
a 1954 case in which the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” education for black and white students was unconstitutional.
a)
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
87.
A law that made it easier for African Americans to register to vote by eliminating discriminatory literacy tests and authorizing federal examiners to enroll voters denied at the local level.
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
88.
racial separation established by practice and custom, not by law.
a)
De Facto Segregation
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
89.
The South Vietnamese Communists who, with North Vietnamese support, fought against the government of South Vietnam in the Vietnam War
a)
Vietcong
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
90.
a network of paths used by North Vietnam to transport supplies to the Vietcong in South Vietnam.
a)
Ho Chi Minh Trail
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
91.
a massive surprise attack by the Vietcong on South Vietnamese towns and cities early in 1968.
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Iron Curtain
c)
Truman Doctrine
d)
Marshall Plan
e)
McCarthyism
92.
Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries?
a)
Portugal
b)
Ireland
c)
Albania
d)
Norway
93.
Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country?
a)
Baltic Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Mediterranean Sea
d)
Black Sea
94.
How many countries shown on the map belonged to the Warsaw Pact?
a)
six
b)
Seven
c)
eight
d)
nine
95.
When did the unemployment rate reach its lowest?
a)
1930
b)
1933
c)
1938
d)
1944
96.
During which period did the unemployment rate drop most significantly?
a)
1930 to 1935
b)
1935 to 1940
c)
1940 to 1945
d)
1945 to 1950
97.
How many deaths resulted from the 1967 race riots?
a)
5, 002
b)
1, 897
c)
696
d)
83
98.
Which region had only one major disturbance?
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
West
99.
Which region of the country was most affected by civil disorders in 1967?
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Northeast
100.
What type of law enforcement was needed to respond to a minor riot?
a)
local police
b)
state troops
c)
federal troops
d)
federal troops plus local police
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