Worksheets(Accommodated) Goodwin US History - Final Exam
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
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.
2.
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)
Works Progress Administration
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was most helpful to___.
a)
farmers in isolated rural areas
b)
the unemployed, the aged, and the ill
c)
politicians and business owners
7.
Which of the following leaders transformed the Soviet Union from a rural nation into an industrial power?
a)
Stalin
b)
Hitler
c)
Lenin
8.
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
9.
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
a)
Austria -- Joseph Stalin
b)
Spain -- Francisco Franco
c)
Britain -- Charles de Gaulle
10.
Which nation(s) signed a nonaggression pact with Germany that led to the invasion and division of Poland?
a)
Italy
b)
Spain
c)
the Soviet Union
11.
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.
12.
What caused militarist leaders to gain control of the Japanese government in the early 1930s?
a)
a civil war in Japan
b)
Hideki Tojo's appointment as prime minister
c)
their successful invasion of resource-rich Manchuria
13.
Which of the following matches a nation with another nation that it invaded in the 1930s?
a)
Italy invaded Finland
b)
Germany invaded Ethiopia
c)
Soviet Union invaded Poland
14.
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)
the "zoot-suit" riots in Los Angeles.
15.
What was the meaning of the Japanese term “kamikaze”?
a)
“divine wave”
b)
“holy wind”
c)
“divine wind”
16.
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
17.
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
18.
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)
increase production of consumer goods.
19.
In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to the Soviet victory except
a)
a brutal winter.
b)
a massive Allied invasion.
c)
a massive Soviet counterattack.
20.
In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to
a)
end the war quickly.
b)
weaken Japan for a long time.
c)
get revenge for Pearl Harbor.
21.
The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
iron curtain
22.
___ was the leader of the Communists in China.
a)
Chiang Kai-shek
b)
Mao Zedong
c)
Syngman Rhee
23.
To label someone's activities as ___ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
a)
brinkmanship
b)
Containment
c)
McCarthyism
24.
The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to
a)
promote free elections in Europe.
b)
restrict the spread of communism.
c)
force Germany to pay war reparations.
25.
When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War,
a)
North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
b)
a communist government was established in South Korea.
c)
communist fears in the United States were lifted.
26.
According to the Kerner Commission, what was the main cause of urban violence?
a)
white racism
b)
school segregation
c)
black nationalism
27.
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
28.
Which of the following was not advocated by the Black Panthers?
a)
nonviolence
b)
Black Power
c)
black nationalism
29.
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
30.
De jure segregation is segregation that results from ___.
a)
laws
b)
random chance
c)
habit and custom
31.
___ served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
a)
Dean Rusk
b)
Clark Clifford
c)
William Westmoreland
32.
___ 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.
33.
___ 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
34.
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
35.
What was the main purpose of introducing the "body count"?
a)
to persuade Americans that a Vietcong surrender was imminent
b)
to motivate U.S. soldiers to desire revenge
c)
to build antiwar sentiment in the United States
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
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
40.
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
41.
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
42.
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
43.
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
44.
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
45.
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
46.
In the cartoon, the card game represents ____
a)
the stock market
b)
the United States Government
c)
the United States economy
47.
In the cartoon, which of the following characters is demanding a “New Deal”?
a)
the U.S.A.
b)
the worker
c)
the speculator
48.
The cartoon most clearly depicts big business and ____as being on opposite sides of a struggle.
a)
workers
b)
speculators
c)
politicians
49.
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
50.
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
51.
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
52.
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
53.
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
54.
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
55.
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
56.
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
57.
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
58.
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
59.
Which Warsaw Pact country was isolated from other Warsaw Pact countries?
a)
Portugal
b)
Ireland
c)
Albania
60.
Which body of water was not bordered by a nonaligned country?
a)
Baltic Sea
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Black Sea
61.
How many countries shown on the map belonged to the Warsaw Pact?
a)
six
b)
Seven
c)
eight
62.
Approximately how many miles did the main part of the Ho Chi Minh trail cover?
a)
250
b)
450
c)
650
63.
What city did the North Vietnamese capture that caused South Vietnam to surrender?
a)
Hanoi
b)
Haiphong
c)
Saigon
64.
Which of the following cities lies closest to the border between North and South Vietnam?
a)
Hue
b)
Vinh
c)
Quang Tri
65.
When did the unemployment rate reach its lowest?
a)
1930
b)
1933
c)
1944
66.
During which period did the unemployment rate drop most significantly?
a)
1930 to 1935
b)
1935 to 1940
c)
1940 to 1945
67.
How many deaths resulted from the 1967 race riots?
a)
5, 002
b)
1, 897
c)
83
68.
Which region had only one major disturbance?
a)
Northeast
b)
Midwest
c)
South
69.
Which region of the country was most affected by civil disorders in 1967?
a)
Southwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
70.
What type of law enforcement was needed to respond to a minor riot?
a)
local police
b)
state troops
c)
federal troops
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