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WorksheetsUS 2 POR FINAL 24/25
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
USA and the Soviet Union were allies during the Cold War
False
True
American who was a Communist spy during WWII for the USSR; was executed for passing “atomic secrets”
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenburg
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Senator from Wisconsin who led hearings to find Communists in America; bullied witnesses and lied about his knowledge
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenburg
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
General in charge of the European theater during WWII; was elected President in 1952
Douglas MacArthur
Julius Rosenburg
Dwight Eisenhower
American space agency
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
Warsaw Pact
NASA
The plan to help countries fight against communism through economic, diplomatic and military action
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
Plan to help Western Europe rebuild after WWII
Marshall Plan
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
The American response to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
mutual defense alliance that includes the USA, Canada and western European countries
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Truman Doctrine
NASA
A blacklist is
group of Civil Rights workers
a list of people who are not approved for employment because they were believed to be a communist
created to assist people finding jobs
The Iron Curtain was
an imaginary line that separated USSR and its allies from the rest of Europe
was a wall in Europe to separate capitalists from communists
a wall that isolated North Korea from South Korea
Today North Korea is
controlled by China
controlled by a Communist dictator
is a great vacation spot
united under a democratic government
At the end of the Korean War, Korea was
divided into two countries at the 38th parallel
all communist
all capitalist
still in the midst of a civil war
The _______ helped John F. Kennedy win the 1960 presidential election.
U.S. space program
cold war
Cuban missile crisis
televised debates
President started the Peace Corps to help people in developing countries.
Eisenhower
Johnson
Nixon
Protests where goal was to desegregate bus interstate terminals waiting rooms
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
Bus Boycott
Bus Sit ins
City where Eisenhower had to send in troops in order to desegregate Central High School
Little Rock
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma
Following the Bay of Pigs, JFK had deep distrust of:
Nikita Khrushchev
the FBI
the CIA
Lyndon B. Johnson
The USSR’s goal when building the Berlin Wall was to prevent:
American spies from entering.
citizens of East Berlin from leaving.
citizens of West Berlin from entering.
the CIA from stealing nuclear secrets.
_______________ assassinated John Kennedy in Dallas in 1963.
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
Jack Ruby
John Connolly
Group founded in 1909 to fight for equality; helped organize lawsuits and protests
CORE
SNCC
NAACP
SCLC
The goal of the Greensboro sit ins was
to desegregate buses.
to desegregate lunch counters.
integrate schools.
allow African Americans to register to vote.
The Montgomery Bus boycott was sparked by
Martin Luther King's arrest.
Rosa Park’s arrest.
the arrest of 4 college students.
buses refusing to pick up African Americans.
JFK’s election was unique in American history because
he was the first Catholic elected.
his father was an immigrant.
he was the first millionaire president.
he was elected in a record landslide.
The televised debates of 1960
JFK looked sweaty and nervous.
Nixon looked sweaty and nervous.
had little to no impact on the election.
were a disaster for JFK.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was a success.
True
False
President Kennedy’s plan for America was called
Bold Frontier
New Frontier
Great Society
New Society
An attempt at gaining political power by accusing people of being Communists with little evidence and attacking their patriotism
containment
automation
Marshall Plan
McCarthyism
first artificial satellite to travel in outer space
containment
automation
Sputnik
McCarthyism
Strategy to stop the spread of Communism
containment
automation
Sputnik
Marshall Plan
The Civil Rights Act in 1964 granted the government power to
organize boycotts
increase segregation in public areas
use violence against peaceful protests
prohibited segregation in public areas.
President Johnson's plan for America was called
Bold Frontier
New Frontier
Great Society
New Society
__________ won the Presidential Election in 1964
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Barry Goldwater
John Kennedy
Richard Nixon
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 gave the federal government the power:
to protect only votes who graduated high school.
to protect the right of every citizen to vote.
take over elections if not enough minorities are registered.
to extend voter registration deadlines.
The Voting Rights Act had little impact on the registration of minority voters in the South.
True
False
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
LBJ
JFK
Mao Ling
Where is Vietnam?
Europe
Southeast Asia
South America
Africa
What is Agent Orange?
Chemical used to kill the trees in Vietnam
Liquid Fire
Code name for LBJ
What is napalm?
Chemical used to kill trees in Vietnam
Liquid fire
Vietnamese machine gun
In what year did both Martin Luther King Jr and Robert Kennedy assassinated?
1968
1914
1945
2020
was the guerrilla group fighting against the Americans in Vietnam.
South Vietnamese Army
Ho Chi Minh Militia
A détente is
easing of tensions between two countries
increase of tensions between two countries
a peace treaty signed in France to end a wa
______________ was the first President to visit China.
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Five burglars broke into the Watergate building to ________________.
put wiretaps in a Republican office
get President Nixon Impeached
use wiretaps to spy on Democrats
Most the members of OPEC are located in
Europe
the Middle East
Asia
Initially, Iranians refused to release American hostages until the USA
stopped Aid to Israel
ended the oil embargo
returned the Shah to Iran
Before he was president, Ronald Reagan was
a movie star and governor
a conservative judge
working to free the Iranian hostages
Reagan attempted to shrink the federal budget by
cutting programs for the poor and needy.
shrinking the Department of Defense.
taking a cut in his own pay.
During his Presidency Reagan increased spending
on programs for poor people.
for the military.
for environmental programs.
Sandra Day O'Connor was the first woman
on a space shuttle.
on the Supreme Court.
to run for Vice President.
In 1986 the space shuttle blew up shortly after and killing the entire crew.
Discovery
Explorer
What year Berlin Wall was torn down?
1989
1961
1979
A conflict in the Persian Gulf began when
Iraq attacked Saudi Arabia
Iraq attacked Kuwait
Kuwait attacked Iraq
One result of Operation Desert Storm was:
Iraq troops left Kuwait
Saddam Hussein was killed
UN inspectors found weapons of mass destruction
Following NAFTA the nations of Mexico, USA and Canada:
could trade with each other easily.
had to be allies during war.
were not allowed to trade with each other.
The Brady Bill:
created a trade network between USA and Canada.
made it more easier to buy a handgun.
made it more difficult to buy a handgun.
In 1993 terrorists bombed the garage of ____________________. Six were killed.
the World Trade Center
the Pentagon
the United Nations
In 1995 an anti-government extremist bombed a federal building in ________________. 168 people were killed including 19 children.
New York City
Oklahoma City
Chicago
In the 2000 election ________________ won the popular vote, but ____________ won the Electoral College and became President.
Al Gore; George W. Bush
Ralph Nader; George W. Bush
George W. Bush; Al Gore
The 9/11 attacks were committed by the Muslim extremist group ____________ led by __________________.
Al Qaeda; Muammar Gaddafi
Al Qaeda; Osama Bin Laden
Taliban; Osama Bin Laden
Why did the USA invade Afghanistan in 2001?
Al Qaeda was allowed to train for the 9/11 attacks there.
The Taliban attacked the USA on 9/11.
The Taliban had weapons of mass destruction.
Why did the United States invade Iraq in 2003?
Al Qaeda was allowed to train for the 9/11 attacks there.
Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia.
USA believed Iraq weapons of mass destruction
Who was elected President of the USA in 2008?
George W. Bush
John Kerry
Barack Obama
Democrat who won the 1960 Presidential Election with the help of the first televised debates
Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Leader who felt African Americans had to develop their own power separate from white Americans who treated them unequally; Muslim
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Leader of the Civil Rights Movement who preached nonviolence; won Nobel Peace Prize in 1964
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Became President after JFK was assassinated; responsible for dramatically increasing the number of American troops in Vietnam
Malcolm X
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Cesar Chavez
Attack led by V.C. 1968 on cities in South Vietnam during an important Vietnamese holiday
Agent Orange
Operation Rolling Thunder
Tet Offensive
Credibility Gap
napalm
