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Semester 2 Final - US History
What did the Franchise do for the economy?
After WWII, what did the Allies do?
Semester 2 Final - US History
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After WWII, what did the Allies do?
Created NATO
Nothing
Created the Warsaw Pact
Put forth the Marshall Plan & Truman Doctrine
2
What did the Franchise do for the economy?
Offered similarity and comfort wherever you went
Nothing
Allowed small businesses to rise
Had tons of different options in thousands of new stores
3
Who was involved in the Nonaggression Pact with Germany?
Italy
Japan
Austria
Soviet Union
4
Who was the leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ronald Reagan
Fidel Castro
Nikita Kruschev
5
What did the Geneva Conference of 1954 do?
Said there would be free elections in 1956
Started a war between Soviet Union and US
Caused the battle at Dien Bien Phu
Split Vietnam at the 17th parallel
6
Governor Faubus was involved which what civil rights event?
Little Rock 9
March on Washington
Birmingham Campaign
Freedom Rides
7
What color is associated with communism?
green
blue
yellow
red
8
How did the Vietnam war end?
S. Vietnam gained control of all Vietnam
N. Vietnam gained control of all Vietnam
Saigon fell to North Vietnam
The Gulf of Tonkin was invaded
9
How did the GI bill help veterans
Not sure
Giving funds to women who took over jobs to go back home
Give funds to go to college and get homes
Prohibit army segregation
10
What did the Manhattan Project create?
Submarines
Atomic Bombs
Tanks
Trenches
11
After WWII, what happened to Eastern Europe?
Controlled by the Soviet Union
Created Warsaw Pact
On the east side of the Iron Curtain
Created NATO
12
What were some criticisms for Truman to consider before dropping the bomb?
Japan was close to surrender already
Japan was never going to give up
The bomb would be too destructive
It would save American lives
13
What was non-violent examples of protest?
Rioting
March on Washington
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
14
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Winston Churchill
Nikita Kruschev
Fidel Castro
JFK
15
Which is an example of appeasement
Munich Agreement/Pact
Non-aggresion Pact
Tripartite Agreement
Atlantic Charter
16
Who did the Peace Corps serve?
Only countries near the Soviet Union
Cities inside the US
No one
Nations outside the US
17
Who was president during the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
Ngo Dinh Diem
Lyndon B. Johnson
Ho Chi Minh
18
Why did Internment Camps exist?
To ship everyone back to Japan
To monitor Japanese Americans for security reasons
To force the to enter the Army
To make everyone a spy for the United States
19
How did the Korean War end?
North Korea won
Everyone won
South Korea won
Stalemate
20
When did totalitarianism/fascism begin to rise in Europe/Asia?
After the 1970s
After WWI
After the Great Depression
After WWII
21
What did the island of Japan lack?
Religion
People
Oxygen
Natural Resources
22
What was the Cold War?
Capitalism v. Communism
No direct battles between US and Soviet Union
A war fought among the penguins in Antartica
Soviet Union bombing the US
23
What gave LBJ the 'authority' to increase the Vietnam War
Pentagon Paper
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Formation of the Viet Cong
War Powers Resolution
24
Who was president after JFK's assassination in 1963?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
Lee Harvey Oswald
Ho Chi Minh
25
What did the war powers act do?
I am not sure
Demanded that every move the president makes is public
Placed limits of president's power during war
Gave even more power to the President during war
26
What was a beatnik?
Seen as an outsider
The people who loved LSD
Did not believe in structure
Typical poet in a coffee house
27
Which did NOT happen during WWII?
Rationing food to give more supplies to soldiers
End of the great depression
Bought a lot of cars
Women took over more jobs men used to have
28
Which association is wrong?
Rose parks = Bus Boycott
Black separatism = Malcolm X
Black separatism = MLK
Plessy v. Ferguson = Separate but equal
29
What could teens do in the late 1950s?
Nothing
Go to rock concerts
Dressing rebelliously
Work & Drive
30
Which came first?
Increased funding to NASA
Sputnik launch
Working with the Soviet Union
Man on the moon
31
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did what?
Allowed everyone to go to college for free
Nothing
Ended discrimination based on race and sex
Supported segregated schools
32
What helped the US out of the Great Depression?
Making Axis Powers Weapons
Nothing we are still in it
Making Ally Weaponry
Stopping all production
33
What was a common goal of the Axis powers?
Expanding their territory
Become friends with the US
Spreading democracy everywhere
Treat all people equally
34
What is the credibility gap?
Difference story on the news than what the government says
Nothing
The same story is told on the new as what the government say
JFK was more credible than LBJ
35
Who commanded forces in the Pacific during WWII and the South Korean UN Forces?
MLK
John F. Kennedy
Douglas MacArthur
Ms. Haller
36
After WWII, what happened to Germany?
Hitler took over
Nothing
Berlin split into 4 sections
Split into 4 sections
37
Where in the world did the Vietcong fight?
In North Vietnam
In South Vietnam
In Cambodia
In the United States
38
What was the goal of LBJ's Great Society?
make everyone 100% rich
be the best country
win the cold war
end poverty in the united states
39
Which side did the Vietminh fight on?
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Cambodia
US
40
Which President fired MacArthur from commanding forces in the Korean War?
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
41
In the United States, television was instrumental in...
Developing enthusiasm for the American war effort in Vietnam
Bringing the brutality of the war into people’s living rooms
Promoting understanding between Americans and the Vietnamese
Revealing the contents of classified military documents
42
Why was rock and roll such a big deal?
It was just a bunch of useless beats with no words
Believed it caused teens to reject their parents
What is rock and roll?
Forced kids to stay home and have dinner with their parents
43
Which country is domino theory most associated with?
Vietnam
US
Soviet Union
France
44
What countries were involved with the Bay of Pigs and Cuban Missile Crisis?
Cuba, Soviet Union, Canada
Cuba, US, Soviet Union
Cuba, US, China
Cuba, Soviet Union, Kenya
45
Role of women in the 1950s?
Going out and partying hard
Start all the latest trends
Getting a lot of jobs
Stay home and serve the family
46
Who refused to fight in the war based on religious grounds?
Nobody
Conscientious Objectors
Everyone
Teachers
47
What is the domino theory?
You can stack them up or knock them down
If one country falls to communism, they all will
If one country falls to communism, no one else will
This was not a concept we discussed
48
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nikita Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Fidel Castro
49
What did the Maginot Line do?
Protect France from Invasion
Protect Germany from Invasion
Protect Great Britain from Invasion
Protect Poland from Invasion
50
Spark of WWII?
Invasion of the Soviet Union
Invasion of Pearl Harbor
Invasion of Czechoslovakia
Invasion of Poland
51
What was the main Vietcong tactic?
Using only 1 person to control the clones
Fancy guns
Major nuclear weapons
Hiding then surprise attacks
52
Why was Vietnam a working class war?
Only factory workers served
Men and women who worked were forced to be drafted
Most ways to avoid the draft required money
Anyone who worked not as a first responder could be sent
53
What was JFK's view of communism?
Sell communism
Do absolutely nothing and let it spread
Destroy communism
Contain communism
54
Which of the following countries were involved in the Axis Powers? (3 are correct, choose 1)
Japan
Germany
US
Italy
55
Who sent military advisors to South Vietnam?
JFK
Truman
LBJ
Eisenhower
56
Who led North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
JFK
LBJ
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
57
What was McCarthyism?
Paranoia of Communism in the US
Executing every communist
Accusing very small Youtubers of being communist
Paranoia of Communism in Europe
58
Why is the US the arsenal of democracy?
Most battles to defend democracy took place on American soil
The US provided the weaponry needed to fight the Axis powers
The leaders in Europe were educated in the United States.
The US supervised elections in Europe before the war.
59
Which came first: Neutrality Acts or Lend Lease Act?
Lend Lease Act
Neutrality Acts
60
Which of the following did Johnson NOT do?
Created the Warren Commission
Created the Peace Corps
Had his domestic programs called the Great Society
Sent the 1st troops to Vietnam
61
What caused the US to enter WWII?
Attack on Soviet Union
Because it be like that sometimes
Pearl Harbor Attack
Invasion of Poland
62
What did the baby boom NOT include?
More general purchasing of consumer goods
Buying more cars
More ads directed at kids
All the perfect teachers and schools
63
What is appeasement?
Giving into an ally to avoid a larger consequence
Giving into an enemy to avoid a larger consequence
I have no clue
Making no body happy with the agreement
64
Who did VISTA serve?
Nations outside the US
Mexico
Canada
Cities inside the US
65
Which cities in Japan bombed?
Hiroshima/Tokyo
Okinawa/Nagasaki
Tokyo/Okinawa
Hiroshima/Nagasaki
66
I was the president of South Vietnam
LBJ
Ngo Dinh Diem
JFK
Ho Chi Minh
67
Where did most of the fighting take place during WWII? (2 potential answers)
North America
South America
Pacific Ocean
Europe
68
What is the following photo referred to ask?
Inner City
Suburbs
Mt. Pleasant
Skyscrapers
