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1
The Espionage and Sedition Acts made it illegal to do what?
Write letters home from the war front
Talk about the war in public
Talk to the press during wartime
speak against the war
2
By the 1920s, half the US population lived here for the first time.
cities
in suburbs
California
rural areas
3
The FERA would be replaced by this program that provides monthly payments for the handicapped
Social Security
Food Stamps
Minimum Wage
Welfare
4
Where did Jose Marti lead a revolution that was supported by some Americans?
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Midway Island
Cuba
5
In what area did Taft exceed Teddy Roosevelt in being progressive?
regulating railroads
cleaning streets
busting trusts
protecting wildlife
6
What two problems did the farmers in this era have?
foreign competition and debt
bad teeth and hair
overpopulation and lack of seeds
high shipping costs and debt
7
"Reaganomics" biggest flaw was
Massive deflation
runaway debt
a trade deficit
massive inflation
8
Who were the Vietcong?
Chinese soldiers that supported the South
South Vietnamese that supported communism
Ho Chi Minh's supporters in the North
Cambodian refugees
9
Who did the US support in the Chinese Civil War with money but not troops?
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Syghman Rhee
Chiang Kai Shek
10
What two nations became one again during George H.W. Bush's administration?
Russia and Ukraine
New Mexico and Mexico
Austria and Hungary
West Germany and East Germany
11
This agency brought electrical power and jobs to the Appalachian region
the TVA
The HOLC
The FDIC
The SEC
12
For what was Bill Clinton impeached?
other
For lying under oath about his extramarital affairs
13
Who did Japan and Russia ask to come settle a war they were engaged in?
Our president
The Triple Entente
The League of Nations
The United Nations
14
Did the US ever sign the treaty or join the League of Nations?
No, neither
We signed the Treaty but didn't join the league
yes, both
We joined the League but didn't sign the treaty
15
Vietnam Vets might have been stereotyped "baby killers" because of this massacre.
Saigon
Danang
My Lai
Ho Chi Minh
16
Desperate to aid Britain and the USSR when they had run out of cash, we passed this law
The US Shipping Act
The Credit Mobilier Acts
Lend Lease Act
The Navigation Acts
17
What unexpected event hampered Wilson's ability to lobby for the treaty?
He had a stroke
The birth of his fourth child
His wife died
A train accident
18
U.S operations to find and cut off supply lines to our enemies in Vietnam called
Search and destroy missions
seek and find missions
hit and run tactics
duck and cover missions
19
What was the name given nonconformists and critics of the 1950s?
the Yippies
the Hipsters
the Hippies
the Beatniks
20
In a laissez-faire economy
government regulates business
othergovernment doesn't regulate business
currency is devalued
business regulates government
21
What organization did college students form to oppose the war?
The Peace Alliance
War No More Society
The Hippies
Students for a Democratic Society
22
What happened with tariffs in the 1920s?
they fell
they stayed the same
they rose
they were eliminated
23
Who led the United Farm Workers & raised awareness about low pay and bad working conditions?
Jason Ramirez
Dennis Eubanks
Javier Rodriguez
Cesar Chavez
24
What was George W. Bushaas initiative related to taxes?
other
He cut taxes across the board
25
How did they want to adjust the money supply?
they wanted more money printed
they wanted a federal reserve system
they wanted less money printed
they wanted a bartering system
26
What agency created jobs for young men in outdoor projects?
The TVA
The FERA
The SEC
The CCC
27
What U.S. general won the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
Eugene McCarthy
Dwight Eisenhower
Joseph McCarthy
Douglas MacArthur
28
What new way to borrow money became available in the 1950s?
layaway
credit cards
401(k)s
installment plans
29
What new forms of transportation became available in the Gilded Age?
motorcycles and cars
horse carriages and bicycles
subways and cable cars
escalators and railroads
30
Journalists who exposed what was wrong in society during the Progressive era were called . . .
monopolists
muckrakers
populists
teetotalers
31
What shocking tactics did police then use that gained international attention?
public lynchings
hitting with bully clubs
dogs and water hoses were used on the protesters
stop and frisk
32
How did Adolf Hitler die?
He was abducted by aliens
He committed suicide and his body was burned
He was shot by Allied forces
He drowned in retreat
33
What international organization was set up to replace the League of Nations?
The World Court
The International League
The World Bank
The United Nations
34
What was Wilson's response to the Zimmerman Note?
He ignored it
He called for a peace summit
He asked Congress to declare war
He personally insulted the Kaiser in the press
35
What did Spanish Minister DeLome do that led to anti-Spanish feelings in the US?
He insulted our president
He bowed to the President
He said the first lady was ugly
He courted an ambassador's daughter
36
In a socialist economy, can you own your own business and have private property?
yes
no
37
What was banned by the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
poll taxes
literacy tests
closed primaries
write-in voting
38
A flowering and celebration of black culture in urban areas became known as . . .
The Black is Beautiful Movement
The Harlem Renaissance
The Pan Africa Movement
The Jazz Age
39
Why was the War Production Board necessary during WWII?
To coordinate trade with our allies
To coordinate manufacturing with factory owners
To produce as many ships and planes as possible
To cut government waste in purchasing
40
What federal agency infiltrated the Black Panthers and contributed to their demise?
The NLRB
The EPA
The CIA
The FBI
41
What is it called when everyone in a political party picks a candidate?
a convention
a primary or caucus
a gesture
an endorsement
42
What was the name of the group that opposed civil service reform?
the Progressives
the Populists
the Stalwarts
the Fusionists
43
Whose presidency was tainted by the Teapot Dome Scandal?
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
44
What was effect of the Food Administration on the US food supply?
it had little effect on the food supply
It cut the food supply in half
We grew different crops.
it doubled the food supply
45
How receptive were our allies to his peaceful vision for the postwar world?
not very
very receptive
divided: some for, some against
46
All of the following are colonies we won in the Spanish American War EXCEPT?
Guam
Puerto Rico
The Philippines
Cuba
47
When Nixon resigned, ____ became president, having only recently been appointed Vice President.
Gerald Ford
Norman Rockefeller
Jimmy Carter
George HW Bush
48
What institutions did FDR close and then reopen after their "holiday"?
post offices
military bases
schools
banks
49
Where did we attack on D-Day and who was the overall commander of the mission?
Midway Island, Douglas MacArthur
North Africa, George Patton
Hong Kong, William Westmoreland
Northern France, Dwight Eisenhower
50
What did bootleggers do?
make jazz music
custom design shoes
dance the Charleston
sell illegal alcohol
51
As a result of the "Great Society" programs, business regulation became
Less effective
More common
Less common
State government's responsibility
52
This law said the president must get Congress's approval if deploying troops more than 60 days.
The Defense of America Act
Checks and Balances Act
War Powers Act
The National Security Act
53
What effect did our NATO -supported invasion of Afghanistan
We overthrew their government
other
54
What was LBJ's greatest achievement related to civil rights?
Affirmative action programs
Head Start was founded
passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
desegregation of US colleges
55
What young minister became the recognized leader of the 385 day bus boycott?
Stokely Carmichael
Thurgood Marshall
John Lewis
Dr. Martin Luther King
56
What were countercultural youth of the late 1960s called?
Hipsters
Beatniks
Hippies
Yippies
57
What was the turning point battle victory in the USSR that used the scorched earth policy?
The Battle of Warsaw
The Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of the Black Sea
The Battle of the Baltic
58
The Civil Rights Act banned discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion and
disability
education
gender
sexual orientation
59
How did he decide to end the war with Japan?
By dropping atomic bombs
by showing Japan we had developed atomic bombs
An air invasion
A land invasion
60
For what is Joseph McCarthy infamous?
insubordination and noncompliance
insulting the commander in chief
making unsupported accusations
being a communist spy
61
Before the 1890s, most immigrants came from what parts of Europe?
Southern and Western
Northern and Southern
Northern and Western
Northern and Eastern
62
What president then proposed a federal Civil Rights Act to end segregation nationwide?
Dwight Eisenhower
President Kennedy
President Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
63
Which of the following did Reagan do?
He balanced the budget
He passed the largest tax cut in h
He reigned in defense spending
He supported renewable energy devleopment
64
What did the Warren Commission conclude about the assassination of John Kennedy?
the Cuban mafia did it
There were two shooters
Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone gunman
Vice President Johnson did it
65
Imperialist nations hope to get what type of goods from their colonies?
raw materials
textiles
manufactured goods
farm products
66
After growing frustrated with the failure to conquer Britain, Hitler foolishly attacked
The United States
Italy
Poland
The Soviet Union (USSR)
67
What was the goal of the Office of Price Administration?
regulate the money supply through interest rates
Set prices during wartime
Keep down inflation through rationing
set wages during wartime
68
What two ways did political machines get votes?
alcohol and free food
poll taxes and bribes
bribing immigrants & padding lists
literacy tests and graft
69
What terrorist group sponsored the attacks on the World Trad
Al Qaeda
other
70
What country in Europe had to fight Nazi Germany alone in an air war in the summer of 1940?
Belgium
France
Britain
Spain
71
What does buying stock "on margin" mean?
you borrow money to buy it
you buy it and then quickly sell it
you buy it for a limited amount of time
You buy "low" and "sell high"
72
What was the goal of the Manhatten Project?
Produce an atomic weapon
Reduce traffic
Build the federal highway system
Cure polio
73
The "hot line" connected the White House with __________
China's government
The Security Council
The Pentagon
The Soviet government
74
A state of heightened tensions with the USSR without actual fighting was known as . . .
The Red Scare
The Wall
The Cold War
The Iron Curtain
75
What is it called when you gain a monopoly by buying your suppliers?
label leveraging
oligarchy
vertical integration
horizontal integration
76
What natural resources do we have that allowed us to become an industrial giant?
iron, oil, coal
germs, dust, flowers
steel, electricity, oil
land, water, steel
77
What was the goal of the Selective Service Act?
Vaccinate the nation
Get enough soldiers to fight
Create a uniform system fro college admissions
Transition from a manufacturing to a service economy
78
In what way was Korea a "limited war"?
We limited ourselves to 2 atomic bombs
we used an all volunteer army
we sought limited outcomes and not unconditional surrender
We deployed troops for one 1 year and then retreated
79
The policy that if the US or USSR used nukes it would lead to our own destruction was called
realpolitik
massive retaliation
brinkmanship
containment
80
What was the main immigration station on the West coast?
Titanic Island
Alcatraz Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
81
The Allied victory Battle of Coral Sea prevented Japan from taking over what continent?
Australia
Africa
Greenland
Asia
82
What major domestic reform did Clinton fail to achieve
other
Health care reform and universal coverage
83
Migration and immigration led to the growth of cities, also known as
intimidation
conflagration
urbanization
patronage
84
What American colony had been taken over by the Japanese by May of 1942?
The Philippines
Hawaii
Australia
Guam
85
What did the 24th amendment to the Constitution ban?
poll taxes
prostitution
marijuana
public smoking
86
What domestic aawaraa did Reagan and Bush pursue?
They declared a aaWar on Drugsaa
other
87
Nixon's "realpolitik" philosophy said this should be the primary concern of our foreign policy:
a country's power
human rights
fighting communism
a country's population
88
When the House Republicans and President Clinton could not a
other
There was a government shutdown.
89
What did the 19th amendment say?
Alcohol is now legal
Women can vote
The President can only serve two terms
The poll tax is illegal
90
The goal of much of our post WWII foreign aid, like the Marshall Plan, was
Feeding the hungry
Preventing abuse of power
Containing communism
Curing preventable disease
91
The Social Gospel said Christians must do what to be like Jesus?
grow beards
teach with parables
help the poor
walk on water
92
Both the Reagan and Bush administrations were criticized for
Auto Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
other
93
What group was lynched for not upholding rules of "etiquette"?
children
blacks
women
poor people
94
Who wrote "The Feminine Mystique", credited with awakening the feminist movement?
Phyllis Schafley
Gloria Steinem
Betty Friedan
Jane Roe
95
What was the goal of the Emergency Quota Act?
cut immigration from non-European nations
Limit the growth of our cities
Require gender and racial diversity in hiring
increase immigration from non-European nations
96
What "first" did Francis Perkins achieve, with FDR's help?
First female cadet at West Point
first woman to fly solo across the Pacific
First female Chief of Staff
first woman on the cabinet
97
What charismatic person and critic of the New Deal started the "Share the Wealth" movement?
Mary McLeod Bethune
Francis Townsend
Huey Long
Father Coughlin
98
As a result of the Baker v. Carr ruling during the Warren Court era
Accised people are read their rights
Illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in court
Congressional districts had the same # of people in them
Accused people have their lawyer present during questioning
99
A Stalwart shot what president over civil service reform?
James Garfield
Ben Harrison
Chester Arthur
Grover Cleveland
100
Who were the Little Rock Nine?
the nine students that sat in at a lunch counter
the nine students that started the Montgomery Bus Boycott
the nine black youth wrongly accused of rape
The first black students that attended a white high school
101
Who was the first man to integrate professional baseball?
Ernie Banks
Willie Mays
Curt Roberts
Jackie Robinson
102
In 1988, who was elected president?
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
George H.W. Bush
103
With the Cold War over
peacekeeping missions
other
104
What was completed at Promontory Point
the transcontinental railroad.
the treat of Ft. Laramie
the Mexican War
the oil drill
105
Which of the following is NOT a problem cities had in this period?
lack of sanitation
isolation
crime
fire
106
Laws like the Wagner Act and the National Labor Relations Board indicate support for
deregulation of business
conservation of natural resources
unions and the right to strike
equal rights for women
107
What did Edwin Drake invent to help us access one of those?
the light bulb
the train
the typewriter
the steam powered oil drill.
108
What did Teddy Roosevelt want to conserve?
nature
votes
the tariff
taxes
109
Did the deficit rise or fall as a result of economic policie
other
It rose significantly
110
What do Sand Creek and Wounded Knee have in common?
Gold was found there.
The Transcontinental RR went through
They were places where hundreds of natives were massacred.
Cowboys drove cattle there
111
What controversial decision did Ford make in the early days of his presidency?
He appointed a female Vice President
He pardoned Nixon
He raised taxes
He bombed Cambodia
112
Which one of Wilson's Fourteen Points made it into the Treaty of Versailles?
military disarmament
Freedom of the seas
A League of Nations
Self determination for all peoples
113
When official government sources and investigative journalists' stories differ, this leads to
credibility gap
apathy
censorship
leaks
114
What pledge did George H.W. Bush break in order to help brin
He pledged not to raise taxes
other
115
What president promised the American people a "square deal"?
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William McKinley
116
Why did the treatment of the Bonus Army reflect badly on Hoover?
The army attacked them
He ignored Congress
He caved to their demands
He refused to discuss the matter
117
What was the most radical union for the poorest workers?
The Knights of Labor
The American Federation of Labor
The American Railway Union
The Industrial Workers of the World
118
What was the Philippine reaction to our taking them as a colony?
revolt and a 3 year war
relief and gratitude
acceptance and a trade treaty
resignation and grudging acceptance
119
What president is most credited for getting the Panama Canal built?
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
William McKinley
120
What policy did we declare to make sure China didn't "carved up" as African had been?
The Good Neighbor Policy
The Open Door Policy
Domino Policy
Containment Policy
121
What monopolist controlled the steel industry?
John Rockefeller
George Pullman
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
122
What Supreme Court ruling said that women have a right to an abortion in their first trimester?
Reed v. Reed
Smith v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
Ray v. Wareham
123
What did Christopher Sholes invent to standardize and speed communication?
the telegraph
the internet
the typewriter
the telephone
124
Our inability to aid young revolutionaries in this country showed the limitations of US policy
Chile
China
Cuba
Hungary or Czechoslovakia
125
What were countercultural youths of this era called?
Woodstock
other
126
What political outsider was elected president in 1976?
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
127
Civil Service reformers wanted what?
only qualified people to get government jobs
the spoils system
a lower tariff
monetary reform
128
What agency would increasingly do covert operations to achieve our foreign policy aims?
The Green Berets
The Gederal Bureau of Investigations
The Security Council
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
129
What was the main immigration station on the East coast?
Trenton Island
Ellis Island
Angel Island
Staten Island
130
After 1890, most European immigrants came from
Northern and Western
Southern and Western
Northern and Eastern
Southern and Eastern
131
What did Alexander Graham Bell invent to speed communication?
the telephone
the calling card
the typewriter
the oil drill
132
What war tactic led to a stalemate on the Western front?
tank warfare
mobile artillery
airplane surveillance
trench warfare
133
What group did the House on Un American Activities (HUAC) target as possible communists?
People in the entertainment industry
people in the military
immigrants
teachers and cops
134
What organization flourished in the 1920s and expanded its target to include Jews & Catholics?
The Freemasons
Suffragettes
The Ku Klux Klan
The Kiwanis Club
135
During the 1970s, this carter formed and began limiting oil supplies worldwide
OIC
AVEC
OAEA
OPEC
136
Kennedy's "flexible response" plan refers to his strategy to diversify
our bureaucracy
our military
our workforce
our colleges
137
The GI Bill provided returning veterans from WWII all of the following EXCEPT?
a car
A year of unemployment
loans for housing
loans for school
138
After the passage of the Nuremberg Laws, what groups lost their civil rights in Germany?
Slavs
Intellectuals
Communists
Jews
139
In the INF Treaty with the Soviets, _________ were added to the arms reduction plan.
peacekeeping forces
space based defense systems
onsite inspections
conventional weapons
140
Who was the American commander during WWI?
Dwight D.Eisenhower
John J. Pershing
Douglas MacArthur
Pancho Villa
141
Who wrote "The Great Gatsby" in the 1920s?
Cab Calloway
Ernest Hemingway
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scott Joplin
142
Confusing ballots cast in what state made it unclear who won
Florida
other
143
Two years after being elected
The Republicans elected Newt Gingrich
other
144
How many seats did each country get in the general assembly?
one
five
three
ten
145
Who founded a settlement house in Chicago?
Betsy Ross
Ida Tarbell
Margaret Sanger
Jane Addams
146
What growing popularity of what invention led to urban sprawl?
the telephone
the automobile
electricity
the vacuum tube
147
Who won the Chinese Civil War?
Kim Jong Il
The US
Chiang Kai Shek
Mao Zedong
148
Which president was elected in 1920?
Charles Lindbergh
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Warren G. Harding
149
In what type of economic system does the government take over and run some major industries?
socialism
communism
anarchy
capitalism
150
What surprising thing happened after the agreements signed at the Washington Naval Conference?
We put an embargo on Britain
We invested in submarine technology
Countries actually destroyed naval ships
We took our navy on a worldwide tour
151
Instead of race, what "categories" did Europeans use for social / political organization?
gender
education
ethnic
class
152
Why is this called the "Gilded Age"?
Most people got rich
Rich people shared their wealth
Working people formed guilds
America looked "golden" from the outside
153
After Pearl Harbor, we (with our allies) decided to first focus on defeating this country.
China
Germany
Italy
Japan
154
What is another word for the spoils system that starts with "P"?
party system
patronage
progressivism
populism
155
Why did the Nation of Islam assassinate Malcolm X in 1965?
He funded the Nation's activities with illegal gun sales
He reconciled with Martin Luther King
He left the Nation of Islam
He publicly endorsed President Johnson
156
In what city was the "Children's March" held to desegregate the entire city?
Newark
Atlanta
Chicago
Birmingham
157
Who wrote "rags to riches" tales that supported the Social Darwinist point of view?
Horatio Alger
Upton Sinclair
Teddy Roosevelt
Jacob Riis
158
How was the election decided?
In the case called Bush v. Gore
other
159
At the Yalta conference, what did they decide to do with defeated Nazi leaders?
Turn them over to the locals
Shoot them on sight
Hold war crimes trials
Take custody of them indefinitely
160
How did FDR explain his programs and their rationale to the American people?
TV debates
through "chats" on the radio
daily speeches
a daily newspaper column
161
Why didn't business owners like Progressives?
They feared business regulations
They feared racism
They preferred adjectives
They feared competition
162
The 1970s was plagued by what economic problem
depression
stagflation
deflation
recession
163
Who revolutionized the auto industry with the assembly line?
F Scott Fitzgerald
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Jim Goodmon
164
What naval base did we build in Hawaii after taking it over?
Parris Island
Pearl Harbor
Quantico
Pendleton
165
Where is the United Nations located?
Switzerland
Sweden
New York City
Geneva, Belgium
166
What amendment banned alcohol in the US?
19th
20th
21st
18th
167
What was Wilson's Plan for postwar peace called?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Geneva Accords
The Fourteen Points
The Peace Project
168
Who left the SNCC and ultimately joined the Black Panthers?
Barack Obama
Stokely Carmichael
Sammy Davis Jr.
Bill Cosby
169
All of the following were part of the Great Society programs EXCEPT
work relief
public housing
the Clean Air Act
food stamps
170
Who won the election of 1896?
William McKinley
William Jennings Bryan
171
What muckraking photojournalist made the problems of unplanned urbanization evident?
Lincoln Steffens
Upton Sinclair
Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbell
172
The Three Mile Incident during the 1970s caused concern about this power source
nuclear energy
solar
fracking
coal
173
How long did these wars last?
More than 10 years. President Obama pulled combat troop
other
174
What was made legal by the 16th amendment?
alcohol
women voting
the poll tax
the income tax
175
What one building project did Hoover fund to create jobs?
Mt. Rushmore
The Brooklyn Bridge
The St Louis Arch
The Boulder Dam
176
What cartoonist exposed him to the public?
Upton Sinclair
Thomas Nast.
Horatio Alger
Mark Twain
177
As a result, the USSR and US signed the SALT Treaty which
Limited the size of our army
Limited our nukes
Limited our exports
Limited the size of our navies
178
This successful Soviet project led us to overhaul our education system
satellite TV
Sputnik
the internet
the 1956 Olympics
179
The Soviets wanted to make sure that Eastern Europe was
communist
self governed
capitalist
imperialist
180
The Selective Service Act provided _________ for the war effort?
supplies
ships
spies
soldiers
181
Whenever communism is attempted on a societal level it requires this type of government:
authoritarian
democracy
socialism
capitalism
182
How did Britain and France try to appease Hitler with the Munich Pact?
by giving him part of Czechoslovakia
By recognizing his union with Austria
By putting up the Berlin Wall
By letting him rebuild his military
183
Why was "Rosie the Riveter" a startling icon from the period?
She questioned the war effort
She criticized conformity
She was woman doing strenuous work
She was divorced and happy
184
Who decides to run for President in 1968 but is shot and killed?
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
George Wallace
Robert Kennedy
185
Corrupt officials who controlled city and state governments in the time period were called . .
political machines
graft
unions
gangs
186
The proliferation of ____ made white flight possible
automobiles
the federal highway system
public transportation
airplanes
187
From 1914 - 1917, what side did the US fight on in WWI?
We were neutral
The Allies
The Triple Entente
The Triple Alliance
188
What philosophy said poor people are poor because they aren't adapting to their environment?
Social Darwinism
Socialism
Social Gospel
Rugged Individualism
189
What invention fueled an economic boom during the Clinton ye
other
The internet
190
Under Nixon's "revenue sharing" plan, more discretionary money would flow from the feds to
the taxpayers
the cities
the Congress
the states
191
Who became president when FDR died of natural causes?
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Harry Truman
192
These laws prevented the U.S. from trading with any nations at war.
The Blockade Acts
The Embargo Acts
The Neutrality Acts
The Treaty of Versailles
193
What "accidental" president would accomplish much of what the Populists wanted?
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Warren Harding
William Taft
194
All the following were laws Teddy Roosevelt passed to protect consumers EXCEPT
The Elkins Act
The Food and Drug Act
The Meat Inspection Act
The Federal Reserve
195
What ethnic group was "trapped" in Austria-Hungary and wanted to have their own nation?
the Spaniards
the Serbs
the Finns
The Greeks
196
This was the first country Italy's Mussolini decided to invade?
Sudan
Algeria
Ethiopia
Somalia
197
How did Hitler gain dictatorial power?
The German Supreme Court handed him the power
He led a bloodless revolution
He led a bloody revolution
Elected officials gave him that power
198
What groups controlled the illegal alcohol trade?
Gangs and organized crime bosses like Al Capone of Chicago
elite businessmen
college fraternities
police and law enforcement
199
Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
Bobby Fischer
Amelia Earhardt
Bob Calloway
200
What country gave the group safe haven while they trained fo
other
Afghanistan
201
Through what country did we "wear out our welcome"?
Ecuador
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Mexico
202
Who was the most famous political boss of NY City?
Grover Cleveland
Chester Arthur
Boss Tweed
Boss Hogg
203
What group of people made up the "Bonus Army"?
urban unemployed
poor farmers
elderly people
WWI veterans
204
What event led the US to enter the war on the side of Britain and the USSR?
The Zimmerman Note was intercepted
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Invasion of Great Britain
The invasion of Poland
205
The growing violence
other
rap
206
This theory justified our involvement in Vietnam; we feared the spread of communism
Termination Policy
The domino theory
The scorched earth policy
Lebensraum
207
What problem plagued farmers in the 1920s and contributed to the Great Depression?
boll weevils
locusts
drought
overproduction
208
After characterizing them as "the evil empire", Reagan actually struck up a friendship with
Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq
Fidel Castro, leader of Cuba
Mikael Gorbachev, leader of the USSR
Hugo Chavez, leader of Venezuela
209
The slaughter of what resource led to the decline of native power?
beaver
buffalo
horses
deer
210
Groups like the Moral Majority were _________ and essential to the coalition electing Reagan.
Religious fundamentalists
members of the military
abortion rights advocates
elderly people
211
Who did a James Earl Ray shoot and kill in Memphis Tennessee in 1968?
Jesse Jackson
John Lewis
Al Sharpton
Martin Luther King
212
What vague law was passed during this time saying you could not "restrain trade"?
The Oleander Act
The Homestead Act
The Free Trade Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act
213
This made sure that privileged families did not have to worry about their kids getting drafted
deductions
loopholes
exemptions
exceptions
214
What president was most responsible for escalating our involvement in Vietnam?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
215
What new cabinet position did Carter create?
The Department of Energy
The Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Health and Human Services
The Department of the Interior
216
Why was Reagan insistent that we aid a group called "the Contras"
It was part of the War on Drugs
He feared Nicaragua would fall to communism and communism
He wanted to eliminate malaria
He thought they were responsible for AIDS
217
Which trusts did Teddy Roosevelt bust?
He busted the good ones
He busted none of them
He busted all of them
He busted the bad ones
218
How many terms did Bill Clinton serve?
other
two
219
What was the goal of the Freedom Rides?
To cut down on traffic congestion
To integrate local and city buses across the nation
To integrate buses that run between states
To boost black car ownership
220
What did the Fair Labor Standards Act provide?
A minimum wage and maximum work week
worker's compensation for job related injuries
an end to tax loopholes for the wealthy
fair hiring protections
221
What strike happened in Carnegie's PA steel mill and broke the steel union for 45 years?
Pullman Strike
Homestead Strike
The Haymarket Strike
The Great RRd Strike
222
What did the Supreme Court rule in the court case Korematsu v. U.S.?
All imprisonment must follow due process
The Bill of Rights applies in wartime
Japanese internment was constitutional
Italian internment is required
223
In Nixon's "southern strategy", he brought white southerners into the Republican party by
Not signing the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Supporting gerrymandering of districts
opposing busing to racially balance schools
opposing the passage of The Civil Rights Act of 1964
224
What nations allied as the Triple Entente?
Britain, France and Germany
Germany, Italy, Austria-Hungary
Britain, France & Russia
Turkey, Germany, Italy
225
What was the US response when the USSR cut off the 80 mile road between W. Germany & Berlin?
The Berlin Airlift
We built the Berlin Wall
We threatened nuclear war
We went in with tanks
226
Why was the original Selma to Montgomery 50 mile march for voting rights stopped?
due to terrorist threats
the KKK showed up
police brutality
lack of food service
227
How did poor people want the tariff to change in the Gilded Age?
wider
lower
taller
higher
228
What was the name of the health care program LBJ passed for elderly people?
Universal Coverage
Health Choice
Medicaid
Medicare
229
What union welcomed both genders & all skill levels but died out after the Haymarket bombing?
International Workers of the World
American Railway Union
American Federation of Labor
Knights of Labor
230
What amendment failed to pass by 1979, thanks to opposition from women like Phyllis Schafly?
The Early Childhood Education Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment
The Amendment Against Gun Violence
The Animal Rights Amendment
231
The presence of troops from what country led Truman to decide to fight a limited war?
The Soviet Union
China
Japan
Vietnam
232
If murder is illegal everywhere, why did the NAACP want an anti-lynching law in the 1920s?
to fight communism more effectively
to return power to the states
lynching isn't murder
local law enforcement wasn't enforcing the laws
233
Who was the most important military commander during the Vietnam War?
William Westmoreland
George Patton
James Richland
John Pershing
234
The US and what worldwide organization supported South Korea with troops?
The United Nations
The International Monetary Fund
The World Bank
NATO
235
What economic system does not allow for private ownership of businesses?
cronyism
socialism
capitalism
communism
236
How did we pay for the war?
Sold bonds and raised taxes
borrowed from the Swiss
printed money
we used gold reserves from Fort Knox
237
After WWII, why did we oppose turning Vietnam over to Ho Chi Minh, our former ally?
He would shut down our military base there
He was a brutal dictator
He was a communist
His intentions were unclear
238
What is it called when people suggest laws to be passed?
a mandate
the initiative
a referendum
a recall
239
Who was President during World War I?
Teddy Roosevelt
Warren G. Harding
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
240
The Bessemer process allowed _____to be mass produced and led to a 2nd industrial revolution
oil
bronze
steel
iron
241
Kennedy founded this agency to help raise the standard of living worldwide
The Alliance for Progress
The Peace Corps
The Green Berets
Amnesty International
242
Sixty + nations eventually agreed to the Kellogg Briand Pact, which tried to outlaw ____.
communism
war
apathy
poverty
243
All of the following were famous black poets or writers of the 1920s EXCEPT
Zora Neale Hurston
E.L Doctorow
James Baldwin
Langston Hughes
244
What groups were most negatively affected by Reagan's spending cuts?
rich people
elderly people
members of the military
urban poor people
245
Why did critics of the government think Sacco and Vanzetti were really executed in the 1920s?
They founded the Communist Party in America
They kidnapped the Lindbergh baby
They were immigrants who held radical political beliefs
They encouraged interracial dating
246
Reagan believed in deregulation. What does that mean?
He wanted campaign finance reform
He wanted a clearer division between church and state
He decreased government oversight of businesses
He lifted voluntary wage and price controls
247
To what cause were Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Carrie Chapman Catt dedicated?
women's suffrage
an end to women's suffrage
the ethical treatment of animals
an equal rights amendment
248
What was the goal of the Committee on Public Information?
To make tax records public
To raise awareness of corruption in the government
to gather intelligence about suspected spies
to spread pro-war information
249
The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand led what country to come to the defense of the Serbs?
Russia
Italy
Poland
Greece
250
Nixon's compilation of people and groups he considered to be a threat were described as
his "wishlist"
his "enemies list"
his "lineup" list
his "wanted" list
251
Who made up FDR's "Brain Trust"?
black activists
elite Ivy League alumni
Professors and intellectuals that advised FDR
voters
252
We supported Panama in rebelling against what country so we could build it?
Mexico
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Colombia
253
Carter's main foreign policy objective was to expand what?
capitalism
democracy
public education
human rights
254
Who was the chief justice of the Supreme Court in the1960s that protected the poor and accused?
Earl Warren
John Roberts
William Rehnquist
Warren Burger
255
In the court case Munn v. Illinois, the ruling said states can regulate which railroads?
ones that carry cattle
the ones that stay in a single state
ones that carry passengers
ones that run between states
256
To sell weapons to friends- but remain safe from naval attacks- we passed this law
Enforcements Acts
Lend Lease
Neutrality Acts
Cash and Carry
257
Decisions passed in the general assembly go to what body for final approval?
The Board of Directors
NATO
The Matrix
The Security Council
258
What was the first country Japan invaded?
The Philippines
Australia
China
Korea
259
128 Americans died when what British ship was sunk by u-boats?
The Titanic
The Lusitania
The Essex
The Zimmerman
260
Who led the Food Administration?
Andrew Carnegie
Henry Ford
Herbert Hoover
William Taft
261
The Soviet invasion of what nation led the US to boycott the Moscow Olympics?
Poland
Ukraine
Afghanistan
Vietnam
262
What was the name of the cavalry regiment Teddy Roosevelt led in Cuba?
The Little Rascals
The Possum Gang
The Rough Riders
The Rowdy Regiment
263
Garfield's VP became president, and achieved civil service reform by getting what law passed?
The Hatch Act
The Furman Act
The Anderson Act
The Pendleton Act
264
What was Kennedy's response to evidence that the Soviets were putting nukes in Cuba?
sanctions
a blockade
war
an embargo
265
What agency was founded to solve this war production problem?
The War Labor Board
The Factory Alliance
The War Industries Board
The National Recovery Act
266
What black leader led the Niagara Movement to establish the NAACP?
W.E.B. DuBois
James Fiske
George Carver
Booker T. Washington
267
To what degree did the airlift succeed in halting the takeover of W. Berlin by communism?
It was a partial success; half of Berlin became communist
It was a total success
It was a total failure
268
Once the Underwood Tariff significantly lowered tariffs, how did the government get $ to run?
donations
flat taxes
sales taxes
income taxes
269
At the Yalta conference during the war, what did the Allied decide to do with Germany post-war?
Occupy them indefinitely
divide it into East and West
Punish them with a war guilt clause and reparations
Divide it into four zones and rebuild it
270
What was the goal of the Dawes Act?
to lower alcohol sales
To decrease black voting
To consolidate public lands
To force natives to assimilate (be like whites) and farm.
271
How did Pres. Eisenhower deal with Gov. Faubus's attempt to block integration?
He sent paratroopers to protect the students
He filed an injunction with the Supreme Court
He imprisoned Gov. Faubus
He vacated the court order
272
52 Americans were taken hostage in Iran because they wanted us to return
The Ayatollah
the Shah, their former king
30 prisoners held in Israel
to peace talks
273
How did Wilson finally solve the money supply problem that had plagued the nation since 1789?
He invested in new technology
He adopted bimetallism
He created more banks
He founded the Federal Reserve
274
What group served in the armed forces for the first time in WWII?
blacks
native americans
women
immigrants
275
Warfare that employs hit and run tactics is called . . .
booby traps
conventional
guerilla
hari kari
276
What was the goal of the War Labor Board?
To raise the minimum wage
To recruit soldiers
To train workers for government jobs
To stop & prevent strikes
277
What did they want the government to do about railroads?
make them slow down
build more of them
regulate the rates they charged
take them over
278
What did the Supreme Court rule in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas?
colleges must integrate
segregated schools are legal
public schools must desegregate
public schools may choose to desegregate
279
The 1968 Democratic convention in this city broke out in controversy inside and violence out?
Baltimore
Chicago
New York
Boston
280
This limit on free speech was upheld by what court ruling?
Schenck v. U.S.
Tinker v. DesMoines
Escobedo v. Illinois
Sacco v. Vanzetti
281
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) lifted all t
Canada and Mexico
other
282
One major reform the Republicans and Clinton could agree on
other
Reforming welfare by requiring work and putting a time li
283
Why was FDR unwilling to challenge segregation or pass an anti-lynching law?
His wife opposed both measures
He was a member of the KKK
He needed white southern Democrat votes
He supported social, not workplace, segregation
284
__________ war involves uniforms, recognizable weapons and battlefield tactics?
conventional tactics
unconventional tactics
guerilla tactics
shock and awe
285
Under the Loyalty Review Board, who had to swear they were not communists?
government employees
intellectuals
school children
mothers
286
The TET Offensive resulted in the simultaneous attack on 100+ ________ in South Vietnam.
government officials
communists
cities
offices
287
What third party did Roosevelt help found?
The American Party
The Socialist Party
The Populist Party
The Bull Moose or Progressive Party
288
Most railroads run between states and so can only be regulated by . . .
the federal government
the states
the Suprerme Court
the towns
289
After we withdrew from S. Vietnam, it eventually became a __________ __________.
capitalist democracy
communist dictatorship
communist democracy
socialist dictatorship
290
Reagan characterized ________ as "the problem" when he took office in the 1980s.
immorality
greed
government
apathy
291
What was the first country Germany "took over" by a treaty?
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Poland
292
All of the following showed that the Roosevelts cared about black people EXCEPT
He had an informal "black cabinet"
They passed an executive order banning hiring discrimination
They got an anti-lynching law passed
they arranged Marian Anderson's Easter concert
293
Reagan sharply increased spending in what area?
defense / the military
AIDS research
infrastructure projects
education
294
Which of the following was more common for an urban woman in the 1920s ?
have children
casually date
attend school
attend church
295
How did the U.S. insure that Ngo Diem's leadership would not last long?
We funded his opponent in the next election
He was suicidal
We bribed him to resign
The CIA supported his assassination
296
Which president of the 20s famously said "The business of America is Business"?
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
297
Our war aims, in the Atlantic Charter, were eerily similar to what former president's plan?
Harding "Chicken in Every Pot"
Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points
Taft's Dollar Diplomacy
Teddy Roosevelt's Square Deal
298
Was Saddam Hussein (the leader of Iraq) overthrown?
other
No.
299
Who won the election with his promise of "New Freedom"?
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
William Taft
300
The explosion of what ship led us to declare war on Spain?
The USS Arizona
The USS Constitution
The USS Maine
The USS Missouri
301
What art form did adults see as a threat during this time period?
modern art
free form poetry
rock n' roll music
teen magazines
302
Where did 30,000 draft dodgers go to avoid prosecution?
Canada
religious cults
rural farms
communes
303
The outgrowth of ________ led to new household appliances like toasters and irons.
roads
housing
telephones
electricity
304
In 2014 President Obama decided to normalize diplomatic rel
Cuba
other
305
What president tried to insure the spread of democracy through his "Missionary Diplomacy"?
Teddy Roosevelt
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
306
Who was the leader of the Socialist party during the early 1900s?
Jose Marti
John Pershing
George Dewey
Eugene Debs
307
How did the Bush administration respond?
With support of the UN Security Council
other
308
Which president supported scaling down US involvement in the war through "Vietnamization"?
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
Hubert Humphrey
309
The Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was a subset of what larger organization?
The Rainbow Coalition
The Nation of Islam
The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)
The Black Panthers
310
Who formed the American Railway Union and lost the Pullman Strike?
Jacob Riis
Big Bill Haywood
Eugene Debs
Samuel Gompers
311
In what industry did William Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer compete for sales?
other
Newspapers
312
What is a problem that arises if capitalism remains unregulated?
overproduction
underproduction
inflation
an income gap grows
313
Was Saddam Hussein overthrown?
other
yes. He was put on trial in Iraq
314
Who used holding companies to gain monopolies and bought US Steel from Carnegie?
Bill Gates
George Pullman
JP Morgan
John Rockefeller
315
What was the main source of entertainment for families in the 1950s?
television
radio programs
bowling
miniature golf
316
What major infrastructure improvement did Eisenhower approve?
The Interstate Highway System
the air traffic control system
rural electrification
Amtrack
317
What were some ways political machines got money?
foreign donors and graft
printing it and bribery
taxes and contributions
graft & padding bills
318
The Bay of Pigs was a failed invasion of what communist country?
Cuba
Chile
Canada
China
319
Who was the NAACP lawyer that went on to become the first black justice on the Supreme Court?
Clarence Thomas
Charles Houston
Thurgood Marshall
Nathan Margold
320
Did Taft's Payne Aldrich tariff significantly lower the tariff?
yepper
yep
nope
yes
321
How did FDR try to defend against a hostile Supreme Court?
By trying to eliminate the court and defer to circuit courts
By spreading rumors about them in the press
By asking the House to impeach 3 judges
By trying to grow the court & appoint the new judges
322
Who was Nixon's National Security Adviser he entrusted to bring a diplomatic end to the war?
John Dean
Russ Erlichman
Henry Kissinger
Dean Rusk
323
Who did Attorney Gen. A. Mitchell Palmer raid (and in some cases deport) in the Palmer Raids?
suspected communists
immigrants
homeless people
women suffragettes
324
What is the goal of a blockade?
to trap the enemy
to take their army hostage
to stop trade to the enemy
to create a siege situation
325
What did the 17th amendment say?
black males can vote
women can vote
Senators would be directly elected
there will be an income tax
326
Who was the most famous white silent film star of the era?
Charlie Chaplain
Daniel O'Leary
Dennis Lange
Edward Murray
327
What was the slogan of the Clinton campaign to keep them foc
aaItaas the economy
other
328
In what city and state was the most famous sit-in held?
Nashville, TN
Greensboro, NC
Sarasota, FL
Memphis, TN
329
The Credit Mobilier was a scam in what industry?
oil
railroads
coal
utilities
330
This military alliance formed in 1949 in case communists attacked the US or our allies.
The Security Council
The UN
NATO
The Warsaw Pact
331
Who was the leader of South Vietnam that we at first supported despite his corruption?
Ngo Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Fidel Castro
332
What political party won majority control in Germany in the 1930s?
the Nazis
The Labor Party
the Reichstag
the Communists
333
Nixon promised to shrink the war, but he expanded it by bombing supply lines in this country
Cambodia
China
Thailand
Laos
334
For what is Kent State University infamous?
They bombed the ROTC building
David Letterman played football there
Malcolm X was killed there
Four student protesters were killed there
335
What was the name of the health care program LBJ passed for poor low income people?
Medicaid
Welfare
Social Security
Medicare
336
Reagan's claim that we would develop a space-based nuclear had what surprising outcome?
development of the internet
the Star Wars franchise
the Iran Contra scandal
Economic and political reforms in the USSR
337
The American Indian Movement took over what federal land / property in protest?
Alacatraz Island
The Great Salt Lake
The St. Louis Arch
Mt. Rushmore
338
Who was fired by Truman when they criticized his position to the press?
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
Gen. Eugene McCarthy
Gen. George Patton
Gen. Stanley McChrystal
339
The Elkins and Hepburn acts regulated what industry?
railroads
steel
coal mining
meatpacking
340
How long did the ground war last? Was Kuwait freed?
other
4 days. Yes.
341
How did Congress feel about this funding?
They cut it off
They cut it in half
They didn't know about it
They doubled it
342
What caused global trade to slow in the 1920s?
the Panama Canal closed for repairs
a money contraction
a high tariff
bigger and slower ships
343
What was the name of the other alliance that opposed the Triple Entente?
The Black Hand
The Fab Four
The Triple Alliance
The Axis
344
What two conflicting ideas clashed in the Scopes Trial in Dayton, TN?
Freedom of Speech v. Conformity
Creationism v. Evolution
Capitalism v. Communism
Obscenity v. Purity
345
In the Zimmerman Note, Germany proposed an alliance with ___________ against the United States.
Nicaragua
Canada
Italy
Mexico
346
In the election of 1912, what two men split the Republican vote, allowing a Democrat to win?
Taft and Roosevelt
Roosevelt and Pershing
Wilson and Harding
Taft and McKinley
347
What program did LBJ help fund to help provide preschool for low income children?
Smart Start
Head Start
Job Corps
Sesame Street
348
For what historical feat are Orville and Wilbur Wright famous?
the YMCA
creating Central Park
the first airplane flight
inventing the radio
349
How could lower income people afford all the new products in the 1920s?
Inflation was low
Through the installment plans now available.
The federal reserve lowered interest rates
The minimum wage was raised
350
Why were the Hollywood Ten jailed?
They dodged the draft
They refused to testify before the HUAC
They admitted to being communists
They were atomic spies
351
Was he found guilty or did he get to keep his job?
other
He was found not guilty and so remained president.
352
What happened at speakeasies?
conversation and gossip
people drank illegal alcohol
prostitution
people bought and sold stock
353
What was the ruling in the US v. Nixon case?
Nixon must hand over the tapes
Nixon must testify under oath
Nixon has evaded his taxes
Nixon must leave office
354
Which group of immigrants was targeted with nativist laws like an Exclusion Act?
Germans
native americans
Asians
blacks
355
"White flight" was used to describe the movement of white people to
the Sunbelt
farms
Canada
suburbs
356
What governmental system puts government needs above individual rights?
anarchy
democracy
oligarchy
fascism
357
It was clear Truman was committed to black civil rights when he integrated
federal offices
the armed forces
blood banks
schools
358
Who used trusts to gain control of the oil industry?
John Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Thomas Edison
Andrew Carnegie
359
During the "Red Scare", we feared
communism
the KKK
terrorism
police brutality
360
Your family is an example of what type of economic unit?
capitalism
communism
disfunctionalism
socialism
361
Big business first used the Sherman Antitrust Act to bust up these
unions
political parties
political machines
banks
362
What is it called when all the people vote on a law?
a referendum
an initiative
a mandate
a recall
363
Why did Kennedy visit West Berlin in 1961?
To witness the Berlin Airlift
To announce the Limited Test Ban Treaty
To reassure them after the building of the Berlin Wall.
To gloat about the moon landing
364
What did US imperialists assume about our culture compared to the cultures in poorer nations?
their culture was superior
our cultures were different but equal
Our culture was superior
365
The Clayton Antitrust Act said that the Sherman Antitrust Act could not be used to bust _____.
elections
unions
political parties
political machines
366
Inspired by realpolitik, Nixon recognized and visited this country.
Czechoslaovakia
China
Vietnam
Cuba
367
What was Congress's response to FDR's "courtpacking plan"?
They rejected it
Mixed - they debated it at length before voting it down
The Senate approved but not the House
They loved it
368
What was the goal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?
To build more schools
To make public schools more equal
To create charter schools
To outlaw homeschooling
369
The Limited Test Ban Treaty signed during the Kennedy administration ended
above ground nuclear testing
nuclear submarines
ICBM
underground nuclear testing
370
In what type of houses did frontier families often live?
brick
caves
adobe stucco
soddies and dugouts.
371
In the Gilded Age, who did the federal government tend to support during strikes?
journalists
workers
immigrants
owners
372
What is it called when stronger nations control weaker ones ?
populism
progressivism
socialism
imperialism
373
A scramble for colonies in Africa and Asia led to tensions on this continent
Europe
North America
Greenland
Australia
374
What did they want from the government?
free college
farm subsidies
low income housing
Their pension check early
375
The rest of this Quiz is unfinished . . . . What country did Iraq invade during Bush's admin?
other
Kuwait
376
In what two countries was the Spanish American War fought?
Spain and The US
Puerto Rico and the Philippines
Puerto Rico and Guam
The Philippines and Cuba
377
The U.S. strategy to take key islands in the Pacific to get close enough to invade Japan was
incrementalism
leapfrogging or island hopping
domino theory
containment policy
378
Where did the US Army seek to move Plains Indians in this time period?
to rural farms
to cities
to California
to reservations
379
Which of the following was NOT part of Admiral Alfred Mahan's plan for American imperialism?
strengthen our navy
take islands for naval bases
divide up Africa
build a canal in Central America
380
Who was the Populist candidate in 1896 that gave the "Cross of Gold" speech?
Ben Harrison
William Jennings Bryan
Grover Cleveland
William McKinley
381
This "second" new deal agency created jobs in construction and arts.
The PWA
The SSA
The WPA
The NIRA
382
The problem with Keynesian economics is that it can result in
globalization
debt
deflation
recession
383
Why didn't Huey Long defeat FDR in the election of 1936?
He didn't get endorsed by unions
He withdrew
He was assassinated
He didn't get his party's nomination
384
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union during WWII?
Adolf Hitler
Marshall Tito
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
385
The movement of blacks to Northern cities was called what?
The Trail of Tears
The Selma March
The Great Migration
The Niagara Movement
386
What major European nation was conquered by Germany in WWII that was not conquered in WWI?
Poland
Britain
France
The United States
387
How did Truman deal with striking workers?
He ignored them
He backed them in negotiations
He threatened to draft them
He encouraged them to compromise
388
What goal did Kennedy set for NASA ?
launch a space shuttle
complete a mission to Mars
launch a satellite into space
to put a man in the moon
389
When rationing ended, prices went up and prices stayed the same, causing
deflation
a recession
a depression
labor strikes
390
Why was war never declared in Vietnam?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution gave the pres unlimited power
There was implied consent
There was a language barrier
The Supreme Court ruled declarations of war are optional
391
Who was the most famous sports icon of the 1920s?
Babe Ruth
Jack Dempsey
Al Jolsen
Knute Rockney
392
Through our victory at the Battle of Leyte Gulf, we regained what territory?
Guam
Hong Kong
Hawaii
The Philippines
393
What was the "turning point" battle in the Pacific?
The Battle of Coral Sea
Iwo Jima
The Battle of Midway
The Battle of Leyete Gulf
394
What president passed a large number of laws known as the Great Society programs?
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Baines Johnson (LBJ)
Harry S Truman
395
In his "Gospel of Wealth" Carnegie said rich people should not do this with their $ upon death:
give it to their children
take it with them
Give it to the government
Give it to charity
396
Which U.S. president announced to the U.S. that a U.S. ship was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin?
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
397
What political party did "the little people" form?
The Populist Party
The Whig Party
The Republican Party
The Democratic Party
398
What housing trend was introduced by William Levitt in NY to deal with the housing shortage?
townhouses
suburban tract housing
communes
condominiums
399
What agency paid farmers to not plant?
The TVA
The AAA
The NRA
The FDIC
400
What did his philosophy of "rugged individualism" mean?
Charity is for the weak
The gov't. will not directly help the poor
We must conserve natural resources
Survival of the fittest is flawed
401
What innovation in naval warfare did the Germans rely upon?
desalination
sonar
radar
submarines
402
What black leader founded Tuskegee Institute which taught farming and domestic service?
George Carver
Ben Chavis
Booker T. Washington
WEB DuBois
403
What did Thomas Edison perfect that led to expanded business hours and new entertainment?
glass window cases
the park system
the amusement park
the light bulb
404
How did Teddy Roosevelt stop a coal strike and get owners to negotiate with unions?
he threatened to take over the mines
he threatened to cut the money supply
he threatened to lower the tariff
he threatened to hire all their workers
405
What was the goal of substances such as napalm and agent orange?
To remove the leaves from trees
To poison our enemies
To increase food production in Vietnam
To camouflage our troops
406
What two immigrant groups are most credited with building it?
Italians and Germans
Asians and Irish
Germans and Asians
Swedes and Irish
407
All of the following were famous musicians of the 1920s EXCEPT
Louis Armstrong
Scott Joplin
Huey Long
Duke Ellington
408
What Senator led the opposition to the treaty once Wilson sought approval?
Francis Townsend
Henry Cabot Lodge
Robert Beaird
Calvin Coolidge
409
How did government officials involved in the Iran Contra scandal avoid prosecution?
mass suicide
public apathy
they hired Johnny Cochrane
They were pardoned by H.W. Bush
410
Two years after the Geneva Accords, why did we refuse to hold elections to unify the country?
they couldn't find the ballot boxes
high voter apathy
They only had half the population registered
The communists would have won the election
411
In this "deal", US investors loaned Germany $, who paid Britain and France, who paid the US.
The Installment Plan
The Dawes Plan
The League of Nations
The Patman Plan
412
What major accomplishment did the Clinton administration ach
the budget was balanced and we repaid some of the debt
other
413
The invasion (using "blitzkrieg") of this country led to the formal start of WWII.
Serbia
Poland
Finland
Romania
414
Why did Nixon's "Committee to Re-elect the President" plan a break in at the Watergate complex?
An illegal fundraiser was taking place
To spy on the Democratic Headquarters
To infiltrate the Black Panthers
Ballots were being counted there
415
Did we ever find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?
other
no
416
Where did Rosa Parks refuse to give her seat to a white man?
Selma
Salem
Montgomery
Birmingham
417
What agency encouraged businesses to form government approved trusts?
The HOLC
The CCC
The AAA
The NRA
418
The purpose of the Selma Campaign was to bring attention to this issue
voting rights
segregation
police brutality
bathroom use
419
What caused the need for a bank bailout that cost over $120 billion dollars in the 90s?
inflation
The deregulation of the banks by Reagan
low interest rates
counterfeiting
420
Why is capitalism tricky when it comes to war production?
The government can't collect tariffs during wartime
The government can hire and fire private employees
The government does not directly control factories
The government cannot set prices
421
Who were the "little people" that supported Populism?
farmers & factory workers
immigrants and blacks
children and youth
Christians and clergy
422
What was new in advertising in the 1920s?
billboards
newspapers
magazines
brands
423
What is it called when you ally with others, price fix, and drive out your competition?
a trust
plutocracy
vertical integration
horizontal integration
424
What type of economy has the United States always had?
capitalism
communism
democracy
socialism
425
All of the following are new weapons used in WWI EXCEPT:
atomic bombs
airplanes
tanks
machine guns
426
What was the long-term way for American investors in Hawaii to avoid the tariff?
employ native workers
use Hawaiian ships for transport
take over Hawaii and make it part of the US
Grow pineapples instead
427
Where did Chiang Kai Shek flee (and we pretended that place was the "real" China)?
Korea
Singapore
Hong Kong
Taiwan
428
What was the goal of The March on Washington?
To lobby for passage of the Civil Rights Act
Celebrate Johnson's inauguration
To get good deals on White House tours
Stop police brutality
429
White southerners formed this party when it became Truman was for black civil rights
The Dixiecrats
The White Party
The Reform Party
The Tea Prty
430
Which if the following accurately characterizes the outcome of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
All buses across the nation were inegrated
It was a failure
It was a local victory
Only interstate buses were integrated
431
What decision did the Carter administration make regarding the Panama Canal?
That it was closed to the Soviets
That we would give it back.
That we would turn it over to UN control
That we would widen it.
432
Did we have NATO support in that effort?
No
other
433
What one direction did Wilson give Pershing about his conduct of the war?
Don't leave a single American on the field of battle
Don't let American soldiers be commanded by foreigners
Don't be evil
Don't forget to write your mother
434
In the Camp David Accords, Israel gave land back to _________in return for national recognition
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Egypt
Iraq
435
As a part of this flexible response strategy, what special forces branch was founded ?
the Green Berets
the Army Rangers
the Navy Seals
the American Ninjas
436
OPEC also quit selling oil to the U.S. for a period because we support
human rights
tariffs
nuclear aramament
Israel
437
What are two other words for voting?
entourage and duplicity
justice and freedom
discretion and mandate
franchise and suffrage
438
All of the following countries are on the Security Council EXCEPT
China
France
Germany
The Soviet Union
439
What is anarchy?
dictatorship
a state of having no government
revolution
church rule
440
Soviet troops and a lack of elections in this part of the world fueled Cold War tensions
Eastern Europe
Vietnam
Western Europe
China
441
How did the Korean War start?
The US invaded China
China invaded Korea
North Korea invaded South Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
442
What country had Europe divided into "sphere of influence" - areas ruled by them?
Cuba
Vietnam
China
Brazil
443
Who did Roosevelt "hand pick" to be his successor?
William Howard Taft
Warren Harding
William McKinley
Woodrow Wilson
444
What president practiced "Dollar Diplomacy"?
Warren Harding
William Howard Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
445
Who did Hoover's Reconstruction Finance Corporation give money to?
people facing foreclosure
farmers
banks and businesses
the homeless
446
What act encouraged westward expansion by giving away 160 acres of free land?
The Olmstead Act
The Homestead Act.
The Free Land Act
The Lend Lease Act
447
What two New Deal agencies were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
The PWA and SEC
The AAA and the TVA
The NRA and AAA
The WPA and HOLC
448
Where did we first fight in Europe?
Britain
Italy
N. Africa
France
449
What was the general attitude towards unions and strikes in the 1920s?
Confused
Positive
Negative
Ambivalent
450
Who was elected in 1932 and three more times after that?
Harry Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
451
Who became the most famous spokesperson for the Nation of Islam?
Osama Bin Laden
Stokely Carmichael
Malcolm Little / Malcolm X
Martin Luther King
452
People in the Reagan administration hatched a plan to sell weapons to _____ to raise the money.
France
Iraq
Iran
Guatemala
453
What black militant organization was founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale?
Black Power
Black Lives Matter
The Black Panthers
Al Qaeda
454
What president said "speak softly but carry a big stick"?
Woodrow Wilson
William Taft
William McKinley
Teddy Roosevelt
455
Realpolitik also led us to experience an easing of tensions with the Soviet Union called
detente
realpolitik
a cold war
crudite
456
The 1954 Geneva Accords divided Vietnam temporarily into a _______ north and a _______ south.
socialist ,nationalist
capitalist, anarchist
democratic, authoritarian
communist, capitalist
457
Name two ways we funded the war effort.
Donation drives and higher tariffs
Raised taxes and sold bonds
We sold bonds and printed money
Raised the tariff and bought bonds
458
What charismatic black leader advocated that blacks go "Back to Africa"?
Huey Long
Langston Hughes
James Baldwin
Marcus Garvey
459
On what premise did the U.S. preemptively attack Iraq during
We thought they were developing nuclear weapons
other
460
What law is passed (if not enforced) to allow federal oversight of railroads?
The Interstate Commerce Act
The Federal Reserve Act
The Hatch Act
The Sherman Antitrust Act
461
What was ultimately the Soviet response to Kennedy's blockade of Cuba?
They bombed the US ships
They used the UN to arrive at a compromise
They flew the cargo in by plane
They turned his ships around
462
Hitler's final counteroffensive, which failed, was called
Operation Overlord
Operation Schnitzel
The Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
463
The state of high tension / hysteria that resulted from massive retaliation policy was called
McCarthyism
the Red Scare
containment
brinkmanship
464
Why was the U.S. embarrassed when a U-2 plane was shot down over the USSR?
It led to the suicide of our pilot
it was clear our missile defense system was a bluff
It became clear we were spying
it proved the inadequacy of our technology
465
To what general destination did cowboys drive cattle?
Texas
rivers
railroads
cities
466
Who won the Spanish American War?
Spain
China
The United States
Cuba
467
What country signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler to divide up Poland?
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Italy
The USSR
468
Who was president when the Great Depression started?
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
469
What were stereotypically urban women of the 1920s called?
follies
foibles
flappers
dappers
470
What was the goal of the convoy system?
to insure a fair draft process
to stop inflation
to get supply ships across the Atlantic
to convince factories to make war related goods
471
What invention led to the end of the cowboy era?
six shooter
barbed wire
railroad
light bulb
472
What was one military battle the natives won?
Battle at Black Hills
Antietam
Pontiac's Rebellion
The Battle of Little Bighorn
473
JFK and Nixon were the first candidates to do this on television
campaign
press conferences
debate
arm wrestle
474
After the TET Offensive, this official resigned, declaring the war "unwinnable".
Secty. of State Dean Rusk
Secty. of Defense Robert McNamara.
Pres. Lyndon Johnson
Nat'l. Security Adviser Henry Kissinger
