American History Review

Question 1

The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 is an illustration of the…

Accepted Answer

Impact a single event can have on a public opinion in a time of crisis

Question 2

The U.S. became involved in WWll primarily because…

Accepted Answer

Germany and Japan achieved important military successes in Europe and Asia.

Question 3

Why was it called the “Cold War?”

Accepted Answer

There was no actual military conflict

Question 4

During the Cold War the Soviet Union began to take control over what part of the world?

Accepted Answer

Eastern Europe

Question 5

Who was the man who perfected the assembly line leading the way for mass production of automobiles?

Accepted Answer

Henry Ford

Question 6

What can you say about the United States’ “Noble Experiment” that began in 1920?

Accepted Answer

It outlawed the sale of alcohol.

Question 7

What Amendment gave women the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

19th

Question 8

The music era depicted in the 1920’s would be…

Accepted Answer

Jazz

Question 9

Which of the following groups of countries were Warsaw pact members?

Accepted Answer

East Germany, Hungary, and Poland

Question 10

What Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

21st

Question 11

Which of the following countries was NOT involved in the Korean War?

Accepted Answer

Japan

Question 12

how do you summarize the goal of the United Nations?

Accepted Answer

To prevent future global wars

Question 13

When the soviet union created their own atomic bomb this contributed to what?

Accepted Answer

The Arms Race

Question 14

The 18th Amendment is for?

Accepted Answer

Prohibition

Question 15

Which of the following government actions provided veterans with more money for education, housing, ect..

Accepted Answer

Th G.I. Bill

Question 16

How would you classify the term “Talkie” from the 1920’s?

Accepted Answer

A name given to a movie with sound.

Question 17

What is the name of the German Government’s Secret Police?

Accepted Answer

Gestapo

Question 18

What Amendment repealed the 18th Amendment?

Accepted Answer

21st Amendment

Question 19

Who founded Italy’s Fascist Party?

Accepted Answer

Benito Mussolini

Question 20

He was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWll

Accepted Answer

Joseph Stalin

Question 21

A major growth of state and Federal Highway systems after WWll was…

Accepted Answer

Increased use of mass transit systems

Question 22

How would you classify the primary reason the 18th amendment, ratified in 1919, was repealed in 1933?

Accepted Answer

It decreased tax revenues.

Question 23

How long did the Cold War last?

Accepted Answer

Forty Years

Question 24

The cold war was a period competition between which two countries?

Accepted Answer

The U.S. and the Soviet Union

Question 25

The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what in history?

Accepted Answer

The fall of communism

Question 26

After WWll, the U.S. and the Soviet Union arose as…

Accepted Answer

Superpowers

Question 27

What did the two cold war countries “fight” over?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 28

The first “talking movie” film of the 1920’s was which of the following?

Accepted Answer

The Jazz Singer.

Question 29

In an effort to rid the U.S. of poverty, this amendment was passed to outlaw the sale of alcohol and end poverty.

Accepted Answer

18th Amendment

Question 30

Which of the following best describes the Marshall plan of 1947?

Accepted Answer

A plan of economic aid to western European Countries

Question 31

The United States did not join the League of Nations because the U.S. Senate failed to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 32

The clothing a woman wore in the 1920’s would represent what?

Accepted Answer

The “Flapper”

Question 33

Which of the following is NOT true about the Cuban Missile crisis?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Premier Nikita Krushchev refused to remove Soviet Missiles in Cuba.

Question 34

This man's victory after the Spanish civil war in 1939 established him as Spain's first fascist dictator.

Accepted Answer

Francisci Franco

Question 35

Why did the Cuban Revolution, led by Fidel Castro, anger the U.S?

Accepted Answer

Castro immediately declared Cuba a Communist Nation

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