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During World War II Japanese-Americans were
Treated differently based on when they immigrated
treated as badly as Jews were in Germany
used as advisors and played a key role in American military
often denied their liberty and their property
2
SNCC, was known for its organized, nonviolent sit-ins to protest
violence against students
unequal
Jim Crow Laws
the unfair treatment of women
3
The purpose of the poster seen here was to
encourage support of the US entry into World War I.
increase congessional support for the war effort.
encourage citizens to aid the gov. in raising funds for war.
increase enlistment in all of the armed forces.
4
This map shows the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Which statement BEST describes the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
used by the US to use guerrilla warfare against N Vietnam.
used by N Vietnam to get weapons and troops into S Vietnam
used by S Vietnam to get weapons and troops into N Vietnam
an escape path out of N. & S Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
5
In the first 1/2 of the 20th cent., literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses did wat
end the Reconstruction Era
deny suffrage to women
deny suffrage to African Americans
help pay for the growing New Deal programs
6
President F. Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day
Japan invaded the Philippines
Germany invaded Poland
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
France was invaded by Germany
7
Legalized segregation of the races was made unconstitutional by which Supreme Court case?
Univ. of CA v Bakke
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v Board of Education
Minersville School District v Gobitis
8
What term refers to Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe?
Nuremburg Trials
V-E Day
Third Reich
Final Solution
9
What is the significance of this photo from May 4, 1970?
TX Tower Shooting Massacre and the creation of SWAT teams
Organized sit-ins and lay-ins at universities & colleges
Raising awareness of the homeless problem during time
National Guard troops fired on students at Kent State
10
What evidence offers the best support for Truman's decision to use atomic weapons?
Most Americans wanted revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor
war would end quickly, w/ the least # of American casualties
Truman wished to send a warning to the Soviet Union
He needed to demonstrate America's new firepower
11
Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Supreme Court case of
Roe v. Wade (1973)
?
the Fed instituted a waiting period for abortions
no restrictions on abortions in the 1st 3 months of preg.
no state could place restrictions on abortions
abortion was banned nationwide
12
"Haight-Ashbury" refers to
the plan to draft high school graduates into the army.
the Democratic Pres. and Vice-Pres. candidates of 1964.
the center of the "hippie" movement in San Francisco.
the plan to eliminate dissent against the Vietnam War.
13
At the beginning of both WWI and WWII, the initial policy of the United States was to
remain neutral
create naval blockades
end ties with the warring countries
provide military assistance
14
The success NATO after WWII is generally believed to have been dependent on the inclusion of
the United States
Russia
China
Canada
15
African American militants of the late 1960s urged a quest for civil rights through
nonviolent demonstration and resistance.
forceful demonstrations of "black power."
legal actions in the courts and legislatures.
economic boycotts to promote gradual equality.
16
At the end of World War II, Congress passed the G.I. Bill which
desegregated the armed forces of America
created the draft
gave education and housing help to veterans
ended the draft
17
What does containment mean?
US would not challenge communism but would stop spreading,
attacking SE Asia would be the best way to contain communism
US must expect to fight to end communism
US must have the greatest nuclear capability in the world.
18
Margaret Sanger crusaded to legalize
tobacco
alcohol
birth control
marijuana
19
President Eisenhower's 1957 decision to send troops into Little Rock, AR, was in response to
the bombing of a black church in Little Rock
authorities refusing integration at Central High School
student protests against the war in Korea
a violent strike of railroad workers
20
The decision in
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
more clearly defined what constitutional issue?
freedom of speech
right to a jury trial in a civil suit
right to be represented by an attorney
applying the death penalty
21
In the 1950s, "Silicon Valley" became associated which what industry?
automobile
computer
military
medical
22
Which of these phrases BEST summarizes the trend represented by this graph?
the transition from an agrarian society to an indust. nation
the effect of Chinese immigration on western states
the lack of manufacturing jobs to foreign competition
the resurgence of the south following Reconstruction
23
What strategy did Dr. King use to promote change?
civil disobedience
violent resistance
surface compliance
electoral process
24
The post-World War II "baby boom" was caused, in part, by
marriage at an earlier age
women refusing to go back to work after the war
the loss of population during the war
the invention and distribution of the birth control pill
25
When President Eisenhower spoke of "the domino theory," the United States was involved in
The Cold War
WWII
The Korean War
the War on Terror
26
How did World War II begin in Europe?
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of Poland
the sinking of the Lusitania
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
27
The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the
Allied plan to invade Europe
U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb
German use of jet aircraft
U.S. plan to invade Japan
28
The drastic increase in American troop strength in Vietnam in 1964 was caused directly by
the Kennedy assassination
the Tet Offensive
the election of Richard Nixon
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
29
The Marshall Plan was important because it
helped communist countries rebuild after World War II.
checked Soviet power in Cuba.
secured allies for the United States.
was never ratified by the United States Congress.
30
Reagan supported research of orbiting satellites that intercept and destroy enemy missiles
Revolution
SIDS
Star Wars
START
31
1962's
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson played an important role in what movement?
Civil Rights movement
women's movement
environmental movement
abolition movement
32
The most significant impact of television in post-World War II United States was that it
made people rally against hatred and intolerance.
fostered a sense of national cultural conformity.
showed many interests and influences in and on the country.
major factor in support for the "Women's Liberation" move.
33
This painting from 1943 was meant to remind people that in order to protect religious freedom
people need to pay an increased percentage of income tax.
support for the war against the Axis Powers was necessary.
we must worship with people of different ethnic backgrounds.
all people needed to follow the religious laws of the church
34
President Jimmy Carter offered amnesty in 1977 for
"white-collar" business criminals
people who committed war crimes in the Vietnam War
those responsible for the Three Mile Island Incident
draft evaders during the Vietnam War
35
MLK, Jr. was the 1st pres. of this org. that used black churches to coordinate the CRM.
SNCC
SCLC
NAACP
CORE
36
Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, communism flourished in what country?
South Korea
China
North Korea
Vietnam
37
Which of these BEST describes the My Lai Incident in early 1968?
a massacre of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by US troops
an anti-war protest on an American college campus
a race riot that occurred during the "Freedom Rides"
a controversial moment at the Woodstock concert in New York
38
How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the role of the president?
limit on the Pres's ability to send troops TO hostile areas.
President the authority to declare war
increased the ability to send troops into hostile areas.
President unlimited funds for spending on the armed forces.
39
A mechanical failure at a power plant in PA allowed radiation over a 16 mile radius?
the Love Canal Incident
the Three-Mile Island Incident
the Niagara Disaster
the Hanford Disaster
40
Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers of Amer, El Movimiento are all part of what movement?
Pres. Kennedy's New Frontier program
the Chicano Movement
the American Indian Movement
President Johnson's War on Poverty program
