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U.S. History Second Semester Final Review
U.S. History Second Semester Final Review
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1
Which Cold War event occurred last?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missle Crisis
Korean War
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
2
Which of these was NOT an effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Black Americans were no longer discriminated against
Segregation was made illegal
Previous amendments were finally upheld
Black Americans could vote
3
The imaginary line that split the West European from the East European countries after WWII was
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
line of demarcation
primer meridian
4
Which of the following were features of the Roaring Twenties in the United States?
1st Red Scare
Prohibition of Alcohol
The Harlem Renaissance
All of the answer choices
5
What caused the Dust Bowl?
lack of sunshine
severe drought and poor farming techniques
long periods of heavy rain
severe thunderstorms
6
What did Truman believe would end World War II the quickest?
Osama Bin Laden's capture
Hitler killing himself
Dropping atomic bombs on Japan
Mussolini being arrested
7
During WWII, Japanese Americans were ordered to live in camps until the war was over. This was:
nationalism
internment
Holocaust
militarism
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Which of the following was one cause of the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
World War II
people buying goods with credit
the invention of the radio
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Which event illustrates the policy of containment?
Nuremberg Trials
Proxy wars in Vietnam and Korea
Hungarian Revolt
Launching of Sputnik
10
The Truman doctrine and NATO were United States' responses to the...
Fear of economic depression after WWI
communist threat after WWII
threat of the Nazis in the 1930s
concern about the partition of India in 1947
11
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) targeted many important people in...
Appalachia
Sanctuary Hills
Wall Street
Hollywood
12
How did the U.S. respond to the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Naval blockade around Cuba
Invaded Cuba
Nuked Cuba
Nuked USSR
13
What is McCarthyism?
Transfer of public land to private owned property
Wave of communist influence that hit the US during the 1950s
Practice of making accusations without proper evidence
Radical support for the Vietnam War
14
Why did the United States, under FDR's leadership, declare war on Japan?
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Japan used internment camps
Japan invaded Poland
Japan attacked the USSR
15
Boycotts, Sit-ins, Marches, and Peaceful protesting are all examples of :
Violent Protest
Non-Violent Protest
16
What word describes the policy in which African Americans were separated from white Americans?
Sectarianism
Socialism
Secularism
Segregation
17
Part of FDR’s New Deal that provides monthly payments to people who cannot work
Social Security Act
Pan Handle Act
Rent
Circus Act
18
Which of the following was part of Roosevelt’s New Deal?
to give every American a house
to help every person in the world
to give bank accounts to every American
to help Americans and the economy
19
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Allied forces _________________________.
took control of many Japanese islands
fought Nazi troops at Stalingrad
send thousands of troops to Berlin
stormed the beaches of Normandy
20
Which of the following describes a way the Great Depression affected the lives of Americans?
Many people moved from shantytowns to suburbs
Many children quit school to help their families earn money
More people got married immediately after high school
Unemployment and homelessness
21
American youth who rejected authority, embraced "free love", and experimented with drug during the 60s were called
Groovers
Conformists
Beatniks
Hippies
