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Semester 2 Final Exam USH
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1
The Cold War was a period of tension between the democratic United States & the communist ___________________.
China
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
2
Hippies in the 1960s generally were AGAINST all of the following EXCEPT…
Traditional American lifestyle
The Vietnam War
drug comsumption
materialism
3
When Stalin gained control of the USSR he created a ___________ government.
communist
democratic
religious
republican
4
Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
Ngo Dinh Diem
John F. Kennedy
Gerald Ford
5
What is island hopping?
all of these
hopping from island to island
took place in the Pacific
American naval battle strategy against Japan in WWII
6
All of these happened during the Great Depression except
unemployment
banks collapsed
economic prosperity
Stock Market crash
7
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
8
Who led the island hopping campaign in the Pacific?
MacArthur
Lincoln
Patton
Lake
9
He was a general in WWII who planned an invasion of Europe called 'D-Day' and later became a US president.
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
David Durkes
10
Which president (Mrs. C's cousin) was most blamed for causing the Great Depression?
President Roosevelt
President Bush
President Coolidge
President Hoover
11
What was the movement for equal black rights in the 1950s and 1960s called?
Black lives Matter
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Suffrage
Red Scare
12
Lyndon B. Johnson was Vice President in the USA until November, 1963. What happened then?
He was shot by a senior assassin.
He resigned after dropping the atomic bomb.
He became president after the election of MLK.
He became president after the assassination of JFK
13
Rebublican, Watergate, I AM NOT A CROOK, China, Vietnamization, Impeachment, Resignation
Nixon
Carter
Reagan
Ford
14
The U.S. and South Vietnam won the Vietnam War.
True
False
15
The counter-culture of the 1960s promoted all of the following EXCEPT?
tolerant attitudes regarding sexual morality
desires for greater military involvement in Vietnam
a new emphasis on alternative religions
the questioning of government and other authority
16
What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968?
Rosa Parks
Richard Nixon
Martin Luther King Jr
JFK
17
The name of FDR's plans and policies to get America out of the Great Depression was...???
The New Deal
#bravepride
The New Frontier
The Great Society
18
What decade was the worst during the Great Depression?
Roaring 20's
Awesome 80's
Nifty 50's
Dirty 30's
19
This image shows the spraying of what deforestation chemical used on the jungles of Vietnam?
napalm
chlorine gas
white phosphorus
Agent Orange
20
_________________ began with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
World War II
Korean War
Aghanistan War
World War I
21
When did the Vietnam War happen?
1941-1945
2004-2011
1964-1973 (1975)
2001-2014
22
The dictator of Italy that believed in facism.
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Josef Stalin
Benito Mussolini
23
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin were all what type of leader?
Kings
Totalitarian Dictators
Presidents
Monarchs
24
Many Americans feared that this 1950's conflict in Asia had been secretly supported by the Soviet Union and communism.
Korean War
World War II
Great Depression
Iraq War
25
Was imperialism one of the main causes of WWI?
Yes
No
26
Lyndon Johnson
Indian Removal Act of 1830
End of Gilded Age, Progessivism
Civil War
Civil Rights, Vietnam
27
The "N" of WWI "MAIN" causes, this relates to loyalty/extreme devotion to one's country/culture
Nationalism
Naturalism
Natural Selection
Nativism
28
Which presidential candidate was assassinated in 1968?
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Barack Obama
29
A break-in at what office complex led to the resignation of Richard M. Nixon?
New York Times
Watergate
Washington Post
Maconaquah High School
30
Who did America fight as a "hot spot" in the Cold War in the 1960s?
North Afghanistan
South Vietnam
South France
North Vietnam
31
The Cold War was an actual war.
True
False
32
What was the Holocaust?
Discrimination or violent hostility directed at Germans
The Holocaust was an attempt by the Nazis to destroy the Jewish people.
When hitler was born.
The systematic attempt to save an entire people.
33
The party in which Adolf Hitler came into power in 1933 is known as what?
Socialist Party
Labour Party
Republican Party
Nazi Party
34
What caused the Dust Bowl?
The people did not dig for oil
Too much rain caused flooding
Not enough people lived in that area
A long drought with too much farming & poor methods
35
Which of these was NOT a JFK achievement?
Established peace corps
Prevented Nuclear World War
Ended the Vietnam War
Proposed civil rights act
36
Americans used atomic bombs during WWII to bomb Japan.
False
True
37
According to the Warren Commission, who killed JFK as the "lone assassin"?
Castro
Mafia
CIA
Lee Harvey Oswald
38
The direct cause of the American entrance into WWII was
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union
Fall of France
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Invasion of New York by Canada
39
Terrorism has defined foreign relations for Millennials, just like the Cold War defined politics for Baby Boomers.
True
False
40
He is known as the "King of Rock and Roll."
Elvis Presley
Taylow Swift
Michael Jackson
John Lennon
41
Women's Suffrage
alcoholism
divorce
equality
voting
42
What was the result of the atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Soviet Union invades Japan
WWII ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
Germany surrendered to the allies
US initiated the Marshall Plan to rebuild Greece
43
Repealed (ended) prohibition- America can drink again
21st
19th
13th
18th
44
The 1968 Tet Offensive
was depicted as a major U.S. victory
led to the belief that the Vietnam War was unwinnable
was a military victory for the North Koreans
brought an immediate end to the Iraqi War
45
What was Woodstock?
plane that was hijacked by Middle Eastern terrorist group
famous 1969 rock concert with 500,000 hippies
where 9 black students integrated all-white Central High
where the Covid19 pandemic started
46
What was the most terrifying aspect of the Cold War?
Invasion of the US
Nuclear Arms Race
Liberation of East Europe
Destruction of Germany
47
In "Hacksaw Ridge" Americans fought against:
Japan
Russia
Germany
England
48
"Operation Iraqi Freedom" Iraqi freedom was to help ____________
People of Turkey
People of Iran
People of Saudi Arabia
People of Iraq
49
During the era of Prohibition in the U.S., what became illegal? (1920-1933)
Alcohol
Cigarettes
Funny Hats
Guns
50
Which invention had a huge cultural impact on the 1950s?
Internet
television
printing press
radio
