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U.S. History Final Review plus Trivia
U.S. History Final Review plus Trivia
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A basic review from WWI through the Cold War with some random trivia
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1
Which racist group saw a resurgence during the twenties also targeting Jews and Catholics?
Ku Klux Klan
The Bull Moose Party
Progressives
Conscientious Objectors
2
Hitler violated the Non-Aggression Pact when he attacked...
Poland
France
Soviet Union
England
3
FDR's informal speeches to the American people were called...
State of Union Addresses
Dining Room Meetings
Front Porch Talks
Fireside Chats
4
The Anschluss was the forced union between Germany and ...
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Rhineland
Austria
5
In which country was the Berlin Wall located?
Netherlands
Poland
West Germany
East Germany
6
The term for used when the Native Americans were forced to adopt the culture of the white settlers.
Assimilation
Forced Adaptation
Adoptive Culturation
Blending in
7
Which of the following was NOT a city firebombed by the Allies?
Tokyo
Dresden
Hamburg
London
8
How many countries likely have nuclear weapons?
13
9
5
6
9
The first man to step on the moon was...
John Glenn
Yuri Gargarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
10
Which of the following was NOT a movie popular in the Great Depression?
Wizard of Oz
Tora, Tora, Tora
Frankenstein
Gone with the Wind
11
Many gangsters were involved with transporting illegal alcohol around the country. This is...
none of the above
Gangsterism
Racketeering
Bootlegging
12
Which country had a revolution in 1917 and stopped fighting in WWI?
Russia
United States
England
Bulgaria
13
A term used for the area of Europe, crossed with 450 of trenches and "no man's land" was...
Western Front
Fields of Hell
Death's Doorway
Devil's Playground
14
Who won the American Civil War?
The Union
The Rebels
The Confederacy
The South
15
Who is governor of the state of Ohio?
Donald Trump
Ted Cruz
Mike Dewine
Bernie Sanders
16
He was the first to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic.
Wrong Way Corrigan
Adelbert Earhart
Charles Lindbergh
Henry Ford
17
Why did the Japanese attack us at Pearl Harbor?
They made a mistake and thought they were attacking Italy
They wanted to keep us from joining the war
They wanted to bring us into the war
Its a mystery to everyone
18
What was the symbol used to illustrate the role of women during WWII?
Wanda the Welder
Rosie the Riveter
Betty Boop
Paula the Plumber
19
During the Cold War, MAD was an acronym that stood for...
Massive Atomic Destruction
Might Also Destroy (you)
Mighty Awful Detonation
Mutual Assured Destruction
20
The two cities attacked with atomic weapons were Hiroshima and ...
Nagasaki
Kawasaki
Osaka
Kyoto
21
Who led the Soviet Union during WWII?
Putin
Stalin
Lenin
Khruschev
22
These community centers provided services to the poor.
Welfare Tenements
Settlement Houses
Boarding Houses
Dumbbell Tenements
23
Who was assassinated in an event that was the trigger to the start of WWI?
Leopold II
Czar Nicholas
Franz Ferdinand
Kaiser Wilhelm
24
The fear of communism during the 1920's was known as the...
Red Scare
Russian Raids
Soviet Fear
Crimson Crusades
25
What country did Russia invade recently?
Belarus
Ukraine
Estonia
Bulgaria
26
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
100
50
435
317
27
Who won the American Revolutionary War?
Red Coats
Hessians
Patriots
British
28
The term for borrowing money to buy stocks was...
lengthy loan
deficit spending
added risk eslimation
buying on margin
29
Wilson proposed this world body to help avoid war in the future as WWI ended. It failed.
United Nations
League of Nations
NATO
United Countries of the World
30
What is the term for the $33B monetary penalty that Germany had to pay after WWI?
opportunity cost
fee
reparation
fine
31
Otherwise known as the Volstead Act, the 18th Amendment did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Banned Alcohol
Outlawed gun sales
Advocated child labor
32
Okies was a nickname for...
migrants looking for farm work during the Dust Bowl.
A semi-pro baseball team
A place for poor people to set up camp
a breakfast food for tenent farmers
33
Which amendment to the Constitution banned the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol?
18th
21st
13th
19th
34
What is the term for a slum occupied by people during the Great Depression?
Tent Cities
Slumdog City
Hooverville
Poverty Village
35
Which two countries were considered superpowers during the Cold War?
USSR and Germany
USSR and USA
USA and Great Britain
Japan and Guatemala
36
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by...
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wayne Gacy
John Wilkes Booth
Timothy Allen McVeigh
37
His Black Shirts fought socialists and communists in the streets of Italy.
Rigatoni
Capriati
Tuscanini
Mussolini
38
The leader of Great Britain during WWII was admired for his "bulldog" mentality.
Neville Chamberlain
King George III
Winston Churchill
William Thatcher
39
What was the area between the trenches called?
No Man's Land
The Land that Time Forgot
Normandy
Hell's Half Acre
40
Muckrakers were...
Boxers who made money during the Depression
western settlers who lived near wooded areas
writers who uncovered problems in society
producers of fertilizer
41
Who is the current vice-president of the United States?
Mike Pence
Kamela Harris
Nancy Pelosi
Joe Biden
42
A major turning point in the war in the Pacific was the...
The sinking of the USS Enterprise
The attack on Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
The invasion of the Aleutians
43
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Allies at the beginning of WWI?
United States
Russia
France
Great Britain
44
What was the name of the car, made by Ford, that was affordable to the average American?
Mini-Cooper
Model T
Roadster
Doodlebug
45
Hitler was the author of a book of Nazi beliefs and philosophy was called...
Mein Kampf
Volkischer Beobachter
Der Sturmer
Das Buch
46
The idea that one's country is the best is called...
Imperialism
Militarism
Nationalism
Socialism
47
Which amendment repealed the previous amendment?
26th
21st
19th
24th
48
What was the colorful name for the day the stock market crashed?
Depressingly Gray Thursday
Blood Red Friday
Blue Monday
Black Tuesday
49
What is the 1920's belief that moral and scientific questions were answered by the Bible?
Believer's Idealism
Fundamentalism
Transcendentalism
Holy Thought Truthism
50
Franklin Roosevelt's plan to help Americans during the Great Depression was called the...
New Deal
Fair Deal
True Deal
Square Deal
51
Germany's new way of waging war during WWII was called...
Blitzkrieg
Pincher Movement
Trench Warfare
Island Hopping
52
As WWII began, most Americans wanted to be...
on the Soviet's side
neutral
on Germany's side
on England's side
53
This New Deal program put over 2 million young men to work doing outdoor projects.
Ohio River Project
Pennsylvania Valley Authority
Young Men's Christian Association
Civilian Conservation Corps
54
The Cuban Missile Crisis, was caused by nuclear weapons being placed in Cuba by which country?
Vietnam
Soviet Union
East Germany
Cuba
55
What's one way Ford revolutionized the production of cars?
Assembly line
hand crafted bumpers
Only worked at night
4 wheels instead of three
56
True or False: FDR's attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court was met with criticism.
False
True
57
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Woodrow Wilson
Herbert Hoover
Harry S Truman
Frankilin Roosevelt
58
Who won the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
No one
USSR
USA
59
Hitler demanded this area of Czechoslovakia that was occupied by many ethnic Germans.
Bavarian Alps
Moravia
Silesia
Sudetenland
60
Creationism vs. Evolution was the main topic of what trial?
Genesis Decision
Davis Trial
Bible Belt Case
Scope's Trial
61
Who was the president of the United States during WWI?
Herbert Hoover
Warren Harding
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
62
Which of the following countries was created by the Treaty of Versailles?
Czechoslovakia
Belguim
West Germany
Federated Republic of Micronesia
63
Which of the following cities was NOT a capital of the United States at any time?
New York City
Boston
Washington DC
Philadelphia
64
Which of the following was NOT a weapon used extensively in WWI?
Machine Gun
Airplane
Poison Gas
Helicopter
65
The Doolittle Raid...
Killed over 2500 Japanese soldiers
failed to reach the Japanese mainland
helped increase American morale
destroyed thousands of Japanese buildings
66
This Yankee home run king entertained fans in the 20's and 30's.
Ty Cobb
Hoyt Wilhelm
Babe Ruth
Mickey Mantle
67
The Zimmermann note was between which two countries promising to share the spoils of war?
Mexico and Germany
Germany and Italy
Iceland and Belgium
Russia and Germany
68
Which country was NOT part of the Central Powers in WWI?
Russia
Germany
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
69
What was the nickname of the German WWI fighter pilot that shot down dozens of planes?
Eagle Eye Edward
The Red Baron
Adolphus the Ace
Wrong Way Corrigan
70
What was term used for women who cut their hair, shortened their skirts, drank, and danced?
Floopers
Floppers
Flappers
Flippers
71
Which of the following WASN'T a mistake by the Japanese during their attack on Pearl Harbor?
They didn't sink the aircraft carriers
They did not destroy the repair shops
They missed the oil facilities
They destroyed many airplanes
