US history final exam

Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?

Which of the following reached a new high during Roosevelt’s first time as president?

_____ was the goal of the program known as Star Wars

Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?

Which of the following is not considered a sign of prosperity of the 1920s was superficial?

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of

Which was not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

After WW2, the US aided ___ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam.

De jure segregation is segregation that results from

The Federal Emergency Relief Administration was most helpful to

V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when

In Brown v. Board of Edu. the doctrine of _ relating to public education was finally overturned

Why was Ford’s “Whip Inflation Nos” program unsuccessful?

To protect their own interests, employers often accused striking workers of being

What was the main reason for constructing the Berlin Wall?

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as President?

In the 1980s, reports on education revealed that Us schools were

Nixon’s visit to __ in 1972 to begin normalizing relations was a reversal of previous US policy

The US responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the

The Camp David Accords were an agreement between ___ and Israel

During Reagan’s presidency, federal spending increased most for

The Supreme Commander of US forces in Europe was

Which of the following did Adolf Hitler oppose?

_____ preached a militant approach to civil rights.

____ enabled North Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam

____ increased during the 1920s.

____ did not occur in 1968.

____ was the leader of the Communists in China

What reason did Senators give for opposing US membership in the League of Nations?

Who made up the Bonus Army that marched on Washington?

Which group of people suffered 6 million deaths during the Holocaust?

Which administration’s efforts to mislead the Americans were revealed by the Pentagon Papers?

President Truman threatened to _ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.

The policy that kept the US out of the war for three years was called

It was difficult to enforce the laws governing prohibition for all of the following reasons -

In calling shantytowns “Hoovervilles,” people conveyed their

Accusations that communism was widely present in the US government and military were made by

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Great Depression?

The actions of which country finally forced the US to enter the war?

___ was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam.

Roosevelt’s decision to remove people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response 2

Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of

What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?

One long-range effect of the Great Depression was that many people

What role did Eleanor Roosevelt play in the Roosevelt administration?

Which wasn’t a factor working against Kennedy in the 1960 election?

What has been the most lasting effect of Watergate?

In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman’s goal was to

Which was not a result of Kennedy’s New Frontier initiatives?

During the 1980s, the conservative coalition tended to support ___.