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U.S. History II FINAL EXAM Review
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1
Student for a Democratic Society was comprised mainly of:
Latino students
The “baby boom” generation
Female students
Generation X
2
How did the baby boom affect America between 1945-1960?
the Cold War got more support
we didn't need as many houses anymore
we needed more schools and resources for education
the Social Security system went broke b/c people were old
3
The bulges in both graphs above represent the:
Number of children born in the 1970’s and 1990’s
Rise in juvenile delinquency
Baby boomers
Polio vaccination
4
Medicare and Medicaid aimed to:
End discrimination in voting
Help literacy of the poor
Provided health care for the elderly and poor
Provided education for homeless
5
Conservatives generally support….
Shifting wealth to reduce the gap between rich and the poor
Laws promoting social equality for minorities
The split in government between state and federal levels
Government regulation of the economy
6
Liberals generally believe in….
Religious faith as the best way to solve social problems
Free speech and privacy
Reducing government regulation of business
Providing more power to local governments
7
Who used covert operations to prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries?
FBI
CIA
Chesterfield PD
Green Berets
8
Which two countries gave North Vietnam weapons and other military support?
USSR and Italy
USSR and China
U.S. and Great Britain
Japan and the Philippines
9
What did the Feminist, Native American, Latino, and the Civil Rights Movement have in common?
Challenged discrimination
Increase educational opportunities and promoted better pay
All of the above
Used non-violent resistance like boycotts
10
Which is NOT true about the Tet Offensive?
Don't pick me. I'm not the right answer
it was a military victory for the U.S.
it turned U.S. public opinion against the war
The Communists conquered South Vietnam
11
All of the following are causes of the COLD war, except:
Stalin mad over U.S. taking too long to open 2nd WWII front
U.S./U.S.S.R. disagreements over German reparations
Soviet invasion of North Korea
U.S.S.R. failed to allow Poland to hold free elections
12
When Western powers refused to withdraw from communist West Berlin, the Soviets:
put long-range missiles in Cuba
cried themselves to sleep
Built the Berlin Wall
airlifted supplies to Berlin to end the American blockade
13
The Roe v. Wade decision in 1973
Guaranteed abortion rights for women
Helped women athletes
Guaranteed equal rights to women
Prevented discrimination in schools
14
Brown v. Board of Education
ended:
discrimination on busses
segregation in private schools
discrimination in employment
segregation in public schools
15
The Watergate scandal was when Nixon's administration tried to cover up a break in of:
the Libertarian National Committee HQs
the Republican National Committee HQs
the Democratic National Committee HQs
the Pentagon
16
Plessy v. Ferguson
established that laws segregating African Americans were permitted under
“Southern segregation” doctrine
“Separate-but-equal” doctrine
“de facto segregation” doctrine
“constitutional segregation” doctrine
17
The 26th Amendment is based on the idea that:
old enough to fight= old enough to vote
the poll tax should be eliminated
women should be able to serve in the armed services
the President should have power to send troops to war
18
Plessy v. Ferguson
established:
"civil rights" doctrine
"de facto segregation" doctrine
"separate-but-equal" doctrine
"Southern segregation" doctrine
19
How did suburbs have a negative impact on America?
the number of factories increased
miniorities left the cities
immigrants were deported
taxpayers left the cities
20
What did the 22nd Amendment do?
direct election of Senators
Gave women the right to vote
prohibitied the production and sale of alcohol
limited President to 2 terms in office
21
Which was not done via the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
required employers to end discrimination in workplaces
ended voter discrimination for blacks
made segregation illegal in most public places
established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
22
The main idea of this political cartoon is that
Kennedy and Khrushchev were on the verge of nuclear war
Kennedy had constantly battled with LBJ over military crisis
Kennedy and Khrushchev frequently arm wrestled
Nixon and Kennedy had to battle for the presidential race
23
1.
Which of the following is true about the urban riots in Detroit and Watts?
They began because of the forced desegregation
began because of discrimination A.A. faced &police brutality
Violence was minimal
They were led by leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
24
Due to the Bracero Program the country witnessed a sharp rise in the number of immigrants from
Canada
Mexico
Italy
Germany
25
The Truman Doctrine:
ended the Korean War
built the Berlin wall
rearmed West Germany
pledged to fight communism by giving $ to Greece & Turkey
26
What was purpose of The Federal Highway Act
Create a waterway to aid international shipping
Encourage African Americans to migrate back to the South
Help create a separation between the rich and the poor
Improved transportation routes across the United States
27
All of following happened as a result of McCarthyism EXCEPT:
The Internal Security Act/McCarran Act passed
McCarthy looked for spies in the U.S. Army
Senate passed a vote of censure against McCarthy
President Truman created a loyalty review program
28
What is containment?
stopping the spread of capitalism
stopping the spread of communism
encouraging the spread of communism
massive military buildup for massive retaliation
29
Gideon v. Wainwright guarantees people the right to:
lawyer
telephone call when in jail
a visit from family when in jail
a speedy trial
30
What impact did H. Ross Perot have on the 1992 election?
The damaged grassroots movements.
He won 25 percent of the Electoral College vote.
He took votes from Bush, leading to Clinton’s victory.
He had no impact.
31
In the 1960’s young people known as hippies began the
Beatnik Movement
Counterculture Movement
Bilingualism Movement
Civil Rights Movement
32
In Greensboro, NC, four students started a new mass movement to integrate restaurants called
Sit-ins
Petitions
Threats
Protest marches
33
To push for better wages and benefits for farm workers, Cesar Chavez organized a successful:
Sit-down strike
Advertising and publicity campaign
National boycott on grapes
March on Washington
34
Why did the Iran hostage crisis occur?
Afghanistan invaded Saudi Arabia
the U.S. supported the tyrant monarchy in Iran
the hostages stole oil from Iran
the U.S. kicked Iran out of O.P.E.C.
35
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government if Stalin agreed to
Allow people who were Jewish to set up the government
Hold free elections in Poland as soon as possible
Pay heavy reparations
Hold free elections in USSR
36
What did Nixon's policy of Vietnamization call for?
a massive invasion of North Vietnam
a withdrawal of N.Vietnamese troops
a withdrawal of U.S. troops
the U.S. to declare war on all communist countries
37
Which of the following about the My Lai massacre is NOT true?
The government and the military tried to cover it up
It led to increased anti-war protests
Nixon authorized it
American troops massacred Vietnam villagers
38
The incident at Three Mile Island left many people in great doubt about the
Government’s ability to stop pollution
Safety of nuclear energy
Healthfulness of the water they drank
Ability to educate children with disabilities
39
In the picture, students are participating in
Communist Drill
Duck and Cover Drill
H-bomb Drill
Capitalism Drill
40
What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
the arrest of Rosa Parks
a church bombing
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the sit-in movement from CORE
41
Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur?
Enforce the Alliance for Progress
spread U.S.A. control into Cuba
to overthrow their communist leader
Get rid of missiles in Cuba
42
Why did Eisenhower send National Guard troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
To close all school in the area
To allow African American students to enter the school
To stop African Americans from protesting schools
To join the Governor of Arkansas at his segregation rally
43
Why were residents of Love Canal experiencing health problems?
a radiation leak from a nuclear plant
lead paint in many homes
underground toxic waste leaking into soil and waterways
toxic waste from planes
44
What were students protesting when the Kent State shooting occurred?
the end of the Vietnam war
the My Lai massacre
the Iran-Contra affair
the bombing of Cambodia
45
Which of the following was a characteristic of the US economy after WWII
Low unemployment and Plentiful goods
High unemployment and Scarce goods
Stagflation
Inflation
46
The willingness to go to war to force an opponent to back down is:
Brinksmanship
Massive retaliation
Fallout
Duck and Cover
47
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorize the Attorney General to do?
end discrimination in voting
establish taxes to register to vote
Give literacy tests to voters
refuse minorities the right to vote
48
The National Organization for Women demanded:
More single-gender colleges
Greater educational opportunities for women
The right of women to be drafted into the military
More gender-specific employment opportunities
49
Which is NOT a result of Watergate?
Nixon was pardoned by the President
The Federal Campaign Act Amendments
Ford became President
Camp David Accords
50
How did Nikita Khrushchev respond when Western powers refused to withdraw from West Berlin?
A. Sent long-range missiles to Cuba
Enlisted La brigade to invade Cuba &remove Castro from power
Built the Berlin Wall
Airlifted food supplies to Berlin to end blockade by the US
51
Which law limited the power of labor unions by passing right to work laws in 1947?
Fair Deal
Taft-Hartley Act
Closed Shop Act
GI Bill
52
How did the draft system at the beginning of the war contribute to this situation
Students who attended sit-ins were forced to go to Vietnam
The draft only selected minorities to serve
More whites students earned deferment by attending college
The draft system did not contribute to this situation
53
What did the Supreme Court rule in
University of California Regents v. Bakke
?
Universities could not use "fixed quotas"
Universities had to use affirmative action policies
Universities could not use race for admissions critieria
Universities had to admit all students to medical programs
54
MLK Jr. believed that the only moral way to end segregation and racism was through:
War
Violence and riots
Education
Nonviolent passive resistance
55
Supply-side economists believed that tax cuts would result in…
Business expansion and new jobs.
High inflation
Too much money in circulation
A severe budget deficit.
56
The government unwittingly encouraged residents of public housing to remain poor by:
Giving them jobs
Requiring them to buy government bonds
Evicting them as soon as they began to earn money
Decreasing the rent as they earned more money
57
graph shows aid distributed from a policy that supported containment &helping W.Europe rebuild
McCarthy Plan
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
58
In 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) set out to:
End segregation and encourage voter registration
Encourage demonstrations and boycotts
March on Washington and pass a civil rights bill
Increase church attendance and promote brotherhood
59
For many Americans, suburbs came to symbolize:
The American Dream
Life during the war
The GI Bill
A departure from traditional values
60
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
A. Germany must be Communist
B. Germany must be divided
Germany must pay reparations for the Soviets to rebuild
Germany must be allowed to recover economically
61
What did the Pentagon papers reveal?
More Americans died in Vietnam than was reported
American government had not been honest about Vietnam
American soliders massacred civilians at My Lai
The U.S. was going to declare war on all communist countries
62
Which of the following is TRUE about the end of the Korean War?
The Chinese took over Korea
The North Koreans won and Korea was united under Communism
Korea remained ÷ into 2 separate countries, N. and S. Korea
The UN forces invaded China
63
Threatening a large-scale response against a communist state trying to seize territory:
brinksmanship
massive retaliation
fallout
duck and cover
64
As World War II ended, what TWO factors influenced the Soviet leaders’ thinking?
Capitalism and democracy
Trade and economic growth
Security and communism
Education and human rights
65
The baby boom affected American society between 1945 and 1960 by
Increasing the need for educational resources
Encouraging people to migrate to the Sun Belt
Bankrupt the Social Security system
Encouraging the Cold War
66
Which was
NOT
a result of the GI bill, many returning soldiers
Received funds to attend college
Received low interest loans to buy suburban houses
Returned to poverty
Received funds to help establish businesses
67
Black Panthers encouraged African Americans to do what?
register to vote
arm themselves against white society
lobby
use non-violent protests
68
The Camp David Accords were signed to relieve tensions between what two nations
Egypt and Israel
Israel and Iraq
USSR and China
Iran and the United States
69
What does the thick line represent on the map represent
C. The Iron Curtain
B. The split between communism and capitalism in Europe
D. Both B and C are correct
A. The border line of Europe and Asia
70
Malcolm X was a member of the Nation of Islam which preached
Black nationalism
Integration
Nonviolence
Cultural assimilation
71
In response to NATO, the USSR and Eastern Europe formed:
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sputnik
Berlin Pact
72
Which is NOT true about Ceasar Chavez?
he co-founded the United Farm workers
promoted non-violence as a form of protest
organized a national boycott of grapes
was a communist revolutionary
73
Which is NOT a cause of poverty, according to LBJ?
Voting
Unemployment
inadequate public services
Illiteracy
74
In response to the Soviet Union blockading West Berlin, the U.S.A.:
built the Berlin Wall
blockaded East Berlin
started the Berlin Airlift
bombed Hiroshima
75
What did the Southern Manifesto encourage white Southerners to do?
march against Civil Rights
obey the law, even if they didn't like it
embrace desegregation
defy the Supreme Court
76
Radiation dispersed by a nuclear explosion
Satellite Nations
Massive Retaliation
Fallout
Brinkmanship
77
According to this political cartoon what can you assume about American living in the 1950’s
some people were prosperous, not everyone reaped the benefit
Everyone lived in the suburbs
A lot of private spending was invested into education
Everyone was prosperous in the United States
78
What did Congress do when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
Declared war on North Vietnam
handed its war powers to the President
Declared war on Japan
Increased aid to South Vietnam
79
In terms of German reparations after WWII, what did the Soviets believe?
Germany must be communist
Germany must be divided with the Berlin Wall
Germany must pay heavy reparations so the USSR could rebuild
Germany must be allowed to recover economically
80
What is NOT true about the March on Washington?
it led to racial riots outside the Lincoln Memorial
celebrated 100th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
it was a non-violent protest
MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech was given
81
After the University of California at Berkeley strikes, the Supreme Court gave students:
only the right to assemble on campus
right to desegregate on campus
right to freedom of speech and assembly
freedom of speech and to desegregate on campus
82
All of the following influenced the Feminist Movement’s beginning EXCEPT
:
The elimination of the wage gap between men and women
More women were enter the workforce
The development of the birth control pill
More women were earning higher education
83
conservative Congress limited the power of organized labor unions by passing right to work laws
in the Taft-Hartley Act
in the Federal Highway Act
in the Fair Deal
in the GI Bill
84
Nations politically and economically controlled by another more powerful nation
Brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
Satellite Nations/Buffer Zones
Fallout
