US History 2nd Semester Final Exam Review #1

Question 1

Why were the Camp David Accords important?

Accepted Answer

Was a historic agreement between Israel and Egypt

Question 2

The Supreme Court ruled that "police must protect a suspect's right against self-incrimination"

Accepted Answer

Miranda v. Arizona

Question 3

In 2001, the US invaded what country due to it's ties with al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden?

Accepted Answer

Afghanistan

Question 4

Which amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?

Accepted Answer

26th Amendment

Question 5

What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Domestic Communist threats

Question 6

In which Alabama city were firefighters ordered to use fire hoses on demonstrators?

Accepted Answer

Birmingham

Question 7

Bill Clinton was impeached, but never convicted, thus he was able to serve all 8 years.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 8

What was the reason for the 24th Amendment being passed?

Accepted Answer

Poll taxes used to keep many African Americans from voting

Question 9

What was the lasting impact of the Counterculture movement of the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

Attitudes towards lifestyles and social behavior, art, music

Question 10

Why was Joseph McCarthy able to wage a successful anti-Communist campaign?

Accepted Answer

Americans were looking for someone to blame for Communism.

Question 11

There were thousands of anti-war protesters at the 1968 Republican National Convention.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 12

Of the 19 terrorists who struck on 9/11, fifteen of them were from:

Accepted Answer

Saudi Arabia

Question 13

Why was the ground war in Vietnam so difficult to fight?

Accepted Answer

Civilians joined the Vietcong making it hard to ID the enemy

Question 14

How did Hitler FIRST test Britain/France to see if they would enforce the Treaty of Versailles?

Accepted Answer

Militarized the Rhineland

Question 15

Why was the War Powers Act passed?

Accepted Answer

Limit the President's ability to commit troops

Question 16

What was the difference in US gov't spending during the Depression and WWII?

Accepted Answer

Domestic programs during Depression; War prep during WWII

Question 17

What animal is seen here?

Accepted Answer

Honey Badger

Question 18

What was the common goal of the sit-in movement and the Freedom rides?

Accepted Answer

End segregation in public areas

Question 19

US actions in China after WWII showed that the US:

Accepted Answer

was willing to support corrupt gov'ts to stop Communism

Question 20

John Glenn was the first American to be put into Earth's orbit.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 21

Why was NASA formed?

Accepted Answer

to take charge of US programs for exploring outer space

Question 22

Why were US troops not prepared for the Tet Offensive?

Accepted Answer

The Vietcong launch a surprise attack during a cease fire

Question 23

What was the US response to German aggression by giving the most aid to Great Britain called?

Accepted Answer

Lend-Lease Act

Question 24

The attack on the USS Maddox led to the approval of the Tet Resolution.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 25

What movie is seen in the picture on this page?

Accepted Answer

Caddyshack

Question 26

Why was the US willing to send hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to Greece and Turkey?

Accepted Answer

Policymakers believed aid would help them resist Soviets

Question 27

The primary objective of the Apollo program was to go to the moon.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 28

German scientist who came to the US and helped NASA build the Saturn 5 Moon Rocket

Accepted Answer

Wernher von Braun

Question 29

US involvement in Korea is an example of:

Accepted Answer

containment

Question 30

Explain the difference between a hawk and a dove during the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

Doves were opposed to war, while hawks supported the war

Question 31

How did many American women contribute to the war effort?

Accepted Answer

Planting victory gardens and working in factories

Question 32

Which of the following was NOT the name of one of the original Power Rangers?

Accepted Answer

Bobby

Question 33

The Soviet testing of the atomic bomb and China falling to Communism led to:

Accepted Answer

the Red Scare

Question 34

On average, how many peanuts does it take to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter?

Accepted Answer

550

Question 35

Which ethnicity were forced to leave their homes and move to interior camps by US gov't?

Accepted Answer

Japanese Americans

Question 36

What was the first response to Japan attacking Pearl Harbor?

Accepted Answer

FDR asked Congress for a Declaration of War

Question 37

Which of the following was NOT a reason Nixon resigned during his 2nd Term?

Accepted Answer

Nixon tapes would have revealed that he had an affair.

Question 38

During the early days of the Vietnam Draft, US soldiers were disproportionately poor.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 39

What was Project Gemini?

Accepted Answer

Develop procedures for orbital rendezvous and docking

Question 40

Which of the following was the US response to the Berlin crisis?

Accepted Answer

US joined NATO

Question 41

Why was the tactic of nonviolence so successful in achieving change during the Civil Rights Era

Accepted Answer

Violent responses provoked moral outrage by onlookers

Question 42

For American soldiers, one of the most feared aspects of the War in the Pacific was the:

Accepted Answer

willingness of Japanese soldiers to fight to the death

Question 43

The concept of massive retaliation was:

Accepted Answer

the US would use overwhelming force to settle conflicts

Question 44

In the first Gulf War, Saddam's forces invaded the oil rich country of:

Accepted Answer

Kuwait

Question 45

Many public universities in the South were only integrated after:

Accepted Answer

Federal courts ordered states to integrate

Question 46

Why was Allied control of North Africa so important to WWII?

Accepted Answer

keep shipping lanes open for the transportation of oil

Question 47

Why did US college enrollment rise during the early part of the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

College students received draft deferments

Question 48

What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi's Final Solution?

Accepted Answer

Murder all Jews in Europe and the Soviet Union

Question 49

What did the Pentagon Papers reveal to the American people?

Accepted Answer

US government had been misleading the public about the war

Question 50

Why did the US begin the Berlin Airlift?

Accepted Answer

Prevent all of Berlin from becoming Communist

US History 2nd Semester Final Exam Review #1

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