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1
What was the
Domino Theory
?
the start of the French Revolution
the end of a game during WWII
the belief that if one baby would fall so would the other
If one nation became communist the other would as well
2
The most important geographical feature for trading during colonial America was
Trains
Water ways
Homes
Crates
3
Who was Emmett Till?
A Jewish solder who killed Hitler
A German Soldier who could have shot Hitler
The name of a professor at an all black college in 1541
Young African American boy who was killed
4
Richard v Nixon was important because
The courts ruled slavery was legal
the courts ruled interracial marriage was legal
the court ruled schools could not be segregated
The courts ruled that the president is not above the law
5
Why was Korea Split in two?
one half wanted capitalism and the other wanted communism
a volcano erupted and split it
the country was to big to be governed
The national bank feel apart
6
What was the Watergate Scandal ?
When The courts decide that separate but equal was legal
When men who worked for Nixon broke into an office.
When the government attempted to stop communism.
When Germany attempted to avoid war with America
7
Ho Chi Minh
was the leader of the Viet Cong
False
True
8
What did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott?
All whites must allow slaves 8hr work days and vacation
Young white men must join WWII
Slaves were not citizens and couldn't have a case in court.
Women could only vote before 12 in the afternon
9
What was the case
Loving v Virginia
about?
Interracial marriage
The start of the cold war
voting rights for women
Spying in foreign nations
10
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to
Persuade Americans to fight for independence from Britain
To end slavery
He liked to write long winded poems
To let the Native Americans Know their rights
11
What was the policy of Containment?
the idea to extend the national bank
The name of a secret mission in WWI
The military plan to build Bridges in Germany
America policy to stop the spread of communism
12
What was the
Marshall Plan
?
The plan to give financial aid to Europe after WWII
The plan to build nuclear missiles
the plan to create the constitution of America
the policy to remain neutral during war
13
What did African Americans face during the Civil Rights Movement?
the same pay as whites and could fine housing anywhere
Better jobs and equality
Discrimination, racism and segregation
equal treatment and higher paying jobs than all whites
14
The following describes which type of warfare; "
We dug in the ground, scared to come out
"
Machine gun warfare
Trench warfare
Tank warfare
Club warfare
15
What is
Guerilla Warfare
?
when animals rights came to the Supreme Court
soldiers used traps, wore regular clothes and hid in crowds
When zoo animals were trained to use weapons
when governments fought on paper
16
What was the Rosenberg trial?
Trial about segregation
Trial about ending slavery
A trial about spies and atomic bomb secrets
A trial about evolution
17
What the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
put an end to exported shipments
Gave aid to the Allies during WWII
halted production in factories
stopped supplies going foreign countries
18
What was The Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Codes limiting the rights of newly freed Slaves
when blacks had to rent land from former slave masters
a test African Americans had to take in order to vote
Law banning segregation
19
The
Manhattan Project
helped created which of the following?
Cannons
Gatling gun
Agent orange
Atomic Bomb
20
The difference between a Traditionalists and Modernists is
Traditionalists teach math. Modernists teach numbers
Traditionalists teach God. Modernists believe in evolution
Traditionalists teach God. Modernists believe in evolution
Traditionalists are Russians. Modernists are Americans
21
What was
prohibition
?
When the north fought the south in war.
When alcohol was banned in the United States
When American and Russia had a war of words
When America attempted to halt communism from spreading
22
What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Laws protecting the African Americans right to vote
law ending slavery in America
A law only letting children work in factories for three days
A law banning whites from voting
23
Homer Plessy was arrested for which of the following crimes?
He stole the first plane ever created
He was white and robbed an all black bank in the south
He wrote a book about evolution
A black man who sat in a whites only section on a train
24
The Black Panthers were
different
from MLK jr because they
They fought for Civil Rights
They used violence
They wanted equality for blacks
They helped feed poor blacks
25
what was the case Miranda v. Arizona about?
Miranda was on trial for spying on America
Miranda was a a slave that traveled to a free state
not being informed of your legal rights prior to confession
Evolution and the bible
26
What was the Scopes trial?
White Doctor would not help black children
Young Asian women not allowed to work in factories
Teacher in Tennessee taught evolution to students
Jewish man not allowed in all white bank
27
What is Yellow Journalism?
the color of news magazines in 1920
the color of the paper printed in news papers
the start of the America Revolution
The spread of lies and false news
28
How did America respond to
The Cuban Missile Crisis
(1962)?
The US government let Cuba build more missiles
America had a blockade & demanded the missiles be removed
The Italian government built a new military abase
The French government bombed Cuba
29
What was
The Cuban Missile Crisis
(1962)?
France was unable to locate a missing submarine
Haiti lost two war planes
Missiles were lost near Florida keys
American spy plane found nuclear missiles in Cuba
30
What was the Cold War?
A war of words between Russia (USSR) and America
A war between the French and Britain in winter
the battle between two chefs making dessert
the name of the war in 1812
31
The following describes which type of warfare; "
They hide by kids,didn't wear solider uniforms
"
Guerrilla warfare
Club warfare
Machine gun warfare
Tank warfare
32
The following describes which type of warfare; "
The entire city was destroyed nothing was left
"
Nuclear warfare
Tank warfare
Club warfare
Machine gun warfare
33
The Baby Boom was time in American history when
America population increased because a lot of new briths
When new technology increased the number of deaths at war
when millions of old Americans passed away
when young people fought for their rights
34
Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to
promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
force French settlers to leave British territory
limit conflict between Native Indians and colonial settlers
encourage colonial economic ties with France
35
Why were the
Little Rock Nine
important to the Civil Rights Movement?
The name of a popular KKK book
He was a young white man killed by the Vietnamese
A Group of famous singers during WWI
African American students went to an all white high school
36
What was the case
Brown v. Board of Education
about?
separate schools for black and whites are unconstitutional
trial starting slavery in 1900
trial about ending slavery with 11th the amendment
women being allowed to vote in 2001
37
Why was the
Tet Offensive
important?
People lost faith in the government
the entire continent of Germany was destroyed
it was the greatest lost in French history
because only one solider died
38
The New Deal was designed to
persuade people to fight in the American Revolution
improve the lives of Americans during the Great Depression
end slavery
39
Place the following in order: 1) Cold War, 2)Shay's Rebellion, 3) Civil War 4) end of slavery
4,3,2,1
1,3,4,2
2, 3, 4,1
3,1,2,4
40
What did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
African Americans all moved by to Africa
The courts decided that separate but equal was legal
Whites could only hire blacks and make them all wealthy
The courts ruled all blacks had to be slaves again
41
What was the case Roe v. Wade about?
the ending of slavery
Should America have an American Revolution
the start of slavery
protected a woman's right to an abortion
