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1
How long were the American hostages held in Iran?
4 weeks
4,400 days
44 days
444 days
2
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans organized
restaurant sit-ins
a bus boycott
riots
the Black Panthers
3
Iwo Jima is a significant battle in WW2, it is where
Marines fought the bloodiest battle in their history
MacArthur landed when he returned
the Japanese surrendered
kamikaze pilots took off to fly their final missions
4
Which president developed the policy of Vietnamization?
Eisenhower
Nixon
Johnson
Kennedy
5
Americans were horrified when the National Guard opened fire on protesters at
My Lai
Kent State
saigon
Woodstock
6
What was Nixon's role in Watergate?
He collected secret funds
He stopped the FBI from investigating - cover up
He appointed a special prosecutor to investigate
He tapped the phones at the Dem headquarters
7
The purpose of the Berlin Airlift was to provide aid to citizens after
a major earthquake had destroyed part of the city
it was invaded by communists
WW2, because most of the city was destroyed
Stalin placed a blockade around the city
8
What happened at the Potsdam Conference?
Truman issued an ultimatum to the Japanese to surrender
Truman, Stalin and Churchill agreed to use the bomb on Japan
Churchill urged European nations to declare war on Japan
Stalin proposed a plan to occupy Berlin
9
The TET offensive was
an attack on major cities in South Vietnam
all of these
a psychological victory for North Vietnam
launched in January 1968
10
What was the name of the book Hitler wrote which means "My Struggle"?
Mein Kampf
Mein du Ruse
Kamppe de Frugge
De Fuhrer
11
The Tuskeegee Airmen were
RAF pilots who fought in the Battle of Britain
the crew of the Enola Gay
members of the Doolittle Raid
courageous African-Americn fighter pilots
12
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union
joined the Marshall Plan
created the Warsaw Pact
ended the Berlin airlift
left the United Nations
13
In 1970 President Nixon announced the U.S. would bomb what country?
China
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
14
North and South Vietnam suffered effects of road and bridge destruction through
saturation bombing
sniper fire
Vietnamization
guerilla warfare
15
The first sit-in during the Civil Rights movement was held in
Greensboro NC - Woolworths
Shreveport, LA - Strawns
Chicago - the Jack Spratt Coffee House
Birmingham, AL - 16th St. Baptist Church
16
Critics of the Great Society complained that it
helped only the middle class
spent too little money
gave local communities too much power
gave the federal government too much authority
17
Who were the Black Panthers?
A civil rights group led by Medgar Evers
A militant group led by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton
A militant group of felines
A militant group led by Malcolm X
18
What impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society? He -
encouraged Americans to stand up for their civil rights
created opposition to US involvement in Latin America
strengthened the U.S. Army
encouraged a widespread fear of communism
19
The leader of Italy before and during most of World War 2 was
Francisco Franco
Juan Carlos
Benito Mussolini
Franco benito
20
Who was the first American to step on the moon?
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
21
What was the turning point in the Korean War that turned the tide against the U.S.?
N.Korean solder used underground tunnels to attack
Soviet troops came to the aid of N. Korea
massive amount of aid from the Soviet Union to N.Korea
Large nuber of Chinese troops entered the war
22
Nuclear energy was dealt a severe blow in the U.S. when
Sanctions were imposed on Iran
The Senate ratified SALT II
President Carter was defeated for re-election
There was an accident at Three Mile Island
23
The ruling in
Plessy v Ferguson
in 1896 established
separate but equal doctrine
rights of all Americans for equal protection
rights of all Americans to peaceful protest
rights for African-Americans to vote
24
Why did President Truman fire General MacArthur?
He publicly disagreed with and criticized Truman
He wanted to run for president
He refused to obey orders given by Truman
He was getting too old to command
25
What tactic did the United Farm Workers use to fight for better conditions?
Boycotts of lettuce and grapes
A March on Washington
Sit-ins in major cities
A strike that lasted 11 months
26
The leader of South Vietnam in the 1960s was
Mao Zedong
Ho Chi Minh
Pol Pot
Ngo Dihn Diem
27
Where was Vietnam divided, separating communist North Vietnam from democratic South?
60th parallel
17th parallel
38th parallel
49th parallel
28
In Little Rock the governor tried to prevent 9 students from entering Central High School by
closing the school
hiring the KKK
standing in the doorway
deploying the National Guard
29
Who were the leaders of the Black Panthers?
Malolm X and Sammy Davis
Martin Luther King and E.D. Nixon
Phylis Shaflee and Angela Davis
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
30
One result of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. was - -
an erosion of faith in the idea of non-violent change
increased interest in the Poor People's Campaign
increased political opposition to LBJ
a strong federal campaign to heal the rifts dividing the country
31
The acronym NATO stands for
New Alliance for Tranquility and Order
North American Trade Organization
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Nations Acting to Outlaw War
32
What was the agreement that President Clinton signed and President Trump terminated?
SALT II
NATO
SEATO
NAFTA
33
What contributed
most
to the crisis in Cuba - result a conflict between the US and USSR?
Cuban soldiers attacked Guantanamo Bay
The failure of the Bay of Pigs invasion
Cuban support for a guerrilla movement in Latin America
The discovery of Soviet missile sites in Cuba
34
Who replaced Chang Kai Shek as leader of China after WW2?
Hideki Tojo
Ho Chi Minh
Mao Zedong
Hirohito
35
The Red Scare is best described as
anxiety about the spread of Communism
the after effects of an atomic explosion
anxiety about the threat of invasion
a phobia (fear) of people who look like Russians
36
Why didn't more Jewish people fight the Nazis?
Nazis took away Jewish rights slowly
Jewish people could not believe what was happening
Nazi's had overwhelming military force
all of these
37
The Freedom Riders were organized to draw attention to the South's refusal to
end school segregation
integrate bus terminals
promote voter registration
stop violence against the voters
38
One result of the assassination of MLK was
increased political opposition to LBJ
increased interest in the Poor People's Campaign
erosion of faith in the idea of non-violent change
a strong federal campaign to heal the country
39
What were the Doolittle Raids?
The attack on Tokyo in retaliation for Pearl Harbor
A parachute landing behind German lines
The German attack of France
The bombing of berlin
40
On August 6, 1945, the
Enola Gay
dropped the first atomic bomb on what city?
Hiroshima
Tokyo
Saipan
Nagasaki
41
What prevented Americans from spending during WW2?
shortages of consumer items
fear of going into debt
high interest rates
inflated prices of goods
42
Why was President Clinton impeached?
Lying under oath
Taking a bribe
Cheating on his taxes
For a sexual affair
43
Germany invaded what country September 1, 1939 to begin WW2?
Belgium
Poland
France
Russia
44
What general commanded U.N. troops during the Korean war?
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
45
Who was the first American launched into space?
Gus Grissom
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
46
After his pilgrimage to Makkah, Malcolm X changed his philosophy and believed that
an integrated society was possible
black power meant self-sufficiency
he would move to the Middle East
integration was not possible
47
Who was the founder of the United Farm Workers?
Betty Friedan
Dennis Banks
Phyllis Schlafly
Ceasar Chavez
48
After the war ended, many women returned to full-time homemaking because they were
worried about leaing their children
offered only part-time jobs
pressured to give up jobs to returning soldiers
unskllled and unprepared for peacetime jobs
49
What are Victory Gardens?
plated in the Pacific by G.I.'s
vegetable gardens to supplement the food supply
flower gardens - sold to support the war
planted to welcome the G.I.'s back home
50
What was the first group targeted by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
Southern Democrats - Dixiecrats
Members of the White House staff
Hollywood directors, actors and writers
Military leaders
51
A major reason for Carter winning the presidency in 1976 was
his outstanding record in national politics
he was the incumbent
support for the pardon of Nixon
the public's distrust of the Washington establishment
52
Who was the leader of Iraq when they invaded Kuwait?
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
Ayatollah Khomeini
Adolph Hitler
53
After the US entered the war in 1941, which nation did the Allies concentrate on defeating 1st?
Italy
Japan
Germany
France
54
The "Plumbers" and CREEP were formed for the purpose of
creating a list of friendly donors to the campaign
concealing financial dealings in overseas banks
ensuring Nixon's victory in the 1972 election
working with the FBI and CIA
55
One of Carter's major problems as president was
he did not support equal rights causes
he adopted a formal and dignified style
he lacked the ability to deal well with Congress
he appointed many women and minorities to his staff
56
Dr. King selected Selma for a protest march because African Americans
were a majority, but only had a fraction of the jobs
were the majority but only a small fraction could vote
experienced severe violence during Freedom Summer
faced intense opposition to school desegregation
57
The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
halt the spread of communism
remove Stalin from power
stabilize world currencies
rebuild war-torn Europe
58
Why were the Navajo selected to be "code talkers" in WW2?
the could create clever strategic plans for attack
they had expertise in breaking codes
they fought silently and used sign language
their language was so complex it code not be decoded
59
According to Eisenhower's foreign policy plan, the US would respond to aggression by Russia -
massive retaliation
nuke-o-mania
blitzkrieg
trench warfare
60
Why did the U.S. become involved in affairs in the Middle East after WW2?
to discourage the founding of a Jewish homeland
to overthrow dictatorships
to limit Jewish immigration into the region
to prevent oil-rich nations from falling to Communism
61
For what non-violent civil rights organization did Martin Luther King, Jr. serve as leader?
SCLC
NAACP
SNCC
CORE
62
What were Japanese kamikazes?
Japanese guerrila fighters
Bomb-laden planes whose pilots deliberately crashed
Submarines that attacked ships at Pearl Harbor
Guards at Japanese POW camps
63
During what battle did Hitler order the constant bombing of London?
Battle of Britain
Operation Overlord
Operation Dynamo
Battle of the Bulge
64
What was Freedom Summer"
A Civil rights march on Washington
A civil rights campaign to force integration of buses
A civil rights campaign to register black voters
A civil rights campaign to force integration of restaurants
65
What was the name of the first satellite launched into spade in 1957?
Retnek
Mercury One
Sputnik
Elektro
66
CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using
boycotts
threats
protest marches
sit-ins
67
What was the name of the scandal under President Reagan?
Iran-Contra Affair
Whitewater
Watergate
Teapot Dome Scandal
68
Where was Korea divided, separating communist North Korea from democratic South?
49th parallel
17th parallel
60th parallel
38th parallel
69
Henry Ford contributed to wartime production by
creating new markets overseas
organizing the Office of Production Management
applying the assembly line to aircraft production
introducing mass production to the industry
70
How did Kennedy respond to the riot when James Meredith entered the University of Mississippi?
He sent army troops to restore order
He blamed civil rights activists
He ignored it
He condemned the university
71
Which speech was a highlight of the March on Washington?
JFK's - "New Frontier"
MLK's "I Have a Dream"
Stokey Carmichael's - "Black Power"
LBJ's - "Great Society"
72
The Big Three at the Yalta conference included
Tojo, Stalin, Roosevelt
Churchill, Roosevelt, DeGaulle
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt
roosevelt, Churchill, Tojo
73
What was the outcome of the Korean war?
China controlled the North
It was unified under a communist government
N.Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare
It remained divided at the same place as before the war
74
Who was the terrorist behind the 9/11 attack?
Osama bin Laden
Adolph Hitler
Ayatollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
75
Nuclear energy was dealt a severe blow in the U.S. when
the Senate ratified SALTII
The Dept. of Energy was set up
there was an accident at Three Mile Island
President Carter was defeated for re-election
76
The Axis Powers were composed of
Germany, France, Italy
Italy, Japan, Germany
Spain, Germany, Japan
Italy, Spain, Germany
77
In the U.S. TV was instrumental in
developing enthusiasm for the war effort
bringing the brutality of the war into people's living rooms
revealing the contents of classified documents
promoting understanding between U.S. and Vietnam
78
Like Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Alger Hiss was accused of
communism
espionage
racism and anti-Semitism
false accusations against public officials
79
Who was the long time leader of the PLO (Palestine Liberation Organization)?
Yasser Arafat
Hosni Mubarak
Mohamed Mossadeigh
Menachem Begin
80
In 1965 the Supreme Court ruled in
Brown v Board of Education
that
government must provide loans to low-income college students
government must increase financial aid to education
no more segregation in public schools
bus segregation was unconstitutional
81
Who was the leader who replaced the deposed Shah of Iran?
Saddam Hussein
Adolph Hitler
Ayatollah Khomeini
Osama bin Laden
82
Which of the following best describes satellite nations?
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
nations west of the iron curtain
nations that belong to NATO
nations in debt to the World Bank
83
Who said after the loss of the Philippines - "I shall return."
Omar Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
George Patton
Chester Nimitz
84
Like Ford, Carter faced severe economic problems of
growing exports and shrinking imports
high inflation and high unemployment
too much lending and borrowing from foreign countries
shrinking federal spending and federal deficits
85
The main concern that is related to the domino theory is
build up of ICBMs in other countries
testing of nuclear weapons
if one country falls, another will follow
remilitarization of E.Europe - arms race
86
Who was the first American who orbited the earth?
John Glenn
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Alan Shepard
87
Escalation of the war in Vietnam began with the
publication of the Pentagon papers
My Lai massacre
formation of the Viet Cong
passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
88
As a leader of the Black Muslims, what did Malcolm X want black Americans to do?
love and pray for white people
abandon violence for civil disobedience
separate from white society
fight for integration
89
On June 6, 1944, the day the allies landed troops at Normandy Beach - this is know as
D Day
Q-Day
VJ Day
VE Day
90
What battle tactic did Germany use when invading countries?
Blitzkrieg
Panzer
Progrom
Luftwaffe
91
Members of this organization believed radical changes were needed (violence) - (GUMP)
National Organization of Women (NOW)
The Weather Underground
AARP
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
92
Why was the Berlin wall built?
To keep East Germans from crossing to West Berlin
To symbolize the iron curtain
To protect Berlin from being attacked
To keep West Germans from crossing to East Berlin
93
The Viet Cong were
South Vietnam guerrillas sponsored by N. Vietnam
Special forces from the North
North Vietnam troops
Peasants in South Vietnam
94
The Desert Fox was a great German general - his real name was
George Patton
Erwin Rommel
Omar Bradley
Hermann Goehring
95
President Nixon's "southern strategy" included
encouraging extension of the Voting Rights Act
easing guidelines for desegregation
increasing the amount of money needed for fair housing
supporting busing for integration
96
What is a result of the civil rights movement?
Thousands of blacks could vote for the first time
Defacto segration ended in the North
A rebuilding of the nation's ghettos
Racism in the South ended
97
What major act did President Obama get passed?
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
Universal Health Care
