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American Experience Finals Review 2023
American Experience Finals Review 2023
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Kennedy Assassination, Cuban Missile Crisis, Cold War, WWII and WWI
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1
Malcolm X's parent were early followers of this EARLY civil right's leader:
Booker T. Washington
Marcus Garvey
W.E.B. DuBois
Martin Luther King, Sr.
2
With regards to the distribution of wealth in the 20s- which is
NOT
true?
a relatively even distribution of wealth stabilized us.
Industries- railroads, mining and lumber were in decline.
farmers were in trouble- having overproduced during the war.
All of these are true- there isn't an except.
3
Franklin D. Roosevelt's domestic policies were called:
a New Deal
a Square Deal
a Big Deal
a Fair Deal
4
Secretary of Defense under Kennedy and Johnson.
Clark Clifford
Dean Acheson
Robert McNamara
Dean Rusk
5
Who is responsible for this piece of art?
Georgia O'Keeffe
Grant Wood
Woody Guthrie
Jacob Lawrence
6
Who's grandaughter was kidnapped- but then may have developed Stockholm's Syndrome?
William Randolph Hearst
Thomas Edison
Charles LIndbergh
Joseph Pulitzer
7
Prohibition lasted roughly...
three years
20 years
13 years
five years
8
With regards to the Civil Rights movement- who led the NOI?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Malcolm X
Ella Baker
9
Which is true of the
Ho Chi Minh Trail
?
It ran outside of Vietnam in Cambodia and Laos.
The US in order to locate it used Agent Orange.
All of these!
It was effectively a supply route from north to south.
10
Which is not an example of Cold War conflict?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
Korean Conflict
WWII
11
With regards to the Civil Rights movement- who led the SCLC?
Malcolm X
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ella Baker
12
Who is responsible for this piece of art?
Jacob Lawrence
Grant Wood
Georgia O'Keeffe
Woody Guthrie
13
Which war happened between 1914-1918/21?
Spanish American War
WWII
Cold War
WWI
14
Which Civil Right's leader was the mos powerful spokesman of the NOI?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
John Lewis and Ella Baker
Marion Berry
Malcolm X
15
Which Civil Right's leader was the first President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Marion Berry
Malcolm X
John Lewis and Ella Baker
16
Key figures in the Cuban Missile Crisis included all except:
Fidel Castro
John F. Kennedy
NIkita Khrushchev
Joseph Stalin
17
A sensationalized style of writing that perhaps led to the Spanish American War.
White Pages
Yellow Journalism
Black Journalism
Red Journalism
18
Which is true of the Cold War?
it saw indirect conflict like Berlin, Cuba, Korea & Vietnam.
All of these are true!
it was a time of a nuclear arms race.
it lasted from 1945-1991 roughly.
19
Who is responsible for this piece of art?
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O'Keeffe
Woody Guthrie
Grant Wood
20
Attorney General under JFK. He was killed in 1968.
Joseph Jr. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Edward Kennedy
Patrick Kennedy
21
Many felt he lacked substance, but he connected with the nation. He was assassinated.
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
22
Which is true of Thomas Edison?
he was an inventor- of 1000 patents!
he developed US Steel
he developed Standard Oil
he was a powerful banker
23
After the Kennedy assassination- a commission was set up to look into the situation- what was it called?
the Warren Commission
The Johnson Commission
the Kennedy Probe
Operation Torch
24
President from 1968 to the early 70s.
Dwight Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
25
Which of the following was NOT killed in the 1960s?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Fidel Castro
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X
The Kennedy's- both Jack and Bobby
26
With regards to the Civil Rights movement- who led SNCC?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ralph Abernathy
Malcolm X
Ella Baker (and many others locally)
27
He used music to express hardships during the Depression.
Jacob Lawrence
Georgia O'Keeffe
Woody Guthrie
Grant Wood
28
Which war happened between 1898-1900- and was about imperialism?
Spanish American War
WWII
Cold War
WWI
29
Which is true of Japanese Americans during WWII?
Many were housed in internment camps.
Some joined the military from camps and fought valiantly.
Many lost their property, and their rights.
All of these are true!
30
During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about:
75%
25%
100%
10%
31
Before the Cuban Missile Crisis- there had been an attempt to overthrow Castro's government- what was it called?
Operation Mongoose
the Bay of Pigs invasion
Operation Deer
the Berlin Airlift
32
Which is true of J.P. Morgan?
he developed US Steel
he developed Standard Oil
he was a powerful banker
he was an inventor- of 1000 patents!
33
Secretary of Defense under Johnson after this guy quit...he decided the war couldn't be won.
Clark Clifford
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
Dean Acheson
34
Which amendment to the Constitution prohibited alcohol?
the 18th Amendment
the 16th Amendment
the 26th Amendment
the 21st Amendment
35
Which amendment to the Constitution repealed Prohibition?
the 26th Amendment
the 21st Amendment
the 18th Amendment
the 16th Amendment
36
Which is true of Rockefeller?
he was a powerful banker
he was an inventor- of 1000 patents!
he developed US Steel
he developed Standard Oil
37
Which war happened between 1939-1945?
Cold War
WWII
WWI
Spanish American War
38
Which is true of Carnegie?
he was an inventor- of 1000 patents!
he was a powerful banker
he developed US Steel
he developed Standard Oil
39
Who led the Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee?
Marion Berry
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Ralph Abernathy
40
One of the reasons that colonial powers were interested in Southeast Asia had to do with:
oil
dragonfruit
rice
rubber
41
The Cuban Missile Crisis lasted:
about 6 months
13 days
10 days
2 months
42
British Prime Minister - he impacted US decisions in WWII.
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Charles DeGaulle
Neville Chamberlain
43
Thomas Edison's one time assistant- a Serbian genius!
George Eastman
John D. Rockefeller
Nicola Tesla
Nicolau Copernicus
44
Which President discussed the Domino theory first?
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
45
During our imperialist time period- the US 'acquired':
Guam and Puerto Rico
All of these were acquired!
the Philippines
Cuba
46
He warned of the 'military industrial complex' and the "Domino Theory".
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
47
He promised a "Great Society" but Vietnam overshadowed his Presidency. He ended up quitting.
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon