American History Spring Study Guide

Who was the U.S. Commander of operations in Vietnam who demanded more troops?

Japan attacked the US fleet in Pearl Harbor

Allies did not hold ground and in turn lost the Battle of the Bulge

Which best explains why the United States sent troops to fight in Vietnam?

Adolf Hitler was able to gain power because

The first satellite launched into space was

Who ruthlessly ruled South Vietnam until his assassination in 1963?

Hitlers reign of terror ended when he was shot by the Soviet Union army

All of the following events happened in 1968 EXCEPT

What was the a growing youth movement that pushed for huge social changes in the United States?

The building up of a strong military to frighten or defeat other countries is known as -

Which of the following was NOT a member of NATO?

Which country fought on the side of the Central Powers?

What is a global conflict between the USSR and the U.S., marked by an avoidance of direct war?

Who was the leader of the communists in China?

Which of the following reignited student protests in 1970?

What was President Nixon’s strategy in ending the war was called?

Allies won the Battle of Berlin

What was formed to prevent WWIII from happening

Because of the failure to succeed in Vietnam by 1968,

What did the Soviet Union set up in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany?

Since the 1950s, the false and unsupported accusations of a person's actions is now called?

What battle led to the liberation of France?

Who are people who were for the war in Vietnam called? (pro-war)

The purpose of The Iron Curtain was to prevent the spread of opposing ideals (ex. communism)

What were the two opposing sides during WW1?

Which of the following was NOT true of the Russian Revolution?

What was Julius Rosenberg and his wife Ethel convicted of?

The young organization that fought for civil rights, and against the Vietnam War and the draft

The alliance between the Soviet Union and its allies during the Cold War was called

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 caused--

The treaty to end World War I was named the -

What 1968 battle in Vietnam was a turning point in the war?

The 38th parellel became an important dividing line between

The Allies won the Battle of Normandy

Who were the Viet Minh?

Who was the leader of the pro-communist forces in Vietnam in the 1950s?

An agreement nations make to support and defend each other is known as an

The Allies win the Battle of Iwo Jima

What begins right after WWII ends

Where did the massacre of South Vietnamese civilians by US troops during the Vietnam War occur?

What was the first battle that the US attacked Japanese forces?

How many women entered the American workforce during World War I?

Although Mao won the hearts of Chinese peasants, he failed to win U.S. support because he

Who were people who opposed fighting the war on moral or religious grounds?

The difference between President Johnson’s claims of winning and what was really happening?

After World War II, Germany was split in four by the United States, Great Britain, France and

How did the Vietnam War finally end in 1975?

The Treaty of Versailles helped to create the League of Nations to do what?

What did some of Buddhist monks do to show their opposition to the President Diem?

Who is best known for investigating communism in the film industry?

After The Blitz, Geat Britain won what battle?

What is a U-boat?

Who appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict?

Who was the president of the U.S. when World War 1 started?

How did the U.S. respond to the Soviet's first explosion of the atomic bomb?

Who was President Nixon’s National Security Advisor, lead advisor over Vietnam?

Tensions between students who opposed the war and National Guardsmen resulted in four deaths at

All the following were ways to avoid the draft EXCEPT

Germany is divided into 4 zones to help rebuilding

Which event was considered "the straw that broke the camel's back" and the start of WW1?

Hitler commited genocide in the systematic killing of millions of innocent people in the

What was the name of the Vietcong supply lines from North Vietnam and neighboring countries?

What was one criticism of the draft?

What was President Nixon's policy of withdrawing American troops & replacing them w/Vietnamese?

What was the South Vietnamese Army called?

What were two chemicals used by the U.S. in the jungles of Vietnam?

The Hollywood ten were ordered to go to prison because they were convicted of

What was the Berlin airlift a response to?

The Battle of Okinawa ended WWII when the Axis powers were defeated, Japan surrenders

What was one way American citizens could support the war at home?

Who were the communist rebels in South Vietnam? (Also called the Vietcong)

The Battle of Philippine Sea was a big loss for the Allies

After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream media began to

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

The Marshall Plan provided aid for European countries

An agreement to stop fighting is called an

What battle is considered one of the greatest naval battles in history

The Nuremberg Trials punished those responsible for the Holocaust and other Axis power criminals

Hitler viewed Jews as a religious community

Who was President Johnson's Secretary of Defense who argued for escalation of the war?

The Battle of _________ US was able to anticipate Japan's attack thorugh "cracking" their code

If one country in Indochina fell to communism, others would soon follow. What is this called?

This country fought on the side of the Allies:

Who was defeated in the Chinese civil War despite 2 billion dollars in aid from the U.S.?

Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?

Who was the leader of the Nationalists in China?

What did Congress do with the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Which president escalated the war by attacking neighboring nations like Cambodia in the 1970s?

What are border nations between the USSR and the West serving as a buffer zone called?

What was the bombing campaign of North Vietnam, started with President Johnson?

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

The U.S. government passed the ___ to allow a draft to recruit soldiers for the war.

The Lusitania was a: