Which statement best summarizes "Manifest Destiny"?

America will reach coast to coast

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Rise of National Socialism in Germany

The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means

a journalist who exposed corruption and scandal

Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?

Russian withdrawal from the conflict

The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______

agree to fight Native Americans found on homestead lands

"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed

the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry

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1
The Pure Food and Drug act was passed as result of......
The publishing of "The Jungle"
Increased importation of food from Mexico
An increase in allergic reactions to Gluten
2
The first African American to sit on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas
3
Soviet leader who increases work on the Berlin Wall and puts missiles in Cuba, leading to Crisis
Joseph Stalin
Nikita Khruschev
Mikhail Gorbachev
JFK
4
provided economic aid and reconstruction to those European Nations devastated by WWII
NATO
Marshall Plan
OPEC
United Nations
5
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt mediated by Jimmy Carter
Camp David Accords
Helsinki Accords
Oslo Accords
Geneva Accords
6
Supreme court case that overturns Plessy vs Ferguson, "Separate but equal is inherently UNequal"
Brown vs. Board of Education
Regents vs. Bakke
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Scopes "monkey" trial
7
Legal doctrine that supported racial segregation, as upheld by the 14th Amendment
racial injustice
equality
Separate but equal
integration
8
Agency started by Teddy Roosevelt that investigates federal charges
Green Berets
FBI
CIA
Peace Corps
9
Softening of hostile relations between United States and China
Nixon's foreign policy
Detente
Cozy
Ping Pong tournament
10
Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the line of communism stretching across Europe
Iron Curtain
Domino Theory
Berlin Wall
Aluminum Curtain
11
Which statement best summarizes "Manifest Destiny"?
America will end racial segregation
America will reach coast to coast
America will dominate Latin-American affairs
America will always welcome immigrants
12
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction
Speculation
Buying on credit
Rise of National Socialism in Germany
13
13 Day period of negotiation in which the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of war over missiles
Cuban Missile Crisis
Red Scare
Bay of Pigs
Cold War
14
The movement of fear of communism that spread across America during the early Cold War
2nd Red Scare
1st Red Scare
HUAC
Bomb Shelters
15
President that gave Nixon a full pardon
Clinton
Carter
Ford
Truman
16
Plessy vs. Ferguson reinforced what segregational policy?
"Separate but equal"
"Don't ask, Don't tell"
"Social Darwinism"
17
President during the Oklahoma City Bombing, later impeached after lying under oath
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
18
4 students protesting here were killed during an anti draft protest
Kent State
Ohio State
Mississippi State
Alabama
19
This man founded the NAACP
W.E.B DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
20
Also known as D-day, this took place on June 6th, 1944
Operation Overlord
Munich Conference
Doolittle's raid on Tokyo
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
21
The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means
a journalist who exposed corruption and scandal
a farmer with a lot of livestock
a member of the progressive party
a politician that favored imperialist policies
22
The 19th amendment guaranteed
a federal minimum wage
directed election of Senators
the right to a free and appropriate public education
Women the right to vote
23
refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white woman and was arrested
Ruby Bridges
Sandra Day O Connor
Rosa Parks
MLK Jr's Wife
24
This bill gave greater authority to law enforcement and government in matters of security after 9/11
National Security Act
Anti Terrorist Act
Patriot Act
Wounded Soldier Bill
25
Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Russian withdrawal from the conflict
American ties to the Allied powers
26
What did the 26th amendment accomplish?
changed the voting age to 18
Eliminated the poll tax
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
27
Senator who spoke out against communist influence in the gov and inspired fear in the US
Joe MCcarthy
Douglas MacArthur
HUAC
William Westmoreland
28
After the launch of Sputnik the U.S. decided to increase education in these fields
Math and Russian
Military history
Science and Math
Foreign Language and politics
29
First African American President
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Hilary Clinton
George W. Bush
30
Which of the following, from the civil rights era, banned discrimination in the housing market?
Civil rights act of 1957
Plessy v. Ferguson
Civil rights act of 1964
Civil rights act of 1968
31
Held by the SNCC, these peaceful protests occurred in libraries, theaters and restaurants
Freedom Summer
Sit Ins
Freedom Rides
Boycott
32
First satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Khrushcev
Laila
Apollo
Sputnik
33
What new style of music quickly became popular in the 50's?
Madonna
Rock n Roll
Kenny Rogers
Indie
34
What Star Wars like program developed an anti-ballistic system to prevent missile attacks
Star Wars
Cuban Missile Crisis
Strategic Defense Initiative
WPD
35
Leader who implemented reforms in the Soviet Union, leading to the fall of the Soviet Union
Josef Stalin
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khruschev
Mikhail Gorbachev
36
Which of the following is considered a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
Battle of Saigon
Tet offensive
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Battle of La Drang
37
Nixon's strategy for exiting the Vietnam conflict is known as ___________
Tactical withdrawal
Ceasefire of Saigon
Vietnamization
Domino Theory
38
The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______
be 21 years old or the head of their household
improve the land
farm the land for at least five years
agree to fight Native Americans found on homestead lands
39
The first Mexican American to sit on the Supreme Court
Elena Kagan
Sandra Day O'Conner
Sonia Sotomayor
40
The 17th amendment called for...
direct election of Senators
an end to prohibition
voting rights for all minorities
term limits for the President
41
President during the 9/11 attacks that began the War on Terror
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
42
Huge political rally for human rights, where MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Selma
Freedom Rides
43
"Boss" Tweed was head of what Gilded age political organization?
Democratic Party
Tammany Hall
Republican Party
United Farm Workers
44
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American war?
Yellow Journalism
DeLome Letter
Sinking of the USS Maine
Spanish presence in Hawaii
45
Which of the following is not associated with FDR's presidency?
Berlin Airlift
New Deal
Court-packing controversy
Fireside chats
46
"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed
the harsh treatment of Cubans by the Spanish
the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry
the plight faced by child laborers in coal mines
47
The Rosenbergs were found guilty of this crime and executed for sharing atomic secrets
Espionage
Blacklist
Nobel Prize
Perjury
48
This is a Progressive age reform that allows a law to be proposed by the people at local levels
Recall
Direct Primary
Initiative
Constitutional amendment
49
What did the 24th amendment accomplish?
changed the voting age to 18
Eliminated the poll tax
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
50
This incident dramatically escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
Paris Peace accord
Assassination of JFK
Gulf of Tonkin incident
51
This peacetime military alliance made post WW2 includes US + Canada + W. Europe nations
NAFTA
OPEC
Yalta Conferency
NATO
52
Failed CIA Invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro
Fidel Attack
Invasion of Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Missile Crisis
53
State of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States without actual war.
Cold War
Hot War
Berlin War
Korean War
54
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Roaring 20's
Flappers
Prohibition
Buying with credit "buy now pay later"
Dust Bowl
55
This piece of legislation banned discrimination based on race, gender, and religion in public
Civil rights act of 1968
Affirmative Action
Civil rights act of 1964
24th amendment
56
The mass movement of people out of the inner cities to where?
Mobility
Red Scare
Bombomania
Suburbia
57
Post WWII meeting involving Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt
Yalta Conference
Warsaw Pact
NAFTA
NATO
58
True or false: The United States joined the League of Nations after World War I.
False
True
59
President who came into power after Nixon was impeached but lost popularity after pardoning him
Clinton
JFK
Ford
Carter
60
First female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Reagan
Sandra Day O Connor
Betsy Ross
Hilary Clinton
Sarah Palin
61
What happened on December 7, 1941?
German Blitzkrieg of Poland
Executive order 9066 signed
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Japanese massacre of Nanjing
62
Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist that attacked American on the 9/11
Ayotollah Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
Osama bin Laden
Barack Hussein
63
The Rough Riders were led by ______ during ___________
Woodrow Wilson, World War I
Franklin Roosevelt, World War II
Winfield Scott, the Mexican-American war
Teddy Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War
64
JFK's presidency term was called this to symbolize his young and bold goals and policies
The New Frontier
New Federalism
The Great Society
Big Stick
65
This year was the first year the presidential debates were televised
1940
1950
1956
1960
66
Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
Education Competitoin
Arms Race
Space Race
Cold War
67
U.S. policy of withdrawing troops out of Vietnam while training the S. Vietnam forces
Tet Offensive
Paris Peace Accords
War Powers Act
Vietnamization
68
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this with its Eastern European satellite nations.
Warsaw Pact
Yalta Conference
OPEC
NAFTA
69
Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all
a part of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" domestic policy
signed into law by John F. Kennedy
eliminated during Jimmy Carter's administration
components of Roosevelt's "New Deal"
70
What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?
Outlawed immigration from China
Imposed a tariff on imported goods
Outlawed labor unions in the Steel industry
Prohibited monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
71
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
Ensure Generals and Admirals have adequate resources
Limit the President's ability to use military action
Require a declaration of war before any use of the military
72
Idea that if taxes are reduced= free market activity will increase, helping the economy- AKA Trickle Down Economics
Obamaonomics
Depression
Stagflation
Reagonomics
73
Theory that if one country becomes communist then the surrounding countries will follow
Domino Theory
Chinese Checkers
Red Scare
Monolithic Theory
74
Phrase Nixon used to comfort the American people and justify Vietnamization
Tonkin Resolution
Peace with Honor
Guerilla Warfare
War Powers Act
75
Truman fired this general because he advocated attacking China to end stalemate in Korean War
Joe McCarthy
Douglas Macarthur
Robert Kennedy
William Westmoreland
76
This event was the end of the Vietnam war
Fall of Saigon
Battle of Hamburger Hill
Tet ceasefire
Battle Khe Sanh
77
What did the 16th amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
authorized the Federal government to tax income
Increased the number of Supreme court justices
established the Federal Reserve banking system
78
After World War I, President Harding wanted a _______- a reduced role of government.
Red Scare
"Return to Normalcy"
Detente
Prohibition movement
79
Which of the following is NOT associated with Ronald Reagan's presidency?
New Conservatism
Operation Desert Storm
Iran-Contra affair
Reaganomics
80
Took over after JFK's assassination, his dream of a "Great Society" included a war on poverty
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Truman
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
81
American civil rights activist who co founded the National Farm Workers Association
Martin Luther King Jr.
Juan
Malcom X
Cesar Chavez
82
Supreme Court case which declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional
13th Amendment
15th Amendment
Brown V. Board of Education
Plessy V. Ferguson
83
JFK's attorney general who was later assassinated during his presidential campaign
Robert Kennedy
William Westmoreland
Richard Nixon
Robert Nakamura
84
What did the Pendleton civil service act do?
Established a merit system for government jobs
Provided benefits for WWI veterans
Made home loans easier for first-time buyers
Established the Merchant Marines
85
Who wrote "The influence of Seapower upon History"?
Upton Sinclair
Alfred Mahan
Ernest Hemingway
Theodore Roosevelt
86
Which of the following is NOT a progressive age president?
Grover Cleveland
William Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Theodore Roosevelt
87
NAFTA and European Union are examples of
Just Say No
Fundamentalism
Great Decision
Globalization
88
Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's "New Deal" program?
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
"Rugged Individualism"
Social Security Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
89
The practice of making accusations of subversion or threat without proper evidence is
CIA
<p>Hollywooders</p>
Red Scare
Mccarthyism
90
Series of urban attacks on South Vietnam during the Vietnamese lunar holiday
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Guerrilla Tactics
Tet Offensive
91
President who negotiated through the Cuban Missile Crisis, was assassinated 11/22/1963
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
92
This allowed LBJ to increase American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
Truman Doctrine
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Constitution of the United States
93
Domestic terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building. Killed 168 people
World Trade Center Bombing
Oklahoma city bombing
Columbine High School
Waco Texas Standoff
94
What did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish?
Changed the voting age to 18
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
Eliminated the poll tax
95
proposed that the U.S be “global policeman” + aid given to Greece/Turkey to oppose communism
Truman Doctrine
Eisenhower Plan
Marshall Plan
Great Society
96
This law made it illegal to exclude hiring based on gender
Title IX
Title five
NOW
22nd Amendment
97
The France and the U.S. support in which supplies were dropped to stranded West Berliners
US Air Support
Berlin Wall
Berlin Airlift
Candybomber
98
"Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" are terms used to describe...
The Gilded age Presidents
Early labor organizers, like Samuel Gompers
Philanthropist billionaires like Carnegie and Rockefeller
99
Competitive military and weapon buildup (Nuclear) between the Soviet Union and U.S.
Arms Race
Space Race
Mutually Assured Destruction
Cold War
100
When two nations are on the verge of war/conflict
Close Call
Brinkmanship
Cold War
Red Scare

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