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1
What is the name of the ship that sank in Pearl Harbor that has since been turned into a memorial site
USS Kentucky
USS Hawaii
USS Arizona
USS North Carolina
2
After Pearl Harbor, Admiral Yamamoto said he feared all the Japanese had done was ________________.
Awoken a bear
thrown a toothpick at a giant
Awoken a sleeping giant
fail
3
The attack Japan executed on the US was a _____________
naval blockade
trench warfare campaign
land invasion using tanks
surpise attack
4
Wilson's plan for after World War I was called:
13 points
Wilson's Doctrine
14 points
Treaty of Versailles
5
What crisis brought the Soviet Union and United States to the brink of nuclear war in 1962?
Soviets putting missles in Cuba
an attempt by leaders in communist Hungary to withdraw from the Warsaw Pact
an invasion of South Korea
the creation of East Germany
6
Choose the countries who formed the Axis Powers
Germany, US, Japan
Germany, Italy, Great Britain
Germany, Poland, Botswana
Germany, Italy, Japan
7
Adolf Hitler signed a _____________ with Sovet Union in 1939
extended car warranty
aggression pact
non-agression pact
marriage license
8
Why did Truman fire General MacArthur from his position as Allied Commander during the Korean War?
MacArthur could nor get along with those under his command
MacArthur criticized the Sourth Koreans for not fighting hard enough
MacArthur wanted to expand the conflict into China
MacArthur wanted to give up part of South Korea to the North Koreans
9
FDR's plan for economic recovery was called the
Square Deal
Deal or No Deal
Old Deal
New Deal
10
What term is used to describe how the world dealt with Hitler before WWII
Atonement
Apprehension
Aboliton
Appeasement
11
McCarthy had a lot of evidence to back up his claiming of Communist Spies in American Government
True
False
12
Which group was persecuted during WWII
Mentally Handicapped
All of the above
Roma (Gypsies)
Jews
13
What was sputnik?
a covert operation
a new, long range ballistic missle
a U-2 spy plane
a soviet satellite
14
Of these people McCarthy accused of spying for the Soviets, which one was acutally convicted?
Robert Oppenheimer
George Marshall
Dwight Eisenhower
Julius Rosenberg
15
Which group was officially discriminated against during WWII in the US?
German Americans
Women
Italian Americans
Japanese Americans
16
What happened on Dec. 7th 1941
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cold War started
Pearl Harbor
9/11
17
What was the name of the allied invasion into France on June 6, 1944
Okinawa
D-Day
Battle of Coral Sea
Battle of the Bulge
18
During Pearl Harbor, the Japanese sucessfully detroyed the entire US Pacific Fleet
False
True
19
Sacco & Vanzetti were _________ immigrants
Russian
Polish
Italian
Greek
20
Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?
NATO air and naval forces blocked ships sailing to North Korea
United Nations inattention allowed guerillas to infiltrate South Korea
Widespread anticolonial riots forced the Korean government to begin the war
North Korean forces, with soviet approval, invaded south korea
21
Women who wore short dresses, had bobs, smoked and drove cars in the 1920's were called what?
Gawkers
Hipsters
VSCO Girls
Flappers
22
FDR passed ____________, forcing Japanese Americans to live on internment camps
executive order 9066
executive order 66
anti-japanese act
internment act on 1941
23
What was the purpose of the Marshall plan?
prevent communist takeover in Vietnam
divide Germany into 4 zones
form alliances with Latin America
to prevent communism from coming to Wester Europe
24
The Blitzkrieg military tactic was used by the Nazi's to capture _________________
USA
Czechoslavakia
France
Great Britain
25
The US originally took this position to World War II
neutrality
mobilization
unilateralism
intervention
26
Why did the Dust Bowl happen?
drought
removal of native grasses
overfarming
all of the above
27
What type of car was created for WWII?
Jeep
Toyota Camry
Tesla
G Wagon
28
Who's assasination set off World War I?
John F Kennedy
Franz Ferdinand
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
29
Benito Mussolini was the leader of _______________
Japan
Poland
Germany
Italy
30
Churchill says that an _______ curtain has descended across Europe at the start of the Cold War
iron
platinum
opaque
plaid
31
McCarthy was most worried about which of the following?
spread of communism in europe and asia
lack of public support for the president
communist holding US gov't positions
russian forces invading the US via Alaska
32
Which of the following only applies to the PACIFIC theater of WWII
Lusitania, Over There, 14 points
Churchill, Okinawa, Stalingrad
D-day, blitz,, holocaust
island-hopping, kamikaze, enola gay
33
The US joined both World Wars as soon as they began
False
True
34
One of FDR's plans to combat the Dust Bowl was to
do a rain dance to Africa by Toto
Plant trees to barricade wind
pour concrete over the area
ignore it
35
The day after Pearl Harbor the US:
declared war on Japan
elected a new president
ignored Japan
denounced FDR's leadership
36
What two people were executed due to increased nativist and anti-communist anxieties?
Sonny & Cher
Lucy and Ethel
Sacco & Vanzetti
Lewis and Clark
37
Who was the lead scientist in charge of the development of the atomic bomb?
Robert Oppenheimer
Sir Isaac Newton
Einstein
Thomas Jefferson
38
McCarthy is known for his witch hunts for communists in America, also known as the_________
space race
2nd red scare
fall of the berlin wall
establishment of the UN
39
What happened on October 31st 1929?
Elvis Presley died
Ms. Harris was born
Ms. Harris' Memer was born
Stock Market crashed
40
Adolf Hitler was the leader of
Japan
Germany
China
Italy
41
HUAC stands for what?
Harris Understands All Classes
House Un-American Activities Committee
HUAC
House Unity American Committee
42
How did many US families respond to the threat of a nuclear war betweeen the US and USSR?
they urged the US president to improve relations with the USSR
they organized trips to Moscow
they contructed bomb shelters in their backyards
they moved from US cities to Canadian wilderness
43
During WWII Japanese Americans were sent where
to Japan
into cities like NYC and Chicago
internment camps
military bases
44
Which situation was a result of expanded automobile production and highway construction in the 1950s
a mass migration of rural African Americans in the north to southern cities
growth of sharecropping practices in the upper South
increased migration from urban to suburban areas
a reduced need for manual laborers in agricultural areas
45
FDR was president during...
World War II & Great Depression
Great Depression and Cold War
Great Depression
World War II
46
What battle was a major turning point in the European theater that turned back the Germans
Midway
Stalingrad
Moscow
London
47
The US dropped atomic bombs on ________ & __________
Nagasaki, Tokyo
Hiroshima, Okinawa
Nagasaki, Hiroshima
Tokyo, Okinawa
48
Who was the only president to be elected 4 times?
George Washington
FDR
Richard Nixon
JFK
49
Yellow Journalism is when...
the pages of information in yellow pages phonebooks
articles and headlines are exaggerated to catch readers attention
boring to the point titles
idk
50
FDR said that Dec. 7th 1941 is a day that will live in _______________.
the future
rememberance
everyone's hearts
infamy
51
FDR used the radio to address the nation about the New Deal these were called _______.
Campfire Stories
FDR's Radio Extravaganza
Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
Fireside Chats
52
What treaty ended World War 1
Treaty of Davie High
Treaty of Paris
Treat of Ghent
Treat of Versailles
53
FDR used ____________ to pay for New Deal programs?
deficit spending
savings and loans
selling lemonade
direct relief
54
HUAC mainly targeted _____________
New York's elite
Hollywood
Davie County High School
the US Government
55
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
remove Japan's emperor
punish german leaders for war crimes
build the UN
test atomic bombs
56
Which DID NOT lead to the major economic crash in 1929?
foreign governements raises tariffs
banks and department stores allowed people to buy things on credit
Revolutions in US territories made gov't spending go up
stock holders lost confidence in the market, causing them to sell all stock
57
What impact did Senator McCarthy have on American society?
he didn't have an impact
strengthened US army
he encouraged widespread fear and hysteria
encouraged Americans to stand up for their rights
58
The code name for the plan to build the atomic bomb was called
brooklyn project
the doolittle raid
operation overlord
manhattan project