US History Benchmark Review Spring 2017

Question 1

What allowed returning soldiers to attend college or get a loan to start a business post WWII?

Accepted Answer

GI Bill of Rights

Question 2

Which SCOTUS case established the "Separate but Equal" doctrine and led to segregation?

Accepted Answer

Plessy v. Ferguson

Question 3

FDR's court packing plan's main criticism was that it.....

Accepted Answer

gave too much power to the executive branch.

Question 4

Which law put an end to segregation in public places and prevented discrimination in hiring?

Accepted Answer

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 5

What happened at Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957?

Accepted Answer

The President sent the 101st airborne to integrate schools, It was the scene of chaos over school desegregation

Question 6

Which of the following was a violation of the 4th and 14th amendments of the Constitution?

Accepted Answer

The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII

Question 7

Who were some early pioneers of Rock-N-Roll in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Elvis Presley

Question 8

Which 2 countries were the first to benefit from the Truman Doctrine?

Accepted Answer

Greece and Turkey

Question 9

A direct result of the onset of the Great Depression was for the US government to

Accepted Answer

take a larger and more active role in the economy.

Question 10

Which of the following was a root cause of the Great Depression?

Accepted Answer

Restricted International Trade, Bad Banking Practices, Over speculation in the stock market, Over production of consumer goods

Question 11

The skill and courage of the Tuskegee Airmen led to

Accepted Answer

a decrease in opposition to integrating the armed forces.

Question 12

What was the idea called to keep Communism from spreading it's influence in the world?

Accepted Answer

Containment

Question 13

Which SCOTUS case declared that segregation in education was illegal?

Accepted Answer

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

Question 14

What was the goal of the Manhattan Project?

Accepted Answer

To build and successfully detonate an atomic bomb., To end WWII and save American lives.

Question 15

Which of the following Cold War events is pictured?

Accepted Answer

The Berlin Airlift

Question 16

In MLK Jr's "I Have a Dream Speech", he is calling for

Accepted Answer

an end to racial inequality and more opportunity for all.

Question 17

Which event marked a turning point in US History in 1929?

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash and the start of the Great Depression

Question 18

What was the reason that goods and food were rationed during WWII?

Accepted Answer

to ensure the fair distribution of scarce goods.

Question 19

What was FDR's plan to end the Great Depression called?

Accepted Answer

The New Deal

Question 20

Which of the following diseases have been virtually wiped out in the US by medical technology?

Accepted Answer

smallpox and polio

Question 21

Which Federal agency was charged with "selling" the idea of WWII to the American public?

Accepted Answer

The Office of War Information

Question 22

What was an international impact of Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan in 45?

Accepted Answer

It led to an arms race with the USSR

Question 23

Joseph McCarthy's communist witch hunts of the 1950's led to

Accepted Answer

an increase in Cold War tensions within America

Question 24

The greatest source of fear for Americans during the Cold War was

Accepted Answer

The Spread of Communism

Question 25

The Veteran's Administration was created to

Accepted Answer

assist soldiers when they returned to civilian life.

Question 26

Which Congressional committee was formed to investigate possible communists in the US?

Accepted Answer

House Un-American Activities Committee

Question 27

As the allies liberated the concentration camps they

Accepted Answer

saw firsthand the cruelness of the Nazi's crimes., understood the need to topple the Nazi regime in Germany.

Question 28

What happened as a direct result of the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957?

Accepted Answer

The US created NASA to explore outer space.

Question 29

What was the chief reason that the US fought the Korean War in the early 1950s?

Accepted Answer

To stop the spread of communism

Question 30

Rock and Roll of the 1950s had effected American society by

Accepted Answer

contributing to the division between generations of America.

Question 31

The poster shown was created to

Accepted Answer

support the war effort by growing their own food.

Question 32

Which action did the US take to help rebuild Europe after WWII and preserve democratic ideas?

Accepted Answer

Congress authorized the Marshall Plan

Question 33

How were Navajo Indian Soldiers important to the US war effort in the Pacific against Japan?

Accepted Answer

As code communicators to confuse Japanese code breakers.

Question 34

The WWII era photograph shows that

Accepted Answer

women were an important source of labor in the war effort.

Question 35

Which President of the US offered to send money and troops to stop communism from spreading?

Accepted Answer

Harry S. Truman

Question 36

Which group lost certain civil liberties during WWII?

Accepted Answer

Japanese Americans

Question 37

Which of the following methods of protests expanded rights and opportunities to minorities?

Accepted Answer

Boycotts of public transportation, Freedom Rides, Protest Marches, Sit-Ins

Question 38

The Allied Strategy of Island Hopping in the Pacific was important because it

Accepted Answer

gave the US territory to launch new attacks against Japan.

Question 39

What was JFK's main solution to keep the Soviets from installing nuclear missiles in Cuba?

Accepted Answer

By establishing a naval blockade or quarantine around Cuba.

Question 40

Which of the following was a direct result of the prosperity in the US after WWII?

Accepted Answer

Development of the Interstate Highway System, Growth of Suburbs, Expansion of the Middle Class, Veterans going to college on the GI Bill

Question 41

Which federal law was passed to help African Americans exercise their 15th amendment rights?

Accepted Answer

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 42

Which honor is given to military personnel for extreme acts of bravery in combat?

Accepted Answer

The Congressional Medal of Honor

Question 43

By issuing Executive Order #9981 in 1948 President Harry Truman declared that...

Accepted Answer

the armed forces were no longer segregated by race.

Question 44

The arrest of Rosa Parks for her refusal to give up her seat on a bus to a white man

Accepted Answer

led to a year long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

Question 45

The purpose of the Mexican Repatriation Act of 1935 was to

Accepted Answer

reduce competition for American jobs during the Depression

Question 46

From 1946 thru 1991, the main source of international tension for the US was....

Accepted Answer

a fear of the spreading Communism in the world.

Question 47

Which of the following was a root cause of the Great Depression from 1929-1939?

Accepted Answer

Bank Failures, Over speculation in the Stock Market, A decline in World Trade

Question 48

Which set of events during WWII occurred first and last?

Accepted Answer

German invasion of Poland and Atomic Bomb of Japan.

Question 49

Which Pacific battle put the Japanese on the defensive for the rest of WWII?

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Midway

Question 50

Which event formally brought the US into WWII?

Accepted Answer

The Japanese Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor.

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