The targets of Operation Rolling Thunder included

army bases, airfields, and anything else that North Vietnam would find usef

What was Black Power?

a movement calling for African Americans to rely on themselves to achieve c

The Warren Commission found that

there was no conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy.

Who were the hawks and the doves?

Doves were people who opposed the Vietnam War, and hawks were people who su

Which of the following best completes the diagram?

the U.S. economy grew and Western Europe became more closely allied with th

Why did President Johnson seek the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

to expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam

What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord?

to drive the German forces from France

What led to the decline of SNCC membership and collapse of the group in the early 1970s?

The group’s leadership took on increasingly radical and shocking positions.

Which of the following effects best completes the chart above?

American and Soviet government officials took steps to ease tensions betwee

existed throughout the United States in the 1960s.

Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because

he hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualtie

What led to the founding of the Vietcong?Ho Chi Minh’s promise of a representative democracy

Ngo Dinh Diem’s repressive regime and support from leaders in North Vietnam

What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?

The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.

Why was the ground war in Vietnam so difficult to fight?

Civilians often joined the Vietcong and U.S. soldiers often could not ident

For American soldiers, one of the most feared aspects of the war in the Pacific was the

willingness of Japanese soldiers to fight to the death.

By 1933 the Nazis became the most powerful party in Germany because

they effectively played on public discontent and promised to revive German

Which of the following best completes the chart above?

Strengthened rather than weakened the Vietcong

What feature was common of all of the totalitarian regimes that came to power after World War I?

They depended on the use of violence.

Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, which showed that

U.S. government officials had been misleading the public about the Vietnam

The goal of the “pacification” program was to

win the “hearts and minds” of the South Vietnamese people.

The War Powers Act was passed to

limit the president’s ability to commit troops to foreign conflicts.

How did Ho Chi Minh win support in North Vietnam despite his repressive regime?

by redistributing land from large estates to peasants

Organized group discussions for women in the late 1960s led some women to

recognize the discrimination they experienced as part of a larger pattern o

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

banned discrimination in employment and public housing.

Why did American college enrollment rise early in the Vietnam War?

College students received draft deferments.

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1
The quote illustrates Eisenhower’s belief in the idea that
not all Communist governments are undemocratic.
all countries should be ruled by democratically-elected governments.
democracy spreads quickly.
communism spreads quickly.
2
U.S. government officials knew in advance that Japan would launch a devastating attack on Pearl Harbor.
false
true
3
The targets of Operation Rolling Thunder included
only the heavily forested areas along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
army bases, airfields, and anything else that North Vietnam would find usef
Ho Chi Minh City and Saigon.
only North Vietnamese military bases.
4
What was Black Power?
a civil rights program created by the Nation of Islama movement calling for
a movement calling for African Americans to rely on themselves to achieve c
a movement calling for the integration of professional sports
a movement that taught African Americans the power of nonviolent resistance
5
1966 Supreme Court decision that stated that police officers must inform suspects of their rights at the time of arrest
Engel vs. Vitale
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Baker vs. Carr
Miranda vs. Arizonia
6
The Warren Commission found that
few schools had desegregated.
many Americans lived in poverty.
there was no conspiracy to assassinate John F. Kennedy.
anti-poverty programs were affordable.
7
Who were the hawks and the doves?
Hawks were people who opposed the Vietnam War, and doves were people who su
Doves were people who opposed the Vietnam War, and hawks were people who su
Doves were members of the media, and hawks were politicians.
Doves were Democrats, and hawks were Republicans.
8
1962 Supreme Court case that banned prayer in public schools
Engel vs. Vitale
Miranda vs. Arizonia
Baker vs. Carr
Gideon vs. Wainwright
9
1957 U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that evidence acquired through illegal search and seizure was not admissible evidence
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Engel vs. Vitale
Miranda vs. Arizonia
Mapp vs. Ohio
10
Which of the following effects best completes the chart above?
the Red Scare
the Marshall Plan
Truman’s re-election
passage of the Smith Act
11
What country controlled Vietnam during World War II?
Japan
China
United States
France
12
Rosa Parks’ actions in Montgomery led to this form of economic pressure: Montgomery Bus Boycott
False
True
13
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
the Cold War began and an Iron Curtain descended across Europe
the U.S. economy grew and Western Europe became more closely allied with th
the Berlin Airlift began and Western Europe emerged from a recession
the United States alienated some Western European countries but defeated th
14
President Kennedy developed which of the following strategies to supplement the Cold War policies of his predecessors?
deténte
containment
flexible response
massive retaliation
15
Why did President Johnson seek the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
to begin Operation Rolling Thunder
to expand the U.S. military presence in Vietnam
to react to an unprovoked attack on the USS Maddox
to ensure that Ngo Dinh Diem and his family would be removed from power
16
What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord?
to drive the German troops from Russia
to launch a force behind German lines and attack from the North
to drive the German forces from France
to free Italy from Mussolini’s control
17
What led to the decline of SNCC membership and collapse of the group in the early 1970s?
All of the group’s goals had been achieved.
Its leaders were elected to national office.
The group’s leadership took on increasingly radical and shocking positions.
Law enforcement authorities often murdered SNCC members.
18
Group led by Martin Luther King, Jr. that held workshops on nonviolent resistance: Southern Christian Leadership (SCLC)
True
Montgomary Bus Boycott: SCLC
False
19
Which of the following effects best completes the chart above?
American and Soviet government officials took steps to ease tensions betwee
Fidel Castro closed the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
Cuban Americans switched their support to the Democratic Party.
Soviet troops invaded Turkey.
20
Who were Ethel and Julius Rosenberg?
two of the Hollywood Ten
anti-Communist leaders in Congress
cartoonists who coined the term “McCarthyism”
convicted spies
21
The statement above was mostly likely meant to support which of the following policies?
brinkmanship
SEATO
the Warsaw Pact
the Eisenhower Doctrine
22
De facto segregation
has a legal basis
existed throughout the United States in the 1960s.
was struck down by the Supreme Court.
only existed in the South.
23
Truman decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan because
he wanted to punish Japanese civilians for refusing to surrender.
he hoped to avoid an invasion that would result in massive Allied casualtie
he hoped to force Hitler to surrender alive.
he was unaware of the amount of destruction and suffering the bomb would ca
24
What led to the founding of the Vietcong?Ho Chi Minh’s promise of a representative democracy
Ho Chi Minh’s promise of a representative democracy
Ngo Dinh Diem’s repressive regime and support from leaders in North Vietnam
Richard Nixon’s Madman Theory
Ho Chi Minh’s repressive regime, the lack of democratic elections, and supp
25
What kept the U.S. economy strong after World War II?
The demand for military supplies dropped sharply.
The demand for consumer goods rose sharply after the war.
Labor unrest escalated.
The government controlled industrial production after the war.
26
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
Freedom Rides
Sit-in movement
Freedom Summer
Emergence of the Nation of Islam
27
Why was the ground war in Vietnam so difficult to fight?
The Vietcong possessed superior military technology.
Civilians often joined the Vietcong and U.S. soldiers often could not ident
There were insufficient numbers of ground troops in Vietnam.
American troops refused to follow orders.
28
For American soldiers, one of the most feared aspects of the war in the Pacific was the
likelihood of nuclear attack.
difficulty of identifying who the enemy was.
unpredictability of U-Boat attacks.
willingness of Japanese soldiers to fight to the death.
29
By 1933 the Nazis became the most powerful party in Germany because
they convinced most Germans that communism was the only cure for Germany’s
most Germans thought the Weimar Republic was helplessly corrupt.
they effectively played on public discontent and promised to revive German
they were the only group that argued that the Versailles Treaty was what Ge
30
Match the dictator to the country: Italy
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
31
Match the dictator to the country: Germany
Adolf Hitler
Francisco Franco
Joseph Stalin
Benito Mussolini
32
What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?
President Truman’s firing of General Douglas MacArthur
Chiang Kai-shek’s government
the possibility of creating a worldwide currency
domestic Communist threats
33
Which of the following best completes the chart above?
Severe weakening of the Vietcong’s will to fight
Destruction of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Strengthened rather than weakened the Vietcong
Buildup of U.S. air power
34
What feature was common of all of the totalitarian regimes that came to power after World War I?
They depended on the use of violence.
They were Fascist.
They emerged from civil wars.
They were the result of military coups.
35
1963 Supreme Court decision that stated that all people are entitled to a lawyer even if they can’t afford one
Baker vs. Carr
Miranda vs. Arizonia
Engel vs. Vitale
Gideon vs. Wainwright
36
This civil rights organization used the court system to end discriminatory practices in the U.S.
true
NAACP
37
Which of the following groups most likely issued this statement?
the Nation of Islam
the Black Panther Party
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
the NAACP
38
Which of the following politicians used television to downplay a scandal during the 1952 presidential election?
Barry Goldwater
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
39
Daniel Ellsberg leaked the Pentagon Papers, which showed that
U.S. soldiers had killed hundreds of civilians at My Lai.
Henry Kissinger had met secretly with North Vietnamese officials.
the North Vietnamese were winning the Vietnam War.
U.S. government officials had been misleading the public about the Vietnam
40
Nixon pursued Vietnamization believing he had the backing of the
silent majority.
North Vietnamese.
United Nations.
Democrats.
41
1962 U.S. Supreme Court case that held that federal courts could hear cases alleging that a state's drawing of electoral
Baker vs. Carr
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Engel vs. Vitale
Miranda vs. Arizonia
42
Which of the following divided Germany into four sectors?
the Potsdam Conference
D-Day
the Final Solution
the Yalta Conference
43
The goal of the “pacification” program was to
search out enemy strongholds and destroy them.
help differentiate Vietcong fighters from South Vietnamese civilians.
encourage a higher birth rate among Vietnamese.
win the “hearts and minds” of the South Vietnamese people.
44
The War Powers Act was passed to
authorize the withdrawal of troops from Vietnam.
limit the president’s ability to commit troops to foreign conflicts.
authorize military action to recover prisoners of war.
provide services to veterans.
45
The quote above is from the text of the
Equal Rights Amendment.
Feminine Mystique.
Declaration of Indian Purpose.
La Raza Unida Party’s declaration of purpose.
46
1966 Supreme Court decision that stated that police officers must inform suspects of their rights at the time of arrest
Engel vs. Vitale
Gideon vs. Wainwright
Miranda vs. Arizonia
Baker vs. Carr
47
How did Ho Chi Minh win support in North Vietnam despite his repressive regime?
by killing all who supported him
by favoring Catholics
by instituting a representative democracy
by redistributing land from large estates to peasants
48
This program gave preferential treatment to women and minorities in hiring and admissions decisions
true
affirmative action
49
Organized group discussions for women in the late 1960s led some women to
join the civil rights movement.
collaborate in writing The Feminine Mystique.
recognize the discrimination they experienced as part of a larger pattern o
return to traditional family life.
50
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
abolished the poll tax.
abolished slavery.
banned discrimination in employment and public housing.
gave African Americans the right to vote.
51
Why did American college enrollment rise early in the Vietnam War?
College students received draft deferments.
More students graduated from high school than in previous years.
The military provided cash bonuses to men who enrolled.
Many men got health excuses from the draft.
52
The concept of massive retaliation was
integral to the formation of the Central Intelligence Agency.
a pledge that the United States would use overwhelming force to settle seri
the main military strategy of the Soviet Union.
adopted from German war strategies by John Foster Dulles.
53
Public universities in Georgia, Mississippi, and Arkansas were only integrated after
federal courts ordered states to integrate their higher education facilitie
the SCLC riveted national attention on the violence that accompanied the en
the Supreme Court ruled segregated colleges were inherently unequal.
SNCC staged sit-ins on public university campuses throughout the South.
54
(According to the Warren Commission) Who killed John F. Kennedy?
Michael Harrington
Gideon V. Wainwright
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
55
The top-secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the
Oppenheimer Project.
Manhattan Project.
Operation Liberty.
Bracero Program.
56
What was the ultimate goal of the Nazi’s Final Solution?
to defeat the Allies and attack Japan
to control all of Europe and the Soviet Union
to murder all Jews in Europe and the Soviet Union
to eliminate all opposition to worldwide Nazi rule
57
Match the dictator to the country: Soviet Union
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
58
Auschwitz, Dachau, and Bergen-Belsen were locations of
major battles in Europe.
Nazi U-boat manufacturing.
Nazi Death camps.
major battles in the Pacific.
59
Which of the following played a key role in the decline of the Great Society?
President Johnson’s lack of a clear mandate in the 1964 election
expensive foreign policy decisions
opposition to Miranda v. Arizona
opposition to Lady Bird’s bill
60
Use the chart to answer the question. What explains the change in troop levels from 1969 to 1972?
pacification
Vietnamization
the end of the draft
U.S. losses during the Tet Offensive
61
The foreign policy that aimed to stop communism from spreading was called
the Iron Curtain.
the International Monetary Fund.
containment
the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.
62
Was the Voter Education Project a success?
No, because poll taxes prevented African Americans from voting.
Yes, the project was directly responsible for the passage of the Twenty-fou
No, mobs prevented new voters from registering.
Yes, more than a half-million African Americans became registered voters.
63
People who do not believe in using military force for any reason are known as
Communists
pacifists
isolationists
fasscists
64
Who were the Vietminh?
Vietnamese people who supported French rule
a group organized by Ho Chi Minh during World War II to resist the Japanese
protesters who used civil disobedience to fight for Vietnamese rights
French soldiers who fought the Vietnamese
65
Which of the following best describes the reason that the Navajo code talkers were so effective?
The similarities between Japanese and Navajo allowed false messages to be s
The Axis forces were misled by inaccurate information signaled by the code
The Navajo had perfected a way of signaling information over long distances
The Japanese could not break code sent in the complex, unwritten Navajo lan
66
Use the image to answer the question. This photograph of Johnson giving a speech in 1964 is an example of
Johnson using the assassinated president’s popularity to gain support for h
Johnson trying to distance himself from Kennedy’s political legacy.
Johnson using Kennedy’s appeal in the South to win votes.
Johnson blaming Kennedy for the problems in America.
67
The Central Intelligence Agency was formed in 1947 to
manage the nation’s space programs.
gather information and spy on foreign governments.
negotiate with Warsaw Pact nations.
push back communism.
68
What is the domino theory?
the strategy of dropping strings of bombs to destroy large areas
the belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries wou
the belief that if one country entered a war, neighboring countries would q
a system for aiding South Vietnamese civilians
69
Study the chart and answer the question. Which of the following conclusions can be reached from analyzing the informatio
Women earned less than men in 1959 but more than men in 1999.
More women had manufacturing jobs in 1950 than in 2000.
In 2000 three out of every four college graduates was a woman.
For every statistic shown, women made gains over the time period measured.
70
Point 1 of the Program of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party could be used by Hitler to justify which of the f
the Anschluss
militarizing the Rhineland
signing a nonaggression pact with the Soviet Union
the attack on Poland
71
The term “Great Society” came to represent
the glamorous image of the Kennedy administration.
the nation’s anti-communist agenda.
the domestic programs of the Johnson administration.
Michael Harrington’s affluent society.
72
Match the dictator to the country: Spain
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
73
Which of the following Supreme Court decisions banned racial segregation in the nation’s schools?
Reynolds v. Simms
Brown v. Board of Education
Baker v. Carr
Westberry v. Sanders
74
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
President Kennedy orders the Bay o f Pigs invasion as retaliation.
Nikita Khrushchev makes his famous “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech.
East Germans can no longer escape to freedom.
West Germans can no longer escape to freedom.
75
Which of the following lowered the voting age from 21 to 18?Thirteenth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Twenty-fourth Amendment
Twenty-eighth Amendment
Twenty-sixth Amendment
76
Under whose leadership did SNCC abandon the philosophy of nonviolence?
Stokely Carmichael
Martin Luther King
Malcolm X
John Lewis
77
Use the image to answer the question. This photograph of veterans celebrating their graduation from college illustrates
that many women veterans took advantage of the GI Bill.
the dramatic rise in the birthrate following World War II.
the dramatic rise in the birthrate following World War II.
that many women were able to keep their jobs after the war.
78
The 24th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution outlaws what?
true
Poll taxes
79
The largest increase in birth rate occurred during which time period?
shortly before and after 1950
at the end of the 1950s
shortly after World War II
before World War II
80
Who developed the polio vaccine?
Jonas Salk
John Kenneth Galbraith
Marie Curie
Albert Einstein
81
In the Eisenhower Doctrine, the president declared he would help countries in what part of the world resist armed Commun
the Middle East
Eastern America
Southeast Asia
Centeral America
82
Which of the following is true about the role American women played during World War II?
By the end of the war, two out of three generals in the U.S. Army were wome
To keep up with the demand for war supplies, millions of American women too
For the first time, American women were allowed to take part in combat.
American women took the lead in organizing the Manhattan Project.
83
Which of the following best completes the chart above?
Military officials found evidence that the Japanese American community in C
The 442nd Regimental Combat Team was formed.
The Barnette ruling was handed down by the Supreme Court.
Military officials feared that Japanese Americans would engage in sabotage.
84
Why was the conflict in Korea called a police action?
The United States sent police officers to keep the peace.
The United Nations did not have the power to declare war.
The United States never officially declared war.
South Korea did not have a military.
85
Which of the following best completes the chart above?
Inequalities in the workforce, dissatisfaction in domestic life, and gender
Passage of the ERA
Emergence of feminists Gloria Steinem and Phyllis Schlafly
Implementation of the U.S. government’s termination policy
86
Use the quote to answer the question. This quote illustrates that President Johnson believed that
extremism in the defense of liberty was no vice.
it was necessary to end racial injustice in America.
racial injustice was impossible in rich societies.
the Great Society was a chance to undo the damage of the New Deal.
87
The fair distribution of advantages and disadvantages in society is called
feminism
La Raza Unida
social justice
free speech

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