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US History B Unit 1 Test
US History B Unit 1 Test
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Quiz Review for the Unit 1 Test
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1
What happen to Hungarian demonstrations in 1956?
Hungarians gained more control of their government
They were brutally crushed by the USSR
Hungary withdrew from the 1956 Olympics
Peace negotiations began
2
What was a fundamental change in the postwar economy?
rapid growth in manufacturing
decline of jobs in the information industries
rapid growth of the service sector
increase in the number of farmers
3
What was a long-term effect of the bracero program?
initiated decades of migratory labor in the west
helped African Americans fight segregation
led to the Zoot Suit Riots in LA
promoted large rural populations in the South
4
How did Americans lives change during WW2?
Good were rationed to help with war production
It was easier to buy consumer goods
The Government relaxed controls on wages
Congress reduced taxes
5
President Roosevelt realizd that most Americans in the mid-1930's
Were more concerned with the war over domestic affairs
Wanted the US to solve Europe's problems
Supported the Axis powers
Opposed US interevention
6
What became popular because Americans had more money, access to credit and new products?
Segregation
Shopping
Communism
Protesting
7
Why did Japan decide to attack Pearl Harbor?
Germany and Italy did not sign the Tripartite Act
the US had declared war on Japan
the US opposed Japenese expansion
the US had established bases in Indochina
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Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
To be ethically conscious
As a test
To save American lives
To extend the war
9
What did Mutual Assured Destruction help prevent?
Bad relationships between the US and USSR
From countries claiming they had nuclear weapons
Large stockpiles of nuclear weapons
The use of nuclear weapons between the US and USSR
10
What policy did the Allies pursue against the new regimes in Germany and Japan in the 1930s?
Lebensraum
appeasement
Anchluss
fascism
11
The US did what in the most important naval battle of World War 2?
Claimed victory in Operation Sea Lion
suffered their first major defeat since the Battle of Coral
defeated the Japanese in the battle of Midway
lost to the Japanse on Guadalcanal
12
What does the "Iron Curtain" refer to?
Boundary between Eastern Europe and East Germany
Boundary between Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
The fortified border between Poland and the USSR
Border between Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
13
What started the Korean War?
Soviet Forces attacking North Korea
North Korean forces invading South Korea
Chinese forces invading South Korea
US forces attacking North Korea
14
Which of the following describes Hitler's "Final Solution"?
Elimination of all socialist and communist regimes.
Extermination of all Jewish people in German control
Unification of all Germanic people
Victory over the Soviets in winter
15
How did American women mobilize for the war effor?
Joining the Army, Navy and Coast Guard auxiliaries
Served as Navajo Code Talkers in the Pacific
Fought in the island hopping campaign in the Pacific
Flew over 500 combat missions
16
The disastrous effects of World War I and the Great Depression led
to strong democracies taking shape throughout Europe.
totalitarian regimes to die out worldwide.
to the rise of totalitarian regimes in some countries.
people to feel more hopeful about the future.
17
What happened at Nuremberg after WW2?
Countries began colonizing again
Eastern European countries became democratic.
Great Britain and the USSR emerged as superpowers
Nazis were put on trial for their actions.
18
What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?
to give aid to Britain that it needed but couldn't afford
to lease Uboats to Germany
to give equal aid to Britain and Germany
to overcharge Britain for American weapons
19
Why did the Allies choose a "Europe First" strategy?
They thought victory in Europe would be easy
They felt Germany was their most dangerous enemy
They thought Japan would quickly
They believed Japan posed little threat
20
What is McCarthyism a catchword for?
Extreme and reckless charges
The act of spying for the USSR
Provable charges of communist activity
Foreign policy in the 1950's
21
One American was born every 7 second during the
Demobilization
The Hollywood 10
The baby boom
2nd World War
22
What did the termination policy try to do?
End the bracero program
Ease the plight of the rural poor
Assimilate Puerto Ricans
End tribal governments
23
Rock originated in the gospel and blues traditions of what group?
Italian Americans
African Americans
Mexican Americans
German Americans
24
What did shortages in urban housing cause people to do?
Move to the suburbs
Leave the suburbs
Live in their cars
Move en masse into superstructures
