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Final Exam Review
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1
How old was the majority of the anti-war protesters during the Vietnam War?
Adults
University students
Elderly
High Schoolers
2
What was the ruling of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Blacks could attend white schools
Segregation was unconstitutional
Segregation was constitutional
Further segregated blacks and whites
3
What made fighting difficult for soldiers in Vietnam?
c.) Lack of military reinforcements
b.) The Vietcong had the 'hometurf' advantage
d.) Only a & b
a.) The jungle terrain
4
Who was the target of the Social Security Act during the New Deal?
Unemployed
Single parents
Elderly
Young children
5
Which group did Joseph McCarthy accuse people of belonging to in order to boost his campaign?
Communists
German
Capitalists
Republicans
6
Where was the Ho Chi Minh Trail located?
North Korea
In Vietnam
Indo-China
Cambodia and Laos
7
Who first coined the phrase 'Iron Curtain' and why did he use it?
Winston Churchill; describing USSR/US Tension
Winston Churchill; criticizing America
Joseph Stalin; describing USSR/US Tension
Harry Truman; describing USSR/US Tension
8
What was the name of the U.S. ship attacked by the Vietnamese?
USS Maddox
RMS Titanic
USS Arizona
USS Lusitania
9
What was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?
Agency created to modernize Tennessee
Agency created to give jobs to unemployed Americans
Agency created to monitor the stock market
Agency created to insure an individual's bank account
10
Television was a key part of the following events EXCEPT...
The Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam War
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Antiwar Protests
11
What was the final decision for using the atomic bombs on Japan?
Drop them on the mainland
Give them to Japanese as a peace offering
Don't use them at all
Demonstrate their power on an uninhabited island
12
Why was Martin Luther King, Jr. so important?
He was black
Refused to give up seat on bus
He was a Civil Rights Movement leader
He was assassinated
13
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
President of the United States
Soldier in World War II
Famous Civil Rights activist
Leader of the Soviet Union
14
What was soul force?
Constant praying
Non-violent protests
Forcing beliefs on another person
Violent protests
15
Who was George Wallace?
All of the above
Famous for his pro-segregation inaugural speech
Racist governor of Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement
Famous for his anti-segregation violent acts
16
What scientist was NOT a part of the Manhattan Project?
Enrico Fermi
Stephen Hawking
Albert Einstein
Robert Oppenheimer
17
In what year was President John F. Kennedy assassinated and where?
1965; Hartford, CT
1963; St. Louis, MO
1961; Nashville, TN
1963; Dallas, TX
18
Which of the following countries did the US "contain" immediately after World War II?
Korea
The Soviet Union
Japan
Vietnam
19
When did the massive sell-a-thon of stocks that caused the stock market to crash begin
Friday, Jan. 27, 1930
Thursday, Sept. 15, 1929
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929
Monday, Oct. 28, 1929
20
Who was Adolf Hitler?
An overconfident leader
German spy for America
Nazi Party Leader in Germany
German soldier in World War Two
21
What did the Works Progress Administration (WPA) do?
Modernized Tennessee
Quickly created many jobs
Ensured welfare for elderly
Increased moral in the American youth
22
What did the Truman Doctrine do?
Gave money to countries to rebuild after WWII
Gave aid to free nations threatened externally/internally
Contained Soviet control with blockades
Formed a military alliance with West. European nations
23
Which day did the stock market crash?
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1929
Friday, Nov. 1. 1929
Thursday, Oct. 24, 1929
Sunday, Sept. 15, 1929
24
Who were the Freedom Riders?
White aggressors
Black protesters
Anti-Civil-Rights activists
Civil rights activists who rode buses through the South
25
How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
Sixteen (16) days
Eleven (11) days
Forty (40) days
Thirteen (13) days
26
What were anti-war protesters of the Vietnam War called?
Hippies
Doves
Hawks
Protesters
27
What did the televised broadcasts of the Vietnam War do to the public?
Made people depressed
Created a credibility gap
Heightened war morality
Eliminated the need for a draft
28
The Civilian Conservation Corps did which of the following?
Heightened the morality of America's youth
Brought electricity to rural areas
Provided welfare for elderly
Provided a public work program for unemployed.single men
29
When was the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
January 11, 1942
December 7, 1941
November 21, 1941
December 7, 1942
30
What was the Holocaust?
Japanese war-time atrocities
Jewish genocide by the Nazis
US internment of Japanese-Americans
German punishment for surrendering
31
Which country was NOT a part of the National Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Italy
Canada
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United States
32
How did World War II start?
Hitler invades Poland
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
The dropping of the atomic bombs
The Holocaust
33
How long did the Berlin Airlift last?
287 days
365 days
327 days
29 days
34
What was the Manhattan Project?
Rebuild Manhattan
German bombing campaign
American espionage project in Japan
Secret atomic bomb construction
35
When was D-Day?
June 6, 1945
August 18, 1045
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
36
Were any Japanese-Americans ever found to be guilty of espionage during WWII?
Yes
No
37
Which two nations did the 38th parallel divide?
North and South Dakota
North and South America
North and South Korea
North and South Vietnam
38
World War II OFFICIALLY ended when...
US invades mainland Japan and Japanese surrender
Germany was defeated on May 8th (V-E Day)
Adolf Hitler and his wife commit suicide
Atomic bombs are dropped and Japanese surrender
39
Who was responsible for kamikaze-style fighting during World War II?
The Japanese
The Americans
The German
TheSoviets
40
Why did the Cold War exist?
Arguments over global warming
Shortage of oil as a global natural resource
International civil rights issue
Threat of global communism
