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U.S. History Final Review plus Trivia
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A basic review from WWI through the Cold War with some random trivia
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1
What was the symbol used to illustrate the role of women during WWII?
Betty Boop
Wanda the Welder
Paula the Plumber
Rosie the Riveter
2
Creationism vs. Evolution was the main topic of what trial?
Genesis Decision
Scope's Trial
Davis Trial
Bible Belt Case
3
The Anschluss was the forced union between Germany and ...
Rhineland
Poland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
4
Who is governor of the state of Ohio?
Mike Dewine
Bernie Sanders
Ted Cruz
Donald Trump
5
What is the 1920's belief that moral and scientific questions were answered by the Bible?
Holy Thought Truthism
Fundamentalism
Believer's Idealism
Transcendentalism
6
The Cuban Missile Crisis, was caused by nuclear weapons being placed in Cuba by which country?
Cuba
Vietnam
Soviet Union
East Germany
7
Hitler violated the Non-Aggression Pact when he attacked...
France
Soviet Union
Poland
England
8
Which of the following countries was NOT a part of the Allies at the beginning of WWI?
Great Britain
United States
France
Russia
9
Which amendment repealed the previous amendment?
21st
19th
24th
26th
10
True or False: FDR's attempt to add justices to the Supreme Court was met with criticism.
True
False
11
FDR's informal speeches to the American people were called...
Front Porch Talks
Fireside Chats
Dining Room Meetings
State of Union Addresses
12
John F. Kennedy was assassinated by...
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Wilkes Booth
John Wayne Gacy
Timothy Allen McVeigh
13
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
50
317
100
435
14
His Black Shirts fought socialists and communists in the streets of Italy.
Tuscanini
Rigatoni
Capriati
Mussolini
15
Who won the Vietnam War?
No one
USSR
North Vietnam
USA
16
Who was president when the stock market crashed?
Woodrow Wilson
Frankilin Roosevelt
Harry S Truman
Herbert Hoover
17
In which country was the Berlin Wall located?
East Germany
West Germany
Netherlands
Poland
18
Why did the Japanese attack us at Pearl Harbor?
They made a mistake and thought they were attacking Italy
They wanted to bring us into the war
They wanted to keep us from joining the war
Its a mystery to everyone
19
Who is the current vice-president of the United States?
Kamela Harris
Joe Biden
Mike Pence
Nancy Pelosi
20
These community centers provided services to the poor.
Boarding Houses
Settlement Houses
Dumbbell Tenements
Welfare Tenements
21
Who led the Soviet Union during WWII?
Lenin
Putin
Stalin
Khruschev
22
Who was the president of the United States during WWI?
Warren Harding
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy Roosevelt
23
During the Cold War, MAD was an acronym that stood for...
Massive Atomic Destruction
Mighty Awful Detonation
Might Also Destroy (you)
Mutual Assured Destruction
24
A term used for the area of Europe, crossed with 450 of trenches and "no man's land" was...
Fields of Hell
Death's Doorway
Western Front
Devil's Playground
25
Which of the following countries was created by the Treaty of Versailles?
Belguim
Czechoslovakia
Federated Republic of Micronesia
West Germany
26
Which of the following WASN'T a mistake by the Japanese during their attack on Pearl Harbor?
They missed the oil facilities
They destroyed many airplanes
They didn't sink the aircraft carriers
They did not destroy the repair shops
27
What is the term for a slum occupied by people during the Great Depression?
Hooverville
Slumdog City
Tent Cities
Poverty Village
28
What country did Russia invade recently?
Belarus
Estonia
Bulgaria
Ukraine
29
Who won the American Civil War?
The Rebels
The South
The Union
The Confederacy
30
Which amendment to the Constitution banned the sale, consumption, and distribution of alcohol?
13th
21st
19th
18th
31
The Zimmermann note was between which two countries promising to share the spoils of war?
Mexico and Germany
Russia and Germany
Iceland and Belgium
Germany and Italy
32
Which of the following was NOT a weapon used extensively in WWI?
Helicopter
Airplane
Machine Gun
Poison Gas
33
Which of the following cities was NOT a capital of the United States at any time?
Philadelphia
Boston
New York City
Washington DC
34
The leader of Great Britain during WWII was admired for his "bulldog" mentality.
Neville Chamberlain
King George III
Winston Churchill
William Thatcher
35
What was the nickname of the German WWI fighter pilot that shot down dozens of planes?
Wrong Way Corrigan
Eagle Eye Edward
Adolphus the Ace
The Red Baron
36
Which of the following was NOT a movie popular in the Great Depression?
Gone with the Wind
Wizard of Oz
Tora, Tora, Tora
Frankenstein
37
Which country was NOT part of the Central Powers in WWI?
Germany
Bulgaria
Austria-Hungary
Russia
38
Okies was a nickname for...
A semi-pro baseball team
migrants looking for farm work during the Dust Bowl.
A place for poor people to set up camp
a breakfast food for tenent farmers
39
Who was assassinated in an event that was the trigger to the start of WWI?
Leopold II
Franz Ferdinand
Czar Nicholas
Kaiser Wilhelm
40
Hitler was the author of a book of Nazi beliefs and philosophy was called...
Mein Kampf
Der Sturmer
Volkischer Beobachter
Das Buch
41
He was the first to fly solo and non-stop across the Atlantic.
Henry Ford
Charles Lindbergh
Adelbert Earhart
Wrong Way Corrigan
42
The term for borrowing money to buy stocks was...
buying on margin
added risk eslimation
deficit spending
lengthy loan
43
The first man to step on the moon was...
John Glenn
Yuri Gargarin
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
44
Otherwise known as the Volstead Act, the 18th Amendment did what?
Gave women the right to vote
Outlawed gun sales
Advocated child labor
Banned Alcohol
45
Which country had a revolution in 1917 and stopped fighting in WWI?
Bulgaria
Russia
England
United States
46
What's one way Ford revolutionized the production of cars?
Assembly line
Only worked at night
4 wheels instead of three
hand crafted bumpers
47
Germany's new way of waging war during WWII was called...
Trench Warfare
Pincher Movement
Blitzkrieg
Island Hopping
48
This Yankee home run king entertained fans in the 20's and 30's.
Hoyt Wilhelm
Mickey Mantle
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
49
As WWII began, most Americans wanted to be...
on England's side
neutral
on the Soviet's side
on Germany's side
50
What was the colorful name for the day the stock market crashed?
Blood Red Friday
Black Tuesday
Depressingly Gray Thursday
Blue Monday
51
Wilson proposed this world body to help avoid war in the future as WWI ended. It failed.
United Nations
United Countries of the World
NATO
League of Nations
52
Which of the following was NOT a city firebombed by the Allies?
Hamburg
London
Dresden
Tokyo
53
What was term used for women who cut their hair, shortened their skirts, drank, and danced?
Flappers
Floppers
Flippers
Floopers
54
A major turning point in the war in the Pacific was the...
The attack on Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
The sinking of the USS Enterprise
The invasion of the Aleutians
55
This New Deal program put over 2 million young men to work doing outdoor projects.
Pennsylvania Valley Authority
Ohio River Project
Civilian Conservation Corps
Young Men's Christian Association
56
Which racist group saw a resurgence during the twenties also targeting Jews and Catholics?
The Bull Moose Party
Progressives
Conscientious Objectors
Ku Klux Klan
57
The idea that one's country is the best is called...
Socialism
Imperialism
Nationalism
Militarism
58
Many gangsters were involved with transporting illegal alcohol around the country. This is...
Racketeering
Bootlegging
none of the above
Gangsterism
59
Which two countries were considered superpowers during the Cold War?
USA and Great Britain
USSR and Germany
Japan and Guatemala
USSR and USA
60
Who won the American Revolutionary War?
Hessians
Red Coats
Patriots
British
61
The term for used when the Native Americans were forced to adopt the culture of the white settlers.
Assimilation
Adoptive Culturation
Blending in
Forced Adaptation
62
How many countries likely have nuclear weapons?
6
5
13
9
63
The Doolittle Raid...
helped increase American morale
failed to reach the Japanese mainland
destroyed thousands of Japanese buildings
Killed over 2500 Japanese soldiers
64
Franklin Roosevelt's plan to help Americans during the Great Depression was called the...
Square Deal
Fair Deal
New Deal
True Deal
65
Hitler demanded this area of Czechoslovakia that was occupied by many ethnic Germans.
Silesia
Bavarian Alps
Moravia
Sudetenland
66
The fear of communism during the 1920's was known as the...
Red Scare
Crimson Crusades
Russian Raids
Soviet Fear
67
What is the term for the $33B monetary penalty that Germany had to pay after WWI?
opportunity cost
fee
fine
reparation
68
Muckrakers were...
writers who uncovered problems in society
Boxers who made money during the Depression
western settlers who lived near wooded areas
producers of fertilizer
69
What was the name of the car, made by Ford, that was affordable to the average American?
Roadster
Doodlebug
Model T
Mini-Cooper
70
The two cities attacked with atomic weapons were Hiroshima and ...
Kyoto
Kawasaki
Nagasaki
Osaka
71
What was the area between the trenches called?
The Land that Time Forgot
No Man's Land
Hell's Half Acre
Normandy
