What was the main cause of World War I?

Nationalism and entangled alliances

Which event caused America to enter World War I?

The Lusitania tragedy and the Zimmerman telegram

What was Tammany Hall?

Corrupt NYC Democratic political machine Boss Tweed led

What was step one of Winfield Scott’s plan?

Set up a Naval Blockade of southern ports

What was the initial goal of the United States in the Korean War?

To push the North Korean army out of South Korea

What was a reason for moving west?

Eastern Cities were becoming over populated

What was the South’s major argument for secession?

Argued that they voluntarily joined the union & could leave

Define Popular Sovereignty

States voting on whether or not to have slavery

What was France and Great Britain's stance during the Munich Conference of 1938?

Appeased Hitler request to annex the Sudetenland

German need for space and resources

What was the Baby Boom?

Cultural phenomenon where millions of babies born in 50s-60s

What were the working conditions like during the Gilded Age?

Long hours and low pay for dangerous and unsafe

Define Manifest Destiny.

Belief that American Settlers were destined to expand west

The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except

Allowed Chinese immigrants to vote

If JFK and LBJ did not get along, why did they run together in 1960?

LBJ was from Texas, so he balanced the ticket

What does it mean to be an abolitionist?

To oppose slavery and openly act against it

What was the “Space Race?”

Competition b/t USA & USSR for space dominance

What does “Levittown” refer to?

Several large suburban developments built after WWII

What were Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points?

His plan for restoring peace and order after WWI

What were the Roaring 20’s in America?

An explosion of new culture-music, movies, and fashion

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1
Who sent troops to aid North Korea when the US made great progress in their war efforts?
Douglas McArthur
David Lloyd George
Hideki Tojo
Mao Zedong
2
Korea was representation of the struggle between democracy and __________________.
Anarchy
Monarchy
Nationalism
Communism
3
What event was a precursor to the Civil War that happened between 1854 and 1861?
Bleeding Kansas
Boxer Rebellion
The War of 1812
Bloody Sunday
4
Name the document that officially freed slaves in the Confederacy.
Emancipation Proclamation
The Roosevelt Corollary
The Monroe Doctrine
Gettysburg Address
5
Which two nations divided Korea after WWII?
The US and Great Britain
Japan and Great Britain
The USSR and France
The US and the USSR
6
Which event occurred when college students were shot by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970?
The Civil Rights March
The Hippie Protests
Kent State Shooting
Woodstock
7
Which of the following was not an example of Kennedy’s domestic policy?
Social Security Act
Housing Act
Equal Pay Act
Test Ban Treaty
8
What was the main cause of World War I?
Nationalism and entangled alliances
New weapons
Entangled alliances
Nationalism
9
What was the name of Winfield Scott’s plan for a Union victory?
The Python Plan
The Anaconda Plan
The Winning Plan
The Destruction of the South Plan
10
Which event caused America to enter World War I?
The Zimmerman Telegram
The sinking of the Lusitania by a German U-Boat
The Lusitania tragedy and the Zimmerman telegram
The assassination of President Woodrow Wilson
11
What was Tammany Hall?
A famous Chicago Republican political machine
Corrupt NYC Democratic political machine Boss Tweed led
Potato
A dance hall in 20's Chicago
12
What was not a reason for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?
Control of Supply Lines
Protest American Imperialism
Pre-Emptive Strike
Cripple US Pacific Fleet
13
What was step one of Winfield Scott’s plan?
Ask Great Britain to invade the South
Land in Florida and invade from the south
Set up a Naval Blockade of southern ports
Invade from the north
14
What was the initial goal of the United States in the Korean War?
To push the North Korean army out of South Korea
To remove Mao Zedong from power
To defeat the Chinese communists
To provide better living conditions to the South Koreans
15
What was the Haymarket Affair?
A steel workers strike in Pittsburgh
A scandal involving President Grant and his mistress
A farmer’s rebellion against the federal government
A labor riot in 1886 Chicago
16
What was a reason for moving west?
Cleaner water in the West
Eastern Cities were becoming over populated
Larger Cities out West to populate
They enjoyed Tupac more than Biggie Smalls
17
Which nation controlled Korea prior to WWII?
Vietnam
Malaysia
Japan
China
18
What was the “Red Scare” of the 1920’s?
A Charlie Chaplain film
Fear of a Republican domination
Mass hysteria concerning Southern Baptists
Fear of a Communist Revolution
19
What was the South’s major argument for secession?
They don’t care what the federal government thinks
They argued that they never agreed to be a part the union
They argued that they never should have broken from Britain
Argued that they voluntarily joined the union & could leave
20
Define Popular Sovereignty
Congress voting on whether states should have slavery
States voting on whether or not to have slavery
A king asking for the opinions of his people
A type of Evergreen Tree
21
What was France and Great Britain's stance during the Munich Conference of 1938?
Appeased Hitler request to annex the Sudetenland
Hitler can rebuild his army but may not invade any nations
Germany and the USSR may work together just not militarily
If Hitler invades the Sudetenland, they will invade Germany
22
Define Lebensraum
German need for space and resources
German word for invasion
Germany wanting revenge for WWI
German need for fresh food and clean water
23
Which President ordered the dropping of two Atomic Bombs on Japan?
Harry S. Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
24
Which treaty ended WWI?
The Treaty of Ghent
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Paris
The Peace of Westphalia
25
What was President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal?
An answer to Teddy Roosevelt’s Square Deal
MLB’s salary agreement
His plan to pack Supreme Court
His plan for economic recovery
26
What is a subculture whose values differ substantially from those of mainstream society?
Helter skelter
Counter culture
Propaganda
Rebellion culture
27
What was the Baby Boom?
A political campaign in 1950’s America to have more babies
Cultural phenomenon where millions of babies born in 50s-60s
An explosion of infantile creativity in the 1850’s
All of the above
28
Which war did protesters angrily call “The Rich Man’s War?”
WWI
Korea
WWII
Vietnam
29
What were the working conditions like during the Gilded Age?
Long hours and low pay for dangerous and unsafe
progressive and egalitarian
very long hours and low pay
dangerous and unsafe
30
What was the overall feeling in America after WWI?
Loss of faith in government
All of the above
Loss of faith in humanity
Desire to isolate from the world
31
Define Manifest Destiny.
Belief that American Settlers were destined to expand west
American settlers conquering parts of Canada
Americans moving East.
Religious view brought from England.
32
JFK’s presidency is often associated with which mythical place?
El Dorado
Camelot
Atlantis
Never Never Land
33
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Cuba remained Communist
nuclear missiles were removed from both Cuba and Turkey
Both JFK and Kruschev got what they wanted and saved face
All of the above
34
Which landmark Supreme Court case outlawed segregation in schools in 1954?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Roe v. Wade
BOE v. Monroe
Brown v. BOE
35
The Compromise of 1850 did all of the following except
Ended the Slave Trade in Washington D.C.
Allowed Chinese immigrants to vote
Admitted California as a free state
Established a harsher Fugitive Slave Act
36
What was the 1950’s “American Dream?”
All of the above
Material comfort
A wife and two kids
A house in the suburbs
37
If JFK and LBJ did not get along, why did they run together in 1960?
LBJ was from Texas, so he balanced the ticket
LBJ was a good public speaker, while JFK was not
LBJ was also from the North and would get northern votes
LBJ was young and intelligent
38
What does it mean to be an abolitionist?
To support Lincoln's presidency
To support slavery
To oppose Lincoln's presidency
To oppose slavery and openly act against it
39
Which was a cause of the Great Depression?
Presidential imposed high tariffs
Speculation buying
Shrinking markets for U.S. goods
All of the above
40
FDR wanted political and economic cooperation amongst all nations. This is known as ______?
Nationalism
Imperialism
Internationalism
Isolationism
41
What was the “Space Race?”
Competition b/t USA & USSR to build the most nuclear weapons
A competition between USA and USSR to expand their countries
Competition b/t USA & USSR for space dominance
Competition b/t USA & China for space dominance
42
What does “Levittown” refer to?
The ideal American city
Several large suburban developments built after WWII
Homeless tent cities constructed during the Great Depression
None of the above
43
The assassination of ___________ sparked World War I.
JFK
Franz Ferdinand
Lincoln
Kaiser Wilhelm II
44
What were Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points?
His groundbreaking Civil Rights legislation package
His plan for aggressively punishing Germany after WWI
His score on the admissions exam to Princeton University
His plan for restoring peace and order after WWI
45
Who was arrested for the assassination of JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Jack Ruby
Warren C. Mission
Bobby Kennedy
46
Where was Fort Sumter located?
Baltimore, Maryland
Chicago, Illinois
Charlestown, South Carolina
Savannah, Georgia
47
What were the Roaring 20’s in America?
A description of Katy Perry’s halftime performance
The 20 most influential musicians of American history
A throwback to the patriotism of the American Revolution
An explosion of new culture-music, movies, and fashion
48
What was a problem people faced living in the “tenement apartments” in the cities?
Unsanitary living conditions
Overcrowding
Fire hazards
All of the above
49
By 1960, what percentage of the US population was under 18?
50%
40%
60%
70%
50
Why did American cities grow so rapidly during the Gilded Age?
Mass immigration
More job opportunities at factories
All of the above
Large African-American migration from the South

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