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US History Final Review Spring 2018
US History Final Review Spring 2018
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A #willett review for us history 2017
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1
This state is located farthest south.
Hawaii
Florida
California
Alaska
2
The alliance that led to WWI was threatened when:
All happened
Germany was called in to protect the Ottoman Empire of A/H
Russia moved in to protect Serbia
A/H accused the Serbian gov of plotting murder
3
Jefferson City, Kansas City, St. Louis, Springfield
Missouri
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
4
Why was the US ultimately drawn into WW II
The Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
because kind hearted politicians wanted to support the allie
because of valuable oil and gas deposits in Japan
Because of the US concern with the plight of the Jewish
5
Warwick, Pawtucket, Newport, Providence
New Jersey
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Vermont
6
Who was Mao Zedong?
Communist leader of North Korea
Leader of the revolutionary party of South Korea
Explored the Yellow River in China
Led China to become largest Communist country in Asia
7
The Lincoln-Douglas debate took place in this state
Indiana
Washington D.C
Ohio
Illinois
8
Confederate General Lee officially surrendered to the army of the Union General Grant at:
Battle Creek
The Richmond Court House
Saylor's Court House
The home of Wilber McLean
9
Burlington, Montpelier, Rutland, Bennington
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Maine
Vermont
10
Why did President Truman drop two atomic bombs of Japan?
all are correct
Because the president wanted to end the war with Japan
To end Japanese aggression in the South Pacific
To show the world America's military power
11
Who was Chiang-Kai-Shek?
The leader of South Korea
The leader of North Korea
The corrupt leader of China supported by the US
Ambassador of China
12
The Spanish American war lasted:
4 months
6 years
14 years
1 year
13
Why were women vital to the Great War effort
women could take care of the home while the men were away
women knew more about nursing
women were able to fly fighters planes
women took over the jobs left by men fighting in the war
14
Frankfort, Lexington, Covington, Louisville
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Arkansas
15
The Battle for San Juan Hill:
ended the war
John Hay said, "It's been a splendid little war."
Americans destroyed the Spanish Fleet, Spain surrendered
America lost 379 men
16
How many American's lost their lives during the Korean War?
100,000
54,000 thousand
150,000
34,000 million
17
How did Americans prepare for WWI
all answers are correct
American bought savings bonds
women went to work
Americans started victory gardens
18
Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Nome
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Arizona
19
This state is located both farthest east & west & is largest land area
Florida
Hawaii
Alaska
Texas
20
Charleston, Wheeling, Parkersburg, Clarksburg
North Carolina
West Virginia
South Carolina
Virginia
21
What was it like being a foot soldier in WWII on the front line
much of the time soldiers dug trenches, walked, cold, hungry
Foot soldiers were given good shoes, hence the namr
WWII soldiers fought guerilla warfare
The front line was the most prestigious position
22
June 28, 1914 a new crisis made world headline news:
Both 2 & 3
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo
World War I began
The Triple Alliance was organized
23
Grand Island, Lincoln, Omaha, Fremont
California
Illinois
Florida
Nebraska
24
Honolulu, Hilo, Kaneohe, Kailua
Hawaii
Nevada
Utah
California
25
French recognized Ho's regime in N/Vietnam kept control of S/Vietnam after agreement
Broke their agreement with Ho Chi Minh
All are correct
Bombed important N/Vietnam port city of Haiphong
Sent for U.S military support
26
After WWII the French regained control of colony, name rev. leader who was in North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Khe Sanh
Da Nang
Dien Bien
27
Detroit, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Flint
Maine
Michigan
Maryland
Massachusetts
28
The Battle for Santiago took place in:
Cuba
Jamaica
Haiti
Chile
29
Syracuse, Albany, Buffalo, Rochester
New York
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
New Jersey
30
The election of this man to the presidency in 1860 provoked the secessionist crisis
Hiram Simpson Grant
William Sherman
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
31
The Rough Rider of the Spanish American war were:
The 1st volunteer cavalry, cowboys to college students
Men who rode horses without a saddle
Soldiers were the toughest of the troop
Men who had been asked by the president to serve in the army
32
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
Wilson Creek
Manassas
Fort Sumter
Bull Run
33
Vietnam is now:
All of the above
Unified under one government
Still under Communist Control
Saigon has become Ho Chi Minh City
34
Wilmington, Dover, Mildred, Harrington
Maryland
Connecticut
Virginia
Delaware
35
Baltimore, Silver Springs, Annapolis, Bethesda
Montana
Mississippi
Maryland
Maine
36
What is the 38th parallel
Headquarters of American soldiers
The battle lines drawn between China and Korea
The drop point for American soldiers
Lines of latitude that separate N/S Korea
37
The allied powers during WWI included
Russia, Great Britain and France
Spanish Morocco, Algeria, Russia & Great Britain
Greece, Romania Albania Switzerland, Great Britain & Ireland
Norway, Iceland, Spain and Finland
38
Few Americans were concerned with the war in Vietnam because:
both 1&2
Few Americans knew where Vietnam was located
Most knew US had sent advisors but few were alarmed
Vietnam had been French providence; few thought tension rise
39
Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Des Moines, Sioux City
Indiana
Illinois
Idaho
Iowa
40
The Central powers during WW I included
Montenegro, Serbia, Greece & Albania
Romania, Serbia, & Russia
France, Britain, & Italy
Germany, A/H, & Ottoman Empire
41
The US entered the WW I when:
German U-boat began attacking American ships
Ford developed the mass production of tanks
Zimmerman telegram intercepted Mexico was going to attack US
German submarine sank the Lusitania
42
What happened in June of 1950
Americans enter North Korea
North Korea invades South Korea
Chaing Kai-Shek visits America
Soviets tests the hydrogen bomb in North Korea
43
Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Roswell, Gallup
New York
New Jersey
New Hampshire
New Mexico
44
This battle was fought in a once peaceful peach orchard in April 1862, was bloodiest battles.
Battle of Sharpsburg
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of the Ironclad
Battle of Shiloh
45
The Spanish American war stretched from:
None of the locations listed.
The Caribbean to the Philippines
Mexico to the Caribbean
Costa Rica to Cuba
46
Manchester, Berlin, Concord, Portsmouth
New Mexico
New York
New Hampshire
New Jersey
47
Greenville, Charleston, Spartanburg, Columbus
South Carolina
Ohio
North Carolina
West Virginia
48
Vietnam changed in 1965 when President Johnson
Increased the advisors from several 100 to 500,000
Sent the 1st American combat troops to join fight
was assassinated
Contacted the French president & offered support
49
These two capitals cities were 105 miles apart
Richmond, Virginia & Washington D.C
Columbia, North Carolina & Savannah Georgia
Washington D.C & Montgomery, Alabama
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania & Richmond, Virginia
50
Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro, Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Ohio
West Virginia
South Carolina
