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US History since World War 2 final Review #ushistory
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1
Who was president when the stock market crashed in 1929?
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2
US Cold War policy of stopping communist expansion across the world
containment
McCarthyism
detente
mutually assured destruction
3
The main reason many African Americans moved from the South to Northern cities was
There were good jobs available in factories
The North had no racial prejudice at all
The government made free land available
Many Southern land owners kicked them out
4
Which method is opposite to the philosophy of MLK?
boycotts
sit-ins
rioting and breaking windows to express anger
peaceful demonstrations
5
This photograph shows the growth of ________ after World War II
suburbs
public housing
tourist resorts
inner cities
6
Which New Deal established a system of unemployment insurance and retirement pensions?
National Labor Relations Act
National Recovery Act
Fair Labor Standards Act
Social Security Act
7
Rosa Parks
integrated Little Rock Central High School
led sit-ins at lunch counters
attacked civil rights demonstrators
refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus
8
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
ended the Vietnam War
was a part of US Cold War strategy
forced the Soviet Union to remove missiles from Cuba
ended discrimination based on race
9
When did the New Deal occur?
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
10
How did Bull Connor react to civil rights protesters in Birmingham?
He negotiated with civil rights leaders
He ordered the use of fire hoses and police dogs
He brought in the National Guard
He proposed to end segregation in Birmingham
11
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand was the event that
sparked World War I in Europe
led to the rise of fascism in Europe
sparked World War II in Europe
led to the start of the Cold War
12
The Great Society aimed to help...
Professionals
The rich
Businesses
Students
13
The Cold War took place between
1945-1961
1945-1991
1945-1981
1945-1951
14
During WWII Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps primarily because they
expressed their support for the Axis Powers
were believed to be a security threat
refused to serve in the US military
were known spies for Japan
15
Policy of easing tensions with the Soviet Union during Cold War
detente
domino theory
containment
mutually assured destruction
16
This started the Korean War
The US attacked N. Korea
N. Korea attacked Japan
S. Korea attacked the US
N. Korea attacked S. Korea
17
The official policy of the United States at the start of both World War I and World War II was
massive resistance
isolationism
containment
neutrality
18
He supported
Black nationalism and separation from white society
Non-violent protest tactics
Peacefully coexisting with white people
Eliminating segregation in favor of integration
19
The only US president to resign from office
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
20
Governor of Alabama who wanted "segregation now segregation tomorrow segregation forever"
Ralph Abernathy
George Wallace
Ross Barnett
James Meredith
21
The Great Depression ended as a result of
government military and defense spending for WorldWar2
Herbert Hoover's leadership
New Deal programs and policies
containment
22
Iron Curtain, containment, Berlin Wall are all associated with
World War I
World War II
Cold War
Progressive Era
23
The United States was drawn into World War I because
President Wilson's strong desire to enter the war
Pearl Harbor
Germany's invasion of France
The sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Note
24
Spokesperson for the Nation of Islam
Malcolm X
Emmett Till
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King, Jr.
25
This war sparked massive protests in the USA
Vietnam War
World War 2
Korean War
Invasion of Granada
26
"Wets" and "Drys" were on opposite sides of which major issue?
Prohibition of alcohol
Neutrality during World War II
Racial segregation in the South
Containment
27
Which Asian country formed a Communist government in 1949?
Japan
Cuba
China
Korea
28
The main reason the US decided to use the atomic bomb against Japan was
punish Japan for Pearl Harbor by destroying their country
scare Germany
increase Japan's potential as a future ally of the US
to end the war quickly and limit the loss of American lives
29
Flappers and Prohibition are associated with
1930s
1940s
1920s
1950s
30
The Truman Doctrine set a new course for US foreign policy by
canceling aid to allies in Western Europe
promising to help all countries fighting communist takeovers
helping Japan reestablish its military strength
cutting all ties to Great Britain
31
At the worst point of the Great Depression _____ % of Americans were unemployed.
25
20
15
10
32
He said
Speak softly and carry a big stick
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
The world must be made safe for democracy
Ask not what your country can do for you
33
This picture was taken during
March on Washington
Integration of Central High School
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Greensboro sit-in
34
President that opened up relations with Communist China
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
35
Right after World War II the relationship between the US and Soviet Union became tense because
each thought that the other was a threat to its security
both were competing for supremacy in space exploration
the US prevented Soviets from joining NATO
they disagreed about the Treaty of Versailles
36
Where did the Battle of Bulge occur during World War II?
Pacific Theater
European Theater
37
Name given to large section of country during the 1930s during a period of great drought
Dust Bin
Hooverville
Dirt Bowl
Dust Bowl
38
Which government program created in the 1960s to end poverty?
Fair Deal
New Deal
Truman Doctrine
Great Society
39
The Gulf of Tonkin incident led to the...
Iraq War
Korean War
Vietnam War
World War 2
40
The first person in space
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin
Alexey Leonov
41
Policy that the US and Soviet Union hoped would prevent each other from using nuclear weapons
Mutually Assured Destruction
Containment
Eisenhower Doctrine
Domino Theory
42
Who was president of the US during World War I?
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Woodrow Wilson
43
Which Axis dictator is this?
Stalin
Franco
Churchill
Mussolini
44
Legal racial segregation found in Southern states until mid 1960s
Apartheid
Jim Crow laws
Affirmative action laws
White Citizens Council
45
Black Tuesday October 1929
Seen as starting point of Great Depression
Millions of investors sold their stock at once
All of these
Value of stock fell sharply and crashed
46
Military alliance between the U.S. and its Western European allies at the start of the Cold War
NATO
Triple Alliance
Warsaw Pact
London Alliance
47
World War I occurred between
1914-1917
1945-1991
1939-1945
1929-1941
48
City where 9 cities tried to integrate a high school in 1957
Little Rock
Montgomery
Birmingham
Atlanta
49
Island Hopping
military strategy to defeat Germany in Europe
military strategy to stop communism from spreading
military strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific
military strategy used in Vietnam and Korea
50
Where did the Battle of Midway occur during World War II?
European Theater
Pacific Theater
51
President during Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Marshall Plan
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
52
The Manhattan Project
helped The US convert its economy to war production
planned the Allied invasion of France
built the first atomic bomb
built the Interstate Highway System
53
President that made decision to drop atomic bomb on Japan
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
54
World War II began in Europe when Germany invaded
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
France
55
Slogan used by African American radicals like the Black Panthers and Nation of Islam
Black Power
Nonviolence is the answer
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself
Equality is everything
56
Some people opposed the New Deal because they thought that
Congress had too much power over the president
the Supreme Court should develop governmental policies
it was a danger to the American system of capitalism
women should not be granted voting rights
57
This picture is celebrating the end of
World War II
Racial segregation
Prohibition
The Great Depression
58
Considered the most segregated city in the South. Scene of violent protests
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chicago
Birmingham
59
Civil Rights organization led by Martin Luther King Jr and other ministers
Congress of Racial Equality
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Black Panther Party
60
He supported
Violence if confronted with violence
Black separatism
Racial segregation
Peaceful protest and nonviolent resistance
61
Failed invasion of Cuba planned by CIA during Kennedy's presidency
Berlin Airlift
Bay of Biscay
Bay of Pigs
Gulf of Tonkin
62
The first satellite put into space by humans
Laika
Explorer
Sputnik
Voyager 1
63
One American was born every 7 seconds during the peak of the
Hollywood Ten
baby boom
New Deal
Roaring 20s
64
The scandal that made Nixon resign
Lewinsky Scandal
Iran-Contra
Watergate
Wiretapping Scandal
65
Banks failed at the start of the Depression because
banks loaned money to investors who couldn't pay it back
corporations refused to borrow money from banks
government agencies would not support banks
consumers were buying expensive things
66
Nixon was the first president to visit
China
India
Italy
Vietnam
67
German troops overwhelmed Europe with a
blitzkrieg
which was
a style of warfare that emphasized speed and firepower
a secret invasion of Eastern Europe
a strategy that promised "peace in our time"
a new military strategy known as a phony war
68
The Great Depression ended because of
the New Deal
President Hoover's policies
US entry into World War II
the start of the Cold War
69
Communist countries in Eastern Europe controlled by Soviet Union
Soviet pets
NATO
Soviet allies
Soviet satellites
70
The New Deal program the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was created to
distribute surplus crops to the needy
lower food prices
find employment for farmers
raise prices of crops by reducing crop output and supply
71
When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place
1950s
1960s
1940s
1970s
72
Only president to serve for more than two terms
Harry Truman
Theodore Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
73
The invasion of France in June 1944 by Allied forces
Europe First
Battle of Normandy
DDay
Battle of the Bulge
74
He is the Communist leader of Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Che Guevera
Jose Stalin
Fidel Castro
75
He was president during
the Cold War
the 1950s
the Civil Rights movement
the 1930s
76
This president was the only president ever to resign
Nixon
Carter
Clinton
Ford
77
The president who ended the Vietnam War
LBJ
Nixon
JFK
Carter
78
The Cuban Missile crisis was sparked by...
The US attacking Cuba
The USSR attacking Cuba
USSR putting nuclear missiles in Cuba
US putting nuclear missiles in Cuba
79
The last US President to be assassinated
LBJ
Reagan
JFK
Abraham Lincoln
80
How did United States participation in World War 2 affect the American economy?
Military supplies were produced instead of consumer goods
Many factories were forced out of business
Shortages caused by the war continued the Depression
Imports of products from Europe significantly increased
