Why did the US join WWII?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Everything is true of the Love Canal incident EXCEPT:

gov't limited media coverage of the event

Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Policy was

belief that we're obligated to protect and secure the western hemisphere

Joseph McCarthy is known for:

hunting for communists in America

Why did Truman drop the bomb on Hiroshima?

to shorten the war and save American lives

Prohibition laws stated:

manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned

Why are the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?

rapid changes in production, wages, consumer goods, forms of entertainment

What best describes the Progressive Era (1890-1920)?

reformers addressed problems caused by Gilded Age

How did the Korean War end?

stalemate; nobody won, things basically went back to the way they were, Korea was unified under one gov't

President Clinton was impeached for

perjury and obstruction of justice

unfair methods of investigation and accusation

The "Smoking Gun" tape revelaed that Nixon

ordered a cover-up of the break-in

The Watergate Scandal ended with:

House planned to impeach Nixon; he resigned before impeachment could begin

Industrial expansion in the late 1800s was called the "Gilded Age" because:

wealth expanded as corruption expanded

All of the following were done in the 1970s to improve the environment EXCEPT

nuclear energy was increased worldwide

Which of the following groups were most likely to promote a "dry" (no alcohol) country?

Christian Women's Temperance Union

nations devoted all their resources to winning the war

The Progressive Era was mostly a response to the

growing industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption

What describes the Election of 1960?

JFK was better on camera in televised debates

Four main causes of WWI:

Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism, Germany invades Poland, Austria-Hungrary fight Serbia, colonies, natinalism

What does NOT accurately describe the legacy of the Vietnam War?

People had more trust in the gov't

Why did the Soviets blocakade Berlin?

they opposed the rest of Germany unifying under democracy

Watergate and the Vietnam War resulted in

increased distrust of gov't officials

During this time (1890-1915) most immigrants were considered "new immigrants" because they were

culturally different from most earlier immigrants

How did the US respond to 1930s conflicts in Europe and Asia?

passage of Neutrality Acts of 1935-1937

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1
Why did the US join WWII?
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Nazi Germany attacked Britain
Italy invaded North Africa
Hitler invaded Poland
2
Everything is true of the Love Canal incident EXCEPT:
people lived atop a chemical dump
gov't limited media coverage of the event
unusally high cancer and birth defect rates
Congress passed laws requiring companies to clean up toxic waste
3
Roosevelt's "Big Stick" Policy was
desire to let Europe peacefully run their colonies in Central/South America
a recognition of rights in newly freed nations in the western hemisphere
a rejection of the Monroe Doctrine
belief that we're obligated to protect and secure the western hemisphere
4
Joseph McCarthy is known for:
hunting for communists in America
tap dancing skills
being executed for treason
working for Roosevelt while doubling as a communist
5
Why did Truman drop the bomb on Hiroshima?
warn Russians to leave the Pacific alone
revenge for Pearl Harbor attack
to save Japanese civilian lives
to shorten the war and save American lives
6
What did the USSR do during Kennedy's presidency?
built Berlin Wall
ordered a nuke to strike Washington, DC but changed their minds
ended military alliances with fellow communist countries
joint space mission to relieve Cold War tensions
7
Prohibition laws stated:
manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
only imported alcoholic beverages would be sold
Americans must be 18 years old to purchase alcoholic beverages
alcoholic beverages only allowed in gov't run stores
8
Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, and Ida B. Tarbell are all examples of
Populists
muckrakers
imperialists
trustbusters
9
Why are the 1920s called the "Roaring Twenties"?
rapid changes in production, wages, consumer goods, forms of entertainment
foreign trade prospered after WW1, US expanded its market
political reforms made gov't take more control of economy
US assumed a leadership role in world affairs; became a superpower
10
OPEC controlled prices of:
produce
cars
petroleum
electricity
11
What was used to support US involvement in Veitnam?
hegemony effect
domino theory
appeasement trap
Red Scare
12
After WWII the US became an ally of _______ and an enemy of ________.
Soviet Union, Taiwan
Japan, China
Taiwan, Thailand
China, Japan
13
What best describes the Progressive Era (1890-1920)?
period of economic growth
era encouraging gov't control of factory production
reformers addressed problems caused by Gilded Age
sectional tension over abolition and reconstruction
14
New technology in the 1920s included
radio and movies
internet and Netflix
telegraph and theaters
tv and radio
15
Who claimed responsibility for the attack on 9/11?
Osama bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
George W. Bush
Iranian gov't
16
How did the Korean War end?
stalemate; nobody won, things basically went back to the way they were
Korea was unified under one gov't
South Korea won
North Korea won
17
US invovlement in Vietnam ended under
Nixon
Reagan
Carter
Johnson
18
President Clinton was impeached for
having an affair with Monica Lewinsky
perjury and obstruction of justice
putting the First Lady in charge of healthcare reform
making an illegal loan
19
Which term matches this description: plan for South Vietnam to take over the fighting
Pentagon Papers
My Lai massacre
Kent State University
Veitnamization
20
When Rockefeller bought out all his competitors, what tactic did he use to expand Standard Oil??
vertical integration
unions
horizontal integration
profit sharing
21
McCarthyism is
unfair methods of investigation and accusation
a mental disorder
another name for patriotism
how to deal with alleged spies
22
The "Smoking Gun" tape revelaed that Nixon
ordered a cover-up of the break-in
accepted bribes from foreign powers
used the CIA to intimidate rivals
was present at the break-in
23
Who was the leader for Latin Americans, especially migrant workers?
Rodolfo Gonzales
Cesar Chavez
Harvery Milk
Betty Friedan
24
Which term matches this description: American soldiers brutally murdered Vietnamese civilians
Kent State University
Pentagon Papers
Veitnamization
My Lai massacre
25
What tactics did MLK encourage to win equal rights for African-Americans?
armed rebellion
affirmative action
reverse discrimination
non-violent resistance
26
George HW Bush promised
No new taxes!
no involvement in foreign wars
no loosening up of immigrant restrictions
not to get caught up in partisan politics
27
What did NOT prevent African-Americans from voting in the early 1900s?
literacy tests
Jim Crow laws
slavery
poll taxes
28
The Watergate Scandal ended with:
House planned to impeach Nixon; he resigned before impeachment could begin
Senate impeached Nixon but did not remove him
House voted not to impeach Nixon; Nixon resigned
Nixon's impeachment and removal from office
29
Which term matches this description: revealed gov't in Vietnam before American public knew
Kent State University
Veitnamization
My Lai massacre
Pentagon Papers
30
By 1933, what was the legal daily limit for children to work in factories and stores in most of the US?
8 hours
10 hours
9 hours
there was no limit
31
The goal of containment:
stop the Cold War
stop the spread of communism
a unified world where people can choose whatever gov't type they want
increase presidential power and "contain" communists inside the US
32
Industrial expansion in the late 1800s was called the "Gilded Age" because:
immigrants thought the streets were paved with gold
wealth expanded as corruption expanded
powerful labor unions made factory workers wealthy
everyone got rich quickly
33
What was NOT part of Johnson's "Great Society"?
creating opportunities for quality education
eliminating poverty through gov't plans
reducing gov't intervention
increased regulations on pollution and safety
34
All of the following were done in the 1970s to improve the environment EXCEPT
tax credits for people who saved energy
Clean Water Act limited waste in waterways
Earth Day became national holiday
nuclear energy was increased worldwide
35
What factor most contributed to urbanization in the 1800s?
assimilation
imperialism
nullification
industrialization
36
Which group protected blacks from mistreatment using shotguns and law books?
Black Panthers
Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Nation of Islam
Congressional Black Caucus
37
Which of the following groups were most likely to promote a "dry" (no alcohol) country?
Anthracite Coal Mine Union
Christian Women's Temperance Union
Knights of Labor Union
Christian Women's Suffrage Union
38
What is "total war"?
war that brings great suffering to civilians
nations devoted all their resources to winning the war
new technology played a larger part in the war
every single nation on Earth is involved
39
The Progressive Era was mostly a response to the
pressures of being a world power
post-Civil War demands for social change
growing industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption
need to improve race relations
40
The separating line between communism and deomocracy throughout Europe:
Great Wall of China
Berlin Wall
Steel Fence
Iron Curtain
41
Major developments in Europe in the 1930s include
nations banned from the UN after WWII
Communist bloc countries in the Cold War
problems developing in the US
military dictatorships
42
What Great Society program does this describe: reduced pollution
Office of Economic Opportunity
Medicare
Clean Air Act
Head Start
43
Who rejected non-violence and saw MLK as too optimistic?
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
John Lewis
Santa Claus
44
What describes the Election of 1960?
Nixon didn't take Communism seriously, JFK did
Nixon was unpopular because of his connection to Eisenhower
JFK was better on camera in televised debates
JFK had little political experience
45
Four main causes of WWI:
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Militaries, assimilation, ingenuity, Nazis
USS Maine bombed, Europe impressing soldiers, boundary dispute in Mexico
Germany invades Poland, Austria-Hungrary fight Serbia, colonies, natinalism
46
What does NOT accurately describe the legacy of the Vietnam War?
People had more trust in the gov't
Vietnamese refugees came to the US
envorinmental damage from chemical warfare
Vietnam united under communism
47
The event seen as the beginning of the collapse of the USSR
defear of USSR in Hungary
fall of the Berlin Wall
Stalin's death
Gorbachev's death
48
Why did the Soviets blocakade Berlin?
they wanted to be the first country to the moon
to prove the supremacy of the Navy
because women were in the military
they opposed the rest of Germany unifying under democracy
49
Watergate and the Vietnam War resulted in
higher numbers of people came out to vote
people switching to the Democratic Party
people switching to the Republican Party
increased distrust of gov't officials
50
During this time (1890-1915) most immigrants were considered "new immigrants" because they were
culturally different from most earlier immigrants
forced to settle in Midwest cities
physically and mentally superior to previous immigrants
primarily coming from Asia
51
How did the US respond to 1930s conflicts in Europe and Asia?
FDR's first fireside chat
passage of Neutrality Acts of 1935-1937
signing of the Atlantic Charter
declaration of war on Japan
52
Singer who became famous for "Heartbreak Hotel"
Johnny Cash
Little Richard
Elvis Presley
Ritchie Valens
53
Which term matches this description: National Gaurd called in to break up violent peace rally
My Lai massacre
Veitnamization
Kent State University
Pentagon Papers
54
Immigration patterns in the late 19th century changed because
most immigrants were political refugees
fewer immigrants arrived than before
more immigrants came from eastern and southern Europe
most immigrants settled in rural, farming areas out west
55
The USA Patriot Act was criticized because
it didn't do enough to stop terrorists
threatened citizen's freedom of religion
it trampled on American's right to privacy
it inspired additional terrorist acts against the US
56
All of the following are true of the Clinton impeachment EXCEPT
the Senate did not reach the 2/3 vote needed to remove Clinton
Clinton was impeached on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice
he was forced to resign because of the charges brought forth
voting for impeahcment mostly occured along party lines
57
What is NOT true of American foreign policy after WWII?
known as "containment"
didn't want to annoy the Soviet Union, so they let them do their own thing
international peace-keeping efforts
prevent the spread of communism
58
Population growth in the South, Southwest and West took place in a region called the
lower America
bright stripe
sunbelt
sunshine states
59
Which group was most likely to support the Populist Party?
farmers
factory owners
labor unions
nativists
60
The New Deal tried to deal with the Great Depression by:
giving states more control over the federal budget
increasing protective tariff rates
decreasing gov't spending
paying for public works relief programs
61
Japanese reolcation centers were a reaction to
Pearl Harbor
need for Japanese-American soldiers
attacks by Japanese-Americans on US military bases
capture of Japanese war prisoners
62
Political party most likely to reduce size of gov't, lower taxes, maintain strong military, promote traditional values
Republicans
Democrats
Green Party
Reform Party
63
What lasting effect did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire have?
more women fought for the right to vote
businesses hired more kids
companies wanted to build more factories overseas
laws improved safety and working conditions
64
Who was responsible for occupying Alcatraz, Trail of Broken Treaties, and the Longest Walk?
La Raza Unida
Yellow Power Movement
Red Power Movement
Gray Panthers
65
What Great Society program does this describe: federal health insurance plan for the elderly
Medicare
Clean Air Act
Office of Economic Opportunity
Head Start
66
What did WWII Navajo code talkers do?
transmitted secret messages to US forces in battle
interpreted German battle plans
notified the press about casualties in battle
translated Japanese communications
67
How did the Cold War affect the US?
reduced wages
decreased labor union membership
introdcued new tariffs
unionswidespread fear of secret communists
68
What Great Society program does this describe: promoted school readiness for young children
Medicare
Clean Air Act
Head Start
Office of Economic Opportunity
69
What Great Society program does this describe: created many antipoverty programs
Clean Air Act
Head Start
Medicare
Office of Economic Opportunity
70
Which of the following is true about Japanese-American relocation centers during WWII?
gov't officials used abandoned mining towns to house Japanese-Americans
Western states did not support relocating
the gov't considered Japanese-Americans a threat to national security
they were placed near rivers
71
Immiediate cause for WWI in 1914
USS Maine bombed; war declared on Spain
Germany invaded Poland
Bondary disputes over Texas
Archduke Franz Ferdinand assasinated; Austria-Hungary declared war on Spain
72
Program designed to create a shield to defend US from nuclear attack
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Reagan Doctrine
Iran-Contra Affair
Intermiediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF)
73
The Harlem Renaissance emphasized
African-Americans moving South
assimiliation into white culture
African-American relief from oppression
richness and variety of African-American culture

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