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2nd Semester U.S. History - Serrano
2nd Semester U.S. History - Serrano
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Review from the Great Depression through Reagan. #serrano #2ndsemesterreview #ushistory
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The launch of the first artificial satellite into orbit was a Soviet victory.
U-2 Incident
Sputnik
Challenger
Brinkmanship
2
Who gave Nixon a pardon after Watergate?
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Earl Warren
Jimmy Carter
3
This National Labor Relation Board enforces provisions of this piece of legislation.
The Second New Deal
Volstead Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Wagner Act
4
This person was instrumental in the Brown v. Board decision & JFK assassination investigation.
President Johnson
Chief Justice Earl Warren
Thurgood Marshall
A. Philip Randolph
5
All of the following made fighting conditions difficult for soldiers in Vietnam EXCEPT:
Tropical Vegetation
Agent Orange
North Vietnamese dressing like South Vietnamese.
Guerrilla Warfare Tactics
6
When the Soviet Union blockaded the capital city of Germany from western support in '48, the...
the Allies negotiated with the Soviets to end the blockade.
U.S. watched in horror as people starved.
U.S. and England dropped supplies to help the citizenry.
the U.S. immediately signed the Marshall Plan.
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A policy of avoiding political and economic alliances with foreign nations.
Imperialism
Isolationism
Foreign Policy
Containment
8
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
General Douglas MacArthur became a war hero.
The region remain divided.
The U.N. troops made an alliance with China.
South Korea won a huge victory.
9
This organization was made up of student activists in support of civil rights.
CORE
SCLC
SNCC
WPA
10
This overturned the earlier statue of "separate but equal."
Brown v. Board of Education
The Taft-Hatley Act
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Civil Rights Act of 1964
11
All of the following are factors related to the feminist movement of the 1960s/70s EXCEPT ...
Equal Rights Amendement
The Feminine Mystique
Rachel Carson
N.O.W.
12
All of the following are "hallmarks" of Reagan's administration EXCEPT:
Iran-Contra Affair and Keynesian Economic Theory
Increased spending on Defense and SDI
Reduction of Social Programs and the AIDS Crisis
Challenger and Deficit Spending
13
Joseph McCarthy and the House of Un-American Activities Committee targeted ...
those against the teachings of Billy Graham.
fascist sympathizers.
loyalists.
those with communist sympathies.
14
After WWII, this became America's foreign policy motto.
Manifest Destiny
McCarthyism
Isolationism
Containment
15
This tragedy occurred shortly after Nixon's Invasion of Cambodia.
My Lai Massacre
Vietnamization
Kent State Massacre
Tet Offensive
16
On September 11, 2001, how many planes were hijacked?
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5
6
3
17
This president dealt with the issues related to public school integration in the south?
Eisenhower
JFK
Nixon
Truman
18
What is a "conscientious objector?"
A South Vietnamese citizen that is aiding North Vietnam.
Someone who willfully defies the draft.
Someone who could buy their way out of a military draft.
Someone who supports Nixon's invasion of Cambodia.
19
Which event started the chain of events in the Watergate Scandal?
Withholding of audio tapes
The resignation of VP Spiro Agnew
Vietnamization
5 arrests from the Democratic Party HQ due to burglery
20
The goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994 was to
help Canada's failing economy.
provide more economic opportunities for Canada, US & Mexico
encourage free trade between North and Central America.
reduce immigration into Mexico.
21
What happened as a result of the oil embargos?
Increase in consumer prices.
Increase in transportation costs.
Decrease in inflation.
Stagflation
22
What was the purpose of SALT I and II?
Establish a salt embargo on Cuba.
To reduce the salt levels in our agricultural fields.
A reduction of military arsenals between US and USSR.
To escalate the arms race between the U.S. and China.
23
Father Charles Coughlin and Huey Long opposed FDR and manipulated people with 1/2 truths.
American Liberty League
Populists
Demagogues
Court Packing
24
This image illustrates which foreign policy philosophy?
Brinkmanship
Domino Theory
Island Hopping
Truman Doctrine
25
Which statement is not true about the court case,
Roe v. Wade
?
Legalized woman's right to choose within certain perimeters
Highly controvercial
Many states had outlawed abortion.
The court case was decided by the Texas Supreme Court.
26
Which statement is NOT true about the Iran Hostage Crisis.
The hostages were released right before Carter's term ended.
Carter's rescue attempt ended in disaster.
America endured another oil embargo.
The Shah of Iran fled to the US after being overthrown.
27
This decisive WWII battle secured Australia and started the Allied advance in the Pacific.
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of Midway
Battle of Okinawa
28
This New Deal Program provides old age pension, disability payments and unemployment benefits.
SSA
WPA
FDIC
SEC
29
This book discussed the failings of an industry to meet consumer safety standards.
Unsafe at any Speed
Silent Spring
Dr. Spock
Feminine Mystique
30
The goal of Freedom Summer was to ...
to register more African Americans to vote.
spread public awareness using sit-ins & nonviolent protests.
challenge the segregation law in transportation services.
integrate schools across the south.
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What were the goals of A.I.M.?
To improve consumer safety standards.
To address the concerns of the Native Americans.
Address the concerns of the migrant farm workers.
Stop the use of DDT because it was effecting the food chain.
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This military strategy was used in the Pacific during WWII
Battle of the Bulge
Island Hopping
Pearl Harbor
Rationing
33
This president dealt with the events of Birmingham and the March on Washington.
LBJ
Eisenhower
JFK
Truman
34
This event escalated tensions with our Cuban neighbors.
ICBMs in Turkey and Greece
Construction of the Berlin Wall
Naval blockage
Bay of Pigs
35
"A date which will live in infamy..." -- This statement was made by FDR after what event?
Invasion of Poland
Munich Conference
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
36
When a president has "mandate," it means
He has the public's support.
The president has a low approval rating.
The president has lost his 2nd term election.
The majority party of congress is the same as the president.
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To prevent the spread of communism in war torn Europe, the U.S. gave $13 Billion under ...
the Iron Curtain.
the Truman Doctrine.
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
the Marshall Plan.
38
This propaganda poster illustrates ...?
Recycling
Rationing
Buy War Bonds
Conversion
39
All of the following was instrumental in the development of the American suburbs EXCEPT
The G.I. Bill
Taft-Hatley Act
The Interstate Highway Act, 1956
Levittown
40
What was achieved in the space race in 1969?
U-2 Incident
Shooting down Sputnik
Defeating the Soviets
Landing on the Moon
41
Which social reformer is associated with this organization?
Betty Friedan
Rachel Carson
Ralph Nadar
Cesar Chavez
42
Which best describes the domestic policy of JFK & LBJ?
Expansion of social programs.
Increase spending on defense.
Containment.
Deficit Spending.
43
Jimmy Carter is credited with this foreign policy achievement:
The Oslo Accords: Israel and the PLO commit to peace talks.
The Camp David Accords: Israel and Egpyt - "land for peace"
Bringing peace to the Middle East
Israel making friendly with Iran and ending the oil embargo.
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This New Deal program regulates the stock market & prevents dishonest trading practices.
SEC
SSA
TVA
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