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Semester 2 Final Exam USH
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1
What decade was the worst during the Great Depression?
Nifty 50's
Roaring 20's
Awesome 80's
Dirty 30's
2
The direct cause of the American entrance into WWII was
Fall of France
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union
Invasion of New York by Canada
3
Repealed (ended) prohibition- America can drink again
18th
21st
13th
19th
4
The U.S. and South Vietnam won the Vietnam War.
True
False
5
Hippies in the 1960s generally were AGAINST all of the following EXCEPT…
The Vietnam War
drug comsumption
materialism
Traditional American lifestyle
6
Which of these was NOT a JFK achievement?
Prevented Nuclear World War
Proposed civil rights act
Ended the Vietnam War
Established peace corps
7
Lyndon B. Johnson was Vice President in the USA until November, 1963. What happened then?
He was shot by a senior assassin.
He became president after the election of MLK.
He became president after the assassination of JFK
He resigned after dropping the atomic bomb.
8
A break-in at what office complex led to the resignation of Richard M. Nixon?
Watergate
New York Times
Washington Post
Maconaquah High School
9
In "Hacksaw Ridge" Americans fought against:
Russia
Germany
England
Japan
10
What was the movement for equal black rights in the 1950s and 1960s called?
Civil Rights Movement
Women's Suffrage
Black lives Matter
Red Scare
11
Which invention had a huge cultural impact on the 1950s?
radio
television
Internet
printing press
12
Was imperialism one of the main causes of WWI?
No
Yes
13
Many Americans feared that this 1950's conflict in Asia had been secretly supported by the Soviet Union and communism.
World War II
Great Depression
Iraq War
Korean War
14
The "N" of WWI "MAIN" causes, this relates to loyalty/extreme devotion to one's country/culture
Nativism
Natural Selection
Nationalism
Naturalism
15
The counter-culture of the 1960s promoted all of the following EXCEPT?
tolerant attitudes regarding sexual morality
desires for greater military involvement in Vietnam
a new emphasis on alternative religions
the questioning of government and other authority
16
What was the Holocaust?
When hitler was born.
The Holocaust was an attempt by the Nazis to destroy the Jewish people.
Discrimination or violent hostility directed at Germans
The systematic attempt to save an entire people.
17
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Not enough people lived in that area
The people did not dig for oil
Too much rain caused flooding
A long drought with too much farming & poor methods
18
The name of FDR's plans and policies to get America out of the Great Depression was...???
The New Frontier
The New Deal
#bravepride
The Great Society
19
Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
John F. Kennedy
Ho Chi Minh
Gerald Ford
20
Rebublican, Watergate, I AM NOT A CROOK, China, Vietnamization, Impeachment, Resignation
Ford
Carter
Nixon
Reagan
21
Lyndon Johnson
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Civil War
Civil Rights, Vietnam
End of Gilded Age, Progessivism
22
What was Woodstock?
where 9 black students integrated all-white Central High
where the Covid19 pandemic started
plane that was hijacked by Middle Eastern terrorist group
famous 1969 rock concert with 500,000 hippies
23
The party in which Adolf Hitler came into power in 1933 is known as what?
Nazi Party
Labour Party
Republican Party
Socialist Party
24
When did the Vietnam War happen?
1964-1973 (1975)
1941-1945
2001-2014
2004-2011
25
During the era of Prohibition in the U.S., what became illegal? (1920-1933)
Cigarettes
Guns
Funny Hats
Alcohol
26
He is known as the "King of Rock and Roll."
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
John Lennon
Taylow Swift
27
The Cold War was a period of tension between the democratic United States & the communist ___________________.
China
Great Britain
Soviet Union
France
28
Terrorism has defined foreign relations for Millennials, just like the Cold War defined politics for Baby Boomers.
False
True
29
Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Joseph Stalin were all what type of leader?
Kings
Presidents
Monarchs
Totalitarian Dictators
30
Women's Suffrage
divorce
voting
alcoholism
equality
31
Who led the island hopping campaign in the Pacific?
Lincoln
Patton
Lake
MacArthur
32
When Stalin gained control of the USSR he created a ___________ government.
communist
religious
democratic
republican
33
Americans used atomic bombs during WWII to bomb Japan.
False
True
34
_________________ began with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
World War II
World War I
Aghanistan War
Korean War
35
"Operation Iraqi Freedom" Iraqi freedom was to help ____________
People of Iraq
People of Iran
People of Turkey
People of Saudi Arabia
36
What was the most terrifying aspect of the Cold War?
Invasion of the US
Liberation of East Europe
Nuclear Arms Race
Destruction of Germany
37
According to the Warren Commission, who killed JFK as the "lone assassin"?
Mafia
CIA
Lee Harvey Oswald
Castro
38
The 1968 Tet Offensive
led to the belief that the Vietnam War was unwinnable
was a military victory for the North Koreans
was depicted as a major U.S. victory
brought an immediate end to the Iraqi War
39
What was the result of the atomic bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Germany surrendered to the allies
US initiated the Marshall Plan to rebuild Greece
Soviet Union invades Japan
WWII ended with Japan surrendering to the Allies
40
Who did America fight as a "hot spot" in the Cold War in the 1960s?
South France
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
North Afghanistan
41
All of these happened during the Great Depression except
banks collapsed
Stock Market crash
economic prosperity
unemployment
42
What is island hopping?
took place in the Pacific
all of these
American naval battle strategy against Japan in WWII
hopping from island to island
43
This image shows the spraying of what deforestation chemical used on the jungles of Vietnam?
white phosphorus
napalm
Agent Orange
chlorine gas
44
What was the period that was called "Prohibition?"
Time when women weren't allowed to drive cars
Early 20th Century when it was illegal to buy & sell alcohol
Late 1700s when Native Americans were stripped of land
Time in the 1800s when it was illegal for blacks to vote
45
Which presidential candidate was assassinated in 1968?
Richard Nixon
Barack Obama
Robert Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
46
He was a general in WWII who planned an invasion of Europe called 'D-Day' and later became a US president.
David Durkes
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
47
The dictator of Italy that believed in facism.
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Josef Stalin
Adolf Hitler
48
What Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968?
Richard Nixon
Rosa Parks
Martin Luther King Jr
JFK
49
The Cold War was an actual war.
True
False
50
Which president (Mrs. C's cousin) was most blamed for causing the Great Depression?
President Bush
President Coolidge
President Roosevelt
President Hoover
