The Geneva Accords provided for

the division of Vietnam into two countries.

What was the outcome of the March on Selma?

Johnson called for a federal voting rights act

How did the Fireside Chats restore the confidence of the American public?

Spoke directly to the people, reassured strength of banks

What was the significance of the battle of Stalingrad?

Afterwards, the USSR went on the offensive against Germany

How did film and radio impact the lives of everyday Americans during the1930s?

Gave them an escape, and spread information

Why were rural areas suffering after WWI?

Lower demand for crops and new tech made less money

How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady?

Ceremonial to activist, gave women the President's ear

What types of jobs did women shift to after the war?

Service sector jobs: librarians, social worker, bank tellers

Why did President Truman decide to drop the bombs?

Believed the Japanese wouldn't give in, save million lives

What best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?

economic differences between the US and Soviet Union

What happened on Black Tuesday?

The stock market crashed because of run on banks

Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the war?

The Vietcong and N. Viet. showed they could still fight.

What factors gave Japanese Americans harsher treatment?

Isolation, little polit. power, small number of them

Why didn’t Hoover want to have the federal government interfere in the economy?

Thought local govts should, natural economic downturn

How did President Nixon try to break the stalemate in the peace process?

ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.

How did the US win the battle of Midway?

Codebreakers alerted them to Japanese attack ahead of time

Which of these is the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies

Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?

North and South Korea remained divided into two countries.

Why was the battle of Normandy so devastating at Omaha Beach?

Germans strong cliff position, heavy artillery, many killed

Who were the Tuskegee Airmen, and what was the significance of their group?

Afr. Am. pilots didn't lose any bombers, showed their value

What problems were hidden by the prosperity of the 1920s?

Income inequality, debt, agricultural problems

Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant to ending the war?

Germans were forced to defend rather than take new territory

How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade?

by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin

What were the conditions like in the internment camps?

Food shortages, poor medical care, cramped living conditions

Which is NOT a result of segregation?

Higher number of African Americans in elected office

In the Korean War, United Nations forces

fought together with U.S. troops against North Korea.

During the 1950s consumers

purchased new labor-saving devices

What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?

Made Afr. Am. culture more accepted by all

To convince N. Vitenam to stop reinforcing Vietcong, initiated Operation Rolling Thunder, which

began a sustained bombing campaign

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1
How did President Nixon hope to withdraw U.S. forces?
Ending the Cold War with the USSR
Americanization
Peace with China
Vietnamization
2
How did Prohibition affect crime?
Created more violent crime
Decreased domestic violence
Decreased robberies
3
What massacre resulted in the deaths of hundreds of Vietnamese?
Ho Chi Minh Trail
My Lai
Tet Offensive
Gulf of Tonkin
4
How did students play a part in the civil rights movement?
All of the Above
Helped African Americans register to vote
Organized sit-ins
Marched in protests
5
The Geneva Accords provided for
an anticommunist government in control of a unified Vietnam.
immediate elections in Vietnam.
the division of Vietnam into two countries.
French control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
6
What was the outcome of the March on Selma?
Colleges became integrated
Public transportation in Alabama was desegregated
Johnson called for a federal voting rights act
Race riots erupted in Detroit and LA
7
How did the Fireside Chats restore the confidence of the American public?
Was a "Big Brother" figure watching over the people
Spoke directly to the people, reassured strength of banks
Gave public announcements about international affairs
8
What was the significance of the battle of Stalingrad?
Afterwards, the USSR went on the offensive against Germany
Americans helped Germany invade USSR
USSR stole important weapons from Germany
USSR and Germany signed non-aggression pact
9
John F. Dulles said U.S. should prepare to go to war to contain communism. What is this called?
subversion
brinkmanship
deterrence
hegemony
10
How did film and radio impact the lives of everyday Americans during the1930s?
Made a ton of money for wealthy Hollywood producers
Changed the American Dream
Gave them an escape, and spread information
11
Why were rural areas suffering after WWI?
All their workers were moving to cities
Lower demand for crops and new tech made less money
Environmental issues made it difficult to plant crops
12
What other groups of people were killed in the Holocaust?
LGBT persons
All of the above
Disabled people
The Roma
13
Which court case helped desegregate public schools?
McLaurin v. Oklahoma State
Boynton v. Virginia
Brown v. Board of Education
Sweatt v. Painter
14
Congress increased federal funding for education largely because of
rising immigration
the Soviet Union's space program
the growth of information industries
massive population shifts
15
Why did the United States decide to stay isolated from foreign affairs?
Citizens felt they should concentrate on domestic problems
Congress passed neutrality acts stopping them
All of the above
Citizens felt they were dragged into World War One
16
How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady?
Ceremonial to activist, gave women the President's ear
Activist to ceremonial, was a figurehead
17
With which country did Germany sign a non-aggression pact?
United States
Soviet Union
Belgium
France
18
How were the Jews brought to concentration and extermination camps?
Cars and country roads
Covered trucks
The railway system
Ships and rivers
19
What types of jobs did women shift to after the war?
Professor jobs, Doctors, politicians
Service sector jobs: librarians, social worker, bank tellers
Industry, outdoorsy, making weapons
20
Why did President Truman decide to drop the bombs?
Believed Japanese deserved it for war crimes
Believed the Japanese wouldn't give in, save million lives
Believed they wouldn't be very destructive
Believed it was only way to end war
21
What best describes the underlying causes of the Cold War?
bitter personal disputes between Stalin and Truman
economic differences between the US and Soviet Union
remaining anger of enemies on opposing sides in World War II
Soviet anger at U.S. intervention in Greece and Turkey
22
What happened on Black Tuesday?
Inflation dramatically increased, causing prices to rise
The stock market crashed because of run on banks
Ponzi schemers faulted on their payments to investors
23
Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the war?
The United States and South Vietnam won a strategic victory.
The Vietcong and N. Viet. showed they could still fight.
U.S. forces destroyed supply lines between N. and S. Vietnam
The massacre of unarmed civilians damaged support for war.
24
What factors gave Japanese Americans harsher treatment?
Spoke little English, the way they dressed
Isolation, little polit. power, small number of them
The jobs they took
25
Which of these committed the United States to a foreign policy based on containment?
the Truman Doctrine
the Baruch Plan
the Four Freedoms
the Long Telegram
26
The difference between what the administration said and what journalists reported was called?
Yellow Journalism
Credibility Gap
Muckraking
A. Fake news
27
Why didn’t Hoover want to have the federal government interfere in the economy?
He thought it would make him less popular
He thought it would make the depression worse
Thought local govts should, natural economic downturn
28
Which legislat. banned segregation in public, school, and prosecuted violators of civil rights?
The 24th Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1957
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
29
How did President Nixon try to break the stalemate in the peace process?
sending economic aid to the Cambodian government.
helping the Khmer Rouge seize power in Cambodia.
pulling U.S. forces out of Cambodia.
ordering a ground attack on Vietcong bases in Cambodia.
30
Idea that event in one country, like spread of communism, causes similar events in others is?
Mutually Assured Destruction
The Domino Theory
Internal Dislocation
Brinkmanship
31
Which of the following contributed to a surge in postwar home construction?
replacing homes destroyed in the war
loans to war veterans
foreign aid
price controls
32
How did the US win the battle of Midway?
They used superior artillery to obliterate the pillboxes
Codebreakers alerted them to Japanese attack ahead of time
They used spies to determine Japanese plans
33
Which of these is the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies
gather information about Europe's economic resources
encourage economic integration among the nations of Europe
to support transition in Europe to centrally planned economy
34
How did President Johnson gain extraordinary war powers?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The War Powers Act
Realpolitik
The Paris Peace Accords
35
Which new world organization was a replacement for the League of Nations?
United Nations
World Health Organization
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
36
Which statement best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
North and South Korea were annexed by China.
Koreans were reunited under a democratic government.
North and South Korea remained divided into two countries.
Koreans were reunited under a communist government.
37
Why was the battle of Normandy so devastating at Omaha Beach?
Germans had infiltrators, stronger tactics, mustard gas
Germans strong cliff position, heavy artillery, many killed
The Allies were inexperienced in war
38
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen, and what was the significance of their group?
Desegregated unit shows all can work together
Japanese pilots become most decorated in history
Afr. Am. pilots didn't lose any bombers, showed their value
39
What problems were hidden by the prosperity of the 1920s?
International trade issues, inflation
Income inequality, debt, agricultural problems
Political corruption, unconstitutional laws
40
Why was the Battle of the Bulge significant to ending the war?
The USSR joined the Axis side
Germans were forced to go on the offensive
Germans were forced to defend rather than take new territory
41
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized an American emphasis on
poverty
communism
diversity
conformity
42
How did the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade?
by sending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
by surrendering control to Berlin to the Soviets
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
43
What were the conditions like in the internment camps?
Wide open spaces, good education, strong community
Similar to apartment living, many neighbors, small homes
Much like concentration camps, armed guards, gas chambers
Food shortages, poor medical care, cramped living conditions
44
Which term best describes the stock piling of nuclear weapons by the superpowers?
massive retaliation
arms race
brinkmanship
blockade
45
Which is NOT a result of segregation?
More African Americans at the bottom of the economic ladder
Higher number of African Americans in elected office
Lower life expectancy for African Americans
Higher rates of poverty and illiteracy
46
In the Korean War, United Nations forces
made preemptive strike against N. Korea to curb communism.
remained neutral peacekeepers.
fought together with U.S. troops against North Korea.
opposed the United States and South Korea.
47
During the 1950s consumers
had less money to spend
purchased new labor-saving devices
bought fewer goods on credit
did not respond well to commercial advertisements
48
What was the impact of the Harlem Renaissance?
Made Afr. Am. culture more accepted by all
Made businesses stronger in NYC
Encouraged racism and hate crimes
49
After World War II, many American cities began to decline because of the
Increase in taxes
Decrease in public housing
Influx of new industries
Flight of the middle class
50
To convince N. Vitenam to stop reinforcing Vietcong, initiated Operation Rolling Thunder, which
began a sustained bombing campaign
involved search-and-destroy missions to hunt down guerrillas
increased the number of American advisers in South Vietnam
put more American troops on the ground
51
What were some outcomes of mass production and industrialization?
More leisure time and better pay
All of the Above
The Age of the Automobile
Consumer economy with a lot of new technology
52
American soldiers used Agent Orange to
find each other in the jungle.
disrupt the enemy's food supply.
treat wounds.
detect Vietcong booby traps.
53
How did the term “Hooverville” reflect citizens’ view of the President?
Naming prosperous businesses after him showed his wealth
Naming a swanky town after him showed their love for him
Naming slum towns after him showed they disapproved of him
54
Who was Al Capone?
An Afr. Am. writer who focused on freedom
A jazz musician
A Chicago crimelord who bootlegged alcohol
55
What strategy did the Allies use to push the Germans out of North Africa?
They forced them to remain in hot conditions
Surrounded Axis from East/West, forcing retreat from Tunisia
Pushed Germans to the West coast, retreat to Spain
56
What was Executive Order 9066?
Designating war zones and allowing for removal of threats
Repealing Neutrality acts and joining WWII
Fair hiring practices in govt. jobs
57
How were African Americans impacted by the New Deal?
Not allowed to vote
Segregation lessened
Competed for jobs, hurt by AAA and not helped by social sec
58
Who was Eliot Ness and what was his claim to fame?
Part of the Prohibition "Untouchables" who caught Al Capone
A jazz musician
A famous stock broker who ran a Ponzi scheme
First pilot to cross the Atlantic
59
What was the "Lost Generation?"
Flappers who left their traditionalist background
Explorers from the Age of Heroes
Writers who thought post WWI society was cold and impersonal
60
President Truman agreed to help France with Vietnam because he
wanted to weaken anticommunist forces.
feared the spread of communism.
backed Ho Chi Minh.
supported colonialism.
61
What was the Final Solution?
Way to strategically destroy Allied enemies
Way to exterminate the Jews, solve German Jewish “Problem”
Way to peacefully end the war
62
Why did America become a more urban society?
Better paying jobs, decline of farms, better quality of life
Government was buying out privately owned farms
The city was safer to live in
63
What benefits did women gain from wartime work?
Paychecks, experience, and relationships w/ professionals
Respect, equal pay, unions for women
Free childcare, healthcare, and welfare
64
Which two Japanese cities were hit by atomic bombs?
Fukuoka and Yokohama
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Tokyo and Kyoto
Sendai and Nara
65
What are the characteristics of the "New Woman?"
Traditional, religious, support prohibition
Short hair, party girls, smoking, makeup, revealing clothes
Women working in factories to support family
66
What was the United States’ reaction after Germany invaded the Low Countries and France?
Nothing
The US made a peacetime military draft expand military force
Joining the war on the Allied side
67
Why did Prohibition fail?
There weren't enough resources to enforce, police bribed
It wasn't reducing liver disease
The government wasn't making money off it
68
What were the accomplishments of the first 100 days?
15 bills for relief, recovery, and reform
Restoring the confidence of farmers in the market
69
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
WWI
President Hoover's belief in foreign aid
Ease of credit, uneven distribution of wealth, stock market
70
Which term is defined as publicly accusing someone of subversive activities without evidence?
McCarthyism
censure
Stalinism
blacklisting

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