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US History B Final Exam
US History B Final Exam
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1
Why did Clinton easily win reelection in 1996?
People thought Clinton's affair made him relatable
The economy was steadily improving
Inflation made goods cheaper for Americans
Clinton helped the US win the Persian Gulf War
2
What was the Supreme Court decision in the Brown vs. Board of Education case?
Separate facilities are fine as long as they're within 1 mile of each other
Segregation is not allowed anywhere
Separate but equal is constitutional
Segregation in schools is inherently unequal and unconstitutional
3
Why did Americans build fallout shelters and practice duck and cover drills in the 1950s?
To protect in case of an alien invasion
To protect in case of an economic crash
To protect in case of nuclear war
To protect in case of a Soviet invasion
4
What was the purpose of the sit-ins during the Civil Rights Movement?
To challenge segregation in public facilities
To challenge segregation in the military
To challenge segregation in Berlin
To challenge segregation in schools
5
What is the goal of the Patriot Act and Department of Homeland Security?
Ban all nuclear weapons
Prevent Supreme Court justices from flying treasonous flags
To end the Cold War
Prevent terrorist attacks on US soil
6
What were the results of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The US invaded Cuba
The US used nuclear weapons on the Soviet Union
The US assassinated Fidel Castro
The Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba
7
What controversial action did President Ford take after the Watergate scandal?
He dropped nuclear weapons on China
He pardoned Nixon
He had Nixon executed
He invaded Canada
8
What is the purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
To attack the Soviet Union
To provide collective security against aggressors
To execute nazis
To ban nuclear weapons
9
What were the results of building the Interstate Highway System?
Growth of cities
Growth of suburbs and the car industry
Growth of rural areas
Growth of trees
10
What role did college students play in the antiwar movement?
Helped people immigrate to Vietnam
Encouraged Americans to volunteer for combat
Helped people make better signs to protest
Helped lead protests against the war
11
Why did detente with the Soviet Union come to an end?
The US landed a man on the moon
The US won the 1980 Olympics
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
The US recognized China
12
How was the Presidential election of 2000 decided?
By the popular vote
By the Supreme Court
Al Gore just gave up
By a cage match fight to the death
13
What did President Eisenhower do to help the integration of Little Rock High School?
Sent federal troops
Sent care packages of food and water
Closed the school
Bussed students from neighboring towns
14
How did President Nixon expand the Vietnam War?
By declaring a cease fire
By bombing Cambodia
By declaring war on the Soviet Union
By dropping nuclear weapons on China
15
What event is considered the symbolic end of the Cold War?
The successful implementation of Reagan's Star Wars program
The arrival of pandas from China at the National Zoo
The withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam
The fall of the Berlin Wall
16
What happened in the Iran-Contra scandal?
The US replaced the leader of Panama
President Reagan gave back the hostages
The US used funds from weapons sold to Iran for contra rebels in Nicaragua
Jimmy Carter traded hostages in exchange for the Presidency
17
What techniques did the US use against the North Vietnamese during the Vietnam War?
Chemical weapons like napalm and agent orange
Booby traps and mines
Music therapy
Nuclear weapons
18
What were the goals of the US in the Persian Gulf War?
To secure oil and stop the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
To topple the statue of Saddam Hussein
To keep the Suez Canal open
To keep the Panama Canal open
19
How did Cesar Chavez help improve conditions for migrant workers in the US?
Organized sit-ins on farms
Gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech
Became a Supreme Court justice
Led a boycott of grapes on nonunion farms
20
What is the goal of the United Nations?
To promote violent solutions to world problems
To promote peaceful solutions to world problems
To make countries trade with each other
To feed the hungry
21
What effect did the Watergate scandal have on President Nixon?
It weakened him and led him to resign
It led to the pandas coming to the National Zoo
It strengthened him and led to his reelection in 1976
It led to the demolition of the Watergate hotel
22
What were the major events of the Korean War?
Soviet Union uses nuclear weapons against the US and South Korea
Tet Offensive and My Lai Massacre
US uses nuclear weapons against Korea and China
UN declares military action and General MacArthur fired
23
What was the US goal in the Vietnam War?
To prevent communism from spreading into South Vietnam
To prevent the Soviet Union from invading Vietnam
To prevent Americans from immigrating to Vietnam
To prevent China from obtaining nuclear weapons
24
What were some major events of the second Red Scare during the Cold War?
The Watergate scandal and Persian Gulf War
The GI Bill and baby boom
The sit-ins and freedom rides
The Hiss and Rosenberg trials & McCarthy hearings
25
What were the impacts of the growth of the suburbs after WWII?
Led to a decline in computers and technology
Led to a decline in road construction
Led to growth in the automobile industry and white flight from cities
Led to growth in train travel
26
Where have the most recent wave of immigrants to the US come from?
Canada and Newfoundland
Latin America and Asia
Eastern & Western Europe
Europe and Antarctica
27
What was President Truman's policy of containment during the Cold War?
To eliminate governments that were communist
To help communism spread around the world
To make being a communist illegal in the US
To stop communism from spreading around the world
28
What were the goals of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs?
To increase poverty in the US
To fight a war on drugs
To reduce poverty in the US
To make poverty more fun in the US
29
What was the US economy like after WWII?
Prosperous with a lot of consumerism
High inflation and slow growth
Focused on wartime production
High poverty and unemployment
30
Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
To stop people from dropping nuclear weapons on East Germany
To stop people from trading with East Germany
To stop people from escaping East Germany
To stop people from coming to East Germany
31
What did the 24th Amendment and Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?
Bring the pandas to the National Zoo
End segregation in all public facilities
Make voting more accessible for African Americans
Make voting more fun for African Americans
32
What effect did the Soviet launch of Sputnik have on American society?
Increased spending on the War on Drugs
Increased spending on the military
Increased spending on science education
Increased spending on segregation
33
What did the 1994 midterm elections show about politics in the US?
An increasing trend towards conservatism
A decreasing trend in concern for economic issues
An increasing trend in voter apathy
An increasing trend towards liberalism
34
What method did Martin Luther King Jr. advocate using to fight for civil rights?
Protests wearing berets and leather jackets
Violent protests
Nonviolent protests
Silent protests
35
What did President Truman's Executive Order 9981 do for African Americans?
Desegregated Little Rock High School
Desegregated the military
Desegregated water fountains only
Desegregated everything in the US
36
What did the GI Bill provide for soldiers returning from WWII?
Providing therapy for shell shock
Providing education and home loans
Providing free meals
Providing guaranteed jobs
37
How did the women's rights movement change society in the 1970s and 80s?
Women earn equal pay to men for equal work
Women got the right to vote
Women were allowed to own nuclear weapons
Women's rights divided the country politically
38
What was the goal of the Camp David Accords negotiated by President Jimmy Carter?
To give back the Panama Canal
To put solar panels on the White House
To discuss the swamp rabbit that attacked Carter
To establish peace in the Middle East
39
What policies did Reagan's trickle-down/supply-side economics include?
Reducing spending on defense
Expanding welfare programs for the poor
Lowering taxes for the wealthy and businesses
Making Presidents pay no taxes
40
What actions did the American Indian Movement take?
Banned the color red on reservations
Demanded the Redskins change their name
Boycotted grapes on non-union farms
Occupied Alcatraz and demanded self-determination
41
What was the outcome of Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring?
Americans with disabilities gained more protections
Segregation in public schools was ended
Pandas arrived at the National Zoo
The modern environmental movement began
42
What did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) do?
Search for people who were too tall
Search for people who immigrated to the US illegally
Search for and investigate WWII veterans
Search for and investigate suspected communists
43
What effect did the SALT agreements in the 1970s have on the Cold War?
They made nuclear weapons illegal
They brought the pandas to the National Zoo
They reduced Cold War tensions
They increased Cold War tensions
44
What was the purpose of the freedom rides during the Civil Rights Movement?
To challenge segregation in the space program
To challenge segregation in schools
To challenge segregation in southern bus stations
To challenge segregation in the military
45
What is detente?
An increase in involvement in the Vietnam War
A thawing in relations between the US and USSR during the Cold War
A type of tasty Italian noodle
A battle between the US and USSR in Afghanistan
46
What were the goals of the Black Panther Party?
To make it easier for African Americans to vote
To challenge the police and care for their own communities
To advocate for nonviolent protest against segregation
To challenge the space program
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What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?
To execute the nazis
To attack communist governments
To build a wall around Berlin
To help rebuild Europe after WWII
