What was McCarthyism?

A campaign to find all the communists in the government.

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

To help rebuild Western European Country's economies after WWII

EFFECTS of the Great Depression.

Business Failures, Bank Failures, High Unemployment, Foreclosures on Homes

Conservative critic of the New Deal and President Roosevelt

Why was there a Second New Deal?

some early New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional

An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that...

the US provided critical aid to England and the Soviet Union

CAUSES of the Great Depression

Overproduction, Underconsumption, Speculation, Stock Market Crash

Eleanor Roosevelt was all of the following EXCEPT

Outspoken supporter of Prohibition and Red Scare

How did the Korean War start?

North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea

What was the policy of containment?

Keep communism out of all non-communist countries.

What was the Manhattan Project?

Code names by the United States to cover the building of Atomic Bombs

What was the Tet Offensive?

A series of attacks by the North Vietnam into South Vietnam

What was the Truman Doctrine?

U.S. policy to support any non-communist country at risk of take over

Which best characterizes the Battle of Berlin?

One of the bloodiest battles and a final battle in Europe

Why was the Battle of Midway important?

Ended Japan's naval advantage in the Pacific Theater

What were Hoovervilles?

Shanty towns built during the Great Depression

Brown v. Board of Education established

Separate schools for students based on race violated the 14th amendment

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

USSR missiles in Cuba, US missiles in Turkey. Crisis between US and USSR

Why were ration books issued during WWII?

to ensure the fair distribution of goods

He protected the rights of farm workers and founder of the UFW.

What was the Cold War?

a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats

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1
On December 7, 1941...
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Sinking of the Lusitania
The first American ship sent out in WWII was sunk.
The U.S economy collapsed
2
What was McCarthyism?
A campaign to find all the communists in the government.
A name for the new political party that was anti-communist.
A different name for communism
A communist nation
3
What did the Social Security Act do?
Provisions for dependents
Provide benefits for retirees 65 or older
Federal-state unemployment insurance
All of the above
4
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
To restructure American defenses
To spread democracy
To stop potential communists
To help rebuild Western European Country's economies after WWII
5
Which events happened in 1968?
assassination of Robert Kennedy
Tet Offensive
All of the Above
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the
the surrender of Italy
the surrender of Germany
the surrender of Japan
use of Island Hopping in the Pacific
7
EFFECTS of the Great Depression.
Increase in military
Speculation and Stock Market Crash
Business Failures, Bank Failures, High Unemployment, Foreclosures on Homes
Overproduction, Banking Practices, Trade Restrictions
8
Who launched Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite in 1957?
China
United States
France
The Soviet Union
9
The severe economic recession of the 1930s that affected global market
Underconsumption
The Great Depression
Overproduction
Stock Market Speculation
10
Huey P. Long
Arrested for speaking out against the New Deal
Roosevelt's vice-president
Wanted to give every American a guaranteed income
Conservative critic of the New Deal and President Roosevelt
11
When did the Stock Market Crash?
1939
1929
1928
1932
12
Why was there a Second New Deal?
FDR's original plan was unaffordable and ran out of money
the Second New Deal was required by the United Nations
all of the First New Deal programs were failures that people hated
some early New Deal programs were ruled unconstitutional
13
What was the country the Allied troops invaded on D-day?
Germany
Italy
France
Poland
14
An immediate effect of the Lend-Lease program was that...
the US provided critical aid to England and the Soviet Union
Western Europe recovered from the damage caused by WWI
Japan declared war against the United States
the Soviet Union formed the Warsaw Pact
15
CAUSES of the Great Depression
The New Deal Programs
Business failures and Unemployment
Overproduction, Underconsumption, Speculation, Stock Market Crash
Foreclosures (losing homes/lands/businesses)
16
What was the unemployment rate during The Great Depression?
78%
89%
72%
25%
17
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C.?
George Washington
Ruby Bridges
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Abraham Lincoln
18
Identify the 3 R's in FDR New Deal plan
Rescue, recovery and reuse
Respect, reform and relief
Relief, recovery and reform
Revive, relive and recovery
19
Eleanor Roosevelt was all of the following EXCEPT
First lady to give a press conference
Activist for women's rights and racial equality
Outspoken supporter of Prohibition and Red Scare
First Lady to write her own newspaper column
20
How did the Korean War start?
North Korea crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea
The USSR wanted to take over all of Korea
The US wanted to take over all of Korea
South Korea invaded North Korea
21
The US Military was desegregated
by Ronald Regan when he was the governor of California
by Lyndon Johnson as a part of the Civil Rights Movement
by Harry Truman in 1948
by Abraham Lincoln in 1860
22
What was the policy of containment?
Keep communism only out of Russia
Keep communism from just the United States
Keep communism out of all non-communist countries.
Remove communism out of all Soviet countries.
23
Banks loaning people money to buy stocks with very little money down.
Underconsumption
Great Depression
Overproduction
Stock Market Speculation
24
What was the Manhattan Project?
Hitler's plan to take over Russia
A project in Manhattan
Code names by the United States to cover the building of Atomic Bombs
The military's code name for WW2
25
What was the Tet Offensive?
Opponents of the war
A coup to overthrown North Vietnam
An invasion into North Vietnam
A series of attacks by the North Vietnam into South Vietnam
26
What was the Truman Doctrine?
U.S. policy to support any non-communist country at risk of take over
Ended the war
U.S. policy to declare nuclear war
money to support any country at risk of capitalist take over
27
Who became president after the assassination of JFK and passed the Great Society programs?
Ronald W. Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
James Bond
Richard M. Nixon
28
Which best characterizes the Battle of Berlin?
One of the bloodiest battles and a final battle in Europe
Marked end of all Allied involvement in WWII
Insignificant from a strategic military perspective
Marked an end to the war in the Pacific Theater
29
Why was the Battle of Midway important?
Gave Japan a new enemy
Ended World War II
Ended Japan's naval advantage in the Pacific Theater
Brought Italy into World War II
30
What were Hoovervilles?
Shanty towns built during the Great Depression
Herbert Hoovers house.
Houses for the Rich.
A famous community created by Dr. Suess.
31
Brown v. Board of Education established
Separate schools for students based on race violated the 14th amendment
the Supreme Court
Prohibition and ratification of 18th amendment
Women's suffrage
32
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The invasion of Cuba by American troops with Soviet troops present
A missile accidentally being launched and hitting Cuba, a Communist state
A confrontation between US and Cuba
USSR missiles in Cuba, US missiles in Turkey. Crisis between US and USSR
33
Why were ration books issued during WWII?
to ensure the fair distribution of goods
For large discounts on consumer goods
Provide help for unemployed families
Social security for the elderly
34
Who is Cesar Chavez?
Helped create the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
He founded NOW.
Created the Great Society programs
He protected the rights of farm workers and founder of the UFW.
35
What was the Cold War?
The American Revolution
War fought between the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, Japan) and the Allied
a state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats
World War I
36
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Drought, Farming, the Economy
The railroad
A tornado
World War II

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