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US History 2 Final Exam
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1
What is a big difference between Capitalism and Communism?
Capitalism uses a system of money; communism uses a barter system
Capitalism believes in helping the rich; communism believes in helping poor
Communism = private ownership; capitalism = public ownership of property
Communism = public ownership; capitalism = private ownership of property
2
Which of the following was not an effect of the Great Depression
Many families became homeless
Many men became unemployed
Many people started farming
Many hobos roamed the country
3
This is President William Howard Taft
False
True
4
In 1962 President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba in order to
to prepare to attempt to assassinate Fidal Castro
in preparations for an invasion of Cuba
to keep Soviets from delivering anymore missiles
a. to enforce NATO’s Collective Security Policy.
5
Emperor Hirohito was in emperor in what Country?
Guam
Tokoyo
Japan
China
6
What was the Holocaust?
The Holocaust was an attempt by the Nazis to destroy the Jewish people.
the systematic attempt to wipe out an entire people
Discrimination or violent hostility directed at Jews
when hitler was born.
7
Muckrakers were:
suffrragists
journalists
conservationists
politicians
8
Which of the following did
not
keep African Americans in the South from voting?
oll taxes
grandfather clauses
literacy tests
A. the separate-but-equal doctrine
9
Which statement best characterizes Roosevelt's position on trusts?
trusts were legal and could not be abolished
Trusts were of benefit to the public interest
all trusts should be busted
some trusts were harmful to the public interest.
10
Who rejected Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan?
the Germans
Allied leaders
the U.S. Senate
the League of Nations
11
Many Americans wanted to join WWI after the ______ was sunk by a German u-boat.
Carnival
Lusitania
Zimmerman
Titanic
12
Who was Rosa Parks?
A Civil Rights activist who refused to give up her seat in a segregated bus
A very rich grandmother who lived in a senior center.
13
Time where large number of African Americans were moving from the Southern States to the North.
The Great Migration
The Great Immigration
The Diaspora
The Exodus
14
Which of the following was the main objective of the Agricultural Adjustment Act?
to raise prices of farm products
to provide pensions for retired farmers
to encourage more people to enter farming
to increase farm production
15
What was the Lavender Scare?
Era of purple dye shortage
Mass hysteria about communist spies in the State Department
A concern that the US would invade the Soviet Union
Mass firings of gay people from government jobs
16
Who are the smaller men, seated at desks in the picture?
US Senators
Mayors
Railroad magnates
Industrialists
17
Define Prohibition.
A total ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco
A partial ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
A total ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol
A partial ban on the sale and consumption of tobacco
18
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of
treason
robbery and murder
receiving bribes
anarchy
19
The American Civil Liberties Union hired him to represent John T. Scopes
Clarence Darrow
William J. Bryan
John T. Scopes
Woodrow Wilson
20
Roughly what fraction of the land area of the United States was damaged during the Dust Bowl period?
1/10
2/3
1/5
1/2
21
___ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam.
Reunifying Vietnam
Upholding the Geneva Accords
Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam
Containing the spread of communism
22
What name was given to homeless men who rode the rails as they searched for work as seen in the picture above?
speculators
Okies
hoboes
Bonus Marchers
23
What caused the Dust Bowl?
severe thunderstorms
long periods of heavy rain
lack of sunshine
severe drought and high winds
24
What is a détente?
After school detention
A relaxation of tensions between countries
The growth of the economy
The spread of Communism
25
Which weapons of mechanized warfare were introduced in World War I?
Battlefront trenches
pistols and bayonets
airplanes and tanks
hydrogen bombs
26
To add a conservative judge, Reagan nominated ___, the first woman ever appointed to the Court.
Geraldine Ferraro
Peggy Noonan
Sandra Day O'Connor
Anita Hill
27
His assassination sparked World War I
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Woodrow Wilson
David Lloyd George
Franz Ferdinand
28
Who was President of the United States during WWI?
Theodore Roosevelt
Barack Obama
Herbert Hoover
Woodrow Wilson
29
Members of the _______ Tribe helped create a secret code with their language for battles in the Pacific during WWII.
Mississippi
Mississippi
Creek
Navajo
30
Which of the following was a result of the Selective Service Act?
African Americans could not become Army officers
Men were required to register for military service (draft)
Troops were segregated by race
Women could not work in factories
31
What aspect of the Great Depression is illustrated by the above political cartoon?
Bank failures
Unemployment
The New Deal
Hoovervilles
32
The Zimmermann Telegram encouraged
Mexico to use the Monroe Doctrine
Mexico to create a fascist government
Mexico to ally with the U.S.
Mexico to attack the U.S.
33
In World War II, Germany was a member of the ______ Powers.
Allied
Axis
Eastern
Northern
34
Repealed Prohibition
21st
14th
18th
26th
35
Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal?
Decrease price of farm goods
help alleviate the problems of the depression
keep America neutral in WWI
Increase crop production
36
What was the Warsaw Pact formed to do?
Help Japan rebuild.
Stop communism.
Create an alliance with the U.S.
Spread communism.
37
The Harlem Renaissance refers to
A population increase in Harlem in the 1920s
A program to promote African-American owned businesses
A celebration of African-American culture in literature and art
A struggle for civil rights led by the NAACP
38
The Dust Bowl included which state?
Wyoming
Arkansas
South Dakota
Kansas
39
1957 Little Rock 9
9 Black students allowed school w white students Arkansas
Little Rock problems with public water
9 Black students allowed to eat at public restaurant
Little Rock Arkansas hate crimes on African Americans
40
Jim Crow laws were laws that:
taxed voters
separated the races
promoted discrimination against women
A. denied citizenship to Asian immigrants.
41
Hoover was Elected president halfway through the Depression.
False
True
42
One conclusion that could be drawn from the 2000 presidential election is
Recounts always lead to mischief
A small number of votes determined the election outcome
whoever spends the most money is the winner
The Electoral College favors Florida voters
43
Which of the following correctly matches the politician with his nation?
France -- Neville Chamberlain
Austria -- Joseph Stalin
Britain -- Charles de Gaulle
Spain -- Francisco Franco
44
How did Adolf Hitler become Chancellor of Germany?
Through a democratic election
By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the communist party
Through a coup d’état
By blaming the Reichstag Fire on the Nazi party
45
Where was the 38th parallel?
Berlin
Korea
USSR
Cuba
46
Gains made by American women during World War I include
equal pay for equal work in many war industries
increased support for women's right to vote
the beginnings of a movement for women
acceptance as full fledged members of the U.S. Army
47
The Hawley-Smoot Tariff had what effect on US society during the Great Depression...
It caused citizens to respect Hoover again
It caused citizens' wages to rise
It caused citizens to eat more pizza and ice cream
It reduced trade with other nations
48
The Boxer Rebellion was an attempt by Chinese revolutionaries to
set up a Communist government in China.
remove foreign influence from China
restore the Manchu dynasty to power.
set up a democratic government in China.
49
Rescue of 380,000 soldiers
Barbarossa
Stalingrad
Dunkirk
Maginot Line
50
The actions of which country finally forced the United States to enter World War II?
Italy
Japan
Germany
England
51
Japan's surprise attack on _____ in Hawaii brought America into World War I.
Honolulu
Midway
Waikiki
Pearl Harbor
52
Who was Katherine Johnson?
A NASA reporter
An astronaut for NASA
An American astronomer for NASA
An American mathematician for NASA
53
F. Scott Fitzgerald described the 1920s as the
Prohibition Age.
Jazz Age.
Roaring Twenties.
Harlem Renaissance.
54
The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.
Marshall Plan
Warsaw Pact
Iron Curtain
Truman Doctrine
55
41)
The purpose of the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) was
give electrical power to an underdeveloped region of the U.S
to insure bank deposits in the United States.
to provide job opportunities in national parks.
56
The major causes of the Dust Bowl were
All of the above
High winds that carried soil around
Overgrazing by cattle and plowing by farmers
Drought that dried out the soil
57
What was segregation?
system of separating men and women
system of separating blacks and whites
system where farmers work a parcel of land
system of separating old and young
58
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
The Senate is working for the people, not for special interests
Senators can be bribed for small amounts of money.
Ordinary people are not allowed in the Senate.
Owners of business monopolies control the Senate.
59
Which of the following is true of the Gentlemen’s Agreement?
A. It caused anti-American rioting in Japan.
It prohibited aliens from working in industrial jobs.
it resulted in segregated classrooms
it decreased Japanese immigration
60
The Great Depression began in 1929 when the _____ ______ _______.
stock market crashed.
government lost money.
Hoover was elected.
next war started.
61
Jazz music was born in New Orleans and was spread to the North by such musicians as
Zora Neale Hurston.
Louis Armstrong.
Paul Robeson.
Langston Hughes.
62
Which was NOT part of Huey Long's plan?
No income to exceed 100 to 300 times the average family income
Pensions to elderly over age 60.
Mandatory military service for men over the age of 18
No family will receive income less than 1/3 of the average family income
63
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a founder and the first president of the ___.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Nation of Islam
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
64
According to the map, what do the southern states have in common?
They all relied heavily on industry.
They experienced a decrease in African-American population.
They experienced an increase in African-American population.
They all had laws discriminating against African Americans
65
John T. Scopes (pictured here) challenged a Tennessee law that forbade the teaching of
Creationism
Fundamentalism
Biology
Evolution
66
Which was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
tariffs on foreign goods
crisis in the farm sector
growing number of homeless people
availability of easy credit
67
The Open Door Policy was designed as a way for the United States to further
its desires to annex foreign nations.
the establishment of democratic governments.
international diplomacy
its trade interests.
68
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is the 46th and current president of the United States.
True
False
69
Nixon's visit in 1972 to begin normalizing relations was a reversal of previous American policy established in 1949 to
Vietnam
USSR
East Germany
China
70
Which country was not allowed to participate in peace talks at the Treaty of Versailles?
1. United States
4. Germany
2. Italy
3. Russia
71
11. How did the Allies try to conceal the true location of the D-Day landings?
Allies set up a fake, army base with its own headquarters and equipment
c. The Allies only trained in the US before invading France
The Allies worked with Soviet spies to spread false informationEnigma code
72
The state that had the largest percent increase in its African-American population:
West Virginia
Indiana
Lousiana
Florida
73
Who were the Tuskeegee Airmen?
WWII heros
All black airmen and crew
The Red tails
All of these answers
74
This was the first line of defense in the Trench Warfare
reparations
"protect this house"
"no mans land"
H-bomb
75
In which of the following places did 146 female workers die in a fire?
Haymarket Square
Carnegie Steel's Homestead Plant
The Pullman factory
The Triangle Shirtwaist factory
76
President Taft's plan to encourage loans to Latin American countries was known as
Cultural Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Moral Diplomacy
Big Stick Diplomacy
77
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
reduce Cold War tensions
demonstrate the success of Communism
embarrass America
stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
78
In
the Jungle
, Upton Sinclair exposed: corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company.
False
True
79
Jim Crow was a Real Person
True
False
80
The primary goal of the NAACP was:
regulation of the banking industry.
equality among the races.
voting rights for women.
better working conditions.
81
In The Jungle, Upton Sinclair exposed
corrupt business practices of the Standard Oil Company
illegal deals between special interests and the government.
dangers faced by coal miners
unsanitary conditions in the meat-packing industry
82
What was the name of the first satellite launched into space?
Apollo 1
Freedom 1
Sputnik 1
Suptnik 1
83
What is McCarthyism?
investigations of Anti-Communist loyalty
the belief that Joseph McCarthy should be president
reckless, destructive accusations of Communism
the belief that we should have expanded the Korean War
84
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. was kidnapped and returned safely.
True
False
85
26. What were Hoovervilles?
sharecropper dwellings in the South
shanty towns for the homeless during the Great Depression.
racially segregated cities in the North.
Slum tenement houses for immigrants in New York City.
86
In Brown v. Board, the doctrine of ___ relating to public education was finally overturned.
Due process of law
Equal protection under the law
“Separate, but equal”
All deliberate speed
87
The fictional character __________ was created to encourage women to work manufacturing jobs during WWII.
Rosie the Riveter
Jessica Rabbit
Minnie Mouse
Harriet Tubman
88
Japanese-Americans who lived on the West Coast were subjected to ______ during the war.
compensation
interrogation
internment
torture
89
In which region did most of the damage from the Dust Bowl occur?
the Great Plains
The Rocky Mountains
the Pacific Northwest
the Midwest
90
What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?
Labor organizers
typical American citizens
Wealthy monopolists
Very powerful senators
91
The main goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act was to:
stop Chinese Americans from attending school in the United States.
create segregated classrooms
decrease Chinese immigration
settle a disagreement between China and the United States.
92
Where did the Triangle Shirt Waist Company fire occur?
Mississippi
New Yorkk
California
Florida
93
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was...
An Invasion of Cuba by American sponsored Cuban soldiers to oust Castro
An invasion of Mexico by Communist forces from the Soviet Union
All of the Above
An Invasion of Cuba by American Soldiers to overthrow Fidel Castro
94
The Roosevelt Corollary built on the ____, saying the US would be the police force of the West.
Platt Amendment
Monroe Doctrine
Hay-Pauncefote Treaty of 1901
Open Door Policy
95
Lincoln Steffens was a muckraker who wrote the The Shame of the Cities (1904)
True
False
96
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?
housing
public accommodations
private universities
churches
97
Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be
elected without a popular majority
reelected to a third term
denounced by the Republican Party
impeached by the House
98
What country did the Allies invade on D-Day?
Japan
France
Britain
United States
99
Is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
HUAC
CIA
NATO
Hollywood Ten
100
Americans like Charles Lindbergh who wanted the US to stay out of WWII were known as:
hawks
interventionists
isolationists
internationalists
