With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,

the president could use further force in Vietnam.

What were the Zoot Suit Riots?

Conflict between young Mexican-Americans and Sailors

What was the Tet Offensive

A coordinated attack on 100 towns and cities

What was the Lend Lease Act

A bill that granted lending or leasing of defense articles

What did the Dawes Act do?

Forced Natives to own individual plots of land to farm; forced assimilation

What did the War Powers Act do?

Limited the president's military powers w.out Congress votes

The purpose of the USS Maine was to

Protect Americans in the Havana Harbor in Cuba

Nickname for New York City's song publishing district

What was the Manhatten Project?

a pprogram that developed the American Atomic bomb

The case of a teacher that challenged the law about teaching evolution with help from ACLU

Tennessee v Scopes (Scopes Monkey Trial)

What did the Homestead Act do?

Gave free land to Western settlers

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

African American culture flourished across the US.

What was the red scare?

The fear of communism in America, Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by communists

What did the Marshall Plan do?

Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe

Which of the following demonstrates the diffusion of American culture?

The rise of baseball as a major sport in Japan

What was the Klondike Gold rush?

People traveling to Alaska to dig for gold

What did the Camp David Accords do?

Ended 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel

What does rationing mean?

practice of giving out limited amounts of food and supplies

What did the Navajo Code Talkers do?

Created a code to use during WWII

Why did the Persian Gulf war occur

Response to kuwait being invaded

The Watergate Scandal led to the ...

Resignation of President Nixon.

Overturned Plessy & said that separate schools were inherently unequal. Outlawed Segregation

Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas

what was the Cuban missile crisis

when the USSR gave missiles to Cuba

What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?

protestors broke into the U.S embassy & took people hostage

What was the Berlin Airlift?

An operation where US &UK forces sent food/supplies to the people in Berlin

why did D-Day happen? (June 6, 1944)

to take back france from the nazis

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1
With the passage of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution,
Congress maintained its war-declaring power.
the president could use further force in Vietnam.
the United States declared war on Vietnam.
the military could use nuclear weapons.
2
What was the treaty of Versailles
Disbanded the League of Nations
Restricted use of mustard gas in any war
Gave France control over Germany
Brought WW1 to an end
3
What were the Zoot Suit Riots?
Conflict between tailors and union members
Union protests in Los Angeles
Protests in Harlem against segregation
Conflict between young Mexican-Americans and Sailors
4
This case upheld Espionage Act in WWI & said speaking out against war may cause soldiers harm.
Schenk v US
Hernandez v Texas
Miranda v Arizona
Plessy v Ferguson
5
This book brought awareness to how polluted America's environment had become
The Jungle
Silent Spring
The Feminine Mystique
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
6
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act
all of the above
made monopolies illegal
paved the way for better working conditions
brought peace to the industrial community
7
Yellow Journalism
Updated News
Journals printed on yellow paper
News about the Spanish American War
False Journalism
8
What was the Tet Offensive
A coordinated attack on 100 towns and cities
The invasion of Cambodia
An event that the VC found rude
An American attack on North Vietnam
9
What did Betty Friedan do?
Both
Helped found NOW
Neither
Wrote The Feminine Mystique
10
What was the Lend Lease Act
A bill that granted lending or leasing of defense articles
This word limit is very annoying
A bill that leased President Roosevelts house to waifs
A nice play put on in Nazi Germany
11
What did the Dawes Act do?
Closed all reservations
Forced Natives to own individual plots of land to farm; forced assimilation
Made Washington Territory into Washington State
Gave women the right to vote
12
This Book was responsible for the 1906 Meat Inspection Act
The Jungle
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History
Silent Spring
13
Protects students 1st amendment rights in schools. Students wore armbands opposing Vietnam war
Miranda v Arizona
Korematsu v US
Plessy v Ferguson
Tinker v Des Moines
14
Requires rights to be read to those who are under arrest. Rights of the accused.
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown V Board of Educaiton
Schenk v. US
Miranda v Arizona
15
17th Amendment
women suffrage
income tax
direct election of senators
Prohibition
16
What did the War Powers Act do?
Limited the president's military powers w.out Congress votes
It gave Congress new military powers
It created a committee to investigate the Vietnam War
It created a military internal affairs agency
17
what did the TVA do?
built schools and post offices
built dams and power plants
built hospitals
gave more rights to women
18
26th Amendment
African American men have the right to vote
18 years old can vote
Direct election of senators
Women's right to vote
19
The purpose of the USS Maine was to
Protect Americans in the Havana Harbor in Cuba
Assist Cubans in their rebellions
Export sugar to the US
20
Tin Pan Alley
Nickname for New York City's song publishing district
First confrontation of the civil war
a walk-in theater for costumers to watch continuous acts
A place where arms are kept
21
What was the Manhatten Project?
Secret projeft that uncovered soviet spies
a communist cell whose members included Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
a program that tracked Soviet espionage activities in New York
a pprogram that developed the American Atomic bomb
22
The 24th amendment abolished...
Slavery
Prohibition
Poll taxes
Income tax
23
The case of a teacher that challenged the law about teaching evolution with help from ACLU
Sweatt v Painter
Darrow v Bryan
Tennessee v Scopes (Scopes Monkey Trial)
Texas v Hernandez
24
What did the Homestead Act do?
Created colleges and universities
Gave free land to Western settlers
Got rid of property requirements to vote
Allowed women to own homes
25
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
African American culture flourished across the US.
A factory for African Americans
A march across the US.
A railroad system
26
19th Amendment
Men’s suffrage
Children’s suffrage
Black suffrage
Women’s suffrage
27
WWII Case upheld FDRs Exec Order 9066 interning Japanese. Said rights were limited in war time.
Korematsu v US
Tinker v DesMoines
Schenk v US
Hernandez v Texas
28
This case gave Mexican Americans the equal protection and rights given in the 14th amendment.
Miranda v Arizona
Brown v McCray
Hernandez v Texas
Tinker v Desmoines
29
21st Amendment
Repealed Prohibition
equal protection, citizenship, due process
Poll tax abolished
women suffrage
30
What does the FDIC do?
Makes coins
Sells treasury bonds
Insures deposit accounts
Gives loans
31
Sputnik was a
TV brand
Soviet car
Soviet nuclear missile that
Soviet satellite
32
What was the red scare?
The domino effect
The fear of communism in America
A time when people were scared of the color red
Hysteria over the perceived threat posed by communists
33
What did the Marshall Plan do?
Built a wall in Berlin
Allowed all refugees to live in America
broke apart Germany
Provided Billions of Dollars for rebuilding Europe
34
Which of the following demonstrates the diffusion of American culture?
The establishment of a Saudi Embassy in the US
The presence of German immigrants in the US
The rise of baseball as a major sport in Japan
Establishment of multinational research centers inAntarctica
35
What was the Klondike Gold rush?
People turning lead into gold in Alaska
People selling the gold they found in their homes in Alaska
People make jewelry out of gold in Alaska
People traveling to Alaska to dig for gold
36
The Zimmerman Telegram and unresticted submarine warfare caused America to Join this:
World War II
World War I
Spanish American War
The Cold War
37
What did the Camp David Accords do?
Created a Palestinian state
Gave Britain control of Palestine
Created Jewish Homeland in Palestine
Ended 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel
38
What day was Black Tuesday?
October 29, 1929
October 26, 1929
November 13, 1929
November 7, 1929
39
Court that said public spaces could be separate as long as they are equal?
Brown v Board of Education
Korematsu v United States
Plessy v Ferguson
Brown v McCray
40
What does rationing mean?
a period of economic decline characterized by high unempl
practice of giving out limited amounts of food and supplies
he buying and selling of stocks as shares in companies
confinement
41
What did the Navajo Code Talkers do?
Created a new reservation
Created a code to use during WWII
Created a Native American club
Created a code to use during WWIII
42
Why did the Persian Gulf war occur
Iraq attacks an American cruise ship called American queen
Response to kuwait being invaded
Kuwait was a major oil supplier
Iraq launches a nuclear missile in New York
43
The Watergate Scandal led to the ...
The Election of George W. Bush
The Assassination of President Kennedy.
The Impeachment of President Clinton.
Resignation of President Nixon.
44
This case ruled that Amish had the right to educate their children at home.
Wisconsin v Yoder
Brown v Board
Edgewood v Kirby
Tinker v Des Moines
45
Who wrote the 14 Points?
Woodrow Wilson
Alvin York
Ferdinand Foch
Theodore Roosevelt
46
Overturned Plessy & said that separate schools were inherently unequal. Outlawed Segregation
Brown v Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
Miranda v Arizona
Plessy v Ferguson
Tinker v DesMoines
47
what was the Cuban missile crisis
when the us killed Castro
when the USSR gave missiles to Cuba
48
The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki led to the
surrender of Japan
use of island hopping
surrender of Germany
assassination of Tajo
49
What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
protestors broke into the U.S embassy & took people hostage
Idk,irrelevent
keeping people hostage
bad blood between the U.S. & Iran
50
What was the Berlin Airlift?
Taking planes out of the city of Berlin because it was too powerful
An operation where US &UK forces sent food/supplies to the people in Berlin
When the Japanese surrendered after the dropping of the Atomic Bomb
A battle during World War II
51
why did D-Day happen? (June 6, 1944)
to take back france from the nazis
or to take france and keep it
because we hate the nazis
just cuz
52
This case said the 14th amendment protected Herman Sweatt's right to attend UT Law School
Hernandez v Texas
White v Register
Delgado v Basdrop
Sweatt v Painter
53
What happened at Pearl Harbor?
Many people had lost their lives
Japan had took ships
Japan had bombed the U.S. base in Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii
Many vehicles had been destroyed
54
Bonus Army?
WW1 veterans who marched on Washington D.C. for early payment of bonus.
The women who went in war.
People who payed to get into the army
Children of army members.
55
Americans were asked to plant Victory gardens to
none of the above
save money during the Depression
promote weight loss
ration food for US troops

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