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A Basic Review Exam 1932-2016
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1
This image represents:
The Freedom Train of US Heritage
Railroad One - President Truman's Train
the Transcontinental Railroad
The First Integrated RR line
2
Hitler's "
lightning war
" that swept through Western Europe
in 1940
was the
Sturmvar
Barnsturem
Warrenquikken
Blitzkrieg
3
This was a "
D-Day
" in Europe.
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
August 6, 1945
September 1, 1939
4
The closest Electoral Vote since 1876 was the
271-266 count
decided by
disputed FL votes in
2000
2008
1992
1980
5
This image depicts
Dr. Martin Luther King
and:
Harry Truman
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
6
Which of the following programs
paid farmers
to slaughter animals and reduce crop acreage
?
FPA
CCC
AAA
WPA
7
He broke the "
Color Line
" of
Major League Baseball
in 1947 and earned "Rookie of the Year"
Satchel Paige
Jackie Robinson
Willie Mays
Cassius Clay
8
The first hundred days during FDR's presidency
was known as the
Bank Holiday
Honeymoon
Good Old Days
Happy Days
9
By 2014,
Hispanics/Latinos
accounted for
____% of the US Population
:
8
33
17
48
10
While Democrats ridiculed the plan, his idea
became the basis for Social Security
.
Huey Long
Dr. Charles Townsend
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
11
The following political cartoon
criticized FDR
for his
His demand for Loyalty Oaths from Judges
Court-Packing Plan
New Deal Program
Conservative Judicial Policies
12
She was the 1950s icon of "
The Good Housewife
"
Betty Friedan
Lucille Ball
Gloria Steinem
Betty Crocker
13
This "
Spy v. Spy
" cartoon from
Mad Magazine
could be used to depict:
MADD
NTBT
CRS
SDI
14
In the 1932 campaign, he promised "A Chicken in every pot, two Cars in every garage."
Herbert Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
15
Despite our
neutrality
, we were an "
Arsenal of Democracy
" by
aiding the Allies in 1940
through
Peace through Victory
Cash and Carry
On Margin Buying
Arms for All
16
This cartoon implies that
as regards events in Europe in the late 1930s
It would be hard to remain neutral.
The USA doesn't care
Europeans hated the USA.
The USA had no reason to fear Germany
17
Her Supreme Court case in 1954
changed American History forever:
Claudette Colvin
Rosa Parks
Henrietta Lacks
Linda Brown
18
He is widely credited as the
father of modern American suburbia
.
Bill Levitt
Walt Disney
Bill Gates
Ray Kroc
19
He became known as the King of Rock 'n Roll
Buddy Holly
Elvis Costello
Bill Haley
Elvis Presley
20
The
Korean War ended almost where it began
at the 38th Parallel with an area called the:
De-Militarized Zone
Danger Zone
Iron Curtain
No Man's Land
21
This photograph depicts
the chaos that occured in April 1975
when
Chinese students protested in Tiananmen Square
Protesters tore down the Berlin Wall
Islamic Students took over the US Embassy in Tehran
Communist forces took Saigon
22
"I'll make every man a King and I'll share the wealth" by guaranteeing a $2000 monthly income!"
Huey Long
Herbert Hoover
Dr. Charles Townsend
Franklin Roosevelt
23
César Chávez
and
Dolores Huerta
co-founded this
union of primarily "Chicano" migrant workers
:
CIO
MWA
UFW
AFL
24
People of
Japanese descent were "relocated"
to the interior by way of
The Gentleman's Agreement
The Japanese Exclusion Act
The Immigration Act of 1942
Executive Order 9066
25
This was the day that "
Little Boy
" made history.
June 6, 1944
December 7, 1941
August 6, 1945
September 1, 1939
26
She was an important
spokesperson for African American rights
during the
New Deal.
Eleanor Roosevelt
Harriet Tubman
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Beecher Stowe
27
America’s long desire to
avert foreign entanglements
was known as
Isolationism
Nullification
Internationalism
The Big Stick
28
This headline in 1948
showed that public opinion polling
was shaped by Communism
was used more by Democrats than Republicans
was an accurate way to predict voting behavior
was not always reliable
29
The primarily US offensive that
quickly drove the Iraqi army from Kuwait in 1990 was
.
Desert Storm
The Evil Empire
Star Wars
The War on Terror
30
He claimed to have a list of
205 Communists in the US Government
.
Mitch McConell
John Boehner
Eric Cantor
Joseph McCarthy
31
This was a "
Day of Infamy
" in American memory.
August 6, 1945
September 1, 1939
December 7, 1941
June 6, 1944
32
George Kennan's policy
, in his
Long Telegram
, advised Truman to
halt Communist expansion
.
Containment
Massive Retaliation
Appeasement
Isolationism
33
This chart depicts that in
the last half century, Democrats have
Gradually lost control of the US Senate
Never won the Presidency
Failed to support Democratic Presidents
Won more seats than Republicans
34
This 1950s "Sit-com"
reinforced "traditional family values
" and male dominance:
The Milton Berle Show
The Real McCoys
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Father Knows Best
35
This
New Deal program
allowed businesses
to set prices and control production
:
CPA
BPA
PCA
NIRA
36
This
speech
was given in:
1928
1945
1933
1941
37
This image
warned children
of the 1950s and 60s to:
Please stay off the grass in parks
Be prepared for atomic attack
Avoid strangers
Study hard to get a real job!
38
Truman asked for
wage increases, health insurance, aid to housing and education
in his:
Great Society
Happy Harry Plan
New Frontier
Fair Deal
39
This
post-World War II program
promised
millions in aid to rebuild Europe
.
the Marshall Plan
MADD
the Fair Deal
The GI Bill
40
The
many new programs
created during the
New Deal
became known as
Herbert's Honeymoon
Teddy's Toys
Franklin's Follies
the Alphabet Soup
41
This
image provides evidence
that in the 1950s:
More women were driving cars
Suburbia was growing
Americans loved European films
Convertibles outsold Sedans
42
General Douglas MacArthur
would be
very upset today
that
this nation has nuclear weapons
:
Japan
North Korea
Taiwan
Vietnam
43
WW II began
in 1939 when
Germany took Austria
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
Italy invaded Ethiopia
Germany invaded Poland
44
He made the McDonald's Franchise the icon of fast food
Dave Thomas
John Schnatter
Carl Karcher
Ray Kroc
45
Who was
NOT
one of the invited participants at
this historic Camp David meeting
in 1978?
Jimmy Carter
Anwar El Sadat
Yasser Arafat
Menachem Begin
46
This image infers that
the Vietnam War
forced
this President
to decide
not
to run in 1968
:
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
George H.W. Bush
47
This young man was
murdered in Money, Mississippi
in 1955 for whistling at a White woman.
Harry Moore
Jackie Robinson
Emmett Till
Denmark Vesey
48
The Cold War fear that
nation after nation would fall to Communism
if we didn't act was called:
The Communist Checkmate
The Checkers Speech
Badaboom Badabang!
The Domino Effect
49
We added “
In God We Trust
” to US currency and "
under God
" to the Pledge of Allegiance during
the Great Depression
World War II
the Cold War
the War on Terror
50
The borders that separated "
free Europe
" from
areas under Communist control
after WWII was
The Iron Curtain
The Berlin Wall
The Andromeda Barrier
The Red Blockade