The baby boom after World War II describes a time when

Many babies were born after the war

What was the significance of Levittown?

It sparked the growth of American suburbs

Make shift towns built and occupied by homeless people.

The presidential debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 demonstrated the?

power of tv to shape public perceptions about candidates

The Environmental Protection Agency was created due to rising concern about....?

Pollution and protecting the land

Franklin D. Roosevelt

President of US during WW 2 and Bombing of Pearl Harbor

Unemployment means that:

some workers actively seeking work can't find employment

Keeping something from spreading (such as sicknes or communism)

unrestricted submarine warfare

German submarine attacks on unarmed ships w/out warning

What were the goals of the SCLC?

To use nonviolent methods to promote racial equality

What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?

confrontation between United States and Soviet Union

Student Non-violent coordinating committee

What was Prohibition?

The banning of alcohol in the United States

Wilson's Fourteen points were intended to

prevent international tensions from leading to war

What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?

Any discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin

Effects of the Great Depression.

Business failures, Unemployment, Starvation, and Losing houses

In 1954 because of “Brown versus the Board of Education,” the Supreme Court said

separate public schools were NOT equal

A fixed amount of a resource or foods during WWI

Which is not a characteristic of Socialism?

Resources controlled by private individuals

What is the Truman Doctrine ?

U.S. army aided democratic nations if threatened by communist countries

What did the Public Works Administration (PWA) do?

Hired thousands of people to work on public projects.

What does SCLC stand for?

Southern Christian Leadership Council

the Lend-Lease Act was designed to

Allow the US to provide military supplies to the Allies

What was the League Of Nations?

A league of countries whose main purpose was to prevent war

Whats an internment camp?

a place where the Japanese were held in WWIl

The first suburb ever created after WW2.

What instruments were used in the Jazz Age?

Trumpet, Saxophone,Trombone, and Piano

What Did The Espionage Act and Sedition Act Do?

enacted severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal acts

Student groups for Civil Rights

What was The Truman Doctrine

Policy providing economic and military aid to free nations

Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence

Period of people being afraid of communism in the US

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1
'Father of the Atomic Bomb' - worked on the Manhattan project in the Los Alamos laboratory
Robert Oppenheimer
General Eisenhower
Albert Einstein
Paul Tibbets
2
Thomas Edison invented the ________
Batteries
Light Bulb
Television
Solar Panel
3
The Manhattan Project developed what secret weapon in Los Alamos, New Mexico?
hydrogen bomb
machine gun
atomic bomb
B-35 super bomber
4
The baby boom after World War II describes a time when
None of these
Many babies were born after the war
girl babies were born more often boys
Many unhealthy babies were born due to radiation poisoning
5
What was the significance of Levittown?
IT was the center of American industry
It sparked the growth of American suburbs
It was the site of the Kennedy-Nixon debates
It showed the need for a working GI Bill
6
Hoovervilles were?
President Hoover lived there and not the White House
Make shift towns built and occupied by homeless people.
Government housing during the depression.
A house that president Hoover built.
7
The presidential debates between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon in 1960 demonstrated the?
effect of opening relations with China on public opinion
impact of Bay of Pigs Invasion on the candidates positions
importance of radio to the outcome of the election process
power of tv to shape public perceptions about candidates
8
Which NAACP lawyer argued the case of Brown versus Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall
Frederick Douglas
James Douglas
Martin Luther King, Jr.
9
Which year was John F. Kennedy assassinated?
1953
1963
1964
1973
10
What was the deal that Franklin D. Roosevelt made?
New Deal
Great Depression Deal
Great Deal
Free Deal
11
The Environmental Protection Agency was created due to rising concern about....?
Homeland Security
Pollution and protecting the land
Global Warming
Endangered Species
12
Franklin D. Roosevelt
warned the colonists the British were coming
formed the United Farm Workers
escaped prisoner of Vietnam War
President of US during WW 2 and Bombing of Pearl Harbor
13
Unemployment means that:
some workers actively seeking work can't find employment
some workers not seeking work can't start immediately
those actively seeking work can find employment
some active job-seekers can only find part-time work
14
Was Herbert Hoover the president of the US in the beginning of The Great depression?
False
True
15
How did the Great Depression end?
They found a way to make more money.
The end of World War 1.
People went to other countries for jobs and made their money.
The beginning of World War 2.
16
Define containment.
Keeping something from spreading (such as sicknes or communism)
Sending something out
Enhancing an original idea
Restoring an economy
17
unrestricted submarine warfare
a strong feeling of pride in and loyalty to one's nation
German submarine attacks on unarmed ships w/out warning
ship sunk by a U-boat influenced the U.S enter World War I
information spread to promote its cause
18
Business of John D. Rockefeller
General Electric
Rockefeller Steel
Pullman Cars
Standard Oil
19
What were the goals of the SCLC?
To promote racial equality through any means necessary
To use nonviolent methods to promote racial equality
To give gifts to U.S. soldiers
To suppress the rights of the black community
20
Which General (later President)ordered and planned the WWII Invasion of Normandy. (D-Day)
JFK
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Teddy Roosevely
FDR
21
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fights with Missiles
People made Cuban Missiles
Battle for 13 years with Cuba
confrontation between United States and Soviet Union
22
The SNCC stands for
Students nonviolent counting card
Student News coordinating committee
Student Non-violent coordinating committee
Student Non-violent committee coordinator
23
What else did Thomas Edison invent?
The refrigerator
The television
The camera
The phonograph
24
What was Prohibition?
The banning of alcohol in the United States
The prohibition of Germans
The prohibiting of a communist regime
the elimination of cigars
25
Wilson's Fourteen points were intended to
prevent international tensions from leading to war
make Allies world powers
redistribute German'y colonies among the Allied nations
punishing Germany for causing WWI
26
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ban?
Discrimination in regards to where you lived
Any discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin
Discrimination in regards to voting parties
Discrimination in regards to buying cars
27
Causes of the dust bowl
Karma
Years of drought
lack of water hoses for houses
mother nature
28
Effects of the Great Depression.
Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism
Overproduction, Banking Practices, Trade Restrictions
Speculation and Stock Market Crash
Business failures, Unemployment, Starvation, and Losing houses
29
Carnegie, Morgan, and Rockefeller, were all _.
Populists
Presidents
Hero's of the Spanish American War
Robber Barons
30
In 1954 because of “Brown versus the Board of Education,” the Supreme Court said
public schools could continue to be separate
they lost the court case.
“separate but equal” was legal.
separate public schools were NOT equal
31
Who helped with the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese and Japenese
Immigrants and Chinese
Indians and Dominican Republicans
Native Americans and Koreans
32
What is a ration
Restrictions on weight gain
A fixed amount of dangerous chemicals
A fixed amount of a resource or foods during WWI
A fixed amount of a commodity of things during war
33
What does Social Security do?
All of the answers
Provides income after retirement
Provides benefits to surviving family members of decreased
Pays benefits for disabled workers
34
Which is not a characteristic of Socialism?
Goverment determines prices
Resources controlled by private individuals
Resources controlled by Goverment
None of the above
35
What is the Truman Doctrine ?
U.S. army aided democratic nations if threatened by communist countries
when the u-2 spy planes were caught in the s.u.
a law by eisenhower to stop supporting individuals.
Law made so communist couldnt be in the U.S.
36
What did the Public Works Administration (PWA) do?
Gave aid to state and local governments to for cars.
Hired single men to build farms and plant trees/forests.
Remade the University of Tennessee, built cars.
Hired thousands of people to work on public projects.
37
What does SCLC stand for?
South Carolina Literacy Committee
Southern Christian Leadership Council
Southern Committee for Lutheran Churhes
Southern Christians Like Culture
38
The President that succeeded Herbert Hoover and became President in 1932 was
FDR
LBJ
JFK
Teddy Roosevelt
39
the Lend-Lease Act was designed to
Allow the US to provide military supplies to the Allies
allow the President to declare war without congress
gave 60 acres of land to men who volunteer for the military
increase military spending by congress
40
What was the League Of Nations?
A league of countries whose main purpose was to prevent war
A famous drawing drawn by a cartoonist during WW1
A league of Central Powers used to strategize during WW1
A group of protesters who opposed WW1
41
Whats an internment camp?
a place where the Japanese were held in WWIl
a place that is located in North and South Carolina
dirty communities
a capital offense prison
42
What war was going on when John F Kennedy assassinated
Cold war
Vietnam war
World war II
Korean war
43
Levittown was:
The brand name of an air-raid shelter sold in the U.S.
The first suburb ever created after WW2.
A bill to provide benefits to WW2 vets.
The site for a U.S. nuclear bomb test in New Mexico.
44
What instruments were used in the Jazz Age?
Tuba, Saxophone, Drums and Flute
Drums, Banjo and guitar
Trumpet, Saxophone,Trombone, and Piano
Banjo
45
What Did The Espionage Act and Sedition Act Do?
People who didn't sign up for the army were arrested
Deported British Soldiers
It legalized the selling of weapons to China
enacted severe penalties for anyone engaged in disloyal acts
46
What did SNCC do?
Provided Shelter for Homeless
Student groups for Civil Rights
Baked Cookies for People
Painted Pictures during the Renaissance
47
What was The Truman Doctrine
An alliance between the Soviet Union and European Nations
Plan to keep US from communism by helping restore countries
A conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union
Policy providing economic and military aid to free nations
48
The significance of the Transcontinental Railroad is____________
It connected the east and the West Coast
Both Triangle and Circle
It limited the travel of Americans to the West.
Increased the use of shipping to the west coast.
49
What event and time period did the Jazz Age start after?
The War against terrorism
World War 1 (1920s)
World War 2
The war of 1812
50
McCarthyism
Public accusation of disloyalty, often without evidence
Working-class people who earn wages
Lying under oath
A policy to stop the spread of communism
51
Red Scare
Period of people being afraid of communism in the US
Belief that governments should not exist
An immigration act
52
What caused the Dust Bowl
People
Animal
Weather , Farming , Overproduction
Plants
53
What was the purpose of creating the interstate highway system
move military quickly and easier travel across nation
Build larger cars and trucks
make travel more difficult because of traffic
none of these
54
Brown Versus the Board of Education resulted in
People stopped riding the buses
All of the aboe
Schools were integrated
Buses being segregated
55
What was the impact of Harlem Renaissance?
None of the above
Marked the beginning of black urban society
All of the above
The better understanding of the African American Culture
56
What was Sputnik?
Rocketship
Animal to travel into space
A man-made satellite
Atomic bomb
57
Socialism Is?
Johnny Johnny Yes Pa Pa
The Opposite Of Communism
12th Ideology
Everything owned by the country is disputed evenly
58
What was the significance of the Freedom Summer?
It was a song by the Beatles.
It was an effort to expand black voting in the south.
It was a summer when all citizens did not have to work.
It was an effort to expand school desegregation.
59
During the first televised debates, Richard Nixon appeared:
tired, bored and unenthusiastic
uncomfortable, unprepared, and sweaty
comfortable in front of the TV
confident, prepared, and healthy
60
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned
Dred Scott decision
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Civil Rights Act
The Taft-Hartley Act
61
Who was Franklin Delano Roosevelt
He got the U.S out of the Great Depression and Lost WWII
He got the U.S out of the Great Recession and Won WWII
He got the U.S out of the Depression and died during the WWII war
Was President during Vietnam War and Dessert Storm
62
Americans most likely were concerned by Sputnik because
they were worried that Sputnik contained bombs.
it was more famous than Apollo 11.
it appeared that the Soviets had better metals.
there were no rockets on board.
63
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A railroad system
African American culture flourished across the US.
A factory for African Americans
A march across the US.
64
The Neutrality Act or Proclamation about?
Supporting France in the French Revolution
supporting Great Britain
claiming war
Remaining neutral in foreign affairs
65
Why did people blame Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression?
He did not think it was the government's job to help people.
He was the president during the depression.
Both Triangle and Diamond
None of the above
66
Lyndon Johnson tried to end poverty and discrimination through the __________.
New Deal
Boycott
Great Society
Worker's Act
67
Did Rockefeller create a monopoly?
False
True
68
Where did the Bay of Pigs occur?
Cuba
Korea
China
Mexico

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