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US 2 Final 2022
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60. NATO and the Warsaw Pact were examples of__________.
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed.
military alliances made for “collective security.”
military aggression during the Cold War.
failed attempts to make peace.
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2. The term “muckrakers” refers to Progressive Era journalists who ______________.
refused to expose social injustice.
did little to promote legislative reforms.
filled papers/periodicals with stories of corporate/political wrongdoing.
seldom criticized corporate and political wrongdoing.
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12. What is the theory of Social Darwinism?
life consists of competitive struggles in which only the strong survive.
U.S. should expand its territory from the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans.
only countries with colonies can compete in the world market.
the American frontier stopped people from rebelling in the United States.
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50. What did the United States government do after declaring war in second world war?
The U.S. repealed the Neutrality Act of 1939.
U.S. withdrew economic support from Britain because it no longer needed.
The U.S. enacted a draft because few Americans wanted to fight in the war.
The U.S. transformed peacetime industries into war industries.
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59. Who first spoke of the “iron curtain”?
a. George Kennan
c. Winston Churchill
d. Harry Truman
b. Joseph Stalin
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56. Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
b. Leslie Groves
a. Franklin D. Roosevelt
c. Harry S. Truman
d. Enrico Fermi
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38. What program insures banks deposits?
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
SSA (Social Security Act)
FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation)
SEC ( Securities and Exchange Commission )
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48. Who appeared to be winning the second world war in Europe at the end of 1940?
the United States
Germany and Italy
the Soviet Union
Britain and France
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42. Whose assassination in 1914 triggered the start of WWI?
John Pershing
Woodrow Wilson
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
John F. Kennedy
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44. What goal did Pres.Roosevelt hope to achieve when he enacted the embargo on naval and aviation supplies in 1940?
to stop Japanese expansion
to provoke Japan into war
to appease Japan
to avoid war with Japan
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69. Who was the civil rights activist that delivered the “I Have A Dream" speech?
d. Al Sharpton
a. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
c. Thurgood Marshall
b. Malcolm X
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63. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow _________
d. the Kennedy administration.
b. the Batista regime.
c. Nikita Khrushchev
a. Fidel Castro.
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15. Trench warfare consisted of _____________.
Having troops rush across no man’s land into enemy fire
Staging tank battles
Airplanes dropping bombs
submarines launching torpedoes
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14. Which nations were part of the Triple Alliance in 1914?
c. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy.
Great Britain, France, and the United States.
France, Russia, and Great Britain.
Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.
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25. In 1933, what amendment did Congress pass to repeal Prohibition?
Nineteenth Amendment.
Eighteenth Amendment.
Twentieth Amendment.
Twenty-first Amendment.
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64. What did Kennedy approve to try and prevent completion of missile bases in Cuba?
military invasion.
diplomatic treaty.
naval blockade.
trade boycott.
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26. How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
Ford kept his workers happy by paying them well and a 40-hour work week.
The location of Ford’s plant gave him easy access to resources
He studied the techniques of Chicago meatpacking houses
used assembly lines which reduced the time it took to make a car.
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33. Severe storms around the Great Plains in the 1930’s caused by drought and high winds are ___________.
Tornado Alley
Dust Bowl
Wind Bowl
Tennessee Valley storms
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75. Which of the following is the promise made by U.S. to provide support to countries against Communism?
Truman Doctrine
The New Deal Trust
Great Compromise
Anti-Communism Act
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57. What was Hitler’s “final solution”?
walled ghettos in Polish cities to hold “undesirable” groups
A series of fake experiments conducted on topics such as oxygen deprivation
A plan to exterminate all Jews living in German-controlled regions
force all “undesirables” to become “useful members” of the Third Reich
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27. What was a major result of Henry Ford’s innovative manufacturing techniques?
Fewer Americans had jobs.
There was more cars available and the sale price of cars went down.
less cars were available and the sale price of the average car increased.
More Americans bought cars from overseas.
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6. Which reform did the Nineteenth Amendment enact?
a. temperance laws
d. African American men’s suffrage
b. a ban on child labor
c. women’s suffrage
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1. Which of the following statements best describes Progressivism?
a political movement in reaction to the bombing of the USS Maddox.
attempt to replace private businesses by government ownership of business.
effort to promote greater economic opportunities and political democracy.
a rebellion of workers against Andrew Carnegie.
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9. What did President Roosevelt do during the 1902 coal miners’ strike in Pennsylvania?
prohibited the miners from forming a union.
remained neutral.
ordered the National Guard to stop the strike.
threatened to send federal troops to take control of the mines.
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70. Which of the following prohibited discrimination in voting, education, and public accommodations?
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1968
Executive order 11246
a. Civil rights Act of 1964
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46. Which of the following was the Italian dictator and founder of the Fascist Party in 1921?
Francisco Franco
Benito Mussolini
Joseph Stalin
Adolf Hitler
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61. In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?
Western European nations
East Asian nations
North American nations
Eastern European nations
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34. What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR’s inauguration?
Emergency Banking Bill
Federal Emergency Relief Act
Agricultural Adjustment Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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16. One reason for the German surrender in the first world war in 1918 was that ____________.
the German blockade of France had failed.
the German submarine fleet had been destroyed.
many German soldiers were no longer willing to fight.
the German tactic of trench warfare was a failure.
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49. On December 7, 1941, why did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor?
d. demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy.
a. gain control of the Hawaiian Islands.
b. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts.
c. provoke the United States into declaring war.
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45. Why were both Italy and Japan dissatisfied with the peace settlements provided in the Treaty of Versailles?
They expected financial assistance from the United States and Britain.
They expected representation in the League of Nations.
They expected guidance in establishing their own democratic governments.
expected territory in exchange for their sacrifices during World War I.
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37. What did President Roosevelt introduce to help retirees?
Second New Deal
Social Security Act
Works Progress Administration
Fair Labor Standards Act
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5. Which reform resulted from the fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory?
antitrust legislation
a ban on child labor
the spread of settlement houses
workers’ compensation laws
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55. What was one effect of the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944?
Soviet troops stopped pushing toward Germany from the West.
Japan knew that Germany was out of the war.
The Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin.
Germany could never again attack the Allies.
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23. Where and why did African Americans in the 1920s face discrimination?
the North, because the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
the North, because they were not allowed to work.
the South, because they were not allowed to work.
the South, because the Jim Crow laws were in effect.
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19. What did Wilson hope to accomplish with the League of Nations?
the League of Nations to afford people the right to choose their own gov
to create an organization where countries could gather and resolve issues
the League of Nations could prevent freedom of the seas and free trade.
the League of Nations could insist that Germany pay reparations
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10. What new relationship with Hawaii did Congress approve in 1898?
secession
statehood
annexation
independence
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43. How did The Neutrality Act of 1939 allow nations at war to buy arms and other supplies from the United States?
The nations paid cash and transported the materials themselves.
The nations agreed to keep the United States out of the conflict.
The nations promised not to use the materials against the United States.
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21. Which nation was the world’s economic leader after World War I?
Germany
the United States
the Soviet Union
Britain
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72. Who is known for her role in the civil rights movement for refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus?
Jennifer Franks
Sarah Jones
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Rosa Parks
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65. Which country launched Sputnik into space in 1957?
Germany
U.S.
Soviet Union
Great Britain
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4. What social problem did Upton Sinclair’s novel The Jungle describe?
the conflict between California farmers and the Southern Pacific Railroad
the ruthless business methods of John D. Rockefeller and Standard Oil
the struggles of black Americans
the appalling working conditions in the meat-packing industry
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51. What happened to the United States economic situation after they declared war in 1941?
The economic situation stalled.
The economic situation worsened.
The economic situation remained unchanged.
The economic situation improved.
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71. Which of the following led to desegregation of schools?
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Brown vs. Board of Education
Bakke vs. California
Daniel vs. Illinois
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58. How did Nazis brainwash the German nation to accept complete annihilation of Jews?
Marriages between Jews and non-Jews were forbidden.
schools, youth groups, and newspapers dehumanized Jews.
Nazis blamed the Jewish people for the rise of communism.
Hitler barred Jews from holding jobs in the civil service and journalism.
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28. What was the Scopes Trial a clash between?
religion and science.
education and science.
evolution and science.
biology and science.
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7. The efforts of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union eventually led to which change?
minimum wage
prohibition
workplace reform
suffrage
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32. In 1929, why did the stock market crash?
investors lost confidence in the market and rushed to sell their shares.
depositors tried to withdraw all of the savings from banks.
Germany ceased reparation payments to the United States.
the Federal Reserve increased the money supply.
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36. What were the goals of the New Deal?
create schools and protect farmers
increase spending on defense and trade
provide relief, recovery, and reform
reform the government and decrease spending
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30. Why is Louis Armstrong considered a jazz legend?
for being the highest-paid African American entertainer
for becoming the first white musician to contribute to jazz
predicting America will be remembered for Constitution, baseball, and jazz
for his ability to play the trumpet and his subtle sense of improvisation
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62. After the second world war, the United States economy ___________.
a. entered a severe depression.
c. shifted to producing consumer goods.
d. fluctuated as it withdrew from world markets.
b. stagnated as wartime production fell.
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11. The policy when a stronger country takes over a weaker country or territory
b. Imperialism
Referendum
Reclamation Act
Militarism
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39. How many terms did Theodore Roosevelt serve as president?
1 term
2 terms
4 terms
3 terms
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35. Why did Roosevelt create the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) ?
give banks a chance to organize.
pay farmers to destroy their livestock.
regulate the stock market.
ensure bank deposits.
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52. How did Adolf Hitler explain the problems facing Germany in his book Mein Kampf?
the government caused the problems by forbidding citizens to read books
were caused by the country’s implementation of a secret police.
that the problems were caused by a state-controlled press/education
blamed problems on the Jewish people and the threat they caused Germany.
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66. What effect did the Cold War have on the American space program?
The need for nuclear weapons led to less sophisticated rocket technology.
High levels of military spending deterred scientific research.
Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions.
American and Soviet scientific cooperation lessened political tension.
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73. Civil rights activists that rode interstate buses in the segregated south to bring attention to civil rights
c. Montgomery Bus Boycotters
a. Freedom Riders
b. March on Washington
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74. Civil rights organization dedicated to ending racial discrimination
New Deal Agency
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)
Black Panthers
TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)
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31. Mass movement of African Americans from the South to the North seeking economic opportunities.
Scientific management
Mass Migration
Urban Migration
Volstead Act
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47. Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s?
the Communist Party
the Nazi Party
the Fascist Party
the Socialist Party
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68. Ultimately, what did the end of the Vietnam War result in?
communist control of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam.
expanded war-making powers for the U.S. President.
greater U.S. involvement in Southeast Asia.
a communist North Vietnam and a democratic South Vietnam.
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29. Which of the following statements best describes the literature of the Harlem Renaissance?
is largely forgotten today.
explored the pains and joys of being black in America.
explored the origins of jazz.
argued for the separation of races.
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13. What was the main theory behind Roosevelt’s “big stick” diplomacy?
promote human rights, national integrity, and opportunity around the world.
sought to conserve forests for lumber supplies for the military.
a. depended on a strong military to achieve America’s goals.
to increase American investment in business and banks throughout CenAmerica
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53. Why did Stalin want Britain and the United States to open a second front in France?
He recalled the slaughter of troops along the Western Front in World War I.
German U-boat presence in the English Channel was dangerous.
He wanted Germany to divide its troops between two fronts.
Soviet forces were losing ground in Eastern Europe and in the South.
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40. How did New Deal programs strengthen capitalism?
Unemployment gave workers who lost jobs money to put into the system.
The FDIC and SEC restored trust in banks and the stock market.
Price supports were set firmly in place for farmers.
A federal pension system gave retirees a way out of poverty.
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67. Why did President Johnson enter the Vietnam War?
ran for office as a war dove.
underestimated the communist threat.
believed in the domino theory.
wanted to institute a realpolitik policy.
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20. What international event led to the Red Scare?
a revolution in Russia
an epidemic in Germany
a murder in Italy
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24. How did Prohibition contribute to the growth of organized crime?
easier for bootleggers to branch into other types of illegal activity
by strengthening respect for the law
by forcing police to enforce anti-liquor laws
by forcing farmers to grow grain for the production of alcohol
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41. How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?
The German parliament eventually became more powerful.
Thousands of Germans emigrated to communist nations in search of jobs.
Germans eventually believed that Hitler would solve their eco problems.
Germans eventually believed that democracy would solve their eco problems.
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18. Which of the following best describes the League of Nations?
mutual defense agreement.
division of territory.
peace treaty.
secret alliance.
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54. What was President Truman’s chief reasoning in using the atomic bomb against Japan?
To protect the lives of Japanese civilians.
To display the United States as a superpower.
To save American lives.
To prepare for a U.S. invasion of Japan.
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3. Type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated stories.
Red Jargon
Orange Journalism
Sphere of Influence
Yellow Journalism
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22. As the 1920s progressed, what happened to farm incomes?
remained steady.
increased, but did so less rapidly than did urban incomes.
increased more rapidly than did incomes in urban areas.
declined.
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8. What type of powerful corporations did Theodore Roosevelt fully support?
Corporations who were monopolies that controlled the railroads.
Corporations that did business fairly.
Corporations that were efficient at the expense of worker safety.
Corporations who bullied smaller companies.
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17. During the first world war, what major event shocked the American people and led Wilson to no longer call for peace?
neutral Belgium invaded by Germany
Zimmerman Note exposed
Germany sank the Sussex
German U-boats sank the Lusitania
