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Review Final Exam 24
What is the 18th Amendment
What does HUAC stand for?
Review Final Exam 24
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What does HUAC stand for?
House United Against Communism
House of Unidentified American Citizens
House Under American Activities Committee
House Un-American Activities Committee
2
What is the 18th Amendment
Prohibited the federal and state governments from imposing poll taxes
Guaranteed African American men the right to vote.
Womens Suffrage
Prohibition
3
Who launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik 1, into space?
France
China
United States
Soviet Union
4
LBJ sent troops into Cuba to put an end to a Communist threat in 1965.
False
True
5
Richard Nixon was the only President to _______
Resign
Be Impeached
Serve 3 terms
Deal with the Vietnam War
6
Failed 1961 invasion of Cuba. Involved CIA-trained Cuban exiles.
Bay of Pigs
Iwo Jima
Cuban missile crisis
Palmers Raid
7
Who was the president of the United States during the Watergate scandal?
John F. Kennedy
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
8
Proponent of the 1st Amendment rights to free speech & freedom of assembly. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
Huey P. Newton
Mahatma Gandhi
Malcom X
MLK
9
What could have been prevented to lessen the dust storms during the Dustbowl.
Better Farming techniques
Better scientist who could have predicted the storm
Better and more stable homes
More flow of currency in the economy
10
Which famous music festival epitomized the counterculture movement and took place in 1969?
Coachella
Lollapalooza
Woodstock
Glastonbury
11
During the battle Of Midway how did the Americans gain leverage on the Japanese and surprise them at Midway?
Espionage
Radar
Submarine Technology
Codebreaking
12
What day did the stock Market Crash?
Black Friday
Black Wednesday
Black Monday
Black Tuesday
13
What was Lyndon B. Johnson's famous social program aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice called?
Great Society
Equality Initiative
Prosperity Plan
Freedom Program
14
America tried everything in their power to stay _______ from/In WW2.
Isolated
Integrated
Involved
Mutually assured
15
What was the main consequence of the attack on Pearl Harbor?
USA declared war on Japan
Japan surrendered
Pearl Harbor was abandoned
Germany invaded the USA
16
The "Domino Theory" was a major justification for U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. What did it suggest?
Vietnam was the key to unlocking global peace
Communist ideology was deeply rooted in Southeast Asia
Only military intervention can stop the spread of communism
If one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would follow
17
Which of the following best describes the "trickle-down" theory related to Reaganomics?
Economic benefits for the wealthy will "trickle down" to everyone else
Government should heavily tax the wealthy
Wealth should be distributed equally among all individuals
All individuals should have equal opportunities to achieve wealth
18
In response to the attacks, the United States enacted which major piece of legislation to combat terrorism?
Homeland Security Act
Patriot Act
Freedom Act
Anti-Terrorism Act
19
Which program, part of the New Deal, provided retirement income for millions of Americans?
Social Security Act
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Tennessee Valley Authority
20
Leading figure in the Harlem Renaissance. He used poetry to celebrate the African American culture.
Langston Hughes
Louis Armstrong
Charlie Chaplin
Pablo Picasso
21
Isolationism was an American policy before WW2 and in response America had created the Lend Lease Act.
False
True
22
Are you going to Ace this History Final??
Eh I don't think so
I hope so!
Not a doubt in my mind
Duhhhh
23
Which event triggered the significant escalation of the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Fall of Saigon
Tet Offensive
Geneva Accords
24
Why was Iwo Jima strategically important during World War II?
It was a major oil producing region
It provided a crucial base for air operations
It held significant gold reserves
It was a center for diplomatic negotiations
25
What term was used to describe the makeshift towns where homeless people lived during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Prosperity Villages
Shining Cities
Roosevelt Retreats
26
What major event followed the Stock Market crash of 1929?
The Gold Rush
The Great Society
The New Deal
The Cuban Missile Crisis
27
The Lend Lease Act helped the Axis powers fight the Allies
True
False
28
The Vietnam War led to the rise of the "Hawks" and "Doves." What did these terms represent?
Native bird species affected by the war
Support for and opposition to the war
Opposing political factions on the U.S. Congress
Military ranks in the U.S. Army
29
Which activist is famous for his role in the Indian independence movement through non-violent civil disobedience?
Nelson Mandela
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
Winston Churchill
30
Who was the Attorney General notorious for leading the Palmer Raids during the first Red Scare?
Woodrow Wilson
J. Edgar Hoover
John F. Kennedy
A. Mitchell Palmer
31
In the Plessy v. Ferguson case, what doctrine was established as a result of the Supreme Court's decision?
Racial integration
Separate but equal
Abolitionism
Civil disobedience
32
How did the Battle of the Bulge get its name?
From its resemblance to a physical bulge on a map
From the shape of the battle lines
From the supply route it targeted
From the code name given by the Germans
33
______ Established the League of Nations and would end secret treaties after WW1.
Wilson's 14 Points
17th Amendment
The New Deal
Great Society
34
What was the issue for Conservatives regarding the New Deal?
All the above
Too much government control and power
Unemployment went up
The CCC
35
What is one goal of non-violent civil disobedience?
Maintain the status quo
Instigate fear and chaos
Create positive social change
Suppress freedom of speech
36
Following the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, how were public schools supposed to proceed with desegregation?
By creating separate schools for black and white students
Immediately and with all deliberate speed
Over a period of 20 years
Through a national referendum
37
Who was the Communist Prime minister in Cuba who the US failed to overthrow on numerous different attempts
Fidel Castro
Vladimir Putin
Alberto Otárola
Luis Abinader
38
What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?
To promote communism
To establish a military alliance
To increase tensions with the Soviet Union
To help rebuild Western Europe after World War II
39
MAD aimed to start nuclear attacks and relied on balance of nuclear arsenals.
False
True
40
What is the main goal of Reaganomics?
Reduce government spending
Expand the welfare state
Increase government regulations
Implement universal healthcare
41
What was the main focus of the HUAC during the Cold War era?
Rooting out Communism
Promoting civil rights
Combating poverty
Investigating organized crime
42
What was the primary goal of the counterculture movement?
Expanding capitalist ideals
Maintaining the status quo
Embracing censorship
Challenging authority and norms
43
The 19th amendment granted women the right to vote.
False
True
44
What does the Acronym MAD stand for?
Mutually Assured Destruction
Mutually Affirmed Destruction
Mutual Assurance
Mutual Alliances Détente
45
Who were the two journalists who investigated the Watergate scandal for The Washington Post?
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather
Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer
Anderson Cooper and Christiane Amanpour
Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein
46
The Space Race led to America spending more money on what?
Education
Homes
Domestic Programs
Military, specifically the Navy
47
The policy of “Trickle Down” Economics is associated with
The New Deal
The Lend Lease Act
The Great Society
Reaganomics
48
Rosa Parks' arrest sparked off Martin Luther King Jr.'s involvement in the civil rights movement?
False
True
49
Did the Bay of Pigs blow up in President Johnsons face?
False
True
50
What was the main fear driving the Red Scare in the United States?
Invasion by foreign armies
Spread of communism
Religious persecution
Economic depression
51
Prohibited anti-government speech and targeted socialists, pacifists, and critics.
Red Scare
Sedition act of 1918
Espionage act
HUAC
52
Where was the Dustbowl?
Rocky Mountains
East Coast
West Coast
Great Plains
53
What event is considered the start of the Great Depression in the United States?
Emancipation Proclamation
Stock Market Crash of 1929
World War II
Prohibition
54
What president helped pave the way for the Civil rights movement and was elected in 1961
LBJ
FDR
JFK
MLK
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_____ prohibits sex-based discrimination in any school that receives funding from the federal government.
Miranda v. Arizona
Title X
Title IX
Roe V. Wade
