Sem II US History Final Exam Review

In following a policy of appeasement, Britain and France were

Who made the final decision to drop the atomic bombs?

The German blitzkrieg was a military strategy that depended on 

To combat wartime inflation. the Us government did all of the following EXCEPT

The Dust Bowl was caused by all of the following exept

Which of the following affirmed the legality of segregating the races and prompted Jim Crow law

Which of the following enabled North Vietnam to supply allied troops in South Vietnam?

Which nation signed a nonaggression pact w/ Germany that led to invasion & division of Poland?

When did key American industries first begin showing signs of being in financial trouble?

De facto segregation is segregation that results from 

Who was the first woman to serve on the cabinet?

The MAIN purpose of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation was to provide emergency help for

The term "Nisei" is used to describe Japanese Americans who

The construction of the Berlin Wall resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 enabled federal officials to 

During the 1950s, all of the following served to promote consumerism except

D-Day was the code name for the Allied invasion of

Which of the following was the US' main goal in Vietnam

Who were the braceros?

The phrase "buying on margin" refers to a way of purchasing

Martin Luther King Jr. was a founder and the first president of the 

Militarist leaders gained control of the Japanese government in the early 1930's as a result of

The term "the Harlem Renaissance" refers to

The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to

An explosion in the number of privately owned cars from 1950 to 1960 was not due to

During Reagan's presidency, federal spending increased for

Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?

During Nixon's presidency, the United States first officially recognized 

During the 1920's, which of the following increased?

The invasion of Cambodia led to all of the following EXCEPT

The MAIN purpose of introducing the "body count" was to

Which of the following did President Nixon say would bring about "peace and honor" in Vietnam?

The counterculture movement was weakened by all of the following except

The Bonus Army consisted of 

Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

The MAIN purpose of the Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act was to 

Which nation came to be known as Axis powers after they signed a mutual defense treaty in 1940

Many famous writers of the 1920's, including the Lost Generation, were similar in their

Which of the following was the most significant element in Jimmy Carter's foreign policy?

President Eisenhower responded to the Little Rock crisis by

It was difficult to enforce the laws governing Prohibition for all of the reasons EXCEPT that

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by 

Britain and France were drawn into war with Germany because

Which of the following did Winston Churchill oppose?

Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were charged with, and convicted of, 

The Axis powers' alliance worried FDR because he saw the US, if drawn into war, would have to

In what science course would the theory of evolution be most likely to be taught?

The defense policy called "flexible response" was designed to allow the US to

All of the following preceded the onset of the Great Depression EXCEPT

The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was

In 1973, President Nixon authorized the appointment of a special prosecutor to investigate

The main goal of President Nixon's New Federalism was to

The Black Panthers advocated all of the following EXCEPT

Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath" about the grim lives of Oklahomans fleeing the Dust Bowl?

The Nazis practiced genocide which is the 

In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock 'n' roll were views as forms or expressions of 

Ppl who believe that reverse discrimination is a prob are worried about discrimination against

Price supports are intended to provide the most benefit for 

All of the following occurred in 1968 EXCEPT for the 

In the years between the two world wars, MOST of the democracies established in Europe

During the decade of the 1920's, union membership

Where was the first Fascist government formed?

In which region of the world did President Carter face his greatest diplomatic problems?

What was the first major action Roosevelt took as president?

The government agency in charge of setting and enforcing pollution standards was the

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 specifically prohibited discrimination in 

Douglas MacArthur became an American hero during the Korean War due to his

Who or what did President Roosevelt describe as "the rattlesnakes of the Atlantic"?

The foreign policy of detente was mainly intended to 

In the 1980's, the Conservative Coalition was least closely associated with

Congress passed the War Powers Act in order to 

Which of the following was a goal of the New Deal

The Bay of Pigs invasion humiliated the US by making the nation appear

Which of the following was directly responsible for creating jobs and putting people to work?

The termination policy was a failed federal program directed at

The Great Depression lasted from

All of the following were leaders of totalitarian governments EXCEPT

Which of the following decreased during the 1920's 

All of the following are associated with the Black Power movement EXCEPT

In the 1968 presidential campaign, a dove would have been MOST likely to support

Rapid suburbanization in the 1950s was primarily the result of 

Planned obsolescence is a marketing strategy with the purpose of encouraging consumers to buy

The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between 

The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in 

What happened on Black Tuesday?

Which nation's actions finally forced the US to enter the war?

To label someone's activities as "McCarthyism" would be to suggest that the person is

In the Kennedy-Nixon debates, Richard M. Nixon was hurt MOST by 

Which of the following authorized President Johnson to conduct the war in Vietnam?

Which of the following did both President Truman and President Eisenhower have to deal with?