American History II - Review #2

Question 1

The Cold War Era lasted from … (approximate)

Accepted Answer

1945-1990

Question 2

What was the last time the United States Congress declared war?

Accepted Answer

World War II

Question 3

Who helped improve conditions for migrant farm workers and civil rights for Latino-Americans?

Accepted Answer

Cesar Chavez

Question 4

Who was President during most of WWII?

Accepted Answer

Franklin Roosevelt

Question 5

What was the turning point of the Vietnam War for most Americans?

Accepted Answer

Tet Offensive

Question 6

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education?

Accepted Answer

Segregated schools were unconstitutional.

Question 7

What event does this image depict?

Accepted Answer

Fall of Berlin Wall

Question 8

Explain de jure and de facto segregation ...

Accepted Answer

de jure is sanctioned by law and de facto is your choice.

Question 9

This ticket was for the impeachment of what President?

Accepted Answer

Bill Clinton

Question 10

Which were major events of President Jimmy Carter’s administration?

Accepted Answer

Iran Hostage Crisis & passage of the Camp David Accords

Question 11

This man was responsible for what terrorist attack?

Accepted Answer

Oklahoma City Bombing

Question 12

How was Germany divided after World War II?

Accepted Answer

West = Democratic | East = Communist

Question 13

A second Red Scare emerged during the Cold War known as ...

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Question 14

The development of the atomic bomb led to what U.S. foreign policy issue?

Accepted Answer

an arms race with the Soviet Union

Question 15

The photo depicts what Cold War Era event?

Accepted Answer

Berlin Airlift

Question 16

Who was the leader of Communist China?

Accepted Answer

Mao Zedong

Question 17

Which strategy did Richard Nixon employ to flip Dixiecrats to the Republican Party in 1968?

Accepted Answer

Southern Strategy

Question 18

Which amendment guarantees equal protection under the law?

Accepted Answer

14th Amendment

Question 19

What was the main reason for the student protests at Kent State in 1970?

Accepted Answer

to end the conflict in Vietnam

Question 20

The Truman Doctrine was issued to prevent the expansion of ...

Accepted Answer

communism

Question 21

Which war was called a “police action” under the United Nations’s authority?

Accepted Answer

Korean War

Question 22

Who was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People?

Accepted Answer

W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 23

What group was responsible for the 9/11 Attacks in New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

Al Qaeda

Question 24

What alliance helped stop the spread of communism in Western Europe?

Accepted Answer

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 25

Who was Attorney General during JFK's presidency?

Accepted Answer

Robert F. Kennedy

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