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U.S History Final Exam B Review
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1
What is the significance of legislation (laws) such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Voting Rights Act of 1965, and t...
The government removed certain politicians from office who were focused ...
The government began to pass legislation which aimed to not only protect...
The government began to pass laws which deregulated the economy and esta...
The government continued to pass laws which placed restrictions on Afric...
2
What group did not typically benefit from New Deal programs?
These were each a group unaffected by the New Deal programs.
Domestic servants, such as childcare workers, maids, and house keepers.
African Americans who worked jobs which were not paid in real wages.
Older citizens who were not in a position to work anymore.
3
Which of the following led to the beginning of the Cold War?
The Cold War began as a result of the combination of each of the factors...
The distrust created by the differences in leadership in WWII (Soviet ag...
The Manhattan Project leading to the U.S. developing as a major nuclear ...
The ideological differences in the capitalist United States vs. communis...
4
Why would the United States ask citizens to ration during WWII?
To save food and any materials for use in the war effort.
So they could stop spending and recover fully from the Great Depression ...
To be sure the country was not too out of shape so they could fight if t...
To invest in the U.S. government, providing much needed funds for the wa...
5
TV programs, such as "Leave it to Beaver," sought to reinforce which value/traditional unit?
The idea of the working mother and stay-at-home dad.
The values of non-traditional families.
The importance of fighting for equal rights for all in the U.S. so every...
The normalization of a traditional, nuclear family.
6
_____________________ - 1954: Brown v. Board of Education - 1955 : Emmett Till is murdered in Mississippi - Late '50s...
Causes of the Civil Rights Movement
Causes of the Civil Race Riots
Accomplishments of the Civil Rights Movement
Effects of the Cold War
7
Which of the following was NOT a criticism of the New Deal/FDR's handling of the Great Depression?
The New Deal created programs that put people out of work when jobs were...
The New Deal was seen as an overreach of the federal government and crea...
The wealthy were taxed at a higher rate and not allowed to save for reti...
The New Deal did not help individuals who were domestic servants, sharec...
8
What was the driving force behind the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s?
Save, ration, and grow your own due to the economic hardships of the Gre...
Adopt a nuclear family persona and buy the goods that were seen in the g...
Shake off the material/consumeristic culture of the 1950s in favor of a ...
BUY BUY BUY because the Great War is over and it is time to celebrate th...
9
Which of the following statements is true regarding the nuclear Arms Race?
The Soviet Union (Russia) greatly outproduced the United States in terms...
The United States was the dominant nuclear weapons producer through the ...
After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1989, both nations actually increa...
The United States built nukes quickly, but immediately began to decline,...
10
Which of the following was NOT a response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11?
The U.S. dropped the first atomic bomb since WWII on the capital of Afgh...
Troops being deployed to the Middle East to track and eliminate the terr...
Bush signing the PATRIOT Act.
The U.S. entered a state of isolationism, fearing another attack.
11
Which of the following was NOT a reason for the beginning of the Second World War?
Problems caused by the end of the first World War which left Germany ang...
Fascist rulers on the rise around the world which led to tensions betwee...
A policy of appeasement adopted by the Allied leaders prior to the war.
A policy of isolationism practiced by the United States following the hu...
12
How did the PATRIOT Act impact the role of the U.S. government in the aftermath of the attacks of September 11th?
The act gave the government the ability to imprison individuals who do n...
The government now had the power to imprison anyone who spoke out agains...
The act gave the government the powers to secretly watch, track, and mon...
The government now had the ability to prevent immigration to the United ...
13
How did New Deal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps and the Works Progress Administration, aim to help...
They didn't help at all and, in fact, made unemployment rates higher dur...
These programs created employment opportunities for people without a job...
These programs granted people money and equipment for starting their own...
These programs provided financial assistance the the unemployed and elde...
14
"When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independe...
The Black rights activists will sue the U.S. government for a large amou...
The U.S. will create a new nation for African Americans if they were not...
The U.S. promised equality, but have not held up to that promise in the ...
The U.S. promised a certain amount of funds for all former slaves and de...
15
What role did McCarythism play during the Cold War?
McCarthyism was the belief that the United States NEEDED to be involved ...
McCarythism was the "witch hunt" ran in the U.S. in which Senator McCart...
McCarythism was the financial plan the U.S. initiated in order to fund n...
McCarthyism was the foreign policy theory that feared that if one nation...
16
For what reason(s) did the United States have for not immediately joining the fighting of World War II?
The United States was still recovering from an economic crisis, war was ...
Angry citizens who felt we had lost soldiers in WWI for no cause.
The war was being fought overseas, thus, an unnecessary waste of resources.
Upon reading these three options, each seems to be a correct response.
17
Which of the following best describes the Berlin Airlift?
The U.S. in discussions with the Soviets to remove missiles from Cuba.
The United States fought to a stalemate with the independent government/...
The United States and Great Britain had to airdrop necessities into West...
The USSR delivered much needed goods to the East Berliners while the U.S...
18
What major alliance is represented by the color blue on this map (keep in mind, the map is missing the biggest player...
Warsaw Pact
The Democratic Alliance of States
The Axis Powers
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
19
"I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stabil...
Military aid to protect Greece and Turkey from an invading Soviet Union ...
He planned to offer economic and financial aid, hoping to avoid war all ...
Political aid, assisting in the formation of a pure democracy in the reg...
He did not plan any aid, focusing efforts on protecting Asian allies ins...
20
What event(s) signaled the final end to the Second World War?
The dropping of a hydrogen bomb on Nazi Germany's capital.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
The dropping of atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nag...
The death of Adolf Hitler at the hands of himself.
21
What was the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The USSR launched a series of nukes at Cuba and eliminated the Cuban gov...
The United States ran a successful invasion of Cuba, eliminating the thr...
The US and USSR essentially made a trade to remove nukes from each other...
The United States launched a nuclear weapon near Cuba which lead to the ...
22
"It was clear that mere appeals from Washington for confidence and the mere lending of more money to shaky institutio...
The overthrow of the government and implementation of a new system of go...
The increase in involvement of the federal government, proposed by FDR, ...
The conservative government policies of Herbert Hoover which places resp...
The adoption of programs meant to generate competition between existing ...
23
Which Supreme Court case saw the end of the precedent (prior decision) set forth in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Bush v. Gore
Brown v. Board of Education
Korematsu v. United States
Plessy v. Ferguson II
24
Fascism can best be described as...
A political system in which all citizens can vote from a wide variety of...
A political system in which a nation is ruled by a religious organizatio...
An economic system in which all industries are controlled by a state org...
A political system in which a nation is ruled by an authoritarian ruler ...
25
1. Failure to achieve a quick victory in the region. 2. A rising number of casualties for all parties involved (soldi...
The United States withdraws from the police action in Korea.
The United States loses the Cold War.
The United States begins to withdraw troops from Vietnam, ending the Vie...
The United States begins to produce more nuclear weapons hoping to advan...
26
What is the key difference between the policies of Reaganomics and major plans such as LBJ's "Great Society," or FDR'...
Reaganomics specifically addressed minorities and people living in poverty.
Reaganomics increased the role of government in the assisting the financ...
Reaganomics helped control the national debt and saw the nation achieve ...
Reaganomics decreased the role of the government in the lives of U.S. ci...
27
How did the New Deal (and FDR's presidency in general) impact the federal government's role in society?
The New Deal had no lasting impact on the government's role in society.
The New Deal reduced the government's role in environmental protections ...
The New Deal increase the government's responsibility to address unemplo...
The New Deal focused on increasing privately ran organizations.
28
What was the focus of the "hippies" who rose to prominence in the 60s?
Traditional values
Anti-establishment ideals
Social conformity
Political conservatism
29
Which of the following was NOT an event that took place during the Civil Rights Movement?
Integration of sports, breaking the color line in major, public arenas.
The Selma to Montgomery March in pursuit of voting rights for Blacks.
Election of prominent Black politicians to office which accelerated the ...
The Freedom Rides throughout the South, pushing the boundaries of segreg...
30
The Bush Administration became more involved in the Middle East (Iraq and Afghanistan) due to what?
Documented evidence of terrorist connections to those nations.
The desire to support middle eastern citizens in their fight for democra...
Fears/rumors of weapons of mass destruction and suspected terrorist ties.
The desire to eliminate a rapidly growing communist threat in the Middle...
31
Ho Chi Minh rose to power in Vietnam in the late 1940s. Why was his rise to power significant in the context of the C...
He was a genocidal maniac who intended to eliminate all civilians who re...
He represented a key ally for the United State's interests in South East...
He was a communist leader whose economic/political policies threatened c...
He as a good leader who the United States hoped would bring prosperity t...
32
- Encouraged businessmen not to cut production or lay off workers. - Promoted voluntarism as a way to ease the crisis...
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
33
What happened on September 11, 2001?
American hostages were taken by Iran extremists leading to a hostage cri...
The Bush Administration passed a law, increasing the government's abilit...
Terrorists attacked the United States through hijacked aircraft being fl...
Japan attacked a naval base in Hawaii, drawing the U.S. into a world war.
34
The Works Progress Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Social Security were all products of which preside...
Theodore Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin Roosevelt
35
What was the question at the heart of Korematsu v. United States?
Should the United States be able to enter the Second World War if they w...
Can the United States take property and intern civilians of the United S...
Can the United States drop atomic bombs without the say of a higher auth...
Could the federal government extend their power to create jobs and chang...
36
What was the Warsaw Pact?
The alliance that featured the Soviet Union and its puppet nations which...
The alliance that featured the United States and other capitalist/democr...
The government of Poland, stationed in Warsaw, wishing to seek independe...
The alliance of Vietnam, Korea, and China who met at a conference in War...
37
What is Social Security?
Protections for minors who sign up for social media platforms.
A work program that create/finds employment opportunities for those with...
None of these are accurate descriptions of Social Security.
Money, taken from taxes, that pay for the retired and disabled.
38
Which of the following best describes the presidency of Richard Nixon?
Clumsy as he fell down Air Force One after former president Gerald Ford ...
All of the above.
An embarrassing mixed bag due to his state of paranoia which eventually ...
A successful presidency which saw the end of Vietnam, the defeat of the ...
39
"The point that I am making is that in order for a person to qualify for Social Security, taxes must be paid on behal...
"The New Deal is in fact working for everyone, you are just not working ...
"There is nothing that can solve 100% of the peoples' problems 100% of t...
"The elderly cannot make the government money, therefore, we do not need...
"The New Deal will work for everyone, you just need to be patient."
40
Which of the following nicknames did the United States receive as a result of their levels of production towards the ...
"The Arsenal of Democracy"
"The Factory Fighting Fascism"
"The Factory of Freedom"
"Women Wielding Weapons"
41
What was the PRIMARY goal of the New Deal?
Maintain the laissez-faire economic system in the United States.
Increase government involvement in the economy and the lives of the citi...
Provide immediate economic relief and foster future reform.
Promote more international trade agreements and relations.
42
Who established the doctrine that the United States should help, financially and militarily, any nation seeking to fi...
President John F. Kennedy
President Richard Nixon
President Dwight Eisenhower
President Harry Truman
43
The opposition to the New Deal was primarily based upon what?
The belief in limited government intervention in the nation's economy.
The focus of shifting taxes onto wealthier citizens.
The growth of labor unions in government-led industries.
The program's support for ideas such as socialism and communism.
44
What was the result of FDR's Executive Order 9066?
The creation of the TVA, WPA, and CCC during the Great Depression.
The ordering of the atomic bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The internment of Japanese-Americans fearing their "loyalty" to the Japa...
The creation of a top secret weapon development program to produce an at...
45
"Thus the State never intentionally confronts a man's sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It...
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr.
George Wallace
Stokely Carmichael
46
Which of the following would NOT be considered to be a reason the United States entered into WWII?
The Germans sending a telegram to Mexico, asking them to attack the Unit...
A surprise attack on the naval base at Pearl Harbor by the Japanese.
The threat of a communist Soviet Union being the world's savior and not ...
The Nazis occupying France, leaving Great Britain alone as the last demo...
47
In a capitalist nation, one could observe...
A totalitarian state where censorship is common and freedoms only allowe...
An economy in which the government leaves the market to the relationship...
A government which owns and operates all business ventures and operations.
The establishment of a one-party system led by the Capitalist Party whic...
48
What is the significance of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
It marked the beginning of one of the most prosperous economic periods i...
The Stock Market Crash happened to influence a cultural change in the U....
This crash is seen as the spark which ignited the economic collapse lead...
As a result of this crash, the U.S. formally declared war on the Axis po...
49
1. Investment 2. Production 3. Conservation Which of the following best summarizes the list above?
The tactics used by the United Sates abroad (overseas) to help the war e...
None of 'em
The polices adopted by Herbert Hoover to provide much needed government ...
The tactics used by the United States domestically (at home) to help the...
50
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Too many invasive government regulations of banks across the nation.
Low prices for crops and high costs to produce in the Agriculture Industry.
An increase in credit spending during the '20s.
Banks facing "bank runs" where citizens rush to the banks to withdraw th...
51
Initiated by FDR, the ______________ was a science/technology program which sought to develop a weapon to bring an en...
The Korematsu Project
The Berlin Conference
The Munich Agreement
The Manhattan Project
52
Stokely Carmichael was seen as drastically different than MLK or Malcolm X due to his belief in what?
Carmichael supported the "back-to-Africa" movement which sought to move ...
Violent resistance is necessary in the fight against oppression in a rac...
Integration (desegregation) was not the best way forward for African Ame...
The African Americans should be patient. Equality would come if they wai...
53
How do "proxy wars" connect to the conflict during the Cold War?
All of the above.
Proxy wars allowed for the United States and the USSR to wage war withou...
Proxy wars were not actually wars, instead, these were ways for the two ...
Proxy wars allowed the U.S. and USSR to finally fight in direct combat i...
54
What is typically seen as the reason the Great Depression ended?
FDR's New Deal program
The sinking of the Lusitania which dragged the U.S. into the first World...
Herbert Hoover's conservative, "rugged individual, programs.
The massive increase in government spending and jobs created by the U.S....
55
What long standing constitutional belief was at the heart of the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)?
Segregation was unconstitutional in the public sphere.
Black men could not own their own businesses.
Segregation was legal so long as the facilities are equal.
African Americans did not have the right to vote in any capacity.
56
What were the purposes of Gorbachev's "glasnost" & "perestroika?"
To reshape a weak Soviet Union into a more powerful and aggressive commu...
To restructure the Soviet Union into a nation which was more transparent...
To undue policies that were meant to create a more open and free Soviet ...
To reverse all Soviet Policies and fully embrace democracy and capitalism.
57
Which presidential administration's election can be described by the list below? - Carter's popularity plummets durin...
Gerald Ford
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
58
I. Advocated for self-defense in the face of violence (police brutality). II. Believed the system in the U.S. was des...
Lyndon B. Johnson
Stokely Carmichael
Malcom X
Martin Luther King Jr.
59
How did Reaganomics impact the United States?
The responses are feeling the same to me, I think they all happen to be ...
Wealthy Americans and businesses found relative success as they paid few...
The national debt drastically increased as a result of fewer taxes colle...
The wealth gap between the rich and the poor rose significantly as the l...
60
“The question we have had to face is whether the Communist plan of conquest can be stopped without general war. Our G...
To wipe out North Korea who had been leading attacks against the United ...
The reunification of North and South Korea in order to bring stability t...
To prevent the North Koreans from deploying their nuclear weapons.
To bring the spread of communism into Asia to a hault.
61
What were the major consequences of the Great Depression on the majority of workers?
General improvement in working conditions as modern machinery makes work...
A general reduction of wages for workers and an increased rate of unempl...
Employment opportunities increased in a number of industries during the ...
Rapid expansion of labor unions as workers fight to protect their wages.
62
Which of the following was NOT one of the pillars of Reaganomics?
Increasing funding on social programs aimed at decreasing the wealth gap...
Cutting taxes and government spending, hoping to put more money in the p...
Revitalize monetary policy, increase the role of government in controlli...
Deregulate businesses, allowing major industries to operate relatively f...
63
_________________________ - Withdraw Troops - Increase Bombing - Giving South Vietnam more control over ground operat...
Truman's "Truman Doctrine"
Nixon's "Vietnamization"
Eisenhower's "Rapid Removal"
Reagan's "Reaganomics"
64
What was the purpose of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965?
To protest the Vietnam War.
To promote environmental conservation in an ever industrializing world.
To advocate for the rights of Japanese Americans following WWII.
To demand voting rights for African Americans.
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"Thus the State never intentionally confronts a man's sense, intellectual or moral, but only his body, his senses. It...
Aggressive fighting of force with force.
Civil disobedience and nonviolent resistance of unjust laws.
Armed resistance of a superior force.
Resist integration and build your own communities first before adapting.
66
Which of the following scenarios would show the Marshall Plan on display?
Chief Justice Thurgood Marshall's strategy to promote the protections of...
The United States sending money to European nations wishing to rebuild a...
The United States deploying troops to Vietnam in order to suppress the C...
The United States government investigating members of society (like poli...
