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A simple/easy STAAR review quiz. 1877-Cold War #11thgrade #11thgradeushistory #11thgradeushistory
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1
What nation in the Middle East has extraordinary amounts of US support.
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Iraq
2
Who was Omar Bradley?
American commander in the Pacific
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American general, tank commander, fought in Europe
American general, supreme Allied commander in Europe
3
The invasion of Nazi occupied France was called...
the invasion of Morocco
VE Day
the Sicilian invasion
the invasion of Normandy
4
Who where the Flying Tigers?
A group of African Americans who flew in Europe
a propaganda tool to get more Americans to grow their food
A group of Native Americans whose code was never broken
A group of American volunteers who flew in China
5
In 1979 hostages were taken in this country when they Ayatollah Khomeini seized power.
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
Iran
6
Who was Upton Sinclair?
believed that black people needed to be vocal about change
worked hard for African American women
Worked hard for women's rights, especially the right to vote
muckracking writer of The Jungle
7
Who was Charles Lindbergh?
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
He was the first to fly across the Atlantic, NYC to Paris
He believed African Americans needed to live seperately
8
What New Deal ideas/agencies are still with us today?
Social Security
FDIC
the TVA and CCC
15 members of the Supreme Court
9
This case ended segregation in public schools.
Mendez v. Westerminster
Brown v. Board of Education
Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D.
10
Who was Henry Cabot Lodge?
Republican senator who was for US expansion
assistant secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders
governor of Hawaii, helped make US control Hawaii
Wrote the book about the influence of sea power on history
11
This orgainization helped Native Americans get recognition of their rights in the 1970s
American Indian Movement (AIM)
The Little Rock Nine
Chicano Mural Movement
National Organization of Women (NOW)
12
This scandal involved selling government land that contained lots of oil (Harding 1920s)
Kettle Hill
Dumb Dome
Salt Dome
Teapot Dome
13
This authorized the building of a national highway system (Eisenhower).
Interstate Highway Act
Interstate paved road act
Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Road-rage Act
14
Who was Alfred Thayer Mahan?
Republican senator who was for US expansion
governor of Hawaii, helped make US control Hawaii
Wrote the book about the influence of sea power on history
assistant secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders
15
What was the Dust Bowl?
FDR's book on how to be faithful in marriage
the Great Plains area that was struck by severe drought
Eleanor's favorite piece of Tupperware
Hoover's cabinet
16
Who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for exploits during WWI?
Roy Benavidez
Billy Alexander
Alvin York
Vernon J. Baker
17
The first of these occurred between 1919-1920. It involved a fear of communism.
Red Scare
eugenics
Social Darwinism
nativism
18
What is happening in this picture?
The Fall of Hanoi
The Fall of Tet
The Fall of Saigon
The Fall of North Vietnam
19
What was found in the Venona Papers?
Papers that proved the government had lied about Vietnam
papers that proved communists had infiltrated the US
information about secret plans to invade the USSR
Papers that produced a large problem in the 1940s
20
What did detente refer to?
cooling relations with Iraq
cooling relations with Vietanm
cooling relations with China
cooling relations with the USSR (Soviet Union)
21
Who was W. E. B. DuBois?
African-American journalist and suffragist
Worked hard for women's rights, especially the right to vote
believed that black people needed to be vocal about change
muckracking writer of The Jungle
22
Who was George Wallace?
Governor of Alabama who was for segregation
Governor of Georgia who was for segregation
A group of individuals who were for segregation
Governor of Arkansas who was for segregation
23
This act would made possible to speedy settlement of the West.
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Cattle Drive Act
Reservation Act
24
Who was Orval Faubus?
Governor of Georgia who was for segregation
Governor of Arkansas who was for segregation
A group of individuals who were for segregation
Governor of Alabama who was for segregation
25
President Nixon believed that many people in the US supported the Vietnam War. They were?
The Major Majority
The Silent Majority
The Silent Majors
The Silent Ones
26
What does this picture represent?
Marches protesting the testing of nuclear weapons
Marches protesting segregation
the Korean anti-war movement
the Vietnam anti-war movement
27
She was a suffragist who was instrumental in the passing of the 18th and 19th Amendments.
Ida B. Wells
Sandra Day O'Connor
Frances Willard
Oprah
28
This president is responsible for cooling relations with the Soviets and China.
Reagan
Nixon
Ford
Carter
29
When an issue is brought to the ballot by the people, this is called...
a revolution
an initiative
a referendum
a recall
30
What is the credibility gap?
during the WWI era the government could not be trusted
during the Vietnam era the government could not be trusted
during the WWII era the government could not be trusted
during the Cold War era the government could not be trusted
31
What two races started during the Cold War?
USSR Race
NATO Race
Space Race
Arms Race
32
Which is not a reason for the U.S. entry into WWI?
the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
unrestricted submarine warfare
the Zimmerman note
close economic ties with Britain and France
33
This economic philosophy stated that tax breaks for the rich would trickle down to the poor.
Upidstay economics
Reaganomics
hot economics
Bushnomics
34
Who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for exploits during Vietnam?
Vernon J. Baker
Roy Benavidez
Billy Alexander
Alvin York
35
What is the significance of the year 1929?
World War I
Start of Spanish American War
World War II
The Great Depression
36
Which of these did NOT play a significant role in World War I?
tanks
planes
machine guns
atomic bombs
37
This act limited the powers of the president to go to war.
Can't Touch this Act
War Powers Act
War Limitation Act
Congress Power Act
38
An elected official voted on again because he is bad is...
a referendum
an initiative
a recall
a revolution
39
Nixon's plan for allowing the South Vietnamese to fight their own war was called?
War? What is it good for?
Vietnamization
UnAmericanization
Get Out America
40
Why did the U.S. come to the aid of South Korea?
it was in a effort to destroy the USSR
it was in an effort to contain communism
the U.S. felt bad about all the suffering in South Korea
The U.S. didn't do that, they aided North Korea
41
What was the Marshall Plan?
The plan to invade Russia
The plan to produce more nuclear weapons that Russia
The idea that aid must be given to India to avoid starvation
The plan to give aid to Europe to avoid communism
42
This 1944 law would give military veterans financial and educational benefits.
Army Man Bill
Selective Service Act
GI Bill
Soldier Bill
43
This battle is often seen as the official end of the West and Indian Wars
Battle of Wounded Knee
Custer's Last Stand
Battle of Indian Creek
Battle of Wind
44
Who was Chester Nimitz?
American general, Admiral of the Navy in the Pacific
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American general, and Army Chief of Staff
American Army commander in the Pacific
45
Who were the Congressional bloc of southern Democrats?
Governor of Alabama who was for segregation
A group of individuals who were for segregation
Governor of Arkansas who was for segregation
Governor of Georgia who was for segregation
46
Who was Henry Ford?
He was one of the first to use the assembly line
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
He was very important to the aviation industry
47
This cartel helped create the oil crisis of the 1970s.
OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Importing Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Counties
48
This agreement included the Egyptian recognition of Israel, Carter was very proud of it
The Great Peace
Camp David Accords
Israel Agreement
Egyptian Agreement
49
Fighting along the Western Front during WWI mainly involved...
trench warfare
aerial combat
massive tank battles
laser gun engagements
50
African Americans students who were integrated into an all white school in Arkansas
Chicano Mural Movement
The Little Rock Nine
American Indian Movement (AIM)
National Organization of Women (NOW)
51
Who was Dwight Eisenhower?
American general, supreme Allied commander in Europe
American commander in the Pacific
American general, tank commander, fought in Europe
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
52
What was the 18th Amendment?
direct election of senators
prohibition
start of the income tax
women get to vote
53
What is the 19th Amendment?
prohibition
direct election of senators
women get to vote
start of the income tax
54
What is the 17th Amendment?
prohibition
women get to vote
start of the income tax
direct election of senators
55
She wrote
The Feminine Mystic
which empowered women.
Betty Friedan
Rosa Parks
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr.
56
Laws passed to require government workers to take tests for their positions(replaced spoils sy)
Makes Sense Reform
Anti-Spoils System Reform
Required Service Reform
Civil Service Reform
57
What is the significance of the year 1957?
Cold War ends
MLK assassination/US lands on the moon
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Sputnik starts US/Soviet Space Race
58
This movement documented cultural heritage and promoted social activism with paint
National Organization of Women (NOW)
The Little Rock Nine
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Chicano Mural Movement
59
The US intervened when Iraq invaded Kuwait.
Gulf War
Afghanistan War
Africa War
Saudi War
60
In what battle did the United States play a significant role in stopping the Germans during WWI
Verdun
The Somme
The Marne
Battle of Argonne Forest
61
What was the Tet Offensive?
A US offensive that was a political defeat for the Vietcong
A Vietcong offensive that was a military defeat for the US
A US offensive that was a military defeat for the Vietcong
A Vietcong offensive that was a political defeat for the US
62
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
believed that black people needed to be vocal about change
Worked hard for women's rights, especially the right to vote
muckracking writer of The Jungle
worked hard for African American women
63
What event led to U.S. involvement in WW 2?
The Battle of Britain
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Battle of Midway
The Fall of Paris
64
This scandal involved Nixon's inner circle spying on the Democrats, then trying to cover it up:
Windgate
Win in 72gate
Upidstaygate
Watergate
65
Who was Clarence Darrow?
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
He was very important to the aviation industry
He was one of the first to use the assembly line
66
When did Native Americans become citizens of the US?
1950
1924
1910
1875
67
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
It ended World War II
It ended the Spanish American War
It ended World War I
It ended the Cold War
68
What is the significance of the years 1914-1918?
World War I
World War II
The Great Depression
Start of Spanish American War
69
The US entered this crisis to stop the Serbian/Bosnian genocide.
The Gulf War
the Sudan Crisis
The Greek Crisis
the Balkans Crisis
70
Who was William Jennings Bryan?
He was one of the first to use the assembly line
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
He was very important to the aviation industry
71
What is the 20th Amendment?
solidified presidential succession rules
African Americans are considered citizens
African Americans gain the right to vote
End of slavery
72
Which of these was NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Getting back on the sliver/copper standard
Unequal distribution of income
buying stocks on margin and bank failures
overproduction of consumer goods
73
Two programs of President Johnson's Great Society:
AAA
Social Security
Medicaid
Medicare
74
The period from the end of WWII through the mid-1960s marked by unusually high birth rates.
Little whippersnapper boom
Baby Boom
Little tikes boom
Boom Boom
75
What is the significance of the years 1968 and 1969?
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Cold War ends
Sputnik starts US/Soviet Space Race
MLK assassination/US lands on the moon
76
This policy helped increase trade with China.
Open Door policy
China Free policy
Big Stick policy
Make money policy
77
Who where the Tuskegee Airmen?
a propaganda tool to get more Americans to grow their food
A group of American volunteers who flew in China
A group of Native Americans whose code was never broken
A group of African Americans who flew in Europe
78
Who was George Marshall?
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American commander in the Pacific
American general, and Army Chief of Staff
American general, Admiral of the Navy in the Pacific
79
The belief that immigrants were the cause of many issues of the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Red Scare
nativism
Social Darwinism
eugenics
80
This act regulated the railroads and their monopolistic ways of doing business
Justice of Travel Act 1874
Free Trade and Travel Act of 1888
Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
Railroad Act of 1877
81
This occurred in 1849 and brought many prospectors to California (similar to the Klondike)
Sea Rush
Gold Rush
Land Rush
Mexican War
82
She did not give up her seat on a bus, which began a large scale bus boycott.
Betty Friedan
Rosa Parks
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr.
83
Who was Lester Maddox?
A group of individuals who were for segregation
Governor of Georgia who was for segregation
Governor of Alabama who was for segregation
Governor of Arkansas who was for segregation
84
Which of the following is NOT an example of volunteerism during WWII?
the purchase of war bonds
the segregation of the armed forces
high levels of military enlistment
growing victory gardens
85
Who where the Navajo Code Talkers?
A group of African Americans who flew in Europe
A group of American volunteers who flew in China
A group of Native Americans whose code was never broken
a propaganda tool to get more Americans to grow their food
86
What is the significance of the year 1898?
Start of Spanish American War
World War I
The Great Depression
World War II
87
What is the significance of the years 1939-1945?
The Great Depression
Start of Spanish American War
World War II
World War I
88
What is considered to be the turning point of WWII in the Pacific theater?
The Battle of Midway
Pearl Harbor
The invasion of Okinawa
The dropping of the atomic bombs
89
What is the 13th Amendment?
African Americans are considered citizens
End of slavery
African Americans gain the right to vote
solidified presidential succession rules
90
This news exaggerates the truth in order to get a reaction (like the Spanish American War)
Purple Journalism
Black Journalism
White Journalism
Yellow Journalism
91
This was written by Woodrow Wilson at the end of World War I. It had the League of Nations.
Fifteen Points
16th Amendment
Fourteen Points
Treaty of Versailles
92
This orgainization helped women in the 1960s (leader Gloria Steinem)
American Indian Movement (AIM)
Chicano Mural Movement
National Organization of Women (NOW)
The Little Rock Nine
93
What is the 15th Amendment?
African Americans are considered citizens
African Americans gain the right to vote
End of slavery
solidified presidential succession rules
94
Who was Ida B. Wells?
muckracking writer of The Jungle
Worked hard for women's rights, especially the right to vote
believed that black people needed to be vocal about change
African-American journalist and suffragist
95
This act dramatically increased minority participation in the democratic process.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Selective Service Act of 1966
Civil Rights Act of 1957
Voting Rights Act of 1965
96
This was a man-made waterway that made travel between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans easier.
Mexican Canal
Colombian Canal
Erie Canal
Panama Canal
97
Who was Marcus Garvey?
He believed African Americans needed to live seperately
He was the first to fly across the Atlantic, NYC to Paris
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
98
What was the U.S. strategy for advancement through the Pacific during WWII?
all out assault on Japanese home islands
Attack every island
keep Japan busy while Russia moves in
Island hopping
99
A social theory that applied belief of 'survival of the fittest' to humans.
nativism
eugenics
Social Darwinism
Red Scare
100
This case stated that segregation of Hispanic students was wrong.
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D.
Mendez v. Westerminster
Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby
Brown v. Board of Education
101
Which of these did not make the 1920s economy roaring?
use of credit
use of gold/silver/copper currency
lack of regulation
mass consumerism
102
This case stated that segregation was bad, but if segregated for educational purposes it was ok
Brown v. Board of Education
Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby
Mendez v. Westerminster
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D.
103
This was the basis of Reagan's foriegn policy (spend money, Star Wars, etc.)
Peace Through Strength
Peace Through Spending
Win Through Smarts
Peace Through Annihilation
104
LBJ's program that addressed America's social problems (health care, civil rights, urban decay)
Fair Deal
Great Society
New Deal
New Frontier
105
He boycotted grapes and helped migrant workers.
Betty Friedan
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Cesar Chavez
106
The mass migration of African-Americans to Norther Cities (1910-1930)
The Lost Generation
The Great Depression
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
107
A group of post-WWII writers who lived in NY then moved to San Francisco.
Who's there Generation
Beat Generation
Hippy Generation
Knock Knock Generation
108
This scandal involved guns sold to Iran and the proceeds going to Nicaragua.
Marines in Lebanon
Iran-Contra
Iran Hostage Crisis
9-11
109
This act would attempt to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.
Buffalo Act
Reservation Act
Dawes Act
Wounded Knee Act
110
What is the 14th Amendment?
End of slavery
African Americans are considered citizens
solidified presidential succession rules
African Americans gain the right to vote
111
What was executive order 9066?
The secret of the Manhattan Project
The order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan
the internment of Americans especially Japanese
The declaration of war on Japan
112
President John F. Kennedy managed to avoid nuclear war during the...
Vietnam War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs invasion
Berlin Crisis
113
Who was General John J. Pershing?
Wrote the book about the influence of sea power on history
assistant secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders
Leader of the American Expeditionary Force in WW I
governor of Hawaii, helped make US control Hawaii
114
What is the 26th Amendment?
women get to vote
direct election of senators
can vote at age 18
start of the income tax
115
In reference to the Cold War in Europe, what does this picture show?
supplies being delivered to a cut off city
the destruction of a city after a nuclear strike
the devastation of an area after a fierce US/Soviet battle
an airstrike against rebellious peoples
116
This law forbade discrimination in education (ex: girls teams would be equal).
Title V
Title X
Title VI
Title IX
117
What is the significance of the year 1991?
Sputnik starts US/Soviet Space Race
MLK assassination/US lands on the moon
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Cold War ends
118
Who was Glenn Curtiss?
He was one of the first to use the assembly line
He was very important to the aviation industry
He defended Scopes in the Scopes Monkey Trial
He defended the Bible and traditional belief
119
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Truman's plan to retreat from wold affairs
Truman's ideas on how to get the economy going better
Truman's plan to strike communist areas with nuclear weapons
Truman's belief to aid any country going against communism
120
This House committee investigated threats of subversion (1950s communist subversion)
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist investigative committee
FBI
HUAC
121
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
governor of Hawaii, helped make US control Hawaii
Wrote the book about the influence of sea power on history
Republican senator who was for US expansion
assistant secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders
122
This movement applied Christian ethics to social issues and social justice
Justice Gospel
Gospel of Justice
Social Gospel
Gospel of Wealth
123
When an issue is brought to a vote by the people, this is called...
a recall
a revolution
an initiative
a referendum
124
This amendment allowed persons who were 18 to vote.
28th
27th
26th
25th
125
This occurred in the Philippines and it displayed Japanese cruelty.
Bataan Death March
Rape of Nanking
use of atomic weapons
the first use of kamikaze attacks
126
This was the witch-hunt for suspected communists in the 1950s Red Scare
McCarthyism
Salem Witch Trials
Bay of Pigs
Somethingism
127
Bill Clinton is known for:
his best selling book on staying pure in Marriage
increasing the strength of the US military
having sexual relations with that woman
helping end the Balkans genocide
128
What was a victory garden?
A group of American volunteers who flew in China
A group of Native Americans whose code was never broken
A group of African Americans who flew in Europe
a propaganda tool to get more Americans to grow their food
129
This case stated that Texas had a bad school finance system. Money would be shared by distritcs
Brown v. Board of Education
Edgewood I.S.D. v. Kirby
Mendez v. Westerminster
Delgado v. Bastrop I.S.D.
130
He wrote a letter in a Birmingham jail and had a dream.
Betty Friedan
Martin Luther King Jr.
Cesar Chavez
Rosa Parks
131
What is the 16th Amendment?
women get to vote
prohibition
direct election of senators
start of the income tax
132
The new science that believed humans could be improved through selective breeding.
Social Darwinism
eugenics
Red Scare
nativism
133
Who won the Congressional Medal of Honor for exploits during WWII?
Billy Alexander
Roy Benavidez
Vernon J. Baker
Alvin York
134
Who was Sanford B. Dole?
governor of Hawaii, helped make US control Hawaii
Wrote the book about the influence of sea power on history
assistant secretary of the Navy, leader of the Rough Riders
Republican senator who was for US expansion
135
What is the significance of the year 2001?
terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon
Sputnik starts US/Soviet Space Race
MLK assassination/US lands on the moon
Cold War ends
136
Who was George Patton?
American commander in the Pacific
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American general, supreme Allied commander in Europe
American general, tank commander, fought in Europe
137
Who was Douglas MacArthur?
American Army commander in the Pacific
American general, fought in Europe, important to D-Day
American general, supreme Allied commander in Europe
American general, tank commander, fought in Europe
138
What was the Domino Theory?
if one country fell to capitalism others would too
if one nation became Christian than others would too
nuclear weapons would destroy the world
If one country fell to communism others would too
