Which of the following is a reason for the Baby Boom?

Confidence in the economy, All of the above, Reunion of families after World War II, Confidence in national security

Which of the following best describes Japanese internment?

Relocation & imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans

made it illegal to make or sell alcohol

By 1932, what did most Americans think of President Hoover’s efforts to end the depression?

They blamed him for all of their problems, They thought he should have acted sooner and done more

What is the policy of détente?

to relax tensions between world powers

Why was the Battle of Normandy (D-Day) an important success for the allies?

Freed France from German control

How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move West?

It offered free land to those willing to farm it

The Bay of Pigs Invasion

Cuban exiles trying to remove Fidel Castro from power

Which of the following is an example of isolationism?

USA neutrality at the start of World War 2

Robber barons were characterized as:

businessmen who gain money by unethical (sneaky) ways

The Iron Curtain was:

An imaginary line dividing Eastern and Western Europe

What caused the Korean War to begin?

North Korea invades South Korea

President Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was

to protect the independence of all nations

Which court case and group are associated with school desegregation?

Brown v Board of Education; Little Rock 9

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1
MAIN - militarism, alliances, nationalism and:
imperialism
isolationism
2
Which of the following is a reason for the Baby Boom?
Confidence in the economy
All of the above
Reunion of families after World War II
Confidence in national security
3
The Panama Canal allowed ships to pass quickly between the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
True
False
4
The sinking of the Lusitania is why the US joined WW2
True
False
5
Which of the following best describes Japanese internment?
Relocation & imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans
The increased rates of Japanese immigration into the US
Desegregation allowing Japanese Americans into schools
The use of Japanese Americans in the United States military
6
The 18th Amendment:
reversed the ban on alcohol
gave women the right to vote
made it illegal to make or sell alcohol
provided for an income tax
7
What country was divided into 4 zones at the Yalta Conference?
England
Soviet Union
Germany
France
8
WW2 - US was on the side of the:
Axis
Allies
9
government's attempt to eliminate poverty and racial injustice
Grand Society
Great Society
10
What country launched Sputnik?
Soviet Union
China
US
Cuba
11
By 1932, what did most Americans think of President Hoover’s efforts to end the depression?
They blamed him for all of their problems
They thought he had acted quickly and effectively
Hoover's New Deal ended the Depression
They thought he should have acted sooner and done more
12
Breaking into the Democratic Party Headquarters to bug phones & steal information
Clinton's Impeachment
Wintergate Scandal
Nixon's Impeachment
Watergate Scandal
13
What is the policy of détente?
to relax tensions between world powers
to enlarge arms production
to get rid of nuclear arms
to get the Soviet Union to end communism
14
Why was the Battle of Normandy (D-Day) an important success for the allies?
It forced Hitler to commit suicide
It was not significant
Freed France from German control
Provided Relief to the African forces
15
Nativism is the policy of protecting the interests of native-born or established inhabitants against those of immigrants
True
False
16
Who got rich from steel?
Thomas Edison
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
17
There were 4 presidents who were impeached
False
True
18
His murder sparked the Civil Rights Movement
MLK
John Lewis
Malcolm X
Emmett Till
19
First example of a suburb
Souderton
Levittown
Levittborough
Harleysville
20
Which of the following organizations is a leader in the women’s rights movement?
NAACP
NOW
WCTU
AFL
21
reformers tried to clean up political corruption
Grandma Age
Gilded Age
Gifted Age
Glamourous Age
22
Who got rich from shipping/railroads?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
23
Her actions started the Montgomery Bus Boycott to desegregate the busses
Minnijean Brown
Rosa Parks
Diane Nash
Coretta Scott King
24
Country left out of peace process after WW1
Italy
US
Soviet Union
Germany
25
How did the Homestead Act encourage people to move West?
It offered free land to those willing to farm it
It offered land to gold prospectors
It set up reservations for free African Americans
It promised protection from Native Americans
26
WW1: Germany, Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire
Allied Powers
Central Powers
27
During the Cuban Missile Crisis, which country provided the missiles to Cuba?
US
Germany
Soviet Union
China
28
Example of a pull factor:
Harsh Government
Jobs
Poverty
Famine
29
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
US trying to remove Nikita Khrushchev from power
Cuban exiles trying to remove Fidel Castro from power
Soviet Union trying to remove JFK from power
US wanting to remove Cesar Chavez from power
30
Which of the following is an example of isolationism?
USA neutrality at the start of World War 2
Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor
USA’s construction of the Panama Canal
Hitler’s annexation of territories in Europe
31
Robber barons were characterized as:
businessmen who gain money by unethical (sneaky) ways
businessmen who give money back to society
Unions workers who strike for better pay
Thieves who raided stores during riots
32
The Iron Curtain was:
An imaginary line dividing Southern and Western Europe
An imaginary line dividing Eastern and Western Europe
An imaginary line dividing Eastern and Northern Europe
An imaginary line dividing Northern and Southern Europe
33
business leader whose means of amassing a personal fortune contributes positively to the country
robber barron
captain of industry
34
Domino Theory was the idea that if one country fell to communism, many would follow
True
False
35
What reform movement was created to eliminate social problems by curbing drinking?
19th Amendment
16th Amendment
Prohibition
Temperance
36
Organization who gained support through bribes & voter fraud
political madness
political mattress
political machine
political mayhem
37
The proposed amendment stating that civil rights may not be denied on the basis of one's sex?
Equal Rights Amendment
19th Amendment
Equal Pay Amendment
Affirmative Action
38
Black codes didn't limit the freedoms of former slaves
False
True
39
During the Persian Gulf War, what oil rich country did Saddam Hussein invade?
Iraq
Kuwait
Iran
Saudi Arabia
40
Upton Sinclair’s book “The Jungle” was to protect the companies
True
False
41
Reconstruction failed to provide lasting guarantees of the civil rights of the freedmen (ex-slaves) bc of:
Jim Crow Laws
Jerry Crow Laws
Jim Craw Laws
Joe Crow Laws
42
What caused the Korean War to begin?
China invades North Korea
North Korea invades South Korea
Soviet Union invades South Korea
South Korea invades North Korea
43
President Wilson’s goal for the League of Nations was
to protect each member nation’s own individual interests
ensure payment of reparations for losses during World War I
to protect the independence of all nations
end the right self-determination for Central Powers nations
44
Berlin Airlift carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into:
North Berlin
West Berlin
South Berlin
East Berlin
45
World peacekeeping organization created in 1945
United Nations
NATO
Warsaw Pact
League of Nations
46
Country Germany invaded to begin WW2:
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Poland
France
47
Which of the following was NOT a reason countries became imperialistic?
Racism
Alien invasion
Need for raw materials
Competition
48
Example of push factor:
Reunite with family
freedom
Lack of land
Jobs
49
Yellow Journalism, Delome Letter, Explosion of USS Maine blamed on Spain
Spanish-American War
World War 1
Persian Gulf War
World War 2
50
Roosevelt’s Corollary and Big Stick Diplomacy made the United States a/an
Weaker nation than before
International police power
Laughing stock
Enemy of Europe
51
Which court case and group are associated with school desegregation?
Civil Rights Cases; Black Panthers
Dred Scott v Sanford; Arkansas 8
Brown v Board of Education; Little Rock 9
Plessy v Ferguson; NAACP
52
September 11,2001 - the planes hit/crashed:
NYC, White House, Golden Gate Bridge
NYC, Sears Tower, Shanksville PA
NYC, Pentagon, White House
NYC, Pentagon, Shanksville PA
53
What impact did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire have on society?
Working conditions and fire safety improved
Nothing changed due to the fire
Lies about how many troops were being deployed in Vietnam
Employers were fired for their actions
54
Who got rich from oil?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
JP Morgan
55
The Korean Demilitarized Zone is located at:
38th parallel
39th parallel
40th parallel
37th parallel
56
Which of the following best describes Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society?
The Govts attempt to increase the strength of our military
The Govts attempt to eliminate poverty and racial injustice
Govts attempt to improve our relationship w/ foreign nations
The Government’s attempt to expand our education system
57
Which of the descriptions below does NOT describe the Liberal Party?
Support social programs
Big Government
Republican
Democrat
58
What country did the US support during Korean War?
North Korea
South Korea
59
This country was left out of the peace process at the end of WW1:
Britain
Soviet Union
USA
Germany
60
Amendment that African Amerian men can vote
13th
19th
14th
15th
61
Which organization was created for women?
SCLC
NOW
SNCC
NAACP
62
Japan refused to surrender after atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
False
True
63
Which of the following is NOT an example of new opportunities for women in the late 1800s?
Women entered the new profession of social work
Women helped families prosper on the western frontier
Women formed clubs that promoted reforms
Women won the right to vote
64
What country did the US support during the Vietnam War?
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
65
Low interest loans from the U.S. government for veterans for World War 2:
GI Housing Bill
GI Loan Bill
GI Veterans Bill
GI Bill of Rights
66
President Nixon's policy of withdrawing troops from Vietnam is called:
Attrition
Tet Offensive
Vietnamization
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
67
Dirty, crowded, unhealthy multi-family homes
suite
condo
tenement
penthouse
68
workers created unions because of unsafe working conditions, low wages, child labor
False
True
69
Which of the descriptions below does NOT describe the Conservative Party?
Democrat
Republican
Family Values
Small Government
70
The following would be an example of appeasement
Battle of Normandy (D-Day)
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
America’s strategy of island hopping
Ignoring the growth of Germany’s Army
71
Which of the following court cases allowed women to receive abortions?
Brown v. Board
Griswold v. Connecticut
Roe v. Wade
Plessy v. Ferguson
72
How did immigrants adapt to life in the United States?
building tenements
joining Nativist movements
getting high paying jobs
attempting to acculturate
73
Who resigned before they went through the impeachment process?
Donald Trump
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
74
Which of the following were all associated with the Cold War?
Vietnam, D-Day, Domino Effect
Great Society, Patriot Act, Cuban Missile Crisis
KKK, Bomb Shelters, Persian Gulf
Arms Race, Space Race, Bay of Pigs
75
Installment buying happened in the:
1920s
1930s
1950s
1940s
76
Cold War was an intense rivalry between the US and the China
False
True
77
fighting tactic used during WW1 that made the battles longer & more deadly for the soldiers
atomic bombs
trench warfare
helicopters
agent orange
78
Japanese Internment was the forced relocation & imprisonment of 120,000 Japanese Americans
True
False
79
Muckrakers fought corruption by
running for political office
Informing the public of corruption
forming good-government leagues
taking control of large corporations
80
Which of the following groups of people is most closely associated with the Stonewall Riots?
Asians
Latinos
African Americans
LGBT
81
New Deal
FDR created this program to end the Great Depression
Hoover created this program to end the Great Depression
JFK created this program to end the Great Depression
LBJ created this program to end the Great Depression
82
Which of the following was not characteristic of 1920s consumerism?
Televisions
Home Appliances
Advertising
Installment buying
83
The 14th Amendment to the Constitution
gave women the right to vote
freed the slaves
gave African Americans the right to vote
granted citizenship to those born in the US
84
Purchase of Alaska - who did we buy it from?
Canada
Japan
China
Russia
85
This Civil Rights leader was associated with the Nation of Islam
Martin Luther King, Jr
JFK
Malcolm X
Rosa Parks
86
Who got rich from banking?
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
87
4 types of economic systems
traditional, command, market, mixed
communism, socialism, capitalism, fascism
traditional, communism, capitalism, mixed
imperialism, nationalism, isolationism, expansionism
88
Which of the following was not a result of 9/11?
Lies about how many troops were deployed in Vietnam
Patriot Act
Increased border security
War in the Middle East
89
In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court
outlawed lynching
gave African Americans the vote
upheld segregation
imprisoned Ku Klux Klan leaders
90
Hitler betrayed the Nazi-Soviet Pact, so Stalin joined the:
Axis
Allies
91
Island Hopping: strategy used by American Army in the Pacific, during WW2, to take control of Japanese held islands
True
False
92
Who was the individual responsible for the rights of many Latinos during the Grape Boycott?
Mario Lopez
Fidel Castro
Cesar Chevaz
Father Hildago

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