U.S. History 2nd semester final review

In the 1980s, President Reagan increased spending on ___ to help contain communism.

President Kennedy responded to the Cuban missile crisis by

President Truman fired General MacArthur because MacArthur wanted to use ___ in Korea.

What Wisconsin senator went after communists in government?

President Lyndon Johnson's anti-poverty programs were called the

The Zimmermann Telegram was sent by Germany to ___ asking for an alliance against America.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was created to regulate the

The attack by North Vietnamese forces against the Americans in 1968 was the ___ offensive

Which President resigned due to the Watergate scandal?

The first artificial satellite in space was called

What organization was started after World War II to help keep the peace in the world?

The Nazi's annihilation of the Jews in Europe was called the

Who was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, AL?

In 1932, the bonus march was made by what kind of people?

Before America officially entered World War II, we loaned weapons to

The largest invasion in world history occurred on June 6, 1944 at

In 1960, a U-2 spy plane was shot down over what country?

Martin Luther King, Jr. fought for equality mainly in the

The United States dropped an atomic bomb on

Anti-war demonstrators were killed at what college?

William Levitt started mass producing ___ in the 1950s.

Most Americans opposed the Treaty of Versailles because

Illegal bars that sold alcohol during prohibition were called

President Nixon widened the war in Southeast Asia by invading ___ in 1970.

Which of the following people did NOT help women win the right to vote?

Who won the first televised presidential debates in 1960?

Government money to the old, poor, and disabled began with the ___ program.

Shacks that homeless people built during the great depression were called

What group of people was put in camps in America during World War II?

What word means "an easing of tensions during the cold war"?

During the early parts of both World War I and II, America tried to

America entered World War II in

What Supreme Court case ordered the integration of public schools?

Which President made the decision to use the atomic bomb?

What event signaled the beginning of the great depression in 1929?

What event caused America to enter World War II?

What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?

What term means "extreme pride in your country"?

The cultural and intellectual movement in the African-American community in the 1920s was called the

Who was the first man to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean?

The large number of babies being born after World War II was called the

Woodrow Wilson's plan for world peace was called the

During World War II, Germany, Japan, and Italy were called the ___ powers.

Communist guerrillas who fought against the Americans in Vietnam were called

The World War I battlefields in France were called the

What event in 1962 brought America and Russia closest to war?

The goal of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech was to push for

What style of music was developed in the 1950s by people like Elvis Presley?

What country is divided along the 38th parallel?

The Black Panther and Black Muslim movements wanted African-Americans to

The American strategy to win the war in the Pacific during World War II was called

The large number of African-Americans who moved north and west during the 1920s was called the

America paid for World Wars I & II by raising taxes and selling

President Carter's greatest foreign policy success was negotiating peace between

The sit-in movement tried to integrate

What scandal took place during the Reagan administration?

Whose assassination started World War I?

Young women of the 1920s who rebelled against the norms of society were called

Owning a home and joining the middle class was called

During the Persian Gulf War, America fought against what country?

Who was President during the September 11 attacks in 2001?

Borrowing money to buy stocks was called buying on

Franklin Roosevelt's radio addresses to the country were called

During the depression, people ran to the ___ to withdraw their money before it disappeared.

Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President

What group saw a revival in the 1920s, due to their opposition to immigration?

Which President pardoned Nixon after the Watergate scandal to help move America forward?

President Kennedy committed America to the goal of ___ by the end of the 1960s.

Which of the following is NOT a Constitutional amendment?

During World War II, the battles of Midway, Guadalcanal, and Coral sea were fought in the

All of the following weapons were first used in World War I except the

Who was the first man to walk on the moon?

All of the following were results of the Civil Rights movement EXCEPT

Who was our first African-American President?

The leader of the Black Muslim movement was