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1
Which of these best explains why Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to the presidency four times?
The support of wealthy American businessmen
The lack of Republican candidates running for office
The need for consistent leadership during the war
The support of the American Baptist Convention
2
What was the name of the alliance the nations of Eastern Europe belonged to after World War II?
Warsaw Pact
Berlin Airlift
Axis Powers
Marshall Plan
3
How did the Montgomery bus boycott influence protests during the Civil Rights movement?
Churches organized all protests in the nation
Nonviolence was an effective form of protest
Sit-ins ultimately proved to be ineffective
Violence became the tactic to use in a protest
4
Why did President Franklin Roosevelt create the Office of War Mobilization?
to reduce the government's role in war production
to centralize agencies dealing with production
to build up wartime morale
to replace the Office of Price Administration
5
The 21st Amendment repeal of Prohibition led to the end of bootlegging and speakeasies.
False
True
6
The United States' growing reliance upon foreign oil caused Australia to become a world power?
False
True
7
What type of warfare was used in the dense jungles of Vietnam?
Regional
Trench
Guerilla
Total
8
Nixon was impeached after Watergate.
True
False
9
Which event of the early 1960s brought the United States and Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Tet Offensive in Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs invasion
10
At first, some women did not exercise their newly won right to vote because...
they could not leave their children and go to the polls
they did not feel comfortable voting
all are acceptable answers
their families discouraged them from voting
11
Why did the allies use the strategy of "island hopping" to recapture territories from the Japanese?
It prevented the use of nuclear weapons by the Japanese
It weakened the Japanese army by cutting off civilian aid
It allowed other islands to be cut off from reinforcements
It allowed corporations to build factories on those islands
12
Most Allied troops fighting against enemy forces before the Allied invasion of Europe were in the South Pacific.
True
False
13
Why was the Berlin Wall built in Germany after World War II?
To use as an historical monument for East Germans
To prevent Russians from migrating to the east
To keep democracy alive for all West Germans
To prevent people in East Germany from crossing into West Germany
14
Which American philosophy and policy toward post-war Europe was reflected in The Marshall Plan?
Soviets should be allowed a buffer zone in Eastern Europe
America should help rebuild the economies in Western Europe
Germany should be forced to pay massive war reparations
America should help rebuild roads and trails in East Germany
15
What geographic strategy did the Soviet Union use to resist the German invasion in 1942?
Island hopping
Carpet bombing
Scorched earth
Blitzkreig offense
16
A consumer economy is one that depends on a large amount of...
ready cash
thrift
money in savings
spending
17
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea remained divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war
North Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare
China controlled North Korea while South Korea remained independent
Korea was unified under a communist government
18
When Japan invaded Manchuria in 1932, what geographic reason did Japan use to justify the attack?
Poor economy
Manpower shortage
Self defense
Resource scarcity
19
Which New Deal agency was created to help businesses?
National Recovery Administration
Agricultural Assistance Act
Home Owners' Loan Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
20
What was the main reason European Jews were forced into concentration camps?
Music
Religion
Language
Community
21
Which event of World War II had the greatest impact on the earth's physical environment?
The dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan
The naval battles of the Coral Sea, Pacific Ocean
The Japanese air attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
The D-Day attack on the beaches of Normandy, France
22
The main consideration in Pres. Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb was the projected loss of American soldiers.
True
False
23
Isolationism is a national policy of avoiding political or economic entanglements with other countries.
True
False
24
Which of the following best describes satellite nations?
nations that belonged to NATO
nations west of the Iron Curtain
nations in debt to the World Bank
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
25
Throughout most of the 1920s, Americans were generally
worried that the stock market would crash
delighted that wealth was evenly distributed
concerned with economic danger signs
confident that business would bring continued prosperity
26
This ended both the separate-but-equal doctrine and segregation in public schools.
Gideon v. Wainwright
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
Plessy v. Ferguson
Marbury v. Madison
27
What was the purpose of rationing during World War II?
To offer businessmen quotas that would ensure bigger profits
To guarantee raw materials for non-war related industries
To promote hiring of minorities to fix racial imbalances
To distribute scarce items and continue wartime production
28
During the Civil Rights Era of the 1960s, which of the following groups accepted violence as a way to achieve results?
The Southern Leadership Conference
The Congress on Racial Equality
The NAACP
The Black Panthers
29
What was one purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps?
Resettle struggling farmers in big cities
Move unemployed young men out of big cities temporarily
Provide direct payments to older citizens hurt by the Depression
Give temporary jobs to married women
30
The US knew that Eastern Europe was lost to communism after WWar II, so US policy of containment then focused where?
South America and the Atlantic
Central Asia and the Pacific
North America and Africa
Western Europe and Asia
31
How did television promote economic growth in the 1950s?
Historical documentaries
Financial programming
Nightly broadcasts
Commercial advertising
32
What was the American view of the Soviet Union after World War II?
A danger to democracy in Europe
A threat to American markets in Asia
A trusted ally in war and in peace
A huge market for American goods
33
Which group was affected by wage cuts and unemployment during the Depression?
Women in offices
Workers in mines
All ranks of society
Owners of factories
34
What caused the rapid suburbanization of the United States in the 1950s?
More cultural diversity in suburbs
Restrictions on European immigration
Revival of traditional religions
Baby boom after World War II
35
During the Depression, African Americans, Hispanics, and Asian Americans lost jobs to white people.
True
False
36
Marcus Garvey led a movement to...
unionize African American workers
build up African American self-respect and economic power
segregate African Americans into northern cities
create new African American homelands in the Caribbean Islands
37
Several of the important decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren focused on...
declaring Great Society legislation unconstitutional
medical care for the poor and elderly
protecting the constitutional rights of citizens accused of crimes
continuing segregation policies in American public schools
38
In 1961, President Kennedy committed NASA and the nation to the goal of
overhauling the nation's military forces
landing a man on the moon within the decade
expanding the nation's highway system
replacing Fidel Castro with Fulgencio Batista as ruler of Cuba
39
What was the biggest social change that occurred during World War II?
Labor unions refused to use wildcat strikes
Racial prejudice was significantly reduced
Women took jobs traditionally held by men
Families moved overseas less frequently
40
The second New Deal was a wave of legislation including more social welfare benefits.
True
False
41
T/F - The rise of organized crime was an unintended consequence of Prohibition?
True
False
42
Though relatively few in numbers, flappers represented:
women's desire to return to the past
womens' desire to break with the past
the significant impact of women on national elections
a sign of social stability
43
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 allow federal officials to do?
Test voter literacy
Require voter identification
Register eligible voters
Collect poll taxes
44
Which pair of events illustrates a cause and effect relationship during the 1920s?
Scopes Trial - Teapot Domne Scandal
Sacco and Vanzetti - Woemn's vote
Red Scare - Limits on Immigration
Rebirth of KKK - Great Depression
45
One result of the Civil Rights Movement was that many African Americans registered to vote.
False
True
46
According to President Eisenhower, which region was most susceptible to the
Domino Effect
during the Cold War?
Latin America
Europe
Middle East
Southeastern Asia
47
It was the Gulf of Tonkin that decisively turned the American public against the Vietnam War.
False
True
48
What was the foreign policy of the United States government during the Cold War?
Direct military conflict with the Soviet Union
Support for Arabs in their conflict with Israel
Military support for allies to contain communism
Help the Soviet Union with new space technology
49
Which of the following describes McCarthyism in the 1950s?
Supporting union rights of factory workers
Protecting America's largest national parks
Believing the citizens deserved health care
Accusing Americans of being communists
50
One group that suffered economically during the 1920s was...
sports heroes
miners
farmers
publishers
51
After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965,
the civil rights movement slowly ended
white southerners still prevented most African Americans from voting
the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional
many African Americans were elected to office at all levels
52
Long-held prejudice/fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led the government to evacuate J-A.
True
False
53
Which of the following did the New Deal programs fail to address?
Native Americans' need for schools, hospitals, and irrigation systems
low prices for agriculture products
protection of domestic workers
the decline of industrial prices
54
One sign that the economy might be weakening in the 1920s was
the collapse of large corporations
uneven distribution of national wealth
underproduction of consumer goods
an increase in personal savings
55
What was the main method used to move men and materials to fight in the battles of the Pacific?
Tanks
Trains
Autos
Ships
56
It was the imprisonment of Jews in German concentration camps that prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941.
True
False
57
Which of the following had a wartime application only?
Radar
Computers
Atomic bomb
Frozen foods
58
What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine?
to fight hunger anywhere in the world
to reject the former policy of containment
to support nations trying to resist Soviet control
to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship
59
Which new businesses started as a result of the increase in automobiles during the 1920s?
Rail depots and airports
Radios and television
Motels and gas stations
Newspapers and novels
60
Why were there more major highways in the Eastern half of the country than the Western?
The population was greater in the Eastern half of the country.
The Appalachian Mountains hindered construction of the highways.
The Great Plains required the use of heavy construction equipment.
More people on the West coast than the East coast.
61
The Red Scare was a response to...
the Russian Revolution
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
The Teapot Dome Scandal
Prohibition
62
Which political and social conflict of the 1920s was highlighted in the trial of John Scopes?
labor unions vs. major industrialists
fundamentalist values vs. evolutionary theory
immigration reformers vs. immigrant rights
soviet communism vs. democratic capitalism
63
After Kennedy authorized a military buildup to show that the U.S. would not be bullied by the Soviets, the Soviets...
tried to invade West Germany
placed a blockade around West Berlin
began construction of the Berlin Wall
forced UN troops from East Germany
64
Who would most likely support Prohibition?
A child whose parents were out of work
A woman who joined a temperance movement
A farmer whose grain was used to make alcohol
A major interstate trucking company
65
Why did students protest at many universities during the Vietnam War?
Desire to end the war
Use of nuclear weapons
Attacks in the Mekong Delta
Capture of the city of Saigon
