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U.S. II Final Exam
U.S. II Final Exam
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1
Theory that if one country falls to communism so will the rest.
Domino Theory
Deomcratic Theory
Anti-Communist Theory
Trickle Down Theory
2
What limitations were put on Jews in Germany?
Jews had to ride at the back of a bus
Jewish children were expelled from German schools
Every Jew had to wear a Star of David
Jews were not permitted to practice medicine
3
What was the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education?
Overrule the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson.
Overruled Sweatt v. Painter
Uphold the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
Create job training for unemployed African-Americans.
4
In the 1920s the consumer goods industry created new products for
The Home
Daycare Centers
Businesses
Outdoors
5
What is the Twenty-Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
No draft no war
Ended poll taxes
18 to fight 18 to vote
Destruction of draft cards was made unconstitutional.
6
The belief that people in groups are subject to survival of the fittest
Hunger Games
Social Darwinism
Darwinism
Evolution
7
The Dust Bowl was caused by all of the following EXCEPT
Drought
Over-irrigation
Overploughing
overgrazing
8
World War I was the first war in which..
the government officially imposed conscription
Af. Am. soldiers were not segregated from white soldiers
women officially served in the armed services
the military drafted African American men
9
President Wilson called for the creation of a "general association of nations" known as the
League of Nations
Central Powers
Allies
United Nations
10
The sinking of the USS Maine promted what?
The Spanish American War
World War I
The Cold War
Mexican American War
11
Which Supreme Court ruling stated that seperate but equal was constituional
Brown v. BOE
Plessy v. Ferguson
Sweatt v. Painter
Morgan v. Virginia
12
Why did President Truman decide to use atomic weapons?
He didn't like Japan
He did it for fun
He wanted to test it
Fastest way to end war
13
Upton Sinclair and Ida Tarbell were known for being?
wealthy
muckrakers
immigrants
butchers
14
Who first described the division of mainland Europe after World War II as the “Iron Curtain?
Adolf Hitler
Prime Minister Franz Ferdinand
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
15
Two businessmen were competing against each other using what is called Yellow Journalism
Pulitzer and Rockefeller
Hearst and Pulitzer
Vanderbilt and Carnegie
Chase and Vanderbilt
16
The 22nd Amendment did what?
Limits presidential terms to 2 terms
Gave women the right to vote
filling the vacancy in the presidential office
prohibits a poll tax
17
What impact did the New Deal have on ethnic groups?
Represented their family
Had no impact
Represented an opportunity for minorities and women
Represented old people
18
What country used the island-hopping strategy in the PacificTheater of World War II?
Japan
Russia
United States
Great Britain
19
Who was the monopolistic businessman known as the “Commodore” who specialized in Railroads?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
J.P. Morgan
John D. Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
20
What was the Marshall Plan?
Aid to Russia
Destroy China
Aid to Europe
Aid to Korea
21
What helped Kennedy win the election of 1960?
Naiveté
Optimism
Pessimism
Veteran status.
22
Title IX was passed so that this could happen.
Entitled women to 9 months of birth control for free
Gave women equal rights to men
People could argue over number of men's and women's sports
Gave women equal opportunities and access in education
23
What period of time was established with the 18th Amendment and made alcohol illegal?
Progressive Era
The Great Depression
Reconstruction
Prohibition
24
How did the federal government actions influence civilian life during World War II?
They hired people in the government
Increased terrorism
They starved the civilization
Focused on war support
25
The CCC and the FDIC were a part of Roosevelt's
Fair Deal
New Deal
No Deal
Square Deal
26
What did Americans on the home front do to help the war effort during World War II?
buy war bonds
grow victory gardens
collect and recycle metal
all of the above
27
What happened on December 7, 1941?
Japan attacked the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor
Russia attacked China
Nazi Germany invaded Poland
Great Britain mounted a massive counter-attack at Dunkirk
28
Who was the big businessman who created General Electric and U.S. Steel?
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D. Rockefeller
J.P. Morgan
29
Why did the US get involved in World War II?
All the answers
Sinking of the Lusitania
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
