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Mr. Cool's American History Final
Mr. Cool's American History Final
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US History Exam, #history #unitedstates #review
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1
Who won the 1992 presidential election?
George H. Bush
William Jefferson Clinton
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
2
This picture is of the memorial honoring Americans lost in
attack on USS Cole in Persian Gulf war
Havana Cuba: battleship Maine explosion Spanish American war
attack on the Lusitania during WW1
attack on USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor 1941
3
This organization was created to promote world peace after WW2
United States
United Transportation
United Fruit
United Nations
4
In the U.S.´s capitalist economy, private businesses compete, leading to -
reduced wages and higher prices
lower prices and better quality of goods
eventual government seizure of the businesses
unfair employment practices
5
How did JFK help prevent missiles from arriving in Cuba?
he asked Congress to declare war on Cuba
he ordered an embargo on all Cuban goods
he ordered a naval blockade of Cuba
he asked Congress to declare war on the Soviet Union
6
Who invented the vaccine that helped stop the spread of polio?
Dr. Eisenhower
Dr. Seuss
Dr. Truman
Dr. Jonas Salk
7
Who is singing this song?
The Rolling Stones
The Beatles
The Monkees
Herman's Hermits
8
Which
best
describes the role Nixon played in the Watergate scandal?
he appealed to the Supreme Court to cancel his impeachment
he was proven not guilty and exonerated
he denied involvement and hid 18 1/2 minutes of audio tape
he personally broke into the hotel to spy on the Democrats
9
Which law, passed as a result of events in the Vietnam War, limits the power of the president?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
War Powers Act of 1973
Environmental Protection Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
10
What major event occurred on December 7th, 1941?
Bataan Death March
D-Day invasion of Normandy
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
V-E Day
11
What was a result of the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
the Soviet Union collapses
Germany develops atomic weapons with the help of the USSR
Japan surrenders and ends WWII
Japan retaliates with a nuclear attack on the U.S.
12
What federal program was responsible for spaceflight to the moon in 1969?
HUAC
EPA
NASA
CCC
13
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
to ship supplies to Berlin when it was blockaded by Soviets
to rescue refugees trapped by the Soviets
to invade Nazi-occupied Berlin
To rapidly withdraw American troops from Berlin
14
The German attempt to eliminate Jews under Hitler was called
The European Holocaust
The Final Solution
both answers 1 and 2
The Third Reich
15
The Red Scare carried this man's name?
McCarthyism
Reaganism
Clintonism
Trumanism
16
Multi-media device created in 2007 by
Apple
IBM
Samsung
Verizon
17
These were first dropped in August 1945 on what country to end WW2?
France
Japan
Russia
Germany
18
Which practice helped ensure scarce goods were fairly distributed during World War 2?
Scavenging
Rationing
Embellishing
Interning
19
JFK was assassinated by who, where?
Harvey Lee Opie in Mayberry
Lee Harvey Oprah in Detroit
Lee Harvey Oswald in Denver
Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas
20
Iconic World War 2 image representing
Women protesters
Women power lifters
Women workers
Rosie the Riveter
21
Which is
NOT
an example of the government hiding information from the public?
Watergate Audio Tapes
Pentagon Papers about Cambodian invasion
Truman´s decision to use atomic bombs on Japan
Atrocities in Vietnam, such as the My Lai Massacre
22
Which woman opposed an ERA and was a conservative member of the National Organization of Women?
Betty Friedan
Phyllis Schlafly
Rosa Parks
Estee Lauder
23
Which of the following did
NOT
occur as a part of the Islamic Iranian Revolution of 1979?
An Islamic leader - Ayatollah Khomeini - was put in power
Americans from the U.S. embassy were taken hostage
The U.S. bombed Tehran, Iran
The U.S. embassy in Iran was attacked
24
Which Republican president believed in tax cuts and less government regulation of the economy?
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Barack Obama
25
The Dust Bowl occurred in the 1930s during the
Great Recession
Great Regression
Great Impression
Great Depression
26
American citizens' 4th and 14th amendment Due Process rights were violated with the -
Red Scare of the 1950s
growth of the counter-culture movement
internment of Japanese Americans
Iran-Contra Affair
27
Which war was fought to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control in 1991?
Operation Enduring Freedom
Persian Gulf War - Operation Desert Storm
Campaign in Kosovo under President Clinton
Operation Iraqi Freedom after 9/11/
28
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 accomplish?
reducing the voting age from 21 to 18
requiring all public places to have handicap accessibility
requiring all private businesses to hire African Americans
an end to racial and gender discrimination in the workplace
29
Captain Cool did what in the Vietnam War?
burned his draft card
Bombed the Ho Chi Minh Trail
went to Canada
Flew F-111 fighter bomber
30
Name this song
Hail by Justin Timberlake
Lighting by Imagine Dragons
Thunder by Imagine Dragons
Rain by Ed Sheeran
31
The U.S. Government attempted to erase Indian culture
forcing Indians onto reservations
promoting the destruction of buffalo herds
all of answers 1, 2 and 3
placing Indian children in boarding schools
32
How did the U.S. respond to the September 11th, 2001 terror attacks?
it cut off military aid to Pakistan
it stopped buying oil from OPEC nations
it joined Israel in their invasion of Iran
it launched a War on Terror beginning in Afghanistan
33
Which event caused the deaths of many Americans and other Japanese prisoners of war?
island-hopping strategy
Bataan Death March
Battle of Midway Island
Bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima
34
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 eliminated -
literacy tests as a requirement for voting
identification requirements for voting
age discrimination and voting rights
barriers to voting for women
35
Which event did the U.S. react by increasing funding & research in math & science in 1958?
the Tet Offensive
Losing a chess tournament to the Russian grandmaster
the British developing the 1st atomic bomb
Launch of 1st artificial satellite, Sputnik , by the U.S.S.R
36
Which policy did Truman use to prevent the spread of communism?
blockading missiles from reaching Cuba
integrating the armed forces
containment
rationing fuel usage
37
Which Supreme Court case decided that public schools should be desegregated?
Miranda v. Arizona
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Lopez v. Texas
38
The 1850 law requiring runaway slaves to be returned to their plantations was
The Fugitive Slave Act
The Runaway Slave Act
The Underground Railroad Act
The Missouri Compromise
39
Why did the U.S. adopt the motto ´´In God We Trust´´ in 1956?
to encourage conservative Americans to spend money
to celebrate its bicentennial
to honor the financial contributions of religious groups
to commemorate social changes led by Christians
40
Donald Trump beat who in the 2016 Presidential election?
Hillary Clinton
Oprah
Al Gore
Mike Pence
41
Which is
NOT
a description of the United States during the 1950s?
Increase in the popularity and ownership of television
Economic prosperity and affluence
Growth of the suburbs
Anti-Vietnam protest music
42
Nixon was our 1st President to visit this location in 1972.
Korea
Japan
Vietnam
China
43
President Trump is trying to negotiate a treaty with this country
West Korea
East Korea
South Korea
North Korea
44
What was the main purpose of the U.S. joining the Vietnamese civil war?
To stop North Vietnam from spreading communism Domino Theory
to assist its French allies in Indochina
to ease tensions with communist nations
to promote reconstruction of Asia after WWII
45
Served as our 16th President during what war?
Lincoln - American Civil War
Lincoln - Revolutionary War
Jefferson - War of 1812
Lincoln - Mexican American War
46
This Vietnam song is about
the draft of young men during the war
protesting the draft
young men going to college in the 60s
recruitment song for Vietnam war
47
Which Hispanic leader led a boycott of farm products to fight for rights of migrant farmers?
Cheech Marin
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther Lopez, Jr.
Hector P. Garcia
48
Who was most
directly
affected by an escalation of forces during the Vietnam War?
Young women
Elderly men
Elderly women
Young men
49
This vehicle was invented by ________ and mass produced in the early 20th century
GM
Durant
Ford
Chevrolet
50
Which cultural group is most associated with challenging conformity through poetry and novels?
Counter-culture movement of the 60s
Feminists of the80s
Punk Rockers of the 70s
Beat Generation of the 50s
51
Which entrepreneur founded Microsoft, the operating system used by most businesses in the ´90s?
Sam Walton
Lionel Sosa
Steve Jobs
Bill Gates
52
What is one present-day negative effect of an aging Baby Boom generation?
Increase in Social Security spending
a balanced federal budget
decrease in the mortality rate in the U.S.
decrease in healthcare costs
53
Which best summarizes the protest strategies used by Martin Luther King, Jr.?
Encouraging a black separatist movement
Compromising on values to get some bills passed
Violent retaliation to brutal police tactics
Nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience
54
Which pop culture movement led to a cultural generation gap in the 1950s?
Flappers
Rock and Roll
Yuppies
Hippie Movement
55
Called the King of Rock and Roll
Michael Jackson
Garth Brooks
Chuck Berry
Elvis