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US History II
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A preview of US History (1900-1990) #History #20th Century #United States
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1
What was the name of the first general purpose electronic digital computer.
Entropy
Enigma
ENIAC
ENGERGON
2
This president's disastrous domestic economic policy exacerbated The Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt
Edgar Hoover
Calvin Coolidge
3
Often using female labor, the US cranked out 2,710 of these during World War II.
Liberty Ships
Submarines
Hog Islanders
Aircraft Carriers
4
This man served as Secretary of State for Presidents Nixon and Ford.
William Henry Harrison
Henry Rollins
Henry Kissinger
Henry Ford
5
This was the name of the first affordable automobile.
Model F
Model T
Model A
Model G
6
This era was known for Jazz, flappers, the Lost Generation and the Foxtrot.
The Roasting Twenties
The Resting Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
The Whispering Twenties
7
The name of the guerrilla troops fighting in South Vietnam against the South Vietnamese and US.
The Resistance
Viet Lim
Viet Cong
Ho Chi Minh
8
The Manhattan Project developed which weapon?
Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles
The Atomic Bomb
VX Gas
Big Bertha
9
The ________ Plan was the framework for rebuilding Europe's economy after World War II.
Mahoney
Marshall
Martelle
MacArthur
10
General John J.Pershing had a nickname, what was it?
Black Cat
Joe Black
Black Hawk
Black Jack
11
This ethnic population was interned soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Italian
German
African
Japanese
12
In 1923 what form of entertainment became perfected and popularized.
Silent Movies
Broadway Musicals
Talking Movies
Kaleidoscopes
13
FDR's economic policy that allowed the US to work it's way out of the Great Depression.
Real Deal
New Plan
Raw Deal
New Deal
14
The __________ was the collective name for the plains states during the 1930s.
Dust Bowl
Dusty Road
Dust Bunny
Dust Crop
15
This President was an unsuccessful haberdasher prior to his political career.
Theodore Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Calvin Coolidge
Richard Nixon
16
African American Aviators known for flying planes with Red Tails.
Muskogee Airmen
Flying Mustangs
Tuskegee Airman
Flying Tigers
17
This famous civil rights leader and chairman of SNCC would go on to serve as a US House Rep.
John Lewis
Phillip Loose
Lewis Carroll
Jack Lews
18
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's progressive party in the election of 1912?
Bull Hippo
Bull Moose
Big Stick
Bully Pulpit
19
_____ is the agency responsible for the development of emerging technologies like the internet.
DARBY
NASA
DARPA
FURBY
20
This US General was removed from command during the Korean conflict.
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Omar Bradley
Collin Powell
21
This American Psychologist is known for saying "turn on, tune in, drop out".
Dennis Leary
Timothy O'Sullivan
Timothy Leary
Timothy Sutton
22
Where did the Million Man March take place?
Philadelphia, PA
Washington D.C.
Wilmington, DE
Selma, AL
23
This was the 50th state admitted to the union.
Alaska
Arizona
New Mexico
Hawaii
24
This man won 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympic games in Berlin, Germany.
Jesse Owens
Jim Thorpe
Michael Phelps
Jesse James
25
This highway personified america and it's growing love of the automobile during the 1950's.
Route 66
Route 99
Route 22
Route 78
26
This was the name used to describe the presidency under John F. Kennedy by his wife Jackie.
Atlantis
El Dorado
Camelot
Avalon
27
This style of music became popular with teenagers in 1950's.
Hip Hop
Rock n' Roll
Jazz
Electronic
28
What was the slogan for Russian openness of government during the 1980's?
Perestroika
Glasgow
Peregrine
Glasnost
29
This US President was brought up for impeachment.
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
30
This US warplane was nicknamed the "Dragon Lady" and used to spy on the Soviet Union.
F-117
Bono
U-2
A-10