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Unit 8 & 9 & 10 US history Mile stones
Unit 8 & 9 & 10 US history Mile stones
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Stright from the Milestones study guide containing units 8 & 9.
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1
Lend-Lease Act was..?
None of these options
Sent American ships to help American allies
Lend or lease war supplies to any nations that were American allies
Lend or lease military aid kits to any nations that were American allies
2
War on poverty, improved medical treatment for the poor, affirmative action plans for employers,& civil rights laws were
The Harlem Renaissance
Johnson’s Great Society
Roosevelt’s New Deal
The Truman Doctrine
3
During the war effort, each household received a “C book” with coupons that were used to buy scarce items this is..?
Mandatory government rationing system
Special sale
Black Friday
None of these options
4
Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with changing the role of First Ladies from that passive spouses to advocating spouses..?
False
True
5
Latino farmworkers also protested to gain civil rights in the 1960s. Their leader was..?
None of these options
Letizia Ortiz Rocasolano
Francisco Franco
César Chávez
6
The Tet Offensive failed to drive the Americans out of Vietnam, but it did lead to questions about why Lyndon Johnson..
Lied about them that America was winning the war
Stayed neutral throughout the war
None of these options
Didn't release the Marshall Plan
7
1954—In the Brown v. Board of Education case reversed prior rulings dating back to the Plessy v. Ferguson case in 1896
True
False
8
Many farmers from Oklahoma, Texas, and the surrounding Dust Bowl states migrated west to California in search of work..?
False
True
9
Richard Nixon’s was impeached..?
False
True
10
In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite...
Sputnik I
Apollo 11
Voskhod
None of these options
11
Obama won the nomination and handily defeated McCain in the general election 2008..?
True
False
12
President Nixon created the..
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Technological Wonders
None of these options
National Organization for Women (NOW)
13
Which action was a result of the Manhattan Project?
The national gov interred all German-American citizens to prevent sabotage
The national government expanded the army and navy to fight in World War II
National gov took control of all private businesses to aid war production
National gov funded scientific research in order to build an atomic weapon
14
The Soviet Union acepted aid from the Marshall Plan..?
False
True
15
Who was the Cold War between.?
Russia vs U.S
Soviet union vs U.S
U.S vs Great Britan
Germany vs U.S
16
The collapse of the Soviet Union was Reagan’s biggest success in international policy..?
True
False
17
Three Soviet army groups attacked Berlin during the Fall of Berlin 1945..?
False
True
18
Which statement BEST describes the MAIN challenge to President Roosevelt’s economic relief policies.?
The Supreme Court ruled the programs unconstitutional
Unions went on strike to stop the programs
Opposition groups boycotted businesses that supported the programs
The states voted against supporting the new programs
19
Which action did President Carter take in response to the Iran hostage crisis?
He negotiated an exchange of prisoners
He ordered a military rescue that failed
He asked the courts around the world to arbitrate
He ordered a blockade of the important ports in the area
20
After Pearl Harbor, all people of Japanese ancestry be moved to rural internment camps & some German & Italians..?
False
True
21
The Marshall Plan was..?
The government-funded scientific research to build an atomic weapon
For rebuilding Western Europe and opposing communism after World War II
President Roosevelt’s economic relief act
All of these options
22
As more people sold their stock, other people panicked and sold their stock, driving down prices and causing a..?
Migration west
Lend-Lease
Stock market crash
Stock market speculation
23
The American government had developed atomic bombs in a secret laboratory in..?
Manhattan Project
Pacific Theater
European Theater
Los Alamos
24
George W. Bush’s presidency will always be remembered for..
Iranian hostage crisis
The collapse of the Soviet Union
Election of 2008
Al-Qaeda’s attacks on September 11, 2001
25
Which core issue was the National Organization for Women (NOW) founded upon?
Access to higher education
Provision of daycare
Equal pay in the workforce
Entrance into the military
26
One of the most important actions of the Second New Deal was the..?
None of these option
Migration west act
Social Security Act
Black Tuesday
27
In the Battle of Midway the Japanese captured Midway..?
True
False
28
In WW2 the need for military created the Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps to fill non-combat positions..?
False
True
29
The policy of containment for many U.S. foreign policy decisions during the Cold War was to..
Build an atomic weapon
To be neutral with foreign countries
Rebuild Western Europe
Stop the spread of communism
30
The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act was because of the return of American soldiers after WW2..?
False
True
31
The Truman Doctrine was..
Series of “Red Scares” highlightedby Joseph McCarthy’s about communism
Help any nation with economic and military aid to prevent Soviet influence
The policy of containment
None of these options
32
What was cold war.?
Communism vs capitalism
Space race
Nuclear arms race
33
Gerald Ford cuased..
An economic boom
The worst economic recession since the Great Depression
The best economic recession since the Great Depression
None of these options
34
“the Great Society.” was..?
Stop the spread of communism in JFK's speech
President Johnson's vision for America from his 1964 speech
None of these options
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Speech "I have a dream."
