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• The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were based upon the United States desire to

• A. be militarily prepared for the approaching war in Europe.

• B. become immediately involved in any future European war.

• C. change the basic nature of the foreign policy it had followed since the end of World War.

• D. avoid participation in a European war.

• The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were based upon the United States desire to

• A. be militarily prepared for the approaching war in Europe.

• B. become immediately involved in any future European war.

• C. change the basic nature of the foreign policy it had followed since the end of World War.

• D. avoid participation in a European war.

• The Battles of Midway and Coral Sea were significant in naval warfare because they were

• fought by submarines.• fought by naval aircraft fighters launched from

aircraft carriers and they stopped further Japanese expansion.

• fought by ships that were in sight of each other.• fought between supply ships.

• The Battles of Midway and Coral Sea were significant in naval warfare because they were

• fought by submarines.• fought by naval aircraft fighters launched from

aircraft carriers and they stopped further Japanese expansion.

• fought by ships that were in sight of each other.• fought between supply ships.

• The last military offensive of the German forces late in World War II was the

• Battle of Stalingrad.

• Battle of Britain.

• Battle of the Bulge.

• Battle of El Alamein

• The last military offensive of the German forces late in World War II was the

• Battle of Stalingrad.

• Battle of Britain.

• Battle of the Bulge.

• Battle of El Alamein

• The taking back of islands from the Japanese such as Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Guadalcanal was part of the Allied war strategy known as

• limited initiative warfare.

• island hopping.

• limited combat.

• the MacArthur plan.

• The taking back of islands from the Japanese such as Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Guadalcanal was part of the Allied war strategy known as

• limited initiative warfare.

• island hopping.

• limited combat.

• the MacArthur plan.

• With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of __________ for African-Americans.

• A. decline

• B. advancement

• C. stagnation

• D. uncertainty

• With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of __________ for African-Americans.

• A. decline

• B. advancement

• C. stagnation

• D. uncertainty

• Near the end of the World War II, Audie Murphy became famous as the

• inventor of the A-bomb.

• most read news correspondent.

• most decorated American soldier of the war.

• developer of radar

• Near the end of the World War II, Audie Murphy became famous as the

• inventor of the A-bomb.

• most read news correspondent.

• most decorated American soldier of the war.

• developer of radar

• The all African-American squadron which won two Distinguished Unit Citations for their outstanding aerial combat against the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) was

• the Fighting 40th.• the Tuskegee Airmen.• the RAF.• the Doolittle Raiders.

• The all African-American squadron which won two Distinguished Unit Citations for their outstanding aerial combat against the German Luftwaffe (Air Force) was

• the Fighting 40th.• the Tuskegee Airmen.• the RAF.• the Doolittle Raiders.

• The all Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team could only fight in the European theatre of World War II, but became

• famous for the Japanese weapons they used.

• most feared by the Russian troops.• the most decorated fighting unit in U.S.

history.• known as the Screaming Eagles.

• The all Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team could only fight in the European theatre of World War II, but became

• famous for the Japanese weapons they used.

• most feared by the Russian troops.• the most decorated fighting unit in U.S.

history.• known as the Screaming Eagles.

• During World War II, what was the primary duty of the Navajo Code Talkers?

• Interpreting confiscated German battle plans• Transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces

during combat• Translating confidential Japanese

communications• Informing the press about the number of Allied

war casualties

• During World War II, what was the primary duty of the Navajo Code Talkers?

• Interpreting confiscated German battle plans• Transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces

during combat• Translating confidential Japanese

communications• Informing the press about the number of Allied

war casualties

• In comparison to the earlier conferences at Casablanca and Teheran, the meeting at Yalta showed that Franklin Roosevelt was more concerned with

• A. postwar issues such as the United Nations.

• B. military supply issues.• C. long-term military planning.• D. technological developments.

• In comparison to the earlier conferences at Casablanca and Teheran, the meeting at Yalta showed that Franklin Roosevelt was more concerned with

• A. postwar issues such as the United Nations.

• B. military supply issues.• C. long-term military planning.• D. technological developments.

• Many Americans opposed the 1941 Lend-Lease Act because they feared it would

• A. draw the United States into the war in Europe.

• B. cause the country to fall into an economic recession.

• C. be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

• D. place the United States in violation of the Versailles Treaty.

• Many Americans opposed the 1941 Lend-Lease Act because they feared it would

• A. draw the United States into the war in Europe.

• B. cause the country to fall into an economic recession.

• C. be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.

• D. place the United States in violation of the Versailles Treaty.

• The policy of President Roosevelt toward the plight of Germany’s Jews who managed to escape was shown by the refusal to give entrance to the U.S. of

• anyone of Jewish decent.• the ship St. Louis which had a large number of

Jewish passengers aboard.• any immigrants.• possible spies.

• The policy of President Roosevelt toward the plight of Germany’s Jews who managed to escape was shown by the refusal to give entrance to the U.S. of

• anyone of Jewish decent.• the ship St. Louis which had a large number of

Jewish passengers aboard.• any immigrants.• possible spies.

• President Roosevelt addressed Congress early in 1941 warning that the U.S. needed to prepare for the possibility of war. He asked Congress to

• declare war on Japan.• declare war on the Axis powers in Europe.• vote money to build up our forces and to aid all

countries of the world fighting for democracy.• give immediate directives to see claiming

neutrality.

• President Roosevelt addressed Congress early in 1941 warning that the U.S. needed to prepare for the possibility of war. He asked Congress to

• declare war on Japan.• declare war on the Axis powers in Europe.• vote money to build up our forces and to aid all

countries of the world fighting for democracy.• give immediate directives to see claiming

neutrality.

• In the address to Congress on January 6, 1941, President Roosevelt refers to basic rights all people should have protected. This is called the

• Quarantine speech.

• Neutrality speech.

• Four Freedoms speech.

• Day of Infamy speech.

• In the address to Congress on January 6, 1941, President Roosevelt refers to basic rights all people should have protected. This is called the

• Quarantine speech.

• Neutrality speech.

• Four Freedoms speech.

• Day of Infamy speech.

• The United States government attempted to justify the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II on the grounds that

• A. Japanese Americans should be treated in the same way as German Americans.

• B. most of the relocated people were not United States citizens and thus had few legal rights.

• C. the wartime need to assure national security was more important than the protection of individual rights.

• D. Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed forces.

• The United States government attempted to justify the forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World War II on the grounds that

• A. Japanese Americans should be treated in the same way as German Americans.

• B. most of the relocated people were not United States citizens and thus had few legal rights.

• C. the wartime need to assure national security was more important than the protection of individual rights.

• D. Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed forces.

• The term Nisei is used to describe Japanese-Americans who

• A. were born in the United States.

• B. were forced into internment camps.

• C. volunteered to fight in the U.S. armed forces.

• D. volunteered to serve as spies in the war against Japan.

• The term Nisei is used to describe Japanese-Americans who

• A. were born in the United States.

• B. were forced into internment camps.

• C. volunteered to fight in the U.S. armed forces.

• D. volunteered to serve as spies in the war against Japan.

• In 1984, the Korematsu vs. United States decision was reversed. Congress then passed a law

• making it illegal to confiscate personal belongings.

• ordering payments to surviving Japanese Americans who had been detained in the camps.

• repealing Executive Order 9066.• stopping discrimination in time of war.

• In 1984, the Korematsu vs. United States decision was reversed. Congress then passed a law

• making it illegal to confiscate personal belongings.

• ordering payments to surviving Japanese Americans who had been detained in the camps.

• repealing Executive Order 9066.• stopping discrimination in time of war.

• The invention of radar, sonar and the use of the convoy system

• helped protect Allied shipping on the Atlantic Ocean.

• were used on the Rhine River.

• helped Panzer tanks during the blitzkrieg.

• were invented by German scientists.

• The invention of radar, sonar and the use of the convoy system

• helped protect Allied shipping on the Atlantic Ocean.

• were used on the Rhine River.

• helped Panzer tanks during the blitzkrieg.

• were invented by German scientists.

• In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the cash-and-carry policy and the lend-lease policy contributed to

• A. ending tensions between the United States and Germany.

• B. involving the United States in European affairs.

• C. expanding North American free-trade zones.

• D. stabilizing the international money supply.

• In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the cash-and-carry policy and the lend-lease policy contributed to

• A. ending tensions between the United States and Germany.

• B. involving the United States in European affairs.

• C. expanding North American free-trade zones.

• D. stabilizing the international money supply.

• The United States justification for dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that

• A. Japan's military power was centered in these two cities.

• B. Japan was on the verge of developing its own atomic weapons.

• C. Japan had attacked major cities in other nations.

• D. the bombs' destructive power might end the war quickly and save American lives

• The United States justification for dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that

• A. Japan's military power was centered in these two cities.

• B. Japan was on the verge of developing its own atomic weapons.

• C. Japan had attacked major cities in other nations.

• D. the bombs' destructive power might end the war quickly and save American lives.

• What was the Manhattan Project?• A. The plan to crash Japanese suicide

planes into Allied ships.• B. The plan to develop the atomic bomb.• C. The historic meeting of the "Big Three."• D. The training of the Navajo code talkers.

• What was the Manhattan Project?• A. The plan to crash Japanese suicide

planes into Allied ships.• B. The plan to develop the atomic bomb.• C. The historic meeting of the "Big Three."• D. The training of the Navajo code talkers.

• Monetary aid provided to European countries through the Marshall Plan helped to

• A. strengthen the economy of the war torn Soviet Union

• B. remove the possibility of another war in Eastern Europe.

• C. establish a democratic government in East Germany

• D. counter the growing Communist movement in Europe.

• Monetary aid provided to European countries through the Marshall Plan helped to

• A. strengthen the economy of the war torn Soviet Union

• B. remove the possibility of another war in Eastern Europe.

• C. establish a democratic government in East Germany

• D. counter the growing Communist movement in Europe.

• The establishment of the International Monetary Fund in 1945 was an attempt to

• A. construct trade barriers against Soviet bloc countries.

• B. create an international form of currency.• C. compensate Allied nations for the cost of

World War II.• D. stabilize the international financial system.

• The establishment of the International Monetary Fund in 1945 was an attempt to

• A. construct trade barriers against Soviet bloc countries.

• B. create an international form of currency.• C. compensate Allied nations for the cost of

World War II.• D. stabilize the international financial system.

• The foreign aid programs such as the Marshall Plan provided a boost to the American economy preventing

• A. drastic monetary changes.

• B. bank failures.

• C. the typical post-war depression.

• D. low unemployment

• The foreign aid programs such as the Marshall Plan provided a boost to the American economy preventing

• A. drastic monetary changes.

• B. bank failures.

• C. the typical post-war depression.

• D. low unemployment

• Who were the braceros?• A. Writers who objected to the

conformity of the 1950s.• B. African-American musicians who

inspired rock 'n' roll.• C. Mexican workers who came to the

United States starting in World War II.• D. Native Americans who were

relocated to urban areas during the 1950s.

• Who were the braceros?• A. Writers who objected to the

conformity of the 1950s.• B. African-American musicians who

inspired rock 'n' roll.• C. Mexican workers who came to the

United States starting in World War II.• D. Native Americans who were

relocated to urban areas during the 1950s.

• The Longoria incident prompted Mexican-Americans to do all of the following EXCEPT

• A. promote political candidates who represented their interests.

• B. organize the G.I. Forum.

• C. found the Unity League of California.

• D. return to México.

• The Longoria incident prompted Mexican-Americans to do all of the following EXCEPT

• A. promote political candidates who represented their interests.

• B. organize the G.I. Forum.

• C. found the Unity League of California.

• D. return to México.

• A wave of U.S. industrial strikes at the end of World War II contributed to President Harry Truman’s attempts to

• A. increase the collective bargaining power of labor union leaders during wartime.

• B. place strict limits on striking labor unions when national interests were at stake.

• C. register the names of striking union workers with a federal review board.

• D. activate National Guard units in order to force labor unions back to work.

• A wave of U.S. industrial strikes at the end of World War II contributed to President Harry Truman’s attempts to

• A. increase the collective bargaining power of labor union leaders during wartime.

• B. place strict limits on striking labor unions when national interests were at stake.

• C. register the names of striking union workers with a federal review board.

• D. activate National Guard units in order to force labor unions back to work.

• Changes in the balance of power among the three branches of the Federal government during the 20th century have resulted from their

• A. passage of Constitutional Amendments on voting.

• B. expansion of executive power during periods of crisis.

• C. loss of the Supreme Court’s power to review Congressional actions.

• D. revival of the authority of the states.

• Changes in the balance of power among the three branches of the Federal government during the 20th century have resulted from their

• A. passage of Constitutional Amendments on voting.

• B. expansion of executive power during periods of crisis.

• C. loss of the Supreme Court’s power to review Congressional actions.

• D. revival of the authority of the states.

• In which diplomatic declaration did President Franklin Roosevelt first coin the term "United Nations?"

• A. The Yalta Declarations.

• B. The Atlantic Charter.

• C. The Truman Doctrine.

• D. The Lend-Lease Act

• In which diplomatic declaration did President Franklin Roosevelt first coin the term "United Nations?"

• A. The Yalta Declarations.

• B. The Atlantic Charter.

• C. The Truman Doctrine.

• D. The Lend-Lease Act

• Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has

• A. prevented border wars around the world.• B. provided a forum for international

negotiations.• C. eliminated hunger and starvation

worldwide.• D. replaced national armies with an

international armed force.

• Since its establishment in 1945, the United Nations has

• A. prevented border wars around the world.• B. provided a forum for international

negotiations.• C. eliminated hunger and starvation

worldwide.• D. replaced national armies with an

international armed force.

• The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

• A. regulated and reduced tariffs among members.

• B. was part of NATO.

• C. promoted trade with Cuba.

• D. gained rights to the Panamá Canal.

• The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

• A. regulated and reduced tariffs among members.

• B. was part of NATO.

• C. promoted trade with Cuba.

• D. gained rights to the Panamá Canal.

• Following the end of World War II, United States foreign policy changed significantly in that the United States

• A. concentrated most heavily on events within the Western Hemisphere.

• B. perceived the containment of communist expansion as a major goal.

• C. assumed a more isolationist stance.• D. began to rely on appeasement to reduce

world tensions.

• Following the end of World War II, United States foreign policy changed significantly in that the United States

• A. concentrated most heavily on events within the Western Hemisphere.

• B. perceived the containment of communist expansion as a major goal.

• C. assumed a more isolationist stance.• D. began to rely on appeasement to reduce

world tensions.

• President Eisenhower supported the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an attempt to

• A. assist nationalist movements in eastern European and Asian countries.

• B. counter British attempts to establish colonies in Asia.

• C. restrict communist aggression in Asian and European countries.

• D. initiate programs for the protection of human rights in worldwide.

• President Eisenhower supported the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as an attempt to

• A. assist nationalist movements in eastern European and Asian countries.

• B. counter British attempts to establish colonies in Asia.

• C. restrict communist aggression in Asian and European countries.

• D. initiate programs for the protection of human rights in worldwide.

• Use the following events to answer question 35.• House Un-American Activities Committee Investigation• McCarthy Hearings• Fallout Shelters Constructed• Alger Hiss Trial• 35 The events above happened during what era?• A. World War I.• B. World War II.• C. The Cold War.• D. The Persian Gulf War.

• The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part of the United States to help Greece and Turkey

• A. avoid engaging in a war over oil reserves.• B. recover land they had lost during WW II.• C. resist the spread of communism in the region.• D. prosecute captured military leaders for war crimes.

• 36– The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part of the United States to

help Greece and Turkey– A. avoid engaging in a war over oil reserves.– B. recover land they had lost during WW II.– C. resist the spread of communism in the region.– D. prosecute captured military leaders for war crimes.

• Why did the United States initiate a naval blockade of Cuba in 1962?

• A. To impose economic sanctions on Cuba.• B. To protect Cuban exiles invading the

island.• C. To stop the flow of Cuban refugees to the

U.S. mainland.• D. To pressure Cuba for the withdrawal of

nuclear missiles from the island.

• Why did the United States initiate a naval blockade of Cuba in 1962?

• A. To impose economic sanctions on Cuba.• B. To protect Cuban exiles invading the

island.• C. To stop the flow of Cuban refugees to the

U.S. mainland.• D. To pressure Cuba for the withdrawal of

nuclear missiles from the island.

• Which of the following pairs was part of the New Frontier?

• A. Medicare and Medicaid.

• B. VISTA and the Job Corps.

• C. The Warren Court and the Warren Commission.

• D. The Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress.

• Which of the following pairs was part of the New Frontier?

• A. Medicare and Medicaid.

• B. VISTA and the Job Corps.

• C. The Warren Court and the Warren Commission.

• D. The Peace Corps and the Alliance for Progress.

• Which of the following best describes President Lyndon B. Johnson’s action toward Vietnam during the 1960s?

• A. He threatened to use nuclear weapons to end the Vietnam War.

• B. He initiated the complete democratization of North Vietnam.

• C. He escalated U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam.

• D. He refused to participate in a French-led occupation of Vietnam.

• Which of the following best describes President Lyndon B. Johnson’s action toward Vietnam during the 1960s?

• A. He threatened to use nuclear weapons to end the Vietnam War.

• B. He initiated the complete democratization of North Vietnam.

• C. He escalated U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam.

• D. He refused to participate in a French-led occupation of Vietnam.

• A major impact of the Vietnam War on United States foreign policy was that the government

• A. withdrew from its military alliances.• B. returned to the isolationist policies of the

1920s and 1930s.• C. accepted Chinese dominance in Asian

affairs.• D. reassessed its policies of containing

communism through military force

• A major impact of the Vietnam War on United States foreign policy was that the government

• A. withdrew from its military alliances.• B. returned to the isolationist policies of the

1920s and 1930s.• C. accepted Chinese dominance in Asian

affairs.• D. reassessed its policies of containing

communism through military force

• President Johnson’s Great Society programs had limited effectiveness because

• A. civil rights leaders refused to support them.

• B. Congress refused to fund them.• C. overspending for the Vietnam War

took away funding.• D. the domino theory failed.

• President Johnson’s Great Society programs had limited effectiveness because

• A. civil rights leaders refused to support them.

• B. Congress refused to fund them.• C. overspending for the Vietnam War

took away funding.• D. the domino theory failed.

• President Reagan put economic pressure on the Soviet Union by dramatically increasing federal spending in the areas of

• A. strategic defense and military technology.

• B. job training and school loans.• C. urban mass transit in major cities.• D. environmental protection.

• President Reagan put economic pressure on the Soviet Union by dramatically increasing federal spending in the areas of

• A. strategic defense and military technology.

• B. job training and school loans.• C. urban mass transit in major cities.• D. environmental protection.

• In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of __________ to the United States.

• A. grain

• B. oil

• C. money

• D. consumer goods

• In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of __________ to the United States.

• A. grain

• B. oil

• C. money

• D. consumer goods

• The person largely responsible for improving working conditions for Mexican-American farm laborers in the 1960’s was

• A. Malcolm X.

• B. César Chávez.

• C. Martin Luther King Jr.

• D. Vine DeLoria, Jr.

• The person largely responsible for improving working conditions for Mexican-American farm laborers in the 1960’s was

• A. Malcolm X.

• B. César Chávez.

• C. Martin Luther King Jr.

• D. Vine DeLoria, Jr.

• Latino groups were successful in getting the U.S. Congress to pass a law providing for

• A. local control of public schools.

• B. modified graduation requirements for Latino students.

• C. bilingual education.

• D. separate schools for Latinos

• Latino groups were successful in getting the U.S. Congress to pass a law providing for

• A. local control of public schools.

• B. modified graduation requirements for Latino students.

• C. bilingual education.

• D. separate schools for Latinos

• The Supreme Court in Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)

• A. permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges.

• B. ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools.

• C. outlawed racial segregation in public schools.

• D. authorized schools to censor student newspapers.

• The Supreme Court in Brown vs. Board of Education (1954)

• A. permitted affirmative action in admission to colleges.

• B. ended Bible reading and prayer in public schools.

• C. outlawed racial segregation in public schools.

• D. authorized schools to censor student newspapers.

• SCLC, NOW, AIM and UFWOC were all organizations with the same goal of

• A. ending the war in Vietnam.

• B. improving the civil rights of minorities.

• C. preventing nuclear war.

• D. improving factory labor conditions.

• SCLC, NOW, AIM and UFWOC were all organizations with the same goal of

• A. ending the war in Vietnam.

• B. improving the civil rights of minorities.

• C. preventing nuclear war.

• D. improving factory labor conditions.

• Malcolm X differed in his early strategies from Martin Luther King, Jr. by advocating

• A. more aggressive tactics in defense of African-American civil rights.

• B. the union of the African-American civil rights and the American Indian Movement.

• C. an increased role for women in the African-American civil rights movement.

• D. the use of the educational system to advance African-American civil rights.

• Malcolm X differed in his early strategies from Martin Luther King, Jr. by advocating

• A. more aggressive tactics in defense of African-American civil rights.

• B. the union of the African-American civil rights and the American Indian Movement.

• C. an increased role for women in the African-American civil rights movement.

• D. the use of the educational system to advance African-American civil rights.

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