US HISTORY SEMESTER 2

US HISTORY SEMESTER 2Final ReviewIn World War I, which country made the first declaration of war?

GermanySerbiaRussiaAustria-Hungary

In World War I, which country made the first declaration of war?

GermanySerbiaRussiaAustria-Hungary

The first atomic bomb was dropped on: a. Hiroshima

b. El Alamein

c. Nagasaki

d. Tokyo

The first atomic bomb was dropped on: a. Hiroshima

b. El Alamein

c. Nagasaki

d. Tokyo

How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?

By demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfareBy calling on Congress to approve a declaration of war against GermanyBy sending navy ships to patrol Atlantic waters and sink any U-boats they foundBy warning American citizens that they traveled on foreign ships at their own risk

How did President Wilson respond to the sinking of the Lusitania in 1915?

By demanding that Germany stop unrestricted submarine warfareBy calling on Congress to approve a declaration of war against GermanyBy sending navy ships to patrol Atlantic waters and sink any U-boats they foundBy warning American citizens that they traveled on foreign ships at their own risk

In 1914, the United States declared neutrality. What event marked the end of that neutrality?

Woodrow Wilson reelectedUnited States entered the warLusitania sunk by German u-boatsTreaty of Versailles signed

In 1914, the United States declared neutrality. What event marked the end of that neutrality?

Woodrow Wilson reelectedUnited States entered the warLusitania sunk by German u-boatsTreaty of Versailles signed

In the Zimmerman note, what did Germany promise Mexico in return for its support during World War I?

Germany would cede territory in Africa to MexicoGermany would not attack Mexican merchant shipsGermany would help Mexico regain territory in the United StatesGermany would loan Mexico money to jumpstart the economy

In the Zimmerman note, what did Germany promise Mexico in return for its support during World War I?

Germany would cede territory in Africa to MexicoGermany would not attack Mexican merchant shipsGermany would help Mexico regain territory in the United StatesGermany would loan Mexico money to jumpstart the economy

Which of the following is NOT a cause of World War I

A policy of militarismThe spread of CommunismA growing sense of NationalismThe increased interest in ImperialismWhich of the following is NOT a cause of World War I

A policy of militarismThe spread of CommunismA growing sense of NationalismThe increased interest in ImperialismWhich of the following was NOT part of President Wilsons Fourteen Points?Requiring reparations from defeated nationsProtecting freedom of the seas in both war and peaceEstablishing a League of Nations to ensure world peaceEncouraging European nations to reduce their armaments

Which of the following was NOT part of President Wilsons Fourteen Points?Requiring reparations from defeated nationsProtecting freedom of the seas in both war and peaceEstablishing a League of Nations to ensure world peaceEncouraging European nations to reduce their armaments

The main reason behind Harry Trumans decision to use the Atomic bombs was

a. The American scientists wanted to see if the bomb would actually work.

b. U.S. intelligence knew that Japan was close to developing its own atomic bomb.

c. Josef Stalin urged the U.S. to use the bomb to quickly end the war.

d. Truman didnt want to risk the enormous loss of American lives by invading Japan

The main reason behind Harry Trumans decision to use the Atomic bombs was

a. The American scientists wanted to see if the bomb would actually work.

b. U.S. intelligence knew that Japan was close to developing its own atomic bomb.

c. Josef Stalin urged the U.S. to use the bomb to quickly end the war.

d. Truman didnt want to risk the enormous loss of American lives by invading Japan

What did the Nazis decide was the final solution to the Jewish Question? a.Deporting Jews to North Africab.Confining Jews to urban ghettosc.Exterminating Jews in death campsd.Encouraging Jews to emigrate to the US

What did the Nazis decide was the final solution to the Jewish Question? a.Deporting Jews to North Africab.Confining Jews to urban ghettosc.Exterminating Jews in death campsd.Encouraging Jews to emigrate to the US

Which of the following statements BEST describes what happened on Black Tuesday?

Stock prices fell and the stock market crashedBank runs forced many banks to close their doorsFederal troops attacked the Bonus Army MarchersThe Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional

Which of the following statements BEST describes what happened on Black Tuesday?

Stock prices fell and the stock market crashedBank runs forced many banks to close their doorsFederal troops attacked the Bonus Army MarchersThe Supreme Court ruled that the NRA was unconstitutional

How did the New Deal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provide relief for the needy?

a.By giving loans to the needyb.By creating jobs for the needyc.By distributing food to the needyd.By providing pensions to the needy

How did the New Deal programs, such as the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) provide relief for the needy?

a.By giving loans to the needyb.By creating jobs for the needyc.By distributing food to the needyd.By providing pensions to the needy

Initially the Allied forces allowed Adolf Hitler to invade and occupy a number of different territories in Eastern Europe. This policy is known as

a.Massive retaliationb.Containmentc.Appeasement d.Extermination

Initially the Allied forces allowed Adolf Hitler to invade and occupy a number of different territories in Eastern Europe. This policy is known as

a.Massive retaliationb.Containmentc.Appeasement d.Extermination

The Allies (WWII) included: a.France, England, China

b.Germany,Italy,Japan

c.France,Spain,Russia

d. Italy,Austria,Japan

The Allies (WWII) included: a.France, England, China

b.Germany,Italy,Japan

c.France,Spain,Russia

d. Italy,Austria,Japan

What was the objective of the Social Security Act? a.To ban child labor b.To protect workers rightsc.To supervise union electionsd.To lessen poverty in retirement

What was the objective of the Social Security Act? a.To ban child labor b.To protect workers rightsc.To supervise union electionsd.To lessen poverty in retirement

The imaginary line of secrecy and mistrust that separated the USSR and Eastern Europe from the West was known as: a.The iron curtain

b.The Berlin Wall

c.NATO

d.The Warsaw Pact

The imaginary line of secrecy and mistrust that separated the USSR and Eastern Europe from the West was known as: a.The iron curtain

b.The Berlin Wall

c.NATO

d.The Warsaw Pact

On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to this request?

a.Churchills desperate need for help in the battle of Britainb.Germanys lightening war that ended with the fall of Francec.Stalins agreement to sign a non-aggression pact with Hitlerd.Japans surprise attack on a US Naval base in Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, President Roosevelt asked Congress for a declaration of war. Which of these events led to this request?

a.Churchills desperate need for help in the battle of Britainb.Germanys lightening war that ended with the fall of Francec.Stalins agreement to sign a non-aggression pact with Hitlerd.Japans surprise attack on a US Naval base in Pearl Harbor

d.Japans surprise attack on a US Naval base in Pearl HarborThe Axis powers (WWII) were:

a.Germany,Russia,Italy

b.Germany,Norway,France

c.Germany,Italy,Japan

d.Italy,Austria,Japan

The Axis powers (WWII) were:

a.Germany,Russia,Italy

b.Germany,Norway,France

c.Germany,Italy,Japan

d.Italy,Austria,Japan

On June 6, 1944 Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. What was this event called?

D-DayV-E Day Battle of the BulgeBattle of the AtlanticOn June 6, 1944 Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in northern France. What was this event called?

D-DayV-E Day Battle of the BulgeBattle of the AtlanticWhich group of Americans was interned in relocation camps under Executive Order 9066?

a. Communist Party membersb. Japanese-Americansc. Unionized workersd. German-Americans

Which group of Americans was interned in relocation camps under Executive Order 9066?

a. Communist Party membersb. Japanese-Americansc. Unionized workersd. German-Americans

At which parallel did delegates at the Geneva Conference divide North and South Vietnam?

a.The 38th parallel

b.The 17th parallel

c. The 45th parallel

d.The 10th parallel

At which parallel did delegates at the Geneva Conference divide North and South Vietnam?

a.The 38th parallel

b.The 17th parallel

c. The 45th parallel

d.The 10th parallel

What happened during Kristallnacht?

a. Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines in France

b. Jewish shops and homes were vandalized in Germany.

c. Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

d. The U.S. dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

What happened during Kristallnacht?

a. Allied paratroopers were dropped behind German lines in France

b. Jewish shops and homes were vandalized in Germany.

c. Germany invaded the Soviet Union.

d. The U.S. dropped the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima

The program to loan war materials to Britain was called: a.Atlantic Charter

b.Neutrality laws

c.Lend-lease

d.Military conquestThe program to loan war materials to Britain was called: a.Atlantic Charter

b.Neutrality laws

c.Lend-lease

d.Military conquestWhich of the following describes the changing role of women in the U.S. during the war?

a. Women started to stay at home and raise families.

b. Women went to work in factories in record numbers.

c. Women were able to fight in combat.

d. Women received higher pay than men.

Which of the following describes the changing role of women in the U.S. during the war?

a. Women started to stay at home and raise families.

b. Women went to work in factories in record numbers.

c. Women were able to fight in combat.

d. Women received higher pay than men.

The Nazi state police who terrorized Jews and other people opposed to the Nazis were the

Brown Shirts

Republican Guards

Gestapo

Waffen SS

The Nazi state police who terrorized Jews and other people opposed to the Nazis were the

Brown Shirts

Republican Guards

Gestapo

Waffen SS

What was the outcome of the Manhattan Project? a. The internment of Japanese-Americans.

b. The development of airplanes for the Allies.

c. The creation of the Atomic Bomb.

d. The assassination of Adolph Hitler.

What was the outcome of the Manhattan Project? a. The internment of Japanese-Americans.

b. The development of airplanes for the Allies.

c. The creation of the Atomic Bomb.

d. The assassination of Adolph Hitler.

The belief that the United States had to prevent the USSR from expanding and Communism from spreading was known as

a.Creeping socialism

b.Massive retaliation

c.Containment

d.The Marshall Plan

The belief that the United States had to prevent the USSR from expanding and Communism from spreading was known as

a.Creeping socialism

b.Massive retaliation

c.Containment

d.The Marshall Plan

World War II was fought mainly in the:

1930's

1940's

1920's

1950's

World War II was fought mainly in the:

1930's

1940's

1920's

1950's

Truman fired General MacArthur for

a.Failing to retake South Korea

b.Failing to take all of Korea

c.Suggesting the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea and China

d.Publicly criticizing Truman

Truman fired General MacArthur for

a.Failing to retake South Korea

b.Failing to take all of Korea

c.Suggesting the use of nuclear weapons against North Korea and China

d.Publicly criticizing Truman

Hitler was a: a.Communist

b.Democrat

c.Fascist

d.Republican

Hitler was a: a.Communist

b.Democrat

c.Fascist

d.Republican

What was the Marshall Plan intended to do?

a.Rebuild war-torn Europe

b.Rescue starving Berliners behind a Soviet blockade

c. Unify the U.S. armed forces

d.Give more powers to the president to root out Communist spies in the United States

What was the Marshall Plan intended to do?

a.Rebuild war-torn Europe

b.Rescue starving Berliners behind a Soviet blockade

c. Unify the U.S. armed forces

d.Give more powers to the president to root out Communist spies in the United States

Who became president when President Roosevelt died in 1944? a.Wallace

b.Hoover

c.Eisenhower

d.Truman

Who became president when President Roosevelt died in 1944? a.Wallace

b.Hoover

c.Eisenhower

d.Truman

The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included which of the following targets?

a. Jews and Aryans

b. Only Jews

c. Jews, homosexuals, the disabled, Poles, Slavs, Gypsies

d. All residents of Allied countries

The Nazi campaign to imprison inferior people included which of the following targets?

a. Jews and Aryans

b. Only Jews

c. Jews, homosexuals, the disabled, Poles, Slavs, Gypsies

d. All residents of Allied countries

__________________is best known for investigating communism in the film industry. a.The CIA

b.The UN

c.HUAC

d.NATO

__________________is best known for investigating communism in the film industry. a.The CIA

b.The UN

c.HUAC

d.NATO

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the Cold War: a.McCarthyism

b.The creation of the Atomic Bomb

c.The Korean War

d.The Cuban Missile Crisis

Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the Cold War: a.McCarthyism

b.The creation of the Atomic Bomb

c.The Korean War

d.The Cuban Missile Crisis

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by a.Douglas MacArthur.

b.Joseph McCarthy.

c.John Foster Dulles.

d.Alger Hiss.

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by a.Douglas MacArthur.

b.Joseph McCarthy.

c.John Foster Dulles.

d.Alger Hiss.

Which United States President oversaw the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a.President Trumanb.President Eisenhowerc.President Kennedy d.President Ford

Which United States President oversaw the Bay of Pigs invasion?

a.President Trumanb.President Eisenhowerc.President Kennedy d.President Ford

Why was the United States increasingly suspicious of Fidel Castro and the Cuban government?

a. They were trade partners with China

b. We feared Cuba would try to invade the United States

c. Fidel Castro was manufacturing nuclear weapons.

d. Fidel Castro formed an alliance with Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR.

Why was the United States increasingly suspicious of Fidel Castro and the Cuban government?

a. They were trade partners with China

b. We feared Cuba would try to invade the United States

c. Fidel Castro was manufacturing nuclear weapons.

d. Fidel Castro formed an alliance with Nikita Khrushchev of the USSR.

In which country or countries was the Truman Doctrine first put to the test in 1947?

a.Turkey and Greece

b.Egypt

c.China

d.Berlin

In which country or countries was the Truman Doctrine first put to the test in 1947?

a.Turkey and Greece

b.Egypt

c.China

d.Berlin

The Cold War was fought between the United States and

a.China

b.Canada

c.The USSR

d.Germany

The Cold War was fought between the United States and

a.China

b.Canada

c.The USSR

d.Germany

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

a.to get supplies to West Berlin in spite of the blockade

b.to help people escape from East Berlin or East Germany

c.to return German refugees to their homes after the war

d.to provide aid to any Iron Curtain nation

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

a.to get supplies to West Berlin in spite of the blockade

b.to help people escape from East Berlin or East Germany

c.to return German refugees to their homes after the war

d.to provide aid to any Iron Curtain nation

With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____________ became an American way of life.

a.Consumerism

b.social conformity

c.planned obsolescence

d.a 40-hour work week

With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, ____________ became an American way of life.

a.Consumerism

b.social conformity

c.planned obsolescence

d.a 40-hour work week

The Soviet Unions development of the atomic bomb in 1949 contributed to the beginning of ______________. a.Disarmament talks

b.The Korean War

c.The Manhattan Project

d.The arms race

d.The arms race How long did the Cold War serve as the central purpose of foreign policies in the United States? a.ten years

b.twenty years

c.thirty years

d.forty years

How long did the Cold War serve as the central purpose of foreign policies in the United States? a.ten years

b.twenty years

c.thirty years

d.forty years

During the Cold War, the United States thought that if one nation fell to communism, other nations nearby would also fall. What was that idea called?

a.containment

b.capitalism

c.Mutually Assured Destruction

d.Domino Theory

During the Cold War, the United States thought that if one nation fell to communism, other nations nearby would also fall. What was that idea called?

a.containment

b.capitalism

c.Mutually Assured Destruction

d.Domino Theory

The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what?

a.the fall of Communism

b.the fall of capitalism

c.the end of the Vietnam War

d.the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

The destruction of the Berlin Wall symbolized what?

a.the fall of Communism

b.the fall of capitalism

c.the end of the Vietnam War

d.the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis

What Amendment grants all persons equal protection of the laws? a.The First Amendment

b.The Fifth Amendment

c.The Fourteenth Amendment

d.The Thirty-fifth Amendment

What Amendment grants all persons equal protection of the laws? a.The First Amendment

b.The Fifth Amendment

c.The Fourteenth Amendment

d.The Thirty-fifth Amendment

What President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? a.Abraham Lincoln

b.George Washington

c.Woodrow Wilson

d.Andrew Jackson

What President issued the Emancipation Proclamation? a.Abraham Lincoln

b.George Washington

c.Woodrow Wilson

d.Andrew Jackson

What does segregation mean?

a.Full participation in government

b.One race is kept separate from another

c.Schools are open to all children

d.Forced busing of children to schools

What does segregation mean?

a.Full participation in government

b.One race is kept separate from another

c.Schools are open to all children

d.Forced busing of children to schools

What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?

a.The Black Hand

b.The Rough Riders

c.The Ku Klux Klan

d.The Peoples Will

What terrorist group hoped to deny African-Americans equal rights as citizens?

a.The Black Hand

b.The Rough Riders

c.The Ku Klux Klan

d.The Peoples Will

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a major impact on the lives of African-Americans because it ruled that: a. segregation was illegal in the schools

b. voting was guaranteed by the Constitution

c. separate but equal facilities were legal

d. African-Americans were not citizens of the U.S.

The Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) had a major impact on the lives of African-Americans because it ruled that: a. segregation was illegal in the schools

b. voting was guaranteed by the Constitution

c. separate but equal facilities were legal

d. African-Americans were not citizens of the U.S.

What Supreme Court decision overturned the Plessy case by declaring that segregated facilities were inherently unequal and ordered the integration of the nations public schools?

a.Brown v. Board of Education

b.Plessy v. Ferguson

c.Gideon v. Wainwright

d.McCulloch v. Maryland

What Supreme Court decision overturned the Plessy case by declaring that segregated facilities were inherently unequal and ordered the integration of the nations public schools?

a.Brown v. Board of Education

b.Plessy v. Ferguson

c.Gideon v. Wainwright

d.McCulloch v. Maryland

What name was given to the nine African-American students who tried to enroll in an Arkansas high school which had been all-white?

a.The Willowbrook Kids

b.The Chicago Seven

c.The Little Rock Nine

d.The desegregationists

What name was given to the nine African-American students who tried to enroll in an Arkansas high school which had been all-white?

a.The Willowbrook Kids

b.The Chicago Seven

c.The Little Rock Nine

d.The desegregationists

How many of the first nine students at Little Rock Central High School graduated?

a. Nineb. Seven

c. Two

d. One

How many of the first nine students at Little Rock Central High School graduated?

a. Nineb. Seven

c. Two

d. One

What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

a. The murder of Emmitt Till.

b. A fatal church bombing that killed children

c. The arrest of Rosa Parks.

d. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

What event sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?

a. The murder of Emmitt Till.

b. A fatal church bombing that killed children

c. The arrest of Rosa Parks.

d. The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King.

Which of the following is not a form of peaceful protest:

a.Rioting

b.Boycotting

c.Sit-ins

d.Marching

Which of the following is not a form of peaceful protest:

a.Rioting

b.Boycotting

c.Sit-ins

d.Marching

Who were the "Freedom Riders?

a.Student groups who rode on buses throughout the South to integrate interstate transportation

b.This was a name for civil rights marchers

c.Members of the KKK who attack civil rights activists

d.Those who wrote and distributed civil rights brochures to Americans

Who were the "Freedom Riders?

a.Student groups who rode on buses throughout the South to integrate interstate transportation

b.This was a name for civil rights marchers

c.Members of the KKK who attack civil rights activists

d.Those who wrote and distributed civil rights brochures to Americans

Which of the following is NOT true of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King?

a. Both men were focused on improving life for African Americans in the United States.

b. Both men agreed on strategies for making change for African Americans.

c. Both men had fathers who were Pastors.

d. Both men were assassinated.

Which of the following is NOT true of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King?

a. Both men were focused on improving life for African Americans in the United States.

b. Both men agreed on strategies for making change for African Americans.

c. Both men had fathers who were Pastors.

d. Both men were assassinated.

What was the primary purpose of Jim Crow laws in the South?

a.Give African Americans equal opportunities for success

b.Segregate schools

c.Limit African American freedoms and opportunities despite the 14th Amendment

d.Reinforce Human Rights rather than just Civil Rights

What was the primary purpose of Jim Crow laws in the South?

a.Give African Americans equal opportunities for success

b.Segregate schools

c.Limit African American freedoms and opportunities despite the 14th Amendment

d.Reinforce Human Rights rather than just Civil Rights

Which US President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law?

a.President Dwight D. Eisenhower

b.President Richard Nixon

c.President John F. Kennedy

d.President Harry Truman

What does the NAACP stand for?What does the SCLC stand for?What is the name of the lawyer for the NAACP who later became a Supreme Court Justice?

Who was the leader/founder of the Black Panthers?Give two other names that Malcolm X went by