Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: B

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AH-1213-S2-FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Multiple Choice

Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Which company developed the first commercially successful computer?

a. IBM c. Amazon

b. Apple d. Microsoft

____ 2. Which of the following best describes the Vietcong’s war strategy?

a. engage in large-scale battles c. fight small skirmishes

b. avoid any confrontation d. battle by day and rest at night

____ 3. Which ships survived the attack on Pearl Harbor untouched?

a. aircraft carriers c. destroyers

b. battleships d. light cruisers

____ 4. President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he

a. wanted to institute a realpolitik policy.

b. ran for office as a war dove.

c. underestimated the communist threat.

d. believed in the domino theory.

____ 5. What was one place on the globe where the Cold War was “hot” and U.S. soldiers fought and died?

a. Korea c. Hungary

b. China d. Egypt

____ 6. The largest Nazi death camp was located at

a. Dachau. c. Trebhnka.

b. Auschwitz. d. Ravensbruck.

____ 7. By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam

a. had been drafted. c. refused to fight.

b. had not seen any fighting. d. were volunteers.

____ 8. Italy and Japan were dissatisfied with the peace settlements provided in the Treaty of Versailles because both

countries expected more

a. territory in exchange for their sacrifices during World War I.

b. representation in the League of Nations.

c. guidance in establishing their own democratic governments.

d. financial assistance from the United States and Britain.

____ 9. The Tet Offensive damaged American morale because it

a. demonstrated that the communists had not lost the will or ability to fight.

b. caused heavy casualties among American and South Vietnamese forces.

c. the Vietcong succeeded in winning key victories against American troops.

d. led to a popular uprising against the government of South Vietnam.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 10. What finally decided the outcome of the 2000 presidential election?

a. a state court judge c. the nationwide popular vote

b. the U.S. Supreme Court d. Congress

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 11. In response to NATO, with whom did the Soviet Union form the Warsaw Pact?

a. North American nations c. East Asian nations

b. Western European nations d. Eastern European nations

____ 12. Which two countries were members of NATO?

a. United States and Soviet Union c. West Germany and East Germany

b. Italy and United Kingdom d. Denmark and Hungary

____ 13. What group was directly responsible for the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001?

a. Afghanistan rebels c. Saudi Arabians

b. the Taliban d. al Qaeda

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 14. What does the information on the chart show about union membership from 1993 to 2005?

a. It shows a sharp decrease. c. It shows a gradual increase.

b. It shows a sharp increase. d. It shows a gradual decrease.

____ 15. What other movement helped restart the women’s rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s?

a. the civil rights movement c. baby-boomers’ peace movement

b. women’s suffrage movement d. opposition to the World War II

____ 16. Which state’s voting results were key to determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election?

a. Texas c. Florida

b. Iowa d. Ohio

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the list and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 17. In what way did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 affect employment in the United States?

a. It gave the federal government the right to segregate public schools.

b. It gave employers the right to discriminate against people based on race.

c. It gave employees the right to organize unions.

d. It outlawed job discrimination and created the EEOC to investigate charges of job

discrimination.

Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 18. What was an effect that World War II had on American women?

a. The war promoted the common practice that a woman quit her job once she was married.

b. The war did little to increase the confidence, knowledge, and opportunities for women

workers.

c. The war made it difficult for women to forge new relationships because many now spent

their time working.

d. The war accelerated a trend toward white-collar employment for women.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 19. Between which two years was there the biggest increase in the number of women entering the workforce?

a. 1942 and 1943 c. 1943 and 1944

b. 1944 and 1945 d. 1941 and 1942

____ 20. What did the No Child Left Behind Act do?

a. addressed the concerns of prescription drug coverage

b. used tax cuts to create more disposable income for families

c. tied schools’ federal funding to students’ academic success

d. balanced the budget and decreased federal deficits

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 21. Which was the earliest event shown on the map?

a. federal troops ordered to Little Rock c. the march on Washington, D.C.

b. the founding of the Black Panthers d. the Montgomery bus boycott

____ 22. The conflict at Little Rock’s Central high School was a reaction to

a. Hernandez v. Texas. c. the Civil Rights Act of 1957.

b. Brown v. Board of Education. d. the Montgomery bus boycott.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 23. Which is a true statement regarding the major provisions of the Geneva Convention?

a. Prisoners of war must stay in camps entrenched in combat zones.

b. Prisoners of war must be able to provide their own clothing, linen, and footwear.

c. Prisoners of war will receive the same amount of food as those of the detaining power.

d. Prisoners of war have the right to keep their military equipment and military papers.

____ 24. Which of the following measures were taken when the Allies dealt with war criminals that violated

provisions of the Geneva Convention?

a. After the war, the Allies did not continue to capture and try Nazis.

b. The Allies held trials against Japanese citizens who brutally mistreated prisoners of war.

c. The Allies did not allow Americans or others to follow the Nuremberg Trials fearing the

violence depicted in the trials would be too much for the average person to handle.

d. none of the above

____ 25. What was one of the two major goals that the National Organization for Women worked toward when it was

first founded?

a. attacking balanced roles within families c. creating small-scale protests

b. encouraging women to avoid marriage d. protecting reproductive freedom

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the flowchart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 26. What was HUAC responsible for?

a. enforcing the Smith Act

b. screening federal employees

c. declaring that the U.S. State Department had been infiltrated by communists

d. holding hearings about communist ties to the entertainment industry

____ 27. Which two women played significant roles in the 2008 presidential election?

a. Sarah Palin and Carol Moseley Braun

b. Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin

c. Condoleezza Rice and Sarah Palin

d. Hillary Clinton and Carol Moseley Braun

____ 28. Which of the following symbolized the end of communism in Europe?

a. the collapse of the Soviet Union

b. the destruction of a statue of Stalin

c. the summit between Gorbachev and Reagan

d. the fall of the Berlin Wall

____ 29. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor because they wanted to

a. demonstrate their support for Germany and Italy.

b. destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts.

c. gain control of the Hawaiian Islands.

d. provoke the United States into declaring war.

____ 30. In a ruling known as Brown II, the Supreme Court

a. ordered the immediate implementation of Brown v. Board of Education.

b. implemented “The Southern Manifesto.”

c. overturned Brown v. Board of Education.

d. upheld the segregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

____ 31. Which statement is true about Jimmy Carter?

a. His foreign policy focused on anticommunism.

b. He served in Congress for 25 years.

c. He helped end inflation with the “Whip Inflation Now” plan.

d. He had a reputation for hard work and integrity.

____ 32. Which critical event affected both the Ford and Carter presidencies?

a. the energy crisis c. Watergate

b. Iran hostage crisis d. rise of Sandinistas in Nicaragua

____ 33. As a result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty,

a. relations between the United States and the Soviet Union worsened.

b. the Soviet Union ended all nuclear testing.

c. nearly forty countries ended aboveground nuclear tests.

d. the United States and the Soviet Union ceased to communicate.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the information and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

____ 34. President Bill Clinton signed which piece of legislation aimed at deterring gun violence?

a. Welfare Reform

b. Healthcare Reform Act

c. Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act

d. the Family Medical Leave Act

____ 35. What happened in hundreds of cities immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King?

a. Thousands of black citizens registered to vote.

b. Riots broke out.

c. Local civil rights demonstrators declared marital law.

d. There was little reaction to King’s death.

____ 36. The Internet is directly responsible for

a. decreasing the speed of global communications.

b. creating a huge database and research tool.

c. extending patients’ lives and battling huge numbers of diseases.

d. making computers and software affordable for everyone.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 37. Which battle on the Russian Front ended Hitler’s plans for dominating Europe?

a. Leningrad c. Stalingrad

b. Moscow d. Warsaw

____ 38. What campaign in the European theater was fought on a continent other than Europe?

a. Sicily-Italy campaign c. Turkish campaign

b. North African campaign d. Russian campaign

____ 39. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids discrimination in employment on the basis of

a. race. c. gender.

b. age. d. education.

____ 40. Which of these correctly describes how American society is changing?

a. Life expectancy is increasing. c. Out-of-wedlock births are declining.

b. The birthrate is rising. d. Single-parent households are decreasing.

____ 41. Which of the following was a contributing factor to the economic crisis of 2008?

a. indiscriminate and risky banking practices

b. lower taxes and more disposable income for families

c. balanced budget and decreased federal deficits

d. increased federal funding tied to student academic success

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 42. What were Jim Crow laws?

a. They were laws that enforced the strict separation of the races.

b. They were laws that restricted African American voting rights in the North.

c. They were laws that restored equal rights to blacks.

d. They were laws that protected African Americans.

____ 43. What was one effect of the D-Day invasion?

a. Germany could never again attack the Allies.

b. The Allies took an important step toward reaching Berlin.

c. Soviet troops stopped pushing toward Germany from the West.

d. Japan knew that Germany was out of the war.

____ 44. The League of Nations did not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations because it

a. had no standing army and no real power to enforce its decrees.

b. supported German and Italian aggression.

c. was already involved in the Spanish Civil War.

d. focused only on Japanese aggression.

Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 45. The United States stockpiled more than 10,000 weapons by 1971. When did the Soviet Union reach the same

number of nuclear weapons?

a. 1990 c. 1977

b. 1970 d. 1957

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____ 46. When did stockpiles of strategic nuclear weapons begin to decline in the United States?

a. the late 1970s

b. the end of the 1960s

c. the end of the 1990s

d. the mid 1990s

____ 47. The first modern computer was designed to benefit

a. the economy. c. universities.

b. corporations. d. the military.

____ 48. What 1968 event caused U.S. military leaders to be concerned that a quick end to the war was not possible?

a. Eugene McCarthy made a strong showing in the New Hampshire primary.

b. The Students for a Democratic Society was founded.

c. The U.S. military suffered a major strategic blow in the Tet Offensive.

d. President Johnson announced that he would not run for another term as president.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 49. Which organizations’ critics worry that business interests take precedence over environmental concerns?

a. World Trade Organization c. World Bank

b. NAFTA d. European Union

____ 50. Following the battle of Stalingrad,

a. German troops continued their blitzkrieg eastward.

b. Hitler’s plans of dominating Europe had ended.

c. both German and Soviet troops refused to surrender.

d. Hitler controlled the Caucasus oil fields.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the information below to answer the following questions.

____ 51. What did the construction of the Berlin Wall do to the country of Germany?

a. The Berlin Wall divided East and West Germany.

b. The Berlin Wall surrounded the country of Germany and created a unified state.

c. The Berlin Wall symbolized national pride in Germany.

d. None of the above.

____ 52. Which two nations emerged as the strongest following World War II?

a. Germany and Poland

b. Britain and France

c. the Soviet Union and the United States

d. China and Japan

____ 53. Relations between the United States and Soviet Union cooled during the late 1970s because of the

a. 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow.

b. Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

c. signing of the SALT II treaty.

d. election of Jimmy Carter as president.

____ 54. During the Vietnam War, African American soldiers were

a. more likely than others to serve in combat positions.

b. becoming commissioned officers at a high rate.

c. not allowed to fight overseas.

d. often granted deferments to attend college.

____ 55. What issue led to the construction of the Berlin Wall?

a. the removal of U.S. troops from Berlin

b. Soviet attempts to control all of Germany

c. new American intervention in Europe

d. America’s refusal to recognize a divided Germany

____ 56. During his election campaign in 1988, George H.W. Bush promised not to

a. cut funding for welfare programs. c. increase the minimum retirement age.

b. raise taxes. d. engage in foreign conflicts.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

____ 57. Which of the following occurred after coalition troops entered Kuwait?

a. Iraqi troops enter Kuwait to secure oil.

b. UN passes a resolution demanding Iraqi troops leave Kuwait.

c. Saddam Hussein remains in power.

d. Iraqi forces are bombed during Operation Desert Storm.

____ 58. Why did the Bush Administration back the UN resolution calling for Hussein to withdraw from Kuwait?

a. The Bush Administration feared Hussein would invade Israel.

b. The United States had a protection treaty with Kuwait.

c. The United States feared that Hussein would gain and use influence if he controlled

Kuwaiti oil.

d. President Bush supported the use of military force against Hussein only if he attempted

to invade Saudi Arabia.

____ 59. In his first term, President George W. Bush cut taxes to

a. finance education reform. c. stimulate the economy.

b. increase the budget deficits. d. cover prescription drugs in Medicare.

____ 60. How did the attack on Pearl Harbor change the political divisions between the isolationists and

interventionists?

a. The attack did little to change the political divisions.

b. The attack turned interventionists toward isolationism.

c. The attack increased the political divisions.

d. The attack ended the political divisions.

____ 61. The federal government responded to the Savings and Loan crisis by

a. paying off the national debt. c. cutting defense spending.

b. bailing out depositors at failed banks. d. balancing the federal budget.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 62. How did the Soviet Union respond to the normalization of relations between China and the United States?

a. The Soviet Union cut off diplomatic relations with China.

b. Brezhnev invited Nixon to visit Moscow.

c. The Soviet space program ended its collaboration with U.S. scientists.

d. Soviet companies set up a thriving trade with China.

____ 63. What occurred at My Lai?

a. U.S. forces suffered a crippling defeat.

b. American soldiers killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians.

c. Vietcong guerrillas surrendered.

d. Vietnam became unified under one flag.

____ 64. Why did Martin Luther King target Birmingham, Alabama for a civil rights campaign?

a. because it was considered the most segregated city in the South

b. because of its strong support for civil rights

c. because President Kennedy had been born there

d. because it was the only southern city that practiced segregation

____ 65. What is one way that globalization has affected the American economy?

a. increase in products’ prices c. loss of manufacturing jobs

b. decrease in workplace safety d. fewer available products

____ 66. Why was the Tet Offensive considered a turning point in the Vietnam War?

a. The Vietcong and North Vietnamese demonstrated that they could still fight.

b. U.S. forces destroyed supply lines between North and South Vietnam.

c. The massacre of unarmed civilians damaged support for the war.

d. The United States and South Vietnam won a strategic victory.

____ 67. What did the Pentagon Papers reveal?

a. The U.S. military tried to cover up the massacre of Vietnamese civilians.

b. American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.

c. President Nixon withdrew from the peace process.

d. The United States had given arms and money to the Vietcong.

____ 68. The Warren Commission concluded that

a. a foreign power had called for Kennedy’s assassination.

b. several people conspired to murder Kennedy.

c. Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in Kennedy’s assassination.

d. too little evidence existed to close the case.

____ 69. Which of the following was a result of the Battle of Midway?

a. The United States was put on the defensive end of the war.

b. The United States lost many aircraft carriers and aircraft.

c. Japan lost its powerful navy and fortified positions.

d. Japan never again threatened Pacific domination.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the annotated list and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.

____ 70. How did America take a step toward war in 1941?

a. America retaliated against U-boat attacks.

b. Congress approved the Lend-Lease Act.

c. Americans violated the Munich Pact.

d. Roosevelt signed a nonaggression pact with Hitler.

____ 71. A decline in the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs was in part the result of

a. entrepreneurs. c. globalization.

b. biotechnology. d. superstations.

____ 72. What was a result of Nixon’s resignation?

a. Many Americans lost trust in government officials.

b. Americans questioned the system of checks and balances.

c. Nixon was put on trial for his crimes at the United Nations.

d. Spiro Agnew became president of the United States.

____ 73. To which city did President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?

a. Baltimore, Maryland c. Little Rock, Arkansas

b. Montgomery, Alabama d. Topeka, Kansas

____ 74. How long did the Montgomery bus boycott last?

a. one week c. more than five years

b. more than a year d. 24 hours

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 75. What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people?

a. It gave Americans confidence that their leaders were making appropriate military

decisions.

b. Vietnam veterans were hailed as heroes and given a warm welcome when they returned

home from war.

c. It undermined public trust in American leaders.

d. It did not change.

____ 76. President George H.W. Bush helped Bill Clinton win the presidency in 1992 because Bush

a. tried to reconcile liberal and conservative ideals.

b. ended the Persian Gulf War in 1991.

c. removed a powerful Middle Eastern dictator.

d. broke his promise and increased taxes.

____ 77. What did the Family Medical Leave Act guarantee to most full-time employees?

a. expanded tax credits for higher education

b. 12 weeks of unpaid leave a year

c. a higher minimum wage

d. health care and prescription drugs

____ 78. To compensate for cutting taxes, President Reagan convinced Congress to

a. balance the budget.

b. increase spending on defense programs.

c. cut spending on social programs.

d. put more money into government regulatory programs.

____ 79. As American forces approached Japan, Japanese forces

a. won an important victory in the Philippines.

b. conquered every island the United States held.

c. fought to the end, preferring to kill themselves rather than surrender.

d. surrendered quickly and joined the Allied forces.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 80. What happened on September 2, 1949, that caused a sudden change in U.S.-Soviet relations?

a. The Soviet Union set off an atomic bomb.

b. The Soviet Union launched a satellite into space.

c. The military alliance known as SEATO was formed.

d. North Korea invaded South Korea.

____ 81. Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s?

a. the Communist Party c. the Socialist Party

b. the Nazi Party d. the Fascist Party

____ 82. What was Hitler’s “final solution”?

a. the construction of walled ghettos in Polish cities to hold “undesirable” groups

b. a plan to force all “undesirable” groups to become “useful members” of the Third Reich

c. a plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich-controlled regions

d. a series of fake experiments conducted on topics such as oxygen deprivation

____ 83. Nixon believed that executive privilege

a. protected him from impeachment proceedings in Congress.

b. enabled him to use federal agencies to attack his political enemies.

c. justified his refusal to turn over his taped conversations.

d. allowed him to participate in a coverup.

____ 84. What impact did the Korean War have on U.S. budgets?

a. Military spending increased and became a larger proportion of future budgets.

b. The budget for the military was temporarily increased, but then reduced later on.

c. More money was allocated for diplomacy and peacekeeping efforts.

d. Military spending went down because of increased U.N. involvement in world affairs.

____ 85. How did the Great Depression eventually change Germany politically?

a. The German parliament eventually became more powerful.

b. Thousands of Germans eventually emigrated to communist nations in search of jobs.

c. Germans eventually believed that Hitler would solve their economic problems.

d. Germans eventually believed that democracy would solve their economic problems.

____ 86. While in prison, Malcolm X became a convert to

a. the Black Panthers. c. the Nation of Islam.

b. the SNCC. d. CORE.

____ 87. In order to try to gain control over West Berlin, the Soviet Union

a. set up a total blockade cutting off that section of the city.

b. threatened the section of the city with troops and tanks.

c. operated a massive airlift to bring in needed supplies.

d. went to the United Nations and demanded control of that section of the city.

____ 88. Which civil rights organization won a number of important court cases against segregation in the 1950s?

a. NAACP c. SCLC

b. MIA d. CORE

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 89. Kennedy prevented completion of missile bases in Cuba by approving a

a. naval blockade. c. trade boycott.

b. military invasion. d. diplomatic treaty.

Use the cause-and-effect chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 90. What event led to the House and Senate voting to declare war?

a. Americans suffered heavy losses at Pearl Harbor.

b. The attack on Pearl Harbor ended any divisions between isolationists and

interventionists.

c. Roosevelt placed an embargo on Japan.

d. The U.S. rejected Japan’s demands of expansion.

____ 91. Which of the following statements is true regarding the actions taken after the attack on Pearl Harbor?

a. The size of the United States Navy more than doubled from 1941 to 1942.

b. The Women’s Army Corps provided clerical workers, truck drivers, instructors, and lab

technicians.

c. Americans accepted the call for service by finding ways to contribute to the war effort.

d. all of the above

____ 92. Operation Rolling Thunder was a(n)

a. plan to give South Vietnam greater military responsibility.

b. sustained bombing campaign against North Vietnam.

c. strategy to regain control of the U.S. embassy in Saigon.

d. offensive designed to show that North Vietnam could still fight.

____ 93. When Gerald Ford left the office of president,

a. the public’s trust in government had been restored.

b. Vice President Nelson Rockefeller became president.

c. Republicans had won many seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

d. the nation’s economy had worsened during his presidency.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 94. The purpose of the Civil Rights Act was to

a. memorialize President Kennedy.

b. initiate the War on Poverty.

c. formalize hiring practices already in place.

d. fight discrimination based on race and sex.

____ 95. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow

a. the Kennedy administration. c. the Batista regime.

b. Fidel Castro. d. Nikita Kruschev

Use the table and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 96. Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?

a. to increase the training of Nationalist generals

b. to help the Nationalists fight corruption

c. to aid the communists in the fight for power

d. because leaders feared that a Nationalist defeat would create a communist superpower

____ 97. Which of the following is a reason for communist victory in China?

a. The United States sent U.S. troops to aid the Nationalists.

b. The communists refused to feed the people.

c. The Nationalists were reluctant to fight.

d. Mao Zedong fled the mainland.

____ 98. Why did Osama Bin Laden form al Qaeda in the late 1990s?

a. to forcibly remove Muslims and Croats from their homes

b. to ensure Palestinian self-rule in Jericho and the Gaza Strip

c. to end American involvement in the Middle East

d. to urge the Israeli military to crackdown on Palestinians

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 99. What event in 1956 threatened the flow of Middle Eastern oil to Europe?

a. Hungarian revolt

b. the Suez Canal crisis

c. the launch of Sputnik

d. Khrushchev becoming leader of the U.S.S.R.

____ 100. What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?

a. The United States would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by

communism.

b. The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.

c. The United States would nationalize the Suez canal.

d. The United States would liberate the countries behind the iron curtain.

____ 101. After declaring war, the United States government

a. enacted a draft because few Americans wanted to fight in the war.

b. withdrew economic support from Britain because it was no longer needed.

c. repealed the Neutrality Act of 1939.

d. transformed peacetime industries into war industries.

____ 102. In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?

a. The Chinese army invaded south of the 38th parallel.

b. The North Korean army invaded south of the 38 th parallel.

c. The South Korean army invaded north of the 38 th parallel.

d. U.N. forces fought off the invading army from the North.

____ 103. Which of these African Americans is famous for breaking into major league baseball?

a. Rosa Parks c. Ralph Abernathy

b. Thurgood Marshall d. Jackie Robinson

____ 104. Interventionists claimed that the United States could avoid war if it

a. refused aid to any nation at war. c. refused aid to Britain.

b. sent aid to Britain. d. sent aid to all nations at war.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 105. Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior to other people?

a. Zionists c. Gypsies

b. Aryans d. Jehovah’s Witnesses

____ 106. President Clinton was impeached because he admitted to

a. committing sexual harassment in Arkansas

b. lying under oath about an affair.

c. committing treason and bribery.

d. making improper real estate investments.

____ 107. In 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait to

a. launch a war against Saudi Arabia.

b. overthrow a ruthless dictator.

c. take over the nation’s rich oil deposits.

d. evict American forces from the Middle East.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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Use the timeline and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following questions.

____ 108. How many years passed between the establishment of the National Organization for Women and the U.S.

Supreme Court landmark Roe v. Wade decision?

a. 8 years c. 6 years

b. 17 years d. 7 years

____ 109. The growth of the service economy caused

a. a decrease in new small businesses.

b. a decline in U.S. union membership.

c. an increase in worldwide average wages.

d. an increase in American blue-collar jobs.

Name: ________________________ ID: B

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____ 110. Ronald Reagan convinced many Americans that he would

a. focus on practical action rather than on idealistic optimism.

b. end the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

c. use higher taxes to increase the public welfare.

d. usher in a new era of prosperity.

Matching

Choose the person or term that best fits each description. You will not use all of the answers.

a. Anschluss h. Tripartite Pact

b. appeasement i. Adolf Hitler

c. Joseph Stalin j. Douglas MacArthur

d. Atlantic Charter k. Hideki Tojo

e. blitzkrieg l. WAC

f. Winston Churchill m. Neutrality Act of 1939

g. totalitarianism

____ 111. “lightning war”

____ 112. dictator who wanted to unite all Germanic people into one state

____ 113. theory of government in which one person or party controls all aspects of life

____ 114. British leader who said that Nazi aggression threatened all democracies

Choose the person or term that best fits each description.

a. George Kennan f. Douglas MacArthur

b. Red Scare g. Julius Rosenberg

c. McCarthyism h. satellite state

d. Eisenhower Doctrine i. arms race

e. limited war j. Mutual Assured Destruction

____ 115. having so many weapons that both sides would be totally destroyed in an all-out war

____ 116. endless race to acquire greater numbers of more and more powerful weapons

____ 117. term used to describe extreme, reckless charges

____ 118. fear of communists, both outside and within the United States

Match the descriptions with the terms. Write the letter of the correct answer in the blank provided.

a. Great Society g. Fidel Castro

b. deficit spending h. Civil Rights Act

c. Richard M. Nixon i. Warren Commission

d. flexible response j. Berlin Wall

e. Equal Pay Act k. Medicaid

f. Lyndon Johnson l. New Frontier

____ 119. group that investigated Kennedy’s assassination

____ 120. military strategy relying on both traditional and specialized units

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____ 121. legislation that banned discrimination based on race or sex

____ 122. revolutionary leader who instituted a communist regime in Cuba

Choose the person or term that best fits each description. You will not use all of the answers.

a. Freedom Summer g. Kerner Commission

b. Thurgood Marshall h. Malcolm X

c. Brown v. Board of Education i. black power

d. Martin Luther King j. Montgomery bus boycott

e. de jure segregation k. freedom ride

f. Voting Rights Act of 1965 l. James Meredith

____ 123. case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson

____ 124. banned literacy tests for voter registration

____ 125. best-known African American radical activist

____ 126. racial separation imposed by law

Choose the person or term that best fits each description. You will not use all of the answers.

a. Erwin Rommel h. War Refugee Board

b. Tuskegee Airmen i. “Europe First” strategy

c. 442nd Regimental Combat Team j. genocide

d. A. Philip Randolph k. island hopping

e. bracero program l. United Nations

f. rationing m. Yalta Conference

g. Operation Overlord

____ 127. famous African American squadron

____ 128. willful annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group

____ 129. strategy used for capturing strategic Pacific locations

____ 130. limiting the amount of certain goods that civilians can buy