Civics
Who is the current President of the United States?
Donald Trump
What was the main reason people saw Roosevelt’s approach to the Depression as more effective than Hoover’s?
The New Deal jobs programs were federally managed
What event started World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
The Bay of Pigs invasion was President Kennedy’s attempt to stop communism from spreading to what country?
Cuba
What was the main reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?
To prevent the spread of communism
What is the name of the founding document that secured American independence and gave freedom from English rule?
The Declaration of Independence
How did foreign policy contribute to the Great Depression?
American tariffs slowed global trade by reducing exports, harming worldwide trade
Why was the policy of appeasement designed?
To avoid war by making concessions to dictators
What was the case of Brown vs. Board of Education about?
Segregated public schools were unconstitutional
How did the Domino Theory influence U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
The US feared that if Vietnam fell to communism, then other countries also would
The main job of the legislative branch is to
Make the laws
What were two goals of the Roosevelt administration’s banking regulations?
To increase consumer confidence in the banking system
To prevent ordinary people from losing their savings
Who were the “code talkers” during WWII?
Foreign language experts
Why was the United Nations created?
To actively promote world peace
Why did many antiwar activists argue that the draft was unfair?
Disproportionally affected the working class and minorities
The main job of the judicial branch is to
Interpret the laws
Why did conservatives criticize President Roosevelt’s policy of deficit spending?
Roosevelt borrowed money to pay for government programs
Name a reason why Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military.
US planes cold bomb Japan from there
Why did President Eisenhower decide to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas?
Southern refusal to desegregate schools
After the United States withdrew from Vietnam, Congress passed the War Powers Act to…………….
Limit executive powers over war and thus strengthen checks and balances in the government
What is the name of the founding document that provided structure to our newly formed government?
The United States Constitution
What were two reasons President Roosevelt launched the Second New Deal?
The First New Deal programs had not generated enough of an economic recovery
Roosevelt wanted to address the criticism he received over the First New Deal
Name three strategies of the Allies in the Pacific during World War II.
Moving from one Pacific island to the next, trying to reach Japan
Decimating the Japanese fleet
Launching an invasion against the Philippines
What was the most significant outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
How did the United States wage a war of attrition in Vietnam?
It tried to defeat North Vietnamese by wearing them down.