Quarter 4 EOC Review

1950s

100

What is a time period of fear of communism is known as: 

Red Scare

200

What bill was passed to assist soldiers in returning home after WWII? 

(Hint: it helped with college, buying a home, getting a loan)

GI Bill

300

What policies had the goal of preventing the spread communism? (two possible answers)

Truman Doctrine 

Containment 

400

Define Baby Boomers.

a generation born right after the end of WWII; increased US population

500

What two programs focused on loyalty and outing suspected communists in American society?

HUAC- House of Unamerican Activities Commitee

Loyalty Review Program

1960s

100

What was the competition to put a man in space and man on the moon, between the Soviet Union and US, called?

Space Race

200

What program was promoted by Lyndon B Johnson? 

The Great Society

300

What countries made up Indochina?

Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos

400

What major event almost caused the US and Soviet Union to go to war? (Hint: 90 miles south of Key West)

Cuban Missile Crisis

500

What is the difference between a Hawk and a Dove? 

Hawk- pro-war/supported Vietnam

Dove- anti-war/did not support Vietnam 

1970s

100

What two presidents served in the 1970s? 

Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford

200

What scandal happened during Nixon's presidency?

Watergate 

300

Who did Gerald Ford pardon? 

Nixon

400

Define Arms Race. 

Build up nuclear arms and ICBMS 

500

Define Vietnamization. 

Return the fighting to the South Vietnamize by training them and pulling out US troops

1980s/1990s

100

What two presidents served in the 1980s?

Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan

200

What event happened under the Carter administration?

Iran Hostage Crisis 

300

What scandal happened during the Reagan administration?

Iran-Contra 

400

What three presidents served during the 1990s and early 2000s?

Clinton, Obama, Bush

500

How many planes were hijacked on 9/11 and what were their intended targets? 

4- one for each tower, Pentagon, and one for the White House (crashed)

Random

100

What is a low point in racial relations called? 

Nadir

200

List the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. 

13th- abolished slavery

14th- defined citizenship

15th- right to vote for all men

300

What does Bimetallism mean?

two metals-gold and silver

400

Who was the first millionaire in the US and had an empire of African American hair/makeup products? 

Madam CJ Walker

500

What territories did the US gain from winning the Spanish American War? List 2. 

Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico