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100

Immediately following the attacks of December 7, 1941, Congress

  1. voted to freeze all Japanese funds in U.S. banks and end trade with Japan. 

  2. instituted the internment of all Japanese-born citizens of the United States. 

  3. instituted a draft of all Japanese-American men over eighteen.

  4. voted to declare war on Japan and enter World War II.

4. voted to declare war on Japan and enter World War II.

100

The United States was expected to be responsible for postwar rebuilding because the United States

  1. had to make reparations for dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. 

  2. escaped much destruction and was the strongest power in the world at the time.

  3. was given millions of dollars by Germany after Germany surrendered. 

  4. was the richest country and much of the war was fought on its soil.

2. escaped much destruction and was the strongest power in the world at the time.

100

What was the primary focus of the protest movement of the 1960s?

  1. to ban the use of Agent Orange 

  2. to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam 

  3. to end segregation of the military 

  4. to build support for the draft

2. to demand U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam

100

One of the major reasons LBJ did not run for President in 1968 was because

  1. A Growing conspiracy that he was behind Kennedy’s assassination 

  2. The Vietnam war was becoming increasingly unpopular

  3. The Soviet Union made Cuba a satellite state 

  4. The economy was experiencing Stagflation 

2. The Vietnam war was becoming increasingly unpopular

100

Idea to fix stagflation with massive tax cuts

  1. REAGANOMICS

  2. PEACE THROUGH STRENGTH

  3. BIG STICK DIPLOMACY

  4. INFLATION

1. REAGANOMICS

200

Interventionists believed they should join the war to

  1. protect freedom and democracy

  2. get revenge for World War 1

  3. save the American economy

  4. prove why America is great

1. protect freedom and democracy

200

The United States and its allies had a policy called "containment."  This means that they wanted to …

  1. stop the spread of Fascism.

  2. stop the spread of slavery.

  3. stop other countries from building up their military power.

  4. stop the spread of Communism.

4. stop the spread of Communism.

200

  1. Kennedy's domestic programs were nicknamed

    1. The New Deal

    2. The Fair deal

    3. The New Frontier

    4. The Fair Frontier

3. The New Frontier

200

What was Nixon charged with?

  1. Obstruction of justice

  2. Abuse of power 

  3. Contempt

  4. All of the above

4. All of the above

200

  1. Why did the United States involve itself in the Gulf War?

    1. Iraq had invaded the wealthy but small oil-producing nation Kuwait; the international community feared this was Iraq’s first step in conquering the entire Arab Peninsula

    2. Iraq had fomented an OPEC oil embargo that threatened to undermine US energy security.

    3. Iraq had sheltered the terrorists responsible for the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

    4. None of the above. 

1. Iraq had invaded the wealthy but small oil-producing nation Kuwait; the international community feared this was Iraq’s first step in conquering the entire Arab Peninsula

300

The Lend-Lease Act allowed the United States to 


  1. stay out of the war in Europe. 

  2. lend armed forces to the war effort in Europe. 

  3. allow American land to be used by Polish refugees. 

  4. send billions of dollar’s worth of supplies to Allied countries.

4. send billions of dollar’s worth of supplies to Allied countries.

300

"Saigon Surrenders To The Reds"

"Russian Ships Sighted Near Blockade Line" 

“Stalin Praises Communist Advance in Korea, Denies Soviet Ground Troops"

these historical newspaper headlines were related to


  1. Mikhail Gorbachev's introduction of the policy of glasnost

  2. Adolf Hitler's efforts to promote national socialism

  3. the Soviet Union's acceptance of capitalism

  4. attempts by the Soviet Union to strengthen Communist control

4. attempts by the Soviet Union to strengthen Communist control

300

All of the following resulted from the civil rights movement except

  1. making segregation illegal. 

  2. opening the political process to more African Americans. 

  3. eliminating poverty in the United States. 

  4. giving African Americans a new sense of ethnic pride.

3. eliminating poverty in the United States.

300

What communist nations did president Nixon extend relations to during his Administration?

  1. Cuba

  2. China

  3. Soviet Union

  4. Both China and Soviet Union

2. China

300

Who came to prominence in the Middle East and formed al-Qaeda after the Persian Gulf War?

  1. Sadaam Hussein

  2. Osama bin Laden

  3. Ayatollah Khomeni

  4. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

2. Osama bin Laden

400

What was the main reason for the US imposing an embargo on Japan?

  1. Japan's attack on British colonies

  2. Japan's refusal to leave China

  3. Japan's aggressive expansion in Asia

  4. Japan's alliance with Germany and Italy

3. Japan's aggressive expansion in Asia

400

When Japanese control of Korea ended as a result of Japanese defeat in WWII, Korea was

  1. Divided and occupied similar to Germany 

  2. Occupied entirely by the Soviet Union

  3. Occupied entirely by the United States 

  4. Divided into United States and Soviet zones of occupation

4. Divided into United States and Soviet zones of occupation

400

What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War?

  1. the Pentagon Papers 

  2. the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution 

  3. the Geneva Conference decision 

  4. Joint Chiefs of Staff finding

2. the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

400

What specific group of workers did César Chávez dedicate his life to organizing and fighting for?

  1. Factory workers

  2. Railroad workers

  3. Farm workers

  4. Coal miners  

3. Farm workers

400

The 2001 Terrorist attack on the World Trade Center can be attributed to which event?

  1. Oklahoma City Bombing of 1996

  2. The Vietnam War

  3. Election of Bill Clinton

  4. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979

4. The Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979

500

The WWII “Double V” campaign called for what?

  1. Victory over Germany and over facism at home

  2. Victory over fascism abroad and over racism at home

  3. Victory over communism abroad and over segregation at home

  4. Victory over aliens invading from planets Venus and Vulcan.

2. Victory over fascism abroad and over racism at home

500

Because of the Red Scare, the US government did what in an attempt to fight a communist movement in the US?

  1. added more freedoms for citizens

  2. increased immigration

  3. limited rights of citizens

  4. added the G.I. Bill

3. limited rights of citizens

500

After his pilgrimage to Makkah (Mecca), Malcolm X concluded that


  1. an integrated society was possible.

  2. integration was not possible. 

  3. black power meant self-sufficiency. 

  4. assimilation was key to success

  1. an integrated society was possible.

500

  1. What group during the Civil Rights Movement allowed members to use all necessary means to defend and provide for their community?

    1. Southern Peace Corps

    2. NAACP

    3. SNCC

    4. Black Panthers

4. Black Panthers

500

In the 1980s, reports on education revealed that U.S. schools were

  1. in danger of going bankrupt within ten years.

  2. focusing too heavily on math and science.

  3. performing better than those of most other industrialized nations.

  4. performing worse than those of most other industrialized nations.

4. performing worse than those of most other industrialized nations.