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1) In a communist system,
A
elected officials control economic activity.
B
private citizens control economic activity.
C
a state controls the economic activity.
D
a dictator controls the economic activity.
2) The Watergate Scandal lead to what changes in US society?
A
Decreased involvement of 3rd party candidates.
B
Decreased trust of politicians.
C
More power given to the President.
D
Increased fear of foreign nations.
3) The first organized movement of African Americans to fight segregation was _______.
A
The mass march on Washington D.C.
B
the Montgomery, Alabama, bus boycott.
C
the “children’s crusades” in Birmingham.
D
The Selma, Alabama, voting rights campaign.
4) Which of the following was an Allied country during WWII?
A
Soviet Union.
B
Germany.
C
Italy.
D
Japan.
5) The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between
A
North and South Korea.
B
North and South China.
C
Korea and China.
D
China and Taiwan.
6) The civil rights leader who believed deeply in the power of nonviolent protest.
A
Medgar Evars.
B
Malcolm X.
C
Martin Luther King, Jr.
D
Fannie Lou Hammer.
7) This refers to the time period when selling, manufacturing, or transporting alcohol was illegal.
A
Suffrage.
B
Probation.
C
Prohibition.
D
Fundamentalists.
8) Which of the following is the South Vietnamese communist group that the US fought during the Vietnam War?
A
South Vietnamese.
B
Doves.
C
Hawks.
D
Vietcong.
9) Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?
A
If one country falls to communism, others in the region will fall, too.
B
Socialist governments are a threat to freedom.
C
Communism will topple the global economy.
D
Communism will cause the fall of the United States.
10) The Peace Corps was developed as a means of
A
improving educational opportunities in the US.
B
raising America’s standard of living.
C
training young people for careers.
D
helping disadvantaged countries.
11) Roosevelt’s decision to move people of Japanese ancestry to internment camps was a response to
A
the lack of Japanese American serving in the armed forces.
B
rumors that Japan was developing an atomic bomb.
C
strong anti-Japanese sentiment.
D
revenge for Pearl Harbor.
12) What was the Manhattan Project?
A
The training of Navajo code talkers.
B
The plan to crash Japanese planes into Allied ships.
C
The plan to exterminate the Jews.
D
The plan to develop the atomic bomb.
13) The first civilians executed for espionage in the United States were
A
Dr. Jonas Salk and Dr. Benjamin Spock.
B
Ray and Wendy Kroc.
C
John and Foster Dulles.
D
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg.
14) Which one of the following was one impact that the Vietnam War had on America?
A
A lack of trust towards the American government.
B
An increased trust for the American Government.
C
An increase in American support for the war.
D
Support for the continuation of the draft.
15) Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Roosevelt’s feelings toward joining WWII?
A
He wanted to help the Allies but had to appease U.S. citizens who opposed entering the war.
B
He did not understand the position of isolationists and was eager to join the war.
C
He agreed with the isolationists and promoted an isolationist policy.
D
He wanted to avoid the war because he did not see it as a threat to the U.S.
16) Propaganda
A
is always positive.
B
is used to influence people’s beliefs about people or events.
C
is the use of war bonds to fund the war.
D
is used to help soldiers in the trenches.
17) Of the following, the most compelling reason for the United States to enter WWI was
A
concern over the repayment of allied debts to American banks.
B
a desire to become more involved in the affairs of Europe.
C
the outrage of American citizens over German submarine warfare.
D
moral obligation to halt the refuge crisis in Belgium.
18) The goals of Freedom Summer project mainly concerned
A
school integration.
B
integration in interstate travel.
C
de facto segregation in the north.
D
voting rights.
19) WWII finally ended the Depression because:
A
people were too concerned about the war to worry about the economy.
B
of the great demand for weapons and supplies.
C
the US began to purchase more goods from European nations.
D
Roosevelt ordered the new Deal to end.
20) What was Hoover’s attitude toward the Depression when he first entered office?
A
Communists were to blame for America’s depression.
B
Massive reform was the only way to help America out.
C
The economy would heal itself without government help.
D
America could never recover from the Depression.
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