FINAL SEM 2 PRACTICE

Name:

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	Joseph Stalin	h.	Germany
b.	Czechoslovakia	i.	China
c.	centralized government	j.	Neville Chamberlain
d.	Winston Churchill	k.	militaristic expansion
e.	private property	l.	Adolf Hitler
f.	France	m.	Soviet Union
g.	Benito Mussolini	n.	Poland

Leader who made concessions to Hitler in hopes of ending German aggression

An issue on which Joseph Stalin and Adolf Hitler did not agree

Country that, with England, declared war on Germany after the German invasion of Poland

Leader whose political philosophy was based on both nationalism and racism

Policy carried out by Germany using a strategy called blitzkrieg

Country that was split between Germany and the Soviet Union near the beginning of the

Leader who disapproved of the policy of appeasement

Country that began the war in an alliance with Germany
but ended the war fighting against Germany

Leader whose totalitarian regime was based on a communist philosophy

10.

Leader of the fascist government in Italy

11.

General ___ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.

a.	George Patton	c.	Douglas MacArthur
b.	George Marshall	d.	Dwight D. Eisenhower

12.

The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ___.

a.	last German offensive	c.	Allies' first victory in a land battle
b.	liberation of the death camps	d.	Axis powers' first loss in a land battle

13.

The Allied invasion of ___ was given the code name D-Day.

a.	Japan	c.	North Africa
b.	Italy	d.	Nazi-occupied Europe

14.

V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when ___.

a.	the United States entered the war	c.	Germany surrendered
b.	Allied forces invaded France	d.	the Soviets stopped the Germans at the Volga

15.

When forced to abandon the Philippines, ___ made the vow, "I shall return."

a.	Hideki Tojo	c.	Douglas MacArthur
b.	Chester Nimitz	d.	Franklin D. Roosevelt

16.

Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ___.

a.	find out how destructive the bomb really was	c.	end the war and save American lives
b.	teach Japanese military leaders a lesson	d.	show how powerful the United States was

17.

The Supreme Commander of U.S. forces in Europe was

a.	George Patton.	c.	Douglas MacArthur.
b.	George Marshall.	d.	Dwight D. Eisenhower

18.

The general who led Allied troops in battles on the islands of Bataan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was

a.	Dwight D. Eisenhower.	c.	Charles Brown.
b.	Chester Nimitz	d.	Douglas MacArthur.

19.

In deciding to use the atomic bomb against Japan, President Truman's main goal was to

a.	end the war quickly.	c.	get revenge for Pearl Harbor
b.	weaken Japan for a long time	d.	save Japanese lives

20.

The GI Bill of Rights made it possible for

a.	African Americans to serve in combat positions	c.	veterans to attend college for free.
b.	soldiers to take short leaves from fighting.	d.	enlisted men to receive officer training

21.

Choose the letter of the best answer.

9. Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he failed to win American support because he

a.	was corrupt	c.	was a Communist
b.	was a Nationalist	d.	had cooperated with Japan during World War II

22.

Who was forced to retreat to Taiwan (Formosa)?

a.	the Korean Nationalists	c.	the Chinese Nationalists
b.	the Korean Communists	d.	the Chinese Communists

23.

The 38th parallel became an important dividing line between

a.	Korea and China	c.	North and South Korea
b.	North and South China	d.	China and Taiwan (Formosa)

24.

Of the following participants in the Korean War, which fought on the side of the Communists?

a.	China	c.	the United States
b.	South Korea	d.	the United Nations

25.

General Douglas MacArthur argued that the Korean War

a.	was not a vital American interest	c.	should be extended into a war against China.
b.	should be limited to Korea	d.	should be extended into a war against the Soviet Union.

26.

Choose the letter of the best answer.

The main goal of the ___ was to stop the spread of communism.

a.	Truman Doctrine	c.	iron curtain
b.	Marshall Plan	d.	Warsaw Pact

27.

The Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.

a.	iron curtain	c.	Berlin blockade
b.	Berlin airlift	d.	German Democratic Republic

28.

___ was the leader of the Communists in China.

a.	Chiang Kai-shek	c.	Syngman Rhee
b.	Mao Zedong	d.	Kim Il Sung

29.

General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in ___.

a.	Guatemala	c.	the Middle East
b.	Hungary	d.	Korea

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.

a.	hot line	g.	Richard M. Nixon
b.	Bay of Pigs	h.	massive retaliation
c.	Berlin Wall	i.	Nikita Khrushchev
d.	Fidel Castro	j.	Cuban missile crisis
e.	flexible response	k.	Limited Test Ban Treaty
f.	John F. Kennedy

30.

He accepted Soviet aid for Cuba.

31.

This involved an invasion of Cuba

32.

He lost the 1960 presidential election

33.

This separated East Germany from West Germany

34.

He squared off against Kennedy during the Berlin crisis

35.

This barred nuclear testing in the atmosphere

36.

This military strategy was adopted during the Kennedy presidency

37.

This was a direct communications link set up during Kennedy's presidency

38.

His religious beliefs were an important issue of the 1960 presidential campaign

39.

This strategy was intended to broaden America's range of options during international crises by "strengthening and modernizing the military's ability to fight a nonnuclear war."

40.

Which of the following affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws?

a.	the Fourteenth	c.	the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
b.	the Civil Rights Act of 1875 Amendment	d.	the decision in Morgan v. Virginia

41.

Which doctrine relating to public education was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

a.	due process of law	c.	"all deliberate speed"
b.	"separate but equal"	d.	equal protection of the law

42.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made segregation illegal in which of the following?

a.	housing	c.	private universities
b.	churches	d.	public accommodations

43.

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 enable federal officials to do?

a.	register voters	c.	oversee programs to test voter literacy
b.	oversee the collection of poll taxes	d.	recount votes

44.

Which of the following is an example of de facto segregation?

a.	poll taxes	c.	a concentration of urban African Americans in slum areas
b.	Jim Crow laws	d.	a voter literacy test given to African Americans in the South

45.

___ was the United States' main goal in Vietnam.

a.	Reunifying Vietnam	c.	Upholding the Geneva Accords
b.	Containing the spread of communism	d.	Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam

46.

___ served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.

a.	Dean Rusk	c.	Robert McNamara
b.	Clark Clifford	d.	William Westmoreland

47.

In the early years of the war, a young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by ___.

a.	getting married	c.	getting a job
b.	enrolling in college	d.	becoming a conscientious objector

48.

___ enabled North Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam.

a.	The Ho Chi Minh Trail	c.	The strategic hamlet program
b.	The fall of Dien Bien Phu	d.	Operation Rolling Thunder

49.

The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to ___.

a.	expand the power of the military	c.	restrict the power of the military
b.	expand the power of the president	d.	restrict the power of the president

50.

___ was/were most effective in convincing the American public that the war was not winnable.

a.	Body counts	c.	The actions of Students for a Democratic Society
b.	The Tet Offensive	d.	The invasion of Cambodia

51.

Csar Chvez used nonviolent means to organize Mexican-American

a.	voters	c.	farm workers
b.	students	d.	factory workers

52.

The modern feminist movement became more organized and focused after the

a.	passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964	c.	publication of the first issue of Ms. magazine
b.	publication of The Feminine Mystique	d.	founding of the National Women's Political Caucus

53.

Phyllis Schlafly became well known for her efforts to

a.	get the Equal Rights Amendment ratified	c.	organize radical demonstrations for women's rights
b.	defeat the Equal Rights Amendment	d.	reverse the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade

54.

The members of the counterculture movement were mostly

a.	entertainers, artists, and musicians	c.	poor urban youths
b.	Latinos and Native Americans	d.	white, middle-class college youths

55.

The conservative reaction to the counterculture was

a.	largely ineffective.	c.	set the nation on a more liberal course.
b.	helped propel Richard M. Nixon into the White House	d.	posed a danger to traditional values

56.

President Nixon adopted a policy known as ___ in order to reduce the size and power of the federal government.

a.	dtente	c.	New Federalism
b.	Stagflation	d.	realpolitik

57.

In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of ___ to the United States.

a.	grain	c.	money
b.	oil	d.	consumer goods

58.

Nixon's visit to ___ in 1972 to begin normalizing relations was a reversal of previous American policy established in 1949.

a.	the Soviet Union	c.	East Germany
b.	China	d.	Vietnam

59.

In the event known as ___, Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.

a.	the Saturday Night Massacre	c.	the Southern strategy
b.	impeachment	d.	Black Monday

60.

When Nixon resigned, ___ became president.

a.	Spiro Agnew	c.	Gerald Ford
b.	Ronald Reagan	d.	Jimmy Carter

61.

President Carter's foreign policy was marked by a commitment to ___.

a.	dtente	c.	compromise
b.	free trade	d.	human rights

62.

The Camp David Accords were an agreement between ___ and Israel.

a.	Egypt	c.	Syria
b.	China	d.	Iran

63.

After the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, the effects of ___ became an increasing concern to many Americans.

a.	nuclear weapons	c.	stagflation
b.	pesticides	d.	Three Mile Island

64.

The U.S. government established the ___ to set and enforce pollution standards.

a.	Nuclear Regulatory Commission	c.	Environmental Protection Agency
b.	Helsinki Accords	d.	SALT I treaty

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once.
.

a.	AIDS	e.	affirmative action
b.	Asian Women United	f.	Geraldine Ferraro
c.	pay equity	g.	L. Douglas Wilder
d.	Jessee Jackson

65.

This person was the 1984 Democratic vice-presidential candidate

66.

In 1990, this person became the nation's first African-American governor

67.

In 1984 and 1988, this person ran for the Democratic presidential nomination.

68.

As this virus spread during the 1980s, so did concern over preventing further infection and finding a cure for the illnesses it caused

69.

This organization aims to end racism toward Asian Americans and generate awareness of Asian culture.

70.

This was the basis of a system proposed by unions and women's rights organizations to close the income gap that left so many women poor

71.

This policy was intended to correct the effects of discrimination, both past and present, in the employment and education of minority groups and women.

72.

During the early 1980s, conservatives objected to what they believed were excesses in

a.	big business	c.	military spending
b.	free enterprise	d.	government regulation

73.

The Strategic Defense Initiative was an extremely costly

a.	bomber	c.	communications system
b.	missile defense system	d.	plan for international alliance

74.

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

a.	in danger of going bankrupt within ten years	c.	performing better than those of most other industrialized nations
b.	focusing too heavily on math and science.	d.	performing worse than those of most other industrialized nations

75.

During Reagan's presidency, federal spending increased most for

a.	defense and the military	c.	urban mass transit in major cities
b.	job training and school loans	d.	environmental protection

76.

Fundamentalist Christian leader and televangelist Jerry Falwell formed the organization called

a.	the New Right	c.	the Moral Majority
b.	the conservative coalition	d.	affirmative action

77.

People who believe that reverse discrimination is a problem are worried about discrimination
against

a.	the poor	c.	white people
b.	minorities	d.	business owners

78.

Presidents Reagan and Bush were most successful in meeting their goal of

a.	consistently lowering taxes	c.	cutting off the supply of illegal drugs
b.	problem-free federal deregulation	d.	making the Supreme Court more conservative

79.

When George H. W. Bush ran for president in 1988, his opponent was

a.	Oliver North	c.	Walter Mondale
b.	Jimmy Carter	d.	Michael Dukakis

80.

People who support pay equity argue that women should be paid

a.	for household work	c.	more than men, to make up for past discrimination
b.	the same as men for doing the same jobs	d.	more than men, to combat the feminization of poverty

Select the letter of the term, name, or phrase that best matches each description. Note: Some letters may not be used at all. Some may be used more than once. (4 points each)

a.	China	g.	Nicaragua
b.	East Germany	h.	Panama
c.	Grenada	i.	Poland
d.	Iran	j.	Soviet Union
e.	Iraq	k.	United States
f.	Kuwait	l.	Yugoslavia

81.

This nation's leader was overthrown by U.S. troops and tried for drug trafficking

82.

This nation's leader introduced glasnost and perestroika

83.

Although this nation's government received foreign aid from the Carter administration, the Reagan administration aided those rebelling against it

84.

In the early 1990s, this nation dissolved after 74 years as a major world power

85.

This nation's ties to Cuba led to a U.S. invasion during the Reagan administration

86.

This nation's leaders ordered a brutal crackdown on demonstrators gathered in Tiananmen Square.

87.

This nation approved the START II treaty with Russia

88.

This nation invaded a neighboring country and claimed major oil fields, provoking the United States to declare war

89.

This nation was torn apart by a brutal civil war between Muslims, Orthodox Serbs, and Roman Catholic Croats

90.

The Reagan administration secretly sold military weapons to this nation in the hope of obtaining the release of U.S. hostages

91.

Head of President Clinton's task force on universal health care.

a.	Ross Perot	c.	Bill Clinton
b.	Albert Gore	d.	Hillary Rodham Clinton

92.

Example of an entitlement program.

a.	Social Security	c.	Contract with America
b.	Deficit reduction	d.	"Reinventing government"

93.

Nation brought into an existing free-trade zone by NAFTA.

a.	China	c.	Mexico
b.	Canada	d.	the United States

94.

Creator of the Contract with America.

a.	Ross Perot	c.	George W. Bush
b.	Bill Clinton	d.	Newt Gingrich

95.

Third-party candidate in the 1992 presidential election.

a.	Ralph Nader	c.	Kenneth Starr
b.	Newt Gingrich	d.	Ross Perot

96.

One result of the global economy is that

a.	American workers now compete for jobs with workers in other countries.	c.	prices on imported goods have risen steeply.
b.	trade between the United States and other countries has decreased	d.	environmental laws in other countries are becoming stricter

97.

In 1994, Proposition 187 was passed in California to

a.	keep illegal immigrants from taking jobs from residents	c.	cut off education and health benefits to illegal immigrants
b.	prevent illegal immigrants from entering the state.	d.	improve economic opportunities for both legal and illegal immigrants

98.

Urban flight has led to all of the following except

a.	a declining economic base in cities	c.	higher taxes on homes in the suburbs
b.	a growth of industry in large cities	d.	better schools in inner cities

99.

The aging of America's population will strain the government's ability to

a.	control unemployment.	c.	pay Social Security benefits
b.	provide services to children	d.	prevent crime and terrorism

100.

The source of a revolution in technology in the 1990s was the

a.	desktop computer	c.	V-chip
b.	Internet	d.	Federal Communications Commission