What term describes Britain, France, Russia, and other countries that joined them during World War I?

Allied Powers

Which American president was in office during World War I?

Woodrow Wilson

Which of the following was a serious concern of the Triple Entente?

Germany's growing nationalism

What term was used to describe World War I at the time of the war?

The Great War

Which of the following events triggered the start of World War I?

Assassination of Ferdinand

Which of the following countries was a part of the Central Powers during World War I?

Austria-Hungary

Which of the following happened first during World War I?

Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.

What did Austria-Hungary do as a result of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?

Declared war on Serbia

What term describes the feeling of pride that Americans may feel toward their country?

Nationalism

What is it called when one country gains control over another territory?

Imperialism

Which of the following countries fought against Germany during World War I?

Belgium

Approximately when did World War I occur?

1910s

What was the main purpose of the alliance system?

To balance political power across countries

Which one of the following best defines nationalism?

Putting your own country's needs and interests before that of other countries

Who was responsible for killing Austria-Hungary ruler Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

Black Hand

Which two countries encouraged America to enter the war because they needed fresh troops?

Britain and France

Which World War I ship was sunk in violation of the rules of neutrality?

Lusitania

During World War I, which one of the following was required to raise funds to supply the U.S. Army?

Liberty bonds

Why did Wilson feel it necessary to convince other countries to accept his plan?

Other countries preferred to punish the Central Powers for their part in World War I.

What term identifies one country's responsibility to pay for the damage it has done to another country?

Reparation

The leader of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), John J. Pershing, was also known for pursuing Pancho Villa through Mexico.

True

When the Lusitania sank, President Wilson was furious and blamed *BLANK* for the attack.

Germany

Which of the following resulted in Russia leaving the war?

The Bolshevik Revolution

To mobilize for war, which one of the following did America have to do?

Pass the Selective Service Act

When Russia pulled out of the war, what advantage did that give to Germany?

Germans were now able to surge forward on the western fronts, and so they launched several attacks.

Liberty bonds were sold during World War I to help support the Committee for Public Information

False

What is the term for the document that the Central Powers signed that resulted in a cease-fire?

Armistice

Which of the following countries is most known for its accomplished naval force?

Britain

Which type of warfare led to a stalemate during World War I?

Trench warfare

What was President Wilson's reason for his plan to rebuild Europe without destroying its countries?

To prevent future wars from happening as the result of continued disputes

Which country was blamed for sinking the Lusitania?

Germany

During World War I, more civilian tragedies occurred during trench warfare than any other type of warfare.

False

During World War I, more civilian tragedies occurred during trench warfare than any other type of warfare.

False

One country gains control over another territory through some means

Imperialism

What was the longest battle of World War I?

Battle of Verdun

Of the following, which were the two reasons why the U.S. joined World War I?

Breaking of the Sussex Pledge and the Zimmerman Note

As a direct result of pressure from the AEF, Russians revolted against their own government, the event which is known today as the Bolshevik Revolution.

False

Countries that form partnerships known as alliances do so for which one of the following reasons?

Prevent any one country from dominating political affairs

Which term means that a nation has forced its way into another country, and taken over territorial and governmental control?

Militarism

Nationalism could be both a positive and a negative force within or between nations.

True

In which treaty did Russia give up possession of Finland, Estonia, and other countries?

The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk

Which President's vow to remain neutral in World War I helped him to get elected?

Wilson

During World War I, the United States joined the Allied Powers and fought against Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire.

True

What does mobilize mean?

To prepare a country for war

President Wilson's plan to rebuild Europe without destroying any countries was known as the Fourteen Points.

True

The building up of troops and arms by one country, often in an effort to claim territory, is referred to as which of the following?

Militarism

What was the Schlieffen Plan?

Germany's plan to take France quickly and move on to Russia

The first American victory against the Germans took place at Chateau-thierry in which battle?

The Second Battle of the Marne

Which of the following was one of Britain's most important allies during World War I?

France

What was the land between two opposing trenches called?

No man's land

What organization did Wilson want to see formed in order to further his Fourteen Points?

League of Nations

What is the strategy of putting all a country's resources toward a war?

Total warfare

A person feels a connection with and a responsibility towards a particular country

Nationalism

Germany and Austria-Hungary, and other countries joined to form the *BLANK*.

Central Powers

Which one of the following is NOT associated with Red Summer of 1919?

Garvey Race Riot

In 1917, what was the result of Americans having associated the philosophy of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin with American socialists who sought a peaceful transition to a new democratic state?

Red Scare

What name is given to the process a country goes through in trying to regain normalcy after having been involved in a war?

Demobilization

What is the name of the philosophical work by Karl Marx that claimed the working class would overthrow their government?

Communist Manifesto

Prohibition made drinking illegal, but it did not stop many people from drinking.

True

In 1920, which two individuals were arrested and tried because a crime had been committed in which the criminals looked like they were Italians?

Sacco and Vanzetti

Due to the process involved in returning to a normal state of affairs after a war, the United States economy was in crisis before the start of the Roaring Twenties.

True

The founder of the company who built the Model-T was also known for inventing the assembly line.

True

Which company owner's industry flourished during the Roaring Twenties as a result of his own innovation in production and modernization?

Henry Ford

Eugene Williams was a victim whose death helped to spur which one of the following during the summer of 1919?

Chicago Race Riot

Which one of the following best defines the term anarchist?

Anyone who does not believe in governmental authority

What riot was started in the summer of 1919 by a shooting at a union organization meeting for African-American sharecroppers?

Elaine Race Riot

The Great Migration was named such because of the influx of immigrants that came to the U.S. during the Roaring Twenties.

False

What was the main effect of the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment?

It eliminated prohibition.

Why were some women of the Roaring Twenties called Flappers?

They challenged and often worked against the social norms of the time.

Which president during the Roaring Twenties supported business by supporting high tariffs?

Warren G. Harding

What was the event that involved government oil reserves leases and bribery later to become known as?

Teapot Dome Scandal

Warren G. Harding was elected to the presidency on a platform that has come to be known as which of the following?

Return-to-normalcy platform

Which one of the following best describes the Revenue Act of 1926?

A bill aimed at reducing taxes for the richest in the country

Which president was responsible for passing the law that eliminated taxes for the wealthy on monetary gifts and reduced estate taxes?

Calvin Coolidge

Conservatives who did not like the moral changes in society were known as preachers.

False

Originally termed, "The New Negro Movement," what was this time during the Roaring Twenties later called?

Harlem Renaissance

Fundamentalists strongly opposed Prohibition.

False

The Scopes Trial made it legal to teach fundamentalism in school.

False

Fundamentalism gave rise to the return of revivalist preachers.

True

Fundamentalism means a literal or direct interpretation of the Bible.

True

Which one of the following was a baseball player turned fundamentalist preacher?

Billy Sunday

Which president had also been Secretary of Commerce under another president and felt comfortable that prosperity would continue for some time to come?

Herbert Hoover

In the 1920s, the Secretary of the Treasurer presented a bill to Congress that appeared to be a simple reduction in income taxes for all, but ended up favoring the rich and burdening the poor. What was this bill called?

Mellon Plan

Which one of the following was not involved in the Scopes Trial?

Aimee Semple

What is the name of the biology teacher who decided to take on the state of Tennessee and teach evolution in class?

John Scopes

This president ran on the election platform of continued economic success, but was unable to live up to that promise.

Hoover

Based on the 1910 census, which law passed by Congress restricted immigration by nationality to just 3%?

Emergency Quota Act

Aimee Semple was the first female fire-and-brimstone preacher.

False

Which law discriminated against Europeans because it set immigration restrictions to 2% of the census taken in 1890?

Immigration Act of 1924

Which one of the following preachers claimed to have been kidnapped?

Aimee Semple

The latter years of this president’s time in office were scandalous ones, the Teapot Dome Scandal being one of the biggest.

Harding

What Russian event caused Russia to pull out of World War I and was also the result of Karl Marx's influence on Lenin?

Bolshevik Revolution

What is the name given to identify an irrational fear of foreigners?

Xenophobia

How did the booming industry in the 1920s affect the daily life of Americans?

It made household appliances more affordable.

Who was the Jamaican immigrant set on building an independent state in Africa for African-Americans?

Marcus Garvey

The Twenty-first Amendment made it illegal to have or transport alcohol.

False

The only workers not affected by demobilization after World War I were farmers.

False

What was the main and initial conflict that propelled prohibition?

A clash between urban and country values

What aspect of prohibition furthered the rise of crime bosses and mobs?

Bootlegging

Which one of the following would NOT be associated with a flapper of the Roaring Twenties?

Supporting fundamentalist beliefs

Greater independence for women was also part of the Jazz Age.

True

What is the name given to the production technique in which the parts are moved to the individual instead of the worker going after the parts?

Assembly line

The Great Depression occurred while this President was in office.

Hoover

Within the first eight months of this President’s term, the stock market plummeted, causing a dramatic fall in the country’s economy.

Hoover

Who was responsible for resurrecting the KKK during the Roaring Twenties?

William Joseph Simmons

From 1918-1921, many raids and arrests took place that were designed to capture communist radicals in the U.S. Who was considered responsible for these raids?

Mitchell Palmer

This isolationist President did not support America’s involvement in world affairs.

Harding

The Great Migration was at least in part the result of people's need for jobs and freedom.

True

How does the stock market affect businesses?

Businesses can sell stock to increase their funding, allowing for growth and expansion.

The crash of the stock market in 1929 had a renewing effect on the economy as it freed a great deal of money for other uses.

False

Businesses sell shares of ownership in their company by issuing which of the following?

Stock

The goal of one of Roosevelt's programs was to provide unemployment insurance to workers. Which program was this?

Social Security Act

When production increases, what happens to the gross national product (GNP)?

The GNP increases.

The gross national product (GNP) is a measure of the rate of production in the United States.

True

Which of the following is TRUE of American society BEFORE the stock market crash of the 1930s?

The stock market was becoming more and more available and therefore more popular.

Which program did Roosevelt put into effect in order to restore confidence in the banking system?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

When people spend money they don’t have by taking out loans, which of the following is a probable outcome when looking at the big picture?

Economy would fail

After the stock market crash, banks

lost money and closed.

President Hoover was blamed by many for the suffering experienced during the Great Depression.

True

Which of the following helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression by increasing production, employment, and sales?

Start of World War II

The relief, recovery, and reform programs instituted by President Roosevelt came to be known by what name?

New Deal

Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president primarily because people were unhappy with the way Hoover had responded to the suffering masses.

True

Of the following, which is NOT considered one of the causes of the Great Depression?

Lower class citizens took advantage of the welfare system, resulting in a false distribution of money.

When the country's gross national product (GNP) is high, employment opportunity is most likely high as well.

True

What is it called when, within a short period of time, masses of people withdraw all their money from their accounts in fear that the banks will collapse?

Bank runs

Where do banks keep the majority of the deposits made by their customers?

It is sent to the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank.

During the great crash, unemployment caused a reduction in consumer purchases, which generally caused unemployment to raise even further.

True

Roosevelt actively worked to help the suffering public even before he was elected to the presidency.

True

Which of the following statements is a TRUE of America at the end of 1928?

Americans believed that the good times would never end.

Although things looked pretty good by the end of 1928, most of the population foresaw the bad times that were coming.

False

When the country's gross national product (GNP) is high, employment opportunity is most likely high as well.

True

If companies are forced to downsize, which of the following is mostly likely to happen?

Stocks would decrease.

ManyRepublicans believed Roosevelt was granting himself too much power through his New Deal programs.

True

Despite the horrific economic conditions, the gross national product (GNP) in the U.S. only fell a couple percentage points from 1929 to 1934.

False

Which of the following statements is a TRUE of America in the 1920s?

Society was setting itself up for a dramatic economic fall, but, due to a general unawareness, optimism remained high.

Of the programs that Roosevelt instituted in order to provide relief to the country during the Great Depression, which one was aimed at putting people back to work?

Civil Works Administration

A production growth from $43 billion to $83 billion would be considered which of the following?

Increase in gross national product

When local agencies needed funds to provide relief to suffering people, which Roosevelt administration program could they turn to?

Federal Emergency Relief Administration

How did President Hoover respond to the onset of the Great Depression?

Hoover did nothing in response to the steep rise in unemployment.

Which of the following can be considered part of the reason for the stock market crash in 1929?

Consumers relied too much on the use of credit, so they overspent.

Which of the following is one cause of the Dust Bowl?

Severe lack of rainfall

Which of the following saw more than 5,500 closings during the Great Depression?

Banks

During the 1920s, it became a common practice to take out a loan in order to buy shares in a company. What was this practice called?

Buying on margin

Which of the following was a direct result of the Dust Bowl?

More than 60% of farmers lost their farms.

One effect of the stock market crash was that people could not pay their bank loans, ultimately leading to a run on banks.

True

After World War I, European countries were hesitant to get involved in armed conflict so they chose to negotiate with aggressive nations.

True

Hitler was a native-born German, making his rise to power in the Nazi party quick and easy.

False

Which area did Hitler ask for Great Britain's help in invading?

Sudetenland

Was the founder of the Fascist movement

Benito Mussolini

Established Nazism in Germany

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler used his power over the National Socialist German Workers' party to help enforce the Treaty of Versailles.

False

Pushed the Enabling Act through legislation, gaining ultimate power

Adolf Hitler

Known for his hatred and persecution of Jews

Adolf Hitler

What military strategy did Hitler follow in order to ensure he could safely invade other countries?

He entered a non-agression treaty with some countries that let each of them invade other countries.

The conference that kept Czechoslovakia independent but placed Sudetenland under German control was known by what name?

Munich Conference

Why was Winston Churchill opposed to the appeasement policy of the 1930s?

He felt it would lead to the Axis domination of Western Europe.

When one country tries to prevent war by attempting to bribe another country to keep the peace, this is known as which one of the following?

Appeasement

The agreement between Hitler and Stalin that allowed Hitler to quickly conquer Poland was known as the Blitzkrieg.

False

Under whose leadership did Hitler's plans for Europe's domination suffer its first defeat?

Churchill

After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Why didn't the United States also enter the war at this time?

American public opinion was firmly against joining the war.

When General Tojo Hideki came to power in Japan, he warned America to remain neutral in the war.

False

Which 1941 Congressional act made it possible for an otherwise neutral U.S. to give aid to countries considered vital to the U.S.?

Lend-Lease

Who replaced President Roosevelt and had the responsibility for bringing the U.S. back into peacetime restoration?

Harry Truman

Around 10,000 Filipino and 600 captured American troops died in which event of World War II?

Bataan Death March

Led by Hitler, the *BLANK* was a mass genocide of Jewish people in Germany.

Holocaust

Who was the Japanese leader responsible for the attack on America at Pearl harbor?

Hideki

Who is credited with the line, "I shall return"?

General Douglas MacArthur

America entered World War II in 1941 when Germany attacked U.S. ships in Hawaii.

False

What was the term given to German prisons where non-Aryans and those not deemed fit to be Aryans, such as Gypsies, were executed?

Concentration Camps

On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?

December 7, 1941

What does the term "Double V" stand for?

Victory at home and victory abroad

Which laws were passed in Germany that outlawed interracial marriages that involved Jews?

Neuremberg

What happened to American industry during World War II?

Production of military supplies increased dramatically.

Which event of World War II took place near Australia and resulted in defeating the Japanese attempt to take New Guinea?

Battle of the Coral Sea

Sought to create a completely communist government in the Soviet Union

Josef Stalin

Why did Franklin Roosevelt publically support neutrality before the United States entered the war?

He knew that the American people did not want to get involved in the war.

The term used to define the systematic elimination of people due to their race is known by which of the following names?

Genocide

The acts passed by Congress that forbid aiding aggressive countries were known as which of the following?

Neutrality Acts

Which victory in the Pacific gave the U.S. forces a strategic location from which to begin moving one island at a time closer to Japan?

Guadalcanal

During which Pacific ocean battle of World War II did the U.S. Navy have its first real advantage over the Japanese due to the U.S. having cracked the Japanese's codes?

Battle of the Coral Sea

Hitler was the chief architect of fascism.

False

Followed the Hitler's lead in his adoption of anti-Semitic views

Benito Mussolini

Rose to power under Vladimir Lenin

Josef Stalin

Which country was not part of the Allied Powers during World War II?

Germany

Wasn’t a part of the Tripartite Pact

Josef Stalin

Genocide is the systematic movement of one race of people from one country to another.

False

Why did several European countries feel it necessary to agree to Hitler's demand to free the people of Sudetenland?

They had been devastated by World War I and prefered to appease rather than fight Hitler, believing it would forever satisfy his imperialist desires.

Which country was not affected in any way by the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?

England

On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?

December 7, 1941

Under whose leadership did Hitler's plans for Europe's domination suffer its first defeat?

Churchill

What was the outcome of Executive Order 9066 signed by Franklin Roosevelt?

Japanese Americans were relocated to internment camps.

After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Why didn't the United States also enter the war at this time?

American public opinion was firmly against joining the war.

When General Tojo Hideki came to power in Japan, he warned America to remain neutral in the war.

False

After being attacked by Germany, Poland signed the Nazi-Allies Non-Aggression Pact.

False

Is sent by the German government to investigate the German Workers’ Party

Adolf Hitler

General Douglas MacArthur was in charge of the American and Fillipino forces in the Phillipines when the Japanese attacked.

True

Hitler's persecution of Jews began in 1938 on a night that has been come to be known as Kristallnacht because of the amount of broken glass.

True

Why were Navajo Indians used as radio operators for the Marines during World War II?

Their language couldn't be deciphered by the enemy.

What term describes moving from one island to another by capturing them one at a time, moving closer to Japan with each success?

Island hopping

Why did the Allied Powers choose to help rebuild Japan after the World War II?

To implement democracy in the country

Believing that economic depression was at least one catalyst to the outbreak of World War II, what program did the U.S. institute to prevent further war resulting from economic woes?

Marshall Plan

Which one of the following was the result of the Yalta Conference?

United Nations

Which country served as the United States’ biggest opposition during the Cold War?

Russia

The Cold War was a time in when communist nations and capitalist democracies mistrusted each other but avoided direct military confrontations.

True

Which two countries did the U.S. support to prevent them from becoming communist countries as Stalin had wanted?

. Turkey and Greece

Of the following, which is not one of the reasons the U.S. and Allies wanted to rebuild the Axis countries?

Communist rule

Which policy was put forth by a U.S. president when Greece and Turkey were fighting communist uprisings in their countries and needed U.S. aid to defeat it?

Truman Doctrine

What became the dividing line between North and South Korea even after advances and retreats by both forces?

The 38th parallel

The Cold War was solely a *BLANK* war.

psychological

What was not one of the reasons that Stalin held a grudge against the U.S. after World War II?

He considered the United State's association with Great Britain to be a potential future threat to the security of his country. Question Number 14

"What we have to consider here today while time remains, is the permanent prevention of war," is part of what speech given by Churchill?

The Iron Curtain speech

How much did the U.S. loan to Greece and Turkey to fight communism as part of the U.S. policy's desire to aid countries trying to fight communism?

$400,000,000

After World War II, Korea was split at the 38th parallel.

True

Who was accused of passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets during World War II and later convicted and executed for spying?

The Rosenbergs

South Korea was ruled by a communist dictator after the country was split into North Korea and South Korea.

False

Which one of the following was not one of the reasons for the reoccurrence of the Red Scare?

The blacklisting initiated by the Soviet Union

What was the difference in beliefs between Truman and MacArthur when it came to the Korean War?

MacArthur wanted total warfare against the North Koreans, even to the point of using nuclear weapons if possible, but Truman wanted to limit warfare.

What is the term given to the fear of communism that took hold of the U.S. after World War II?

Red Scare

What is the current status of the Korean War?

An official cease fire was declared so there was no real winner.

Who was responsible for stopping the conflict in Korea?

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which of the following terms best describes the outcome of the Korean war?

Stalemate

The Rosenbergs were U.S. leaders in the fight against communism at home.

False

What was North Korea's stated reason for starting the Korean war?

They wanted to join the two halves together again to return to being one country.

Under whose administration did the first red scare occur?

Woodrow Wilson

The Soviet Scare was the term applied to a fear of anything communist.

False

What was the purpose of the House on Un-American Activities Committee?

To root out communists in American society

During which event were Nazi officers tried and convicted by war crimes?

Nuremberg Trials

What was revealed during the trials of Nazi war criminals that eventually aided Israel?

Atrocities of the holocaust

What was the United State's reason for getting involved in the Korean War?

To counter what they believed was the Soviet Unions' influence on and attempt to spread communism throughout Korea

What became the dividing line between North and South Korea even after advances and retreats by both forces?

The 38th parallel

Why was the Berlin Airlift necessary?

Because the Soviet Union's blockade was preventing food and supplies from reaching the city.

Which leader in China did the U.S. support before and after it fell to communist forces?

Chang Kai-Shek

The Security Council was a branch of the League of Nations developed to prevent the United Nations from succeeding.

False

What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?

Forming of the Warsaw Pact

North Korea had South Korea's support in its efforts to reunite the two into a single country.

False

Who was most responsible for ruining many U.S. government officials by labeling them as communists as a result of the company they kept?

Senator Joseph McCarthy

Which leader was responsible for the U.S.'s refusal to recognize the People's Republic of China

Mao Tse-tung

Why was the launching of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth not a pleasant event for Americans?

They feared that a nuclear bomb could be sent to the U.S. via a rocket, the same thing which put the satellite into orbit.

What was the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth?

Sputnik

What type of government did the United States want Poland and Germany adopt?

Democracy

The Marshall Plan was the U.S.'s way of fighting communism by providing funds to those countries working towards or supporting communism.

False

What type of government did Josef Stalin want Poland and Germany adopt?

Communism

The Truman Doctrine was implemented as a way to help prevent the economic depression that led to World War II.

False

What does the abbreviation "NATO" stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

What was the result of the U.S., Britain, and France once again uniting the zones that they'd previously occupied and returning them to the people of that area?

Federal Republic of Germany

Which of the following cannot be attributed to the Republican Senator from Wisconsin who claimed that hundreds of communists were active participants in the U.S. government?

House on Un-American Activities Committee

Which of the following did not contribute to the birth of the fear of communism in the U.S. after World War II?

The Un-American Activities Committee activation

What role did Joseph McCarthy play in the Red Scare?

He brought it to the forefront by accusing many politicians of being communists and homosexuals, adding to the nation's fear.

Redlisting was the practice of denying work to actors, writers, and directors who may have been communists.

False

Who was the defense attorney in the Scopes Trial who conducted what later came to be known as one of the most famous cross-examinations in history?

Clarence Darrow

How does the stock market affect businesses?

Businesses can sell stock to increase their funding, allowing for growth and expansion.

Which laws were passed in Germany that outlawed interracial marriages that involved Jews?

Neuremberg

Which one of the following best describes the Cold War?

A psychological rather than physical battle

Why were the events at Dunkirk in May and June of 1940 called miraculous?

The English were able to evacuate their troops who were trapped.

What term describes Britain, France, Russia, and other countries that joined them during World War I?

Allied Powers

Which of the following helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression by increasing production, employment, and sales?

Start of World War II

The scandal over government oil reserves and revenue from secret leases fell under which one of these leader's watches?

Warren G. Harding

Which of the following is said to measure the pulse of the economy?

Stock market

Why did Hitler refer to Queen Elizabeth I as "the most dangerous woman in Europe"?

Her courage and determination was a morale boost for the English people.

What was the difference in beliefs between Truman and MacArthur when it came to the Korean War?

MacArthur wanted total warfare against the North Koreans, even to the point of using nuclear weapons if possible, but Truman wanted to limit warfare.

Which of the following events triggered the start of World War I?

Assassination of Ferdinand

How did the everyday person’s life change as a result of the depression?

People lost money when banks closed; they couldn’t find jobs and many resorted to eating out of garbage cans.

Why were Navajo Indians used as radio operators for the Marines during World War II?

Their language couldn't be deciphered by the enemy.

When the United States became involved in World War I, on what country did they declare war?

Germany

In which type of government does a single dictator maintain supreme power?

Totalitarian

What is one way in which other countries contributed to the Great Depression in the U.S.?

European countries were still recovering from WWI and were unable to help.

What military strategy did Hitler follow in order to ensure he could safely invade other countries?

He entered a non-agression treaty with some countries that let each of them invade other countries.

On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?

December 7, 1941

"What we have to consider here today while time remains, is the permanent prevention of war," is part of what speech given by Churchill?

The Iron Curtain speech

What was President Wilson's reason for his plan to rebuild Europe without destroying its countries?

To prevent future wars from happening as the result of continued disputes

The acts passed by Congress that forbid aiding aggressive countries were known as which of the following?

Neutrality Acts

Which of the following countries was a part of the Central Powers during World War I?

Austria-Hungary

Which type of warfare led to a stalemate during World War I?

Trench warfare

What is another name for a secret club that served alcohol during prohibition?

Speakeasy

Which company owner's industry flourished during the Roaring Twenties as a result of his own innovation in production and modernization?

Henry Ford

When it comes to casualties, what is significant about the U.S. versus all other primary countries involved in World War II?

The U.S. suffered no civilian casualties.

What was NOT one of the reasons Stalin held a grudge against the U.S. after World War II?

He considered the United States' association with Great Britain to be a potential future threat to the security of his country.

Which one of these presidents ran on a return-to-normalcy policy?

Warren G. Harding

Which of the following did not contribute to the birth of the fear of communism in the U.S. after World War II?

The Un-American Activities Committee activation

Which African- American is credited with starting the organization known as the Universal Negro Improvement Association?

Marcus Garvey

Eugene Williams was a victim whose death helped to spur which one of the following during the summer of 1919?

Chicago Race Riot

Which area did Hitler ask for Great Britain's help in invading?

Sudentenland

Businesses sell shares of ownership in their company by issuing which of the following?

Stock

Which of the following resulted in Russia pulling out of World War I?

The Bolshevik Revolution

What was the main idea of Americanization?

To help foreigners assimilate into the U.S. mainstream or culture

The goal of one of Roosevelt's programs was to provide unemployment insurance to workers. Which program was this?

Social Security Act

Why did Wilson feel it necessary to convince other countries to accept his plan?

Other countries preferred to punish the Central Powers for their part in World War I.

Who was selected as John F. Kennedy's running mate in the presidential election of 1960?

Lyndon B. Johnson

The New Frontier Policy was established by Robert F. Kennedy.

False

Which of the following was NOT instituted to deal with health issues of the underprivileged?

HUD

Of the following, which one is not associated with the election of 1960?

Barry S. Goldwater

HUD was created to address which issues?

Targeted housing issues

Which of the following presidential candidates in the election of 1960 had served as vice president under Eisenhower?

Richard M. Nixon

Which of the following best describes the result of the committee Johnson appointed to investigate Kennedy's assassination?

The commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone

Which two programs were successfully implemented during Kennedy's presidency?

Housing Act and Peace Corp

The Alliance for Progress was part of Kennedy's New Frontier Policy.

False

Which of President Kennedy's programs was implemented to aid developing countries?

Peace Corps

Seniors today receive assistance with paying medical bills as the result of which one of Johnson's programs?

Medicare

Jack Ruby was accussed of assasinating John F. Kennedy.

False

Kennedy created an organization that provided $10 billion in economic aid to Central and South America, pulling them out of economic depression.

False

Richard M. Nixon served as Attorney General and was responsible for raising minimum wage during his term.

False

One of Johnson's programs that since has been the debate of many politicians was designed to assist the payment of medical expenses for people over age 65.

True

Johnson's platform established to assist the poor in America was known as the Great Social Program.

False

When Kruschev ordered the building of the Berlin wall, what was Kennedy's first reaction?

To send troops to West Berlin

Medicaid was created by Johnson to teach job skills to the underprivileged.

False

What was the result of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?

It stopped the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere.

Which one of the following was not a result of the crisis over missiles that occurred in Cuba in 1962?

Soviet Union's promise not to invade Turkey

The result of the commission charged with investigating JFK's assassination was that the assassin acted alone; according to the commision, there was no conspiracy.

True

What was Kennedy's biggest concern about the Soviet Union's missile movement in Cuba in 1962?

The proximity (closeness) of those missiles to the U.S.

Medical insurance for the poor is part of which Johnson program?

Medicaid

Which of the following was NOT an event associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

Alliance between southern Democrats and communists to assassinate Kennedy

Ich bin eine Berliner means "Reunite Berlin!"

False

What action in Birmingham, Alabama, led Dr. King to write his best known work?

Dr. King's arrest and subsequent eight month stint in jail

What organization did Dr. King head up that let him put into practice his belief in nonviolent action as an effective way to deal with the white establishment?

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Business owners across the South established the White Citizens Council to support equal opportunity for African American businessmen.

False

In Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. King had to fight the SCLC, led by Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, to succeed at desegregation.

False

Who was responsible for striking down desegregation of public schools?

Earl Warren

What approach did the Freedom Riders take in order to aid desegregation in the south?

They recruited students to ride across the country with them to bring attention to discrimination in the South.

Who was responsible for forcing President Eisenhower to protect African American students attending an otherwise all white school?

Orval Faubus

Which individual worked with Dr. King to desegregate the downtown businesses of Birmingham, Alabama?

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth

Martin Luther King delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Washington Memorial in 1962.

False

Which segregationist in Birmingham, Alabama, planned to prevent desegregation no matter what had to be done?

Eugene Connor

The writing and release of the Letter From Birmingham Jail was responsible for the death of the desegregation movement in Birmingham, Alabama.

False

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee almost ended the student movement because of its inability to focus and instruct students on how to cope with the violence and harassment.

False

Success in the South spurred African American leaders to conduct a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

True

Success in the South spurred African American leaders to conduct a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

True

Laws in the South that were detrimental to African Americans were referred to by what description?

Separate but equal laws

Although President Kennedy never passed any civil rights laws, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy protected Freedom Riders by sending in U.S. Marshals.

True

President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to finish what Kennedy had started, so he took a hands-on approach to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

True

3,600 students were arrested during the student movement. What was the ultimate result of their actions?

Many Southern businesses chose to integrate as a result of what the students did.

In what state did the Freedom Riders suffer the most violence?

Alabama

Why did the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?

Civil rights leaders thought it was the best way to show their discontent for the lack of government action towards civil rights for African Americans.

Which governor stood in the doors of the University of Alabama to prevent African Americans students from entering?

Wallace

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made discrimination illegal in hotels as well as other public business places.

True

The Brown v. Board of Education case established to eliminate racial discrimination in elementary and secondary schools.

True

Where is Saigon located?

South Vietnam

Immediately upon his inauguration, President Nixon pulled all American troops out of Vietnam and put the war behind him.

False

Upon captureing Hanoi, Vietnam was declared an independent country.

True

Hue was the capital of which of the following?

South Vietnam

President Johnson didn't run for reelection; who became President in 1969?

President Nixon

As the spread of communism picked up in the late 1940s, how did the U.S.'s national security advisors react?

Wrote a memo asking President Truman to build up U.S. military force

Which three countries did France combine to create French Indochina?

Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam

Which of the following was established in an effort to build up U.S. military forces?

NSC-68

Minimizing the influence of a particular source through separation is called containment.

True

Which of the following similes did President Eisenhower use to describe the spread of communism?

Like dominoes knock themselves over, countries are falling one after another to communism.

What was antiwar culture called?

Counterculture

According to the War Powers Act, the President of the United States can go to war for how many days without the approval of Congress?

60 to 90 days

China forced the unwilling Vietnam to divide into two parts: North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

False

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed unanimously by Congress.

False

The United States didn't find the Command Office of South Vietnam (COSVN) until after the war.

False

The name of the newly independent Vietnam was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, or the DRV.

True

In July of 1976, the two Vietnamese countries were officially united as what?

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

It has not been proven that the Command Office of South Vietnam (COSVN) ever actually existed.

True

Who moved the capital of Vietnam to Saigon?

France

Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers were sent into Vietnam during the war. What did President Johnson call this?

Americanization

The May 1970 demonstrations at Kent State resulted in four student deaths.

True

The American public strongly supported President Johnson in the country's involvement in Vietnam.

False

Which of the following is an example of a cease-fire?

To end all military actions against your opponent

On this Vietnamese holiday, the Viet Cong attacked 27 U.S. and South Vietnamese bases at once.

Tet, Vietnamese New Year

Ronald Reagan ordered the bombing of which country in an effort to yield international terrorism?

Libya

While in office, President Nixon established a broad environmental program.

True

Nixon's gradual withdrawal of American troops out of Vietnam took how long?

4 years

Why did Irani student militants take Americans hostage in 1979?

America supported the ailing Shah of Iran and didn't support the new Iranian government.

To what did "the Reagan magic" refer?

Reagan's sense of humor and charm

Nixon sought to improve America's relationships with the Soviet Union and China but failed miserably.

False

Who won the presidential election of 1992?

Bill Clinton

President George H.W. Bush compared Saddam Hussein with what totalitarian leader?

Hitler

To whom can the following quote be credited? But it is not the ultimate fate of Richard Nixon that most concerns me, though surely it deeply troubles every decent and every compassionate person. My concern is the immediate future of this great country.

Gerald Ford

Which American president made a pledge to put a man on the moon within a decade?

Kennedy

President Ford quickly replaced most of Nixon's staff with his own people.

True

Despite his own vibrant personality, President Reagan was unable to restore self-confidence in the American public after the Iran Hostage Crisis.

False

Nixon had a true interest in international affairs.

True

Ford was suspected of having made a "deal" with the former president to pardon him if he would resign, but those allegations were never proven.

True

What was at the center of the Iran-Contra scandal?

Arms for hostages

Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned as a result of the Watergate Scandal.

False

Despite pressure from Congress to do so, President Carter refused to relinquish control of the Panama Canal.

False

President Carter was fairly unsuccessful in negotiating with Congress.

True

Who replaced Vice President Spiro T. Agnew when he resigned?

Gerald Ford

Which of the following phrases best desribes Reagan's foreign policy?

Peace through strength

Who was held responsible for the break-ins at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972?

Committee to Re-Elect the President

Which President was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal?

Reagan

Who defeated President Ford in the 1976 presidential elections?

Carter

Nixon reorganized the White House in order to give himself more time dealing in domestic affairs.

False

In the 1991 Gulf War, what happened after Kuwait was liberated?

American troops ceased operations, allowing Hussein to stay in power.

The Senate convicted Clinton of "high crimes and misdemeanors."

False

Countries from what area joined NATO along with Canada and the United States?

Europe

What attracts immigrants to large cities?

Familiar foods and customs

Under what President did Condoleezza Rice serve as Secretary of State?

George W. Bush

Who ran on the Democratic ticket during the 2000 presidential election?

Al Gore

The 9/11 terrorist attacks strengthened the U.S. economy

False

Who won the popular vote during the 2000 presidential election?

Al Gore

What word best describes the role of economic policy in the 1990s?

Globalization

Who could vote in ancient Greece?

Land-owning male citizens

Why was the role of NATO questioned during the 1990s?

It seemed unecessary after the fall of the Soviet Union.

What industry emerged as the United States efficiently globalized?

Information technology

Where were troops deployed on September 17, 2001?

Afghanistan

What challenges did Bill Clinton have during his second term?

Scandal over personal involvement with an intern

What organization did the World Trade Organization replace?

GATT

Terrorists are people living outside the U.S. who target Americans for attacks.

False

What was the purpose of Operation Iraqi Freedom?

To free Iraq from the rule of Saddam Hussein

What type of group is al Qaeda?

Terrorist

During the late 1990s, where did the second-largest group of immigrants come from?

Asia

The Patriot Act helps law enforcement agencies fight terrorism.

True

President Bill Clinton was impeached.

True

What was NAFTA's purpose?

To increase trade with Canada and Mexico

Who was blamed for the terrorist attacks on Septermer 11, 2001?

Al Qaeda

Why did the U.N. Security Council inspect the weapons arsenal in Iraq?

Iraq may have had access to weapons of mass destruction.

Where was Osama bin Laden suspected of hiding after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?

Afghanistan