Online U.S. History Second Semester Final Questions And Answers To Test

Which describes the purpose of the Yalta Conference? (1 point)

The map below shows the invasion of Italy in 1943: Map showing the invasion of Italy in 1943. The map shows Italy at its center. Allied forces are shown invading Italy from northern Africa and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. Public Domain Which describes a result of the military action shown in the map above? (2 points)

The text below is from a speech given by President Franklin Roosevelt about European events in 1937: "It seems to be unfortunately true that the epidemic of world lawlessness is spreading. When an epidemic of physical disease starts to spread, the community approves and joins in a quarantine of the patients in order to protect the health of the community against the spread of the disease." Source: http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/7-2-188/188-07.html Which explains why the majority of Americans opposed Roosevelt's speech? (2 points)

Political cartoon image showing two men. One man holds a sign that reads, Isolation. The other man is showing a map of the world. All the countries except those in North and Central America are shaded black and have the flags of Germany, Russia, and Japan planted on them. Library of Congress - Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 2001:055-4 [item] [P&P] What does this cartoon suggest about American neutrality at the beginning of World War II? (3 points)

The quote below was written in the 1940s: "Suppose my neighbor's home catches fire, and I have a length of garden hose four or five hundred feet away. If he can take my garden hose and connect it up with his hydrant, I may help him to put out his fire...I don't say to him before that operation, Neighbor, my garden hose cost me 15 dollars; you have to pay me 15 dollars for it... I don't want 15 dollars, I want my garden hose back after the fire is over." Source: http://docs.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/odllpc2.html Franklin Delano Roosevelt used the quote above to justify which of the following policies? (2 points)

Which goal of the Civil Rights movement was achieved soon after World War II ended? (2 points)

The treatment of Americans of Japanese descent during World War II is similar to which of the following? (3 points)

Which of these changes resulted from the United States' entry into World War II? (2 points)

Which statement describes one of the effects of President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan? (2 points)

The quote below was written in 1945: "The bombs in question ... which massacred old people, women and children, destroying and burning down Shinto and Buddhist temples...constitutes a new crime against humanity and civilization." What was the cause of the beliefs expressed in the quote? (3 points)

Which of these were brought up for trial in Nuremberg after World War II? (1 point)

Over 20 men are shown lying on what look like four shelves. They appear very crowded with the men lying close together and only about three feet between the shelves. Some are looking at the camera, but others are looking away. None are smiling. They look very thin and poorly dressed. One man is standing off to the side. He is undressed, but holding fabric over the lower part of his body. He is very thin and the bones of his ribcage can be seen. © H. Miller / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Universal Images Group / Image Quest 2015 Persons found responsible for scenes in the image above would be charged with which of the following? (2 points)

Senator Joseph McCarthy became a powerful and prominent public figure during the 1950s because of which of these? (1 point)

Why was Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade brought to an end by his hearings about communists in the U.S. Army? (2 points)

How did the American public react to the formation of the United Nations? (2 points)

The text below is from the charter of the United Nations: WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the [destruction] of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, AND FOR THESE ENDS to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples. Source: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/preamble.shtml Based on this excerpt, what was the member nations' stance on war and use of armed force? (3 points)

Which of these was formed to create mutual defense arrangements between the United States and the nations of Western Europe? (1 point)

Both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented the desire of the United States to do which of the following? (2 points)

How did the United States react to the Soviet Union's acquisition of atomic weapons? (2 points)

Why did the passing of atomic secrets to the Soviet Union by the Rosenbergs represent a significant threat to the United States? (3 points)

How did World War II contribute to the outbreak of the Korean War? (2 points)

Which statement explains President Truman's dispute with General MacArthur over war strategy in Korea? (2 points)

Which event happened before the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved? (2 points)

What was one similarity between the foreign policies of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower? (3 points)

The quote below is an excerpt from a speech given by President Richard Nixon on November 3, 1969: The defense of freedom is everybody's business not just America's business. And it is particularly the responsibility of the people whose freedom is threatened. In the previous administration, we Americanized the war in Vietnam. In this administration, we are Vietnamizing the search for peace. Source: http://vietnam.vassar.edu/overview/doc14.html What change in policy was President Nixon promising to make in this speech? (2 points)

The quote below comes from the War Powers Resolution: The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situation where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, and after every such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situations. Source: http://www.policyalmanac.org/world/archive/war_powers_resolution.shtml How did the Vietnam War contribute to passage of this resolution? (2 points)

Which group of workers contributed the most to the economic prosperity of the 1950s? (1 point)

The Beatnik movement developed in the United States in reaction to which of these? (2 points)

What was one of the causes of the race riots that occurred in the United States during the late-1960s? (2 points)

What effect did the publication of the Pentagon Papers have on the American public? (2 points)

Activists in the counterculture movement were successful at doing which of the following? (2 points)

Which of the following symbolized the women's rights movement in the 1960s? (1 point)

What was American society's prevailing view of women in the 1950s? (1 point)

The quote below was written in 1964: "It is a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community." Source: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/npsg/quotes/sec3.htm The quote above refers to which of the following domestic policies of the 1960s? (2 points)

How did the approach taken by the United Farm Workers differ from the approach taken by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? (2 points)

Which of these forms of civil disobedience were used only by the Civil Rights movement? (2 points)

A photograph shows a group of protestors holding signs. The group is made up of both black and white citizens. The signs that are visible read, A strong Democratic platform for civil rights. Dont expect Negro support. Around the clock freedom vigil to awaken Americas conscience. Demand freedom now. ©Getty Images / Image Quest 2012 Which of the following civil rights groups would disagree with the approach of the protestors in this image? (3 points)

Which of these Civil Rights leaders also worked with the organized labor movement to improve economic conditions for African American workers? (1 point)

Which of these groups was involved in the legal challenges to segregation that resulted in the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education? (1 point)

Which of these Civil Rights actions resulted in the participation of thousands of non-African Americans? (2 points)

What did the Supreme Court say in its ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)? (2 points)

What do the Supreme Court decisions in the cases of Griswold v. Connecticut and Roe v. Wade have in common? (2 points)

The quote below comes from the Supreme Court's ruling in Mapp v. Ohio (1961): We hold that all evidence obtained by searches and seizures in violation of the Constitution is, by that same authority, inadmissible in a state court. Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0367_0643_ZO.html This ruling was part of which of these trends? (3 points)

Draft resisters were part of which larger social movement? (1 point)

What was one similarity between the antiwar movement and the Red Power movement? (2 points)

President Clinton regrets his failure to act during the Hutu's genocide against the Tutsis in which country? (1 point)

Why did the United States invade Afghanistan in 2001? (1 point)

Which statement describes the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)? (2 points)

The excerpt below is from a 1983 speech by President Ronald Reagan: So, I urge you to speak out against those who would place the United States in a position of military and moral inferiority ... So, in your discussions of the nuclear freeze proposals, I urge you to beware the temptation of pride — the temptation of blithely declaring yourselves above it all and label both sides equally at fault, to ignore the facts of history and the aggressive impulses of an evil empire, to simply call the arms race a giant misunderstanding and thereby remove yourself from the struggle between right and wrong and good and evil. Source:http://www.nationalcenter.org/ReaganEvilEmpire1983.html Based on this excerpt, which of the following conclusions can be drawn about President Reagan's foreign policy? (2 points)

The graph below shows the number of people employed in the textile and apparel industry in the United States from 1950 to 2002: A line graph of jobs in the textile and apparel industry shows a decline from about 1.2 million jobs in 1950 to about 400,000 jobs in 2002. The apparel industry rises from 1.2 million to 1.4 million in 1970 then drops to about 500,000 in 2002. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Which of these contributed to the trend shown on this graph? (2 points)

Which statement explains why outsourcing occurs? (2 points)

Which president passed a series of acts related to housing which were designed to prevent discrimination and provide for those with low incomes? (1 point)

Government programs created during the Great Society contributed to which of these problems in the late-20th and early-21st centuries? (2 points)

Federal spending increased steadily from 1960 to 2010, reaching about 1.62 trillion in 2010. Which of the following contributes to the trend in federal spending? (3 points)

Which of the following resulted from the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)? (1 point)

The United States leads the world in energy consumption. Which effect of energy use is the source of the greatest disagreement among American politicians? (2 points)

(HC) The quote below was written in the early 21st century: Every American, regardless of their background, has the right to live free of unwarranted government intrusion. Repealing the worst provisions of the Patriot Act will reign in this gross abuse of power and restore to everyone our basic Constitutional rights. Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/patriot.html Based on this quote, which of the following statements about life in the United States during the early 21st century is true? (3 points)

During the early-21st century, concerns about foreign competition for jobs led to calls for which of these? (2 points)

Which of these concerns about immigration existed during the late-19th century and the early-21st century? (2 points)

The United States has fought a war with which of the following countries because of concerns about nuclear proliferation? (1 point)