US History Final - Semester 2

The Beatnik movement developed in the United States in reaction to which of these?

The quote below was given in a 1941 speech by President Roosevelt: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked ..." Source: http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/fdrpearlharbor.htm Which of the following events does this quotation describe?

The photograph below shows an antiwar protest held near the Pentagon Building in 1967: Image showing anti war protests near the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The image shows a group of military officers with the letters MP on the sleeves of their uniforms and on their helmets. The military officers are standing in a single line in front of a group of young protestors. The protestors appear to be peaceful. One of the protestors is holding out a flower to the group of officers. Public Domain What was one effect of protests such as the one depicted in the photograph?

Which Supreme Court ruling represented a victory for the women's rights movement?

Why did the Soviet Union begin the Berlin Blockade?

This poster was issued by the U.S. government during World War II: An illustration color poster shows a man dressed in a suit, tie, and hat driving a convertible car with the top down. In the passenger seat next to the man is a white outline caricature of Adolf Hitler, in uniform with the hair swept across the forehead and a small moustache. The text says, "When you ride ALONE you ride with Hitler. Join a car sharing club TODAY!" Public Domain What was the purpose of this poster produced by the Office of Price Administration during World War II?

Which of the following events contributed to an increase in Americans' mistrust of the government?

Which statement explains how the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis affected the Cold War?

The United Nations charter was drafted during which occasion?

Which statement explains why the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo had a major impact on the United States?

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

The photograph below shows General Douglas MacArthur wading ashore on the island of Leyte in the Philippines: A black and white photo shows a group of seven uniformed men walking out of knee deep ocean waves after disembarking from landing craft, which are seen in the background. In the center of the photo is General Douglas MacArthur wearing an officer's cap and aviator sunglasses. Public Domain Why was this event a significant step in the war in the Pacific?

Which event happened before the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved?

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

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?

The baby-boom that followed World War II later contributed to which of the following?

Passage of the McCarran Act was related to which of these?

In the 1980s, which disease received more attention and research money after a memorial quilt was created to honor those who had died from it?

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?

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?

Which of these nations held U.S. hostages during the late-1970s?

Which two leaders signed a treaty in the 1980s to reduce nuclear weapons?

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

Which of these measures increased significantly during the two decades following the end of World War II?

Which statement summarizes the results of the Korean War?

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

Which describes the connection between the U.S. Constitution and the Patriot Act?

Which of the following was one effect of President Johnson's Great Society?

The passage below is an excerpt from leaflets dropped on Japanese cities after the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima: "[B]ecause of your leaders' refusal to accept the surrender declaration that would enable Japan to honorably end this useless war, we have employed our atomic bomb. The Soviet Union, because of this rejection on the part of the military, has notified your Ambassador Sato that it has declared war on your nation. Thus, all powerful countries of the world are now at war with you." Source: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/primary-resources/truman-leaflets/ What did the United States hope would result from this leaflet?

Why did the Allies hold trials in Nuremberg, Germany after World War II?

What was American society's prevailing view of women in the 1950s?

During the 21st century, immigration reformers have been interested in doing which of the following?

How did the Berlin Blockade impact the Cold War?

The quote below was written in the 1940s: "They say temperatures of 7,000 degrees centigrade hit me...Nobody there looked like human beings...Humans had lost the ability to speak. People couldn't scream, 'It hurts!' even when they were on fire...People with their legs wrenched off. Without heads. Or with faces burned and swollen out of shape. The scene I saw was a living hell." The quote above is associated with which of the following events?

The graph below shows the projected population makeup of the United States in 2050: Population pyramid showing population statistics for the United States in 2050. The map shows population data for the United States male and female population from the 0 to 4 cohort to the 100+ cohort. The pyramid shows the following statistics for the United States' male population 0 to 4 cohort 14.3 million, 5 to 9 14.3 million, 10 to 14 14.4 million, 15 to 19 14.4 million, 20 to 24 14.2 million, 25 to 29 14.1 million, 30 to 34 14.1 million, 35 to 39 13.9 million, 40 to 44 13.4 million, 45 to 49 12.8 million, 50 to 54 12.0 million, 55 to 59 12.1 million, 60 to 64 11.4 million, 65 to 69 10.3 million, 70 to 74 8.7 million, 75 to 79 7.3 million, 80 to 84 5.9 million, 85 to 89 4.2 million, 90 to 94 2.2 million, 95 to 99, 750,000, 100+ 171,000. The pyramid shows the following statistics for the United States' female population 0 to 4 cohort 13.7 million, 5 to 9 13.7 million, 10 to 14 13.8 million, 15 to 19 13.9 million, 20 to 24 13.9 million, 25 to 29 13.9 million, 30 to 34 14.0 million, 35 to 39 13.8 million, 40 to 44 13.4 million, 45 to 49 13.0 million, 50 to 54 12.3 million, 55 to 59 12.5 million, 60 to 64 12.0 million, 65 to 69 11.1 million, 70 to 74 9.7 million, 75 to 79 8.6 million, 80 to 84 7.4 million, 85 to 89 6.0 million, 90 to 94 3.6 million, 95 to 99, 1.4 million, 100 plus 429,000. U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base Which of these will result if the future trend on this pyramid is correct?

In 1992, presidential candidate H. Ross Perot said that signing the NAFTA agreement would produce a "giant sucking sound" in the United States. What was he referring to?

By the end of the 1990s, Great Society programs had succeeded in doing which of the following?

Which of these forms of civil disobedience were used only by the Civil Rights movement?

The Soviet Union held its first successful atomic test on August 29, 1949. What impact did this have on the United States?

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, andto 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, andto establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, andto 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, andto unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, andto ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, andto 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?

Which statement explains how the development of the hydrogen bomb contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What political reform affecting freedom of speech and of the press led President Reagan to resume diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union?

The immigration policies in place since the 1980s have resulted in which of the following?

Which of the following was directly involved in public school desegregation?

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?

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?

Which type of action was used by the Red Power movement more than any other?

The diagram below shows some of the actions the U.S. government took as part of the effort to win World War II: A five oval diagram has text in the center oval that reads, government actions during WWII. Extending out from the center, one oval reads, rationing consumer goods. The next two ovals read, selling war bonds and drafting soldiers into the army. The last oval has a question mark. ©2012 FLVS Why would the phrase "controlling wages and prices" complete this diagram?

What was the Supreme Court concerned about in its ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

Which statement describes the U.S. relationship with Iraq during the 1990s?

Feminists and Civil Rights activists both wanted which of these?

How were the Freedom Rides and Freedom Summer similar?

The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in 1963: "The right of one charged with crime to counsel may not be deemed fundamental and essential to fair trials in some countries, but it is in ours. From the very beginning, our state and national constitutions and laws have laid great emphasis on procedural and substantive safeguards designed to assure fair trials before impartial tribunals in which every defendant stands equal before the law." Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0372_0335_ZO.html Based on the quote, this ruling strengthened protections for which guarantee in the Bill of Rights?

How did the Kennedy administration react to the March on Washington?

What effect did the Korean War have on domestic politics in the United States?

The quote below was written in the 1940s: "Why die for democracy for some foreign country when we don't even have it here?" What was a long-term consequence of the sentiment expressed in the quote above?

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

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

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?

Why did President Kennedy get the United States involved in the Vietnam War?