Gouwens Honors American Studies Semester 2 Final
The brain trust was
A circle of unofficial advisers to Franklin Roosevelt
what was one major result of the Japanese attack at pearl harbor?
America was united and going to war against Japan
What was Doolittle's Raid?
An American air raid on Tokyo
Germany's last big victory in World War II was the
Battle of the bulge
Stokely Carmichael search is the spokesman for which organization which supported the black power philosophies?
Black Panther Party
The Supreme Court ruled that separate but equal was inherently unequal in what case
Brown vs Board of Education
what was a result of the US invasion at the Bay of Pigs?
Cuba aligned with the Soviet Union
in the event of a nuclear attack what is the best course of action?
Duck and cover
what did the Supreme Court rule in Korematsu vs United States?
Franklin Roosevelt internment of Japanese Americans was legal
Harry Truman's "fair deal" might be interpreted as an extension of
Franklin Roosevelt's new deal
all of the following events foreshadow the official outbreak of World War II in 1939 except:
German invasion of Denmark
after Pearl Harbor Japan was able to conquer all of the following US possessions except
Hawaii
senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communism crusade was waged by the House of Representatives'
House un-American activities committee
Base your answer to the following question on "the Marshall plan brought increased prosperity to" I. Western Europe II. The United States III. The Soviet Union
I only
The evidence that Joseph McCarthy provided about the infiltration of communists into the US government included which of the following? I.USSR records showing numerous military officials on Soviet payrolls II. A secret list of names of communists actively working in the state department III. Affidavits sworn to by American communist party leaders admitting they were spying for the USSR
II only
The atomic bomb was developed by a team of scientists led by
J Robert Oppenheimer
which senator pressed charges of communism against politicians, diplomats, and intellectuals during the early 1950s?
Joseph McCarthy
On November 22, 1963 John F. Kennedy was assassinated by
Lee Harvey Oswald
after John F Kennedy's assassination the Warren commission found that
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
The lend lease act
Lent the allies supplies to be paid for after the war
in 1931, the Japanese army seized which Chinese province?
Manchuria
The United States plan to give financial aid to Europe after World War II was commonly known as the
Marshall Plan
The Southern Christian leadership conference was led by
Martin Luther King Jr
the most important post World War II speech about racial discrimination was
Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech
what battle is generally regarded as the turning point in the Pacific theater in World War II
Midway
Franklin Roosevelt's program to help America ascend from the Great depression was known as the
New deal
The Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs Board of Education overturned its decision in
Plessy vs Ferguson
The issue which incited the most protests among students in the late 1960s was
Poor treatment of minorities and colleges
fireside chats were
Radio addresses Franklin Roosevelt made to the public
Richard Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" referred to
South Vietnamese self-reliance and withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam
what was the fastest growing magazine of the 1950s?
TV Guide
The bulk of Roosevelt's new deal programs were based on
The "three R's" principle of immediate relief, widespread recovery, and institutional reform
"Island hopping" was
The Allied strategy to defeat Japan in World War II
Which of the following statements about American involvement in Vietnam is correct?
The American military became involved in Vietnam primarily because Ho Chi Minh was anti-democratic
The worst mistake of John F. Kennedy's presidency is generally considered to be
The Bay of Pigs invasion
Japanese-Americans negotiations were not successful because Japan and the US could not compromise on
The Japanese invasion of China
The research program that resulted in the development of the atomic bomb was codenamed
The Manhattan project
what revealed that the government had mis- led Congress and the public about it's intentions in Vietnam in the mid-1960s
The Pentagon papers
which of the following was not a reason for Japanese aggression in the 1930s
The belief that America was infringing on their territorial rights
how did the battles for Iwo Jima and Okinawa likely contribute to the decision to use atomic bombs against Japan?
The heavy casualties suffered on both sides during these battles were seen as evidence that an invasion of Japan's home islands would be even bloodier
The successful publication of the Pentagon papers in 1971 was a victory for which of the following
The rights of a Free Press during wartime
what was one result of the Vietnam war
The war Powers act was passed
japan's surrender in World War II was a direct result of
Trumans use of the atomic bomb
in 1945, 50 nations establish the
United Nations
what was the Soviet organization formed in response to NATO?
Warsaw Pact
when was the last time the United States Congress made a formal declaration of war?
World war II
which new deal act sought to return the farm prices to those of 1909 -1914
agricultural adjustment act
why did so many United States farmers field to benefit from the economic prosperity of the 1920s?
agricultural goods were overproduced
American cash and carry was at the beginning of World War II help most?
allies
The neutrality act of 1935, 1936, and 1937 demonstrated
americas determination not to get involved in another world war
The selective service and training act was
americas first peacetime draft
in the 1960s freedom riders were
an integrated group of people who rode buses to the south to test whether anti-segregation laws were being enforced
after an American gun but was sunk by Japan in 1937, the United States
applied economic sanctions to Japan
The group of writers and artists who supported the rebellion against social standards and spontaneous behavior in the 1950s was the
beatniks
all of the following are associated with Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement except
black panthers
When Rosa Parks was arrested the blacks in Montgomery decided to
boycott the bus system
in order to counter the banking crisis, in which 5000 banks failed, Franklin Roosevelt
closed all banks
which term best describes the social expectations of the fifties
conformity
The Truman doctrine utilize the strategy of
containment
The Berlin airlift arose out of a unique post World War II situation, in which the major powers had agreed to
divide Germany and Berlin into zones of east west occupation
which new deal act allowed the treasury to open sound banks or merge or a liquid it on sound banks in prohibited the hoarding of gold?
emergency banking relief act
what was one factor that led to the Great Depression?
excessive speculation in the stock market
The "dust bowls" described by John Steinbeck in the grapes of wrath had the greatest impact on
farmers on the great plains
how did Eisenhower react to the decision in Brown versus Board of Education of Topeka
he oppose the decision but so national guardsmen to enforce it
Herbert Hoover's "rugged individualism" was his plan to
help the nation through the depression with voluntary cooperation from business leaders and laborers
what movement featured Timothy Leary as a leading figure?
hippie
what is an important new technology the United States and the Soviet Union acquired in 1952 and 1953 respectively?
hydrogen bomb
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were
immigrants convicted under the espionage act
on "D-Day" the allies
invaded Normandy
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Tennessee Valley Authority, civilian conservation Corps, and Public Works administration all served to
invent jobs for the poor
United States foreign-policy in the 1920s and 1930s consisted primarily of
isolationism
which of the following statements is true of the Tet Offensive in 1968?
it caused domestic support for the Vietnam war to decline
which of the following statements is true of the black power movement?
it pushed for an independent black community
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution was important because
it was the first time the United States had gone to war without an official declaration of war
what was one impact of the great depression on women?
more women were forced to work
in the first few years after the decision in Brown versus Board of Education, schools
moved slowly towards integration
Prior to the D-Day invasion of France, allied forces invaded axis-controlled Europe from
north africa into Italy
what was a major cause of the Great Depression?
overproduction and underconsumption
what John F Kennedy-created program sent young volunteers to Third World countries to help on locally sponsored projects
peace corps
after a U2 spy plane discovered Soviet missiles being built in Cuba, John F. Kennedy decided to
place a blockade around Cuba
the embargo of 1940
prevent an American oil from getting to Japan
japan's main goal in attacking Pearl Harbor was to
prevent the US from interfering in its pacific plans
The purpose of the war Powers act was to
prevent the president from exercising foreign-policy powers without the consent of Congress
what was the favorite daily entertainment of the great depression?
radio
The purpose of the war production Board was to
regulate the use of raw materials
The 21st amendment
repealed Prohibition
The Berlin airlift involved
sending supplies to Berlin to end a blockade
what was one tactic used throughout the south to protest against discrimination in the 1960s?
sit-ins
which factor of the great depression dated back to World War I?
stock market crash
which event led to the start of the great depression
stock market crash (1929)
during World War II Dwight Eisenhower served as the
supreme commander of allied forces in Europe
what was the dominant cultural medium in the 1950s?
television
The "date that would live in infamy" refers to
the attack on pearl harbor
what was the America first committee's position on the United States role in World War II
they favored strict isolationism
what was the intended purpose of the Ludlow amendment?
to forbid a declaration of war by Congress
what was an underlying cause of the Great Depression?
unequal distribution of income throughout the 1920s
The Alger Hiss case is an example of
victory for the rights of the accused is it a guaranteed even the indigent the right to an attorney
The assassination of rev. Martin Luther King Jr. resulted in which of the following?
wide spread rioting in urban areas throughout America
In 1957, which of the following landmarks of the civil rights movement took place in Little Rock, Arkansas
10,000 national guardsmen were sent to central high school to allow the school to be integrated
A typical "baby boomer" might have been born in
1952