U.S. History Benchmark Review

Which proposal provided massive aid to rebuild Europe after World War II?

A. Marshall Plan

In 1949, the United States and eleven other countries agreed to form which alliance?

A. NATO

Which phrase best completes this list?

A. Repealed Neutrality Acts to allow assistance to Allies

Why did President Roosevelt request specific action from Congress in this speech?

A. The Constitution assigns Congress the power to declare war.

Which statement best describes U.S.-Japanese relations in the years leading up to World War II?

A. The United States instituted trade restrictions to counter Japanese expansion.

Which statement describes a weakness of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization?

A. The organization lacked the ability to deploy military forces

Which result occurred because of this resolution?

A. The president was freed from legislative oversight

Which policy did the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower claim as the basis of the Domino Theory?

A. U.S. involvement in Vietnam

What was the U.S. government's goal in administering the Marshall Plan after World War II?

A. assist in rebuilding western Europe

The Truman Doctrine was intended to help nations resist which threat?

A. communism

What was the Truman Doctrine developed to contain?

A. communism

Which U.S. action was President Truman justifying in this speech?

A. deployment of forces to Korea

Which U.S. action is the best example of the expansion of the Truman Doctrine?

A. entry into the Korean War

What foreign policy stance did the U.S. adopt in response to Nazi aggression during the 1930s?

A. neutrality

Which situation was President Eisenhower describing with this analogy?

A. possible communist takeover of Vietnam

Which outcome is most closely related to the consequences of the Holocaust in World War II?

A. the creation of the state of Israel

Which action was a response to fears of Communism in the United States motivated by the events on this list?

A. the start of the McCarthy Era

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949. What is the agreement among the nations that formed NATO?

A. to ally in common defense

When did astronauts from the United States first land on the Moon?

B. 1969

Which Cold War events are listed in chronological order?

B. Berlin Airlift, Korean War, Bay of Pigs, Vietnam War

Into which country did General Douglas MacArthur want to expand military operations during the Korean War?

B. China

What caused the increase in defense spending during this time?

B. Cold War

The National Defense Education Act was an educational spending priority that began during the administration of which president?

B. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Which nation was a member of the Axis powers during World War II?

B. Germany

Which event prompted President Franklin D. Roosevelt to ask the U.S. Congress to repeal the embargo provisions of the Neutrality Acts?

B. Germany invaded Poland.

How did the Cold War affect the economy of the United States?

B. Government spending created jobs in scientific research and defense

Which event contributed to this declaration?

B. Hitler's persecution of religious groups

Which statement best describes the effect the 1968 Tet Offensive had on U.S. public opinion?

B. Increased U.S. military casualties led to questions about continued involvement in the war.

Which statement best explains how the U.S. "island-hopping" strategy during World War II contributed to victory in the Pacific?

B. It enabled the U.S. military to launch air attacks on the Japanese mainland

How did the escalation of World War II affect the industrial sector of the global economy?

B. Labor sources changed because of increased demand.

Which legislation was passed to fulfill this request?

B. Lend-Lease Act

Leaders of Germany were prosecuted after World War II to decide if they had been guilty of crimes against humanity. These war crime trials were known by the name of which city where they were held?

B. Nuremberg

Which statement best explains how World War II affected the U.S. home front?

B. Rationing of resources became important.

The House Un-American Activities Committee investigations of the early 1950s were most similar to which event in U.S. history?

B. Red Scare

Which statement best describes a criticism of the policy being encouraged by President Roosevelt in this excerpt?

B. Sending weapons to other countries would violate U.S. neutrality.

In which country did the United States policy of containment stop the spread of communism?

B. South Korea

Which international agreement was used to justify the United States' involvement in Vietnam?

B. Southeast Asia Treaty Organization

Which statement is supported by this list?

B. Space exploration has a limited impact on job creation.

Which U.S. policy was a direct result of this speech?

B. The Lend-Lease Act

Which statement regarding the Berlin Airlift is the most accurate?

B. The U.S. provided West Berlin with aid after Soviet forces blockaded the city

How did U.S. foreign policy change immediately after Pearl Harbor?

B. The United States abandoned its policy of isolationism

What technological milestone occurred in 1969?

B. The United States landed astronauts on the Moon

How did the Tuskegee Airmen contribute to the Allied victory in World War II?

B. They destroyed over 200 enemy planes in the Atlantic theater.

Which statement describes the status of minorities in America after World War II?

B. They were replaced in the workforce by returning veterans.

How did the United States attempt to fulfill the goals of the Truman Doctrine?

B. by extending economic aid to European countries

Which phrase describes a goal of U.S. foreign policy after World War II?

B. containing the spread of communism

World War II changed the society of industrialized countries by

B. expanding opportunities for women in the workforce

How did Nazi leaders address the concern expressed by Goebbels?

B. implementation of the Final Solution

Americans' disillusionment over World War I led the United States government to adopt a policy of

B. isolationism

The economic prosperity of the middle class in the United States directly after World War II led to the

B. movement of people to suburbs

The information in this list is an example of

B. occurrences of anti-Semitism in U.S. history

These objectives were meant to counter the effects of the

B. rural to urban migration to find jobs during and after World War II.

How did the Soviet Union work to achieve military equality with the United States in 1949?

B. testing the atomic bomb

Which congressional action in the mid-1930s was intended to prevent the sale of weapons to warring nations?

B. the Neutrality Acts

Based on the excerpt, the Nazis were pursuing a policy of racial purity that developed ultimately into which event?

B. the establishment of The Final Solution

Which postwar attitude in the United States represented opposition to this proposal?

B. the promotion of isolationist policies

Which reason best explains the U.S. policy of rationing during World War II?

B. to conserve resources needed for soldiers

Which statement best explains the purpose of these goals?

B. to encourage home front contributions to the war effort

"Rosie the Riveter" was a World War II symbol of women's contributions in

B. volunteer organizations

Which alliance was created after World War II as a defensive measure against aggressor nations?

C North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Nuclear testing policies and the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution reflect the increase in the powers of the president during which era?

C. Cold War

Which name completes this title?

C. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Which person imposed totalitarian rule over the Soviet Union in the early twentieth century?

C. Josef Stalin

Which war involved troops organized under the United Nations' authority?

C. Korea

Which result was caused by the event described in this headline?

C. Members of the movie industry were blacklisted.

Which one of the following statements about women in the workplace during World War II is not true?

C. Men and women received equal pay for the same work.

What is the definition of "domino theory" as introduced by President Eisenhower?

C. One country becoming communist would cause border nations to follow

Which nation took the lead in forming the Warsaw Pact?

C. Soviet Union

Which concern was expressed about this resolution?

C. The U.S. Constitution reserves the power to declare war to the Congress

The United States adopted a strategic policy based on the "Domino Theory" at the beginning of which military conflict?

C. Vietnam War

How was the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) meant to contain the spread of communism?

C. by providing military support to allied nations

Which U.S. policy was designed to prevent the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe?

C. containment

What was Japan's main objective in attacking Pearl Harbor?

C. destroying U.S. naval strength

Which one of the following did not contribute to the post-World War II economic boom in the United States?

C. government regulation of big business

Which U.S. policy provided Great Britain with military supplies during World War II?

C. lend-lease

According to this excerpt, which statement best describes the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

C. limiting communist expansion by assisting reconstruction in Europe

In this excerpt, Dulles proposed a national security policy based on the use of

C. nuclear weapons.

Based on the excerpt, which of the following best explains the outcome of the Marshall Plan?

C. political stability

Which government action is used to limit the amount of scarce goods citizens can buy during wartime?

C. rationing

Which U.S. policy contributed to the decision by Japan to attack Pearl Harbor?

C. sanctions on imports of strategic materials

Based on the quotation, President Eisenhower was referring to which issue of the 1950s?

C. spread of communism

Which phrase best explains President Franklin D. Roosevelt's request for $1.3 billion for defense in 1939?

C. the concern about the territorial ambitions of the Axis Powers

At the end of World War II, many Jewish Holocaust survivors migrated from Europe to Palestine because Palestine was

C. the site of ancient Israelite kingdoms

Which statement best explains Eisenhower viewpoint on the role of the U.S. military during the Vietnam War?

C. to contain the spread of communism throughout Asia

What was the purpose of these slogans?

C. to motivate the public to support the draft and wartime rationing