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