American History B- Vocabulary Exam

What was the name of the program implemented by the US government in 1942 that brought in four million Mexican migrant workers to meet the nation's agricultural labor needs?

Bracero Program

Why did the Watergate scandal lead to President Nixon's resignation?

It was revealed that Nixon was involved in covering up the break-in.

The German word for "living space," the idea of _[blank]_ was used by Hitler as the goal behind his expansionist policies in Europe leading up to World War II.

Lebensraum

Where did US soldiers carry out the killing of over 300 Vietnamese villagers in 1968?

My Lai

The period of social and political reforms during the early 20th century is called the _[blank]_ Era.

Progressive

What does SALT refer to from the 1970s?

discussions between the US and USSR to limit production of nuclear warheads

What is a right-wing, authoritarian form of government that stresses intense nationalism called?

fascism

What were women who challenged traditional social norms through their fashion and behavior in the 1920s called?

flappers

What was the name of the young people who promoted peace, free love, free expression during the late 1960s?

hippies

Which refers to the formal legal process in which charges are brought against elected officials?

impeachment

Arizona, citizens can propose laws that can be included on the general election ballot. This feature is called _[blank]_.

initiative

During World War II, Japanese Americans were placed into _[blank]_ camps.

internment

What is the act of returning a person to his or her own country called?

repatriation

What is the policy of segregation?

separation between racial groups

"Buying on the margin" contributed most directly to which of the following?

stock market crash

A _[blank]_ was a complex of poorly built houses or apartments that were built to accommodate multiple families in the late 19th and early 20th century.

tenement

What was Sputnik I?

the first artificial satellite in space, launched by the Soviet Union

Which decades of the 20th century were especially affected by the culture of consumerism?

1920s and 1950s

A collection of crude shelters made from packing crates, scrap lumber and other materials during the Great Depression was nicknamed a ___________.

Hooverville

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

a period of literary and musical flourishing in the African American community

What was the name of the government-influenced campaign to raise alarm about the threat of communism after World War I? A second one occurred in the 1950s.

Red Scare

Which country finally ended its policy of extreme segregation called apartheid in the 1990s?

South Africa

Which region saw extreme violence and atrocities carried out as a result of ethnic cleansing in the 1980s and 1990s?

Yugoslavia

What issue was the center of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision?

abortion

Which Islamist terrorist group carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States?

al-Qaeda

Prohibition refers to the movement to abolish the sale and consumption of _[blank]_.

alcohol

What was a muckraker?

an investigative journalist who exposed injustice and corruption in the early 20th century

Great Britain gave in to Hitler's demands through the Munich Agreement of 1938 in order to prevent a largescale war. What was this failed policy called?

appeasement

A war where the goal is to wear the enemy down to the point of collapse and surrender is called a war of _[blank]_.

attrition

Which policy was a main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

containment