US History - Finals Review

Question 0

What is the name of the Hurricane that decimated New Orleans in 2005?

Answer 0

Hurricane Katrina

Question 1

Why was the Presidential election of 2008 historically significant?

Answer 1

The first African-American president is elected.

Question 2

What are the names of the two wars which resulted from the 9/11 attacks?

Answer 2

Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

Question 3

Who was President for most of the decade?

Answer 3

Bush

Question 4

What was the name of the Space Shuttle that exploded in 2003?

Answer 4

Columbia

Question 5

Was the President kicked out of office?

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Name the four terrorist attacks which happened during the 90’s.

Answer 6

WTC, WACO, OKC, ATL

Question 7

What was the new economy of the 90’s?

Answer 7

.com economy

Question 8

Who was President for most of the decade?

Answer 8

Bill Clinton

Question 9

What does NAFTA stand for?

Answer 9

North American Free Trade Agreement

Question 10

Tearing down the Berlin Wall marked the end of what?

Answer 10

The Cold War

Question 11

Name the three technological advancements that emerged in the 80’s that start with a C.

Answer 11

Computers
Cell phones
Credit cards

Question 12

Describe the overall morale of the American people during the 1980’s.

Answer 12

Everyone was happy

Question 13

Who was President and how did he boost the economy in the 1980’s?

Answer 13

Ronald Reagan

Military spending

Question 14

What was happening in Miami in the 1980’s?

Answer 14

Drug/Crime wave

Question 15

What type of government did the USSR promote?

Answer 15

Communism

Question 16

What was the goal in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

Answer 16

To stop the spread of Communism

Question 17

What was the driving force behind the space race? Scientific, Social, Economic, or Military?

Answer 17

Military

Question 18

What do we call the generation born right after WWII?

Answer 18

Baby boomers

Question 19

Who had missiles in Cuba?

Answer 19

USSR

Question 20

Who was the first country to put a satellite into space?

Answer 20

The USSR launches the first satellite, called SPUTNIK, into space.

Question 21

Where were four college students killed during a Vietnam protest?

Answer 21

Kent State

Question 22

What type of government did the USA promote?

Answer 22

Democracy

Question 23

What is the term used to describe the strategy of trying to stop the spread of Communism?

Answer 23

Containment

Question 24

How did TV affect the American people’s view of the Vietnam War?

Answer 24

They started to hate the war, because they could now see how violent it really was, and what it was like. People saw the violence, and they wanted to end the war and bring our troops home.

Question 25

Which Germany held Berlin?

Answer 25

Soviet Berlin, also known as East Germany

Question 26

Which Berlin was owned by the Soviets?

Answer 26

East Berlin was owned by the Soviets

Question 27

What is an arms race?

Answer 27

Two countries stockpile as many weapons as they can to fight against one another.

Question 28

What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

Answer 28

The Soviets built the Berlin Wall around West Berlin. Our allies were trapped inside the wall. The Berlin Airlift was used to fly in food and supplies to the people trapped within the wall

Question 29

What famous boxer refused to serve in Vietnam, even though he was drafted?

Answer 29

Muhammad Ali

Question 30

What does VE stand for?

Answer 30

Victory in Europe

Question 31

Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

Answer 31

We dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima first, but Japan still wouldn’t surrender.

Question 32

Why did the US put Japanese-Americans in internment camps?

Answer 32

We were afraid that the Japanese that lived in America would turn against us and spy on us for Japan.

Question 33

How did WWII bring the US out of the Great Depression?

Answer 33

The new factories that made war supplies created new jobs, and that boosted our economy and pulled us out of the Depression.

Question 34

What was the purpose of D-Day?

Answer 34

To invade Europe/ Germany/ France.

Question 35

The ability to do what better than the enemy brought the US victory?

Answer 35

We were able to out produce the enemy.

Question 36

Which two countries emerged as the world powers?

Answer 36

The USA and the USSR

Question 37

What was the role of women in the US in WWII?

Answer 37

They filled in jobs at factories while the men were away fighting in the war.

Question 38

What is the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

Answer 38

December 7th, 1941

Question 39

What does Rosie the Riveter represent?

Answer 39

She represents the women who worked in the factories and helped us win the war and women’s independence.

Question 40

How did TV coverage affect the public opinion of the Vietnam War?

Answer 40

America watches the Vietnam war on TV, and it changes the public opinion of the Vietnam war. People see how horrible the war is and want it to end. They want to bring our soldiers home.

Question 41

What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?

Answer 41

He lied about what happened, and the country stopped trusting the government. In the end, Nixon resigned

Question 42

What was Nixon trying to do to his rivals in the Watergate Scandal?

Answer 42

President Nixon was paranoid, had people bug the opposing party’s rooms so that he could listen in and win the election

Question 43

What happened to the American view of the US government as a result of the Watergate Scandal?

Answer 43

The country stopped trusting the government

Question 44

What commodity was there a shortage of in the US in the 1970s?

Answer 44

Oil Shortage

Question 45

What was the order of assassinations?

Answer 45

JFK Malcolm X MLK RFK

Question 46

Other than the Vietnam War, what was a topic of civil unrest in the 1960s?

Answer 46

Civil rights movement

Question 47

What was the subject of protest at the Berkley Riots in the 1960s?

Answer 47

Vietnam War

Question 48

What is the name of the black militant group formed in the 1960s?

Answer 48

Black Panthers

Question 49

What ideas did Marcus Garvey promote?

Answer 49

He believed that we were all kings and queens OR Black pride

Question 50

Who believed in non-violent protest?

Answer 50

MLK

Question 51

What are two major events that occurred in the 1960s?

Answer 51

Land on moon, Woodstock

Question 52

Watts is a section of what major US city?

Answer 52

Los Angeles

Question 53

Name one agency from Alphabet Soup.

Answer 53

TVA, PWA, or WPA

Question 54

What environmental event hit the Mid-West and caused people to move away?

Answer 54

Dust bowl

Question 55

Who was President of the US during the Alphabet Soup days?

Answer 55

FDR

Question 56

How did the Great Depression lead to WWII?

Answer 56

Vacuum of power, Hitler and others filled that. OR Interdependent economy, our fall caused Europe’s war, gave window of opportunity for dictators to rise.

Question 57

What is the purpose of the great projects started by the US Govt during the Great Depression?

Answer 57

Create jobs

Question 58

What caused the Great Depression?

Answer 58

Panic, stock market crash, withdrawing money, or loans

Question 59

How was the beginning of the 1920s economically different than the end of the decade?

Answer 59

Rich to poor

Question 60

Where did people move to in the early 1920s?

Answer 60

Cities

Question 61

What banking action created a bubble of debt that would soon burst and send us into the Great Depression?

Answer 61

Loans

Question 62

What was the effect of Prohibition on crime?

Answer 62

Higher crime rate

Question 63

How did bosses affect the government?

Answer 63

Bribed the government to get political favors

Question 64

What was the purpose of Unions?

Answer 64

To protect workers’ rights

Question 65

What technological advancement allowed longer working hours?

Answer 65

Electricity

Question 66

How did Henry Ford change factories?

Answer 66

Assembly line

Question 67

What two minority groups of people were commonly found working in factories?

Answer 67

Immigrants and Women