U.S. HISTORY
FINAL EXAM Study Guide
2012-2013
The Senator from Wisconsin who made wild accusations of communism in the State Dept.
1,200 Federal workers were fired because they refused to take____:
If you were banned from further employment you were:______
This was created in
HUAC concentrated first on this industry;
Executed for Espionage:
The Spy trial in 1948 put ______on trial.
The accuser in the Trial in question 7 was:
The first year Congressman an future President who made a name for himself at the Spy trial was:
The group that refused to answer “Are you now, or have you ever been a member of the communist party?”
Two citizens were accused of spying and giving Russian secrets that led Russia to develop
. Identify the new leader of Russia in 1953.13.What was U-2 in 1959?
What was cancelled after the U-2 incident?
The Soviets took the lead in the space race by launching a satellite it was called
he American first attempts to launch satellites were
. When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop
This man was the mastermind behind the policy of Brinkmanship
Define the Following
. Iron curtain
Marshall Plan
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Truman Doctrine
Containment
Cold War
Berlin Airlift
Khrushchev
John Dulles
Truman Doctrine
Frances Gary Powers
Eisenhower Doctrine
Teachings of Jesus
Henry David Thoreau
Philip Randolph
Gandhi
Plessey v, Ferguson
Brown v Board of Ed.
Rosa Parks
Emmet Till
Medgar Evers
Civil Rights Act that
Race, religion, gender
Civil Rights Act that eliminated
Poll taxes
Civil Rights Act that ended
Discrimination in housing
David Frost
Mark Felt
Gordon Liddy
1Bob Woodward
What were school children told to do if an atomic attack happened at school?
The main goal of the ______was to stop the spread of communism.
he Soviet Union set up the ___ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
General Douglas MacArthur commanded US forces in ______.
The first country to fall to communism after WWII
Who first spoke of the “Iron Curtain”?
The belief that the United States had to prevent the USSR from expanding and Communism from spreading was known as
Why was NATO created?
The Warsaw Pact was signed
The common purpose of the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan
The Eisenhower doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
Both Nixon and JFK ran for President in 1960 and shared all of the following similarities except:
A major issue arose during the 1960 election, it concerned Kennedy’s
Is this a TRUE or FALSE statement
Kennedy calmed the fears of the nation on the issue mentioned in question 43 because he confronted the issues and did not hide from the issue .
JFK was the youngest president ever to be elected to the office of President.
People watching the debate on television thought the debate was a Kennedy victory.
People listening to the debate on the radio thought Nixon won the debate.
Kennedy was the first Catholic to be elected to the office of President of the United States.
The Bay of Pigs was a success for the Kennedy administration.
Kennedy responded with air strikes against the Russians in Berlin.
The Russians built a wall around East Berlin in 1962.
According to the Presentations in class the CIA theory motive was primarily based on
Several discrepancies highlighted in the presentations included all of the following EXCEPT:
The missiles in Cuba were discovered by ______
Identify the following and their position in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Robert McNamara
Curtis LeMay
Adlai Stevenson
Robert Kennedy
Who became the US president in 1952
Who was the leader of North Korea during the Korean War
Leader of South Korea during Korean War
Leader of China During Korean War
UN forces driven to this port city during initial stages of combat in Korea.
Site of a daring UN invasion led by MacArthur during the Korean War
Line of division between North and South Korea.
Agreement reached to stop the fighting in Korea.
These were returned to home nations as part of the armistice.
Kennedy’s military approach to foreign issues
The______was created in 1961 and sent young men and women to developing nations
a. Green Berets b. Green Peace c. Sierra Club d. Peace Corps
In 1959 ______took control of Cuba.
Site of the disastrous invasion and assassination attempt in Cuba.______
To invade Cuba, the CIA trained ______
Kennedy cancelled ______for the rebels which ultimately led to failed invasion.
Kennedy convened the first ever meeting of the newly created ______to deal with the Cuban Missile Crisis.
President Kennedy opted for this solution to the Cuban Missile Crisis
He filmed the JFK assassination.
Governor of Texas who was wounded in the assassination______
The official Federal investigation into the assassination;______
Building from which the assassin fired the fatal shots according to the federal investigation.
Strip club owner who shot Kennedy’s assassin:
The theory that a bullet passed through Kennedy’s throat and entered the Governor’s rib cage, right wrist, and left thigh is known as the ______theory.
a. Pristine bullet b. stretcher bullet c. single bullet d. grassy knoll
. All of these countries ruled Vietnam at some point EXCEPT:
This was the United State’s main goal in Vietnam.
He served as the commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam.
Which of the following was the site of a major French defeat in 1954?
Ho Chi Minh organized and controlled the
After World War II, the U.S. aided____in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam.
The number of US soldiers killed in Vietnam ______.
Communist Nationalist leader who fought the Japanese was.
The guerilla fighters in Vietnam were the
Nixon’s secret bombing of Cambodia prompted Congress to pass the
According to the Geneva Accords, Vietnam was divided at the ___ Parallel.
What is napalm?
What enabled North Vietnam to send troops and supplies to South Vietnam.
The main purpose of the Wars Powers Act was to
USS Maddox was attacked in the ______
Nixon’s plan for ending the war was called:
The site of a tragic National Guard shooting was:
The large scale VC offensive of 1968 was
Nixon’s large offensive of 1972:
The My Lai Massacre of 1968 turned American public opinion against
There was only one individual charged and convicted in the My Lai Massacre:
President Nixon ordered the invasion of _____ to wipe out North Vietnamese supply routes.
Nixon used the term “Peace with Honor” to refer to
On January 27, 1973 the final ____ was signed.
Which Constitutional amendment lowered the U.S. voting age from twenty-one to eighteen?
TRUE or FALSE Statement
In 1968 Richard Nixon won the nomination for President from the Democratic party but lost the election to George Wallace.
President Nixon’s secret plan to end the war was peace talks.
President Nixon’s goal to end the war in Vietnam was “Peace with Honor”
As peace talks were going on between the North Vietnamese and the US to end the war in Vietnam the US ceased or stopped the bombing of the North.
The Fall of Saigon in 1975 led to the complete control by North Vietnam over South Vietnam.
Court case in 1954 that said “separate but equal” was constitutional.
NAACP lawyer and Supreme Court Justice.
This was used to protest segregated buses______.
Becomes the leader of the Civil Rights Movement.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Nine black students were admitted to an all white school in what city?
While in jail Martin Luther King wrote:
In August 1963 there was a mass rally for Civil Rights. It was held in
At the rally Dr. Martin Luther King did not read his prepared speech instead he spoke from his heart the speech became known as the :
Despite progress in the South concerning Civil Rights, one problem still existed. African Americans still found it hard to
A group of young activists that organized non-violent protests of segregation laws.
Marchers were tear gassed,clubbed,and whipped in Selma. It is dubbed ______by the media.
Founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale.
What precedent did Brown vs. Education establish?
Malcolm X was initially affiliated with the
Eisenhower sent federal troops to desegregate public school in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957 mainly because
MLK Jr. was jailed in this city in Alabama.
MLK marched to this city capitol for Civil Rights,
MLK is killed outside his hotel in Memphis by:
Blacks in Montgomery, Alabama, boycotted public transportation for a year after
Which methods did the NAACP primarily employ in order to achieve civil rights goals?
The Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that
Who was the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court?
A major goal of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to
In 1965, Congress established Medicare to
James Meredith was the first African-American
What did Rosa Parks protest in 1955?
Which President moved away from policies that were driven by the “Domino Theory”
Under this President the U.S. Nuclear capabilities were increased.
This president promoted the growth of different branches of the armed forces as an alternative to nuclear war.
Under this president Defensive Strategic missiles were developed
Nixon’s Secretary of State was
In the event known as ___, Nixon ordered Attorney General Richardson to fire the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate break-in.
When Nixon resigned,______became president.
This man was the only US President to never have been ELECTED to the Presidency or Vice Presidency.
TRUE or FALSE Statements
Nixon’s southern strategy tried to get conservative southern Democrats into the Republican party
The end of the Vietnam War occurred during the Jimmy Carter Presidential Administration
There is no memorial to the fallen soldiers in the Vietnam War.
The returning Vietnam Vets received no heroes welcome when returning home
The War Powers Act replaced the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and stated US troops must withdraw after 90 days if Congress refuses funding.
Hawks were war mongers and supported an all out war in Vietnam.
Doves believed in ending the war quickly and getting out of Vietnam.
The United States and Korea are still technically at war with each other because a formal treaty has never been signed.
a. True b. False
Henry Kissinger was Johnson’s Secretary of State.
Nixon’s Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned After Nixon.
The truce in Korea established the boundaries at the 38th parallel.
The Tet Offensive was a military victory for the United States but a psychological victory for the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.
Members of the counterculture movement of the 1960s were known as hippies.
At Woodstock, a crowd of over 500,000 reveled in nearly nonstop live music for 3 days and nights.
All of the following occurred during Nixon’s administration EXCEPT:
The Watergate Hotel was the site of:
The identity of Deep Throat, the source for the Washington Post journalists, was revealed in 2005 as :
During the Watergate Burglary, the burglars;
The Supreme court ruled that Nixon in Watergate
The following was one of the journalist for the Washington Post during Watergate:
What did the Pentagon Papers published in 1972 reveal?
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The Nixon Doctrine stated that the United States would?
What did President Carter have our country do in 1980?
The Camp David Accords monitored by President Carter was between the leaders of what two countries?
Under which President were the hostages from the embassy released after 444 days?
Under Reagan this group gained power
In the Iran Contra Scandal, Reagan sent money to:
Reagan met numerous times with this leader from Soviet Union
The Cold War officially ended in what year;:
Reagan’s Vice President was:
The Reagan assassination attempt was carried out by this person;
Reagan wanted to develop a system that became known as Star Wars. What did it refer to?
This President pardoned Nixon for the Watergate Scandal
This President had two assassination attempts on his life by women.
This President held meetings with his aides while skinny dipping in the White House pool
UNITED STATES HISTORY FINAL
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