US History Final Exam Study Practice 6/1/11 (Part 2)

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    In Topeka, Kansas, a black third-grader  had to walk one mile through a railroad switchyard to get to her black elementary school, even though a white elementary school was only seven blocks away. Linda's father tried to enroll her in the white elementary school, but the principal of the school refused. The father went to McKinley Burnett, the head of Topeka's branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and asked for help. The NAACP was eager to assist the him, as it had long wanted to challenge segregation in public schools. With his complaint, it had "the right plaintiff at the right time." [4] Other black parents joined him, and, in 1951, the NAACP requested an injunction that would forbid the segregation of Topeka's public schools. [5]  

    • Moines Supreme Court decisions.
    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education
    • Miranda v. Arizona
    • Mapp v. Ohio
    • Tinker v. Des
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US History Final Exam Study Practice 6/1/11 (Part 2)

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  • 2. 

    The so-called ______________ began July 10, 1925 in Dayton, Tennessee, when high school biology teacher John T. Scopes (1900-70), faced court proceedings on the charge of having taught evolution in violation of the Butler Act. 

    • "Miranda v. Arizona"

    • "Scopes Monkey Trial"

    • "Great Depression"

    Correct Answer
    A. "Scopes Monkey Trial"
  • 3. 

    After World War II the United States was the leader of the "free world". The U.S. tried to keep Communism from spreading, which was known as the ____________________.  

    • Policy of containment

    • inflation

    • Consumption of goods

    Correct Answer
    A. Policy of containment
  • 4. 

    The major cause of the Cold War was mutual mistrust between ____________________ and "free world" countries.  

    • Democratic countries

    • Dictator countries

    • Communist countries

    Correct Answer
    A. Communist countries
  • 5. 

    ________________________, the set of public policies and initiatives designed to help eliminate past and present discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, is under attack. 

    • The Great Depression

    • Affirmative action

    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

    Correct Answer
    A. Affirmative action
  • 6. 

    In order to become president, John Kennedy had to convince people his ___________________would not be a problem.  

    • Baptist religion

    • Catholic religion

    • Jewish religion

    Correct Answer
    A. Catholic religion
  • 7. 

    The _______________began almost immediately after the end of World War II.  

    • World War I

    • Cold War

    • Korean War

    Correct Answer
    A. Cold War
  • 8. 

    ______________, (born Jan. 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, northern Vietnam—died Nov. 2, 1963, Cho Lon, South Vietnam), Vietnamese political leader who served as president, with dictatorial powers, of South Vietnam from 1955 until his assassination. 

    • Bình Xuyên

    • Ngo Dinh Diem

    • Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

    Correct Answer
    A. Ngo Dinh Diem
  • 9. 

    During the 1930's the United States did almost nothing to oppose the growth of ___________ in Europe and Japan.  

    • The Republican Party

    • Fascist dictatorships

    • Civil rights

    Correct Answer
    A. Fascist dictatorships
  • 10. 

    ______________ was a set of domestic programs proposed or enacted in the United States on the initiative of President Lyndon B. Johnson. Two main goals of this social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. New major spending programs that addressed education, medical care, urban problems, and transportation were launched during this period. It  scope and sweep resembled the New Deal domestic agenda of Franklin D. Roosevelt, but differed sharply in types of programs enacted. 

    • The Great Society

    • The Harlem Renaissance

    • Affirmative action

    Correct Answer
    A. The Great Society
  • 11. 

    The ________________ in early 1968 was the major turning point for U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War. After that, most Americans wanted to get out of Vietnam.  

    • Tet Offensive

    • Conservative movement

    • Islamic fundamentalist

    Correct Answer
    A. Tet Offensive
  • 12. 

    __________________ chose to end the policy of detente and put pressure on the Soviet Union by significantly increasing the size of the U.S. military.  

    • President Clinton

    • President Bush Jr.

    • President Reagan

    Correct Answer
    A. President Reagan
  • 13. 

    The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as ____________________________, was established on November 29, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the assassination of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. Its 888-page final report was presented to President Johnson on September 24, 1964, and made public three days later. It concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in the killing of Kennedy and the wounding of Texas Governor John Connally, and that Jack Ruby acted alone in the murder of Oswald.  

    • The Watergate Scandal

    • The Warren Commission Investigation

    • The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision

    Correct Answer
    A. The Warren Commission Investigation
  • 14. 

    The __________________ that emerged in the late 1960's was partially a reaction to all the movement for drastic change during that decade, (civil rights, counterculture, etc.)  

    • Conservative movement

    • Islamic movement

    • Communist movement

    Correct Answer
    A. Conservative movement
  • 15. 

    The declining popularity of the Vietnam War caused ______________ not to run reelection in 1968.  

    • John F. Kennedy

    • Bill Clinton

    • President Johnson

    Correct Answer
    A. President Johnson
  • 16. 

    _____________________(November 14, 1908 � May 2, 1957) was an American politician originally aligned with the United States Democratic Party and later with the United States Republican Party. McCarthy served as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin from 1947 to 1957. During his ten years in the Senate, McCarthy and his staff became notorious for aggressive investigations of people in the U.S. government and others suspected, on grounds of their political beliefs as Communists or Communist sympathizers, of being Soviet agents..  

    • Ronald Reagan

    • Joseph Raymond McCarthy

    • John F. Kenendy

    Correct Answer
    A. Joseph Raymond McCarthy
  • 17. 

    (1966), was a landmark 5–4 decision of the United States Supreme Court. The Court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements made in response to interrogation by a defendant in police custody will be admissible at trial only if the prosecution can show that the defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination prior to questioning by police, and that the defendant not only understood these rights, but voluntarily waived them. 

    • Moines Supreme Court decisions.

    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    • Mapp v. Ohio

    • Tinker v. Des

    Correct Answer
    A. Miranda v. Arizona
  • 18. 

    _____________, U.S. political action group composed of conservative, fundamentalist Christians. Founded (1979) and led (1979–87) by evangelist Rev. Jerry Falwell, the group played a significant role in the 1980 elections through its strong support of conservative candidates. It lobbied for prayer and the teaching of creationism in public schools, while opposing the Equal Rights Amendment, homosexual rights, abortion, and the U.S.-Soviet SALT treaties . It was dissolved in 1989.  

    • Moral Medium

    • Moral Manority

    • Moral Majority

    Correct Answer
    A. Moral Majority
  • 19. 

    ________________________ was a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and 1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement", named after the 1925 anthology by Alain Locke. Though it was centered in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City, many French-speaking black writers from African and Caribbean colonies who lived in Paris were also influenced by it.[1] 

    • Black militancy

    • Jim Crow segregation

    • The Harlem Renaissance

    Correct Answer
    A. The Harlem Renaissance
  • 20. 

    The first major Islamic fundamentalist movement happened in ____________ in 1979, where radical students occupied the U.S. embassy and took dozens of hostages.  

    • Iran

    • Iraq

    • India

    Correct Answer
    A. Iran
  • 21. 

    Two-earner families became much more common in the U.S. during the 1970's, partially because inflation was reducing the value of ______________.  

    • Worker's taxes

    • Worker's incomes

    • Worker's bills

    Correct Answer
    A. Worker's incomes
  • 22. 

    Since the 1970's the ____________________ has greatly increased its support among white voters in the South.  

    • Republican Party

    • Democcratic Party

    • Neo- Nazi Party

    Correct Answer
    A. Republican Party
  • 23. 

    During WW II the U.S. supported guerilla fighters in Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh, who were fighting against the _________________________.  

    • Japanese occupation of Korea

    • Japanese occupation of Vietnam

    • Japanese occupation of Philippines

    Correct Answer
    A. Japanese occupation of Vietnam
  • 24. 

    During the 1960's, the U.S. Government supported the African-American civil rights movement by challenging the resistance of ___________________________.  

    • The Great Depression

    • The Harlem Renaissance

    • Southern state governments

    Correct Answer
    A. Southern state governments
  • 25. 

    The New Deal greatly _______________ the role of government in U.S. society.  

    • Stablized

    • Decreased

    • Increased

    Correct Answer
    A. Increased
  • 26. 

    One important part of President Reagan's_________________________was to significantly reduce taxes on businesses and upper-income individuals.  

    • Marxian economics policies

    • Supply-side economic policies

    • Keynesian economics policies

    Correct Answer
    A. Supply-side economic policies
  • 27. 

    The U.S. goal in the Korean War was to contain Communism in North Korea.  

    • South Korea

    • North Korea

    • West Korea

    Correct Answer
    A. South Korea
  • 28. 

    During the 1980's the United States supported Islamic fundamentalists who were fighting against the Soviet occupation of __________________.  

    • Afghanistan

    • Iran

    • Iraq

    Correct Answer
    A. Afghanistan
  • 29. 

    (1961), established the rule that evidence that has been obtained by an illegal Search and Seizure cannot be used to prove the guilt of a defendant at a state criminal trial. 

    • Moines Supreme Court decisions.

    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    • Mapp v. Ohio

    • Tinker v. Des

    Correct Answer
    A. Mapp v. Ohio
  • 30. 

    Since the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear power accident in Pennsylvania, there have______________ nuclear power plants built in the United States.  

    • 1

    • 7

    • 0

    Correct Answer
    A. 0
  • 31. 

    One of the major ideas of ________________ is government spending to stimulate the economy during a recession.  

    • Keynesian economics

    • Capital Economics

    • Marxian economics

    Correct Answer
    A. Keynesian economics
  • 32. 

    (1969) was a decision by the United States Supreme Court that defined the constitutional rights of students in U.S. public schools. This test is still used by courts today to determine whether a school's disciplinary actions violate students' First Amendment rights. 

    • Moines Supreme Court decisions.

    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    • Mapp v. Ohio

    • Tinker v. Des

    Correct Answer
    A. Tinker v. Des
  • 33. 

    The US Supreme Court voted 7-2 in favor of the students (Tinker), holding the students' political expression was protected by the First Amendment, and did not constitute a disruption or threat to the school environment.  

    • Moines Supreme Court decisions.

    • Brown v. Topeka Board of Education

    • Miranda v. Arizona

    • Mapp v. Ohio

    • Tinker v. Des

    Correct Answer
    A. Moines Supreme Court decisions.

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