United States History B Final Exam?

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Japan attacked Pearl Harbor to limit the ability of the United States to (2 points)fulfill its Lend-Lease commitments with Britain.
resist Japan’s invasion of America’s west coast.
slow Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union.
mount a strong resistance to Japanese expansion in Asia and the Pacific.

2. During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were united in
(2 points)their opposition to Nazi Germany.
their hatred of totalitarianism.
their embrace of democratic principles.
their efforts to free China from communism.

3. World War II increased opportunities for women because (2 points)most men were striking for higher wages.
there were few jobs available for men.
only about half of all women in their 20s were sent into combat.
industry desperately needed more workers.

4. Which one of the following was an important precedent set during the Korean War? (2 points)The United States had sent troops to war in Asia for the first time.
U.S. forces had allied themselves with communists to fight totalitarianism.
The president had committed troops to battle without a congressional declaration of war.
Congress had ordered troops into action over the opposition of the president.

5. During the Cold War, which policy did the United States and the Soviet Union hope would prevent either country from using nuclear weapons against the other?
(2 points)the Eisenhower Doctrine
brinkmanship
mutual disarmament
Mutual Assured Destruction

6. The end of rationing and other restrictions after World War II (2 points)marked the beginning of a downward economic spiral.
opened the floodgates to consumer purchases.
signaled the end of the wartime economic boom.
was strongly opposed by American businesses.

7. Who was most likely to move to the suburbs in the 1950s?
(2 points)white middle class families
single young men
African American women
poor rural families

8. What new innovation heavily influenced popular culture during the 1950s? (2 points)the radio
the television
the internet
the record player

Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.



9. According to this graph, car ownership rose the greatest during the (2 points)late 1940s
early 1950s
early 1950s
early 1960s

10. Which of the following societal factors contirubted to the change in car ownership seen in the chart? (2 points)white collar job growth
the Great Depression
suburbanization
the counterculture movement

Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.



11. Which states allowed but did not require school segregation? (2 points)Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Wyoming
Arizona, Kansas, New Mexico, Wyoming
Arizona, Texas, Kansas, Wyoming
Arizona, Mississippi, Florida, Virginia

12. Brown v. Board of Education challenged (2 points)the right of all people to become educated.
the “separate but equal” principle in education.
the policy of busing students to schools far from home.
the right of the courts to decide educational issues.

Use the chart and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.


13. According to the graph, how did African American voter registration in Louisiana change from 1964 to 1968? (2 points)Voter registration declined by 50 percent.
Voter registration almost doubled.
Voter registration did not change.
Voter registration rose by 10 percent.

14. What action allowed this rise in voter registration?
(2 points)The Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Voting Rights Act of 1965
the Economic Opportunity Act
the March on Washington

Use the quotation and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.



“We face, therefore, a moral crisis as a country and a people. It cannot be met by repressive police action. It cannot be left to increased demonstrations in the streets. It cannot be quieted by token moves or talk. It is a time to act in the Congress, in your State and local legislative body and, above all, in all of our daily lives. . . . Those who do nothing are inviting shame, as well as violence. Those who act boldly are recognizing right, as well as reality.”


—President Kennedy’s Address to the Nation




15. In his address to the nation, what did President Kennedy say would improve civil rights in the United States?
(2 points)new economic incentives put in place by Congress
the use of federal troops in support of local police
new laws and a change in people’s conduct in their daily lives
a stronger foreign policy and new domestic civil rights laws

16. The Cuban missile crisis led the United States and the Soviet Union to (2 points)move toward détente.
tear down the Berlin Wall.
fight several battles in Cuba.
break off diplomatic relations.

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