US History 3rd Quarter Exam Review
Your test in U.S. History will be on Thursday 3/31. If you are going to be absent on Thursday, please
make arrangements to take the test before you leave.
Exam Design
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Multiple Choice and matching questions
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Chapter 14: America and World War II 1941-1945
Chapter 15: The Cold War Begins, 1945-1960
Chapter 16: Postwar America 1945-1960
Chapter 17: The New Frontier and the Great Society 1961-1968
Chapter 18: The Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968
Textbook: The American Vision: Modern Times © 2008. The text is available online at
www.glencoe.com/ose
Type the following access code: B428541623
Course Websites: I will try to post quizlet flashcards to help you review for the exam.
Flashcards from tests this marking period are still available at my website.
http://edublogs.misd.net/wip/
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What was the Nazi’s “final solution”?
Which battle changed the war and put Germans on the defensive?
Name the two-letter “symbols” for victory in Japan and victory in Europe.
What was the purpose of the Nuremberg Trials?
The Manhattan Project was a secret program charged with building what?
Name the island the US had to conquer so that it could get within flying distance of Japan.
What was the purpose of NATO?
Define containment.
How was the Korean War an example of containment?
Name three things that the GI Bill helped soldiers to get.
Name the two pieces of legislation that were essential for containment (hint: the “two halves to
the same walnut”)
12. Why did the Soviet Union blockade West Berlin during the Berlin Airlift?
13. Define espionage.
14. Name the two people who were sentenced to death for espionage during the Cold War.
15. After WWII, the nation experienced a _________________, which is where that generation gets
its name from.
16. What did Churchill mean when he said that an “iron curtain” had fallen?
17. Did McCarthy ever produce the list of 205 Communists that were supposedly working for the
government?
18. List the forces that fought in the Korean War.
19. Name the dividing line between North and South Korea.
20. During the Space Race, the United States focused more heavily on improving which areas of
education?
21. Many early television comedy shows were adapted from popular what?
22. Name the early suburbs, which were mass produced, in the 1950’s.
23. When did America experiences the great “baby boom?”
24. Name the type of music – ideal for dancing – that was born during the 1950’s.
25. Name the “king” of rock and roll.
26. What was significant (a “first”) about the 1960 presidential debate?
27. Name the part of the due process law that refers to the rights that a criminal is to be read upon
his/her arrest.
28. Name the military event that was an embarrassment to the young Kennedy administration.
29. Which group, formed by Kennedy, seeks to help developing nations?
30. If you had to pick one quote that we discussed in class, from Kennedy’s Inaugural Address, that
concerned civilian involvement (people helping others) what would it be and why?
31. What was Kennedy’s goal for America during the space race, and when did he hope to achieve
it?
32. How long did the Cuban Missile Crisis last?
33. Name the official, federal group that was formed in order to investigate JFK’s assassination.
34. When was JFK assassinated?
35. Plessy v. Ferguson inspired which sets of laws across the nation?
36. Plessy v. Ferguson said that Americans could segregate, as long as what type of facilities were
provided?
37. What was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s approach towards the civil rights movement (violent or
non-violent)?
38. What was the mission/goal of the Freedom Riders?
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At first, what were the two main goals for the civil rights movement?
Thurgood Marshall was the first African-American to do what?
Name two ways in which African Americans were prevented from voting?
List at least three ways three ways that people protested during the civil rights movement:
What was Malcolm X’s approach towards the civil rights movement (violent or non-violent)?
What was the outcome of Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas?
Name Lyndon B. Johnson’s legislative agenda.
Name the biggest federal project ever, and the president that started it.
Name the people and events of the Potsdam Conference.