FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS

-___________________most effective and modern weapon used during World War I was the U-Boat; this nations unrestricted use of this weapon is one of the things that brought the U.S. into the war.

-Japanese-American citizens were imprisoned in internment camps during __________due to their race.

-After WWII came to an end, ________________was divided into two separate nations, East and West.

-After World War II came to an end, a new war began almost immediately after, called the ______________________, this was a war of words and hostilities between the United States and the Soviet Union.

-President _______________ was the President during the Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba.

-In 1896 the United States Supreme Court asserted in the case ___________________________, that segregation was legal as long as everything remained separate but equal.

-The first thing immigrants saw upon entering New York Harbor was the Statue of Liberty, a gift from __________________________.

-A corporation is a large company that sells shares of ownership in a business; these shares are called _______________.

-To achieve victory in the struggle for civil rights, Martin Luther King, Jr., and other members of the Civil Rights Movement encouraged a policy of ___________________.

-Which was a highlight of the 1963 March on Washington?

-The communist leader of North Vietnam during the war was _________.

People who were born during the years of 1945-1960 are considered part of the _______________ generation.

-The Cold War was a war of words and ideas between the United States and ________.

-The results of the Korean War were ___________________.

-The United States was involved in both the Korean, and Vietnam Wars to prevent the spread of ______.

-Roosevelt easily won the 1932 presidential election by promising __________.

-The most popular sports hero of the 1920’s was _________________.

-Which two nicknames were the nicknames of the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?

-Who invented the elevator?

-Who was America’s first billionaire; he made his fortune in the oil industry?

-Who invented the Telephone

-Who founded America's first major steel making company?

-Who was America’s greatest inventor? His most important invention was the light bulb.

-Germany’s invasion of _________________ caused Britain and France to declare war against the Nazi’s.

-Woodrow Wilson came up with the idea of forming an international organization that would help ensure security and peace for all members after WWI; the organization was called the _____________.

-President _________________'s domestic plan for America was called the Fair Deal.

-Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially ended slavery in the United States?

-Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave African American males the right to vote?

-Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution defined American citizenship?

-What invention allowed for skyscrapers to be built in American cities?

-Who was the American President that ordered the first ever use of the atomic bomb?

-Which Japanese city was the first to be bombed my atomic weapons?

-______________________ invented not only the light bulb, but also the many other important things.

-Many immigrants lived in high rise apartment buildings called ___________________, which were dirty, crowded, and unhealthy.

-A system called _______________________ legally segregated and degraded African Americans after the Civil War.

-President _____________ resigned from office due to the Watergate scandal.

-When the President is ___________________he is put on trial and if found guilty, removed from office.

-The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to aid freed former _________________and poor whites in the South get an education and help them establish themselves after the Civil War.

-President Lyndon B. Johnson helped ___________________by signing the Civil Rights Act.

-What was the name of the day that World War II officially came to an end?

-D-Day was the day that _______________________________________.

-President _____________ was nicknamed Ike.

-In 1959, communist revolutionary leader __________ overthrew the Cuban government.

-An _________________ is a person who owns or manages a large manufacturing business.

-The deliberate separation of groups of people based on their race is called _______.

-A racist organization in the South after the Civil War whose goal was to terrorize and intimidate the freed former slaves was the ________________.

-A person who takes a risk, usually by starting a new business is called an ________.

-A ________________ was a run down, crowded apartment building in a city. These buildings were the home of many immigrants and factory workers.

-In 1954, the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board of Education that ___________.

-On April 4, 1968 Martin Luther King was assassinated in ________________.

-The result of the Cuban Missile Crisis was __________.

-The day that the Stock Market crashed in 1929 came to be known as __________.

-The event that triggered the start of World War I in Europe was _________________.

-The telegram that was sent to Mexico that revealed Germany’s intention to ally itself with Mexico if the U.S. entered the war was called ___________________________.

-The Treaty that officially ended World War I was the ________________________.

-Who won the Presidential election of 1968?

-The crusade against Communism that led to many innocent people being blacklisted in the 1950’s was led by Senator ______________ of Wisconsin.

-______________ was the first Roman Catholic ever elected President.

- President Lyndon B. Johnson helped ____________________ by signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

-An illegal club that sold alcohol illegally during the prohibition era was called a ___________.

-What prompted the United States to enter the war in 1941?

-President __________________'s plan to improve quality of life for all American's was called the Great Society.

-Which nation suffered the most deaths during World War II?

-Who was the youngest man ever elected President?

-The major environmental crisis of the 1930’s was a severe drought; this drought struck the Southern Great Plains region which came to be known as _______.

-In 1933 the Twenty-first Amendment brought an end to __________.

-The Montgomery Bus Boycott started when _____________ refused to give up her seat on a city bus.

-John F. Kennedy’s supposed assassin was _______________.

-In what city was John F. Kennedy assassinated?

-The Union-Pacific was America’s first _____________________.

-American General ___________ led United Nations forces during the Korean War.

-___________led the Communist forces that took control of China in 1949.

-Which of the following industrialist made his fortune in the steel industry?

-Which of the following revolutionized communications in the late 1800s?

-During the late 1800s, the place where the majority of European immigrants entered into America was _________________.