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Unit 7 Review

Unit 7 Review. U.S. History Jeopardy!. Welcome!. AP REVIEW #1 - round one. 100. 100. 100. 100. 100. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 300. 300. 300. 300. 300. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 500. 500. 500. 500. 500. Following the surrender of Japan:

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Unit 7 Review

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  1. Unit 7 Review U.S. History Jeopardy!

  2. Welcome!

  3. AP REVIEW #1 - round one 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

  4. Following the surrender of Japan: a. America was reluctant to reduce the military b. high demand & short supply meant inflation c. consumer purchases of automobiles continued to increase Post WWII 100 b

  5. It was an attempt by big business to reverse gains made by organized labor in the 1930’s: Wagner Act G.I. Bill Taft-Hartley Act Vital Center Post WWII 200 C

  6. A major problem faced by Americans after WWII: Housing shortage High unemployment Increased racism Post War 300 A

  7. True or False: President Truman desegregated the military and federal government after WWII Post War 400 True

  8. Which is NOT true of the period from 1946 to 1950? The baby boom occurred Middle-class Americans expressed a desire for economic prosperity Racial barriers prevented non-whites in professional sports Post War 500 C – Jackie Robinson played pro baseball

  9. Truman’s election in 1948 was b/c all of the following EXCEPT? His no-nonsense personality His moderate politics compared to the 3rd Party candidates The Republican candidates over confidence His overall popularity in the South Truman 100 D – Truman lost the South to the Dixicrats

  10. Truman was known for all of the following EXCEPT? Vital center Employment Act of 1946 Bay of Pigs Fair Deal Truman 200 C

  11. It was established as an international peacekeeping organization after WWII: NATO SEATO UN League of Nations Truman 300 C

  12. Escalation of the Cold War from 1946 to 1954 included all of the following EXCEPT? U-2 incident Soviet development of the atomic bomb Communist victory in China Korean War Truman 400 A : U-2 incident happened in 1960

  13. Truman countered the spread of Communism with all of the following EXCEPT? NSC-68 SEATO Marshall Plan Truman Doctrine Truman 500 B – SEATO was created by Eisenhower

  14. In the 1950s, the American family: became smaller due to economic concerns bought less commodities on credit started later as the average marriage started later in life Was seen as a bulwark against the spread of communism 1950s 100 D

  15. True or False: Congress focused its housing policy on better housing for African Americans and other minorities. 1950s 200 False –it focused on urban renewal

  16. The Eisenhower administration used “New Deal-style” government spending in modernizing: Environmental protection methods U.S. military defenses The national highway system The Education system 1950s 300 C

  17. True or False: Between 1950 and 1964, the American economy grew at a consistent pace. 1950s 400 True

  18. All of the following authors wrote books that analyzed America’s growing prosperity EXCEPT: Michael Harrington David Potter John Kenneth Galbraith William H. Whyte Jr. 1950s 500 A – Harrington wrote The Other America

  19. The Truman administration created the _______ to root out communist in the gov’t Taft-Hartley Act Loyalty Program IMF Vital center Cold War 100 B

  20. The 2nd Red Scare included all of the following EXCEPT: HUAC Hollywood Ten Alger Hiss Adlai Stevenson Cold War 200 D – Adlai Stevenson ran against IKE in 1952

  21. The Space race between the U.S. and USSR included all of the following EXCEPT? Sputnik ICBM John Glenn U-2 Incident Cold War 300 D

  22. The Korean War did not include: An invasion of communist China UN resolution to support South Korea Chinese invasion of North Korea Firing of Gen. MacArthur by Pres. Truman Cold War 400 A

  23. Which of the following was NOT implicated In the 2nd Red Scare? Hollywood Ten Alger Hiss Henry Wallace Ethel and Julius Rosenberg Cold War 500 C

  24. Kennedy’s charisma and wit helped defeat him in the 1960 election? Adlai Stevenson Richard Nixon John Dewey d. Dean Acheson Kennedy 100 B

  25. The failed invasion of Cuba? Kennedy 200 Bay of Pigs

  26. Kennedy’s policy of scientific and social progress: New Deal Fair Deal New Frontier Alliance for Progress Kennedy 300 C

  27. Kennedy’s strategy for dealing with the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy 400 Naval Blockade

  28. He ordered the building of the Berlin wall in 1961. Kennedy 500 Krushchev

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