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Benchmark 3 Review US History

Benchmark 3 Review US History. Mr. Tran. Have students take out a piece of paper Put aside any unused desks Ask a question and have students write answer on their paper. The students who got the correct answer move to the next empty seat (but keep the paper on the desk)

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Benchmark 3 Review US History

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  1. Benchmark 3 Review US History Mr. Tran

  2. Have students take out a piece of paper • Put aside any unused desks • Ask a question and have students write answer on their paper. • The students who got the correct answer move to the next empty seat (but keep the paper on the desk) • The students who did not get the correct answer does not move • The student who get back to their original seat or who is closest – wins • Students can check if someone cheated by looking at the paper that is on the desk they moved to. If the answer is incorrect, yet the student moved, they cheated. • Make arrows and place on desks to determine which way the students need to move. Snake Game

  3. What was going on in the U.S. that prevented them from declaring war sooner? The Great Depression

  4. He wanted to use atomic weapons on China He spoke out against Truman. Why did Truman fire MacArthur?

  5. To stop the spread of communism Why did the U.S. get involved in the Vietnam War?

  6. The Battle of the Bulge What was the last German Offensive in WWII?

  7. Communism an economic system in which all means of production – land, mines, factories, railroads, and businesses – are owned by the people, private property does not exist, and all goods and services are shared equally

  8. The Cold War post World War II struggle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

  9. General Eisenhower Who came up with the strategy for the D-Day invasion of France?

  10. The Television Because of this new technology the fight for Civil Rights was successful

  11. Disarmament What is the policy of limiting nuclear weapons called?

  12. Capitalism An economic system based on private ownership of capital

  13. Midway What battle of considered the turning point in the Pacific during WWII?

  14. Joseph McCarthy Senator who accused the government from hiding communists

  15. Un-American What does HUAC stand for?The House of ________ Activities Committee

  16. Worked in defense industry jobs During WWII what did most woman do?

  17. Less deaths due to small pox What is the social impact of the small pox vaccine?

  18. Truman What president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan during WWII?

  19. To keep Soviets from delivering anymore missiles In 1962 President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade of Cuba in order to

  20. The Korean War What war started at the same place it ended?

  21. The Vietnam War What was the first war the U.S. lost?

  22. Being a communist spy Alger Hiss was accused of

  23. The Soviet Union The second nation to detonate the atomic bomb was?

  24. To be able to transport weapons quickly What was the purpose of the Highway Act?

  25. The Cuban Missile Crisis What event brought the U.S. the closest to nuclear war?

  26. 5th Amendment: Due Process – everyone has the right to go through the same “process” when accused of a crime. In the case: Korematsu vs. United States Korematsu sued the U.S. based on what amendment?

  27. Vietnamese Communists Who were the Vietcong?

  28. What did Executive Order 9066 do? Interned the Japanese

  29. Containment The Truman Doctrine outlined the foreign policy of the United States. What was this policy called?

  30. The United Farm Workers Cesar Chavez created this organization to obtain more rights for agricultural workers in California

  31. Soviet Union What sphere was Berlin located in?U.S.Soviet UnionFranceBritain

  32. Blockaded Berlin To prevent Germany from re-unifying what did the Soviet Union do?

  33. The Supreme court ruled that the internment of the Japanese was legal on the basis of “national security” What was the verdict in the case: Korematsu vs. United States

  34. Gave every living internee $20,000 What did the U.S. do to apologize for the internment of the Japanese?

  35. List a technological advance since 1945 : Medical - Polio vaccine, penicillin, Electronic – Computer, television Agricultural – insecticides

  36. What does containment mean? To prevent the spread of communism

  37. What two countries were the first targeted by the Truman Doctrine? Greece and Turkey

  38. To assassinate Castro What was the goal of the Bay of Pigs invasion?

  39. The small family farm After WWII what decreased due to the development of agribusinesses?

  40. Hydrogen Bomb In 1953 the USSR detonated its first ____________

  41. The failed attempt by Cuban exiles to assassinate Castro was called The Bay of Pigs

  42. What is one way young men tried to prevent fighting in the Vietnam War draft card burning, deserting, leaving the country,

  43. Kent State University On what college campus were 4 students killed for protesting against the Vietnam War?

  44. “mutual assured destruction" If one side attacked then it knew that the other could retaliate. This was known as MAD. What does MAD stand for?

  45. What do Alger Hiss and the Rosanbergs have in common? Both had a hearing for communists suspicions

  46. Bracero Program What was the program called that allowed Mexicans to work temporarily in the United States?

  47. China What country detonated its first nuclear weapon in 1964?

  48. Sputnic What was the first satelite developed by the USSR called?

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