BHS US History II Practice Test

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• What factor best explains the growth of Northern city populations due to the Great Migration?
• Which political ideology is defined by dictatorial power, suppression of opposition, regimenting industry, and aggressive nationalism?
• In the 1930s, the United States enacted laws designed to prevent involvement in foreign wars by clearly stating the terms of neutrality. What is this policy called?
• Which Cuban socialist leader overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba?
• What line divided Korea into Soviet-occupied north and American-occupied south after WWII?
• Which propaganda character was designed to increase production of female workers in factories during World War II?
• Which 1965 law banned literacy tests and gave the federal government authority to oversee voter registration?
• Which city became a major destination for Black migrants during the Great Migration?
• In addition to education benefits, the GI Bill provided unemployment compensation for veterans. Which term best describes this benefit?
• What base in Hawaii was bombed on December 7, 1941, accelerating the United States' entry into World War II?
• What is the name of the alliance formed to defend Western democracies against aggression?
• Which 1964 law secured civil rights and outlawed segregation in public accommodations?
• Which constitutional amendment passed by Congress but not ratified would have banned discrimination on the basis of gender?
• Which program aimed to land humans on the Moon and return them safely?
• What term describes a policy of extending a country's power and influence through diplomacy or military force?
• What was the name of the German political party founded in 1919 and brought to power by Hitler in 1933?
• In 1991, which geopolitical entity dissolved, signaling the end of the Cold War era?
• Which policy, announced by President Truman, pledged economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology?
• The policy of extending a country's power and influence in Latin America through paternalism and intervention is called what?
• Which term describes data about population groups?
• Which treaty, signed in 1987, aimed to eliminate intermediate-range missiles in Europe?
• Which New York neighborhood became symbolic of the migration’s cultural impact?
• What was a major social impact of the Great Migration on northern cities?
• Which event sparked U.S. fears of Soviet technological dominance in space leading to the space race?
• Which federal agency provides a federal guarantee of bank deposits?
• What was the primary purpose of the Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
• Which movement gained momentum on college campuses during the 1960s in opposition to U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
• Which movement proposed an amendment to guarantee equal rights for women but failed to win ratification?
• Which movement focused on gaining economic and political power for African Americans and often endorsed self-defense?
• What weapon releases tremendous energy by splitting atoms?
• Which international organization formed after WWII to promote peace, security, and cooperation?
• What term describes a condition in which production of goods exceeds the demand for them, contributing to the Great Depression?
• Which program was established during the New Deal to provide pensions for retirees and unemployment insurance?
• Who was the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court?
• Which telegram from Germany proposed a Mexican alliance to regain territories in the United States during World War I?
• What type of discrimination did migrants commonly face in Northern cities?
• Which event occurred in 1989 that symbolized the fall of communist control in Eastern Europe?
• Which two leaders are commonly associated as heads of the Axis powers?
• Which African American civil rights leader was famous for the Montgomery Bus Boycott and for delivering the I Have a Dream speech?
• Which term describes government programs that provide the minimum living standards necessary for all citizens?
• Name the two Japanese cities bombed with atomic weapons to hasten the end of World War II?
• Which war involved United Nations forces led by the United States in Korea?
• Which policy program enacted by the Franklin Roosevelt administration between 1933 and 1942 aimed at ending the Great Depression?
• Which president is associated with Reaganomics and with meetings with Mikhail Gorbachev that helped end the Cold War?
• What was an economic consequence of the Great Migration for northern cities?
• Which was the first U.S. space program to orbit a piloted spacecraft around Earth and return safely?
• Which conflict in Asia is characterized by U.S.-led efforts to prevent the spread of communism from 1954 to 1975?
• Which United States biologist authored Silent Spring and helped lead to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970?
• Which city received a large influx and developed a famous music and cultural scene as a result?
• What were the two main goals of the Great Society reforms?
• Which description best matches the ideology that holds property in common and seeks ownership by the community or state?
• Satisfying the demands of dissatisfied powers in an effort to maintain peace and stability is known as what policy?
• Which event catalyzed Supreme Court ruling desegregating public transportation?
• Which policy aimed to stop the spread of communism by preventing its expansion?
• Which president is associated with the Panama Canal and its expansion of American influence abroad?
• 35th President of the United States, first Catholic president, during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1961-1963)?
• Which ideology advocates common ownership of property and control by the community or the state?
• The Panama Canal, opened in 1915, is associated with which era or approach in U.S. foreign policy under Theodore Roosevelt?
• Which program by President Lyndon B. Johnson aimed to reduce poverty by expanding social services for the poor and elderly?
• Which Supreme Court decision declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
• Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and launched the War on Poverty?
• Which U.S. president was in office during the Cuban Missile Crisis and is associated with civil rights progress?
• Which organization was founded in 1957 by Martin Luther King Jr. to fight segregation using nonviolent means?
• Which policy of avoiding involvement in foreign wars ended with Pearl Harbor and is described as nonparticipation in international affairs?
• Which program provided college or vocational training for returning WWII veterans, plus unemployment benefits and home loans?
• Formed in 1940 by die-hard isolationists who feared the United States would go to war, what organization was this?
• What does the term subsidize mean?
• Which statement best describes the “homefront” during the world wars?
• Which president is credited with the Panama Canal?
• Which policy is designed to redress past discrimination against women and minority groups through measures to improve their economic and educational opportunities?
• Which era is characterized by overproduction and underconsumption, leading to widespread unemployment and bank failures in the United States?
• Which policy aimed to stop the spread of communism worldwide during the Cold War?
• Which policy program under President Lyndon B. Johnson aimed to reduce poverty?
• Who were opposed to American growth into a world power in the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
• Which group conducted bus trips in 1961 to protest segregation on interstate highways?
• What was the primary reason for the Great Migration?
• Which group pursued direct action for political and social change?
• Which policy called for nonparticipation in international economic and political relations, and effectively ended with the attack on Pearl Harbor?
• What pull factor attracted African Americans to Northern cities?
• Buying manufactured consumer goods on credit describes which economic phenomenon associated with the 1920s?
• Who was the charismatic Black Muslim leader who promoted separatism in the early 1960s?
• Which amendment prohibits poll tax in federal and state elections?
• Which factor contributed to the Great Migration?
• Which term describes the era of widespread economic hardship in the United States during the 1930s?
• After the Spanish-American War, which territories did the United States gain?
• What term is often used for the later wave of Black migration that continued into the mid-20th century?
• Which Supreme Court case is associated with upholding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?
• Which independent agency was created to promote aviation and spaceflight during the Cold War era?
• Which period in the 1920s saw African-American achievements in art, music, and literature flourish?
• Which 1944 Supreme Court case upheld the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?
• Which was the secret U.S. project that developed the atomic bomb?
• What term describes an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by society, typically the government?
• Who was the Emperor of Japan during World War II?
• The space race helped spur the creation of which U.S. government agency?
• Which term describes journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensationalism and attract readers?
• After Rosa Parks was arrested, which boycott targeted city buses?
• Which Supreme Court case upheld Japanese internment during World War II?
• What does the term Great Society Programs refer to?
• During which decades did the Great Migration primarily occur?
• Which event involved the United States annexing Hawaii in 1898 after sugar plantation owners and the military pressed for annexation?
• Which term describes the situation during the Great Depression where people were purchasing fewer goods than the economy produced?
• Which term refers to the separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences?
• Which term describes the policy of protecting native-born inhabitants against immigrants?
• Which policy denotes a policy of nonparticipation in international economic and political relations?
• During World War II, what role did Dwight D. Eisenhower serve?
• Which policy aimed to aid European recovery after WWII?
• Which alliance included Great Britain, the Soviet Union, the United States, and France during World War II?
• Which organization did Martin Luther King Jr. found in 1957 to fight segregation using nonviolent means?
• The fear that communists were working to destroy the American way of life is known as which term?
• Which plan aimed to aid European recovery after WWII to prevent the spread of communism?
• What term describes the system of state-sanctioned racial segregation in the American South?
• Which phrase described the United States as the 'great arsenal of democracy' in helping the Allies during World War II?
• What term described the political barrier isolating Eastern Europe after WWII?
• Who was the Democratic president who created the New Deal to counter the effects of the Great Depression?
• Approximately how many Japanese-Americans were interned under Executive Order 9066?
• Which protest movement grew especially on college campuses during the Vietnam War?
• Which movement addressed reforms on reproductive rights, domestic violence, maternity leave, equal pay, and sexual harassment?
• What is the full name of the U.S. government agency abbreviated as CIA?
• What was the name of the competition in space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union?
• Which wartime policy led to the relocation of Japanese Americans into camps starting in 1942?
• Which landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision ruled that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered desegregation of public schools?
• What was the June 6, 1944 invasion of Nazi-occupied France commonly called?
• In October 1990, the two Germanys reunited into one country. This event signaled the end of Soviet influence in Eastern Europe. Which event is this?
• Which constitutional principle prevents the government from establishing an official church or supporting religious institutions?
• Which slogan represented the change-oriented goals of the Great Society?
• Which group opposed expanding American overseas power in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
• What term describes the competition to build up armed forces and weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
• How did the Great Migration affect politics in Northern cities?
• In the 1950s, TVs first became affordable and became the dominant media source.
• Which term refers to crowded urban housing in which multiple families lived in poor conditions?
• What prolonged war from 1954 to 1975 involved North Vietnam, South Vietnam, and U.S. forces?
• What was the first artificial Earth satellite, launched by Moscow in 1957?
• Which phrase served as a slogan signaling change within the Great Society movement?
• The 1929 event that triggered widespread economic collapse and loss of confidence in the market is known as what?
• Which 1954 Supreme Court decision held that racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered desegregation of public schools?
• Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law?
• The protest at lunch counters that served only whites, staged by African American students, is known as what?
• Which concept means the production of works of art and entertainment designed to appeal to a large audience?
• What term describes the United States' role as the supplier of the Allies during World War II without actually declaring war?
• Which law restricts the President's ability to deploy troops abroad without Congressional authorization?
• Which act, passed in 1965, is commonly cited as ending Jim Crow by prohibiting literacy tests and providing federal oversight of elections?
• What term describes the close association of the federal government, the military, and defense industries?
• What term describes the U.S. approach of preventing the spread of communism by using alliances and military measures?
• Which policy stated that the United States would intervene in Latin American debt problems to prevent European intervention?
• Which term refers to laws designed to enforce segregation and limit black voting rights?
• Which city was NOT a major destination among the Great Migration?
• Buying consumer goods on credit is a hallmark of which economic era?
• What term describes the act of dividing a territory into parts or sections for political boundaries?
• In 1934, the FDIC insurance limit was raised to $5,000.
• What term describes the American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world?
• Which description best captures the primary function of the Central Intelligence Agency?
• Which president is associated with the phrase 'silent majority'?
• Which person served as the Supreme Allied Commander in Europe and later became U.S. president in the 1950s?
• The movement of African Americans from the South to the North for factory jobs is known as what?
• Which term refers to statistical data relating to the population and its groups?
• Which cultural movement is associated with the Great Migration’s impact on Black artists and writers?
• Which issue did the 1925 Scopes Trial focus on?
• The era of political hostility between the United States and the Soviet Union, marked by threats and proxy conflicts, lasted roughly 1945 to 1991 is known as what?
• What term describes the U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism by limiting Soviet influence?
• Which term describes a system in which a group of nations acts as one to preserve the peace of all?
• What was the nickname for the group of African American policymakers who advised the president during Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration?
• What term refers to the right to participate in the electoral process?
• Which economic philosophy emphasizes tax cuts and limited government involvement, associated with the 1980s?
• Which president was associated with the Iran-Contra Affair?
• Which program provided work training for young people ages 16 to 21 as part of the Great Society?
• The construction and opening of the Panama Canal in 1915 is associated with which policy era promoted by Theodore Roosevelt?
• Which strategy aimed to contain Soviet influence after World War II?
• What was the nickname for the group of African Americans appointed to key government positions by Franklin D. Roosevelt and served as unofficial advisors?
• The ERA movement sought to guarantee equal rights for women through a constitutional amendment. Which option lists this movement?
• Which policy aimed to prevent the spread of Soviet influence after World War II?
• Which 1898 conflict pitted the United States against Spain and supported Cuban independence?
• What term refers to American-born children of Japanese immigrants?
• In 1968, which civil rights leader was assassinated in Tennessee?
• What word refers to a building where several families rent rooms or apartments, often with poor sanitation or safety?
• Which independent U.S. agency was created to advance technology, aviation, and spaceflight?
• Efforts to promote political and social change through direct action (MLK and Malcolm X)
• What is the abbreviation for the International Space Station?
• Which Republican senator was famous for hunting down communists in America?
• Which law, passed in 1964, created antipoverty programs?
• What was the name of the 1963 rally in Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech?
• Which policy uses financial means to influence other nations and avoid European interference?
• Which phrase best describes a line of Supreme Court decisions and laws that targeted racial groups, such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Korematsu v. United States?
• Who was the German dictator during World War II?
• Which term describes the relationship among the government, the military, and defense industries?
• Which law enacted in 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, or national origin?
• Executive Order 9066 led to the internment of which group during World War II?
• Which U.S. president served as vice president under Eisenhower and later resigned after the Watergate scandal?
• What theory warned that if one country falls to communism, others nearby would follow?
• Which Cold War concept posits that the threat of retaliation prevents an adversary from using weapons?
• The Allied invasion that began the liberation of Western Europe targeted which region of France?
• Which event, along with the sinking of the Lusitania, contributed to the shift away from isolationism in World War I?
• The use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence is known as which policy?
• Which African-American civil rights leader advocated violent responses and Black Nationalism?
• Which term describes the movement that promoted reforms in response to industrialization and urbanization?
• Which immigration policy established quotas based on national origin in the 1920s?
• The right to vote is known as which term?
• The era when televisions became the dominant medium in the 1950s is called what?
• The economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s is called what?
• Which law requires Environmental Impact Statements for projects affecting federal lands?
• Which legislation allowed the U.S. to lend or lease arms and other equipment to any country whose security was vital to America's interest, aiding Britain during WWII?
• Which organization, led by lawyers such as Thurgood Marshall, fought for civil rights and challenged segregation in education?
• Which nation was a core member of the Allied Powers?
• The congressional committee that investigated Communist influence inside and outside the U.S. government after World War II is known as what?
• The 1962 confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over missiles in Cuba is known as what?
• Which term best describes the movement that campaigned for reforms including reproductive rights, domestic violence protections, maternity leave, equal pay, and sexual harassment?
• Which period saw broadened employment opportunities for minorities and women on the home front?
• Which form of protest became a prominent tactic in the Civil Rights Movement, involving nonviolent demonstrations at public facilities?
• Which 1925 trial pitted creationists against evolutionists and reflected division between science and religion?
• Which term describes a political ideology advocating government ownership of the means of production?
• Which federal program established to send volunteers to help developing nations under JFK?