TCC US History Final Review

1. Some of those responsible for crimes committed during the Holocaust were held accountable at these proceedings; the
outcome also led to the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the
Geneva Convention on War:

Nuremberg Trials

2. US will provide monetary aid, arms, & support to any nation fighting Communism

Truman Doctrine

3. US's plan to rebuild Europe after WW il with over $12 billion in aid; named after US Secretary of State

Marshall Plan

4. Policy of blocking Soviet influence & stopping Communist expansion; developed by George F. Keenan

Brezhnev Doctrine

5. USSR would prevent Satellite Nations from rejecting Communism (by any means necessary)

Oslo Accords

6. Political, diplomatic, & ideological tension between Non-Communists (led by US) à Communists (ed by USSR)

Cold War

7. In a speech delivered in 1946, Churchill said which of the following had "descended across the continent".

Iron Curtain

8. Which of the following was president of the US at the time the Cold War started and who authorized US

Harry S. Truman

9. Nations that banded together to fight the spread of Communism in Asia

SEATO

10. Nations that were bound together to support and be a buffer zone for the USSR

Satellite Nations

11. Nations that banded together after WWII to promote peace, human rights, and conflict resolution for all

United Nations

12. Created in 1949 to protect member nations from Communist aggression

NATO

13. Created in 1955 to protect Communist nations from the West

Warsaw Pact

14. Which of the following is true about the Berlin Airlift?
a. Allies launch Operation Vittles: the continuous resupply of W. Berlin of food, medicine,
and supplies
b. WW Ill is avoided, appeasement is avoided, and the world solidifies into US vs. USSR alliances
c. CIA trained rebels fail to invade and recapture their homeland, resulting in humiliation for the US
d. the world almost goes to WW IlI over offensive weapons being placed in Cuba by the USSR
e. both A and B

Both a and b

15. What caused the Korean War?

North Korean communist forces invaded South Korea

16. Which of the following is true about the Korean War:

the communists were kicked out of South Korea by a combined UN force led by the Americans

17. Why was General Douglas McArthur dismissed by President Truman during the Korean War?

McArthur publicly criticized the president and his policies

18. Which of the following is significant about Sputnik?
a. Shows USSR was ahead of US in space technology
b. Caused widespread fear/concern that the USSR might use it to spy on the US or use it as a weapon
c. Inspired JFK to set forth his declaration of putting a "man on the moon by the end of the
decade"
d. all of these

All of these

19. Which of the following is true about the Bay of Pigs?

CIA trained rebels fail to invade and recapture their homeland, resulting in humiliation
for the US

20. Which of the following is significant about the U-2 Spy Plane Incident?

Exposed US for spying on the USSR & lying about it at the highest levels of our
government

21. Which of the following is true about the Cuban Missile Crisis?

the world almost goes to WW Ill over offensive weapons being placed in Cuba by the
USSR

22. Which of the following is true about the "Domino Theory"?

Stated if Vietnam fell to the Communists, then the rest of Asia would become
Communist

23. Which of the following was president of the US at the time the US first officially got involved with conflict in

Dwight Eisenhower

24. Which of the following reviewed US involvement in the Vietnam War and decided to escalate US military

John F Kennedy

25. Which of the following is NOT associated with the presidency of John F. Kennedy?

Ending of Vietnam War

26. Which of the following was president of the US that was responsible for getting America directly involved in

Lyndon B. Johnson

27. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

officially allowed the US to now intervene militarily in Vietnam

28. The Tet Offensive resulted in:
a. the Viet Cong temporarily took control of many South Vietnamese cities
b. the near defeat of American-backed South Vietnamese forces
c. the American people wanting the US to withdraw from Vietnam
d. all of these

All of these

29. A village where over 300 men, women, and children were massacred because it was suspected of being a

My Lai Massacre

30. Which of the following happened in 1975 in Vietnam?

the communists took control of all of Vietnam

31. Which of the following was president of the US when the Vietnam War ended?

Richard M. Nixon

32. Which of the following was a primary goal of the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's-1970's:
a. obtain equal rights for blacks
b. to obtain equal privileges for blacks
c. voice opposition to whites
d. a and b only

A and b only

_33. What happened as a result of Rosa Parks being arrested and fined because she refused to give up her seat

the Montgomery Bus Boycott

34. Which of the following characterizes the Civil Rights movement of the 1960's-1970's:
a. was primarily non-violent at first
b. integration of public places, especially universities, slowly became more common
c. violent opposition to the movement by whites eventually led to more violent protests by blacks
d. all of these

All of these

35. Which of the following was perhaps the bloodiest time during the protests in America during the period

1965-1969

36. The counterculture was:
a. rebellious
c. anti-tradition
b. anti-authority
d. all of these

All of these

37. Which of the following is associated with Martin Luther King, Jr.:
a. non-violence
b. civil disobedience
d. World of Islam
e. a and b
c. Black Power

A and b

38. Which of the following was a program of the Great Society:
a. Head Start
b. Peace Corps
d. Medicare
e. both a and d

Both a and d

39. Which of the following makes the year 1968 an important one in the life of the United States:
a. the Tet Offensive occurred
b. Martin Luther King. Jr. was assassinated
c. Robert Kennedy was assassinated
d. the My Lai incident occurred
e. all of these

All of these

40. What was the Watergate Affair?

the burglary of the Democratic National Committee office

41. Which president resigned as impeachment proceedings were underway as a result of the
Watergate scandal?

Richard M. Nixon

42. Leader of the Communist forces of North Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh

43. Leader of the rebel forces fighting Russia in Afghanistan

Osama Bin Laden

44. Communist leader that came to power in Cuba

Fidel Castro

45. Leader of Iraq that received US aid to fight against Iran

Saddam Hussein

46. Leader of Iran that was responsible for that country's revolution in 1979

Ayatollah Khomeini

47. US consulate is attacked on the 2012 anniversary of 9-11; 4 Americans killed, including our ambassador

Benghazi

48. Massive attack by N. Vietnamese that was eventually defeated by US led forces; turning point of the war

Tet Offensive

49. US led UN forces in this "Police Action"; first war after WWII

Korean War

50. US effort in this war was led by 3 different presidents; saw the country eventually fall to the Communists

Vietnam War

51. Site of a battle where US forces were close to capturing Osama bin Laden early in our war with Afghanistan

Tora Bora

52. Militant fundamentalist Islamic group that wants to create their own state in Iraq & Syria

ISIS/ISIL

53. "Holy Warriors:* fought against the USSR for control of their country in the 1970s

Mujahedeen

54. Means "students": extreme conservative Islamic group that adheres to a very strict form of Sharia law

Taliban

55. South Vietnamese Communists

Viet Cong

56. Means "the base/the foundation"; terrorist group believed to have carried out the 9-11 attacks on the U.S.

al-Qaeda

57. Which of the following means "openness" and was a move toward greater freedom in USSR?

Glasnost

58. What means "restructuring" and was a move toward a more Western-style economic approach in the USSR?

Perestroika

59. Agreement that helped limit the build up of nuclear missiles during the Cold War; was the 1St of its kind and became the standard by which all other arms deals would be measured:

SALT I Treaty

60. Head of Russia that took over after Khrushchev, his death essentially closed the era of Stalinist Russian rulers

Leonid Brezhnev

61. Considered a "new era" Communist leader; his policies transformed Russia and the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev

62. Leader of the US at the time of the collapse of the USSR

Ronald Reagan

63. Current leader of the USSR

Vladimir Putin

64. Was the head of Russia during the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, & U-2 Spy Plane Incident

Nikita Khrushchev

65. Head of the PLO from the 1960 - 2000s; was responsible for many terrorist attacks against Israel:

Yasser Arafat

66. What happened when Israel declared itself a nation?
a. the US was the 1st nation to recognize their new sovereign status
b. Israel's Arab neighbors immediately went to war against it
c. Israel fought a war with her Arab neighbors and won, thus securing its status as an
independent state
d. all of these

All of these

67. The New Right was a:
a. conservative movement of the late 1970's
b. was in response to the growing economic and political problems in America
c. was in response to the declining moral character of America
d. all of these

All of these

68. Which of the following was the theme of the "Reagan Revolution?"
a. America must be free
b. America must be strong
c. America must fight the Communists
d. both A and B

Both a and b

69. Which of the following was not a part of Reagan's economic plan for recovery:

Increase taxes

70. Which of the following is an area of the world where Reagan stood against communism:
a. Central America
b. the Caribbean
c. Angola
d. Afghanistan
e. all of these

All of these

71. Which of the following is not true of George H.W. Bush's administration:

he was given credit for continuing the economic prosperity started under Reagan

72. Bush was responsible for removing Manuel Noriega from power because he:

was accused of trafficking drugs into the United States

73. Which of the following primarily worried the Soviet Union during the 1980's:

US development of SDI technology

74. Which of the following is a reason for the decline of the Soviet Empire:
a. unrest within the countries of Eastern Europe
b. economic instability and depression within communist countries
c. changing of the "old guard" communist leaders to ones with new views and policies
d. all of these

All of these

75. Which of the following is still firmly communistic:

China

76. Which of the following was at the center of American hostages being taken from our embassy under one president, part of an arms scandal under another, and part of a nuclear treaty from yet another?

Iran

77. Which of the following was the cause of the first Gulf War?

Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait

78. Why did George H.W. Bush lose the 1992 election?

his handling of the economy

79. The Brady Bill:
a. allowed people to take off 12 weeks from work to take care of children or family
b. required a longer wait time in order to purchase guns
c. required voters to be registered when they renewed their driver's license
d. was passed in the wake of the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan
e. both B and D

Both B and D

80. NAFTA:

opened up free trade with Canada and Mexico

81. Which of the following was not a scandal/controversy experienced during Clinton's administration?

Watergate

82. Which of the following was a/an article of impeachment brought against Clinton?
a. obstruction of justice
b. abuse of power
C.
perjury
d. destruction of federal evidence
e. both a and c

Both a and c

83. The Contract with America was a:

Congressional Republican plan to renew faith of Americans in them and the
government

84. Why did Clinton win re-election despite all of the scandals in his administration?

his handling of the economy

85. Who was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court?

Sandra Day O'Connor

86. Who was the first woman to be selected as a vice-presidential candidate on a major party's
ticket?

Geraldine Ferraro

87. Who was the first Hispanic woman appointed to the Supreme Court?

Sonia Sotomayor

88. Which of the following is the catch phrase of George W. Bush's domestic policy?

compassionate conservatism

89. Which of the following was the cause of the second Gulf War?

alleged failure by Saddam Hussein to comply with the UN "food for oil" program

90. When did the second Gulf War begin?

March, 2003

91. System of "space-age" missile defense that helped cause the collapse of the USSR

SDI

92. Newest cabinet level department in US government; created as a result of 9-11

Homeland Security

93. System of education focusing on math & English; discouraged what's called "social promotion" of students

No Child Left Behind

94. System of enhanced domestic surveillance of the communications of US citizens

Patriot Act

95. System of health insurance designed to promote more and better coverage for more US citizens

Affordable Care Act

96. Where Osama bin Laden was captured

Pakistan

97. Where US troops were pinned down after having an aircraft downed as part of Operation
Geronimo

Somalia

98. Where the Benghazi attack occurred

Libya

99. Main place where Operation Enduring Freedom has taken place

Afghanistan

100. Controversial place where suspected US enemies are kept; interrogations have yielded fruitful intelligence in the war on terror

Guantanamo Bay