ACT 35 TEST

Q: Marshall Plan 

A: U.S. gave aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII to stop the spread of communism.

Q: Yellow Journalism (Spanish-American War) 

A: Exaggerated news used to stir public emotions and support war with Spain.

Q: Ellis Island 

A: Main immigration station in the U.S. (1892-1954), mostly for Europeans.

Q: Panama Canal 

A: Man-made waterway linking Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, boosted trade and military mobility.

Q: NATO was created following which conflict? 

A: World War II (to counter Soviet power in Europe). 

Q: Truman's Containment Policy 

A: U.S. strategy to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War. 

Q: Woodrow Wilson's League of Nations 

A: International peacekeeping organization after WWI (U.S. never joined).

Q: Result of Pearl Harbor 

A: U.S. entered WWII (after Japanese attack on December 7, 1941). 

Q: Result of increase in independent states after WWI & WWII 

A: Collapse of empires, decolonization, and rise of nationalism. 

Q: Interstate Highway System impact 

A: Boosted the economy by improving transportation and creating jobs. 

Q: Freedmen's Bureau 

A: Helped formerly enslaved people after the Civil War with education, food, and jobs.

Q: 1965 Voting Rights Act 

A: Banned literacy tests and protected voting rights for African Americans. 

Q: Effect of WWII on U.S. industry 

A: Massive increase in production ended the Great Depression and created jobs. 

Q: Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955)

A: Protest against segregation; led by MLK; started after Rosa Parks' arrest.

Q: Brown v. Board of Education 

A: Supreme Court case that ended school segregation (1954). 

Q: Outcome of the Spanish-American War 

A: U.S. gained control of Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. 

Q: Lend-Lease before joining WWII 

A: U.S. sent supplies to Allies to help fight Axis powers before officially entering the war.

Q: Monroe Doctrine & Roosevelt Corollary 

A: Warned Europe to stay out of the Americas; U.S. would act as police in the Western Hemisphere.

Q: Westward expansion to California (1800s) 

A: Driven by Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and land opportunities. 

Q: U.S. Economic System 

A: Capitalism - private ownership and free markets. 

Q: President during WWI 

A: Woodrow Wilson. 

Q: President during Great Depression & WWII 

A: Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). 

Q: Central Powers (WWI) 

A: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire. 

Q: Eisenhower was a general in what war? 

A: World War II. 

Q: Why was the Cold War fought?

A: To stop the spread of communism and contain Soviet influence. 

Q: Martin Luther King Jr. 

A: Civil rights leader who promoted nonviolent protest and led the March on Washington.

Q: September 11th, 2001 

A: Terrorist attacks on the U.S. by al-Qaeda, led to War on Terror.

Q: What holiday is celebrated on July 4th? 

A: Independence Day (Declaration of Independence, 1776).

Q: What holiday recognizes all veterans? 

A: Veterans Day (November 11th). 

Q: Holiday on September 17th? 

A: Constitution Day. 

Q: Was Richard Nixon impeached? 

A: No, he resigned before he could be impeached. 

Q: Only amendment to be repealed? 

A: 18th Amendment (Prohibition), repealed by the 21st.

Q: 1920s striking workers were blamed as? 

A: Communists (Red Scare era). 

Q: President who ordered atomic bombs on Japan? 

A: Harry S. Truman. 

Q: What got the U.S. out of the Great Depression?

A: World War II (war production and job creation). 

Q: FDR's Economic Plan 

A: The New Deal - programs to provide jobs and reform the economy.

Q: Why did Wilson declare war on Germany in 1917? 

A: Unrestricted submarine warfare (e.g., Lusitania). 

Q: Purpose of Rosie the Riveter poster 

A: Encouraged women to work in factories and support the war effort. 

Q: What caused the Dust Bowl (1930s)? 

A: Severe drought and poor farming practices on the Great Plains. 

Q: Turning point battle in Pacific (WWII) 

A: Battle of Midway. 

Q: Event that forced U.S. into WWII?

A: Attack on Pearl Harbor (December 7, 1941). 

Q: War that led to War Powers Act (1973)? 

A: Vietnam War (limited president's power to send troops).

Q: Policy that led U.S. into Korean War? 

A: Containment Policy (to stop communism).

Q: Which of Wilson's 14 Points wasn't passed?

A: League of Nations (U.S. Senate rejected it).