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Which president pursued a policy of Vietnamization? 

A. Gerald Ford

B. Richard Nixon

C. Lyndon Johnson

D. John F. Kennedy

Which of these was used to justify  U.S. support for South Vietnam?

A. Internationalism

B. McCarthyism

C. The domino theory

D. The nuclear arms race

The United States originally sent aid to the Vietminh to help

a. them overthrow French rule.

b. them expel Japanese forces.

c. the French regain their colony.

d. prevent a communist take-over.

b. them expel Japanese forces.

What country did American troops invade in an effort to destroy Vietcong military bases there?

a. Thailand

b. Cambodia

c. China

d. Taiwan

 

“On our third attempt, my wife, children, and I escaped by boat from Vietnam and arrived in Hong

Kong, where we remained for three months. Then my brother, who came to America in 1975,

sponsored us, and we arrived in America in 1978. . . .

“Although in America we live with everything free, to move, to do business, we still have the need

to return to Vietnam one day. This is our dream. In Vietnam, before the Communists came, we had

a sentimental life, more [mentally] comfortable and cozy, more joyful. . . . In America, when we go

to work, we go in our cars. When we return, we leave our cars and enter our homes [and do not

meet neighbors]. . . . That’s why we do not have the kind of being at ease that we knew in

Vietnam.”

 

—Vietnamese immigrant

 

Based on the excerpt above, the immigrant quoted most likely left Vietnam because he

a. could not earn enough to support his family.

b. hoped to have his own home and car.

c. wanted his children to grow up in the United States.

d. was persecuted by Vietnamese Communists.

d. was persecuted by Vietnamese Communists.

Police have to say which of the following as a result of the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona(1966)? 

In 1896, the Supreme Court’s decision in Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the doctrine of

a. civil rights.

b. “equal protection.”

c. the right to vote.

d. “separate but equal.”

d. "separate but equal."

The quote below comes from the Supreme Court ruling in Korematsu v. United States, handed down in 1944:

"The properly constituted military authorities feared an invasion of our West Coast and felt constrained to take proper security measure... congress, reposing its confidence in this time of war in our military

leaders as inevitably it must determined that they should have the power to do just this."

What security measures are being referred to in this case?

A. Internment of Japanese Americans

A. Internment of Japanese Americans

Which supreme court ruling prevented some students from being bused to other schools?

a. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

b. Miliken v. Bradley

c. Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

d. University of California Regents v. Bakke

The U.S. caused massive fires in Tokyo by dropping bombs filled with

A. Amphtrac

B. Dynamite

C. Grease

D. Napalm

In 1988, President Ronald Reagan apologized to formerly interned Japanese Americans and

a. opened a museum in their honor.

b. granted each $20,000.

c. granted each $100,000.

d. declared them tax exempt.

The Treaty of Kanagawa gave the United States trading rights at two ports in

a. China.

b. Hawaii.

c. Japan.

d. the Philippines.

c. Japan.

To prevent any nation from controlling trade in China, President Theodore Roosevelt helped negotiate

a resolution to a war between

a. China and Japan.

b. Japan and England.

c. Japan and Russia.

d. China and Russia.

“[A]long the vital Pacific Coast over 112,000 potential enemies, of Japanese extraction, are at large

today. There are indications that these were organized and ready for concerted action at a

favorable opportunity. The very fact that no sabotage has taken place to date is a disturbing and

confirming indication that such action will be taken.”

—Lieutenant General John DeWitt, Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast, 1942

 

Based on the excerpt, the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was a result of

a. well-founded concerns that they posed an immediate threat to U.S. national security.

b. evidence that they were plotting to sabotage the American war effort.

c. fears they posed a threat to national security, although no sabotage had been carried out by

Japanese Americans.

d. attacks carried out by a small minority of Japanese Americans.

c. fears they posed a threat to national security, although no sabotage had been carried out by Japanese Americans

As strikes erupted across the United States in 1919, the fear that Communists might seize power led

to the

a. Red Scare.

b. Red Nativism.

c. Red Socialism.

d. Red Communism.

The “Dust Bowl” was located in

a. the Great Plains.

b. the Midwest.

c. the Pacific Northwest.

d. the Southeast.

Wisconsin became known as “the laboratory of democracy” because of its

a. antitrust laws.

b. consumer protection laws.

c. efforts for woman suffrage.

d. support for direct primaries.

d. support for direct primaries.

How did the Dawes Plan try to promote peace?

a.  It proposed a treaty to outlaw war.

b. The plan set limits on the construction of new warships and                    required the Japanese navy to be

    smaller than those of the United States and Great Britain.

c. It increased tariffs on imports from Germany to pay reparations to         France and Great Britain.

d. The plan allowed U.S. banks to loan money to Germany so it could        pay reparations.

An unintended effect of the Fordney-McCumber Act (1922) was that

a. farmers could no longer sell their crops in the American market.

b. demand for American farm products increased in Latin America.

c. farmers could no longer sell their crops to overseas markets.

d. demand for American farm products increased overseas.

On May 1, 1898, Commodore George Dewey led his squadron into Manila Bay in

a. Cuba.

b. Hawaii.

c. the Philippines.

d. Spain.

President Wilson followed Roosevelt’s example in the Caribbean, sending troops to intervene in Haiti

and in

a. Cuba.

b. the Dominican Republic.

c. Guatemala.

d. Panama.

The U.S. Marines had severe casualties at Tarawa in part because

a. they had no air support.

b. the shallow reef prevented many landing craft from reaching shore.

c. the Japanese had the high ground of Mount Suribachi.

d. the Japanese used kamikaze fighters against them.

In addition to the stock market crash in 1929, a key cause of the Great Depression was

a. deflation.

b. inflation.

c. over consumption.

d. overproduction.

Supporters of laissez-faire believed the government should interfere in the economy only to

a. bring the country out of an economic crisis.

b. keep prices from rising too much.

c. protect new domestic businesses from foreign competition.

d. protect property rights and maintain peace.