Question 1
How was Germany mainly planning on carrying out the destruction of ships belonging to Britain and its allies that was referenced in this published warning to the public?
A) by naval blockade
B) by mining the North Sea
C) through modern steel-constructed battleships
D) through U-boats
Question 2
What were CBS-TV news anchor Walter Cronkite's intentions when he told viewers on February 27, 1968, that we have been too often disappointed by the optimism of the American leaders, both in Vietnam and Washington, to have faith any longer in
the silver linings they find in the darkest clouds? A) He was urging the United States to seek a negotiated peace in Vietnam since the war was a
stalemate.
B) He was advising President Johnson not to run for reelection because of the Vietnam crisis.
C) He was suggesting an escalated aerial bombing of North Vietnam to bring the war to a quick
end.
D) He was recommending that the United States instigate another military coup in South
Vietnam to stabilize and strengthen that government.
Question 3
The First Continental Congress approved the Resolves of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, which denounced the Intolerable Acts because these laws were __________.
A) unenforceable
B) a violation of rights and liberties
C) poorly written
D) an attempt by the monarchy to impose additional taxes
Question 4
What groups were most likely to oppose American trade with the Allied nations during World War I?
A) German Americans and Irish Americans
B) The upper-class American elites
C) anti-Communists and anti-Bolsheviks
D) Eastern bankers and entrepreneurs
Question 5
As shown on this map, what was the major outcome of the series of Union victories in the western part of the Confederacy between 1862 and 1863?
A) They prevented a Confederate invasion of Missouri and Kentucky.
B) They cut the Confederacy in half and gained control of the Mississippi River.
C) They established a pro-Union government in Arkansas.
D) They captured key Confederate fortresses in the Ohio River Valley.
Question 6
The primary purpose of this map is to show that __________.
A) North and South Vietnam eventually reunited as one Communist nation
B) China changed the course of the war in Vietnam in a 20-year period
C) the United States spent over 20 years trying to defeat Communist forces in Vietnam
D) the Cold War spread beyond Southeast Asia because of the Vietnam War