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04-15-2007, 11:09 PM
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NONE, THANK YOU FOFC!!!!!!My history teacher has given us the final exam in advance and told us 100 of the next 150 questions will make up our final exam. I was suprised, but daunted. I hoped the collective minds at FOFC might be able to help me figure some of these out. Any help you can give me would be appreciated, and ill try to keep the thread updated by posting answers next to questions as they are answered. Some are historical trivia, some are pop culture, but i have to know them all. PLEASE HELP FOFC!! :eek:
The HST 110 Historical Literacy Questions (time period: 1865 to 2007)
1. The best way to measure the production or output of the national economy is to look at the ____________ ___________ ________________.
2. I am the U.S. president who warned of the “military-industrial complex.”
3. This organization (or alliance of nations) was formed to resist Soviet expansion after WWII.
4. First used in WWI by the military, ______________ became wildly popular as an entertainment, news and communication venue for the public in the 1920s.
5. This legislation sought to balance the opportunities for men and women in athletics and required colleges and universities to provide NCAA scholarships for young women. This legislation is commonly known as ____________ ____________.
6. Some scholars refer to me as the “Teflon President.”
7. During my presidency, I was known to dress up in Indian Chief costumes.
8. I was the first president of the Sierra Club.
9. I became the first successful African American woman entrepreneur by creating beauty products specifically for African American women in the 1920s.
10. During my presidency, I ordered the desegregation of the U.S. military.
11. I created Ms Magazine and co-founded the National Organization of Women.
12. My 1915 film is often blamed for the strengthening of the KKK. Who am I and what was my 1915 film?
13. President Harry Truman fired me for challenging his orders during the Korean conflict.
14. Begun as a nightly update of news during the Iran Hostage Crisis, this television show vowed to stay on the air until the hostages were released. Over 400 days later, the show had become so popular that it remained on the air after the hostage release in 1980 and still can be seen every night even today. What television show am I?
15. The “ _________________________ League” was formed to protest the Spanish American War and specifically to protest the annexation of what country?
16. We were the most decorated military unit in WWII. What was our regimental unit number and what was kind of unusual about us?
17. The “Great Society” was one the visions and goals I had as a U.S. president.
18. My first major film role was as “Steamboat Willie” in 1928. Who am I?
19. What was the Enola Gay?
20. I was the only U.S. president to hold a PhD.
21. “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the __________________ Party?”
22. In a pandemic, the ___________ killed millions of people in 1918 and 1919.
23. I am the president who claimed “the buck stops here.”
24. What was the Nagato?
25. WE were executed on June 19, 1953.
26. I am considered the Poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance.
27. I was a one-armed man and also the first man to navigate & survey the Colorado River.
28. I coined the term “Black Power.”
29. My paintings appeared on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post over a period of forty years.
30. This “event” lasted for 381 days in 1956.
31. You might know me as a frequent loser in the race to be President of the United States. BUT my real fame began as a consumer advocate and as the writer of a 1965 best seller called Unsafe at Any Speed that forced the automobile industry to improve safety standards in American cars.
32. The time: August 1969. The place: rural New York. The event? _________________.
33. WE are most often named as the TWO primary voices of the “Beat Generation.”
34. My admission to the University of Mississippi in 1962 was accompanied by the ordering of 5,000 troops to the UM campus by President Kennedy, the deaths of 2 people and left dozens of troops and U.S. Marshals wounded. Who am I?
35. Executive Order 9066 ordered what action to be taken?
36. May 4, 1970. Event?
37. Jackie Robinson was the first African American major league baseball player to break the color barrier…in the National League. But I was the first to break that barrier in the American League, three months after Robinson’s debut.
38. The “Pumpkin Papers” were not actually paper at all but instead were ________________ and were used in the espionage trial of ________________ ________________ even though their validity was disputed then and still today.
39. Mom had to be proud: one son was Secretary of State while the other son was Director of the C.I.A. and both sons deeply tied to Cold War origins, espionage and “covert ops.” Who were these famous brothers?
40. I was introduced to the American public in 1946 and by 1960, nine of every ten homes had one of me! What am I?
41. What was “CREEP?”
42. Andrew “Rube” Foster founded this organization in 1920.
43. January 30, 1968.
44. This Supreme Court decision ALLOWED for “separate” as long as it “was equal.”
45. I was a Quaker-born suffragist. I objected to WWI and I did not let the “war effort” sway me from the cause of women’s suffrage.
46. Amid a huge national scandal, I resigned from office in October 1973 under charges of tax evasion and money laundering.
47. You know me as “D-Day,” but the actual military codename for this 1944 invasion was “Operation _________________.”
48. Time: June 1943. Place: Los Angeles. Infamous event?
49. April 30, 1970. President Nixon orders the invasion of what country?
50. While still in federal prison after being convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917, I ran for President in the 1920 election and even received over 900,000 votes!
51. What Supreme Court decision (and not the famous Harrison Ford movie), gave fame to the phrase “clear and present danger?” This Supreme Court decision limited the freedom of __________________.
52. I am the President who said that “there is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.”
53. This country was formed through the Treaty at Versailles in 1919 when British colonizers sketched the outline for a new country that would optimistically join together and “unify” the warring provinces of Basra, Baghdad and Mosul. What country am I?
54. Maybe you saw the suspenseful movie called “The Firm?” A scandalous and intrigue-ridden law firm, right? Well, what fascinating and famous (or maybe infamous) Wall Street law firm really does have an intrigue-ridden and international espionage-filled history complete with reputed and ties to Hitler pre-1934, to the U.S. government for 100 years, to the CIA and to the financing of coup d’etats and Cold War spying?
55. In a famous speech, I said, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
56. One of my many jobs was the writing of a newspaper column 6 days a week from 1935 to 1962 called “My Day” in which I often challenged the views and policies of my famous husband through 1945 and took on social and human right’s causes throughout the 27 years of my column.
57. This national movement and organization began in Minneapolis in 1968 when we came together to find ways to improve life for our people in urban ghettos and to discuss other issues related to our people. Our “movement” and organization became called and is still known today as what?
58. Who was the first television character to serve as a role model for the wearing of seat belts?
59. _________________ offered American people the “Square Deal,” and _________________ heralded the “New Deal” and ________________ gave us the “Fair Deal.”
60. Many scholars agree that WWII really began with the “____________________ at ____________________.”
61. In a case of supreme irony, the night before Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, he signed into existence a new agency to combat counterfeiting. The new agency would not take on different duties until two more presidents were assassinated. What agency did Lincoln create?
62. The earliest origins of the Vietnam War can be traced to Ho Chi Minh’s attempts to gain independence for his country in 1919 during the negotiations of the “ __________________ at _______________”.
63. This controversial syphilis study led to legislation that specifically protects the rights of human subjects in scientific research.
64. This “Doctrine” pledged that the U.S. would support any country threatened by the spread of Communism.
65. This “Plan” was designed to encourage and support economic recovery in Europe after WWII.
66. I was the first woman U.S. Cabinet member in U.S. history.
67. 1979 “meltdown.”
68. Established by the National Security of 1947, what government agency
was created to oversee all agencies related to national security and the military?
69. While running for president, I increased some of my appeal by developing my image as a humble peanut farmer from Georgia.
70. Seeing my country as a loser at the “____________________ at _______________,” I helped to found the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s and eventually closed the doors to the West in 1949. Who am I?
71. The name given to U.S. policies designed to limit the spread of Communism was: _________________________________.
72. The idea that if one country fell to Communism, then another would and then maybe another and so on. This idea or “theory” was called the “__________________ theory.”
73. This country gained control over much of the Pacific at the “___________________ at ___________________” and was considered one of the “Big Five.” But by the 1930s, it had invaded Manchuria, resigned from the League of Nations and signed a Pact with Nazi Germany. What country was this?
74. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was famous for doing what?
75. _______________ __________________ formed the first successful union for migrant workers. The union was named the __________ _____________ _____________.
76. Both Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk can share credit for their medical breakthroughs in the eradication of __________________.
77. “Wheatless Mondays” and “Meatless Thursdays” were American public war support programs associated with what war?
78. What 1954 battle became a key element in the U.S. entry into the politics and turmoil in Vietnam?
79. I/we coined the popular culture term “cowabunga.” (2 possible answers).
80. I made famous the argument that small Black elite that I called the “Talented Tenth” would lead the way to equality for the Black masses through liberal arts education and by insisting upon equality and citizenship. Who was I?
81. My approach to gaining the rights of equality and citizenship for Blacks also involved education and as such I founded Tuskegee Institute, but I tended to compromise a great deal and seek ways to be somewhat accommodating of white resistance. Who was I?
82. Cesar Chavez tends to get all the credit but he could not have succeeded without women, particularly me, at his side as co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Who was I?
83. Frustrated with anti war movements and other kinds of grass roots and protest groups by 1970, Richard Nixon founded this government agency specifically in response to a growing “green” movement that had become increasingly active. Although reluctant, Nixon signed the bill to create this agency to improve his public image. What agency did he create?
84. What Supreme Court case reversed the 1896 Supreme Court stance that held that “separate but equal” was legal? In what year did the reversal take place?
85. Summer 1964. Three Civil Rights workers were killed. What is the historic nickname for the “Summer of 1964”? And in what state did this tragic event take place?
86. "We had to destroy the village in order to save it" was famous quote given to a journalist by a U.S. Army officer during what war?
87. Place: Dayton Ohio. Year: 1925. Two famous lawyers arrive; one as a defense attorney and the other to be the prosecutor. Who were they and what famous trial was this?
88. Yes, I created Planned Parenthood. But some of my views were not so liberal. I believed that couples should have to “apply” to become parents and be approved. I also once said "More children from the fit, less from the unfit -- that is the chief aim of birth control." Birth Control Review, May 1919, p. 12. A complicated representation of early 20th century liberalism and eugenics in the United States, who was I?
89. People flocked to see me in the movies in the 1930s because I was cute, cuddly and could dance!
90. After signing the repeal of Prohibition, this U.S. President toasted the repeal with his personal favorite cocktail, a “Dirty Martini.” Who was he?
91. The “Double V” campaign during WWII referred to “Victory Abroad and Victory at Home.” But the “Victory at home” was really a call for equality by what group of Americans?
92. The first women in history that were trained to fly military aircraft were the __________________ _______________ ________________ _______________ or “___________” for short.
93. Although Woodrow Wilson pushed hard for the U.S. to join, the Congress voted it down and the U.S. never did join the ________________ of ______________ that Wilson himself had created in the hopes of preserving peace in the world post-WWI.
94. Ordinary citizens in the Nevada, Utah, & Arizona regions who became ill, suffered birth defects and cancers after the bomb tests of the 1950s and 1960s are referred to and remembered by “this name” which originated due the fact that most of these people lived south of or in areas that could not escape the dust of the bombs carried in the wind. What was “this name” assigned to these folks?
95. June 11, 1963. Person: Thich Quang Duc. Place: Saigon. His actions, among many things, led to the overthrow of the Diem regime in South Vietnam. What did Thich Quang Duc do that was seen by millions worldwide on their televisions the next day?
96. I believed that we should all “Share the Wealth” and my motto was “Every man a King.” Complicated, flamboyant, controlling, colorful; maybe even a little corrupt. Who was I?
97. Founded in 1869, our union admitted all workers, skilled and unskilled, & even admitted women and people of color. We were the first to fight for the 8-hour day. We were the ___________________ of ____________________.
98. My 1962 book, Silent Spring, brought attention to the dangers of __________ and launched the modern day _________________ movement. My name was _____________ _____________.
99. This 1882 Act, called the Chinese ________________ Act, ensured that the rights of Chinese in the Western states in particular would not be expanded.
100. This 1887 Act claimed that it would give land to individual Indians and in doing so would guarantee citizenship and equality for Native peoples. Instead the Act broke down tribal kinships and actually resulted over time in loss of Native lands. This was the ______________ Act.
101. Fearful of losing the Democratic support in the South, this U.S. President did not support the Anti-Lynching campaign that even his own wife did vocally support it. Which President was this?
102. “About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation”. What great American humorist said this?
103. Frustrated with the treatment of actors by studios and even more dismayed by how Hollywood treated women, this actress joined forces with Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin to form ________________ __________________. And who was the actress?
104. Our political party was short-lived but our support for a graduated income tax, and the direct election of U.S. Senators, civil service reform, and a working day of eight hours along with our ideas of initiative, recalls and referendums all eventually came to be after we were gone. We were the __________________ Party.
105. Which was is often called “The Forgotten War?”
106. It’s commonly believed that Teddy Roosevelt created the National Park Service. But it was actually President ___________ ___________ that signed this legislation in the year ________.
107. The ______________ _______________ Act of 1964 and the _______________ ____________________ Act of 1965 were the first major and sweeping pieces of legislative acts that directly addressed rights of African Americans in the 20th Century.
108. Though later proved to be innocent, ________________ ______________, was an actor accused of rape and murder. His case ultimately led to the first organized censorship of films through the first Production Code created by __________ Office in 1930.
109. April 22, 1970. Event?
110. October 15 to October 28, 1962. Event?
111. The people of this tiny South Pacific atoll were removed in 1946 for what was to be just few months while the U.S. tested new atomic bombs. They have not yet been able to return to live on their island because the soil still contains radioactivity today. What is the name of this atoll?
112. Sept. 3, 1886 in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona. Event?
113. March 25, 1911. There are 146 dead. Event?
114. Lasting only six months or so, this 1970s “fad” boasted a new kind of “pet” that needed no care, food, water or attention. They retailed at $3.95 and millions were sold. They were known as “________ ________.”
115. December 31, 1967. Temperature: 13 degrees below zero. This event came to be called the “_______ _________.”
116. I was the musician/performer who became known for being the first to smash and burn guitars as part of my shows. Who was I?
117. My photographs of people during the Depression made me famous and my photographs still serve as the most visual record of the 1930s. Who was I?
118. Today I am a born again Christian, golf-loving philanthropist and civic activist in Phoenix Arizona but in my earlier days I founded “shock rock” and my famous album and stage tour were both called “Welcome to my Nightmare.” Who am I?
119. Still studied and argued about today, this famous State Department official and “New Dealer” of FDR’s administration, claimed innocence till his death, but was he or wasn’t he a spy for the Soviets? Who was he?
120. Under accusations of accepting inappropriate gifts including that of a little dog, this politician told the American people, "...I want to say right now that regardless of what they say, we're going to keep it." Who was this politician? This famous speech came to be called the “_________________ Speech.”
121. We were screenwriters banned by the House Un-American Activities Committee. We came to be called the “___________________ _____.”
122. We were executed on August 23, 1927. To this day scholars argue as to whether we innocent or guilty. But most agree that our trial remains significant because of the role it played in rising anti-immigrant sentiments during the 1920s. Who were we?
123. Until the election of 2000, this earlier presidential election carried the stigma of being the most controversial because of the implication that a deal was struck that resulted in the ending of Reconstruction in the South which allowed the KKK to flourish and rights for newly freed African Americans to be ignored. This earlier election was in the year __________ and the “winner” was ______________ ______________.
124. My 1948 and 1953 “reports” on sexual activity in the United States among men and women shocked the nation and stands today as the largest study on human sexual behavior ever conducted in the U.S. – Who was I?
125. A member of the “Beat Generation,” my novels spoke about and to unhappy teenagers of the 1950s through the teenage characters in my books, especially Holden Caulfield. Who was I?
126. May 1, 1962. My plane crashed or was “brought down”. But this was no ordinary plane crash. I survived and my “incident” became key to the Cold War and the eventual Cuban Missile Crisis. Who was I and what was my plane?
127. We were “eight men out” in 1919 but you probably know us better by our more famous name, the “___________ __________.”
128. Two boxers in the 1930s epitomized issues of race in the U.S. and Nazism in Europe. The American boxer was Black and the European boxer was German. The German won the first match between them in 1936. The American won the re-match in 1938. When the American died in 1981, the German boxer paid part of the funeral expenses & served as a pallbearer because they had become friends. Who were these two famous boxers?
129. What was the 1973 Supreme Court Decision that legalized abortion in the first trimester?
130. September 24, 1964, the _________________ Commission delivers its famous report on the assassination of _________________.
THE LAST QUESTIONS COME DIRECTLY FROM A SAMPLE CITIZENSHIP TEST ADMINISTERED BY THE I.N.S. TO THOSE SEEKING U.S. CITIZENSHIP
131. Who has the power to declare war?
132. In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
133. What is the Introduction to the Constitution called?
134. How many times can a U.S. Senator be re-elected?
135. How many times can a U.S.Congressmen be re-elected?
136. What special group advises the President?
137. What are the requirements to be President of the United States?
138. How long is a Senator’s term each time they are elected?
139. How long is a Congressmen’s term each time they are elected?
140. How many U.S. Senators do we have?
141. What are the three branches of our government?
142. What is a change to the Constitution called?
143. How many “changes” to the Constitution have we had?
144. What are the first ten of these “changes” often more commonly called?
145. Who makes laws in the United States?
146. Name the thirteen original states.
147. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
148. Who elects the President of the U.S.?
149. Who becomes President if BOTH the President and Vice-President die?
150. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
NONE, THANK YOU FOFC!!!!!!My history teacher has given us the final exam in advance and told us 100 of the next 150 questions will make up our final exam. I was suprised, but daunted. I hoped the collective minds at FOFC might be able to help me figure some of these out. Any help you can give me would be appreciated, and ill try to keep the thread updated by posting answers next to questions as they are answered. Some are historical trivia, some are pop culture, but i have to know them all. PLEASE HELP FOFC!! :eek:
The HST 110 Historical Literacy Questions (time period: 1865 to 2007)
1. The best way to measure the production or output of the national economy is to look at the ____________ ___________ ________________.
2. I am the U.S. president who warned of the “military-industrial complex.”
3. This organization (or alliance of nations) was formed to resist Soviet expansion after WWII.
4. First used in WWI by the military, ______________ became wildly popular as an entertainment, news and communication venue for the public in the 1920s.
5. This legislation sought to balance the opportunities for men and women in athletics and required colleges and universities to provide NCAA scholarships for young women. This legislation is commonly known as ____________ ____________.
6. Some scholars refer to me as the “Teflon President.”
7. During my presidency, I was known to dress up in Indian Chief costumes.
8. I was the first president of the Sierra Club.
9. I became the first successful African American woman entrepreneur by creating beauty products specifically for African American women in the 1920s.
10. During my presidency, I ordered the desegregation of the U.S. military.
11. I created Ms Magazine and co-founded the National Organization of Women.
12. My 1915 film is often blamed for the strengthening of the KKK. Who am I and what was my 1915 film?
13. President Harry Truman fired me for challenging his orders during the Korean conflict.
14. Begun as a nightly update of news during the Iran Hostage Crisis, this television show vowed to stay on the air until the hostages were released. Over 400 days later, the show had become so popular that it remained on the air after the hostage release in 1980 and still can be seen every night even today. What television show am I?
15. The “ _________________________ League” was formed to protest the Spanish American War and specifically to protest the annexation of what country?
16. We were the most decorated military unit in WWII. What was our regimental unit number and what was kind of unusual about us?
17. The “Great Society” was one the visions and goals I had as a U.S. president.
18. My first major film role was as “Steamboat Willie” in 1928. Who am I?
19. What was the Enola Gay?
20. I was the only U.S. president to hold a PhD.
21. “Are you now or have you ever been a member of the __________________ Party?”
22. In a pandemic, the ___________ killed millions of people in 1918 and 1919.
23. I am the president who claimed “the buck stops here.”
24. What was the Nagato?
25. WE were executed on June 19, 1953.
26. I am considered the Poet laureate of the Harlem Renaissance.
27. I was a one-armed man and also the first man to navigate & survey the Colorado River.
28. I coined the term “Black Power.”
29. My paintings appeared on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post over a period of forty years.
30. This “event” lasted for 381 days in 1956.
31. You might know me as a frequent loser in the race to be President of the United States. BUT my real fame began as a consumer advocate and as the writer of a 1965 best seller called Unsafe at Any Speed that forced the automobile industry to improve safety standards in American cars.
32. The time: August 1969. The place: rural New York. The event? _________________.
33. WE are most often named as the TWO primary voices of the “Beat Generation.”
34. My admission to the University of Mississippi in 1962 was accompanied by the ordering of 5,000 troops to the UM campus by President Kennedy, the deaths of 2 people and left dozens of troops and U.S. Marshals wounded. Who am I?
35. Executive Order 9066 ordered what action to be taken?
36. May 4, 1970. Event?
37. Jackie Robinson was the first African American major league baseball player to break the color barrier…in the National League. But I was the first to break that barrier in the American League, three months after Robinson’s debut.
38. The “Pumpkin Papers” were not actually paper at all but instead were ________________ and were used in the espionage trial of ________________ ________________ even though their validity was disputed then and still today.
39. Mom had to be proud: one son was Secretary of State while the other son was Director of the C.I.A. and both sons deeply tied to Cold War origins, espionage and “covert ops.” Who were these famous brothers?
40. I was introduced to the American public in 1946 and by 1960, nine of every ten homes had one of me! What am I?
41. What was “CREEP?”
42. Andrew “Rube” Foster founded this organization in 1920.
43. January 30, 1968.
44. This Supreme Court decision ALLOWED for “separate” as long as it “was equal.”
45. I was a Quaker-born suffragist. I objected to WWI and I did not let the “war effort” sway me from the cause of women’s suffrage.
46. Amid a huge national scandal, I resigned from office in October 1973 under charges of tax evasion and money laundering.
47. You know me as “D-Day,” but the actual military codename for this 1944 invasion was “Operation _________________.”
48. Time: June 1943. Place: Los Angeles. Infamous event?
49. April 30, 1970. President Nixon orders the invasion of what country?
50. While still in federal prison after being convicted under the Espionage Act of 1917, I ran for President in the 1920 election and even received over 900,000 votes!
51. What Supreme Court decision (and not the famous Harrison Ford movie), gave fame to the phrase “clear and present danger?” This Supreme Court decision limited the freedom of __________________.
52. I am the President who said that “there is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.”
53. This country was formed through the Treaty at Versailles in 1919 when British colonizers sketched the outline for a new country that would optimistically join together and “unify” the warring provinces of Basra, Baghdad and Mosul. What country am I?
54. Maybe you saw the suspenseful movie called “The Firm?” A scandalous and intrigue-ridden law firm, right? Well, what fascinating and famous (or maybe infamous) Wall Street law firm really does have an intrigue-ridden and international espionage-filled history complete with reputed and ties to Hitler pre-1934, to the U.S. government for 100 years, to the CIA and to the financing of coup d’etats and Cold War spying?
55. In a famous speech, I said, “Old soldiers never die; they just fade away.”
56. One of my many jobs was the writing of a newspaper column 6 days a week from 1935 to 1962 called “My Day” in which I often challenged the views and policies of my famous husband through 1945 and took on social and human right’s causes throughout the 27 years of my column.
57. This national movement and organization began in Minneapolis in 1968 when we came together to find ways to improve life for our people in urban ghettos and to discuss other issues related to our people. Our “movement” and organization became called and is still known today as what?
58. Who was the first television character to serve as a role model for the wearing of seat belts?
59. _________________ offered American people the “Square Deal,” and _________________ heralded the “New Deal” and ________________ gave us the “Fair Deal.”
60. Many scholars agree that WWII really began with the “____________________ at ____________________.”
61. In a case of supreme irony, the night before Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, he signed into existence a new agency to combat counterfeiting. The new agency would not take on different duties until two more presidents were assassinated. What agency did Lincoln create?
62. The earliest origins of the Vietnam War can be traced to Ho Chi Minh’s attempts to gain independence for his country in 1919 during the negotiations of the “ __________________ at _______________”.
63. This controversial syphilis study led to legislation that specifically protects the rights of human subjects in scientific research.
64. This “Doctrine” pledged that the U.S. would support any country threatened by the spread of Communism.
65. This “Plan” was designed to encourage and support economic recovery in Europe after WWII.
66. I was the first woman U.S. Cabinet member in U.S. history.
67. 1979 “meltdown.”
68. Established by the National Security of 1947, what government agency
was created to oversee all agencies related to national security and the military?
69. While running for president, I increased some of my appeal by developing my image as a humble peanut farmer from Georgia.
70. Seeing my country as a loser at the “____________________ at _______________,” I helped to found the Chinese Communist Party in the 1920s and eventually closed the doors to the West in 1949. Who am I?
71. The name given to U.S. policies designed to limit the spread of Communism was: _________________________________.
72. The idea that if one country fell to Communism, then another would and then maybe another and so on. This idea or “theory” was called the “__________________ theory.”
73. This country gained control over much of the Pacific at the “___________________ at ___________________” and was considered one of the “Big Five.” But by the 1930s, it had invaded Manchuria, resigned from the League of Nations and signed a Pact with Nazi Germany. What country was this?
74. Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was famous for doing what?
75. _______________ __________________ formed the first successful union for migrant workers. The union was named the __________ _____________ _____________.
76. Both Albert Sabin and Jonas Salk can share credit for their medical breakthroughs in the eradication of __________________.
77. “Wheatless Mondays” and “Meatless Thursdays” were American public war support programs associated with what war?
78. What 1954 battle became a key element in the U.S. entry into the politics and turmoil in Vietnam?
79. I/we coined the popular culture term “cowabunga.” (2 possible answers).
80. I made famous the argument that small Black elite that I called the “Talented Tenth” would lead the way to equality for the Black masses through liberal arts education and by insisting upon equality and citizenship. Who was I?
81. My approach to gaining the rights of equality and citizenship for Blacks also involved education and as such I founded Tuskegee Institute, but I tended to compromise a great deal and seek ways to be somewhat accommodating of white resistance. Who was I?
82. Cesar Chavez tends to get all the credit but he could not have succeeded without women, particularly me, at his side as co-founder of the United Farm Workers. Who was I?
83. Frustrated with anti war movements and other kinds of grass roots and protest groups by 1970, Richard Nixon founded this government agency specifically in response to a growing “green” movement that had become increasingly active. Although reluctant, Nixon signed the bill to create this agency to improve his public image. What agency did he create?
84. What Supreme Court case reversed the 1896 Supreme Court stance that held that “separate but equal” was legal? In what year did the reversal take place?
85. Summer 1964. Three Civil Rights workers were killed. What is the historic nickname for the “Summer of 1964”? And in what state did this tragic event take place?
86. "We had to destroy the village in order to save it" was famous quote given to a journalist by a U.S. Army officer during what war?
87. Place: Dayton Ohio. Year: 1925. Two famous lawyers arrive; one as a defense attorney and the other to be the prosecutor. Who were they and what famous trial was this?
88. Yes, I created Planned Parenthood. But some of my views were not so liberal. I believed that couples should have to “apply” to become parents and be approved. I also once said "More children from the fit, less from the unfit -- that is the chief aim of birth control." Birth Control Review, May 1919, p. 12. A complicated representation of early 20th century liberalism and eugenics in the United States, who was I?
89. People flocked to see me in the movies in the 1930s because I was cute, cuddly and could dance!
90. After signing the repeal of Prohibition, this U.S. President toasted the repeal with his personal favorite cocktail, a “Dirty Martini.” Who was he?
91. The “Double V” campaign during WWII referred to “Victory Abroad and Victory at Home.” But the “Victory at home” was really a call for equality by what group of Americans?
92. The first women in history that were trained to fly military aircraft were the __________________ _______________ ________________ _______________ or “___________” for short.
93. Although Woodrow Wilson pushed hard for the U.S. to join, the Congress voted it down and the U.S. never did join the ________________ of ______________ that Wilson himself had created in the hopes of preserving peace in the world post-WWI.
94. Ordinary citizens in the Nevada, Utah, & Arizona regions who became ill, suffered birth defects and cancers after the bomb tests of the 1950s and 1960s are referred to and remembered by “this name” which originated due the fact that most of these people lived south of or in areas that could not escape the dust of the bombs carried in the wind. What was “this name” assigned to these folks?
95. June 11, 1963. Person: Thich Quang Duc. Place: Saigon. His actions, among many things, led to the overthrow of the Diem regime in South Vietnam. What did Thich Quang Duc do that was seen by millions worldwide on their televisions the next day?
96. I believed that we should all “Share the Wealth” and my motto was “Every man a King.” Complicated, flamboyant, controlling, colorful; maybe even a little corrupt. Who was I?
97. Founded in 1869, our union admitted all workers, skilled and unskilled, & even admitted women and people of color. We were the first to fight for the 8-hour day. We were the ___________________ of ____________________.
98. My 1962 book, Silent Spring, brought attention to the dangers of __________ and launched the modern day _________________ movement. My name was _____________ _____________.
99. This 1882 Act, called the Chinese ________________ Act, ensured that the rights of Chinese in the Western states in particular would not be expanded.
100. This 1887 Act claimed that it would give land to individual Indians and in doing so would guarantee citizenship and equality for Native peoples. Instead the Act broke down tribal kinships and actually resulted over time in loss of Native lands. This was the ______________ Act.
101. Fearful of losing the Democratic support in the South, this U.S. President did not support the Anti-Lynching campaign that even his own wife did vocally support it. Which President was this?
102. “About all I can say for the United States Senate is that it opens with a prayer and closes with an investigation”. What great American humorist said this?
103. Frustrated with the treatment of actors by studios and even more dismayed by how Hollywood treated women, this actress joined forces with Douglas Fairbanks and Charlie Chaplin to form ________________ __________________. And who was the actress?
104. Our political party was short-lived but our support for a graduated income tax, and the direct election of U.S. Senators, civil service reform, and a working day of eight hours along with our ideas of initiative, recalls and referendums all eventually came to be after we were gone. We were the __________________ Party.
105. Which was is often called “The Forgotten War?”
106. It’s commonly believed that Teddy Roosevelt created the National Park Service. But it was actually President ___________ ___________ that signed this legislation in the year ________.
107. The ______________ _______________ Act of 1964 and the _______________ ____________________ Act of 1965 were the first major and sweeping pieces of legislative acts that directly addressed rights of African Americans in the 20th Century.
108. Though later proved to be innocent, ________________ ______________, was an actor accused of rape and murder. His case ultimately led to the first organized censorship of films through the first Production Code created by __________ Office in 1930.
109. April 22, 1970. Event?
110. October 15 to October 28, 1962. Event?
111. The people of this tiny South Pacific atoll were removed in 1946 for what was to be just few months while the U.S. tested new atomic bombs. They have not yet been able to return to live on their island because the soil still contains radioactivity today. What is the name of this atoll?
112. Sept. 3, 1886 in Skeleton Canyon, Arizona. Event?
113. March 25, 1911. There are 146 dead. Event?
114. Lasting only six months or so, this 1970s “fad” boasted a new kind of “pet” that needed no care, food, water or attention. They retailed at $3.95 and millions were sold. They were known as “________ ________.”
115. December 31, 1967. Temperature: 13 degrees below zero. This event came to be called the “_______ _________.”
116. I was the musician/performer who became known for being the first to smash and burn guitars as part of my shows. Who was I?
117. My photographs of people during the Depression made me famous and my photographs still serve as the most visual record of the 1930s. Who was I?
118. Today I am a born again Christian, golf-loving philanthropist and civic activist in Phoenix Arizona but in my earlier days I founded “shock rock” and my famous album and stage tour were both called “Welcome to my Nightmare.” Who am I?
119. Still studied and argued about today, this famous State Department official and “New Dealer” of FDR’s administration, claimed innocence till his death, but was he or wasn’t he a spy for the Soviets? Who was he?
120. Under accusations of accepting inappropriate gifts including that of a little dog, this politician told the American people, "...I want to say right now that regardless of what they say, we're going to keep it." Who was this politician? This famous speech came to be called the “_________________ Speech.”
121. We were screenwriters banned by the House Un-American Activities Committee. We came to be called the “___________________ _____.”
122. We were executed on August 23, 1927. To this day scholars argue as to whether we innocent or guilty. But most agree that our trial remains significant because of the role it played in rising anti-immigrant sentiments during the 1920s. Who were we?
123. Until the election of 2000, this earlier presidential election carried the stigma of being the most controversial because of the implication that a deal was struck that resulted in the ending of Reconstruction in the South which allowed the KKK to flourish and rights for newly freed African Americans to be ignored. This earlier election was in the year __________ and the “winner” was ______________ ______________.
124. My 1948 and 1953 “reports” on sexual activity in the United States among men and women shocked the nation and stands today as the largest study on human sexual behavior ever conducted in the U.S. – Who was I?
125. A member of the “Beat Generation,” my novels spoke about and to unhappy teenagers of the 1950s through the teenage characters in my books, especially Holden Caulfield. Who was I?
126. May 1, 1962. My plane crashed or was “brought down”. But this was no ordinary plane crash. I survived and my “incident” became key to the Cold War and the eventual Cuban Missile Crisis. Who was I and what was my plane?
127. We were “eight men out” in 1919 but you probably know us better by our more famous name, the “___________ __________.”
128. Two boxers in the 1930s epitomized issues of race in the U.S. and Nazism in Europe. The American boxer was Black and the European boxer was German. The German won the first match between them in 1936. The American won the re-match in 1938. When the American died in 1981, the German boxer paid part of the funeral expenses & served as a pallbearer because they had become friends. Who were these two famous boxers?
129. What was the 1973 Supreme Court Decision that legalized abortion in the first trimester?
130. September 24, 1964, the _________________ Commission delivers its famous report on the assassination of _________________.
THE LAST QUESTIONS COME DIRECTLY FROM A SAMPLE CITIZENSHIP TEST ADMINISTERED BY THE I.N.S. TO THOSE SEEKING U.S. CITIZENSHIP
131. Who has the power to declare war?
132. In what year was the U.S. Constitution written?
133. What is the Introduction to the Constitution called?
134. How many times can a U.S. Senator be re-elected?
135. How many times can a U.S.Congressmen be re-elected?
136. What special group advises the President?
137. What are the requirements to be President of the United States?
138. How long is a Senator’s term each time they are elected?
139. How long is a Congressmen’s term each time they are elected?
140. How many U.S. Senators do we have?
141. What are the three branches of our government?
142. What is a change to the Constitution called?
143. How many “changes” to the Constitution have we had?
144. What are the first ten of these “changes” often more commonly called?
145. Who makes laws in the United States?
146. Name the thirteen original states.
147. What do the stripes on the U.S. flag represent?
148. Who elects the President of the U.S.?
149. Who becomes President if BOTH the President and Vice-President die?
150. Whose rights are guaranteed by the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?