U.S. History Semester Test

1.

1 point

How did Truman manage to send U.S. troops without having congress declare war?

As President he can do what ever he wants

He was sending the troops as part of a U.N. police action

U.S. troops were already there

War was declared

2.

1 point

Who was thought of as the George Washington of Vietnam?

Mao Zedong

Qui Gon Jihn

Ho Chi Minh

Ngo Dinh Diem

3.

1 point

Who was the famous leader for Germany during WWII?

Hitler

Churchill

Chamberlain

Stalin

4.

1 point

What happened to the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki near the end of WWII?

they were the staging points for the invasion of Midway Islands

That is where the peace treaty for the war was signed

Battle for Korea

We dropped atomic bombs on them

5.

1 point

Why did the U.S. not want to help France against the Vietnamese?

because the U.S. was siding with Japan

Because the U.S. like what Ho Chi Minh represented in freedom

because the U.S was still mad at the French for WWII

because the U.S. was for decolonization and not for the continuance of it

6.

1 point

Why did the U.S. elect to fight Germany before Japan during WWII?

They viewed Germany as the greater threat

Germany provoked the U.S.

Japan was weak after attacking Pearl Harbor

Japan was an ally

7.

1 point

What was one reason the U.S. did not win the Vietnam war?

the U.S. was afraid of the Chinese reaction to a full scale invasion of the North

the U.S. was not trying to win they just wanted the publicity the war gave

The U.S. did not have enough man power to take the North

the U.S. was simply outgunned

8.

1 point

What was the attack on the beaches of Normandy called?

D-day

Operation Barbarossa

Operation Sea Lion

Battle of the Bulge

9.

1 point

Which battle forced the Japanese to fall back during WWII?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Battle of Midway

Wake Islands

Battle for Korea

10.

1 point

What was the counter offensive by the Germans called during WWII?

D-day

Battle of the Bulge

Operation Barbarossa

Operation Sea Lion

11.

1 point

Which U.S. President gave the ok for the U.S. to use atomic weapons during WWII?

Roosevelt

Truman

Eisenhower

Kennedy

12.

1 point

Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?

Stalin

Chamberlain

Churchill

Hitler

13.

1 point

Who was the U.S. general that was over the European theater of WWII?

Montgomery

Patton

Churchill

Eisenhower

14.

1 point

Truman viewed the invasion of South Korea by the north as a test of what policy?

Anti-Communist Movement Act

Lend-Lease Act

Truman Doctrine

Marshal Plan

15.

1 point

What was supposed to happen in Vietnam after the French left?

Vietnam was supposed to remain two countries with Diem controlling the south and Minh the north

The French were supposed to decide who would take control

an election to see who would rule and reunite the country

the U.S was supposed to ensure a free election between capitalist contestants

16.

1 point

Who was the leader of Russia during WWII

Hitler

Churchill

Stalin

Chamberlain

17.

1 point

Both France and Vietnam appealed to the U.S. for help. This created a conflict for the U.S. Which side did the U.S. decide to support?

China

Vietnam

France

Japan

18.

1 point

Why did Vietnam get divided into two?

so that both sides could be fair

So that the French could pull south and the Viet Minh could go north and the French could leave

Vietnam was always divided into two

because the south was democratic and the north was communist

19.

1 point

What was the mission of the U.S. troops in Vietnam?

invade and take out North Vietnam

search and destroy the enemy

to kill Ho Chi Minh

to win hearts and minds

20.

1 point

What was the parallel that Korea was divided?

29th Parallel

38th Parallel

42nd Parallel

17th Parallel