History Questions

"The Great War" or "The War to End all Wars"

The belief that a specific nation, language, or culture is superior to all others

Serbia, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Belgium and the United States

Attack France through Belgium, then redirect forces to take on Russians

What was the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (select all that apply, there are one to four possible correct answers)?a) It represented the U.S.'s attempt to limit its military involvement in Vietnam to naval exercises in the Gulf of Tonkinb) It was President Johnson's attempt to stop Congress from limiting his war powers as Commander-in-Chiefc) It was the name of the South Vietnamese attacks against U.S. interests in Indochinad) It was a congressional authorization to give the president power to defend U.S. forces and to prevent further aggression in Vietnam

What strategy was associated with the U.S. foreign policy during the entire period of the Cold War?a) Détenteb) Containmentc) Rapprochementd) Vietnamization

What were some of the demands made by the more than 8,000 demonstrators engaged in a silent protest parade down Fifth Avenue in 1917 (select all that apply, there are one to four possible correct answers)?a) They called for more African Americans to join the Black Regiment from Harlemb) They opposed the U.S.'s entry into WWIc) They protested President Wilson's refusal to call out racist violence d) against African Americans who were preparing to fight in WWIe) They asked that the U.S. be made safe for democracy

What led to the official start of World War II in Asia?a) The Japanese annexation of Korea in 1910b) The Japanese invasion of China in 1937c) The bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941d) The formation of a German-Japanese pro-communist front

When did the United States enter World War II?a) 1914b) 1939c) 1917d) 1941

When did the Holocaust take place?a) 1929-1933b) 1933-1945c) 1921-1945d) 1939-1949

How did President Truman convince a reluctant Congress to appropriate hundreds of millions of dollars to aid Europe?a) By threatening to boycott Congress if they didn't appropriate the moneyb) By making a rational argument that it was not actually a lot of money compared to the overall wealth of the U.S.c) By threatening to make the Supreme Court force Congress to actd) By offering to support Congressional legislation on desegregating the armed forcese) By scaring the American people about the communist threat which in turn put pressure on Congress to act

Which of the following was the reason why the US decided to openly participate militarily in WWII?a) The formation of the Tripartite Alliance between Germany, Italy and Japan.b) The Soviet-German non-aggression pact of 1939c) The Japanese occupation of Koread) The attacks by the Japanese against the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, HI

Created after the First World War, the __________ was an attempt by states to create a collective security organization:a) League of Nationsb) United Nationsc) Council of Trentd) National League

What led to the official start of World War II in Europe?a) Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harborb) The collapse of the Ottoman Empirec) The League of Nations' loss of legitimacyd) Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland

What was the relationship between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union by the time the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 (select all that apply)?a) Because Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression pact in 1939, their relationship had not changedb) The Germans and other Axis Powers had invaded the Soviet Unionc) The Soviet Union had joined the Axis Powers and was extending German reach into North Africad) German forces had advanced deep into Soviet territory

President who stated that the US would support democracy and contain the spread of communism

Abbreviated names to describe both the US and Soviet spy agencies

Civilians executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

Name of the first animal and the first hominid in space

President who gave the military the authorization to use nuclear weapons if he can't be reached if under attack by the Soviet Union