HIST1302 Dr. Butler MAP EXERCISE FOUR

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1 HIST1302 Dr. Butler MAP EXERCISE FOUR Instructions: For this exercise, students will examine a variety of maps relating to the decades immediately following World War II. Links to these maps are provided on the professor s website. Referring to this material, students will answer the following questions. 1) Which one of these statements about Cold War Europe is NOT true? a) Germany was divided into two separate nations, one allied with NATO, the other allied with the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations b) NATO was founded in 1949, with ten of its members being in Europe c) The Warsaw Pact was signed by several Eastern European nations in 1955 d) Communist Yugoslavia was one of the Warsaw Pact nations 2) Which one of these statements about Cold War Berlin is NOT true? a) It continued to be the capital of an undivided Germany b) It was divided into four sectors occupied by the British, the French, the Americans, and the Soviets c) It was located inside the boundaries of Soviet-controlled East Germany d) In , three air lanes leading from the British and American-controlled areas of West Germany enabled supplies to reach the allied sectors of Berlin 3) What started the Korean War? a) American troops invaded North Korea b) Chinese troops invaded South Korea c) North Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel and invaded South Korea d) South Korean troops crossed the 38th parallel and invaded North Korea 4) What was the name of the place where U.S. and South Korean troops halted the North Korean advance in 1950? a) The 38th Parallel b) The Pusan Perimeter c) The Armistice Line d) The Iron Triangle 5) Which U.S. general led the United Nations troop landing at Inchon? a) Eisenhower b) Patton c) MacArthur d) Bradley 1

2 6) What happened after U.N. forces crossed the38th Parallel? a) Soviet troops came to the aid of the North Koreans b) Chinese troops came to the aid of the North Koreans c) The North Koreans dealt the U.N. forces a devastating blow d) The U.N. forces surrendered to the North Koreans e) Both A and B above 7) What are the end cities of Interstate Highway 35, which runs through the Dallas-Fort Worth area? a) Dallas, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma b) Laredo, Texas and Duluth, Minnesota c) San Diego, California and Mobile, Alabama d) Great Falls, Montana and Barstow, California 8) Which of the following statements about the Interstate Highway system is NOT true? a) North-South highways have odd numbers b) East-West highways have even numbers c) The highway system is densest in the Western states d) The highway system is densest in the Eastern states 9) Which of the following statements about the Freedom Rides is NOT true? a) There were ten Freedom Rides in 1961 b) The most northerly originating point was Newark, NJ c) Of all the Freedom Riders jailed, the largest arrest was in Jackson, MS d) The Freedom Riders encountered no violence or resistance 10) During the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962, which one of these cities was NOT within range of the MRBMs (Medium Range Ballistic Missiles) on the island of Cuba? a) San Francisco, California b) Dallas, Texas c) Washington, DC d) All the above-named cities were within range of the MRBMs 11) On November 22, 1963, where did President Kennedy s motorcade begin? a) Love Field b) Downtown Dallas c) The Trade Mart on Stemmons Freeway d) City Hall 12) What happened on November 22, 1963 when President Kennedy s motorcade reached Craddock Park on Lemmon Avenue? a) Someone hit him over the head with a protest sign b) Someone fired shots at him c) He stopped to greet some friendly youngsters d) He stopped and gave a speech before continuing 2

3 13) At what time on November 22, 1963, was President Kennedy hit by gunshots believed to have come from the Texas School Book Depository in Dealey Plaza? a) 11:40 a.m. b) 12:30 p.m. c) 12:40 p.m. d) 2:15 p.m. 14) Which one of the following is NOT true about alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald? a) After President Kennedy was shot, Oswald left the Texas School Book Depository and went to his rooming house in Oak Cliff b) Following the Kennedy assassination, Oswald was stopped for questioning by a Dallas Police officer, J.D. Tippit c) Oswald was shot to death, on Sunday, November 24, by a man named Jack Ruby d) On Saturday, November 23, Oswald confessed to killing both President Kennedy and Officer Tippit 15) How long did the 1968 Tet Offensive last? a) 3 days b) About a month c) 3 months d) 14 days 16) How many major NVA (North Vietnamese Army) and VC (Viet Cong) attacks were there in South Vietnam from September 1967 to January 1968? a) Three b) Six c) Nine d) Twelve 17) How many people were hit when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on an anti-war demonstration at Kent State University on May 4, 1970? a) Three b) Four c) Seven d) Thirteen 18) Which part of the country was most opposed to ratification of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)? a) The Northeast b) The Southeast c) The Midwest d) The Far West 3

4 19) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1948 presidential a) There were four candidates b) Four Southern states voted against President Truman c) President Truman s main support came from the Northeastern states d) President Truman received slightly less than 50% of the popular vote 20) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1952 and 1956 presidential elections? a) Eisenhower did well in both years except in the Deep South b) Eisenhower took Texas both times c) Eisenhower received less than 50% of the popular vote in both years d) Eisenhower received more than 50% of the popular vote in both years 21) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1960 presidential a) In the popular vote, it was a very close election b) A Third-Party candidate won some traditionally Democratic Southern states c) Kennedy received less than 50% of the popular vote d) Kennedy received less than 50% of the electoral vote 22) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1964 presidential a) President Johnson won by a landslide b) The traditionally Democratic Deep South went Republican c) In addition to the Deep South, Barry Goldwater won his home state of Arizona d) Although Johnson won a large percentage of the electoral vote, his popular vote percentage was very low 23) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1968 presidential a) Texas went Republican for the first time since 1956 b) A Third Party candidate carried the Deep South c) Although Nixon won more than 50% of the electoral vote, his margin of victory in the popular vote was very slim d) The Upper South states went Republican 24) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1972 presidential a) President Nixon won re-election by taking every state except Massachusetts and the District of Columbia b) President Nixon failed to win any states in the Deep South c) There was a Third Party candidate who got one electoral vote d) President Nixon won a larger percentage of the electoral vote than did President Johnson in

5 25) Which one of the following statements is NOT true about the 1976 and 1980 presidential elections? a) In 1976 most Deep South states voted Democratic for the first time since 1956 b) In 1980 all but one Deep South state voted Republican c) In 1976 Texas voted Democratic d) In 1980 the entire Deep South voted Democratic 5

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