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Question 1

Which two nations were allies of the United States during World War 2 and later became enemies of the United States during the Cold War?

England and Italy

Korea and Japan

France and Germany

Soviet Union and China

Question 2

President Truman’s order requiring loyalty checks and the Senate hearings led by Joseph McCarthy were both responses to:

excessive military spending following World War II

racial discrimination against African Americans

fear of communist influence in the government

control of labor unions by known criminals

Question 3

Announcement of Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)

Operation Desert Storm (1991)

Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present)

These events involve attempts by the United States to:

protect human rights in Europe

protect its interests in the Middle East

deliver humanitarian aid to Africa

contain the spread of communism in Asia

Question 4

What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)?

Korea continued to be a divided nation.

North Korea became an ally of the United States.

South Korea became a communist nation.

The United States controlled all of Korea.

Question 5

The GI Bill affected American society after World War 2 by:

(a) eliminating child labor

(b) expanding voting rights

(c) increasing spending on space exploration

(d) extending educational opportunities

Question 6

. Truman’s response to the Berlin Blockade was to?

(a) abandon Berlin

(b) give up plans for unifying Germany

(c) use the military to break the blockade of land routes into the city

(d) airlift materials into Berlin

Question 7

Most of Truman’s Fair Deal Program?

(a) met defeat at the hands of Republicans and southern Democrats

(b) was passed after a long debate

(c) was never introduced into Congress

(d) was passed by liberal Republicans and Southern Democrats

Question 8

The 1956 boycott of the Montgomery bus system?:

(a) was led by Malcolm X.

(b) started because the city doubled bus fares.

(c) was instigated by the arrest of Rosa parks.

(d) lasted for three weeks and failed to achieve its goal.

(e) resulted from the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Question 9

. In 1960 which of the following contributed most directly to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's cancellation of a scheduled summit meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower?:

(a)the rise to power of Fidel Castro in Cuba.

(b)the failure, at the Bay of Pigs, of a U. S.-sponsored attempt to oust Fidel Castro.

(c) the downing of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union.

(d) the sending of U. S. troops to Lebanon.

(e) the success of the Soviet space program in launching the Sputnik satellite.

Question 10

The case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) concerned?:

(a) the right of American women to receive equal pay.

(b) the constitutionality of federal aid to education.

(c) the closing of public schools by the governor of Kansas.

(d) the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.

(e) voting rights for Hispanics and Native Americans.

Question 11

The Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik in 1957 immediately led to?:

(a) an easing of US-USSR tensions.

(b) massive federal aid to American higher education.

(c) the Suez Crisis.

(d) the Geneva Summit's endorsement of Open Skies.

(e) the U-2 Incident.

Question 12

. The significance of the civil rights laws of 1957 and 1960 was that they?:

(a) succeeded in ending discrimination in public facilities.

(b) were the first civil rights laws passed since Reconstruction.

(c) opened the doors to equal opportunity in employment.

(d) provided protection for women as well as racial minorities

Question 13

The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War 2 contributed to:

(a) a decrease in the birthrate

(b) a major economic depression

(c) expansion of the middle class

(d) shortages in the supply of luxury goods

Question 14

During the Korean War, President Truman removed General MacArthur because MacArthur:

called for the immediate end of the war

refused to serve under the United Nations

lacked the experience to provide leadership during wartime

threatened the constitutional principle of civilian control of the military

Question 15

The experiences of African Americans serving in the military forces during World War 2 influenced their postwar decision to:

renew support for segregation

join the armed forces in record numbers

increase their efforts to end racial discrimination

move back to the south

Question 16

In 1954, the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by:

guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans

banning racial segregation in hotels

declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment

upholding the principle of segregation

Question 17

Before ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of

the elastic clause

custom and tradition

a Supreme Court decision

a federal law

Question 18

Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?

separation of powers

popular sovereignty

equal protect of the law

separation of church and state

Question 19

Which heading is most appropriate for the partial outline below?

_________________________________________________

The House Un-American Activities Committee

Loyalty review boards

Bomb shelters

Watkins v. United States (1957)

Results of WW1

The Cold War At Home

Problems of Urbanization

Reactions to Immigration

Question 20

As a result of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced:

increased suburban growth

the elimination of urban renewal programs

less air pollution from cars

reduction in our dependence on foreign oil

Question 21

The main economic problem faced by President Truman in his first term was:

(a) deflation

(b) tight credit

(c) a dwindling money supply

(d) inflation

Question 22

. Harry Truman aided the cause of civil rights by:

(a) denouncing southern support in the 1948 presidential election

(b) desegregating the armed forces

(c) integrating the public schools

(d) becoming the first US president to drop a rap album

Question 23

All of these statements about the 1948 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT?

(a) Southern Democrats refused to support Truman

(b) Truman was a heavy favorite to defeat his rival Thomas Dewey

(c) Liberal Democrats also did not support Truman in the campaign

(d) Truman won the election, but he still had to face a Republican majority in Congress.

Question 24

The Cold War developed following World War 2 as a result of the:

renewed threats from Nazi leaders

conflicts between democratic and communist governments

invasion of Poland by Germany

space race between the United States and USSR

Question 25

Martin Luther King, Jr. first emerged as a leader

of the civil rights movement when he

(a) led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama

(b) refused to give up his seat on a bus to a white

man

(c) challenged the authority of the Supreme

Court

(d) was elected as the first black congressman

Question 26

After World War II, a result of the Nuremberg trials was that:

individuals were held responsible for their acts during wartime

nations were forced to pay for their war damages

leaders on both sides of the war were found guilty

only military leaders were accused of crimes

Question 27

In the struggle for African American civil rights, Rosa Parks is associated with:

March on Washington, DC

voter registration drives

Montgomery bus boycott

sit-in demonstrations in North Carolina

Question 28

When President Eisenhower put troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, he was fulfilling his presidential role as:

chief executive

chief diplomat

head of state

head of his political party

Question 29

One long-term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it:

led to the passage of the GI Bill

caused a decline in the automobile industry

improved our relations with Canada and Mexico

supported the growth of American industry

Question 30

The Nuremberg trials conducted after World War 2 judged individuals charged with:

war crimes in the Pacific

extermination of Jews and other groups in Europe

the development of the atomic bomb

aiding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s efforts to stop communism

Question 31

During the 1950s, what was a major factor that encouraged families to move to the suburbs?

pollution in the cities

improved medical care

economic growth

lack of jobs

Question 32

United States foreign policy changed following WW2 as the United States:

became more involved in world affairs

returned to a policy of isolationism

rejected membership in the United Nations

pursued a policy of appeasement towards the Soviet Union

Question 33

In 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to:

protect civil rights marchers

help African Americans register to vote

enforce a United States Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools

end race riots

Question 34

A controversial issue that resulted from World War 2 was the:

civilian control of the military being taken over by a military general

commitment of troops without congressional approval

morality of nuclear warfare

future role of the League of Nations

Question 35

Which foreign policy decision by President Truman is an example of the policy of containment?

providing military aid to Turkey and Greece

supporting the trials of Japanese and German war criminals

recognizing the new state of Israel

relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command

Question 36

The primary goal of the US foreign policy of containment was:

return to noninvolvement in foreign affairs

stop communist influence from spreading

gain territories in Asia and Africa

overthrow dictatorships

Question 37

Which action occurred for the first time in the

early 1950s during the Korean War?

(a) United States and Soviet troops fought on the

same side.

(b) The United Nations used military force

against an aggressor nation.

(c) A president was impeached for abusing his

power as commander in chief.

(d) United States troops fought in Asia.

Question 38

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were associated with efforts by the United States to:

end the testing of nuclear weapons

contain the spread of communism

strengthen the policy of isolationism

punish war criminals

Question 39

The Berlin airlift, the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis are all associated with the:

Progressive Era

New Deal

Great Society

Cold War

Question 40

The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 was to:

maintain peace in the Middle East

block the German Nazi threat in Europe

protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union

increase American influence in Asia

Question 41

A goal of the Marshall Plan was to:

rebuild Japan after WW2

provide aid to the Warsaw Pact nations of the Soviet Union

establish a military alliance system

provide economic aid to European nations threatened by communism

Question 42

During the 1950s, the tactics (actions) of Senator Joseph McCarthy were criticized because he:

violated constitutional liberties

displayed racial prejudice in his questions

opposed the use of loyalty oaths

ignored evidence of Soviet spying

Question 43

McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from:

increased public support for labor unions

charges that communists were in the United States government

opposition to the Marshall Plan

new commitments to civil rights

Question 44

The main foreign policy objective of the Marshall Plan was to:

stop communist aggression in Korea

fight poverty in Latin America

rebuild the economies of European nations

provide jobs for unemployed Americans

Question 45

Who led a “witch hunt” for Communist spies in the

United States government during the early 1950s?

(a) Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren

(b) President Dwight Eisenhower

(c) Senator Joseph McCarthy

(d) Secretary of State Dean Acheson

Question 46

. In the period following World War II, the United

States established a long-term military presence

in West Germany in an effort to

(1) support the unification of Europe, by force if

necessary

(2) stop communist expansion in Europe

(3) prevent the renewal of German aggression in

Europe

(4) allow the United Nations to resolve international

disputes

Question 47

“We conclude that in the field of public education

the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.

Separate educational facilities are inherently

unequal.”

—Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Which constitutional idea was the basis for this

Supreme Court decision?

(a) protection against double jeopardy

(b) equal protection of the law

(c) freedom of speech

(d) right of assembly

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