history final

Beginning in 1947, the United States' policy of "containment" was A. the basis for its foreign policy for more than forty years. B. first applied in Poland. C. an extension of the Atlantic Charter. D. both the basis for its foreign policy for more than forty years, and an extension of the Atlantic Charter. E. None of these answers is correct.

A. the basis for its foreign policy for more than forty years

President Harry Truman responded to the 1946 election results by A. deciding not to run for office in 1948. B. becoming more conservative. C. proposing a major civil rights bill. D. abandoning his Fair Deal. E. calling his opponents "soft on communism."

C. proposing a major civil rights bill.

99. In August 1944, the Allies liberated from German occupation the city of A. Rome. B. Warsaw. C. Stockholm. D. Paris. E. Amsterdam. D. Paris.

D. Paris.

During the "Second New Deal," President Franklin Roosevelt A. moved away from altering the income tax. B. called for greater civil rights for American minority groups. C. introduced government-funded unemployment checks. D. rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor. E. became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

E. became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

Clinton's early foreign policy issues

advocated for free trade, "don't ask don't tell", desired to cut taxes and balance the budget. compromise between the president and congress was difficult. - they could not agree on a budget

Causes of the Great Depression

• Lack of diversification in the American Economy (weak economy) • Maldistribution of purchasing power and weakness in consumer demand • Credit structure of the economy • Debt structure from WW1 • Demand for American goods declined

President Herbert Hoover during the Depression

- tried to use voluntary cooperation -Used government spending as a tool to fight the Depression - Constructed programs such as the "agricultural marketing act" establishing a major program to help farmers maintain prices AND "Hawley-Smoot Tariff" to protect farmers from international competitions AND " The RFC" which provided loans to troubled banks and railroads. - Hs programs failed to deal directly with the major problems to make a difference

Glasnost and perestroika

-Transform Soviet politics by openness and reform - by introducing elements such as private ownership and the profit motive elements of Capitalism

The "Abraham Lincoln Brigade"

A group of young Americans' more than 3,000 in all traveled to Spain to join in what they considered a fight against the fascists. The American Communist Party was instrumental in creating the Lincoln Brigade and directed many of its activities.

Which of the following statements regarding the internment of Japanese Americans in the United States during World War II is NOT true? A. The United States government has never admitted wrongdoing. B. The order for internment was upheld by the Supreme Court in 1944. C. Most of those interned lost all their property and possessions. D. The internment camps were essentially prisons. E. The relocation centers offered sub-par schools and minimal medical care.

A. The United States government has never admitted wrongdoing.

All of the following groups were part of the New Deal political coalition EXCEPT A. big business owners. B. the working class. C. urban blacks. D. western and southern farmers. E. liberals and progressives.

A. big business owners

Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States A. refused to accept large numbers of refugees. B. won an agreement from England to accept several thousand refugees. C. made many efforts to help refugees escape the Nazis but not to enter the United States. D. denied the Nazis were targeting Jews for murder. E. rescinded the provisions of the 1924 National Origins Act dealing with Jewish immigrants.

A. refused to accept large numbers of refugees.

Regarding European Jewish refugees, between 1939 and 1945, the United States A. refused to accept large numbers of refugees. B. won an agreement from England to accept several thousand refugees. C. made many efforts to help refugees escape the Nazis but not to enter the United States. D. denied the Nazis were targeting Jews for murder. E. rescinded the provisions of the 1924 National Origins Act dealing with Jewish immigrants.

A. refused to accept large numbers of refugees.

In his foreign policy for Latin America, President Herbert Hoover A. repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine. B. repeatedly ordered troops into various Central American nations. C. canceled Latin American war debts owed to the United States. D. closely followed the policies of the two previous administrations. E. declared America would henceforth only recognize democratically-elected regimes.

A. repudiated the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.

All of the following programs were part of the "Second New Deal" EXCEPT A. the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. B. the Wagner Act. C. the Holding Company Act. D. the Social Security Act. E. the National Labor Relations Act.

A. the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.

In response to President Franklin Roosevelt's first days in office, the American people A. believed the Depression was largely over. B. felt a mixture of relief and hope. C. concluded the economy was not as bad off as they once had believed. D. felt the Hoover administration must be held accountable for the economic crisis. E. began to believe they had made a mistake in voting for Roosevelt.

B. felt a mixture of relief and hope.

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution A. resulted in a U.S. declaration of war on North Vietnam. B. gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict. C. called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam. D. both gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict, and called for 250,000 U.S. combat troops to be sent to Vietnam. E. None of these answers is correct.

B. gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict.

Prior to ordering the use of an atomic bomb against Japan, President Harry Truman A. sent evidence of a test explosion to the Japanese government. B. issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or face utter devastation. C. warned the Japanese about the atomic bomb but sent no evidence of its effect. D. told Japan to evacuate Hiroshima or face the consequences. E. did not send any kind of message to Japan.

B. issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or face utter devastation.

The main purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps was to: A. train young men for the Army Corps of Engineers. B. provide work relief for young men. C. give young women an opportunity to earn money for higher education. D. promote conservation practices by the general public. E. build environmental education projects at the first national parks.

B. provide work relief for young men.

The Civilian Conservation Corps A. was racially integrated. B. put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas. C. included women. D. mostly employed the jobless rural poor. E. passed Congress despite Roosevelt's ambivalence about the project.

B. put the unemployed to work on rural and wilderness areas.

The widespread outrage that followed the events in Selma, Alabama, helped Lyndon Johnson win passage of legislsation dealing with A. desegregation of public accommodations. B. voting rights for African Americans. C. fair employment practices. D. housing discrimination. E. violence directed against civil rights workers.

B. voting rights for African Americans.

The New Deal program that created utility cooperatives for rural Americans was the A. Resettlement Administration. B. Farm Security Administration. C. Rural Electrification Administration. D. Civilian Conservation Corps. E. Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.

C. Rural Electrification Administration.

The Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928 A. was an alliance between France and the United States against Germany. B. was to be enforced with multinational trade embargoes. C. was signed to wide international acclaim. D. stated that an attack on one nation was an attack on all nations. E. was an alliance between France and the United States against Japan.

C. was signed to wide international acclaim.

In 1949, President Harry Truman succeeded in getting Congress to pass A. civil rights legislation. B. nationalized health care. C. federal aid to education. D. aid for public housing. E. significant tax cuts.

D. aid for public housing.

The Lonely Crowd by David Riesman

David argued that the traditional "inner directed man" who judged himself on the basis of his own values and the esteem of his family, was giving way to a new "other-directed man", more concerned with winning the approval of the larger organization or community.

The "Second New Deal" was launched in response to A. the growth of popular protests across the nation. B. the persistence of the Great Depression. C. growing political pressures. D. both the persistence of the Great Depression and growing political pressures. E. All these answers are correct.

E. All these answers are correct.

The United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan due to A. a humanitarian concern for European people. B. a desire to contain communism in Europe. C. a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. D. both a humanitarian concern for European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods. E. All these answers are correct.

E. All these answers are correct.

The Munich conference of 1938 was precipitated by a crisis over A. Austria. B. Poland. C. Hungary. D. Belgium. E. Czechoslovakia.

E. Czechoslovakia.

During the "Second New Deal," President Franklin Roosevelt A. moved away from altering the income tax. B. called for greater civil rights for American minority groups. C. introduced government-funded unemployment checks. D. rejected legislative attempts by Senator Robert Wagner to strengthen labor. E. became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

E. became more willing to attack corporate interests openly.

In 1942, when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers," A. all of the affected Japanese were American citizens. B. the West Coast of the United States was not an important military region. C. all of those affected were first-generation Japanese immigrants. D. the move was protested by California Attorney General Earl Warren. E. there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.

E. there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk.

Despite the United States' isolationist foreign policy and laissez faire economic policy, what approach did the United States take toward Latin America?

U.S. businesses expanded into Latin America. U.S. controlled financial policies of most Latin American countries controlled markets and raw materials. Latin Americans resented US troops