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after ww1 american corporations ceased to pursue overseas investments

false

in contrast to the american federation of labor the congress of industrial organization fought for

industrial democracy

during the 1920s labor lost over 2 million members

true

even during the energy crisis of the 1970s the national economy grew

true

george kennans long telegram laid the foundation for the policy of containment

true

the new conservatives understood freedom as first and foremost a moral condititon

true

the percentage of families at or below the poverty rate fell during the 1950s

true

the standard consumer package of the 1950s included a car house and tv

true

which comparisons of wage trends is accurate

wages increased significantly in the first period but stagnated in the second

why did conservatives have the alst laugh in the watergate scandal

watergate proved the conservatives point that the pwoer of the feds had to be restricted

which had been a traditional belief prior to the economic theories of keynes

balanced budgets were sacred

what broad poplular sentiments did the KKK express in the 1920s

blacks and immigrants should not be allowed to vote

according to brandeis, how could corporations have prevented the great depression

by increasing their workers wages

how did trickle down economics claim to increase gov tax revenues

by lowering tax rates

why did FDR dissolve the civil works administration

complaints multiplied that his measure was contributing to a permanent class of gov dependents

waht setback did the advocated of the roe vs wade decision suffer 1976

congress overrode fords veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the medicaid program

long and townshend made which approaches to economic recovery less promising for new dealers

efforts at general business recovery

although well intended, the new deal for native americans resulted in a series of forced assimilations

false

farmers benefitted the most from the prosperity of the decade

false

if one commodity drove the economy in the 1920s it was the typewriter

false

nixon appointed earl warren to chief jusice of the supreme court in 1969

false

overall despite good intentions the marshall plan was not very successful

false

the america first committee campaigned for the americans to be the first to go to war against nazi germany

false

the only people killed during the german holocaust were jews

false

upton sinclair campaigned for governor of cali on the share our wealth movement

false

in the 1950s what did the term totalitarianism describe

fascism, nazism, and communism

what time period most influenced the new deal

first world war

who did publisher luce credit with the provision of the abundant life in his blueprint for postwar prosperity the american century

free enterprise

how did FDR describe the notion of liberty of contract

he denounced it as a service to the interest of the privileged few

in what aspect of american foreign policy did FDR remove himself from hoovers precedent

he formally recognized the soviet union in an effort to stimulate trade

why did nixon embrace the philadelphia plan for affirmative action in the building trades

he was hoping to weaken the power of trade unions

why did trumans loyalty review system target homosexuals working for the gov

homosexuals were considered susceptible to blackmail and thought to be lacking in the manly qualitites necessary to fight communism

what made the army mccarthy hearings unusual for american tv programming of the 1950s

it was deeply political and controversial

which best describes the economic dynamic of the great depression

mass unemployment and the lack of investment triggered a devastating cycle of deflation

what about the golden age of capitalism was most beneficial for americans

most monetary gains reached ordinary citizens through rising wages

which of the following statement correctly describes the outcome of the my lai massacre

one person was found guilty in this killing 350 civilians but was released in 1974

what did hoovers observation during the depth of the depression that many persons left their jobs for the more profitable one selling apples indicate

president hoover had grown increasingly out of touch with the economic reality of americans

why were american suburbs so heavily segregated

residents, borkers, and realtors, dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred the sale to non white residents

why did executive order 9066 not apply to persons of japanese descent living in hawaii

since nearly 40 percent of the popluation was of japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical

which of the following 2nd new deals measures came closest to meeting the demands of the congress of indstrial organizations for workplace democracy

social security

the charges agianst which organizations led to the downfall of mccarthy

the army

what led to the congressional discovery that the fbi had spied on millions of americans in the 1960s

the church committee investigations

how did the feds institutionalize racism during the new deal

the federal housing administration refused to ensure mortgages in integrated neighborhoods

what inspiration did MLK gain from gandhi

the idea of peaceful civil disobedience

what triggered the rise of the khmer rouge in cambodia

the invasion of us troops in 1970

which event did kennedy blame on the failures of the eisenhower administration

the launch of the soviet satellite sputnik

which assessments of the civil rights movement is most accurate

the movement came as great surprise and was predicted only by a few

what taste of freedom did women enjoy in ww2

the perks of doing mens jobs

why did nearly 5 million worker walk off their jobs over the course of 1946

the removal of price controls resulted in a drop of workers real income

what victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986

the supreme court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts

why did the US drop an atomic bomb on hiroshima

there was no indication that japan was at all willing to surrender

how did white supremacists take advantage of anticommunist rhetoric

they charged black civil rights leaders with a communist agenda

what did the members of the new US security council all have in common

they were all apart of the allies that won ww2

why did workers during the 1930s make demands that went beyond better wages

they were hoping to establish a set of basic civil liberties for workers

why did american policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of europe under the marshall plan

they were trying to further solidify the division between the east and the west on the continent

in the past depressions had hurt the labor movement however labor made great strides during the new deal

true