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Which decade was marked by the beginnings of the space race, suburbanization, and a continuing baby boom?
1950s
according to the bar graph above, in what year did US military involvement in vietnam begin to decline
1969
Which of the following was a primary cause of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union?
A competition for political influence over other countries.
"The defendants in this case are charged with murders, tortures, and other atrocities committed in the name of medical science. The victims of these crimes are numbered in the hundreds of thousands. A handful only are still alive; a few of the survivors will appear in this courtroom. But most of these miserable victims were slaughtered outright or died during the tortures to which they were subjected." —from Prosecution's Opening Statement Against All Defendants, Nuremberg Medical Trials, December 9, 1946 What was the prosecutor accusing the defendants of doing?
Committing crimes against humanity during the holocaust
This is an excerpt from a speech by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainly that it will go over very quickly. Which policy was supported by President Eisenhower's statement? Containment of communism in Southwest Asia This is an excerpt from a speech by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainly that it will go over very quickly. Which policy was supported by President Eisenhower's statement?
Containment of communism in Southwest Asia
What was the primary reason for the increased migration of African Americans to cities during World War II?
Industry in the North was expanding rapidly.
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" —President Ronald Reagan, address at the Brandenburg Gate, 1987 What was the significance of President Reagan's remark?
It called for a symbol of cold war tensions to be destroyed.
The United Farm Workers union is a civil rights organization. In order to protect the rights of mostly immigrant workers, Cesar Chavez organized the United Farm Workers union. When the large companies that employed the minority workers refused to sign contracts with the organized workers, the workers went on strike. The workers then organized a boycott of the products produced by the companies. Which statement correctly evaluates the effectiveness of this strategy?
It created awareness of the plight of agricultural laborers.
How did Martin Luther King Jr's strategy to achieve social justice differ from that of Black Power advocates?
King worked with white leaders.
what was a result of the events reflected in these magazine covers
Many Americans lost trust in their government.
Which statement accurately reflects what happened to Japanese Americans as a result of internment during World War II?
Many Japanese Americans lost their businesses and homes.
What was one result of the women's rights movement of the 1970s?
More women went to work outside the home.
Why did the United States play a role in the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
Political conditions in Europe threatened the United States and its allies
The Vietnam War marked the first time when television cameras and reporters could truly capture the war effort. How did this new medium affect public opinion at home about the war?
Support fell as news broadcasts showed graphic shots of fighting and wounded soldiers.
Which statement explains why the United States became the sole superpower after the collapse of the Soviet Union?
The Soviet Union had been the only country who could challenge the influence of the United States.
I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. . . . If Greece should fall under the control of an armed minority, the effect upon its neighbor, Turkey, would be immediate and serious. —excerpt from the Truman Doctrine, 1947 How did the Truman Doctrine support the United States' policy of containment?
The Truman Doctrine halted the expansion of communism into Greece and Turkey
What was the main reason for student protests during the 1960s and 1970s?
United States military involvement in Vietnam
Base your answer to the following question on the speakers' statements below and on your knowledge of social studies. Speaker A: "We cannot make the same mistakes that led to the sinking of the Lusitania. Freedom of the seas is important, but we must keep our shops away from possible danger." Speaker B: "We should encourage Great Britain and France to follow a policy of appeasement." Speaker C: "Continued isolation is the only alternative. Whichever way we turn in this conflict, we find an alien ideology." Speaker D: "The future of the free world depends now on the United States and Great Britain. We must not only help win this war, but also ensure that no others occur in the future." The speakers are most likely discussing the situation facing the United States just before
World War II
in 1991, one of the reasons President George HW Bush committed US troops to the Persian Gulf War was to
assure the flow of Middle East oil to the united states and its allies
"Rosa Parks Arrested" "Supreme Court Rules Against School Segregation" "Martin Luther King, Jr., Speaks at March on Washington" Which movement is best represented by these newspaper headlines?
civil rights
in the united states in the 1990's cuts in defense spending have been proposed because
communist government in eastern europe and the former soviet union have collapsed
the cartoon suggest that president nixon was
covering up illegal actions within his administration.
the federal government responded to the 2001 attacks on the WTC and the pentagon by
creating a cabinet-level agency for homeland security
the cartoon implies that the Federal Government should
cut defense spending
In the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court _______________
declared school segregation unconstitutional.
"We have weakened ourselves for many months, and still worse, we have divided our own people by dabbling in Europe's wars. While we should have been concentrating on American defense, we have been forced to argue over foreign quarrels." —Charles Lindbergh, a member of America First Committee April 23, 1941 ______________________________________ "If we are to retain our own freedom, we must do everything within our power to aid Britain . . . we cannot live in the world alone, without friends and without allies. . . . We would be alone in the world, facing an unscrupulous military economic bloc that would dominate all of Europe, all of Africa, most of Asia, and perhaps even Russia and South America." —Harold Ickes, Secretary of the Interior, May 18, 1941 Based on the quotations, what was one issue in the debate over United States involvement in World War II?
difference of opinions as to whether the United States' interests were at risk because of the war
the beginning of the collapse of communism in eastern europe is most closely associated with the
fall of the berlin wall
Exclusion of those of Japanese origin was deemed necessary . . . . We uphold the exclusion order. . . . Hardships are part of war [and] . . . we are at war with the Japanese Empire. . . . The military urgency of the situation demanded that all citizens of Japanese ancestry be segregated from the West Coast temporarily. . . . —Korematsu v. United States, 1944 What action by the United States government was declared constitutional by the Supreme Court in 1944?
forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps
jimmy carter decision to criticize south africa's apartheid policy and bill clintons decision to send troops to Bosnia were both responses to
human rights abuses
In 1957, President Eisenhower used federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas, to
integrate the public schools.
which issue is the central focus of this cartoon drawn after 9/11?
is there a need to give up some civil liberties to protect the nation?
the war crimes trials of german and japanese officials after WWII demonstrate the principle that
leaders can be held accountable for crimes against humanity
Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the representatives of the Palestinian people should participate in negotiations on the resolution of the Palestinian problem in all its aspects. To achieve that objective, negotiations relating to the West Bank and Gaza should proceed in three stages: 1. Egypt and Israel agree that, in order to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of authority, and taking into account the security concerns of all the parties, there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years. In order to provide full autonomy to the inhabitants, under these arrangements the Israeli military government and its civilian administration will be withdrawn as soon as a self-governing authority has been freely elected by the inhabitants of these areas to replace the existing military government. —excerpt from The Camp David Accords, 1978 According to the information in the excerpt, which principle must be met before full autonomy for the West Bank and Gaza can be achieved?
legitimate democracy
The main reason for proposing the Marshall Plan was to __
limit communist influence in Western Europe
which factor explains why ross perot made this prediction about NAFTA?
mexico had lower labor costs
Between World War I and World War II, most Americans believed that the United States Should follow a foreign policy that emphasized __
neutrality and isolation
the DDay invasion in June 1944 was important to the outcome of WWII beacuse it
opened a new allied front in Europe
The outstanding record of African Americans who served in the military forces during World War II was one reason President Truman decided in 1948 to
order an end to racial segregation in the military.
in this cartoon, the main idea is that after WWII, many women might
resist a return to their traditional role as homemakers
the cartoon most clearly implies that since its decision in Roe v Wade the Supreme Court has
struggles to accommodate conflicting viewpoints on the issue
"Reaganomics" emphasized
tax cuts.
which statement most accurately expresses the point of view of the cartoonist?
the US is ignoring the threat caused by foreign aggression
"It is my duty to place before you certain facts about the present position in Europe. . . ." "From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent. Behind that line lie all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe . . . in what I must call the Soviet sphere, and all are subject in one form or another, not only to Soviet influence, but to a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from Moscow. . . ." —Winston Churchill, former Prime Minister of England, 1946 Which situation is related to the excerpt?
the beginning of the Cold War
which statement best describes the main idea of this cartoon
the united states and terrorists are competing to influence iraq
"In my opinion the State Department . . . is thoroughly infested with communists. I have here in my hand a list of 205 . . . names that were made known to the Secretary of State as being members of the Communist Party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy in the State Department." —from a speech made by United States Senator Joseph McCarthy, 1950 What was the purpose of the speech made by Senator McCarthy?
to create fear that communists were making government decisions
Egypt, Israel, Jordan and the representatives of the Palestinian people should participate in negotiations on the resolution of the Palestinian problem in all its aspects. To achieve that objective, negotiations relating to the West Bank and Gaza should proceed in three stages: 1. Egypt and Israel agree that, in order to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of authority, and taking into account the security concerns of all the parties, there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years. In order to provide full autonomy to the inhabitants, under these arrangements the Israeli military government and its civilian administration will be withdrawn as soon as a self-governing authority has been freely elected by the inhabitants of these areas to replace the existing military government. —excerpt from The Camp David Accords, 1978 Based on this excerpt, what is the most likely outcome President Jimmy Carter hoped to gain from the Camp David Accords?
to end the years of turmoil and fighting in the area
"Europe's requirements for the next three or four years of foreign food and other essential products—principally from America—are so much greater than her present ability to pay that she must have substantial additional help or face economic, social, and political [decline] of a very grave character." —Secretary of State George Marshall, 1947 What was a primary goal of the program George Marshall described?
to stop the spread of communism in Europe
the presidency of gerald ford was different from all previous presidencies because he was the first president who
was not elected to either the presidency or the vice-presidency
the UN was created mainly to
work for international peace
shortly after entering WWII, the US began the manhattan project to
work on the development of an atomic bomb