History Final Semester 2

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Which of the following statements is tue about Shays Rebllion 1787?

-it alarmed conservatives and landowners in several states

Which best summarizes the US primary reason for participating in the Vietnam War

American foreign policy experts believed that, without intervention, communism would spread from vietnam through SE Asia

The author of the statement above was most likely a. Angelina Grimke b Susan B anothony c. Betty Friedan d. Angela Dayle e. Phyllis Shafely

Betty Friedan

The memorandum made in teh above information because the heart of the American Cold war was known as

Containment

the bay of pigs invasion of cuba in 191 was carried out by

Cuban exiles trained by the CIA

Which of the following best describes the methods used by those who agreed with Lynes perspective on American culture in the 1950s

Having an open debate with national politicians, utilizing the vast exposure television provides

What was the domestic impact of the foreign policy described by Clifford?

Internal conflict and anti-Communist hysteria

Which of the following statements about Watergate is true?

It led to the resignation of Nixon

The dismal plight of the "Dust Bowl"refugees was captured in ..

John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath

Which explains why the US was keen to limit the expansion of the Soviet influence?

Soviet communist ideology

All of the following relate to the McCarthy Era except...

The Hollywood Ten

Which of the following groups in the 1930s would be most likely to agree with the position of the constituent who authored the Wagner letter?

The united States Supreme Court

Which of the following accurately describes the Taft-Harley Act..

Truman vetoed it

The first massive migration of African Americans from the South to the North occurred during...

WWI

Which of the following was long -term cultural effect of the conditions described by Lynes?

a countercultural movement in the 60's

Which of the following individuals would be most likely involved in efforts similar to those of the author of this passage?

a middle class woman from New York City

Which of the following describes the most significant result of the publication of works like the one above (Upton Sinclair)

a period of increased government regulation of abuses to the economy

George W. Bush passage The direct result of teh attacks described here by rez Bush was that

a. America initiated a series of lengthy conflicts in the Middle East

One impact of the eocnomic status of the US during WW2 as described by teh author was taht

a. the US assumed a position of global influence following the war

George W. Bush passage Domestically, the impending conflict described by the President Bush would result in

a. tightened security efforts, leading to questions about the protections of civil liberties

KNIGHTS OF LABOR PROMPT The passage above reveals that , by 1765, most colonists

a. were pursuing a desire for independence

The passage above most directly reveals the impact on colonial thinking of ideas based on

b a republican form of government as celebrated by Enlightenment philosophers KNIGHTS OF LABOR PASSAGE

Which best describes why the colonies created this doc in 1763?

b. The british made renewed efforts to consolidate their rule of the colonies and reap the economic benefit of imperial control KNIGHTS OF LABOR PROMPT

"Reaganomics" or supply-side economics , led to whcih of the following

b. greater tax revenues than expenditures

The policy of containment, justified by George Keenan's 1947 analysis of the international situation, called for....

blocking the expansion of the Soviet Union influence

George Bush passage A war against whom, what nation, followed

c. Iraq

Which did NOT contribute to the emergence of the "New right" of the 1970's and 1980's?

c. the stagflation economic conditions of the 1970's

the atmosphere described reflects a debate regarding the protection of.. william white

civil liberties

George W. Bush passage The attacks described by the President Bush most closely mirror the events led the US to become involved in the....

d. Cold War

Which of the folowing groups benefited most from America's response to the conditions described by Kennedy in this passage?

d. Young men

Which best explains the impact of WW2 on the US?

d. it ended the problem of unemployment and the Great Depression

All of the following were part of Johnson's Great Society program except

d. the balanced budged mandate

The American Homefront during WW2 can best be described as

economically invigorated by military spending

In Mcculouch v Maryland the Supreme Court..

endorsed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States

Although Andrew Jackson is credited for increasing democratization of the United States in the early antebellum period, state governments also expanded democracy by...

extending manhood suffrage by removing property requirements

The Truman Doctrine declared the government's commitment to assist...

free nations in danger of takeover by repressive governments, especially Soviet communism

During the 19th century bimetallism received the support of those who wanted to

inflate the currency to alleviate debts

The passage above (Wagner) describes a controversial shift in the American policy in the 1930s as it related to...

intervention in the economy

The Albany Congress was significant because..

it proposed a colonial union of defense against Indians

Federalists opposed the purchase of the Lousiana purchase primarily because

it threatened the balance of power between the political parties

In 1943 the allied Leaders met at the Tehran Conference and decided to...

launch a cross-channel invasion of France

Which of the following events of the 1940s and 1950s contributed to and was caused by the economic conditions described in the above passage?

marriages and birthrates increased sharply

The Compromise of 1820 averted sectional conflict by

preserving the balance of power between the free and slave states

Which of the following best identifies the root cause of prosperity in which Lynes refers?

productivity in American's heavy industries

During Reconstruction, the Freemen's Bureau achieved significant measure of success in

promoting educational oppurtunities for African Americans

In response to several unfavorable Supreme Court rulings converning the NEw Deal, FDR...

proposed legislations that woudl allow him to appoint new federal judges

This type of expose writing by Upton Sinclair common in early twentieth century was designed to

raise awareness of urban problems in order to encourage government intervention

The Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade dealt with

reproductive rights

Which of the following groups was targeted by the government as referenced in this passage? William White

socialists

All were powers that the Articles of Confederation granted to Congress except the power to... a. make treaties b. declare war c borrow money d. organize a post office e. tax

tax

Which act of Reagan's cold NOT be considered a return to conservative political values?

the appointment of Sandra Day O'connor to the Supreme Court

The 1927 Motion Picture the Jazz Singer had...

the first synchronous sound

Which of the following events intensified the atmosphere that led to the events described in the passage? William White

the growth of communications and technology

Which of the following actions was taken by the federal government in the context of the atmosphere described in this passage? William White

the passage of highly restrictive immigration laws

In the 1950's, the Supreme Court case with the most widespread consequence concerned?

the rights of minority groups

During the 1950's many blacks and white activists fought agains the persistence of Jim Crow laws throughout the South by all of the following methods EXCEPT

using violence to intimidate local politicians

The failed Equal Rights Amendment was to prevent discrimination against

women


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