AMSCO 24-26
Which of the following public figures was a leading spokesperson for the perspective of this cartoon? a. Thomas Dewey b. Herbert Hoover c. Charles Lindbergh d. Wendell Willkie
c. Charles Lindbergh
Which of the following groups would most likely support the perspective of this cartoon? a. American Federation of Labor b. America First Committee c. Pan-American Conference d. Roosevelt administration
b. America First Committee
"Rationing is a vital part of your country's war effort. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny someone his share and will create hardship and help the enemy... If you don't need it, DON'T BUY IT. IMPORTANT: When you used your ration, salvage the TIN CANS and WASTE FATS. They are needed to make munitions for our fighting men. Cooperate with your local Salvage Committee" Which of the following best explains the campaign behind the above government documents? a. Governments needed to control civilian behavior during wartime to reassure people that they were still in control b. Industrial production was essential to successful modern warfare and it required an effort by the entire nation c. Salvaging waste materials promoted patriotism by giving everyone a way to support the war effort d. Governments had to stop civilian hoarding during war time so that people would not focus their anger on each other
b. Industrial production was essential to successful modern warfare and it required an effort by the entire nation
"Illuminated by the stern-lantern of history, the New Deal can be seen to have left in place a set of institutional arrangement that constituted a more coherent pattern than is dreamt of in many philosophies... -however it might be defined, achieving security was the leitmotif of virtually everything the New Deal attempted" Which of the following was designed to provide long term "job security" for workers? a. Civilian Conservation Corps b. Civil Works Administration c. National Labor Relations Act d. Works Progress Administration
c. National Labor Relations Act
"Rationing is a vital part of your country's war effort. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny someone his share and will create hardship and help the enemy... If you don't need it, DON'T BUY IT. IMPORTANT: When you used your ration, salvage the TIN CANS and WASTE FATS. They are needed to make munitions for our fighting men. Cooperate with your local Salvage Committee" Which of the following was the primary economic purpose for the rationing program found in the above document? a. Control inflation caused by shortages of consumer goods b. Discourage the development of black markets c. Encourage industries to stop making consumer products d. Encourage workers and unions to demand higher wages
a. Control inflation caused by shortages of consumer goods
Which of the following most directly contributed to the perspective of this cartoon? a. Nye Committee b. Quarantine Speech c. Stimson Doctrine d. Atlantic Charter
a. Nye Committee
"It is clear that the main element of any United States policy towards the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies... but rather a cautious, persistent pressure towards the disruption ad weakening of all rival influence and rival power" To implement the policies based on this excerpt, the United States for the first time had to... a. create permanent peacetime alliances with other nations b. turn over the command of U.S. troops to foreign nations c. employ spies to gather information of foreign governments d. get involved in civil wars and nation building
a. create permanent peacetime alliances with other nations
"Illuminated by the stern-lantern of history, the New Deal can be seen to have left in place a set of institutional arrangement that constituted a more coherent pattern than is dreamt of in many philosophies... -however it might be defined, achieving security was the leitmotif of virtually everything the New Deal attempted" Which of the following New Deal policies most clearly addressed "job security" for workers? a. Programs to construct roads, bridges, airports, and public buildings b. Laws to guarantee worker rights to collective bargaining, minimum wage, and fair treatment c. Federal programs to collect funds for retirement, unemployment, and injuries on the job d. Government program to employ young men in conservation projects on federal lands
b. Laws to guarantee worker rights to collective bargaining, minimum wage, and fair treatment
"Truman found saving the free world easier than governing America... by the time war broke out in Korea, the Fair Deal was over, Truman had tried to accomplish too much with too little, ending up with practically nothing... yet a recent history of the period 1945-1950 is called The Best Years because thats how they were remembered" Which of the following is an example of a Fair Deal reform that would best support the passage that "problems were ignored, programs shelved?" a. Committee on Civil Rights b. National health care insurance c. Outlawing of closed shop d. Two-term limit for the president
b. National health care insurance
"The farmers are being pauperized by the poverty of industrial populations and the industrial populations are being pauperized by the poverty of the farmers... There is a feeling among the masses that something is radically wrong... they say that this government is a conspiracy against the common people to enrich the already rich" Which of the following most directly supports the authors' analysis? a. Gross national product fell from $104 billion in 1929 to $56 billion in 1932 b. Bank asset fell from $72 billion in 1929 to $51 billion in 1932 c. Farm income fell from $11.4 billion in 1929 to $6.3 billion in 1932 d. Government spending rose from $3.2 billion in 1929 to $4.6 billion in 1932
c. farm income fell from $11.4 billion in 1929 to $6.3 billion in 1932
"It has been said, times without number, that if Hitler cannot cross the English Channel he cannot cross three thousand miles of sea... it would become a broad highway for a conqueror moving westward." Who of the following would most likely support the sentiments found in this excerpt? a. Colonel Charles Lindbergh b. Colonel Robert McCormick c. Senator Gerald Nye d. President Franklin Roosevelt
d. President Franklin Roosevelt
"Truman found saving the free world easier than governing America... by the time war broke out in Korea, the Fair Deal was over, Truman had tried to accomplish too much with too little, ending up with practically nothing... yet a recent history of the period 1945-1950 is called The Best Years because thats how they were remembered" Which of the following coalitions provided the strongest opposition to Truman's domestic programs? a. Republicans and Roosevelt Democrats b. Antiwar Progressives and Republicans c. Dixiecrats and the members of the Progressive party d. Republicans and southern Democrats
d. Republicans and southern Democrats
"It is clear that the main element of any United States policy towards the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies... but rather a cautious, persistent pressure towards the disruption ad weakening of all rival influence and rival power" In what way did the Marshall Plan best implement the goals of George Kennan? a. It offered economic aid to eastern Europe and the Soviet Union b. It funded and organized the airlift of supplies to save Berlin c. It reorganized all military services under the Department of Defense d. It used U.S. aid to block the appeal of Communism in Western Europe
d. It used U.S. aid to block the appeal of Communism in Western Europe
"Illuminated by the stern-lantern of history, the New Deal can be seen to have left in place a set of institutional arrangement that constituted a more coherent pattern than is dreamt of in many philosophies... -however it might be defined, achieving security was the leitmotif of virtually everything the New Deal attempted" Who among the following individuals or groups would most directly oppose the philosophy of the New Deal as explained in the excerpt? a. American Liberty League b. Brain Trust c. Huey Long d. Dr. Francis Townsend
a. American Liberty League
"It has been said, times without number, that if Hitler cannot cross the English Channel he cannot cross three thousand miles of sea... it would become a broad highway for a conqueror moving westward." At the time this excerpt was published, which of the following was the most pressing problem faced by the British? a. The attacks on supply lines by German submarines in the Atlantic b. The armistice between Germany and the Soviet Union c. The opposition of President Roosevelt to aiding the British d. The loss of British colonies in Asia
a. The attacks on supply lines by German submarines in the Atlantic
"It has been said, times without number, that if Hitler cannot cross the English Channel he cannot cross three thousand miles of sea... it would become a broad highway for a conqueror moving westward." Which of the following would the author(s) of this excerpt most likely support? a. Aiding the Soviet Union in the case of British surrendered b. Extending the Good Neighbor Policy to Great Britain c. Prohibiting travel on ships of belligerent nations d. Passing the Lend-Lease Act
d. Passing the Lend-Lease Act
"Though Franklin himself never tried to discourage me and was undisturbed by anything I wanted to say or do.... but there was no use in my trying to explain, because our basic values were very different" The excerpt suggests that Eleanor Roosevelt knew that her positions could most harm her husband's standing with which of the following groups? a. The Catholic Church b. White ethnic groups c. Wall Street capitalists d. Southern Democrats
d. Southern Democrats
"Truman found saving the free world easier than governing America... by the time war broke out in Korea, the Fair Deal was over, Truman had tried to accomplish too much with too little, ending up with practically nothing... yet a recent history of the period 1945-1950 is called The Best Years because thats how they were remembered" Which of the following most advanced liberal domestic policies during the Truman administration? a. The ratification of the 22nd amendment b. The executive order ending racial discrimination in the military c. The passage of the Taft-Hartley Act to outlaw closed shops d. The successful implementation of wage and price controls
b. The executive order ending racial discrimination in the military
"The farmers are being pauperized by the poverty of industrial populations and the industrial populations are being pauperized by the poverty of the farmers... There is a feeling among the masses that something is radically wrong... they say that this government is a conspiracy against the common people to enrich the already rich" Which of the following would most likely support a belief that the government was "against the common people"? a. Creation of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation b. Treatment of the Bonus Marchers c. Efforts to stabilize farm prices d. Passage of the Hawley- Smoot Tariff
b. Treatment of the Bonus Marchers
Levittown is most closely associated with which of the following? a. the baby boom that occurred after WW2 b. The mass production of affordable suburban housing c. The impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights on economic development d. The focus of women after WW2 on full time homemaking
b. the mass production of affordable suburban housing
"Illuminated by the stern-lantern of history, the New Deal can be seen to have left in place a set of institutional arrangement that constituted a more coherent pattern than is dreamt of in many philosophies... -however it might be defined, achieving security was the leitmotif of virtually everything the New Deal attempted" Which of the following groups would most likely oppose the philosophy of the New Deal as explained in this excerpt? a. Advocates of unregulated markets and balanced budgets b. Many academics, especially in the fields of economics and social sciences c. Critics who thought that the New Deal did not go far enough to address poverty and inequality d. Consumers who depended on the banking system and the stock markets
c. Critics who thought that the New Deal did not go far enough to address poverty and inequality
Which of the following best explains the dramatic increase in personal ownership of homes after World War 2? a. Americans were marrying younger and having larger families b. Second incomes of married women helped to finance home purchases c. Mortgages were at low rates, government issued, and tax deductible d. Population was shifting to the Southern and Western states
c. Mortgages were at low rates, government issued, and tax deductible
"It is clear that the main element of any United States policy towards the Soviet Union must be that of a long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies... but rather a cautious, persistent pressure towards the disruption ad weakening of all rival influence and rival power" Which one of the following best reflects the policies advocated in the above excerpt? a. The proposal to militarily roll back Communism in Eastern Europe b. General MacArthur's criticism of the concept of limited wars c. The Truman Doctrine of aid to Greece and Turkey d. George Marshall's negotiations to end the Chinese civil war
c. The Truman Doctrine of aid to Greece and Turkey
"Though Franklin himself never tried to discourage me and was undisturbed by anything I wanted to say or do.... but there was no use in my trying to explain, because our basic values were very different" Eleanor Roosevelt expresses the most independence from President Franklin Roosevelt and his advisors in her.. a. support for socialism b. support for African Indians c. opposition to racial discrimination d. opposition to social work
c. opposition to racial discrimination
"Illuminated by the stern-lantern of history, the New Deal can be seen to have left in place a set of institutional arrangement that constituted a more coherent pattern than is dreamt of in many philosophies... -however it might be defined, achieving security was the leitmotif of virtually everything the New Deal attempted" Which of the following most directly addressed "security for capitalists"? a. Federal Emergency Relief Act b. National Recovery Administration c. Social Security Act d. Security and Exchange Commission
d. Security and Exchange Commission
"The farmers are being pauperized by the poverty of industrial populations and the industrial populations are being pauperized by the poverty of the farmers... There is a feeling among the masses that something is radically wrong... they say that this government is a conspiracy against the common people to enrich the already rich" Which of the following was most directly related to the phrase in the testimony "the necessity for reliefs for our suffering fellow citizens"? a. twenty percent of the banks were closed b. the Dawes plan was suspended c. the Federal Farm Board was created d. Twenty-five percent of the workforce was unemployed
d. Twenty-five percent of the workforce was unemployed