Exam 2 progressive up to cold war

What country controlled Panama before the canal was built? Brazil Russia Colombia Canada Great Britain

Colombia

The committee that drafted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was led by President Truman. Winston Churchill. Franklin Roosevelt. Dwight Eisenhower. Eleanor Roosevelt.

Eleanor Roosevelt.

Which statement about the Social Security Act is correct? It created a system of unemployment insurance. It was original in its concept and design. Congress forced the provision for national health insurance into the original bill. Its coverage excluded most poor whites from the program. It excluded aid to families with dependent children.

It created a system of unemployment insurance.

Which of the following best describes the Works Progress Administration? Its construction projects included mansions, private restaurants, and banks. It refused employment to professionals such as dentists. It aimed to end public art. It employed people to write novels, screenplays, and satirical skits. It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943.

It put 3 million Americans to work every year until 1943.

What was the result of the Korean War? The Soviet Union sent troops to occupy Korea . North Korea won, but then gave half of its territory to China. South Korea unified its country and then kicked out the United States. The United States became divided on the home front as large peace demonstrations occurred in opposition to the war. Korea remained divided along the thirty-eighth parallel.

Korea remained divided along the thirty-eighth parallel.

How did the government try to prevent the rise of women in the workforce during the Depression? Employers needed to obtain permits to hire women. Legislation banned both members of a married couple from holding federal jobs. Women were publicly shamed and spat at for working for wages. State and local governments prohibited the hiring of women whose husbands did not earn a "living wage." New Deal programs such as Social Security established quotas for the distribution of benefits to working women

Legislation banned both members of a married couple from holding federal jobs.

Which of the following is true of Alice Paul? She was the first woman member of Congress, and was staunchly pacifist. She spent seven years in prison for the crime of treason. She founded the Committee on Public Information in order to spread pro-war propaganda. She pointed out the hypocrisy of fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to women at home. As head of the National Woman's Suffrage Association, she spoke for all women.

She pointed out the hypocrisy of fighting for democracy abroad while denying it to women at home.

Which former enemy of Hitler signed a nonaggression pact with Germany? United States Japan Spain Soviet Union Great Britain

Soviet Union

Where did the turning point of World War II in Europe occur? Stalingrad Moscow Warsaw Paris Berlin

Stalingrad

What caused the Dust Bowl? oil drilling coal mining soil erosion road building a crop fungus

soil erosion

How was American life different in the 1920s than in the years prior? In this new era of consumerism, Americans drank more heavily. The strict standards of morality imposed by the fundamentalist revival meant that Americans had less sex. Although Americans worked hard in an industrial world, they also enjoyed more vacations. Interracial marriages became far more common in this more urban and modern society. Women's suffrage led to a new wave of political activism among both women and men.

Although Americans worked hard in an industrial world, they also enjoyed more vacations.

Which statement about farms in the 1920s is accurate? For the first time in U.S. history, the number of farmers declined. Farmers were not productive in arid areas. Organic farming started for the first time, and this trend steadily increased throughout the decade. Asian immigrants comprised the biggest group of farm laborers by the end of the decade. Sharecropping was invented and dominated in the Northeast.

For the first time in U.S. history, the number of farmers declined.

Why was it inevitable that the United States and the Soviet Union would eventually come into conflict after the war ended? Historically, both nations had never shared long-term interests or values. The Soviet Union had not fulfilled its obligations from the Yalta conference. FDR had privately told his advisers that the wartime friendly relationship between both nations could never last. It was clear as early as the Tehran conference that Stalin had never intended to follow through on any of the Grand Alliance agreements. Exploitation of Iran's northern oil fields suggested the Soviet Union was already ahead of the United States in postwar economic development.

Historically, both nations had never shared long-term interests or values.

Assess the effects of the Marshall Plan. The plan struggled because the Soviet Union embezzled half of the funds. It was a disaster because China became a Communist country. It never went into effect because the U.S. Congress provided very little funding. The plan was controversial due to the discovery of George Marshall being a communist spy. It helped to jump-start the economies of western Europe

It helped to jump-start the economies of western Europe

Which of the following assessments of the Roosevelt Corollary is accurate? It showed the United States would not intervene in other countries' local affairs. It proposed the United States could function as an international police power within the Western Hemisphere. Stipulated that private investment in Latin America and the Caribbean should not be greater than that of the United States. It showed Roosevelt was prepared to do whatever possible to prevent U.S. corporations from investing in Latin America and the Caribbean. It translated into an alliance with France to defend the hemisphere.

It proposed the United States could function as an international police power within the Western Hemisphere.

Which of the following describes the New Deal most accurately? It was a political program that led the Democratic Party platform to change only slightly. It was a political program in which the government granted fewer rights to consumers. It was a political program that greatly helped African-Americans secure employment. It was a political program that integrated the notion of economic security into the definition of American freedom. It was a political program that decreased southern segregation significantly.

It was a political program that integrated the notion of economic security into the definition of American freedom.

Which statement about the Pearl Harbor attack is true? Franklin Roosevelt knew the details of the Pearl Harbor attack well in advance of its occurrence It was launched after an agreement was struck between the Japanese and Germans. The United States did everything in its power to try to prevent this attack. Japanese-Americans set off explosives on U.S. naval vessels. It was a surprise attack by the Japanese.

It was a surprise attack by the Japanese.

Which of the following offers the best description of the First New Deal? It had little effect on the role of the government. It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results. It reduced the nation's unemployment rate by 80 percent. It saw more failure than success, in terms of job creation and infrastructure improvement. It faced very little challenge from critics across a broad spectrum of American society.

It was essentially a set of policy experiments that had mixed results.

How was Truman's national health insurance plan defeated? Insurance companies endorsed the plan. It was painted as socialist. Doctors did not have enough support from patients. It appeared to be something that Nazis would endorse. Too many doctors faced malpractice suits.

It was painted as socialist.

Which of the following statements best describes Japan's overseas actions in the 1930s? Japan proved to be a key player in the Spanish Civil War. Japan failed in its attempt to invade China in 1931. Japan invaded China hoping to expand militarily and economically. Before World War II, Japan had no intention to expand. Japan led the League of Nations.

Japan invaded China hoping to expand militarily and economically.

Why did Mexican immigration increase during World War I? No other country would take Mexicans. Germany had invaded Mexico. Many Mexican men wanted to serve in the U.S. military. Labor shortages in mines and farms led to more job opportunities. The Mexicans wanted to fulfill the German request in the Zimmermann Telegram.

Labor shortages in mines and farms led to more job opportunities.

What was one result of the National Recovery Administration's actions? Larger companies were able to dominate the code-writing process at the expense of smaller ones. Differences between workers and management were resolved. Most automakers went bankrupt. Unions were strengthened. The Great Depression ended

Larger companies were able to dominate the code-writing process at the expense of smaller ones.

How did World War II affect the West Coast of the United States? The populations of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland. Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service. The military temporarily relocated its headquarters to Portland to plan for a Japanese invasion. The West Coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards. Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat.

Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service.

What political group most influenced FDR's New Deal? Greenbackers socialists Populists Progressives communists

Progressives

During the Cold War, the United States considered all anticommunist regimes as part of the free world even when the government was oppressive to its own people. Which of the following nations fit this description? Great Britain South Africa France Argelia Soviet Union

South Africa

Why did the women's suffrage movement increasingly focus its attention on a national amendment to the Constitution? Because suffrage organizations were predominantly national in scale, organizing state-level campaigns proved impossible. State campaigns were difficult and often unsuccessful. Women were not going to be satisfied with local voting rights only, and they wanted a say in presidential elections. Men were more likely to consent to women's right to vote if it was universal across the nation, not just in their state. Constitutional amendments were a time-honored tradition in the United States.

State campaigns were difficult and often unsuccessful.

Which statement about the Korean conflict is correct? Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did. The war ended with a formal peace treaty. The United Nations authorized the use of force to repel the North Koreans. General MacArthur argued against an invasion of China and for the use of nuclear weapons. Truman removed General Eisenhower from command when he criticized Truman.

The United Nations authorized the use of force to repel the North Koreans.

Why did France and other European nations understand NATO as a form of double containment? You Answered NATO would contain communism but also contain the costs of defense for European nations. NATO would counterbalance Soviet influence and that of the United Nations. The organization would keep both the United States and the Soviet Union in check. The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as Germany's resurgence. NATO would prevent the expansion of the British empire as well as of American imperialism.

The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as Germany's resurgence.

Why did southern Democrats start to pull support from the New Deal in the late 1930s? These leaders feared union membership would increase in the South. Most rural southern homes had gained electricity. Southern leaders hoped to terminate segregation on its own terms. The South's economy was the most robust in the United States. They thought Franklin Roosevelt was too friendly toward Nazi Germany.

These leaders feared union membership would increase in the South.

What happened to most female war workers after the war? They were offered higher salaries. They lost their jobs, especially those in better-paying ones. Most of them received promotions and leadership positions. They willingly and humbly returned to fulfill their role as mothers and wives. They managed to retain their jobs.

They lost their jobs, especially those in better-paying ones.

What did passage of the Seventeenth Amendment entail? It allowed for a federal income tax. Women in every state could now legally vote. U.S. senators were now chosen by popular vote. Presidents could only serve two terms The manufacturing and selling of alcohol was now illegal.

U.S. senators were now chosen by popular vote.

Which of the following is true regarding women in the workforce during World War II? Women in 1944 made up more than one-third of the civilian labor force. The government believed that by employing women, they were expanding women's freedom. The overwhelming majority of working women were employed in industrial professions. Single women made up the majority of working women. Women were encouraged to keep their jobs even after the war had ended.

Women in 1944 made up more than one-third of the civilian labor force.

What ended the Great Depression? a bailout by J. P. Morgan laissez-faire government the rebound of the stock market World War II spending New Deal programs

World War II spending

The Treaty of Versailles did not place any type of limit on the German military forces. accomplished some of Wilson's goals and imposed harsh conditions on Germany. failed to establish the principle of self-determination. was a fair document that guaranteed long-lasting peace. copied all of Wilson's Fourteen Points.

accomplished some of Wilson's goals and imposed harsh conditions on Germany.

The Sixteenth Amendment instituted the initiative, referendum, and recall. authorized a graduated income tax. prohibited the use and sale of alcohol. called for the direct election of senators. granted women the right to vote.

authorized a graduated income tax.

Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of communists working for the U.S. State Department. Why did the Republican Party initially support McCarthy's actions? because McCarthy swore on the Bible that his information was accurate because McCarthy was an ex-communist himself because of McCarthy's status as a famous and trusted senator because he was an effective weapon against the Truman administration because his list was accurate and curated by CIA insiders

because he was an effective weapon against the Truman administration

The Tennessee Valley Authority competed with private companies in the business of selling electricity. did not compete with private companies. was created and administrated by the federal government. lasted three months. created national parks that promoted outdoor activities.

competed with private companies in the business of selling electricity.

The Harlem Renaissance has often been compared to twenty-first-century "gentrification" efforts in the urban Northeast. was a phrase coined by Winston Churchill. describes the quest by writers like Claude McKay to locate the roots of the black experience. did not begin until the end of the 1920s. marked a turning point in race relations in America.

describes the quest by writers like Claude McKay to locate the roots of the black experience.

What did Progressives see as the chief restriction on liberty? European powers lack of privacy social pressure economics segregation

economics

What did the Twenty-first Amendment do? allowed men and women to carry guns for self-defense. gave workers the right to form unions ended literacy requirements for voting ended Prohibition allowed women to vote

ended Prohibition

The flapper disapproved of smoking. represented a new economic radicalism. represented a new political movement. demanded a return to earlier standards of behavior. epitomized the change in sexual behavior.

epitomized the change in sexual behavior.

The Civilian Conservation Corps was created to patrol national borders. helped senior citizens find suitable jobs. gave work to unemployed young men in jobs in small factories. provided free education to young women. gave work to unemployed young men in jobs having to do with the environment.

gave work to unemployed young men in jobs having to do with the environment.

In the 1920s, movies, radios, and phonographs appealed only to the lower classes. ridiculed celebrity culture. helped create a "new society" willing to maintain a standard of living at any price. You Answered were consumed by teenagers and young adults. were only accessible in public spaces.

helped create a "new society" willing to maintain a standard of living at any price.

American farmers in the 1920s did not take advantage of new technological innovations. increasingly migrated out of rural areas. managed to remain in business due to time-saving mechanization. understood that prices for produce would remain high despite the end of World War I. decreased their output of crops due to declining demand on the American and overseas markets.

increasingly migrated out of rural areas.

African-Americans who migrated to the North during the Great Migration encountered which of the following conditions? public lynchings menial and unskilled jobs exclusion from the public school system being barred from public thoroughfares segregation in all public facilities

menial and unskilled jobs

Newspaper and magazine writers who exposed the ills of industrial and urban life, fueling the Progressive movement, were known as muckrakers. progressives. activists. yellow press. dreamers.

muckrakers

The policy of "containment" can best be described as preventing the spread of communism worldwide. a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world. preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions. containing capitalism within its own safe sphere . fighting for the complete destruction of communism anywhere in the world.

preventing the spread of communism worldwide.

The Progressive era's birth-control movement was characterized by the distribution of birth-control devices by Margaret Sanger. free distributions of condoms to working girls a belief in a woman's right to an active sexual life, but only in conjunction with childbearing. a legal campaign for the legalization of abortion. public lectures on sexual freedom and contraception by activists such as Emma Goldman.

public lectures on sexual freedom and contraception by activists such as Emma Goldman.

The completion of the Panama Canal in 1914 promoted a violent U.S. military intervention. facilitated negotiations between Panama and Colombia. ended U.S. interest in the area. reduced the length of the voyage between the two coasts of the United States. led to a coup d'état in Panama.

reduced the length of the voyage between the two coasts of the United States.

American foreign policy during the 1920s discouraged American business investment abroad. reflected the close ties between government and business. included a complete retreat from military intervention. expanded on Woodrow Wilson's goal of internationalism. included the lowering of tariffs.

reflected the close ties between government and business.

What introduced the concept of human rights to the broader world? the European Union the Russian Revolution the American and French Revolutions the Covenant of the League of Nations the United Nations

the American and French Revolutions

The Berlin Blockade was a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down. the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones. erected because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied forces stationed in Turkey. a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents.

the Soviet Union's reaction to the establishment of a separate currency in the western occupied zones.

In 1921, Congress imposed country-by-country immigration quotas. Which of the following regions was not subject to them? central Asia the Northern Hemisphere the Western Hemisphere southern Africa Eastern Europe

the Western Hemisphere

What type of image grew in popularity among painters and writers during the 1930s? the industrial vanguard the United States represented poverty the lives of ordinary people leading their ordinary lives modernization the richness of the country

the lives of ordinary people leading their ordinary lives

For the feminist woman in the 1920s, freedom meant becoming a wife and mother. voting. the ERA. the right to choose her lifestyle. owning her own property.

the right to choose her lifestyle.

The word "Progressivism" came into common use around 1910 to show that progress was not always positive. and was used within intellectual circles. to represent those hoping to maintain the status quo . was used to refer to the period when Americans enjoyed racial equality for the first time. to refer to a group of people who wanted to bring change to America.

to refer to a group of people who wanted to bring change to America.

New Deal housing policy was created to protect loaning banks and landlords. failed to address the needs of families wanting to buy homes. deepened previous government practices. helped very few Americans get new homes. was created to protect current homeowners and provide incentives for new homeowners.

was created to protect current homeowners and provide incentives for new homeowners.

During the Cold War, American culture was absent from the daily lives of the common men and women. was not politicized. witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts. became virtually nonexistent as most wartime financial efforts were directed elsewhere. faced no intervention from the national government.

witnessed how the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department emerged as patrons of the arts.

Japan's constitution, which Americans had written, provided for the first time in Japanese history women's suffrage. labor rights. immigration guidelines. freedom of speech. decision power to the lower classes.

women's suffrage.

In 1949, Mao Zedong was elected as China's representative in front of the United Nations. invaded Japan. invaded Taiwan. was forced into exile. won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China.

won the Chinese Civil War and created the People's Republic of China.