history chapter 26, module 2, 27, 28 , 29, 30 and module 3
In early 1942, the biggest challenge the United States faced in the Atlantic was: a. German submarine warfare. b. German aircraft carrier attacks. c. German espionage. d. German blitzkrieg. e. German American disloyalty.
a. German submarine warfare.
All of the following were original North Atlantic Treaty Organization members EXCEPT: a. Japan. b. France. c. the United States d. Britain. e. Canada.
a. Japan
Which of the following statements about the American acquisition of Puerto Rico is true? a. The Jones Act of 1917 made residents of Puerto Rico U.S. citizens. b. The Foraker Act of 1900 eliminated the island's government. c. Puerto Rico was denied the right to have an elected legislature. d. Puerto Rico had little strategic value for the United States. e. Puerto Rico became a U.S. state.
a. The Jones Act of 1917 made residents of Puerto Rico U.S. citizens.
The Cuban missile crisis led to all of the following EXCEPT: a. a U.S.-Soviet agreement to scrap nuclear weapons. b. an easing of cold war tensions. c. the installation of a "hot line" between Moscow and Washington. d. the removal of American missiles from Turkey. e. removal of the Soviet missiles from Cuba.
a. a U.S.- Soviet agreement to scrap nuclear weapons.
All these innovations changed warfare during World War I EXCEPT: a. blockades. b. machine guns. c. land mines. d. long-range artillery. e. flame throwers.
a. blockades.
The Voting Rights Act of 1965: a. dramatically expanded black votes in the South. b. ended black protest movements. c. made the South more strongly Democratic. d. was successfully resisted in the Deep South. e. was passed by Congress over Johnson's opposition.
a. dramatically expanded black votes in the south.
A significant economic problem during the war was: a. finding enough workers for the essential wartime industries. b. raising low wages. c. women refusing to work in wartime industries. d. dealing with deflationary pressures that killed consumer demand. e. overcoming high unemployment that lingered from the Depression.
a. finding enough workers for the essential wartime industries.
British and American differences over where to attack Germany first were resolved with the decision to launch an offensive: a. in North Africa. b. in the Middle East. c. on the Eastern Front. d. against Japan. e. across the English Channel.
a. in North Africa.
The Vietnam settlement signed on January 27, 1973: a. left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam. b. got Nixon reelected. c. brought lasting peace to Vietnam. d. ensured the survival of South Vietnam. e. was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam a few months later.
a. left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam
Beginning with Watts, the major race riots of 1965 and 1966: a. occurred largely in urban areas. b. started when white mobs attacked blacks. c. resulted from blacks being denied the vote. d. were led by the Black Panthers. e. proved the increasing irrelevance of Martin Luther King Jr.
a. occurred largely in urban areas
Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had: a. ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in. b. lied to the Senate's Ervin committee. c. ordered the IRS to harass his political enemies. d. authorized the use of dirty tricks against Democratic campaigns. e. burned his tapes of White House conversations.
a. ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in.
At the 1948 Democratic Convention: a. segregationist delegates from Alabama and Mississippi walked out of the convention in protest. b. Truman was denied renomination. c. delegates promised to take better care of veterans. d. people protested getting tougher on the Russians. e. delegates could not decide on a vice-presidential nominee.
a. segregationist delegates from Alabama and Mississippi walked out of the convention in protest.
The Office of Price Administration: a. set price ceilings on highly demanded items such as tires, sugar, and gasoline. b. was designed to raise consumer prices. c. was designed to combat the serious wartime deflation. d. lacked any authority to set consumer prices or ration any items. e. set price ceilings and directed the rationing of all goods and items for sale in the wartime economy.
a. set price ceilings on highly demanded items such as tires, sugar, and gasoline.
As president, Eisenhower reverted to the nineteenth-century view that Congress: a. should make policy, and the president should carry it out. b. has no power over the budget. c. should declare war whenever it desires. d. be in charge of foreign policy. e. should ask the president for money
a. should make policy, and the president should carry it out.
When Alabama governor George Wallace was ordered by federal marshals to stand aside from the doorway at the University of Alabama so that black students could enter, Wallace: a. stood aside. b. got himself arrested. c. provoked a riot. d. unleashed a torrent of racist language. e. refused to budge.
a. stood aside
By late 1942, the United States effectively countered German advantages in the Atlantic with what strategic response? a. subchasers b. dropping the atomic bomb c. aerial bombardment d. espionage e. cross channel invasion
a. subchasers
The country that suffered the most deaths in the fighting of World War II was: a. the Soviet Union. b. Germany. c. Japan. d. the United States. e. Britain.
a. the Soviet Union.
Before becoming president, Eisenhower was most shaped by his experience in: a. the military. b. higher education. c. politics. d. business. e. law.
a. the military
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota: a. was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972. b. resigned from the Senate. c. led U.S. troops in Vietnam. d. ran for the governor of South Dakota e. was Nixon's secretary of defense.
a. was the democratic nominee for president in 1972
Inch' øn was the site: a. where General MacArthur turned the war around with a surprise landing. b. where Chinese forces overran UN positions. south South Korea. c. where UN forces were able to establish a perimeter in far-south South Korea. d. where peace negotiations dragged on for two years. e. of North Korea's capital.
a. where General MacArthur turned the war around with a surprise landing.
As the 1972 election approached, the biggest threat to Nixon's reelection seemed to be: a. the continuing appeal of 1960s-style social liberalism. b. George Wallace's potential to drain away conservative votes from the Republicans. c. public disapproval of Nixon's efforts to ease tensions with the Chinese and the Russians. d. revelations concerning the Watergate break-in. e. the massive popularity of Democratic nominee George McGovern.
b. George Wallace's potential to drain away conservative vote from the Republicans.
Which of the following is NOT true of the GI Bill? a. It led to the creation of the Veterans Administration. b. Its huge cost did not justify its benefits. c. It enabled many veterans to buy new homes. d. It caused a dramatic increase in college enrollments. e. It is also known as the Servicemen's Readjustment Act.
b. Its huge cost did not justify its benefits.
Prime Minister Churchill worried that if the Red Army arrived in Berlin first: a. Lenin would control the postwar map of Europe. b. Stalin would control the postwar map of Europe. c. they would control it with the United States. d. Stalin would declare victory. e. Truman would control the postwar map of Europe.
b. Stalin would control the postwar map of Europe.
What agency was created to direct industrial conversion to war production? a. Treasury Department b. War Production Board c. Commerce Department d. Office of War Information e. Office of Scientific Research and Development
b. War Production Board
The Tonkin Gulf resolution: a. deeply divided the country. b. allowed Johnson to escalate the war. c. passed Congress over Johnson's veto. d. was in response to a Viet Cong attack on an American military base. e. authorized American naval aggression off the coast of North Vietnam.
b. allowed Johnson to escalate the war.
The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947: a. was supported by President Truman due to his difficulties with organized labor. b. allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes. c. abolished the National Labor Relations Board. d. helped unions gain strength in the South. e. outlawed the passage of so-called right-to-work laws by the states.
b. allowed the president to impose a "cooling-off" period during major strikes.
Many critics of American life in the 1950s believed that middle-class society suffered from: a. declining purchasing power. b. excessive conformity. c. lack of leisure time and recreation. d. an absence of stable families. e. declining sexual morality.
b. excessive conformity
By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States: a. nearly tripled. b. nearly doubled. c. stayed stagnant. d. equaled that of Canada. e. was almost zero.
b. nearly doubled
Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he: a. failed to achieve peace in the Middle East. b. pardoned Nixon. c. sent Americans back into Vietnam. d. continued Nixon's economic policies. e. vetoed the War Powers Act.
b. pardoned Nixon.
At the Altamont concert in 1969: a. the violence of the hippies was fully displayed. b. the Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage. c. the Beatles gave their last performance. d. a huge crowd enjoyed three days of "peace and music." e. the Rolling Stones recorded live their most classic psychedelic album.
b. the Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage.
Johnson's Medicare program provided medical benefits to: a. all Americans. b. the elderly. c. single mothers and their children. d. the unemployed. e. the handicapped.
b. the elderly.
Truman fired MacArthur: a. for reasons that are still unknown. b. to preserve civilian control of the military. c. because he never liked him personally d. for incompetence. e. because of party politics.
b. to preserve civilian control of the military.
The American assault on Okinawa: a. resulted in the surrender of the Japanese Imperial Army. b. was a success, but with tremendous loss of life for both the United States and Japan. c. prompted the emperor to give up his throne. d. failed at great loss of life for the U.S. forces. e. was postponed with the development of the atomic bomb
b. was a success, but with tremendous loss of life for both the United States and Japan.
Since the nineteenth century, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia had been ruled by: a. Japan. b. China. c. France. d. themselves. e. Great Britain.
c. France.
The French premier during World War I was: a. Vittorio Orlando. b. Winston Churchill. c. Georges Clemenceau. d. Henry Cabot Lodge. e. David Lloyd George.
c. Georges Clemenceau.
Whose campaign pledge stated he would "safeguard" America first? a. Herbert Hoover b. Eugene Debs c. Warren G. Harding d. Theodore Roosevelt e. Al Smith
c. Warren G. Harding
The labor shortages during the Second World War had led defense industries to: a. decrease the wages for all minorities. b. offer employment to Mexicans only. c. offer Hispanics their first significant access to skilled-labor jobs. d. demand removal of Hispanics from higher-paying jobs. e. recall Hispanic soldiers so they could work in the factories.
c. offer Hispanics their first significant access to skilled-labor jobs.
In The Affluent Society, John Kenneth Galbraith pointed out the: a. benefits of limited government. b. environmental costs of prosperity. c. persistence of poverty. d. infallibility of the marketplace. e. economic value of the cold war.
c. persistence of poverty
The 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago: a. was dull and uninspiring. b. boosted the candidacy of Hubert Humphrey. c. resulted in massive rioting in the streets. d. successfully appealed to the values of "middle America." e. showed the patience of Mayor Daley and the Chicago police.
c. resulted in massive rioting in the streets.
The music Alan Freed labeled "rock and roll" was actually: a. gospel. b. pop. c. rhythm and blues. d. jazz. e. big band swing.
c. rhythm and blues
In the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, decision, the Supreme Court: a. was closely divided. b. ordered an immediate end to Jim Crow segregation. c. struck down "separate but equal" in public education. d. recognized the high quality of black schools in the South. e. rejected the legal arguments of the National Association for the Advancement of Color People.
c. struck down "separate but equal in public education.
Native American activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was: a. occupying places like Alcatraz and Wounded Knee. b. opening casinos on their reservations. c. taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties. d. imitating the civil rights movement in organizing massive protest marches. e. voting.
c. taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties
During the 1908 presidential race: a. Theodore Roosevelt sought reelection. b. the Socialist vote practically disappeared. c. the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan. d. Taft lost to Cleveland. e. prohibition became the major issue.
c. the Democrats once again nominated William Jennings Bryan.
Senator Joseph McCarthy's power began to unravel when he made reckless charges about Communist influence in: a. the media. b. the Democratic party. c. the U.S. Army. d. the Eisenhower administration. e. Ivy League colleges.
c. the U.S. Army
In early 1968, increasing opposition to the war within his own party: a. caused Johnson to end the war on poverty. b. only increased Johnson's determination to win in Vietnam. c. ultimately forced Johnson out of the presidential race. d. led to Johnson's clear defeat in the New Hampshire primary. e. caused most Americans to rally around Johnson.
c. ultimately forced Johnson out of the presidential race.
By and large, Truman's Fair Deal proposals: a. were enacted. b. would revolutionize American life. c. were thwarted by a conservative coalition in Congress. d. would wipe out the New Deal. e. disappointed most Democrats.
c. were thwarted by a conservative coalition in Congress.
Of the following presidents, which one served as vice president? a. Herbert Hoover b. Woodrow Wilson c. Franklin D. Roosevelt d. Calvin Coolidge e. Warren G. Harding
d. Calvin Coolidge
In April 1970, Nixon extended the war when he sent troops into: a. Laos. b.North Vietnam. c. China. d. Cambodia. e. Thailand.
d. Cambodia
During the presidential election of 1944: a. in light of his health problems and progress toward winning the war, Franklin Roosevelt chose not to run for a fourth term. b. Republican Wendell Willkie opposed Democrat Franklin Roosevelt. c. Harry Truman was elected president. d. Franklin Roosevelt won a fourth term as president. e. Franklin Roosevelt was defeated in his run for a fourth term as president.
d. Franklin Roosevelt won a fourth term as president.
Which court case or legal action brought the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments back to life? a. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) b. Buchanan v. Worley (1917) c. Abrams v. United States (1919) Correct! d. Guinn v. United States (1915) e. Schenck v. United States (1919)
d. Guinn v. United States (1915)
Which of the following refused to apply for a Social Security card? a. Theodore Roosevelt b. Franklin D. Roosevelt c. Alfred E. Smith d. Herbert Hoover e. Eugene Debs
d. Herbert Hoover
By 1967, public opposition to the war was especially strong among: a. Republicans. b. members of Congress. c. soldiers. d. college students. e. ministers.
d. college students
During the 1948 campaign, the Dixiecrats did all of the following EXCEPT: a. wave Confederate flags. b. carry several southern states. c. support states' rights and segregation. d. influence Truman to slow down on civil rights. e. support Strom Thurmond for president.
d. influence Truman to slow down on civil rights.
One major reason for religion's growing appeal in the 1950s was: a. tax breaks for people who joined churches. b. huge new churches that sponsored social and recreational activities. c. widespread guilt over the country's material abundance. d. the desire to combat godless communism. e. the fire-and-brimstone style of television preachers.
d. the desire to combat godless communism.
By 1960-1961, a number of students had become inspired to become social reform activists by: a. musicians and protest singers with political agendas. b. the boredom and restrictions of campus life. c. the fear of getting drafted and sent to Vietnam. d. the example of the civil rights movement. e. the need to rebel against their conservative parents.
d. the example of the civil rights movement.
Baseball was integrated in 1947 when Jackie Robinson played for the: a. Chicago Cubs. b. Boston Red Sox. c. New York Yankees. d. St. Louis Cardinals. e. Brooklyn Dodgers.
e. Brooklyn Dodgers
Following the Pearl Harbor attack: a. Franklin Roosevelt resigned the presidency. b. American isolationism increased. c. a congressional resolution for war passed unanimously. d. the United States avoided involvement in the European conflict. e. Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States.
e. Germany and Italy also declared war on the United States.
The second-place finisher in the 1948 election was: a. Henry Wallace. b. Harry Truman. c. Strom Thurmond. d. George Marshall e. Thomas Dewey.
e. Thomas Dewey
The 1948 election is probably best remembered for: a. the poor showing of Henry Wallace. b. the racism of the Dixiecrats. c. Dewey's energetic campaign. d. the new use of polls and television. e. Truman's upset victory.
e. Truman's upset victory
Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique: a. painted an ideal portrait of suburban living. b. argued that women should be paid high wages for housework. c. told women how to better please their husbands. d. celebrated the cult of female domesticity. e. explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women.
e. explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women.
Use of the term Hispanic indicated: a. the New Left's major influence upon young Mexicans. b. Mexican American opposition to illegal immigration. c. an increasing opposition of Latin Americans to the Vietnam War. d. efforts of Latin Americans to make Spanish the national language. e. growing political assertiveness among Mexican Americans.
e. growing political assertiveness among Mexican Americans.
In 1964, students at the University of California at Berkeley: a. launched a strike that shut it down for a semester. b. had a bloody confrontation with the National Guard. c. founded the counterculture. d. demanded the university's racial integration. e. protested for freedom of political expression.
e. protested for freedom of political expression
The Platt Amendment did all of the following EXCEPT: a. lead to the establishment of the U.S. naval base at Guantánamo Bay. b. acknowledge the right of the United States to intervene whenever it saw fit. c. sharply restrict Cuba's independence. d. prohibit Cuba from impairing its independence by signing a treaty with a third power. e. provide for the American annexation of Cuba.
e. provide for the American annexation of Cuba.
Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in: a. the end of the new relationship with China. b. Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe. c. intensification of the nuclear arms race. d. the end of the cold war. e. some limits on future missile construction.
e. some limits on future missile construction.
Frederick W. Taylor: a. was the progressive editor of Arena. b. was founder of the National Child Labor Committee. c. authored the bill on reclamation for the western states. d. was an Oregon reformer responsible for many progressive measures enacted there. e. was an efficiency expert
e. was an efficiency expert
The Bay of Pigs invasion: a. weakened the Castro regime. b. was Kennedy's original idea. c. proved Kennedy's competence in foreign policy. d. inspired the United States and the Soviet Union to improve relations. e. was thoroughly bungled by the CIA.
e. was throughly bungled by the CIA.
During the 1950s, the black population in the North decreased as a result of the great migration. t/f
false
From the beginning of his presidency, Kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights. t/f
false
Large numbers of Americans of German, Italian, and Japanese descent were incarcerated during World War II. t/f
false
President Johnson was not as adept at handling Congress as President Kennedy had been. t/f
false
President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation. t/f
false
Progressives generally believed government should not interfere with big business. t/f
false
The Beats took their name because of their pervasive sense that society had beaten them, or triumphed over their spirits. t/f
false
The nation's total wealth almost tripled between 1920 and 1930, while wage workers enjoyed record-breaking increases in average income. t/f
false
Within days of the U.S. withdrawal, the cease-fire in Vietnam collapsed. t/f
false
"D-day" refers to the cross channel Allied amphibious invasion of Nazi-occupied France. t/f
true
In 1960, unemployment among Native Americans was ten times the national average, their life expectancy was twenty years lower, and their suicide rate was 100 times greater. t/f
true
In the civil war that broke out in Greece after World War II, the United States assisted the British-supported government. t/f
true
Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty. t/f
true
Many adults, having experienced the Depression and wartime rationing, were eager to consume more in the 1950s. t/f
true
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights. t/f
true
The Viet Cong were the rebel army in South Vietnam. t/f
true
The phrase "In God We Trust" was added to coins and currency in the 1950s. t/f
true
Within a few months of the end of World War II, there were strikes and other labor disputes in many key industries. t/f
true
