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In April 1995, U.S. veteran Timothy McVeigh, who had become part of a militant antigovernment movement, killed 168 people when he blew up a van in front of a federal building in
Oklahoma city
In 1941, prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor,
President Franklin Roosevelt froze all Japanese assets in the United States.
Martin Luther King Jr. was leader of the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
The Warren Commission investigation of the assassination of President John Kennedy concluded
The Warren Commission investigation of the assassination of President John Kennedy concluded
in 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, the
United states ordered a naval and air blockade around Cuba
The most significant and largest public works project of the federal government under President Dwight Eisenhower involved
a federal highway system.
in his first year as President, Bill Clinton secured from Congress all of the following
a national health reform
in 1943, to simple tax collections, Congress enacted
a withholding system of payroll deductions.
All of the following statements regarding early television are true EXCEPT that a. the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising. b. in the 1920s there were experiments in broadcasting pictures and sound. c. television quickly became the most powerful medium of mass communication in history. d. in 1946 there were 17,000 television sets in the United States. e. all three major television networks had started as radio companies.
a. the federal government largely kept big business sponsorship out of television advertising.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the most divisive cultural issue in the United States was
abortion rights
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were
accused of passing American secrets to its enemies.
In 1948, President Harry Truman responded to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin by
airlifting supplies to West Berlin.
The first American to be launched into space, in 1961, was
alan shepard
The 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was in response to
alleged attacks by North Vietnamese torpedo boats on American destroyers.
the "lend lease" plan
allowed the U.S. to loan weapons to England, to be returned when the war was over
The first personal computer to be widely available to the public was introduced in 1977 by
apple
In mid-1945, evidence of Japan's desperation to continue the war included a. the loss of over 100,000 Japanese lives at Okinawa. b. All these answers are correct. c. nighttime attacks by Japanese troops against American lines. d. both the sending of thousands of pilots on suicide missions, and nighttime attacks by Japanese troops against American lines. e.the sending of thousands of pilots on suicide missions.
b. all these answers are correct
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and subsequent related measures a. based aid on student need rather than school need. b. All these answers are correct. c. both offered aid to public and private schools, and based aid on student rather than school need. d. offered aid to both public and private schools. e. managed to circumvent objections that the Kennedy administration had faced
b. all these answers are correct
The rapid rise in the popularity of rock music was partly due to a. the success of American Bandstand. b. All these answers are correct. c. jukeboxes. d. innovations in television programming. e. innovations in radio programming.
b. all these are correct
the National security act of 1947 a. combined the functions previously performed separately by the war and navy departments b. all these are correct c. created the national security council d. created the department of defense e. created the central intelligence agency
b. all these are correct
In July 1940, opinion polls showed the clear majority of the American public
believed Germany posed a direct threat to the United States.
the "freedom summer" campaign in 1964 focused on
black voter registration and participation.
the United States was motivated to develop the Marshall Plan in 1947 due to
both humanitarian concern for the European people, and a desire to create strong European markets for American goods
All of the following statements regarding the 1968 Tet offensive are true EXCEPT that it a. suggested to the American public something of the brutality of the fighting in Vietnam. b. saw American troops inflict enormous casualties on the communists. c. involved the fall of Saigon to the communists. d. saw the communists fighting on the grounds of the American embassy in Saigon. e. began on a Vietnamese holiday.
c. involved the fall of Saigon to the communists.
in the 1960s, the philosophy of "black power"
called for an increased awareness of racial differences
The most impassioned opposition to globalization in the West
claimed it was an economic threat
In the early 1960s, the SNCC was formed primarily by
college students
Great Society reforms
contributed to the greatest reduction in poverty in American history.
The Soviet Union's 1948 blockade of West Berlin was primarily a response to the
creation of a unified West Berlin
at the conclusion of the Yalta conference in 1945, basic disagreements remained on? a. the unification of Germany b. war reparations to the Soviet Union c. both the government of Poland and the unification of Germany d. all these answers are correct e. the government of Poland
d. all these answers are correct
between 1945 and 1957, the growth of American consumerism was aided by a. revolving charge accounts b. the development of credit cards c. easy payment credit plans d. all these answers are correct e. an 800 percent increase in consumer credit
d. all these answers are correct
In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries a. raised the price of oil by 500 percent. b. helped to precipitate a fuel shortage in the United States. c. both refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel, and raised the price of oil by 500 percent. d. All these answers are correct. e. refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel.
d. all these are correct
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
declared that separate educational facilities were unlawful
Following the outbreak of war in Europe in 1939, President Franklin Roosevelt
declared the United States would remain neutral
In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment a. had been promoted since b.the 1920s by some feminists. was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification. c.was strongly opposed by some women. d. seemed almost certain to be ratified. e. All these answers are correct.
e. all these answers are correct
Which of the following statements regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is false a. the American aircraft carriers escaped the attack b. more than 2400 American soldiers and sailors died in the attack c. few American authorities believed Japan was capable of an attack on Pearl Harbor d. the Japanese suffered light losses in the attack e. the state department assumed the Japanese would not attack American territory
e. the state department assumed the Japanese would not attack American territory
In designing the structure of the new United Nations, planners called for
each nation on the Security Council to have veto power over the others.
in 1973, Vice president Spiro Agnew resigned because
evidence surfaced that he had accepted bribes.
Founded in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM)
focused on militant action.
In 1961, the "freedom rides" sponsored by CORE attempted to
force the desegregation of bus stations.
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty negotiated between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles on both sides at their current levels.
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
gave President Lyndon Johnson wide latitude to escalate the conflict
Betty Friedan's 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique,
gave a voice to a reemerging women's rights movement.
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944
gave economic and education subsidies to veterans
during the 1950s, television networks
generally sought to convey idealized image of a homogeneous America
In 1945, when Harry Truman became president, he
had almost no familiarity with foreign affairs.
The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to
have the South Vietnamese military do more of the fighting.
During Joseph McCarthy's investigation into alleged subversion in government,
he never produced conclusive evidence that any federal employee was a communist.
the 1969 "stonewall riot" is associated with the civil rights movement for
homosexuals
In his 1950 book, The Lonely Crowd, sociologist David Riesman argued that Americans were
increasingly more concerned with winning approval in the community or larger organization.
prior to ordering the use of an atomic bomb against Japan, President Harry Truman
issued an ultimatum to Japan to surrender or face utter devastation
In 1932, the Hoover administration, in response to the Japanese invasion of Manchuria,
issued warnings to the Japanese government.
During World War II, the first Axis country to be defeated was
italy
The primary goal of the American Apollo program was to
land men on the moon
On December 19, 1998, the House voted to impeach President Clinton for
lying to a grand jury and obstructing justice.
The Montgomery bus boycott of 1955-1956
marked the emergence of an effective form of racial protest.
The immediate cause of the Korean War, in 1950, was the
military invasion by North Korea into South Korea.
in 1946, Dr. Benjamin Spock's best-selling Baby and Child Care contended that
mothers should stay at home with their children
In 2002, President George W. Bush described an "axis of evil" made up of Iraq, Iran, and
north korea
the watergate scandal began in 1972 with a break in at the
offices of the democratic national committee
throughout the late 1960s
opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.
In 1949, the Truman administration made progress in civil rights by
ordering an end to discrimination in the hiring of government employees.
in their first year in office, the Bush administration
passed the largest tax cut in American history
Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning
pesticides
In 1954, the American scientist Jonas Salk developed a vaccine for the prevention of
polio
Michael Harrington's 1962 book, The Other America, focused on the problems of
poverty
Only weeks after taking office, President Lyndon Johnson declared a "war" on
poverty
in 2001, regarding an international treaty signed in Kyoto, Japan, to reduce emissions in the atmosphere, President George W. Bush
refused to participate in the agreement
In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court
required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights.
The so-called Pentagon Papers
revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war.
Like many early white rock musicians, Elvis Presley drew heavily from black traditions in
rhythm and blues
In 1998, the federal budget
saw its first surplus in thirty years
During the 1920s and 1930s, interest in pursuing an isolationist foreign policy
seemed to grow in the U.S. as it became apparent that Italy would invade Ethiopia.
The 2000 presidential election was characterized by the
sensational controversy over its results.
In the civil rights movement, the spirit of "massive resistance" is associated with the actions of
southern whites
In 1943, the country that pressed for an immediate Allied invasion of France against Germany was
soviet union
in the 1968 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon called for
stability and national law and order
Robert Kennedy's assassin had apparently been angered by Kennedy's
statements in favor of Israel
In April 1970, the antiwar movement was recharged by
the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.
The 1950 National Security Council report known as NSC-68 stated
the United States must resist communism anywhere it developed in the world.
After a difficult battle, Clinton won approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (or NAFTA), which eliminated most trade barriers among
the United States, Canada, and Mexico
President Harry Truman's Fair Deal called for
the creation of national health insurance
in 1956, scheduled nation elections for Vietnam were canceled because?
the leader of the pro-western government in South Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, refused to hold them
In his farewell address to the nation, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the dangers of
the military industrial complex
The "Saturday night massacre" refers to an event that included
the resignation of two key Nixon administration officials.
in 1964, a dispute broke out at the University of California at Berkeley over?
the rights of students to engage in free speech
In the 1970s, the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be
the so called third world
in 1961, President John Kennedy believed the major struggle against communism in the future would be waged in
the third world
in 1942, when the United States interned Japanese Americans in "relocation centers"
there was no evidence that the Japanese Americans were a domestic security risk
in 1974, Richard Nixon left the presidency
through resignation
Under John Foster Dulles's policy of "massive retaliation," announced in 1954, the United States would
use nuclear weapons against communist aggression
In the 1960s, the youth counterculture
was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society.
the battle of bulge
was the last major battle on the western front
the 2000 election results were decided
when the supreme court ended all efforts to recount the votes in Florida
In 2001, convinced that it harbored Al Qaeda terrorists, NATO, led by the United States, attacked
Afghanistan
Earth Day" in 1970 was
An example of the popularization of environmentalism
After 1943, the United States advanced on Japan primarily with the aid of forces from
Australia and New Zealand.
The costliest battle in the history of the United States Marines Corps was the Battle of
Iwo Jima
The Tripartite Pact was a defensive alliance among
Japan, Germany, and Italy.
Which of the following is true of the assassination of President John Kennedy?
Lee Harvey Oswald was shot and killed while in police custody