3rd study guide

Who is considered the founder of fascism? a) Benito Mussolini. b) Adolf Hitler. c) Francisco Franco. d) Joseph Stalin. e) Hideki Tojo.

a) Benito Mussolini.

What does Henry Luce see as the cure for America in his book The American Century? a) For America to exert its influence on the world. b) Deficit spending to end the Depression. c) Creating a welfare state to fully embrace liberalism. d) Entering World War II to aid Great Britain. e) Return to a strict policy of isolationism.

a) For America to exert its influence on the world.

How did the NAACP manage to change the political landscape in the South between 1940 and 1952? a) Its voter registration drive increased the number of Southern black registered voters sevenfold. b) It had secured the nomination of the first African-American gubernatorial candidates in the Democratic Party since Reconstruction. c) It had secured the desegregation of public education at the city and county level in nine out of eleven southern states. d) The NAACP had successfully lobbied southern legislatures to pass antilynching laws. e) The NAACP had succeeded in its legal battle for the desegregation of public transportation in all southern states except Alabama.

a) Its voter registration drive increased the number of Southern black registered voters sevenfold.

Which Supreme Court decision did Brown overturn? a) Plessy v. Ferguson. b) Muller v. Oregon. c) Yick Wo v. Hopkins. d) Roe v. Wade. e) Lochner v. New York.

a) Plessy v. Ferguson.

Who did the States' Rights Party nominate for president in 1948? a) Strom Thurmond. b) Henry Wallace. c) Joe McCarthy. d) George Wallace. e) Thomas Dewey.

a) Strom Thurmond.

In Brown v. Board of Education, what was Thurgood Marshall's main argument before the Supreme Court? a) That segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self-esteem. b) That Plessy v. Ferguson was an outdated ruling that needed to be updated. c) That the time had come to implement the promises of Reconstruction. d) That the white, southern politicians did not adequately provide for black schools, thereby violating the "but equal" part of the Plessy ruling. e) That children ought to attend the school that is closest to them, and Linda Brown lived within a mile of the "white" school and should be able to attend that school.

a) That segregation did lifelong damage to black children, undermining their self-esteem.

Which group issued its own declaration of war against the Axis powers? a) The Iroquois. b) The Navajo. c) The Creek. d) The Lakota. e) The Apache.

a) The Iroquois.

Which statement about industry is FALSE? a) The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War. b) By the mid-1950s, white-collar workers outnumbered blue-collar factory and manual laborers. c) The unions' success in raising wages inspired employers to mechanize more and more elements of manufacturing in order to reduce labor costs. d) Since the 1950s, the American economy has shifted away from manufacturing. e) New England benefited from the growth in the construction of aircraft engines and submarines

a) The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War.

How did the United States respond to Joseph Stalin's blockade around Berlin? a) Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift. b) Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened atomic war if Stalin did not lift the blockade. c) Truman ignored it. d) Truman asked the United Nations to place an embargo on all goods going to the Soviet Union. e) American forces forced their way through the road blockade with a caravan of armored tanks.

a) Truman ordered that supplies be brought to Berlin via an airlift.

the freedom train was:

a) a traveling exhibiton of over 100 historical documents

In 1948, the Progressive Party: a) advocated expanded social welfare programs. b) supported segregation. c) supported Truman's civil rights proposals. d) agreed with Truman's Cold War policies. e) did not allow socialists or communists to join.

a) advocated expanded social welfare programs.

In 1940, the "cash and carry" plan: a) allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. b) allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. c) allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. d) allowed all belligerents to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis. e) was voted down by Congress.

a) allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.

The program that began in 1942 that allowed experienced Mexican agricultural workers to cross the border to work under government labor contracts was called the: a) bracero program. b) Chicano program. c) migrant-worker program. d) "zoot suit" program. e) pueblo program.

a) bracero program.

Operation Wetback: a) deported illegal aliens found in Mexican-American neighborhoods. b) campaigned to bring unionization to the South. c) removed suspected communist labor union leaders from their positions. d) was the CIA-led coup in Guatemala. e) campaigned to end prohibition.

a) deported illegal aliens found in Mexican-American neighborhoods.

The impact of the Cold War on American culture was: a) especially evident in the movies. b) limited in scope. c) discouraged in the public schools. d) widely criticized by the news media. e) felt mostly in the cities.

a) especially evident in the movies.

Challenges to the mass conformity of the 1950s came from: a) hippies. b) flappers. c) the Beats. d) the Beatles. e) the communists.

a) hippies.

Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product: a) more than doubled, and wages increased. b) declined as wages stagnated. c) stayed about the same. d) returned to prewar levels. e) increased so dramatically that poverty was completely eliminated

a) more than doubled, and wages increased.

The Taft-Hartley Act: a) outlawed the closed shop. b) legalized sympathy strikes. c) strengthened the rights of organized labor. d) banned right-to-work laws. e) was supported by President Truman.

a) outlawed the closed shop.

The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO): a) replaced NATO in Europe. b) was the Soviet counterpart to NATO. c) was part of a UN initiative. d) ended the Korean War. e) represented the global reach of Cold War divisions.

a) replaced NATO in Europe

The "Iron Curtain": a) separated the free West from the communist East. b) divided East and West Germany. c) separated the United States from the Soviet Union. d) separated Japan from the rest of Asia. e) divided North and South Korea.

a) separated the free West from the communist East

After World War II, the only nation that could rival the United States was: a) the Soviet Union. b) Germany. c) Japan. d) Great Britain. e) France

a) the Soviet Union.

After Vietnam was divided at a peace conference in Geneva: a) the United States supported the anticommunist leader Ngo Dinh Diem. b) the United States supported the quest for Vietnamese independence. c) the United States remained neutral. d) the French regained control of their former colony. e) Ngo Dinh Diem's rule was widely accepted.

a) the United States supported the anticommunist leader Ngo Dinh Diem.

Modern Republicanism included: a) the expansion of core New Deal programs. b) the dismantling of core New Deal programs. c) the elimination of Social Security. d) decreased support for highway construction. e) decreased funding for education.

a) the expansion of core New Deal programs.

In his 1961 farewell address, President Eisenhower warned Americans about: a) the military-industrial complex. b) the rise of organized crime. c) the increase in juvenile delinquency. d) environmental hazards. e) the slow pace of the civil rights movement.

a) the military-industrial complex.

In the United States during World War II: a) unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased. b) the economy grew only slightly. c) income taxes increased only for the wealthy. d) little was done to regulate the economy. e) the actual size of the federal government shrank as the New Deal ended.

a) unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.

The Montgomery Bus Boycott: a) was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat up to a white man. b) did not succeed in desegregating the public buses. c) propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement. d) marked the end of the civil rights movement. e) lasted less than two weeks.

a) was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give her seat up to a white man.

What replaced liberty of contract as the judicial foundation of freedom by the end of the New Deal? a. Civil liberties. b. Personal freedom. c. Ownership of property. d.Suffrage. e. Christian liberty.

a. Civil liberties.

Critics of the New Deal included all of the following EXCEPT: a. Frances Perkins. b. Huey Long. c. Charles Coughlin. d. Dr. Francis Townsend. e. Upton Sinclair.

a. Frances Perkins.

Why did FDR try to change the balance of power on the Supreme Court? a. He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts. b. He was worried about being able to run for a third term as president. c. He needed the Court's support for upcoming war measures against Germany. d. He feared that the Supreme Court might invalidate the National Recovery Act or the Agricultural Adjustment Act. e. He feared that the Supreme Court might deem sit-down strikes unconstitutional.

a. He feared the Supreme Court might invalidate the Wagner and Social Security acts.

Fearing the growth of the Communist Party in America, Congress passed the: a. Smith Act. b. Wagner Act. c. Civil Liberties Act. d. Lundeen Act. e.Popular Front Act.

a. Smith Act.

Which act or organization barred commercial banks from becoming involved in the buying and selling of stocks? a. The Glass-Steagal I Act. b. The Federal Communications Commission. c. The Securities and Exchange Commission. d. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. e.The Bank Holiday Act.

a. The Glass-Steagal I Act.

Which New Deal program put the federal government for the first time in the business of selling electricity in competition with private companies? a. The Tennessee Valley Authority. b. The Rural Electrification Administration. c. The National Recovery Act. d. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation. e. The Works Project Administration.

a. The Tennessee Valley Authority.

24. Which statement best describes Huey Long, Upton Sinclair, and Dr. Francis Townsend? a. They all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of center. b. They were all supported by the Republican Party. c. Each was a socialist radical. d. Despite representing interesting movements , none of them had much of a following. e. They all ended up in jail during World War II for having communist sympathies.

a. They all challenged Roosevelt to move further to the left of center.

What factor contributed to the growth of union membership in the 1930s ? a. Workers' militancy and the tactical skills of a new generation of leaders. b. The government's unsympathetic view of workers' rights. c. The minimal amount of labor unrest during the 1930s . d. The American Federation of Labor's willingness to organize unions of industrial workers. e. The United Auto Workers' opposition to sit-down strikes.

a. Workers' militancy and the tactical skills of a new generation of leaders.

What were William Whyte's The Organization Man, Vance Packard's The Hidden Persuaders, and John Kenneth Galbraith's The Affluent Society all critical of?

a. americas social values

During the war, Americans: a. experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline. b. found fewer consumer goods available by 1944. c. still suffered from high unemployment. d. were told that the end of war might bring a return of the Great Depression. e. experienced extreme deprivation.

a. experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline

The Second New Deal: a. focused on economic security. b. focused on economic relief. c. focused on business recovery d focused on civil liberties. e included no new taxes.

a. focused on economic security.

The New Deal a. included a reliance on economic planning b. was based on socialism c. was based on fascism d. was similar to Stalin' economic policy e. rejected the thinking of john Maynard Keynes.

a. included a reliance on economic planning

The American Liberty League: a. protested President Roosevelt's policies. b. organized to fight for the release of the Scottsboro boys. c. sought to prevent the black singer Marian Anderson from singing at Constitution Hall. d. lobbied for the passage of the Lundeen Bill. e. supported President Roosevelt ' s isolationist policies regarding foreign affairs.

a. protested President Roosevelt's policies.

The Agricultural Adjustment Act: a. raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more. b. lowered farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers to grow more. c. was beneficial to sharecroppers and tenant farmers. d. established a government program of distributing food to the hungry. e. was limited to the West Coast.

a. raised farm prices by establishing quotas and paying farmers not to plant more.

The Scottsboro case: a. reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s. b. was refused a hearing by the Supreme Court. c. was publicized by the Industrial Workers of the World. d. established legal principles that greatly restricted the definition of civil liberties. e. represented progress in the cause of civiI rights for African-Americans

a. reflected the racism that was prevalent in the South during the 1930s.

The New Deal concentrated power in the hands of: a. the executive branch. b. the legislative branch. c. the judicial branch. d. local government. e. state government

a. the executive branch.

In fireside chats and public addresses, President Roosevelt connected freedom with: a.economic security. b.cuts in government spending. c.Keynesian economic theory .d.economic inequality. e.laissez-faire economics

a.economic security.

Which statement best describes what NSC-68 called for? a) Patience on the part of the United States in dealing with the Soviet Union. b) A permanent military buildup and a global application of containment. c) Limited strategic goals, confronting the Soviets only at key industrial areas. d) A sole reliance on nuclear weapons in order to spare conventional forces. e) Limited strategic goals, confronting the Chinese only at key industrial areas.

b) A permanent military buildup and a global application of containment.

What was the "final solution"? a) The Allied operation for D-Day. b) Adolf Hitler's plan to mass-exterminate "undesirable" peoples. c) The United States' plan for the atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan. d) Japan's plan to attack Pearl Harbor. e) Joseph Stalin's plan to spread communism throughout the world.

b) Adolf Hitler's plan to mass-exterminate "undesirable" peoples.

Which statement about the Korean conflict is FALSE? a) The United Nations authorized the use of forces to repel the North Koreans. b) Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did. c) General MacArthur argued for an invasion of China and for the use of nuclear weapons. d) Truman removed General MacArthur from his command when he publicly criticized Truman. e) The war ended in a cease-fire, not with a formal peace treaty

b) Chinese troops threatened to enter the conflict, but never did.

All of the following statements are true of the Fair Deal EXCEPT: a) the Fair Deal included a provision to expand public housing. b) Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans. c) the Fair Deal included a provision to increase the minimum wage. d) the Fair Deal included a provision to create a national health insurance program. e) the Fair Deal included a provision to expand Social Security coverage.

b) Congress passed Truman's Fair Deal to raise the standard of living for Americans.

Which civil rights measure was enacted during Truman's administration? a) Federal law against lynching. b) Desegregation of the armed forces. c) Establishment of a permanent federal civil rights commission. d) Federal law against poll taxes. e) Protection for equal access to jobs and education.

b) Desegregation of the armed forces.

Many conservative businessmen found intellectual reinforcement in the writings of the economist: a) John Kenneth Galbraith. b) Milton Friedman. c) Warren Burger. d) Alan Greenspan. e) John Maynard Keynes.

b) Milton Friedman.

Which long-held U.S. territory was granted independence in 1946? a) Puerto Rico. b) Philippines. c) Wake Island. d) Guam e) Samoa

b) Philippines.

After a bitter civil war, Francisco Franco established in 1939 a fascist government in: a) Italy. b) Spain. c) Bulgaria. d) France. e) Germany.

b) Spain.

Organized labor emerged as: a) a vocal critic of McCarthyism. b) a major supporter of the foreign policy of the Cold War. c) a radical wing of the Communist Party. d) a militant group willing to fight the Red Scare. e) the best informants for the FBI and HUAC.

b) a major supporter of the foreign policy of the Cold War.

Organized labor assisted in the war effort by: a) decreasing union membership. b) agreeing to a no-strike pledge. c) accepting wage cuts. d) asking Congress to abolish Social Security. e) joining the army.

b) agreeing to a no-strike pledge.

The 1943 Texas Caucasian Race-Equal Privileges resolution: a) specified that Japanese-Americans interned in that state were not allowed to use the same public accommodations as whites. b) allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks. c) stated that German POWs being held in the state could be allowed to enjoy the same public accommodations as whites. d) segregated blacks and Mexicans from all public accommodations. e) granted equal privileges to all Texans, regardless of race.

b) allowed Mexicans equal treatment in public accommodations, while still segregating blacks.

Dennis v. United States: a) made it illegal to jail communists. b) allowed the deportation of suspected communists. c) forbade the Communist Party from existing in the United States. d) upheld the jailing of communists. e) allowed universities to fire professors who taught the theories of Marx.

b) allowed the deportation of suspected communists.

The Lend-Lease Act: a) authorized military aid to Germany and Japan. b) authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan. c) excluded China. d) excluded the Soviet Union. e) maintained trade relations with Japan.

b) authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan.

William Levitt, with the help of the GI Bill, gave many Americans the opportunity to a) get an education. b) buy a home. c) buy a gray flannel suit. d) buy a car. e) advance within the military

b) buy a home

When World War II ended: a) the majority of veterans went to college. b) demobilization proceeded quickly. c) the divorce rate declined. d) women who worked in war industries retained their jobs. e) soldiers found the adjustment to civilian life easy

b) demobilization proceeded quickly.

The new conservatives: a) spoke the language of personal autonomy. b) emphasized tradition, community, and moral commitment. c) supported a more centralized federal government. d) were also known as libertarians. e) wanted more federal regulation of business.

b) emphasized tradition, community, and moral commitment.

"Militant Liberty" was the code name for a national security agency that: a) patrolled the border in search of illegal aliens. b) encouraged Hollywood to produce anticommunist movies. c) required labor unions to purge suspected communist leaders. d) forced schools to fire teachers and professors suspected of teaching Marxist ideas. e) encouraged artists to paint work in a Norman Rockwell style.

b) encouraged Hollywood to produce anticommunist movies.

The GI Bill of Rights: a) was very limited in scope. b) included scholarships for education for veterans. c) extended benefits to very few veterans. d) did not include health insurance. e) was unavailable for African-American veterans.

b) included scholarships for education for veterans.

After World War II, suburban growth: a) declined. b) increased dramatically, especially in California. c) occurred primarily in the South. d) was dominated by expensive housing. e) was discouraged by state and federal government policies.

b) increased dramatically, especially in California.

To libertarian conservatives, freedom meant: a) first and foremost a moral condition. b) individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. c) using government as a vehicle for social reform, ensuring an equal distribution of wealth. d) what it did in the late eighteenth century—the right to own property and to vote.

b) individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism.

The Dixiecrats: a) opposed segregation in the South. b) opposed desegregation in the South. c) dominated the Democratic Party in 1948. d) were led by Hubert Humphrey. e) supported Harry Truman in 1948.

b) opposed desegregation in the South.

All of the following were new innovations of the 1950s that helped to transform Americans daily lives EXCEPT: a) jet air travel. b) radio. c) television. d) air conditioning. e) automatic dishwasher

b) radio.

In the 1952 presidential campaign, Richard Nixon's Checkers speech: a) reflected the growing importance of board games in American life. b) reflected the growing importance of television in American life. c) reflected the growing importance of pets in American life. d) was not well received, and the Republicans lost the election. e) introduced plans for peace in Korea.

b) reflected the growing importance of television in American life.

New conservatives trusted government to: a) regulate the economy. b) regulate personal behavior. c) protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences. d) provide a comprehensive welfare system. e) provide national health care.

b) regulate personal behavior.

The Housing Act of 1949: a) set a high income ceiling for eligibility. b) reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. c) ended the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods. d) allowed growing numbers of blacks to move to the suburbs. e) paired with urban renewal programs, made American cities more diverse and prosperous.

b) reinforced the concentration of poverty in nonwhite urban neighborhoods.

As fascism rose in Europe and Asia during the 1930s, most Americans: a) supported U.S. intervention. b) supported U.S. neutrality. c) wanted to move beyond isolationism. d) remained ambivalent. e) favored an end to international trade.

b) supported U.S. neutrality.

Operation Dixie was: a) a postwar strike wave. b) the postwar union campaign in the South. c) an effort to increase black suffrage. d) the congressional effort to outlaw lynching. e) mass return of African-Americans to the South after World War II.

b) the postwar union campaign in the South.

In Korematsu v. United States, the Supreme Court: a) deemed Japanese internment unconstitutional. b) upheld the legality of Japanese internment. c) deemed loyalty oaths constitutional. d) barred Japanese-Americans from serving in the U.S. military. e) apologized for Japanese internment.

b) upheld the legality of Japanese internment.

The National Resources Planning Board: a) urged the curtailment of Social Security. b) urged the expansion of the welfare state. c) urged the discontinuation of Keynesian spending in peacetime. d) urged less government spending in general. e) had the full support of Congress.

b) urged the expansion of the welfare state.

In response to the court-ordered desegregation of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas: a) violence broke out, but President Eisenhower refused to send federal troops. b) violence broke out, and President Eisenhower sent in federal troops. c) high schools across the South became desegregated immediately. d) Governor Orval Faubus used the National Guard to protect the black students from angry whites. e) Governor Orval Faubus requested that federal troops be sent into Little Rock to end the violence.

b) violence broke out, and President Eisenhower sent in federal troops.

The Marshall Plan: a) provided economic assistance to the Soviets. b) was a U.S.-Soviet program to rebuild Europe. c) offered economic assistance to noncommunist governments. d) was limited in scope and focused on West Germany. e) was largely unsuccessful for lack of support from Congress.

b) was a U.S.-Soviet program to rebuild Europe

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference: a) was a coalition of white southerners who resisted desegregation. b) was a coalition of black ministers and civil rights activists who fought for desegregation. c) worked primarily on the local level. d) did not seek federal assistance. e) had the support of all southern congressmen

b) was a coalition of black ministers and civil rights activists who fought for desegregation

The Fair Employment Practices Commission: a) applied only to Mexican immigrants working in war production. b) was the first federal agency since Reconstruction to advocate equal opportunity for blacks. c) fined those employers who discriminated against blacks. d) was criticized by the black press. e) was administered by A. Philip Randolph.

b) was the first federal agency since Reconstruction to advocate equal opportunity for blacks.

The 1948 presidential race: a) was a three-way race. b) was the last to occur before television forever changed campaigning. c) ended the movement of southern Democrats into the Republican Party. d) highlighted gender as a campaign issue for the Republican Party. e) had Strom Thurmond as a close second to Harry Truman.

b) was the last to occur before television forever changed campaigning

The Holocaust: a) was the spread of contagious disease in Asia. b) was the mass extermination of millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps. c) included the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. d) is the equivalent of D-Day. e) was the mass slaughter of the Chinese during the Japanese invasion.

b) was the mass extermination of millions of Jews and others in Nazi death camps.

According to Gunnar Myrdal, Americas dilemma was a conflict between: a. Americas rhetoric at home and its foreign policy abroad. b. American values and American racial policies. c. American business ethos and American labor unions. d. Americas isolationism and Germanys aggression. e. American liberalism and American conservatism.

b. American values and American racial policies.

Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman's book the lonely crowd a. White America had alienated black Americans from mainstream society. b. Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives. c. Women were unhappy with the role of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and other intellectual pursuits. d. After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and Soviet Union as superpowers. e. Unionism in America was doomed to fail if the union leaders did not embrace the fact that their demands and strikes labeled them as communists.

b. Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives

Which work offered an intellectual justification for opponents of active government, laying the foundation for the rise of modern conservatism? a. Henry Luce's The American Century. b. Friedrick Hayeks The Road to Serfdom. c. Wendell Willkies One World. d. Gunnar Myrdal An American Dilemma. e. Ruth Benedicts Races and Racism.

b. Friedrick Hayeks The Road to Serfdom.

The New Deal failed to generate: a. Hope. b. Sustained prosperity. c. Jobs. d. Social security. e. Labor reform.

b. Sustained prosperity.

Which group welcomed black members and advocated the passage of antilynching legislation and the return of voting rights to southern blacks? a. The Republican Party. b. The Congress of Industrial Organizations. c. The American Liberty League. d. The Daughters of the American Revolution. e. The House Un-American Activities Committee.

b. The Congress of Industrial Organizations.

Liberalism during the New Deal came to be understood as: a. limited government and free market enterprise. b. active government to uplift less fortunate members of society. c. a trust in the government to regulate personal behavior. d. individual autonomy, limited government, and unregulated capitalism. e. workers ' ownership of the means of production.

b. active government to uplift less fortunate members of society.

The Wagner Act: a. created the Works Progress Administration. b. allowed the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections. c. sponsored ballet and modern dance programs. d. made all unions illegal. e. affected only government employees.

b. allowed the National Labor Relations Board to supervise union elections.

The National Industrial Recovery Act: a. was never passed. b. established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries . c. established codes that continued the open-shop policies of the 1920s. d. encouraged "cut throat" competition between businesses. e. was an economic policy later adopted successfully in Hitler's Germany.

b. established codes that set standards for production, prices, and wages in several industries .

When Mary McLeod Bethune remarked that the New Deal offered African-Americans a new day, she: a. was referring to the successful passage of a federal antilynching law. b. expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment. c. was referring to the growing support for black rights in the South. d. expressed her approval of New Deal policies regarding blacks. e. was referring to expanded coverage for blacks under Social Security.

b. expressed the hope for change despite continued discrimination in federal housing and employment.

Henry Luce The American Century: a. hailed the century of the common man. b. hailed free economic enterprise. c. described the advances made by African-Americans. d. described the advances made by women. e. urged Americans to return to a state of isolationism.

b. hailed free economic enterprise.

In 1938, Congress established the House Un-American Activities Committee, which: a. was part of the expanded notion of civil liberties under the New Deal. b. included liberals and unionists in its definition of " un-American." c. focused on fascism and ultranationalists. d. focused on racism and white supremacy in the South. e. focused only on communists.

b. included liberals and unionists in its definition of " un-American."

The Fair Labor Standards Act instituted all of the following changes EXCEPT: a. it banned goods produced by child labor from interstate commerce. b. it established the fifty-hour workweek. c. it set the minimum wage. d. it required overtime pay. e. it regulated working conditions.

b. it established the fifty-hour workweek.

In 1949, Mao Zedong:

b. led a successful communist revolution in China.

Women working in defense industries during the war: a. were viewed as permanent workers after the war, so long as they did a good job. b. made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building. c. had little impact on the war effort. d. were small in number, as most women took clerical work or joined the military service as nurses. e. were all young, single women who left their jobs once they got married.

b. made up one-third of the West Coast workers in aircraft manufacturing and ship building.

24. The sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan, was: a. a tactic developed by the AFL. b. part of the successful strategy that organized the auto industry. c. only successful in the steel industry. d. outlawed by Michigan governor Frank Murphy. e. a tactic pioneered by the CIO.

b. part of the successful strategy that organized the auto industry.

The Hollywood Ten:

b. refused to name names.

Keynesian economics: a. relied on limited government spending. b. relied on large-scale government spending. c. was based on maintaining a balanced budget. d. was rejected by Roosevelt as unworkable. e. focused on economic planning.

b. relied on large-scale government spending.

All of the statements about Roosevelt's group of advisers known as the "Brain Trust" are true EXCEPT: a. the " Brain Trust " saw big corporations as an inevitable part of the modern economy. b. the " Brain Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be directed by the government. c. the "Brain Trust" included university professors. d. their economic views defined the "First New Deal." e. the "Brain Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be dismantled.

b. the " Brain Trust" believed that large corporations needed to be directed by the government.

Which statement about the Social Security Act is FALSE? a. It included aid to families with dependent children. b. It was original in its concept and design. c. Congress dropped the provision for national health insurance from the original bill. d. It created a system of unemployment insurance. e. Its coverage excluded most blacks from the program

b.It was original in its concept and design.

The term used to describe developing countries that refused to align with either of the two Cold War powers was: a) "underdeveloped countries." b) "quasi countries." c) "Third World countries." d) "nation-building countries." e) "processing countries."

c) "Third World countries."

Along with a home and a TV, what became part of the "standard consumer package" of the 1950s? a) An education. b) A record player. c) A car. d) A credit card. e) A computer.

c) A car.

Who did Whittaker Chambers accuse of being a Soviet spy during a HUAC hearing? a) Julius Rosenberg. b) Richard Nixon. c) Alger Hiss. d) David Greenglass. e) Robert Oppenheimer

c) Alger Hiss.

Men like Henry Ford, Charles Lindbergh, and Father Coughlin were members of the: a) America Now! committee, an interventionist group. b) Anti-Semitism Society, a group that blamed the Jews for the war. c) America First committee, an isolationist group. d) Lend-Lease League, a group that supported technology for the war. e) Free Paris Society, a group that advocated the liberation of Paris.

c) America First committee, an isolationist group.

Under the bracero program: a) Mexican immigrants were denied entry to the United States. b) Mexican immigrants were eligible for citizenship. c) Mexicans were encouraged to immigrate, but they were denied the right of citizenship. d) Indians were encouraged to leave their reservations. e) marriages between Mexicans and Americans were banned.

c) Mexicans were encouraged to immigrate, but they were denied the right of citizenship.

Which piece of American legislation stated that union leaders had to swear an oath that they were not communists? a) House Un-American Activities Committee Act. b) Truman Federal Employee Loyalty Act. c) Taft-Hartley Act. d) The McCarran-Walter Act. e) NSC-68.

c) Taft-Hartley Act.

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

c) The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as against the resurgence of a powerful Germany.

According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the: a) Soviets could have a free hand in international affairs. b) United States should invade the Soviet Union. c) United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism. d) United States was committed to preventing the spread of democracy. e) United States accepted the right of communism to exist anywhere

c) United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.

Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed which kind of individuals to his cabinet? a) The "best and brightest," young intellectuals in their fields. b) Former government men who had lots of combined political experience. c) Wealthy businessmen to run the government like an efficient business. d) A balanced mixture of Republicans and Democrats, since his party did not control Congress. e) Weak men with little experience so that he could have complete control over domestic and foreign affairs.

c) Wealthy businessmen to run the government like an efficient business.

For most women workers, World War II: a) had little impact. b) permanently changed the way employers viewed them. c) allowed them to make temporary gains. d) permanently changed the way unions viewed them. e) did not increase employment rates, especially for married women.

c) allowed them to make temporary gains.

Government propaganda and war films portrayed the Japanese as: a) blameless victims of their own government. b) similar to the Germans and Italians. c) bestial and subhuman. d) freedom fighters. e) communists.

c) bestial and subhuman.

Jackie Robinson: a) was president of the NAACP. b) was banned from major league baseball. c) broke the color barrier in major league baseball. d) took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. e) experienced no difficulties as the first black player for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

c) broke the color barrier in major league baseball.

The Four Freedoms Show toured the country to persuade Americans to: a) vote for Franklin Roosevelt's third term in 1940. b) enter the European war. c) buy war bonds. d) oppose U.S. involvement in World War II. e) support the Good Neighbor Policy

c) buy war bonds.

NSC-68: a) was directed at communist China. b) called for a massive reduction in U.S. military forces. c) called for a massive increase in U.S. military forces. d) was only suggested and never implemented.

c) called for a massive increase in U.S. military forces.

The Atlantic Charter: a) was made between Stalin and Hitler. b) outlawed submarine warfare. c) endorsed the freedoms from want and fear. d) established the World Bank and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). e) established the United Nations.

c) endorsed the freedoms from want and fear.

In response to the Brown decision and to the general growth of the civil rights movement during the 1950s, southern states: a) passed laws that allowed for a slow desegregation of public schools. b) banned the Ku Klux Klan from operating. c) flew the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings. d) subsidized private academies for black students only. e) subsidized integrated private schools.

c) flew the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings.

To wage the cultural Cold War, the Central Intelligence Agency and Defense Department: a) promoted the work of artist Norman Rockwell. b) censored the work of modern artists. c) funded artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits. d) sought to censor the work of painter Jackson Pollock. e) imposed artistic conformity

c) funded artistic publications, concerts, performances, and exhibits.

The movements for colonial independence: a) highlighted the strengths of U.S. Cold War policy. b) highlighted the limitations of U.S. Cold War policy. c) generally had U.S. support. d) were all led by communists. e) declined during the Cold War.

c) generally had U.S. support.

Between 1950 and 1970, suburbanization: a) eased racial tensions in American cities. b) encouraged a revitalization of American cities. c) hardened racial divisions in American life. d) encouraged Puerto Rican immigration.

c) hardened racial divisions in American life.

In the 1960 presidential race, John F. Kennedy became the Democratic candidate, despite: a) the popularity of Richard Nixon. b) his accomplished war record. c) his Catholicism. d) his advanced age. e) his wife's dowdy public image.

c) his Catholicism.

Joseph McCarthy's downfall came as a result of: a) his speech in Wheeling, West Virginia. b) his claim of 205 communists working in the State Department. c) his hearings on the Defense Department. d) televised hearings involving the Army. e) the release of his fabricated war record.

c) his hearings on the Defense Department.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: a) was immediately ratified by Congress. b) was honored by both the United States and the Soviets. c) included freedom of speech and religion. d) was drafted by President Truman. e) did not address economic rights.

c) included freedom of speech and religion.

The impact of the Cold War on the civil rights movement: a) was quite limited at the time. b) was beneficial because the Urban League accepted communists into its ranks. c) included government action against black leaders. d) caused the NAACP to enlist the aid of the Soviets. e) brought wider support for civil rights from southern Democrats who wanted to fight communism

c) included government action against black leaders.

The dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki: a) had little impact on the course of the war. b) affected military installations but harmed few civilians. c) remains controversial in the United States and the world. d) provoked a Soviet attack on Japan. e) happened without the knowledge of President Truman.

c) remains controversial in the United States and the world.

The Southern Manifesto: a) rejected massive resistance. b) argued that southern states should not fly the Confederate flag over state capitol buildings. c) repudiated the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. d) argued that the Brown v. Board of Education decision reinforced southern customs and traditions. e) argued that the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson was unconstitutional.

c) repudiated the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education.

During the 1950s, agricultural production a) declined significantly. b) became more labor intensive. c) rose by 50 percent. d) suffered from a lack of technology. e) remained centered in the South.

c) rose by 50 percent.

As a result of the Montgomery boycott in 1955-1956: a) blacks won the right to attend the school of their choice. b) the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public transportation was legal. c) the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public transportation was illegal. d) African-American women became less involved in the civil rights movement. e) Rosa Parks was sent to jail for over a year.

c) the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public transportation was illegal

All of the following spurred the growth of the suburban middle class EXCEPT: a) federal tax subsidies. b) mortgage guarantees for home purchases. c) trains and streetcars. d) federal highway construction. e) the GI Bill.

c) trains and streetcars.

During the 1930s, the Good Neighbor Policy: a) included the renewal of the Platt Amendment. b) maintained the right of American military intervention in Latin America. c) was a foreign policy based on the recognition of the autonomy of Latin American countries. d) was a foreign policy that assisted in democratic revolutions. e) included a continued U.S. military presence in Haiti and Nicaragua.

c) was a foreign policy based on the recognition of the autonomy of Latin American countries.

The Four Freedoms: a) was a campaign slogan of the Republicans. b) were the war aims of Nazi Germany. c) were President Roosevelt's statement of the Allied war aims. d) included the freedom to join the Communist Party. e) did not apply to Jehovah's Witnesses.

c) were President Roosevelt's statement of the Allied war aims.

After World War II, most working women: a) remained in the industrial jobs they held during the war. b) did not work outside the home. c) were concentrated in low-paying, nonunion jobs. d) earned the same wages as men. e) joined unions

c) were concentrated in low-paying, nonunion jobs

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg: a) received a fair trial and sentence. b) were found innocent and soon released. c) were executed after a questionable trial. d) plotted to assassinate the president. e) were deported to the Soviet Union.

c) were executed after a questionable trial.

Japan's constitution, which Americans had written, provided for the first time in Japanese history: a) a written constitution. b) freedom of speech. c) women's suffrage. d) procedural due process. e) freedom of assembly

c) women's suffrage.

Which statement about the Indian New Deal is FALSE? a. It ended the policy of forced assimilation. b. It allowed Indians cultural autonomy. c. It continued the policy of the Dawes Act. d. It replaced boarding schools with schools on reservations. e. It failed to allow reservations access to irrigated water from the Grand Coulee Dam:

c. It continued the policy of the Dawes Act.

Who led the New York School of painters?

c. Jackson Pollack

In his 1932 campaign for the presidency, Franklin Roosevelt promised Americans a policy change he called the: a. New Freedom. b. New Nationalism. c. New Deal. d. fair deal e. great society

c. New Deal.

Why were American diplomats particularly dismayed that the Soviets had installed a procommunist government in Poland in 1945?

c. Stalin had promised Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt at Yalta that he would allow a democratic government in Poland.

25. Which program employed white-collar workers and professionals, including doctors, writers, and artists? a. The Wagner Act. b. The Civilian Conservation Corps. c. The Works Progress Administration. d. The Tennessee Valley Authority. e. The National Recovery Administration.

c. The Works Progress Administration.

What did Henry Luce and Henry Wallace have in common? a. They both believed that the United States should assume an isolationist policy, leading by example, not by action. b. They were both liberals in their political beliefs and strongly supported the New Deal, which they believed should be spread to the rest of the world. c. They both put forth a new conception of America role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experienced should serve as a mode for all other nations. d. They both believed that the best course of action for the United States after the war was fiscal conservative policies , including high tariffs and domestic taxes. e. They were both working for the Office of War Information in promoting, through books, the positions held by the group America First.

c. They both put forth a new conception of America role in the world based in part on internationalism and on the idea that the American experienced should serve as a mode for all other nations.

How did the 1959 American National Exhibition showcase freedom in the United States? a. As a choice of expression. b. As a moral condition. c. Through a display of consumer goods. d. By emphasizing the expansion of suffrage. e. By highlighting Americas classless society.

c. Through a display of consumer goods.

What ended the Great Depression? a. New Deal programs. b. The rebound of the stock market. c. World War II spending. d. Laissez-faire government. e. A bailout by J. P. Morgan.

c. World War II spending.

The first thing that Roosevelt attended to as president was the a. housing crisis b. farming crisis c. banking crisis d. unemployment crisis e. tariff crisis

c. banking crisis

The Congress of Industrial Organizations: a. was sanctioned by the AFL. b. created unions of skilled workers by craft. c. created unions of industrial workers. d. was opposed by President Roosevelt e. did not include the United Mine Workers.

c. created unions of industrial workers.

The Works Progress Administration: a. employed only industrial workers. b. was directed by Huey Long. c. included projects in the arts. d. focused primarily on urban renewal. e. was limited in scope.

c. included projects in the arts.

The economic bill of rights. a. passed by Congress at the urging of the president. b. intended to give African-Americans full economic rights. c. not passed by Congress . d. suggested by Harry Truman. e. intended to give women full economic rights

c. not passed by Congress .

Under the New Deal, women: a. were treated the same as men. b. were excluded from all benefits. c. played a more visible role in national politics. d. were encouraged to work, even if married. e. were universally covered by Social Security.

c. played a more visible role in national politics.

December 7, 1941 , is known as a "date that will live in infa my" referring to: a. the German invasion of Poland. b. the Japanese assault on Indochina. c. the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. d. the German declaration of war against the United States. e. Jeannette Rankin vote against a declaration of war.

c. the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

During the Roosevelt administration , the Democratic Party emerged into a coalition that included all of the following EXCEPT: a. farmers. b. the white supremacist South. c. the business elite. d. industrial workers. e.northern African-Americans.

c. the business elite.

In the presidential election of 1936: a. Roosevelt chose not to run again. b. business leaders supported the Democratic Party. c. the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide. d. the Republican candidate Alfred Landon promised to expand Social Security. e. the Republican candidate Alfred Landon almost won.

c. the so-called New Deal coalition reelected FDR in a landslide.

The Great Depression and the economic crisis that ensued discredited supporters of: a. Keynesian economics. b. liberalism. c. unregulated capitalism. d. fascism. e. communism.

c. unregulated capitalism.

The Popular Front: a. was the Democratic Party's campaign slogan in the 1930s. b. was a conservative challenge to New Deal liberalism. c. was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party. d. was created when the Communist Party was absorbed by the Democrats. e. arose in response to the rise of fascism in America.

c. was a political and cultural movement associated with the Communist Party.

New Deal housing policy: a. was similar to the housing policy established during Hoover's presidency. b. was limited in scope because of a lack of funding. c. was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administrations. d. addressed only the needs of homeowners, not those of renters. e. created a program of free housing for all.

c. was a remarkable departure from the housing policies of previous administrations.

After the United States entered World War II: a) Americans saw little military action for the first few months of 1942. b) Americans immediately won several key battles. c) it maintained control of the Philippines. d) Americans experienced a series of military losses. e) no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese.

d) Americans experienced a series of military losses.

President Eisenhower used the CIA to overthrow which Middle Eastern government in the early 1950s, in large part because this government attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields? a) Iraq. b) Egypt. c) Israel. d) Iran. e) Saudi Arabia.

d) Iran.

The kitchen debates were between: a) Eisenhower and Nixon. b) Nixon and Kennedy. c) Eisenhower and Khrushchev. d) Khrushchev and Nixon. e) Kennedy and Johnson

d) Khrushchev and Nixon.

Which statement best describes how the white South reacted to the Brown v. Board of Education decision? a) In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools. b) While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions. c) Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools. d) Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools. e) Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change.

d) Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools.

What was the organization called that Martin Luther King Jr. established after the Montgomery Bus Boycott? a) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). b) Congress for Racial Equality (CORE). c) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). d) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). e) Urban League

d) Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).

The center of gravity of American farming after World War II shifted to: a) Oregon and Washington. b) Georgia, Louisiana, and Mississippi. c) North Carolina and South Carolina. d) Texas, Arizona, and California.

d) Texas, Arizona, and California.

What set a precedent for American assistance to anticommunist regimes throughout the world, no matter how undemocratic? a) The Marshall Plan. b) The Eisenhower Doctrine. c) The Atlantic Charter. d) The Truman Doctrine. e) NSC-68.

d) The Truman Doctrine.

What reason did the Hollywood Ten give for not cooperating with the HUAC hearings? a) They were all communists and did want to indict themselves. b) Ronald Reagan had threatened that they would lose their jobs if they cooperated. c) They were all busy making movies and did not have time to attend the hearings. d) They felt the hearings were a violation of the First Amendment. e) As Republicans, they were insulted that their loyalty was being questioned

d) They felt the hearings were a violation of the First Amendment.

The 1944 conference at Dumbarton Oaks established the: a) World Bank. b) International Monetary Fund. c) League of Nations. d) United Nations. e) right of independence for India.

d) United Nations.

In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt chaired a committee to draft the: a) GI Bill of Rights. b) Economic Bill of Rights. c) Declaration of the Rights of Man. d) Universal Declaration of Human Rights. e) Civil Rights Act.

d) Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Which area of the United States witnessed the greatest growth during the war? a) Northeast. b) Midwest. c) Southwest. d) West Coast. e) Southeast.

d) West Coast.

President Truman's Fair Deal included: a) aid to the Soviets. b) a plan to dismantle Social Security. c) a decrease in the minimum wage. d) a national health insurance plan. e) the continuation of rationing.

d) a national health insurance plan.

After World War II, the automobile: a) declined in use, and the Midwest suffered economically. b) became a status symbol only for the wealthy. c) remained a luxury, not a necessity of life. d) altered the American landscape. e) was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation.

d) altered the American landscape.

France and Britain's policy toward Germany of giving concessions in hopes of avoiding war was called: a) isolationism. b) détente. c) internationalism. d) appeasement. e) provocation.

d) appeasement.

The McCarran-Walter Act: a) removed immigration quotas based on nationality. b) made immigration law much more flexible for Asians and Latinos. c) recognized the need for political asylum for refugees from South Africa. d) authorized the deportation of communists, including naturalized citizens. e) was supported by President Truman.

d) authorized the deportation of communists, including naturalized citizens.

Executive Order 9066: a) was overturned by the Supreme Court. b) authorized the internment of German-Americans. c) authorized the internment of Italian-Americans. d) authorized the internment of Japanese-Americans. e) exempted all those who were technically American citizens.

d) authorized the internment of Japanese-Americans.

During the 1950s, television a) effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans. b) tried to replace newspapers as the most common source of information but failed. c) became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity. d) became an effective advertising medium. e) presented shows that were controversial.

d) became an effective advertising medium.

Black internationalism during World War II: a) was a new movement with no historical antecedents. b) was a complete rejection of Marcus Garvey's political ideals. c) was rejected by W. E. B. Du Bois. d) connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide. e) supported colonial rule if it followed the principles of the New Deal.

d) connected the plight of black Americans to that of people of color worldwide.

The Korean War: a) was a decisive victory for the United States. b) was a decisive victory for the North Koreans. c) demonstrated the strength of the United Nations. d) ended in a stalemate. e) highlighted the limited nature of the Cold War

d) ended in a stalemate.

In 1954, the Supreme Court case known as Brown v. Board of Education: a) declared lynching unconstitutional. b) found that segregation in bus stations was unlawful. c) extended the Plessy v. Ferguson ruling to include schools. d) found that separate-but-equal was unconstitutional. e) found that separate-but-equal was constitutional.

d) found that separate-but-equal was unconstitutional.

The 1960 presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon: a) was broadcast only on the radio. b) allowed Nixon to demonstrate his best qualities, thus winning the debate. c) showed Kennedy to be an ineffective speaker, and thus he lost. d) highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns. e) was little noticed at the time.

d) highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns.

The "zoot suit" riots of 1943: a) were a series of fashion shows in Hollywood. b) involved Mexican immigrants fighting with blacks in Los Angeles. c) involved autoworkers in Detroit. d) highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II. e) highlighted the growing acceptance of Mexicans in southern California.

d) highlighted the limits of racial tolerance during World War II.

The principle of human rights—the idea of basic rights belonging to all persons because they are human—was introduced into international relations: a) after the Holocaust. b) after the dropping of the atomic bomb. c) when NATO was established. d) in the revolutionary period of the late eighteenth century. e) when the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted.

d) in the revolutionary period of the late eighteenth century.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 in part because he: a) pledged to use nuclear weapons in the Korean War. b) promised to dismantle the New Deal. c) supported civil rights. d) manifested a public image of fatherly warmth. e) promised to cut highway construction spending.

d) manifested a public image of fatherly warmth.

During the 1950s, Americans: a) tended to marry later in life than did previous generations. b) experienced a declining birth rate. c) stressed the importance of a college education, especially for women. d) on average married younger and had more children than previous generations e) encouraged women to choose careers over marriage.

d) on average married younger and had more children than previous generations

World War II: a) led to Japan emerging as a regional power. b) led to Germany emerging as a regional power. c) led to a strengthened and victorious France. d) produced a radical redistribution of world power. e) led to the Soviet Union emerging as the dominant world power.

d) produced a radical redistribution of world power.

After World War II ended, Japan: a) did not receive aid from the United States. b) received economic assistance from the Soviets. c) returned to its prewar political structure. d) received economic assistance from the United States. e) never recovered economically.

d) received economic assistance from the United States.

"Rosie the Riveter": a) refers to a movie star during World War II. b) was a term applied only to black women workers. c) described only single women workers. d) refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer. e) refers to a type of industrial machinery.

d) refers to Norman Rockwell's image of a female industrial laborer.

President Truman's civil rights plan called for all of the following EXCEPT: a) a permanent federal civil rights commission. b) national laws against lynching and the poll tax. c) equal access to jobs. d) reparations. e) equal access to education.

d) reparations.

At Yalta the Big Three met for a summit. It was here that they finally agreed: a) that the Soviet Union would enter the Pacific war. b) on the plans for a United Nations. c) to use atomic weapons to end the war. d) that Churchill would give up the British colonial possessions. e) to place top Nazi leaders on trial for war crimes.

d) that Churchill would give up the British colonial possessions.

The first confrontation of the Cold War took place in: a) Vietnam, when the French attempted to reestablish colonial rule. b) Japan, when Soviet troops tried to establish Tokyo as a joint occupational zone. c) North Korea, where Chinese communists imposed a strict authoritarian regime. d) the Middle East, when Soviet troops occupied northern Iran seeking access to oil fields. e) Latin America, where agrarian revolutionaries gained the upper hand thanks to Soviet aid

d) the Middle East, when Soviet troops occupied northern Iran seeking access to oil fields.

The double-V campaign was: a) the Allied war efforts in Europe and Asia. b) the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks. c) women's struggle for acceptance as industrial workers and mothers. d) the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism. e) not supported by the NAACP.

d) the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism.

During the 1950s, American teenagers: a) declined in number within the general population. b) increased in number and were often perceived to be alienated. c) were not viewed as a distinct population group. d) voted in significant numbers. e) were prohibited from reading any comic books.

d) voted in significant numbers.

In 1940, Franklin Roosevelt: a) decided not to run for a third term. b) faced a serious challenge from the Republican candidate Wendell Wilkie. c) waited until after his reelection to pass the nation's first peacetime draft law. d) won an unprecedented third term as president. e) won in a very close election after a contentious campaign.

d) won an unprecedented third term as president.

After the United States entered World War II: a. American s saw little military action for the first few month s of 1942. b. Americans immediately won several key battles. c. it maintained control of the Philippines. d. Americans experienced a series of military losses. e . no Americans were taken prisoner by the Japanese.

d. Americans experienced a series of military losses.

During the 1932 election: a. FDR boldly outlined his plans for a New Deal. b. Herbert Hoover made a late rally and nearly defeated Roosevelt. c. FDR played on his disability to garner public sympathy and to make himself seem more like an ordinary man. d. FDR called for a balanced government and criticized Hoover for excessive government spending. e. Herbert Hoover apologized to the American public for failing them and promised to repeal Prohibition if reelected.

d. FDR called for a balanced government and criticized Hoover for excessive government spending

Which does Henry Steele Commager identify as the "new loyalty" in America? a. conformity b. consumerism c. republicans d. anticommunism e. religion

d. anticommunism

The McCarran Internal Security Act:

d. barred "totalitarians" from entering the United States.

The Tennessee Valley Authority: a. applied only to the American West. b. put young men to work in national parks. c. applied only to the state of Tennessee. d. combined economic regional planning with relief. e. was created during the "Second New Deal."

d. combined economic regional planning with relief.

The Glass-Steagall Act: a. maintained the gold standard. b. had little impact on the banking system. c. made legal the buying and selling of stocks by banks. d. established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. e. is still in effect today.

d. established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

By 1935 , the New Deal: a. had ended the Depression. b. had the full support of the Supreme Court. c. was validated in the United States v. Butler decision. d. faced mounting pressures and criticism. e. was declared unconstitutional

d. faced mounting pressures and criticism.

FDR's Four Freedoms include all of the following EXCEPT: a. freedom from want. b. freedom of speech. c. freedom from fear. d. freedom of enterprise. e. freedom of religion.

d. freedom of enterprise.

The Social Security Act of 1935: a. was originally vetoed by President Roosevelt. b. was adopted from the British welfare system. c. provided federal funding for the poor and needy. d. included pensions and unemployment relief. e. covered all workers in industry and agriculture.

d. included pensions and unemployment relief.

The Indian New Deal: a. significantly improved life on the reservations. b. expanded the boarding-school system. c. expanded the Dawes Act. d. included the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. e. included Social Security coverage for Indians.

d. included the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934.

The Share Our Wealth movement was: a. led by Dr. Francis Townsend and directed at Americans over the age of sixty. b. led by Henry Ford and directed at auto manufacturers. c. led by Father Charles E. Coughlin and directed at Catholics. d. led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following. e. introduced by Franklin Roosevelt as part of the New Deal.

d. led by Louisiana senator Huey Long and gained a national following.

Federal housing policy: a. undermined racism. b. expanded funding to integrated neighborhoods. c. weakened the power of local governments. d. reinforced residential segregation. e. was part of the Social Security Act.

d. reinforced residential segregation

Which statement is true about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? a) It was established in 1945, immediately after the war. b) The members refused to let West Germany join. c) The Soviet Union had tried in vain to be a member of NATO. d) This was one of many long-term military alliances between the United States and Europe. e) All the members pledged mutual defense against any future Soviet attack.

e) All the members pledged mutual defense against any future Soviet attack.

"D-Day" refers to the: a) Allied invasion of the Soviet Union. b) Allied invasion of Japan. c) Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. d) dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan. e) Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

e) Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

Which state became the most prominent symbol of the postwar suburban boom? a) Arizona. b) Washington. c) Michigan. d) Nevada. e) California.

e) California.

All of the following statements about the Cold War's impact on American life are true EXCEPT: a) the Cold War reshaped immigration policy. b) the Cold War promoted the rapid expansion of higher education. c) Cold War policy supported scientific research in medicine and computers. d) the Cold War contributed to the dismantling of segregation. e) Cold War military spending weakened the economy.

e) Cold War military spending weakened the economy.

The Good Neighbor Policy was directed at: a) Canada. b) Mexico. c) Great Britain. d) the Soviet Union. e) Latin America.

e) Latin America.

Which statement about the Japanese-American internment is FALSE? a) The press supported the policy of internment almost unanimously. b) The Supreme Court refused to intervene. c) Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were exempt from the policy. d) Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward nonwhite people. e) Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.

e) Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.

All of the following contributed to the emergence of the civil rights movement of the 1950s EXCEPT: v a) the mass migration out of the South to the North beginning in World War I. b) the destabilization of the racial system during World War II. c) the Cold War, which demanded that the rhetoric of democracy be practiced in America. d) the rise of independent states in the Third World. e) President Truman's refusal to desegregate the military.

e) President Truman's refusal to desegregate the military.

All of the following are enactments of the policy of containment EXCEPT: a) The Truman Doctrine. b) The Marshall Plan. c) The Berlin Airlift. d) The Korean War. e) The Warsaw Pact

e) The Warsaw Pact

Why did Eisenhower intervene in Vietnam? a) To prevent the Japanese from colonizing Vietnam. b) To support Ho Chi Minh's nationalist movement. c) To prevent the French from restoring colonial rule. d) To support the Vietnamese people in their opposition to colonial rule. e) To prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist nation.

e) To prevent Vietnam from becoming a communist nation.

The Truman Doctrine: a) advocated a return to isolationism. b) was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain. c) called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union. d) committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia. e) committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.

e) committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.

Secretary of State John Foster Dulles's policy of massive retaliation: a) was part of the effort to rely more on conventional forces. b) eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union. c) calmed the American public's fear of nuclear war. d) applied only to communist China. e) declared that any Soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack.

e) declared that any Soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack.

In 1948, the Soviets began the Berlin Blockade: a) in response to the outbreak of disease. b) in response to the return of fascism. c) because the United States threatened to invade the Soviet Union. d) in response to the creation of East Germany. e) in response to the creation of West Germany.

e) in response to the creation of West Germany.

Martin Luther King Jr. was: a) a labor leader in the South. b) an attorney for the NAACP. c) inspired by the philosophy of Mao Zedong. d) inspired by the approach of Booker T. Washington. e) inspired by the teachings of Gandhi

e) inspired by the teachings of Gandhi

The ability to influence the world with American goods and popular culture is called: a) hard power. b) coercive power. c) persuasive power. d) cultural power. e) soft power.

e) soft power.

The Office of War Information: a) imprisoned isolationists. b) cast the war's sole goal as retaliation against the Japanese. c) attempted to stir up nationalist hysteria. d) was a New Deal program. e) used radio, film, and press to give the war an ideological meaning.

e) used radio, film, and press to give the war an ideological meaning.

At the Yalta conference in 1945: a) Stalin agreed to enter the war against the Japanese immediately. b) Churchill agreed to end British colonial control of India. c) no plans were made regarding Poland. d) Stalin was denied permission to maintain control of the Baltic states. e) wartime American-Soviet cooperation was at its peak.

e) wartime American-Soviet cooperation was at its peak.

During the Cold War, religious differences: a) created much division among Americans. b) were heightened by the growth of the suburbs. c) were not a factor, as church and synagogue membership declined. d) were intensified through the institution of school prayer. e) were absorbed within the notion of a common Judeo-Christian heritage.

e) were absorbed within the notion of a common Judeo-Christian heritage.

During World War II, African-Americans: a) experienced full equality before the law. b) witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws. c) served in integrated units in the armed forces. d) received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits. e) witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.

e) witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.

Which two New Deal programs did the Supreme Court rule unconstitutional? a. Securities and Exchange Commission and Public Works Administration. b. National Recovery Administration and Civilian Conservation Corps. c. Glass-Steagall Act and Agricultural Adjustment Act. d. Fair Labor Standards Act and National Recovery Administration. e. Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration.

e. Agricultural Adjustment Act and National Recovery Administration.

Which phrase best describes Eleanor Roosevelt's tenure as First Lady? a. Very traditional. b. Modest goals, spoke softly about one or two appropriately feminine issues. c. Championed the cause of children's health care, but stuck only to that issue. d. Worked hard for her husband , as he was confined to the wheelchair, but did not take up any causes of her own. e. Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women' s rights, civil rights, and human rights.

e. Redefined the role of First Lady, championing women' s rights, civil rights, and human rights.

Which statement about the New Deal is true? a. The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) helped small tenant farmers like those living in the Dust Bowl. b. The first New Deal dealt mostly with economic security. c. The New Deal championed civil rights and actively worked at ending Jim Crow. d. The Second New Deal dealt mostly with economic recovery. e. Social Security was a Second New Deal program.

e. Social Security was a Second New Deal program.

During 1934 , the great wave of labor strikes included all of the following groups EXCEPT: a. Dockworkers. b. Autoworkers. c. Textile workers. d. Truck drivers. e. Stockbrokers.

e. Stockbrokers.

In "Who Is Loyal to America?" Henry Steele Commager: a. supports the efforts of people like Senator McCarthy. b. favors the new meaning given to loyalty: conformity. c. believes that the communists in America pose a serious threat. d. is bitter since he was accused of having communist sympathies by HUAC. e. believes that the narrow definition of loyalty denied freedom of thought.

e. believes that the narrow definition of loyalty denied freedom of thought.

The First New Deal: a. was a series of policy experiments. b .led to the construction of few public facilities. c. ended unemployment. d. ended the Great Depression. e. provided relief to very few Americans.

e. provided relief to very few Americans.

The Civilian Conservation Corps: a. was created during the "Second New Deal." b. was headed by Hugh S. Johnson. c. put young women to work in schools. d. put older workers back to work. e. put young men to work in national parks.

e. put young men to work in national parks.

In John Steinbeck ' s piece about the Dust Bowl, he explained that recent migrants to California were hated for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: a. they were ignorant. b. they carried disease. c. they were allowed to organize into labor unions. d. taxes tended to go up when they were around. e. they were primarily immigrants.

e. they were primarily immigrants.

The Eisenhower Doctrine pledged support: a. for the Guatemalan leader Jacobo Arbenz Guzman . b. to the Iranian government under Mohammed Mossadegh. c. for the UN Charter. d. to any Asian country resisting communism or nationalism. e. to any Middle Eastern country resisting communism or nationalism.

e. to any Middle Eastern country resisting communism or nationalism.

24. Roosevelt' s "Court-packing" plan: a. was approved by Congress. b. proposed moving the Supreme Court to New York City. c. was considered by many to be one of his greatest political moves. d. achieved nothing. e. was criticized by many.

e. was criticized by many.

Under New Deal reform, African-Americans: a. worked in integrated CCC camps. b. benefited from the "southern veto." c. were universally covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act. d. passed a federal antilynching law. e. were mostly excluded from Social Security benefits.

e. were mostly excluded from Social Security benefits.