Apush chapter 28 & 29
The truman adminstratiom saw the war in korea as
A test of american will being directed by stalin
The "new conservatives" such as William F BBuckley Junior
Advocated victory over communism rather than containment
Dwight David Eisenhower's popularity stemmed from
All of the above. His image as a plane but good man, his career as a war hero and his ability tto protect calm and reassurance
The impact of television under politics could be seen clearly in
All of the above. Reaction to coverage of the Little Rock crisis, the Nixon Kennedy debates, in the army McCarthy hearings
1950 saw all of the following except
American disengagement from global politics
American involvement with Vietnam began
And the Truman a ministration begin eating the French in their attempt to regain their former colony
The proliferation in popularity of science fiction in monster films in the 1950s reflected
Anxieties that underlie the apparent complacency of the 1950s
During the 1950s the Central intelligence agency
Became increasingly involved in clandestine operations
Which of the following is the best description of US-USSR relations in the late 1940s?
Both nations sought the upper hand in Europe, feeding each other's fear and setting the stage for conflict
Which of the following statements about postwar demobilization is not true ?
The Soviet Union followed a similar pattern of demobilization
Which of the following statements about brown versus Board of Education of Topeka is correct
The Supreme Court rejected the separate but equal doctrine and ruled that racial segregation violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment
According to the Truman doctrine
The US would support free peoples everywhere if they were threatened by armed minorities outside pressure
President Eisenhower advanced his domino theory to justify US intervention in the international affairs of
Vietnam
To most Americans, the idea of "limited war"
Was difficult to understand, especially in view of the total war completed only a few years earlier
The Dixiecrats
We're white supremacists who were determined to protect the southern way of life
The result of Eisenhowers silence after the brown versus Board of Education decision was that
White resistance to the decision became more and more open
The united States dealt with the Berlin crisis by
organizing and persisting at an an airlift of supplies until the Soviets relented
The Marshall Plan
provided billions of dollars to rebuild Western Europe
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization did all of the following except
provoke the soviet union into attacking Berlin
Mao Tse-tung's establishment of the People's Republic of China
seemed to many American to be result of failed or even traitorous American policy
Who held up a laundry list and claimed "I have here in my hand a list of 205 names known to the Secretary of State as being part of the communist party and who nevertheless are still working and shaping policy"?
Joseph R. McCarthy
In his farewell address Eisenhower warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence" by whom?
Military industrial complex
Which of the following phrases best describes Eisenhowers domestic policy and programs
Moderation
1950s government policies of termination and relocation prove disastrous for
Native Americans
In which of these conflicts did American and soviet troops clash on the battlefield
None
The Korean War
Set a precedent for US participation in undeclared wars not approved by congress
The Suez crisis of 1957 led to all of the following except
The British regained control of the canal
The beats were
A group of nonconformist writers who rejected the materialism and conformity of American society
NSC-68
Called for a massive US military build up to counter the USSR's aggressive intentions
The purpose of the Bretton woods agreement was to
Create a stable international trade regime
The Cold War led the US to do all of the following except
Declare the Monroe doctrine no longer valid
In which of these cases did the Supreme Court rule that congress could curtail freedom of speech to protect national security?
Dennis v. United States
"Eight millionaires in a plumber quote describes
Eisenhowers cabinet
All of the following statements about the interstate highway program are true except
It halted "white flight" from the inner cities to the suburbs
The GI bill provided funds for veterans to do all of the following except
Find new jobs
The "architect of containment" was
George F. Kennan
What was George F Kennan describing when he wrote about "a toy automobile wound up and heading in a given direction, stopping on;y when it meets some unanswerable force"?
He was describing Soviet expansionism
Alger Hiss was accused of
Helping the communists come to power in china in 1949 by sending them information on Jiang Jieshis secret military plans
Which of the following actions of President Eisenhower please the right wing of the Republican Party?
His appointment of John Foster Dulles as Secretary of State
Of whom did Eisenhower say that "possibly 80% of the population would have voted for him as their leader"?
Ho Chi Minh
