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Which president's executive order was the first successful attempt to directly and specifically integrate the federal government of the United States?
Harry Truman
In 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981, which contained this phrase: There shall be equality of treatment and opportunity for all persons in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin. Why did Truman use an executive order rather than rely on legislation?
He believed that Congress would block his efforts to integrate the military.
How did Brown v. Board of Education affect federal involvement in the process of integration?
It forced the government to become increasingly more involved.
Why did President Kennedy impose a naval blockade on Cuba in 1962?
President Kennedy wanted to prevent the soviet union from installing missiles in cuba
Western Europe's economy needed to be rebuilt after World War II. The Marshall Plan was the United States' answer to that issue. How did the Marshall Plan serve United States' interests?
The Marshall plan served the United States interests by promoting America's interests and maintaining US national security.
President Truman's threat to attack the Soviet Union if it aided Greek communists in taking over Greece was the beginning of the policy of containment, an essential part of the Truman Doctrine of the United States defending the world from the expansion of communism. Why did Truman issue this threat to a European nation in defense of a European nation?
The United Kingdom was too weak after World War II to protect other European nations from the Soviet Union.
What was one of the biggest changes to the US educational system following the launch of Sputnik 1?
The federal government became more involved in primary and secondary education.
Western Europe's economy needed to be rebuilt after World War II. The Marshall Plan was the United States' answer to that issue. How can the Marshall Plan be seen as an extension of the principles behind the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine?
The marshal plan can be seen as an extension of the principles behind the Roosevelt corollary to Monroe Doctrine because it expended the massive economic assistance to the devastating nations.
The Marshall Plan was intended to help European nations rebuild their economies after World War II. What is the BEST explanation for how it also escalated the Cold War?
The soviet union saw the Marshall plan as an attempt by the united states to gain influence in Eastern Europe
How did the US government respond to the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik 1?
by increasing funding for science and math education
Which of the following BEST describes the Cold War policy of containment?
creating alliances to block the spread of soviet communism
Who was the popular leader of the Communists in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War?
ho chi mihn
In evaluating the Bay of Pigs Invasion during the Kennedy administration, which statement BEST describes the results of the invasion?
it is failure because it led to embarrassment and loss world prestige for the united states
How did the Cold War affect the fiscal policy of the United States?
it led the government to great increase its defense spending
Why was the Gulf of Tonkin incident significant?
it led to a resolution justifying increased US involvement in the vietnam war
The actions of the Little Rock Nine are most closely associated with which of the following?
school desegregation
Which event in United States history MOST resembled the McCarthy hearings and why?
the Salem Witch Trials, because of the fear in Salem.
Which event contributed the MOST to the fragmentation of the Civil Rights Movement in 1968?
the assignation of martin Luther king
Read this statement from a speech by U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in March, 1954. [The] Communists in Indochina use nationalistic anti-French slogans to win local support. But if they achieved military or political success, it is certain that they would subject the People to a cruel Communist dictatorship taking its orders from Peiping [Beijing] and Moscow. The tragedy would not stop there. If the Communist forces won uncontested control over Indochina or any substantial part thereof, they would surely resume the same pattern of aggression against other free peoples in the area. Which BEST describes the threat that Dulles is portraying?
the domino theory
What TWO developments did the creation of the Interstate Highway System lead to?
the growth of suburbs, improved commerce
What was an immediate effect of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on society in the United States?
the south stopped voting constantly for the democratic party because of president Johnson's support for the act.
"The simple act of refusing to buy table grapes laced with pesticides is a powerful statement that the growers understand. For your safety, for the workers, and for the children, we must act together. My friends, Dr. King realized that the only real wealth comes from helping others. I challenge you to carry on his work by volunteering to work for a just cause you believe in." - Cesar Chavez Which statement BEST describes Cesar Chavez's message in the quote?
the various civil rights groups had the same underlying principles and should mutually support each other.
Which of the following was NOT a goal included in the Marshall Plan?
to re-establish European colonial power
Which of the following political events allowed the United States to quickly take a leadership role in world affairs following World War II?
turman docturine
