Greiving Test 21-26
How did the United States respond to Japanese aggression in the Pacific?
Applying economic pressure to Japan to deter military expansion
Why was Douglas MacArthur removed from command?
He was publicly insubordinate to the Commander in Chief
Army General John "Black Jack" Pershing used all of the following technologies in his attempt to capture Pancho Villa EXCEPT * 1/1 Motorized vehicles Reconnaissance aircraft Wireless telegraph Destroyers
Destroyers
What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education? * 1/1 Ruled against segregated public schools Overturned the legal logic of Plessy v. Ferguson Extended the reach of the Fourteenth Amendment All of the above
All of the above
What percent of married women worked outside of the home in the 1920s?
10%
Which group accounted for 90% of household expenditures in 1920s homes? *
Women
Approximately how many women served in the military during WWII?
350,000
Where did Germany first invade?
Belgium
What was the result of the King-Crane Commission?
Discovery that most inhabitants of the Middle East favored an independent state free of European control
What was the primary purpose of the failed Equal Rights Amendment? *
Eliminate all legal distinctions based on sex
Who first advocated the policy of containment?
George Kennan
Why did Hitler stop the Blitz in June 1941?
Germany needed the resources of the Luftwaffe to invade the Soviet Union
Which of the following statements are true regarding Soong May-ling, known to the public as Madame Chiang? She was the daughter of Chiang Kai-shek Her American education made her an effective diplomat in Chinese-American relations She was able to spur American military action in China All of the above
Her American education made her an effective diplomat in Chinese-American relations
What disease proved most deadly during and in the immediate aftermath of World War I?
Influenza
What was the consequence of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930?
International trade collapse
Britain and France declared war on Germany after which invasion?
Invasion of Poland
Joseph McCarthy first achieved national prominence in February 1950 by waving a piece of paper that he claimed included 205 communists currently working in what capacity?
Members of the department of state
Which of the following describes the place of the labor movement during the 1920s? * There was little change in membership Unions gained bargaining power through assistance from the courts and government regulation Membership declined Membership grew
Membership declined
What is the name of the University of Chicago economist who helped to develop the intellectual position of libertarian economics?
Milton Friedman
Which of the following statements regarding immigration during the Great Depression is true? More people left the United States than entered it during the Great Depression Herbert Hoover created a federal program to attract Mexican laborers willing to work in low paying agricultural jobs The Mexican-born population living in Texas more than doubled during the Great Depression The number of European visas remained constant while Mexican visas dropped
More people left the United States than entered it during the Great Depression
How did the United States respond to the Bolshevik Revolution?
Opposed the Revolution and sent American troops, who remained in Russia until 1920
How did the Federal Reserve respond to the financial collapse?
Overcorrected by raising interest rates and tightening credit
Before turning to military expansionism, Japanese leaders were also considering which of the following strategies? Pacifist isolationism Communism Pan-Asian anti-colonialism Pro-western trade alliances
Pan-Asian Anti-Colonialism
Which group of Americans benefitted the least from the economic changes of the 1920s?
Southern Farmers
Which Allied nation was the first to reach Berlin?
Soviet Union
Which of the following best characterized German military tactics Small detachments of marching troops Emphasis on fortifications Speed and maneuverability Guerilla warfare
Speed and Maneuverability
What was the top tax rate during World War II?
94%
What was the Zimmerman Telegram?
A German offer to help Mexico recover land lost in the Mexican-American War if Mexico would side with Germany in WWI
Why was Emmett Till murdered?
Allegedly whistling at a white woman
What was the name of the 1950s counterculture that rejected the values of conformity and domesticity?
Beats
When was the Atlantic Charter issued?
Before the United States entered WWII
Women served in the armed forces during World War I. They served in all of the following positions EXCEPT * 1/1 Naval yeomen Telephone operators Physicians Commissioned officers
Commissioned Officers
Hitler and Mussolini helped to topple which government in Spain? Communists Fascists Nationalists Christian Democrats
Communists
The National Origins Act restricted the number of immigrants from any given country to____ percent of the number of current Americans from that country *
Two
The Triple Entente united all of the following nations EXCEPT United States Great Britain France Russia
United States
What did the Works Progress Administration do?
put unemployed men and women to work on projects designed and proposed by local governments
Greece and Turkey were early flashpoints in the Cold War. How did the United States respond to unrest in Greece and Turkey in 1947?
The United States sent $400 million to both nations to be used in resisting communism
Who first challenged segregation on buses?
Sarah Keys
Approximately how many civilians were killed by the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
180,000
What percent of Americans were investing in the stock market prior to the crash? *
2.5%
Of the over 110,000 Japanese-descended Americans who were detained in internment camps, approximately how many were American citizens?
70,000
Roughly ____ of all German casualties in World War II came in the battle against the Soviet Union.
80%
What was the message of NSC-68? * 1/1 A warning that the idea of the domino theory may represent a slippery slope commitment that would result in dozens of new wars An economic argument for isolationism A call for a tripling of the annual defense budget for the purpose of stopping communism All of the above
A call for a tripling of the annual defense budget for the purpose of stopping communism
Warren G. Harding won office by campaigning on which theme * A return to normalcy An era of innovation Growing civil society Extending American liberty
A return to normalcy
Marcus Garvey created a movement encouraging black Americans to migrate to Africa. To do this he created which of the following: * A new immigration-friendly government in Ghana A church that spread throughout the United States and the Caribbean A shipping company called the Black Star Line A widely circulated newspaper called The Crisis promulgated his idea
A shipping company called the Black Star Line
What is the definition of Herbert Hoover's "Associationalism?"
A system where businesses would voluntarily limit harmful business practices for the greater economic good
Roosevelt tried to create relief for American farmers through the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA). What did the AAA do?
Aimed to raise the prices of agricultural commodities by offering cash incentives to voluntarily limit farm production, thereby increasing prices
One of the intellectual leaders of the Harlem Rennaissance wrote that "we are achieving something like a spiritual emancipation." Who was this intellectual?
Alain Locke
Which of the following most accurately describes religious commitment during the early Cold War years? * 1/1 Americans attended church at higher rates than in any time in American history The Pledge of Allegiance was modified in 1954 Anti-Catholicism and Anti-Semitism declined in the United States All of the above
All of the Above
Why was the "loss" of China to communism so upsetting to Americans? * 1/1 China was the most populous country in the world It came just after a successful Soviet atomic bomb test Mao overthrew a western-backed government All of the above
All of the Above
How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color? * 0/1 Redlining neighborhoods that included Americans of color Claiming that Americans of color were at a greater risk of defaulting on FHA loans Creating self-fulfilling prophecies that racially integrated neighborhoods would have depreciating home values All of the above
All of the above
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan? Rebuild Western Europe Create new markets for American goods Generate support for Capitalist democracies All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following advantages did the Soviet Union achieve during the Cold War? Launched the first orbiting satellite Create the first intercontinental ballistic missile Sending the first human into orbit All of the above
All of the above
Which of the following enabled the rising purchase of consumer goods? * 1/1 Increased production that lowered prices Use of installment plans Mass-distribution of credit cards All of the above
All of the above
Why did the League of Nations fail?
American Refusal to join
What was the first military action taken by the United States against international communism?
American soldiers fought against the Red Army during the Russian civil war
All of the following events related to the Korean War are true EXCEPT Communist forces took Seoul The United Nations established the 38th Parallel as the boundary between North and South Korea China sent nearly one million soldiers to repulse the UN-backed attack An armistice was never officially signed
An armistice was never officially signed
What was FDR's "court-packing scheme"
An attempt to appoint up to six new justices who would be friendly to his interests
What was the particular spark that ignited World War I?
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand and Grand Duchess Sophie
Congressional opposition from which faction plagued Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration? * 1/1 Liberal Democrats Conservative Republicans Both Neither
Both
Which of the following right wing think tanks were created in the first decade following WWII? * 1/1 Foundation for Economic Education Mont Pelerin Society Both of these Neither of these
Both of them
How did President Eisenhower attempt to prevent a Soviet Attack on the United States * 1/1 By creating a satellite-based missile shield Issuing a policy of détente to increase diplomatic cooperation By promising "massive retaliation" and appealing to the logic of "mutually-assured destruction" All of the above
By promising "massive retaliation" and appealing to the logic of "mutually-assured destruction"
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1957 accomplish? * 1/1 Created a Civil Rights Commission in the Department of Justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination Legalized interracial marriage Demanded the integration of all public colleges and universities All of the above
Created a Civil Rights Commission in the Department of Justice to investigate claims of racial discrimination
Upon assuming office, how did Roosevelt respond to the collapsing bank system?
Declared a bank holiday and then pushed through the Emergency Banking Act
The churches most common in suburban America tended most frequently celebrated which of the following cultural values?
Economic individualism
What theme dominated American popular entertainment in the 1920s?
Escape
Which of the following issues most concerned American diplomats prior to World War I? * 1/1 Forming international military alliances Creating military bases in strategic sea ports Expanding transatlantic trade None of the above
Expanding TransAtlantic trade
How did the increased availability of consumer credit in the 1920s influence American expenditures? *
Expenditures increased
Louisiana Senator Huey long criticized Roosevelt's New Deal programs for _____________
Failing to redistribute wealth
The environmental catastrophe of the Great Depression was partly the result of agricultural mismanagement. Which of the following was the most consequential example of this mismanagement? Farmers plowed up natural ground cover to grow more crops, cover that had taken ages to form in the relatively dry states of the Plains Creating excessive windbreaks which ironically enhanced windstorms Insufficient irrigation Excessive fertilization that poisoned groundwater
Farmers plowed up natural ground cover to grow more crops, cover that had taken ages to form in the relatively dry states of the Plains
What was the relationship between the federal government and economic growth in the aftermath of World War II?
Federal spending created more economic growth
Which of the following best describes the marketing techniques of early television executives? * 1/1 Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience Using targeted regional programming that created different shows for different regions of the country Creating new channels to market directly to smaller groups whose attention was particularly desired by advertisers Designing programming that appealed primarily to children
Finding programming that would appeal to the widest possible audience
Two events are widely credited with inspiring the rebirth of the Ku Klux Klan. One is the release of the film The Birth of the Nation. What was the second? *
Lynching of Leo Frank
How did attitudes toward sex change in the 1920s?
Many college-educated white women rebelled against "Victorian" notions of sexuality, leading to an increase in premarital sex
A vibrant homosexual culture developed during the 1920s in which American city?
New York
Which of the following actions did FDR take to advance civil rights for African Americans? Abolished the poll tax Ensured that African American farmworkers had access to Social Security Created a federal sentencing law to prosecute perpetrators of lynching None of these occurred
None of these occurred
The Teapot Dome Scandal sent several prominent members of the Harding administration to jail. The scandal involved the leasing of government land to what group?
Oil Companies
What was the Red Summer of 1919? Communist revolts in Eastern Europe A failed communist revolution in Mexico Racial violence in twenty-five American cities All of the above
Racial Violence in twenty-five American Cities
How did many black leaders, including W. E. B. DuBois respond to the war?
Supporter the war effort and lobbied to include black soldiers in front-line combat positions
Which of the following nations were not a part of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)? Sweden Italy England France
Sweden
Why did the United States fail to help more of the decolonization independence movements during the 1940s - 1970s?
The Cold War alliance with Western Europe led the United States to support many colonial powers
Fundamentalist Christianity coalesced around a series of ideas best articulated in a pamphlet commissioned by oil barons Lyman and Milton Stewart. What is the name of this pamphlet?
The Fundamentals
What was the result of the Kaiserschlacht?
The Germans launched five failed major attacks
Why did the Russian army disintegrate?
The Russian Revolution distracted military leaders from the war with Germany
What was the most dramatic result of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act?
The creation of a national minimum wage
What prompted President Roosevelt to pass Executive Order 8802?
The planned march on Washington led by A. Philip Randolph
