History 1302 Final
How did federal housing programs discriminate against Americans of color?
All of the above
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 sates of the Plains
In the essay, "US Isolationism and WWII, Grant Weller's argument is that Ameican isolationism after WWI
Helped bring World War II
According to the essay, "US Isolationism and WWII," what was one major consequence of American isolationism?
It forced the British to adopt a policy of appeasement toward German aggression
What initially sparked the 1973 energy crisis?
OPEC's embargo of oil exports to the United States in retaliation for American intervention in the Middle East
Which of the following actions did FDR take to advance civil rights for African Americans?
None of these occurred
Before turning to military expansionism Japanese leaders were also considering which of the following strategies?
Pan-Asian anti-colonialism
Why did Nixon authorize air strikes on neutral Cambodia?
the North Vietnamese were using the country to stage attacks into South Vietnam
What was the "Nixon Doctrine?"
A military policy of détente
What is the definition of Herbert Hoover's "Associationalism?"
A system where businesses would voluntarily limit harmful business practices for the greater economic good
Why did Hitler stop the Blitz in June 1941?
Germany needed the resources of the Luftwaffe to invade the Soviet Union
What happened at My Lai?
U.S. troops massacred hundreds of civilians
The United States responded to Japanese aggression in the Pacific with the 1940 American Neutrality Act. What did this Act attempt to do?
*Applying economic pressure to Japan to deter military expansion
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
What was the Bonus Army?
A group of World War I veterans who petitioned the government to make an early payment on bonuses scheduled to be released in 1945
What was the result of Brown v. Board of Education?
All of the above
Which of the following advantages did the Soviet Union achieve during the Cold War?
All of the above
Which of the following most accurately describes religious commitment during the early Cold War years?
All of the above
What was FDR's "court-packing scheme"
An attempt to appoint up to six new justices who would be friendly to his interests
How did President Eisenhower attempt to prevent a Soviet Attack on the United States
By promising "massive retaliation" and appealing to the logic of "mutually-assured destruction"
All of the following events related to the Korean War are true EXCEPT
China sent nearly one million soldiers to repulse the UN-backed attack
Upon assuming office how did Roosevelt respond to the collapsing bank system?
Declared a bank holiday and then pushed through the Emergency Banking Act
Louisiana Senator Huey long criticized Roosevelt's New Deal programs for _____________
Failing to redistribute wealth
Why was MLK arrested in Birmingham?
For participating in a non-violent demonstration against segregation
What was the consequence of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff of 1930?
International trade collapsed
Britain and France declared war on Germany after which invasion?
Invasion of Poland
What did the Securities and Exchange Commission do?
It regulated the trading and issuance of stocks and bonds
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
How did the Federal Reserve respond to the financial collapse?
Over-corrected by raising interest rates and tightening credit
Which of the following did the Second New Deal focus on?
Programs to aid the old and infirm
What did the Works Progress Administration do?
Put unemployed men and women to work on projects designed and proposed by local governments
All of the following are true about the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the ensuing resolution EXCEPT:
Served as justification for the assassination of Ngo Diem
Which Allied nation was the first to reach Berlin?
Soviet Union
What was the most dramatic result of the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act?
The creation of a national minimum wage
Which of the following contributed to the isolationist mood of the U.S. during WWI and WWII?
The effects of the Great Depression The rise of the consumer culture the feeing that America should address its own problems first *the belief that the U.S. had been tricked into entering WWI
What prompted President Roosevelt to pass Executive Order 8802?
The planned march on Washington led by Philip Randolph
After the attack on Pearl Harbor the United States suffered a setback in the Pacific. What was that setback?
The surrender of American forces in the Philippines
According to the document, "Lend-Lease," the Lend-Lease program
greatly increased executive power
For Hebert Hoover, rugged individualism meant that people should be:
self-reliant
