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after ww1 american corporations ceased to pursue overseas investments
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in contrast to the american federation of labor the congress of industrial organization fought for
industrial democracy
during the 1920s labor lost over 2 million members
true
even during the energy crisis of the 1970s the national economy grew
true
george kennans long telegram laid the foundation for the policy of containment
true
the new conservatives understood freedom as first and foremost a moral condititon
true
the percentage of families at or below the poverty rate fell during the 1950s
true
the standard consumer package of the 1950s included a car house and tv
true
which comparisons of wage trends is accurate
wages increased significantly in the first period but stagnated in the second
why did conservatives have the alst laugh in the watergate scandal
watergate proved the conservatives point that the pwoer of the feds had to be restricted
which had been a traditional belief prior to the economic theories of keynes
balanced budgets were sacred
what broad poplular sentiments did the KKK express in the 1920s
blacks and immigrants should not be allowed to vote
according to brandeis, how could corporations have prevented the great depression
by increasing their workers wages
how did trickle down economics claim to increase gov tax revenues
by lowering tax rates
why did FDR dissolve the civil works administration
complaints multiplied that his measure was contributing to a permanent class of gov dependents
waht setback did the advocated of the roe vs wade decision suffer 1976
congress overrode fords veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the medicaid program
long and townshend made which approaches to economic recovery less promising for new dealers
efforts at general business recovery
although well intended, the new deal for native americans resulted in a series of forced assimilations
false
farmers benefitted the most from the prosperity of the decade
false
if one commodity drove the economy in the 1920s it was the typewriter
false
nixon appointed earl warren to chief jusice of the supreme court in 1969
false
overall despite good intentions the marshall plan was not very successful
false
the america first committee campaigned for the americans to be the first to go to war against nazi germany
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the only people killed during the german holocaust were jews
false
upton sinclair campaigned for governor of cali on the share our wealth movement
false
in the 1950s what did the term totalitarianism describe
fascism, nazism, and communism
what time period most influenced the new deal
first world war
who did publisher luce credit with the provision of the abundant life in his blueprint for postwar prosperity the american century
free enterprise
how did FDR describe the notion of liberty of contract
he denounced it as a service to the interest of the privileged few
in what aspect of american foreign policy did FDR remove himself from hoovers precedent
he formally recognized the soviet union in an effort to stimulate trade
why did nixon embrace the philadelphia plan for affirmative action in the building trades
he was hoping to weaken the power of trade unions
why did trumans loyalty review system target homosexuals working for the gov
homosexuals were considered susceptible to blackmail and thought to be lacking in the manly qualitites necessary to fight communism
what made the army mccarthy hearings unusual for american tv programming of the 1950s
it was deeply political and controversial
which best describes the economic dynamic of the great depression
mass unemployment and the lack of investment triggered a devastating cycle of deflation
what about the golden age of capitalism was most beneficial for americans
most monetary gains reached ordinary citizens through rising wages
which of the following statement correctly describes the outcome of the my lai massacre
one person was found guilty in this killing 350 civilians but was released in 1974
what did hoovers observation during the depth of the depression that many persons left their jobs for the more profitable one selling apples indicate
president hoover had grown increasingly out of touch with the economic reality of americans
why were american suburbs so heavily segregated
residents, borkers, and realtors, dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred the sale to non white residents
why did executive order 9066 not apply to persons of japanese descent living in hawaii
since nearly 40 percent of the popluation was of japanese descent, the evacuation order would have been impractical
which of the following 2nd new deals measures came closest to meeting the demands of the congress of indstrial organizations for workplace democracy
social security
the charges agianst which organizations led to the downfall of mccarthy
the army
what led to the congressional discovery that the fbi had spied on millions of americans in the 1960s
the church committee investigations
how did the feds institutionalize racism during the new deal
the federal housing administration refused to ensure mortgages in integrated neighborhoods
what inspiration did MLK gain from gandhi
the idea of peaceful civil disobedience
what triggered the rise of the khmer rouge in cambodia
the invasion of us troops in 1970
which event did kennedy blame on the failures of the eisenhower administration
the launch of the soviet satellite sputnik
which assessments of the civil rights movement is most accurate
the movement came as great surprise and was predicted only by a few
what taste of freedom did women enjoy in ww2
the perks of doing mens jobs
why did nearly 5 million worker walk off their jobs over the course of 1946
the removal of price controls resulted in a drop of workers real income
what victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986
the supreme court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts
why did the US drop an atomic bomb on hiroshima
there was no indication that japan was at all willing to surrender
how did white supremacists take advantage of anticommunist rhetoric
they charged black civil rights leaders with a communist agenda
what did the members of the new US security council all have in common
they were all apart of the allies that won ww2
why did workers during the 1930s make demands that went beyond better wages
they were hoping to establish a set of basic civil liberties for workers
why did american policymakers agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of europe under the marshall plan
they were trying to further solidify the division between the east and the west on the continent
in the past depressions had hurt the labor movement however labor made great strides during the new deal
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