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Nine Blind Men and the Tiger The image most closely reflects which of the following developments in the political climate in the United States? a)A growing public realization that the United States was unlikely to achieve a clear victory in the Vietnam War b)Declining public support for fighting communism in developing countries c)A growing public debate over the merits and rationale for the Vietnam War d)A renewed public commitment to the containment of communism

A growing public debate over the merits and rationale for the Vietnam War

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) "We are the people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit. "When we were kids, the United States was the wealthiest and strongest country in the world; the only one with the atom bomb, the least scarred by modern war, an initiator of the United Nations.... "As we grew, however, our comfort was penetrated by events too troubling to dismiss.... "The conventional moral terms of the age, the politician moralities—'free world,' 'people's democracies' reflect realities poorly, if at all, and seem to function more as ruling myths than as descriptive principles.... "The bridge to political power, though, will be built through genuine cooperation, locally, nationally, and internationally, between a new left of young people, and an awakening community of allies." Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Port Huron Statement, 1962 What did SDS have most in common with the youth counterculture of the 1960s? a)A rejection of many of the values of their parents' generation b)A commitment to reforming society through direct political action c)A determination to establish gender equality throughout the United States d)A desire to remove themselves from mainstream society and experiment with drugs

A rejection of many of the values of their parents' generation

An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth,1970 "I am forty-nine years old. It took me years of considerable anguish to get where I am. . . . I was nurtured in the Depression; I lost four years to war; I have had one coronary; I am a 'liberal,' a square and a professor of history. "As such, I am supposed to have 'liaison' with the young. But the fact is that I am fed up with hippies, Yippies, militants and nonsense. . . . "Every generation makes mistakes, always has and always will. We have made our share. But my generation has made America the most affluent country on earth; it has tackled, head-on, a racial problem which no nation on earth in the history of mankind had dared to do. It has publicly declared war on poverty and it has gone to the moon; it has desegregated schools and abolished polio. . . . "I assert that we are [in] trouble with this younger generation not because we have failed our country, not because of affluence or stupidity, . . . not because we are middle-class materialists, but simply because we have failed to keep that generation in its place. . . . "To the extent that we now rely on the police, mace, the National Guard, tear gas, steel fences and a wringing of hands, we will fail. What we need is a reappraisal of our own middle-class selves, our worth and our hard-won progress. We need to use disdain, not mace; we need to reassess a weapon we came by the hard way—firm authority as parents, teachers, businessmen, workers and politicians." K. Ross Toole, An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth, 1970 The sentiments expressed in the excerpt are best explained in connection to which of the following broader developments during the period? a)Growing support for suburbanization and forhaving large, nuclear families b)Rising influence of evangelical Christian political organizations c)A widening political and cultural gap between young people and earlier generations d)Increasing calls for the United States to take a more aggressive stance against immigration

A widening political and cultural gap between young people and earlier generations

Senator Joseph McCarthy, Speech on the States Department 1950 "The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores... but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by the Nation. It has not been the less fortunate, or members of minority groups who have been traitorous to this Nation, but rather those who have had the benefits that the wealthiest Nation on earth has had to offer...the finest homes, the finest college education, and the finest jobs in government we can give. This is glaringly true in the State Department. There the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been most traitorous." The author's accusations in the excerpt best reflect which of the following? a)Ideological concerns over United States involvement in the Middle East b)Resistance to efforts to achieve racial desgregation c)Anxieties about Soviet influence at home and abroad d)Support for seeking new Cold War allies among nonaligned nations

Anxieties about Soviet influence at home and abroad

Levittown Advertisement, 1950s During the 1950s, which group most directly challenged the portrayel of American life depicted in the illustration? a)Private-sector businesses b)Beatniks writers and intellectuals c)Political conservatives d)"Sun Belt" migrants

Beatniks writers and intellectuals

President Lyndon Johnson, Commencement Address at the University of Michigan, 1964 "For in your time we have the opportunity to move...upward to the Great Society. The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time....So I want to talk to you today about three places where we begin to build the Great Society—in our cities, in our countryside, and in our classrooms....There are those timid souls who say this battle cannot be won, that we are condemned to a soulless wealth. I do not agree. We have the power to shape the civilization that we want. But we need your will, your labor, your hearts, if we are to build that kind of society." The initiatives outlined in the except are most similar to the legislative goals of which president? a)Franklin Roosevelt b)Andrew Jackson c)Ronald Reagan d)Woodrow Wilson

Franklin Roosevelt

President Lyndon Johnson, Commencement Address at the University of Michigan, 1964 "For in your time we have the opportunity to move...upward to the Great Society. The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time....So I want to talk to you today about three places where we begin to build the Great Society—in our cities, in our countryside, and in our classrooms....There are those timid souls who say this battle cannot be won, that we are condemned to a soulless wealth. I do not agree. We have the power to shape the civilization that we want. But we need your will, your labor, your hearts, if we are to build that kind of society." Which of the following resulted from the efforts described in the passage? a)Increased funding of social programs b)Congressional indifference to voting rights c)Increased military spending d)New laws restricting Asian and Hispanic immigration

Increased funding of social programs

Levittown Advertisement, 1950s By 1980, how had the tradition family illustrated to the left changed? a)Middle-class prosperity had expanded as a result of real wage growth b)Many more women worked outside the home c)Fundamentalist Christian political influence on society had almost completely waned d)Parents initiated a sexual revolution thereby liberalizing US culture

Many more women worked outside the home

The Southern Declaration on Integration, March 11, 1956 "We regard the decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases as clear abuse of judicial power....This unwarranted exercise of power by the court, contrary to the Constitution is creating chaos and confusion in the states principally affected. It is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races. It has planted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and understanding. Without regard to the consent of the governed, outside agitators are threatening immediate and revolutionary changes in our public school systems. If done, this is certain to destroy the system of public education in some of the states." The argument in the passage is most clearly a demand for the reinstatement of which prior historical development? a)The Harlem Renaissance movement b)Prohibition c)Plessy v. Ferguson d)Restrictive immigration quotas

Plessy v. Ferguson

Senator Joseph McCarthy, Speech on the States Department 1950 "The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores... but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by the Nation. It has not been the less fortunate, or members of minority groups who have been traitorous to this Nation, but rather those who have had the benefits that the wealthiest Nation on earth has had to offer...the finest homes, the finest college education, and the finest jobs in government we can give. This is glaringly true in the State Department. There the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been most traitorous." The claims made in the speech heightening debates over which of the following issues? a)Policies and methods to root out possible communists within the United States b)The expansion of the United States nuclear arsenal c)United States intervention in the Korean War d)The emergence of a military-industrial complex in the United States

Policies and methods to root out possible communists within the United States

President Lyndon Johnson, Commencement Address at the University of Michigan, 1964 "For in your time we have the opportunity to move...upward to the Great Society. The Great Society rests on abundance and liberty for all. It demands an end to poverty and racial injustice, to which we are totally committed in our time....So I want to talk to you today about three places where we begin to build the Great Society—in our cities, in our countryside, and in our classrooms....There are those timid souls who say this battle cannot be won, that we are condemned to a soulless wealth. I do not agree. We have the power to shape the civilization that we want. But we need your will, your labor, your hearts, if we are to build that kind of society." Which of the following early 1900's groups would most likely support the goals stated in the passage to the left? a)Nativists b)Social Darwinists c)Progressives d)Industrialists

Progressives

Nine Blind Men and the Tiger Which of the following developments is the most direct effect of the situation portrayed in the image? a)Expanded use of military force to achieve foreign policy goals in Eastern Europe b)Reduced congressional oversight of United States military interventions c)Increased public opposition to the use of nuclear weapons d)Reduced public trust in the federal government and the president

Reduced public trust in the federal government and the president

Grand Expectations: The United States 1945-1974 "Economic growth was indeed the most decisive force in the shaping of attitudes and expectations in the postwar era. The prosperity of the period broadened gradually in the late 1940s, accelerated in the 1950s, and soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. By then it was a boom that astonished observers. One economist, writing about the twenty-five years following World War II, put it simply by saying that this was a 'quarter century of sustained growth at the highest rates in recorded history.' Former Prime Minister Edward Heath of Great Britain agreed, observing that the United States at the time was enjoying 'the greatest prosperity the world has ever known.'" — James T. Patterson, historian, Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, published in 1996 The increased culture of consumerism during the 1950s was most similar to developments in which of the following earlier periods? a)The 1840s b)The 1860s c)The 1910s d)The 1920s

The 1920s

The Southern Declaration on Integration, March 11, 1956 "We regard the decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases as clear abuse of judicial power....This unwarranted exercise of power by the court, contrary to the Constitution is creating chaos and confusion in the states principally affected. It is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races. It has planted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and understanding. Without regard to the consent of the governed, outside agitators are threatening immediate and revolutionary changes in our public school systems. If done, this is certain to destroy the system of public education in some of the states." Which development largely ended the possibility of support for the author's goals outlined in the quote to the left? a)The New Deal b)The Civil Rights Act of 1964 c)The 15th Amendment d)Bakke vs. California

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

Senator Joseph McCarthy, Speech on the States Department 1950 "The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because our only powerful potential enemy has sent men to invade our shores... but rather because of the traitorous actions of those who have been treated so well by the Nation. It has not been the less fortunate, or members of minority groups who have been traitorous to this Nation, but rather those who have had the benefits that the wealthiest Nation on earth has had to offer...the finest homes, the finest college education, and the finest jobs in government we can give. This is glaringly true in the State Department. There the bright young men who are born with silver spoons in their mouths are the ones who have been most traitorous." The political climate during the era of the source had the most in common with which of the following? a)The efforts to limit immigrants' political power in the 1840s and 1850s b)The attacks on radicals and immigrants following the First World War c)The isolationism in United States foreign policy during the 1930s d)The decline in public confidence and trust in government in the 1970s

The attacks on radicals and immigrants following the First World War

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) "We are the people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit. "When we were kids, the United States was the wealthiest and strongest country in the world; the only one with the atom bomb, the least scarred by modern war, an initiator of the United Nations.... "As we grew, however, our comfort was penetrated by events too troubling to dismiss.... "The conventional moral terms of the age, the politician moralities—'free world,' 'people's democracies' reflect realities poorly, if at all, and seem to function more as ruling myths than as descriptive principles.... "The bridge to political power, though, will be built through genuine cooperation, locally, nationally, and internationally, between a new left of young people, and an awakening community of allies." Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Port Huron Statement, 1962 Which of the following post-1945 developments contributed most strongly to the discomfort that members of SDS felt? a)The Brown v. Board of Education decision on school desegregation b)The efforts of Congress to adopt legislation to deal with domestic social problems c)The support for collective security through international organizations d)The disillusionment with United States domestic values and Cold War events

The disillusionment with United States domestic values and Cold War events

An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth,1970 "I am forty-nine years old. It took me years of considerable anguish to get where I am. . . . I was nurtured in the Depression; I lost four years to war; I have had one coronary; I am a 'liberal,' a square and a professor of history. "As such, I am supposed to have 'liaison' with the young. But the fact is that I am fed up with hippies, Yippies, militants and nonsense. . . . "Every generation makes mistakes, always has and always will. We have made our share. But my generation has made America the most affluent country on earth; it has tackled, head-on, a racial problem which no nation on earth in the history of mankind had dared to do. It has publicly declared war on poverty and it has gone to the moon; it has desegregated schools and abolished polio. . . . "I assert that we are [in] trouble with this younger generation not because we have failed our country, not because of affluence or stupidity, . . . not because we are middle-class materialists, but simply because we have failed to keep that generation in its place. . . . "To the extent that we now rely on the police, mace, the National Guard, tear gas, steel fences and a wringing of hands, we will fail. What we need is a reappraisal of our own middle-class selves, our worth and our hard-won progress. We need to use disdain, not mace; we need to reassess a weapon we came by the hard way—firm authority as parents, teachers, businessmen, workers and politicians." K. Ross Toole, An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth, 1970 Which of the following was a long-term reaction to the actions of the youth addressed in the excerpt? a)The establishment of organizations to address environmental concerns b)The emergence of a conservative backlash against perceived cultural decline c)The rejection of nonviolent tactics by the majority of civil rights groups d)The expansion of United States military involvement in Southeast Asia

The emergence of a conservative backlash against perceived cultural decline

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) "We are the people of this generation, bred in at least modest comfort, housed now in universities, looking uncomfortably to the world we inherit. "When we were kids, the United States was the wealthiest and strongest country in the world; the only one with the atom bomb, the least scarred by modern war, an initiator of the United Nations.... "As we grew, however, our comfort was penetrated by events too troubling to dismiss.... "The conventional moral terms of the age, the politician moralities—'free world,' 'people's democracies' reflect realities poorly, if at all, and seem to function more as ruling myths than as descriptive principles.... "The bridge to political power, though, will be built through genuine cooperation, locally, nationally, and internationally, between a new left of young people, and an awakening community of allies." Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), Port Huron Statement, 1962 SDS best exemplifies which of the following? a)The success of the Civil Rights movement in achieving greater racial integration b)The increased influence of conservatives who opposed expansive social welfare policies and higher taxes c)The emergence of radical groups claiming that liberals were doing too little to address racial and economic inequality in the United States d)The development of new concerns about environmental pollution and the overuse of natural resources

The emergence of radical groups claiming that liberals were doing too little to address racial and economic inequality in the United States

Levittown Advertisement, 1950s Americans whose lifestyle paralleled the image to the left most likely opposed which aspect of post World-War II society? a)Military actions to contain communism b)Cultural conformity c)The continued growth in federal spending d)The growing counterculture

The growing counterculture

Phyllis Schlafly, What's Wrong With 'Equal Rights for Women'?, 1972 Women's libbers do not speak for the majority of American women. American women do not want to be liberated from husbands and children. We do not want to trade our birthright of the special privileges of American women—for the mess of pottage called the Equal Rights Amendment. "Modern technology and opportunity have not discovered any nobler or more satisfying or more creative career for a woman than marriage and motherhood. The wonderful advantage that American women have is that we can have all the rewards of that number-one career, and still moonlight with a second one to suit our intellectual, cultural, or financial tastes or needs." Phyllis Schlafly, "What's Wrong with 'Equal Rights' for Women?," 1972 The ideas expressed in the excerpt are most closely aligned with which of the following broader historical developments? a)The growth of modern conservative movement b)The increased use of federal power to address social inequalities c)The critique of post-Second World War liberalism from groups on the left d)The emergence of the sexual revolution

The growth of modern conservative movement

An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth,1970 "I am forty-nine years old. It took me years of considerable anguish to get where I am. . . . I was nurtured in the Depression; I lost four years to war; I have had one coronary; I am a 'liberal,' a square and a professor of history. "As such, I am supposed to have 'liaison' with the young. But the fact is that I am fed up with hippies, Yippies, militants and nonsense. . . . "Every generation makes mistakes, always has and always will. We have made our share. But my generation has made America the most affluent country on earth; it has tackled, head-on, a racial problem which no nation on earth in the history of mankind had dared to do. It has publicly declared war on poverty and it has gone to the moon; it has desegregated schools and abolished polio. . . . "I assert that we are [in] trouble with this younger generation not because we have failed our country, not because of affluence or stupidity, . . . not because we are middle-class materialists, but simply because we have failed to keep that generation in its place. . . . "To the extent that we now rely on the police, mace, the National Guard, tear gas, steel fences and a wringing of hands, we will fail. What we need is a reappraisal of our own middle-class selves, our worth and our hard-won progress. We need to use disdain, not mace; we need to reassess a weapon we came by the hard way—firm authority as parents, teachers, businessmen, workers and politicians." K. Ross Toole, An Angry Man Talks Up to Youth, 1970 The historical development describe in the excerpt can best be explained by which of the following related developments? a)The persistence of economic and racial disparity in the United States b)The reduced concern about the threat of Society influence in the United States c)The decrease in the number of people going to colleges and universities d)The creation of a movement to stop federal desegregation efforts

The persistence of economic and racial disparity in the United States

Grand Expectations: The United States 1945-1974 "Economic growth was indeed the most decisive force in the shaping of attitudes and expectations in the postwar era. The prosperity of the period broadened gradually in the late 1940s, accelerated in the 1950s, and soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. By then it was a boom that astonished observers. One economist, writing about the twenty-five years following World War II, put it simply by saying that this was a 'quarter century of sustained growth at the highest rates in recorded history.' Former Prime Minister Edward Heath of Great Britain agreed, observing that the United States at the time was enjoying 'the greatest prosperity the world has ever known.'" — James T. Patterson, historian, Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, published in 1996 Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the economic trend that Patterson describes? a)The gradual emergence of detente with the Soviet Union b)A surge in the national birthrate c)Challenges to conformity raised by intellectuals and artists d)The expansion of voting rights for African Americans

b)A surge in the national birthrate

Ella Baker, "Bigger Than a Hamburger" Raleigh, NC, 1960 "Current sit-ins and other demonstrations are concerned with something much bigger than a hamburger..Whatever may be the difference in approach to their goal...students, North and South, are seeking to rid America of the scourge of...discrimination - not only at lunch counters, but in every aspect of life." The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments during the 1960s? a)Increased conflict over the role of women in society b)Efforts to combat racism in the labor movement c)Growing pressure to eliminate racial inequalities in society d)New demands for economic rights by Latino Americans

c)Growing pressure to eliminate racial inequalities in society

Ella Baker, "Bigger Than a Hamburger" Raleigh, NC, 1960 "Current sit-ins and other demonstrations are concerned with something much bigger than a hamburger..Whatever may be the difference in approach to their goal...students, North and South, are seeking to rid America of the scourge of...discrimination - not only at lunch counters, but in every aspect of life." The events described in the excerpt contributed most directly to the a)Desegregation of the armed services b)Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka c)Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 d)Ratification of the 15th amendment to the United States Constitution

c)Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Phyllis Schlafly, What's Wrong With 'Equal Rights for Women'?, 1972 Women's libbers do not speak for the majority of American women. American women do not want to be liberated from husbands and children. We do not want to trade our birthright of the special privileges of American women—for the mess of pottage called the Equal Rights Amendment. "Modern technology and opportunity have not discovered any nobler or more satisfying or more creative career for a woman than marriage and motherhood. The wonderful advantage that American women have is that we can have all the rewards of that number-one career, and still moonlight with a second one to suit our intellectual, cultural, or financial tastes or needs." Phyllis Schlafly, "What's Wrong with 'Equal Rights' for Women?," 1972 The ideas in the excerpt about women's roles in society have the most in common with ideas associated with which of the following? a)Political and social reform efforts led by women's clubs during the late nineteenth century b)Activism on behalf of women's rights during the middle of the nineteenth century c)The greater separation of home and workplace during the first decades of the nineteenth century d)The increased participation of women in the workforce during the Second World War

c)The greater separation of home and workplace during the first decades of the nineteenth century

Ella Baker, "Bigger Than a Hamburger" Raleigh, NC, 1960 "Current sit-ins and other demonstrations are concerned with something much bigger than a hamburger..Whatever may be the difference in approach to their goal...students, North and South, are seeking to rid America of the scourge of...discrimination - not only at lunch counters, but in every aspect of life." The tactics described in the excerpt best represent which of the following? a)Filing legal challenges b)Petitioning government officials c)Learning self-defense d)Using nonviolence

d)Using nonviolence

Levittown Advertisement, 1950s The creation of the type of society depicted in the image to the left was possible because of a)interstate highway projects and more housing opportunities through the GI bill b)strict environmental regulations and desegregation c)conservative victories on taxation d)the dismantling of the New Deal

interstate highway projects and more housing opportunities through the GI bill

Grand Expectations: The United States 1945-1974 "Economic growth was indeed the most decisive force in the shaping of attitudes and expectations in the postwar era. The prosperity of the period broadened gradually in the late 1940s, accelerated in the 1950s, and soared to unimaginable heights in the 1960s. By then it was a boom that astonished observers. One economist, writing about the twenty-five years following World War II, put it simply by saying that this was a 'quarter century of sustained growth at the highest rates in recorded history.' Former Prime Minister Edward Heath of Great Britain agreed, observing that the United States at the time was enjoying 'the greatest prosperity the world has ever known.'" — James T. Patterson, historian, Grand Expectations: The United States, 1945-1974, published in 1996 One significant result of the economic trend described in the excerpt was the a)decrease in the number of immigrants seeking entry to the United States b)rise of the Sun Belt as a political and economic force c)rise of the sexual revolution in the United States d)decrease in the number of women in the workforce

rise of the Sun Belt as a political and economic force

Nine Blind Men and the Tiger The image most directly illustrates a United States foreign policy that emphasized a)placing greater importance on human rights b)Containing communism in Eastern Europe c)supporting the non-aligned movement among Middle Eastern and Asian countries d)stopping the spread of communism in African, Asia, and the Middle East

stopping the spread of communism in African, Asia, and the Middle East

The Southern Declaration on Integration, March 11, 1956 "We regard the decision of the Supreme Court in the school cases as clear abuse of judicial power....This unwarranted exercise of power by the court, contrary to the Constitution is creating chaos and confusion in the states principally affected. It is destroying the amicable relations between the white and Negro races that have been created through ninety years of patient effort by the good people of both races. It has planted hatred and suspicion where there has been heretofore friendship and understanding. Without regard to the consent of the governed, outside agitators are threatening immediate and revolutionary changes in our public school systems. If done, this is certain to destroy the system of public education in some of the states." The author of the quote to the left most directly attacks a)desegregation of the U.S. military b)decision -makers in each of the three branches of government c)the efficacy of using federal power to achieve social goals d)the doctrine of states' rights

the efficacy of using federal power to achieve social goals