Unit 3 Quiz US History
A major reason for McCarthy's downfall was
his arrogant behavior during televised Senate hearings
War relocation camps
housed more than 100,000 Japanese Americans during the war
As a result of World War II presidential authority in the United States:
increased dramatically at the expense of congressional and state power
Truman's response to Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948 was to
launch a massive airlift of supplies in West Berlin
The mobilization of women in the labor force during World War II
led to more than a third of all American women joining the labor force
The Soviet acquisition of the atomic bomb in 1949 inspired Truman to
order the development of a hydrogen bomb
The GI Bill did all of the following except:
pay veterans large bonuses to remain in the military
By the end of his presidency, Eisenhower was
planning an invasion to topple Castro
A very important reason for passage of the GI Bill was to
prevent the return of the Depression
At the Yalta Conference of 1945 the Allies did all of the following Except
restore the original Polish government to power in Poland
The music Alan Freed labeled rock and roll was actually
rhythm and blues
State Department Official George Keenan
said the United States should contain Soviet expansionist tendencies
Between 1945 and 1960, home ownership
significantly increased
All of the following were established by the National Security Act of 1947 Except:
the Department of Homeland Security
As a result of World War II
the Depression ended
One sign of the times came in 1956 when Congress added the words" under God" to
the Pledge of Allegiance
The country that suffered the most deaths in the fighting of World War II was
the Soviet Union
In early 1950, Senator Joseph McCarthy claimed to have a list of Communists in
the State Department
Eisenhower most notably promoted commerce and defense in supporting construction of
the interstate highways
Before becoming president, Eisenhower was most shaped by his
the military
In his farewell address, Eisenhower warned about
the power of the military-industrial complex
One major reason World War II inspired postwar changes in race relation was
the racist nature of the enemies of the United States
The zoot-suit riots of 1943 refers to
the violent conflict in Los Angeles that pitted white civilians and servicemen against Mexican Americans
From late 1941 into early 1942, during World War II in the Pacific
there was a succession of Japanese victories that saw numerous Allied outposts fall
By the 1950s suburban life was marked by an increasing
uniformity
By the end of the Eisenhower years, public school integration
was still massively opposed in the Deep South
The Hollywood Ten
were falsely accused, as none were real Communists
During the 1950, the income gap between whites and blacks
widened
All of the following Pacific engagements helped turn the tide of war against Japan in 1943 and 1944 EXCEPT
Battle of the Bulge
Following the Allied victory at the Battle of the Bulge
British, American, and Soviet forces are advancing toward Germany from both the east and west
Baseball was integrated in 1947 when Jackie Robinson played for the
Brooklyn Dodgers
The United States experienced a shock in 1949 when Communists took over
China
In the presidential election of 1944
Franklin Roosevelt won a fourth term as president
The secretary of state who devised the plan of massive economic recovery aid to Europe was
George Marshall
In early 1942 the biggest challenge the United States faced in the Atlantic was
German submarine warfare
The location of William Levitt's first suburban development was
Long Island
Less than a month before the surrender of Germany
President Roosevelt died in office
What significance did the use of atomic bombs against Japan have
They allowed the Americans to avoid an amphibious invasion of Japan
Life magazine's ideal woman of the mid- 1950 was
a white suburban housewife
A. Philip Randolph cancelled his planned protest march on Washington in exchange for what?
an executive order prohibiting racial discrimination in defense work
Elvis Presley's recordings
appeal equally to all ages and generation
With the end of World War II, Korea
became divided into northern and southern halves
In regard to Israel's founding in 1948, the United States
became the first country to recognize the Jewish state
One of rock and roll's most important contributions was to
bridge class and racial divisions
Following the defeat of Germany
came the shocking realization of the full extent of the Holocaust
The postwar economic boom was fueled mainly by
cold war-related military spending
In the 1950s, teenagers became especially important as
consumers
Senator McCarthy was very effective in
exploiting public fears
The United States emerged from World War II with
far-flung global responsibilities and interests
A significant economic problem during the war was
finding enough workers for the essential wartime industries
The bracero program
brought some 200,000 Mexican farm workers into the western United States
In retrospect, the material successes of the 1950
created new problems that would be addressed in the 1960s
Many critics of American life in the 1950s believed the middle-class society suffered from
excessive conformity
Which statement best describes the Allied invasion against Sicily in July 1943?
Sicily fell quickly after the Allies surprise landing
Which of the following statements accurately describes the overall approach the British and Americans adopted to fighting the war?
They prioritized the war in Europe because Germany posed the greatest to the Western Hemisphere