Question 1
Which two nations were allies of the United States during World War 2 and later became enemies of the United States during the Cold War?
England and Italy
Korea and Japan
France and Germany
Soviet Union and China
Question 2
President Truman’s order requiring loyalty checks and the Senate hearings led by Joseph McCarthy were both responses to:
excessive military spending following World War II
racial discrimination against African Americans
fear of communist influence in the government
control of labor unions by known criminals
Question 3
Announcement of Eisenhower Doctrine (1957)
OperationDesert Storm (1991)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present)
These events involve attempts by the United States to:
protect human rights in Europe
protect its interests in the Middle East
deliver humanitarian aid to Africa
contain the spread of communism in Asia
Question 4
What was a major outcome of the Korean War (1950-1953)?
Korea continued to be a divided nation.
North Korea became an ally of the United States.
South Korea became a communist nation.
The United States controlled all of Korea.
Question 5
The GI Bill affected American society after World War 2 by:
(a) eliminating child labor
(b) expanding voting rights
(c) increasing spending on space exploration
(d) extending educational opportunities
Question 6
. Truman’s response to the Berlin Blockade was to?
(a) abandon Berlin
(b) give up plans for unifying Germany
(c) use the military to break the blockade of land routes into the city
(d) airlift materials into Berlin
Question 7
Most of Truman’s Fair Deal Program?
(a) met defeat at the hands of Republicans and southern Democrats
(b) was passed after a long debate
(c) was never introduced into Congress
(d) was passed by liberal Republicans and Southern Democrats
Question 8
The 1956 boycott of the Montgomery bus system?:
(a) was led by Malcolm X.
(b) started because the city doubled bus fares.
(c) was instigated by the arrest of Rosa parks.
(d) lasted for three weeks and failed to achieve its goal.
(e) resulted from the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Question 9
. In 1960 which of the following contributed most directly to Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's cancellation of a scheduled summit meeting with President Dwight D. Eisenhower?:
(a)the rise to power of Fidel Castro in Cuba.
(b)the failure, at the Bay of Pigs, of a U. S.-sponsored attempt to oust Fidel Castro.
(c) the downing of an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union.
(d) the sending of U. S. troops to Lebanon.
(e) the success of the Soviet space program in launching the Sputnik satellite.
Question 10
The case of Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas (1954) concerned?:
(a) the right of American women to receive equal pay.
(b) the constitutionality of federal aid to education.
(c) the closing of public schools by the governor of Kansas.
(d) the constitutionality of racial segregation in public schools.
(e) voting rights for Hispanics and Native Americans.
Question 11
The Soviet Union's launching of Sputnik in 1957 immediately led to?:
(a) an easing of US-USSR tensions.
(b) massive federal aid to American higher education.
(c) the Suez Crisis.
(d) the Geneva Summit's endorsement of Open Skies.
(e) the U-2 Incident.
Question 12
. The significance of the civil rights laws of 1957 and 1960 was that they?:
(a) succeeded in ending discrimination in public facilities.
(b) were the first civil rights laws passed since Reconstruction.
(c) opened the doors to equal opportunity in employment.
(d) provided protection for women as well as racial minorities
Question 13
The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War 2 contributed to:
(a) a decrease in the birthrate
(b) a major economic depression
(c) expansion of the middle class
(d) shortages in the supply of luxury goods
Question 14
During the Korean War, President Truman removed General MacArthur because MacArthur:
called for the immediate end of the war
refused to serve under the United Nations
lacked the experience to provide leadership during wartime
threatened the constitutional principle of civilian control of the military
Question 15
The experiences of African Americans serving in the military forces during World War 2 influenced their postwar decision to:
renew support for segregation
join the armed forces in record numbers
increase their efforts to end racial discrimination
move back to the south
Question 16
In 1954, the United States Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil rights movement by:
guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans
banning racial segregation in hotels
declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th amendment
upholding the principle of segregation
Question 17
Before ratification of the 22nd amendment in 1951, most presidents served no more than two terms because of
the elastic clause
custom and tradition
a Supreme Court decision
a federal law
Question 18
Which constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
separation of powers
popular sovereignty
equal protect of the law
separation of church and state
Question 19
Which heading is most appropriate for the partial outline below?
______
The House Un-American Activities Committee
Loyalty review boards
Bomb shelters
Watkins v. United States (1957)
Results of WW1
The Cold War At Home
Problems of Urbanization
Reactions to Immigration
Question 20
As a result of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced:
increased suburban growth
the elimination of urban renewal programs
less air pollution from cars
reduction in our dependence on foreign oil
Question 21
The main economic problem faced by President Truman in his first term was:
(a) deflation
(b) tight credit
(c) a dwindling money supply
(d) inflation
Question 22
. Harry Truman aided the cause of civil rights by:
(a) denouncing southern support in the 1948 presidential election
(b) desegregating the armed forces
(c) integrating the public schools
(d) becoming the first US president to drop a rap album
Question 23
All of these statements about the 1948 presidential campaign are true EXCEPT?
(a) Southern Democrats refused to support Truman
(b) Truman was a heavy favorite to defeat his rival Thomas Dewey
(c) Liberal Democrats also did not support Truman in the campaign
(d) Truman won the election, but he still had to face a Republican majority in Congress.
Question 24
The Cold War developed following World War 2 as a result of the:
renewed threats from Nazi leaders
conflicts between democratic and communist governments
invasion of Poland by Germany
space race between the United States and USSR
Question 25
Martin Luther King, Jr. first emerged as a leader
of the civil rights movement when he
(a) led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama
(b) refused to give up his seat on a bus to a white
man
(c) challenged the authority of the Supreme
Court
(d) was elected as the first black congressman
Question 26
After World War II, a result of the Nuremberg trials was that:
individuals were held responsible for their acts during wartime
nations were forced to pay for their war damages
leaders on both sides of the war were found guilty
only military leaders were accused of crimes
Question 27
In the struggle for African American civil rights, Rosa Parks is associated with:
March on Washington, DC
voter registration drives
Montgomery bus boycott
sit-in demonstrations in North Carolina
Question 28
When President Eisenhower put troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, he was fulfilling his presidential role as:
chief executive
chief diplomat
head of state
head of his political party
Question 29
One long-term result of the creation of an interstate highway system was that it:
led to the passage of the GI Bill
caused a decline in the automobile industry
improved our relations with Canada and Mexico
supported the growth of American industry
Question 30
The Nuremberg trials conducted after World War 2 judged individuals charged with:
war crimes in the Pacific
extermination of Jews and other groups in Europe
the development of the atomic bomb
aiding the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s efforts to stop communism
Question 31
During the 1950s, what was a major factor that encouraged families to move to the suburbs?
pollution in the cities
improved medical care
economic growth
lack of jobs
Question 32
United States foreign policy changed following WW2 as the United States:
became more involved in world affairs
returned to a policy of isolationism
rejected membership in the United Nations
pursued a policy of appeasement towards the Soviet Union
Question 33
In 1957, President Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, to:
protect civil rights marchers
help African Americans register to vote
enforce a United States Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools
end race riots
Question 34
A controversial issue that resulted from World War 2 was the:
civilian control of the military being taken over by a military general
commitment of troops without congressional approval
morality of nuclear warfare
future role of the League of Nations
Question 35
Which foreign policy decision by President Truman is an example of the policy of containment?
providing military aid to Turkey and Greece
supporting the trials of Japanese and German war criminals
recognizing the new state of Israel
relieving General MacArthur of his Korean command
Question 36
The primary goal of the US foreign policy of containment was:
return to noninvolvement in foreign affairs
stop communist influence from spreading
gain territories in Asia and Africa
overthrow dictatorships
Question 37
Which action occurred for the first time in the
early 1950s during the Korean War?
(a) United States and Soviet troops fought on the
same side.
(b) The United Nations used military force
against an aggressor nation.
(c) A president was impeached for abusing his
power as commander in chief.
(d) United States troops fought in Asia.
Question 38
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan were associated with efforts by the United States to:
end the testing of nuclear weapons
contain the spread of communism
strengthen the policy of isolationism
punish war criminals
Question 39
The Berlin airlift, the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis are all associated with the:
Progressive Era
New Deal
Great Society
Cold War
Question 40
The primary reason for the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in 1949 was to:
maintain peace in the Middle East
block the German Nazi threat in Europe
protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union
increase American influence in Asia
Question 41
A goal of the Marshall Plan was to:
rebuild Japan after WW2
provide aid to the Warsaw Pact nations of the Soviet Union
establish a military alliance system
provide economic aid to European nations threatened by communism
Question 42
During the 1950s, the tactics (actions) of Senator Joseph McCarthy were criticized because he:
violated constitutional liberties
displayed racial prejudice in his questions
opposed the use of loyalty oaths
ignored evidence of Soviet spying
Question 43
McCarthyism in the early 1950s resulted from:
increased public support for labor unions
charges that communists were in the United States government
opposition to the Marshall Plan
new commitments to civil rights
Question 44
The main foreign policy objective of the Marshall Plan was to:
stop communist aggression in Korea
fight poverty in Latin America
rebuild the economies of European nations
provide jobs for unemployed Americans
Question 45
Who led a “witch hunt” for Communist spies in the
United States government during the early 1950s?
(a) Supreme Court Justice Earl Warren
(b) President Dwight Eisenhower
(c) Senator Joseph McCarthy
(d) Secretary of State Dean Acheson
Question 46
. In the period following World War II, the United
States established a long-term military presence
in West Germany in an effort to
(1) support the unification of Europe, by force if
necessary
(2) stop communist expansion in Europe
(3) prevent the renewal of German aggression in
Europe
(4) allow the United Nations to resolve international
disputes
Question 47
“We conclude that in the field of public education
the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place.
Separate educational facilities are inherently
unequal.”
—Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
Which constitutional idea was the basis for this
Supreme Court decision?
(a) protection against double jeopardy
(b) equal protection of the law
(c) freedom of speech
(d) right of assembly