Base your answer on the map below. What was the main reason for President Kennedy's action toward Cuba?

Cuba is located close to the United States

The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on

public fear concerning the spread of communism

In foreign affairs, the domino theory was mainly applied to

the communist threat in Southeast Asia

What caused the investigations of the HUAC in the late 1940s and the investigation of a Senate committee (McCarthy)

the belief that there were Communist agents in the federal government

Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem of

business combinations limiting competition

Which conclusion can best be drawn from the United States' involvement in the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

The Cold War extended beyond direct conflict with the Soviet Union

Base your answer the questions on the political cartoon below. The main idea expressed in the cartoon involves the

problems created by the development of nuclear weapons

The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to

use the United Nations to eliminate threats posted by the U.S.S.R.

After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to

help European nations recover economically

The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the

government should become more involved in the life of the people

Jacob Riis, in How the Other Half Lives, and Lincoln Steffens, in The Shame of the Cities, contributed to the US by

exposing poverty and corruption

The United States government responded to the situation described in this quotation by

offering economic aid to many European nations

Base your answer on the map below. President John F. Kennedy attempted to deal with the situation shown above by

imposing a naval blockade to isolate Cuba from the Soviet Union

The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the

effect of geography on people's lives

United States participation in the United Nations and the (NATO) after World War II demonstrated that the

recognized the importance of international cooperation

What was the experience of most the "new immigrants" who arrived in the Unite States from southern and eastern Europe?

They lived in urban areas and most help low paying jobs.

President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to

reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countires

The perception of Soviet Union by the United States leaders contributed most to the creation

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Following World War II, the United States established a long-term military presence in West Germany in an effort to

prevent the renewal of German aggression in Europe

Which presidential action best represents the policy of détente?

Richard Nixon's talks with the Soviet Union to end the arms race

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1
Base your answer on the map below. What was the main reason for President Kennedy's action toward Cuba?
Cuba threatened to seize United States merchant ships in the Caribbean
The cost of building missile defense bases in Florida was high
The United States needed to protect business investments in Cuba
Cuba is located close to the United States
2
The growth of McCarthyism in the early 1950s was based on
outrage over government corruption
dissatisfaction with the results of World War II
public fear concerning the spread of communism
opposition to the policy of containment
3
In foreign affairs, the domino theory was mainly applied to
the movement for national independence in Africa
Japanese expansion in East Asia
United States involvement in Latin America
the communist threat in Southeast Asia
4
What caused the investigations of the HUAC in the late 1940s and the investigation of a Senate committee (McCarthy)
excessive spending by the United States military
actions of President Harry Truman that might have led to his impeachment
the corruptions and bribery of members of Congress
the belief that there were Communist agents in the federal government
5
The Holocaust consisted of the extermination of approximately six million...
African Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
Jews
6
During World War I, which type of warfare was introduced and used throughout Europe?
nuclear weapons
laser guided missiles
guerilla warfare
trench warfare
7
Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in response to the problem of
businesses choosing to hire illegal immigrants
business combinations limiting competition
unsafe working conditions in factories
companies refusing to hire minority workers
8
Which conclusion can best be drawn from the United States' involvement in the Korean War and the Vietnam War?
The threat of nuclear war is necessary to settle a military conflict
The Cold War extended beyond direct conflict with the Soviet Union
Popular wars have assured the reelection of incumbent presidents
War is the best way to support developing nations
9
Which heading would be most appropriate for the outline below?
Checks and Balances at Work
Changes in Economic Policy
Federalism and the Constitution
Threats to Civil Liberties
10
Base your answer the questions on the political cartoon below. The main idea expressed in the cartoon involves the
relationship between consumer needs and military needs
problems created by the development of nuclear weapons
problems with the shift from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy
need for all people to be informed about world affairs
11
The Truman Doctrine was originally designed to
contain communism by giving aid to Greece and Turkey
rebuild Southeast Asia by giving them economic aid
stop the spread of nuclear weapons
use the United Nations to eliminate threats posted by the U.S.S.R.
12
After World War II, the Marshall Plan was proposed as a way to
remove nuclear weapons from Western Europe
improve diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
help European nations recover economically
bring Nazi war criminals to justice
13
The New Deal changed political thinking in the United States because it supported the idea that the
president's foreign policy is more important than his domestic policy
Supreme Court should have an important role to play in the economy
government should become more involved in the life of the people
rights of workers are less important than the interests of business
14
Jacob Riis, in How the Other Half Lives, and Lincoln Steffens, in The Shame of the Cities, contributed to the US by
exposing poverty and corruption
supporting organized labor
opposing westward expansion
criticizing racial injustice
15
The United States government responded to the situation described in this quotation by
offering economic aid to many European nations
supporting the efforts of the Warsaw Pact
threatening a nuclear attack
reaffirming its commitment to isolation
16
Base your answer on the map below. President John F. Kennedy attempted to deal with the situation shown above by
bombing all the missile sites simultaneously
allowing the U.S.S.R. to keep some missiles in Cuba if most were removed
landing an invasion force on the Cuban mainland
imposing a naval blockade to isolate Cuba from the Soviet Union
17
A way the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Gentlemen's Agreement, and the National Origins Act were similar is that all were
militarism
nativist
Manifest Destiny
imperialism
18
The Dust Bowl experiences of the Oklahoma farmers during the Great Depression demonstrated the
effect of geography on people's lives
limitation of civil liberties during times of crisis
success of government farm subsides
results of the Indian Removal Act
19
United States participation in the United Nations and the (NATO) after World War II demonstrated that the
believed in using massive retaliation against all communist nations
recognized the importance of international cooperation
returned to the policy it followed after World War I
embraced a postwar policy of strict neutrality
20
What was the experience of most the "new immigrants" who arrived in the Unite States from southern and eastern Europe?
They lived in urban areas and most help low paying jobs.
They were easily assimilated into mainstream American culture.
They became discouraged with America and returned to their homelands.
They obtained free land in the West and became farmers.
21
President Harry Truman supported a containment policy after World War II in an attempt to
remove nuclear weapons from Western Europe
reduce the influence of the Soviet Union in European countires
limit the use of atomic bombs and other nuclear weapons
end colonialism in Africa and Asia
22
The perception of Soviet Union by the United States leaders contributed most to the creation
United Nations
Lend-Lease policy
GI Bill
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
23
Following World War II, the United States established a long-term military presence in West Germany in an effort to
allow the United Nation to resolve international disputes
prevent the renewal of German aggression in Europe
support the unification of Europe, by force if necessary
stop communist expansion in Europe
24
The term "robber barons" was used during the Gilded Age to characterize
caretbaggers
leaders of big business
union organizers
plantation owners
25
Which presidential action best represents the policy of détente?
Lyndon B Johnson's escalation (increase) of the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon's talks with the Soviet Union to end the arms race
John F Kennedy's order for the Bay of Pigs invasion against Cuba
George Bush's military action to remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait

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