Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?

fed govern has responsibility 4 ensuring economic prosperity

Which statement BEST describes the New Deal?

Increased the size and importance of the national government

Which BEST describes relationship between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education

The Brown decision overturned the Plessy decision.

"Organized nonviolent resistance is the most powerful weapon that oppressed people can use"

Martin Luther King's strategy to highlight and resist racial

Cause for the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee and McCarthy

belief that there were Communist agents in the government

1929 half US population was living below poverty line A major effect of this situation would be

consumer goods were not being sold

Herbert Hoovers solution to easing the Great Depression was primarily to

some federal help, but leave relief to private charities.

During WWII, the American Home Front

women factory workers, ration-stamps,

The Nuclear Shield refers to

missile defense system tht protect nation from nuclear force

How did US participation in WWI impact US foreign policy the decade immediately after the war

US became isolationist in diplomatic/ political relations.

What was purpose of Stockley Carmichael's SNCC during the early years of the Civil Rights era

coordinated students around in resisting segregation laws

William Levitt Suburbia helped lead to

society of conformity interstate highways and automobiles.

The result of the Cuban missile crisis was that

USSR agreed to remove missiles exchange 4 US not invade Cuba

Major criticism of FDR welfare programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs

made people dependent of the federal government.

The case of Brown V. Board of Education (1954) resulted in

segregation in US public schools was inherently unequal.

Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?

The policy of containment was applied in Asia & in Europe

The 19 Amendment to the US Constitution could be considered a Progressive amendment because it

granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex

The Truman Doctrine was specifically designed to aid

countries trying to resist the spread of Communism.

The PRIMARY goal of the Marshall Plan was to

secure European allies for the United States after WW II.

U.S. bank failures reached around 600 per year in the early 1930s

Too much money was loaned out to people for investments

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1
Which of these was the basic idea of the New Deal?
Energy production should b the concern of private enterprise
Supreme Court is responsible to the executive branch
States rights have priority over the federal government
fed govern has responsibility 4 ensuring economic prosperity
2
Which statement BEST describes the New Deal?
Increased the size and importance of the national government
Caused the greatest economic boom the nation had ever seen.
Increase in the rights of African-Americans
Single handed brought the nation out of the Great Depression
3
Which BEST describes relationship between Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board of Education
Both cases addressed the need for due process of law.
The Brown decision overturned the Plessy decision.
The Brown case was a precedent for the Plessy case.
Both cases dealt with the rights of minors in schools.
4
Because of expansion in the highway system in 1950s & 1960s, Congress passed the
Global Warming Act
Interstate Highway System Act
Clean Air Act
National Park Service Act
5
"Organized nonviolent resistance is the most powerful weapon that oppressed people can use"
Southern Democrats hope to overturn Plessy vs. Ferguson
Martin Luther King's strategy to highlight and resist racial
Malcom X's vision of racial equality
Black Panther plan to ensure voter equality
6
Of the states listed, which was MOST affected by the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma
Ohio
Michigan
Alabama
7
In World War II, the title of Supreme Allied Commander belonged to
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
George Patton
Bernard Montgomery
8
Why were the League of Nations and the United Nations created?
to unify the world economy
to spread democracy in the World
to prevent futrue wars
to end world hunger
9
Cause for the investigations of the House Un-American Activities Committee and McCarthy
action of Truman that might have led to his impeachment
belief that there were Communist agents in the government
the corruption and bribery of members of Congress
excessive spending by the United States military
10
1929 half US population was living below poverty line A major effect of this situation would be
wealthy people were losing large sums of money.
the stock market crash put people out of work.Answer 3
consumer goods were not being sold
New Deal programs being created.
11
Herbert Hoovers solution to easing the Great Depression was primarily to
lower foreign tariffs and thus increase foreign trade.
help all levels of the economy
some federal help, but leave relief to private charities.
provide no help at all for American citizens or businesses.
12
Which New Deal Program provided old age pensions
Social Security Act (SSA)
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
13
During WWII, the American Home Front
women managers, prohibition, and the Charleston
women at home, protests, and marathon dancing
women politicians, many consumer goods, and ragtime
women factory workers, ration-stamps,
14
The Nuclear Shield refers to
iodine pills people took 2 protect them from radiation.
Nation goes 2 war with another nation that has Nucs
missile defense system tht protect nation from nuclear force
Bomb shelters that protect from nuclear blasts and fallout
15
How did US participation in WWI impact US foreign policy the decade immediately after the war
The U.S. joined the League of Nations
The US used the military to acquire new territories.
US became isolationist in diplomatic/ political relations.
The US strengthened its alliances in Latin America
16
What was purpose of Stockley Carmichael's SNCC during the early years of the Civil Rights era
coordinated students around in resisting segregation laws
whites only organization that keep whites in political power
it replaced the NAACP as the dominant Civil Rights era
to provide more militant leadership to combat racism
17
Which of these countries would have been behind the Iron Curtain during the Cold War?
Italy
Poland
Spain
France
18
Which tactic would have been MOST likely to have been found in World War I and NOT World War II
air combat
trench warfare
machine gun fire
missile attacks
19
William Levitt Suburbia helped lead to
society of communalism, mass transit and more subways.
society of individuality, railroads and the diesel engine.
society of conformity interstate highways and automobiles.
society of internationalism, airports and more jet aircraft.
20
The result of the Cuban missile crisis was that
US broke off all diplomatic&commercial ties with the USSR
communist nation n Cuba collapse & was replaced by republic
US agreed to allow only defensive nuclear weapons in Cuba.
USSR agreed to remove missiles exchange 4 US not invade Cuba
21
Major criticism of FDR welfare programs to combat the Great Depression was that these programs
provided too much protection for big business.
reduced the power of the federal government.
ignored the plight of homeowners with mortgages.
made people dependent of the federal government.
22
The case of Brown V. Board of Education (1954) resulted in
stated that race based education in Kansas was equal
creation of the separate but equal doctrine of segregation
segregation in US public schools was inherently unequal.
Topeka school district spending more money on black schools
23
Which is a valid conclusion based on United States involvement in the Korean War?
US people will support US participation in any war
US cooperation with a wartime ally ends when the war ends.
The policy of containment was applied in Asia & in Europe
UN economic sanctions r more effective than military action
24
Which President dropped the first atomic bomb that would eventually spark the nuclear arms race
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
Frankin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
25
The 19 Amendment to the US Constitution could be considered a Progressive amendment because it
allowed people 18 and older voting rights.
allowed all citizens the right to vote.
granted suffrage to all American citizens, regardless of sex
guaranteed suffrage to all races regardless of income.
26
Which president desegregated the military in 1948 with Executive Order 9981?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Dwight Eisenhower
Harry Truman
27
The Truman Doctrine was specifically designed to aid
countries helping the United States in the Korean War.
countries trying to resist the spread of Communism.
people who were in poverty.
states trying to integrate public schools.
28
The US and USSR agreed to prohibit nuclear weapons tests. What was the name of agreement?
Limited Test Ban Treaty
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Startegic Defense Initiative
Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
29
The Baby Boom led to
northern migration and urbanization
economic recession and culture lag
economic growth
easten migration and acculturation
30
The PRIMARY goal of the Marshall Plan was to
provide millions of dollars in loans to other countries
secure European allies for the United States after WW II.
ensure that US would be the first country to reach the moon.
help stop the increasing Soviet influence in Cuba.
31
Which statement describes the impact of the 21st Amendment
Congress could levy an income tax.
Prohibition was repealed
Women were given the right to vote.
African Americans were granted equality.
32
U.S. bank failures reached around 600 per year in the early 1930s
Dawes Plan caused too much money to drain from US banks
too many exported goods to European Countries
Too much money was loaned out to people for investments
Teapot Dome Scandal weakened US influence in banking.

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