The Red Scare in the 1920s which historical development contributed to a recurring pattern of anti-communism in the US?

Accusations made by senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress

President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy of détente was an attempt to

improve relations with the Soviet Union

Who investigated claims of communist activity in America during the Second Red Scare 1950s?

House Un-American Activities Committee

Which development is the topic of this cartoon?

outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries

The baby boom after World War II led directly to

an increased demand for housing

Which leader is most closely associated with the approach to reform illustrated in this photograph?

Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference

What resulted from the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement & the World Trade Organization in the 1990s?

greater global economic interdependence

A major impact of the 24th amendment banning poll taxes and of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was the

elimination of discriminatory voting practices against African Americans

Which statement best describes the main idea of the cartoon?

The United States and terrorists are competing to influence Iraq.

President Ronald Reagan asked Congress to lower tax rates on businesses and wealthy individuals in order to

encourage new economic investment

How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. affect the division of the Korean peninsula?

Political conflict, leading to a communist north & an anti communist south

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) provided congressional support for

escalating military action in Vietnam

This statement expresses President Lyndon B. Johnson’s view that the

entire country must help fight poverty

A major way the Civil Rights Act (1964) & the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws

provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination

This 1973 photograph shows a situation most directly related to

an oil embargo imposed by nations in the Middle East

What was a primary goal of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin when they met at the Yalta Conference in 1945?

settling major wartime issues of the Allied powers

How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?

It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the

Department of Homeland Security

The principal goal of the United Nations has been to

promote peaceful solutions to world problems

Which action did President Kennedy take following this statement?

ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba

What is a valid generalization that can be drawn from this photograph?

Demonstrators use nonviolent means to demand equal rights.

A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to

increase equal rights for African Americans

After WWII, the US had an era of prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to this post-war prosperity?

Increased consumer demand for goods and services

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1
The Red Scare in the 1920s which historical development contributed to a recurring pattern of anti-communism in the US?
Accusations made by senator Joseph McCarthy in Congress
Growing prosperity during WWII
Increased unemployment during the Great Depression
Migration from the Great Plains during the Dust Bowl
2
President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy of détente was an attempt to
improve relations with the Soviet Union
increase the power of the United Nations Security Council
resolve Middle East conflicts
defend United States interests in Latin America
3
Who investigated claims of communist activity in America during the Second Red Scare 1950s?
House Un-American Activities Committee
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
4
Which development is the topic of this cartoon?
payment of higher wages to overseas workers
outsourcing of American jobs to foreign countries
increase in trade between the United States and Southeast Asia
abandonment of free trade agreements with other countries
5
The baby boom after World War II led directly to
a decrease in consumer spending
a return to a rural lifestyle
a decrease in spending for public education
an increased demand for housing
6
A major goal of the Great Society programs begun under President Lyndon B. Johnson was to
increase the size of the armed forces
provide tax concessions to manufacturers
reduce poverty in the nation
stimulate oil production in the United States
7
Which leader is most closely associated with the approach to reform illustrated in this photograph?
Martin Luther King Jr. of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Malcolm X of the Black Muslims
Huey Newton of the Black Panthers
Booker T. Washington of the Tuskegee Institute
8
Which characteristic of American life in the 1950s is illustrated in this cartoon?
decreasing use of automobiles
growth of the elderly population
effects of suburbanization
declining importance of the media
9
What resulted from the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement & the World Trade Organization in the 1990s?
fewer industries leaving the United States
growth in membership of labor unions in the United States
more protective tariffs between the member nations
greater global economic interdependence
10
A major impact of the 24th amendment banning poll taxes and of the 1965 Voting Rights Act was the
decrease in voting among African American women
elimination of discriminatory voting practices against African Americans
increase in the number of Jim Crow laws
movement to create a new political party for Hispanics
11
Which statement best describes the main idea of the cartoon?
Iraq is using terrorism to end American military occupation.
Iraq is rejecting help from the United States against terrorists.
Iraq is catching up to the United States in the war on terror.
The United States and terrorists are competing to influence Iraq.
12
President Ronald Reagan asked Congress to lower tax rates on businesses and wealthy individuals in order to
impose limits on the money supply
increase exports to Asia
preserve funds for social welfare programs
encourage new economic investment
13
How did the ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the U.S. affect the division of the Korean peninsula?
Political conflict, leading to a communist north & an anti communist south
Ethnic conflict, lead north controlled China & a south controlled Korea
Tensions over resources, mineral rich north & an agriculturally rich south
Increased religious tensions, causing a Buddhist north & Christian south
14
Which Soviet Union action led to the situation shown in this cartoon?
reunification of Germany
creation of the Warsaw Pact
blockade of Berlin
construction of the Berlin Wall
15
Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were enacted in Southern states as a means to
enforce racial segregation
provide an education for formerly enslaved persons
ensure equal protection under the law
protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons
16
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (1964) provided congressional support for
escalating military action in Vietnam
withdrawing from the United Nations
expanding the Alliance for Progress
reestablishing trade with Cuba
17
One major issue that dominated United States–Soviet relations at this time was the
danger of nuclear destruction
war in Southeast Asia
use of apartheid in South Africa
threat from al Qaeda in the Middle East
18
This statement expresses President Lyndon B. Johnson’s view that the
federal government is solely responsible for the war on poverty
problem of poverty is easily solved
court system must be held accountable for poverty
entire country must help fight poverty
19
The shelter pictured in this handbook was designed to help Americans survive
natural disasters
pandemic diseases
global climate changes
nuclear war
20
A major way the Civil Rights Act (1964) & the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) are similar is that both laws
failed to pass constitutional review by the Supreme Court
gave a minority group the right to vote after years of protest
were intended to lift Americans out of poverty
provided equal protection to groups that had experienced discrimination
21
This 1973 photograph shows a situation most directly related to
terrorist attacks on United States petroleum reserves
an oil embargo imposed by nations in the Middle East
the end of oil production in the Gulf of Mexico
the development of nuclear power sources
22
What was a primary goal of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin when they met at the Yalta Conference in 1945?
setting up postwar aid for Great Britain
sharing the development of atomic weapons
settling major wartime issues of the Allied powers
protecting the colonial empires of the warring nations
23
How did the Marshall Plan aim to contain the spread of communism?
It helped rebuild and strengthen European economies
It built up the western European armed forces
It created an alliance among western European & North American nations
It forced Americans to take loyalty oaths to avoid losing their jobs
24
The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Homeland Security
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Central Intelligence Agency
25
Which development resulted from the construction of the interstate highway system?
decreased fuel consumption
increased suburbanization
reduced air pollution
growth of long-distance passenger train service
26
The principal goal of the United Nations has been to
promote peaceful solutions to world problems
regulate the use of atomic energy
encourage expansion of international trade
develop military alliances around the world
27
Which action has come to symbolize the end of the Cold War?
improving United States relations with China
establishing the Peace Corps
tearing down the Berlin Wall
achieving a truce in the Korean War
28
Which action did President Kennedy take following this statement?
breaking off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
ordering a naval quarantine of Cuba
asking the United Nations to stop grain shipments to the Soviet Union
urging Allied forces to remove Soviet weapons from Cuba
29
What is a valid generalization that can be drawn from this photograph?
Demonstrators use nonviolent means to demand equal rights.
Activists often advocate taking over the government.
Civil rights leaders supported “separate but equal” education.
Protesters encouraged a nationwide strike by teachers.
30
Which event marked the beginning of the space race with the Soviet Union?
launch of Sputnik
creation of the space shuttle program
U-2 spy plane incident
Berlin airlift
31
Which type of action against unjust laws is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. supporting in this passage?
civil disobedience
affirmative action
judicial activism
militant resistance
32
President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957 to
enforce school integration
break up a steel strike
end a bus boycott
supervise local elections
33
A goal of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v Board of Education of Topeka and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was to
implement job-training programs
eliminate discrimination in housing
end barriers to voting faced by African Americans
increase equal rights for African Americans
34
After WWII, the US had an era of prosperity and economic growth. Which factor contributed to this post-war prosperity?
New government regulations imposed on large corporations
Development of a nationwide network of railroads
Increased barriers to international trade
Increased consumer demand for goods and services

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