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1
_____ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
CIA
HUAC
UN
NATO
2
During the 1950s, _____ jobs declined.
service
Advertising
communications
Manufacturing
3
The vast majority of new homes in the 1950s were built in the _____.
small cities
suburbs
big cities
rural areas
4
When forced to abandon the Philippines, _____ made the vow, "I shall return."
Douglas MacArthur
Chester Nimitz
Hideki Tojo
FDR
5
With more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy, _____ became an American way of life.
planned obsolence
social conformity
a 40-hour work week
Consumerism
6
With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of _____ for African Americans.
uncertainty
stagnation
advance
decline
7
Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to _____.
show how powerful the United States was
teach Japanese military leaders a lesson
end the war and save American lives
find out how destructive the bomb really was
8
The Dixiecrats nominated _____ to run for president in 1948.
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
J. Strom Thurmond
9
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide
transportation
housing
education
health insurance
10
The expression of nonconformity by _____ developed into the beat movement.
college students
mechanics
artists and poets
teenagers
11
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the United States responded by intensifying efforts to develop _____.
NATO
hydrogen bomb
an atomic bomb
a space satellite
12
A _____ is a large corporation that owns a number of smaller companies.
government agency
Monopoly
franchise
Conglomerate
13
The Economic Opportunity Act did all of the following
except
give underprivileged preschoolers a head start
encourage poor people to join in public-works programs
offer foreign aid to Latin American countries.
create a training program for youth
14
General Douglas MacArthur commanded U.S. forces in _____.
Guatemala
Korea
the Middle East
Hungary
15
After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
the CIA did it
MAGIC BULLET
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
there were multiple shooters
16
Most _____ enjoyed the prosperity of the postwar period.
Latinos
African Americans
Mexican Americans
White Americans
17
Lyndon Baines Johnson, who became president when Kennedy was assassinated, was
never elected president byt the people
was responsible for JFK's death
oposed the Great Society
an experienced politician
18
The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the
Allies' first victory in the sea
the last German offensive
Allies' first victory on land
liberation of the death camps
19
Easiest Double points ever... pick the one that says GO BOILERS
GO BOILERS
GO boilers
go boilers
Go Boilers
20
Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to _____ during the war.
Internment
compensation
interrogation
torture
21
The Allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-Day.
Nazi-occupied Europe
Japan
Italy
North Africa
22
General _____ led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation.
George Marshall
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George Patton
23
The _____ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
North Koreans
Soviets
South Koreans
Communists
24
John F. Kennedy, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from
New York
Rhode Island
Conneticut
Massachusetts
25
Kennedy appointed his brother, Robert, to serve as
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State
Vice President
Attorney General
26
What is Mr. Pizer's all time favorite TV show?
Breaking Bad
The Office
The Sopranos
WWII in Color
27
Where did Mr. Pizer go his sophomore year of college?
Valparaiso University
PNW
Purdue
Benedictine University
28
The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the _____.
Eisenhower Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Marshall Plan
29
One of the benefits that the GI Bill of Rights offered to returning veterans was _____.
low-interest loans
government jobs
free homes
counseling
30
The _____ were defeated in the civil war in China despite 2 billion dollars in aid sent to them from the United States.
Comunists
Nationalists
Socialists
Soviets
31
Decisions of the Warren Court were
praised by conservatives
praised by liberals
of little importance to the average American.
an obstacle to change in election districts
32
Most Americans in the 1960s relied on _____ as their primary source of entertainment and information.
telephones
Radio
television
Movies
33
_____ was the leader of the Communists in China.
Kim Il Sung
Syngman Rhee
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-shek
34
President Truman threatened to _____ striking workers to prevent strikes from crippling the nation.
Sue
Arrest
Draft
Deport
35
The main goal of the _____ was to stop the spread of communism.
Warsaw Pact
iron curtain
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
36
To protest discrimination, _____ organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941.
Harry S. Truman
FDR
Philip Randolph
General George Marshall
37
To label someone's activities as _____ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
Containment
infiltration
brinkmanship
McCarthyism
38
The hot line established in 1963 did all of the following
except
make communication in a crisis easier
ease Cold War tensions
barred nuclear testing
link the White House and the Kremlin
39
The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was
proposed by Johnson and failed
proposed by Kennedy and failed.
proposed by Kennedy and succeeded
proposed by Johnson and succeeded
40
The problem of _____ was targeted by the Office of Price Administration.
inflation
unemployment
depression
recession
41
Where did Mr. Pizer coach before he came to Highland?
Griffith
Always Highland
Munster
Hobart
42
The Soviet Union set up the _____ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
German Democratic Republic
Berlin Airlift
iron curtain
Berlin blockade
43
The Immigration Act of 1965
stopped immigration from European countries.
ended quotas based on nationality
began quotas based on nationality.
stopped immigration from non-European countries.
44
V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when
the Soviets stopped the Nazis at Stalingrad
Allied forces invaded France
German forces surrendered
the US entered the war