How did Germany try to keep food and supplies from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union?

by using U-boats to sink U.S. supply ships

What rights did President Kennedy’s civil rights bill guarantee?

equal access to public accommodations

What forced President Eisenhower to take executive action in the civil rights movement?

The governor of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to enforce segregation.

What was significant about Plessy v. Ferguson?

It upheld the “separate but equal” policy.

How did General MacArthur change Japan following the war?

He introduced democracy and a free-market economy.

How were César Chávez and Martin Luther King Jr. similar?

They both believed in nonviolent resistance.

Why was the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (or GI Bill of Rights) passed?

to help veterans return to civilian life

Why were the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway important?

Allied naval forces halted the advance of the Japanese in the Pacific.

What was the main danger for a country in financial ruin?

having a greater chance for political instability

What was the main effect of planned obsolescence?

America was becoming a “throwaway society.”

Why was Johnson worried about supporting the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)?

He didn’t want to lose the southern white vote.

What was the Holocaust?

the killing of 6 million Jews in Europe by the Nazis

How was Great Britain able to win the Battle of Britain?

by using radar to find attacking German planes

a defensive military alliance of Western nations

What was Operation Overlord?

the Allied invasion of Normandy

Why did the women’s movement gain strength in 1964?

The Civil Rights Act included a provision for gender.

In the 1950s, why did companies often give personality tests to people applying for jobs?

to see if they were a fit for the corporate culture

What happened after McCarthy made accusations against the U.S. Army?

There was a nationally televised Senate investigation.

How did Congress attempt to maintain U.S. isolationism throughout the 1930s?

by prohibiting the sale of arms to countries at war or engaged in civil war

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1
How did Germany try to keep food and supplies from reaching Great Britain and the Soviet Union?
by using long-range bombers to attack U.S. factories
by using U-boats to sink U.S. supply ships
by capturing supply ships in the Atlantic
by capturing ports in Western Europe
2
What rights did President Kennedy’s civil rights bill guarantee?
equal treatment in the military for all races
equal pay for workers regardless of race
equal representation in Congress for every state
equal access to public accommodations
3
What forced President Eisenhower to take executive action in the civil rights movement?
The Dixiecrats nominated Strom Thurmond for the 1948 presidential election.
The governor of Arkansas ordered the National Guard to enforce segregation.
The Supreme Court passed legislation to integrate public schools.
Congress passed first civil rights law since Reconstruction in 1957.
4
What was significant about Plessy v. Ferguson?
It encouraged African Americans to apply for industrial jobs in the North.
It overturned the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
It required states to protect citizens from discrimination.
It upheld the “separate but equal” policy.
5
How did General MacArthur change Japan following the war?
He replaced its emperor with an elected parliament.
He placed different families in charge of different industries.
He introduced democracy and a free-market economy.
He based its society on agriculture and local control.
6
How was Hollywood affected by the Red Scare?
Some actors were blacklisted.
Movies had to be approved by the government.
Unions were forbidden from organizing.
Box office numbers plummeted during the House hearings.
7
How were César Chávez and Martin Luther King Jr. similar?
They both believed in showing ethnic pride.
They both believed in the power of self-reliance.
They both believed in nonviolent resistance.
They both believed in the importance of unions.
8
Why was the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (or GI Bill of Rights) passed?
to help veterans find government jobs
to help veterans return to civilian life
to provide high-paying jobs to veterans
to provide free health care to veterans
9
Why were the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway important?
Japan gained important naval bases from which to launch future attacks.
Allied forces captured islands from which to launch bombing raids on Japan.
Japan failed to stop Allied shipping lanes bringing supplies to China.
Allied naval forces halted the advance of the Japanese in the Pacific.
10
What was the main danger for a country in financial ruin?
having a greater chance for political instability
being unable to engage in foreign trade
having a high inflation rate
being unable to educate its population
11
What was the main effect of planned obsolescence?
Consumers were hypnotized by attractive product packaging.
More goods were purchased on credit than ever before.
America was becoming a “throwaway society.”
Almost 60 percent of Americans were now in the middle class.
12
Why was Johnson worried about supporting the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP)?
He didn’t want to go against his supporters in the North.
He didn’t want to lose the southern white vote.
He didn’t want to have riots in urban neighborhoods.
He didn’t want to reduce the power of the civil rights leaders.
13
What was the Holocaust?
a series of laws that denied Jews their citizenship, jobs, and property
a system of anti-Semitism that existed in Germany for centuries
the killing of 6 million Jews in Europe by the Nazis
the emigration of German Jews before the war
14
How was Great Britain able to win the Battle of Britain?
by using radar to find attacking German planes
by replacing destroyed planes faster than Germany could
by replacing destroyed ships faster than Germany could
by using sonar to find attacking German U-boats
15
What is NATO?
a subcommittee that is part of the United Nations
a pact among nations that oppose nuclear weapons
a group of countries that want to trade with each other
a defensive military alliance of Western nations
16
What was Operation Overlord?
the Allied invasion of Normandy
the German defense of Western Europe
the Allied defense of Great Britain
the Soviet offensive against Germany in the east
17
Why did the women’s movement gain strength in 1964?
Title IX allowed more women to get higher education.
The Feminine Mystique became a best seller.
Women were now allowed to serve in the armed forces.
The Civil Rights Act included a provision for gender.
18
In the 1950s, why did companies often give personality tests to people applying for jobs?
to see if they had desires to become union members
to see if they understood the basics of economics
to see if they were a fit for the corporate culture
to see if they agreed with diversification
19
What was the intended product of the Manhattan Project?
an atomic submarine
an atomic bomb
a long-range bomber
a long-range gun
20
What happened after McCarthy made accusations against the U.S. Army?
Margaret Chase Smith spoke out against McCarthyism.
All members of the military had to take a loyalty oath.
Several states passed laws violating the right of free speech.
There was a nationally televised Senate investigation.
21
How did Congress attempt to maintain U.S. isolationism throughout the 1930s?
by refusing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles
by prohibiting reduction of tariffs on countries at war
by refusing to enforce the decisions of the League of Nations
by prohibiting the sale of arms to countries at war or engaged in civil war

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