Which best describes thesituation after WWII for women who worked in war relatedindustries?

Theyshifted to lower-paying service jobs.

parties agree n attack agnst 1 or more in Erp or Nth Amrcashll be considered n attack agnst all

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Which statement best describes the impact of The Other America when it was published in 1962?

woke the nation to the reality thatpoverty still existed

How did theUnited States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?

by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin

The Cold War can best be described as

Indirect hostile conflict btwn US&Soviets began at end WII

Pic. belowdeals with activities of Sen Joseph McCarthy. Which would make the best caption?

Cornered by reckless accusations

Which of the following military options didthe Allies choose in the Pacific war?

leapfrogging to secure bases across the ocean to Japan

Which statementbest describes primary mission of the Federal Civil Defense Admin. during 1950s

A. to help U.S. citizens prepare for a nuclearattack

The spread of McDonald's & Holiday Inns during the 50s represented which postwar trend?

economic shift from producing goods to providing services

1946 Why did Soviet leaders reject plan to the UN to ban future development of nuclear weapons

felt they were being denied right to develop nuclearweapons.

What prompted Japan to surrender to theAllies on August 14, 1945?

theatomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What crime wasthe subject of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial?

passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union

Which of thefollowing most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?

small suburban homes that middle-classfamilies could afford

Truman’s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bombwas to _____.

End the war and save American lives

Which of thesestatements best describes how the Allies dealt with Japan after World War II?

Allies helped Japan rebuild economy and establish democracy

What was the Manhattan Project?

The plan to develop the atomic bomb

Whichof these events led to President Roosevelt asking Congress for a declaration of war. 1941

Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval basein Pearl Harbor

What did Nazis decide was the "finalsolution" to the "Jewish question"?

A. exterminatingJews in death camps

“FromStettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended.” W.C.1946

thegrowing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe

Which of these was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?

promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies

In 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981. What did this order call for?

desegregation of the armed forces

Which statementbest describes the outcome of the Korean War?

Nth and Sth Korea remained divided into two countries.

Which of these events caused Great Britainand France to declare war against Germany?

A. Germany'sinvasion of neighboring Poland

Truman dropped the atomicbombs on Japan without warning. Which was NOT analternate considered?

Establish a naval blockade supported byconventional bombing

Which was Stalin's primary goal at negotiations with Britain and US atYalta and Potsdam?

establishing buffer zone of communist states to protect USSR

How did the riseof agribusiness in the 1950s hurt small farmers?

producing crops more efficiently than small farmers could

How did the federal government try to curbpublic consumption of food and fuel during WWII?

A. byestablishing a system of rationing

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1
In the 1950s, what policy argued the US should beprepared to go to war in to contain communism?
hegemony
deterrence
brinkmanship
subversion
2
All railroads carrying passengers in this state shall provide equal but separate accommodations
desegregation
miscegenation
de jure segregation
de facto segregation
3
Which best describes thesituation after WWII for women who worked in war relatedindustries?
Theyrefused to give up their jobs to returning veterans.
Theywere eager to stop working for wages.
Theyshifted to lower-paying service jobs.
They competed with men for jobsin heavy industries.
4
commanded Allied forces WWII supprtd modernRepublicanism worried abt military industrialcomplex
Richard Nixon
Thomas Dewey
Dwight Eisenhower
A. Harry Truman
5
parties agree n attack agnst 1 or more in Erp or Nth Amrcashll be considered n attack agnst all
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance(COMECON)
United States Information Agency (USIA)
National Security Council (NSC)
6
Which statement best describes the impact of The Other America when it was published in 1962?
woke the nation to the reality thatpoverty still existed
led to the formation of a new political party for poverty.
It incited riots among poverty-strickenminorities.
ignored by politicians who blamed thepoor for their poverty.
7
How did theUnited States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
by sending troops to Berlin to break theblockade
by bombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
by airlifting food and supplies into Berlin
by surrendering control of Berlin to theSoviets
8
Which tactic was not used to disenfranchise African American voters in 1st 1/2 of 20th century
the poll tax.
filibustering.
the white primary.
gerrymandering.
9
What new style of music did teenagers popularize during the 1950s?
jazz
rock 'n' roll
blues
country 'n' western
10
4 grt nations stay the hand ofvngnce and vlntrly submit captive enemies to jdgmnt of thelaw
theGeneva Conventions
theNuremberg War Crimes Trials
theUN International Criminal Tribunal
theWorld Court
11
Practice of publicly accusing one of subversiveactivities without evidence to back up charges?
McCarthyism
censure
blacklisting
Stalinism
12
The Cold War can best be described as
Betwn WWI and II western nations refused to deal each other
terrible winter during WWII suffered losses due to conditns
Violent war between US and Soviets nuclear warheads used.
Indirect hostile conflict btwn US&Soviets began at end WII
13
Pic. belowdeals with activities of Sen Joseph McCarthy. Which would make the best caption?
Falsely accused and cornered
Making his spying accusations stick
Cornered by reckless accusations
Painting accused reds into a corner
14
Which of the following military options didthe Allies choose in the Pacific war?
limitJapan's expansion little more till war in Europe is won
leapfrogging to secure bases across the ocean to Japan
launcha massive invasion of the Japanese islands from China
buildbases on Aleutian Islands to launch war against Japan
15
Which statementbest describes primary mission of the Federal Civil Defense Admin. during 1950s
to train U.S. citizens to identify subversivebehavior
A. to help U.S. citizens prepare for a nuclearattack
to recruit troops to defend the US from a Soviet invasion
to keep the United States safe by findingSoviet spies
16
The spread of McDonald's & Holiday Inns during the 50s represented which postwar trend?
a population shift from small families tolarge families
an economic shift from blue-collar jobs towhite-collar jobs
a population shift from northern states tosouthern states
economic shift from producing goods to providing services
17
lawsuit brought b4 Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of school segregation laws?
Alexander v. Holmes County Board of Education
Brown v. Board of Education
Regents of the University of California v.Bakke
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board ofEducation
18
WWII "reaffirm faith in human rights, dignity, worth of human, equal rights men women nations"?
United Nations
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
League of Nations
19
1946 Why did Soviet leaders reject plan to the UN to ban future development of nuclear weapons
believed stiffer sanctions needed to stop building nuc weaps
did not think any country had right to build & use nuc weaps
Wanted stricter controls on materials used making nuc weaps.
felt they were being denied right to develop nuclearweapons.
20
What prompted Japan to surrender to theAllies on August 14, 1945?
theatomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
theloss of more than 100,000 troops in the Battle of Okinawa
thefire bombing of major Japanese cities
theDoolittle raid on the city of Tokyo
21
What crime wasthe subject of the Julius and Ethel Rosenberg trial?
recruitingcommunist sympathizers to spy for the Soviets
lying to the House Un-American ActivitiesCommittee
passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
plotting to overthrow the United Statesgovernment
22
Which of thefollowing did not rise in the United States during the 1950s?
average age of marriage
gross national product
life expectancy
A. real income
23
Which of thefollowing most accurately describes planned postwar communities like Levittown?
simple, low-cost housing for the working poorin cities
small suburban homes that middle-classfamilies could afford
large country homes designed to attractwealthy buyers
custom homes built to meet the needsof individual buyers
24
What impact didthe termination policy have on many Indian tribes during the 1950s?
They lost their chance to relocate to cities.
They fell deeper into poverty.
They became economically self-reliant.
They expanded their reservation lands.
25
Allowed the US tosend "all aid short of war" to Britain early in World War II?
A. DoubleV campaign
A. SelectiveTraining and Service Act
A. AtlanticCharter
A. Lend-LeaseAct
26
Truman’s aim in deciding to drop the atomic bombwas to _____.
Improve his approval rating with American voters
Find out how destructive the bomb really was
End the war and save American lives
Teach Japanese civilians a lesson
27
Which of thesestatements best describes how the Allies dealt with Japan after World War II?
Japanese isles were divided among Allies to rule as mandates
Allies helped restore emperor to power as the ruler ofJapan.
Allies helped Japan rebuild economy and establish democracy
Japanese were forced to make crippling reparations to Allies
28
What was the Manhattan Project?
The plan to crash Japanese suicide planes intoAllied ships
The historic meeting of the “Big Three”
The plan to develop the atomic bomb
The training of the Navajo code talkers
29
Whichof these events led to President Roosevelt asking Congress for a declaration of war. 1941
Churchill'sdesperate need for help in the Battle of Britain
Stalin'sagreement to sign a nonaggression pact with Hitler
Germany'slightning war that ended with the fall of France
Japan's surprise attack on a U.S. naval basein Pearl Harbor
30
What did Nazis decide was the "finalsolution" to the "Jewish question"?
A. encouragingJews to emigrate to the United States
A. deportingJews to North Africa
A. confiningJews to urban ghettos
A. exterminatingJews in death camps
31
“FromStettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended.” W.C.1946
thegrowing Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
the desperateeconomic conditions in Eastern Europe
thespread of hunger and disease in Western Europe
the expandinginfluence of communists in Western Europe
32
Which of these was the primary goal of the Marshall Plan?
promote democracy in Europe by rebuilding war-torn economies
support rpd transition in Europe cntrlly planned economies
toencourage economic integration among the nations of Europe
to gather information about Europe's economic resources
33
In 1948, President Harry Truman issued Executive Order 9981. What did this order call for?
preferential treatment in hiring
the outlawing of racial zoning
the end of the white primary
desegregation of the armed forces
34
agreement made among homeowners in the Washington Park neighborhood ofChicago, Illinois in 1927
a class-action lawsuit.
reverse discrimination.
a restrictive covenant.
affirmative action
35
Which statementbest describes the outcome of the Korean War?
Nth & Sth Koreans were reunited under democratic government.
North and South Korea were annexed by China.
Nth and Sth Korea remained divided into two countries.
Nth & Sth Koreans were reunited under communist government.
36
Which of these committed the US toa foreign policy based on containment of communism?
the Four Freedoms
the Truman Doctrine
theBaruch Plan
theLong Telegram
37
On June 6, 1944, Allied forces stormed thebeaches of Normandy in northern France in what event?
V-EDay
Battleof the Bulge
D-Day
A. Battleof the Atlantic
38
avoid traditionl jobs reject all forms of convntion study Eastrn religions groove to modrn jazz
an abstract expressionist painter
a "baby boomer"
an "organization man"
a beat writer
39
Which of these events caused Great Britainand France to declare war against Germany?
A. Germany'soccupation of the Rhineland
Germany's seizure ofthe Sudetenland
A. Germany'sinvasion of neighboring Poland
A. Germany'spolitical union with Austria
40
Truman dropped the atomicbombs on Japan without warning. Which was NOT analternate considered?
A truce with Japan and allowing them to retaintheir Emperor
Wait for Soviets to enter war andsend ground forces to Japan
Give warning of atomic bomb demonstrate uninhabited region
Establish a naval blockade supported byconventional bombing
41
Which was Stalin's primary goal at negotiations with Britain and US atYalta and Potsdam?
establishing buffer zone of communist states to protect USSR
securing foreign aidfrom US to help rebuild the Soviet Union
redrawing map of Europe on the basis of self-determination
punishing Germany bydividing it into four permanent zones
42
How did the riseof agribusiness in the 1950s hurt small farmers?
by driving seed and fertilizer prices up for small farmers
producing crops more efficiently than small farmers could
by buying land once owned by small farmers
by hiring smallfarmers to run corporate farms
43
How did the federal government try to curbpublic consumption of food and fuel during WWII?
A. byestablishing a system of price controls
by encouraging peopleto buy war bonds
A. byestablishing a system of rationing
A. byencouraging people to plant victory gardens
44
Which of the following helped over 2 millionU.S. veterans attend college after World War II?
GI Bill of Rights
World Bank
Manhattan Project
War Production Board

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