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The word "Red" in U.S. History usually refers to
A cold war is...
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A cold war is...
A state of tension with no direct fighting.
An agreement to end fighting - no winners or losers
A war that occurrs only during the winter months
2
The word "Red" in U.S. History usually refers to
Activists
Communists
Progressives
Capitalists
3
The demand for housing and an increase in automobile ownership led to
The golden age of TV
The growth of the suburbs
The baby boom
Eisenhower's election in 1952
4
Which progressive measure was passed to protect consumers?
Meat Inspection Act
Building codes
Pendleton Civil Service Act
The Federal Reserve Act
5
What were the consequences of mechanized farming?
Farms turned into corporations
crop production increased
people headed to rural areas for job opportunities
Less human labor was needed on farms
6
Which of the following would be considered an epic change of the 1950s?
Growth of the cities
Baby boom
Decreased consumerism
Decreased auto ownership
7
Which of the following is a factor that led to the Great Depression?
public works projects
decreased unemployment
increase in social programs
overuse of credit
8
McCarthyism is
Sympathy towards communists
Support for immigrants
Anti communist hysteria
Belief in civil rights for all
9
In which ways were women impacted by WWII?
Women could join the military
More job opportunities in the civilian workforce
All of these
Women took the lead in rationing and recycling at home
10
Which event changed the nature of war, altered the balance of power and started a nuclear age?
The Spanish American War
The September 11 attacks
The use of atomic bombs to end WWII
The Treaty of Versailles
11
which policy did the U.S. adopt in response to the spread of communism?
Imperialism
Containment
Appeasement
Nationalism
12
This was a celebration of African American culture that contributed to social change.
The Great Migration
The Harlem Renaissance
13
Which action was taken to maintain U.S. isolationism?
Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
Adopting war as a national policy
selling weapons to nations at war
military force to maintain stability is the our hemisphere
14
After the Great Depression, the role of the government became...
stayed the same
smaller
bigger
15
Which problem experienced by the industrial working class was addressed in this cartoon?
long hours
child labor
dangerous conditions
low pay
16
Which of the following are progressive measures meant to deal with urban problems?
conservation reforms
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
zoning and building codes
sanitation services
17
What was one result of the Red Scare?
the passage of more open and flexible immigration policies
imprisonment and deportation of many immigrants
An increased acceptance of varied political ideologies
increased popularity of labor unions
18
What was the role of the HUAC after WWII?
To investigate communist activity in government and Holywood
To ensure civil rights were not denied during the Red Scare
To publish propaganda during WWII
To investigate the JFK assassination
19
Your position in society is determined by natural selection and survival of the fittest.
communism
Gospel of wealth
social darwinism
nativism
20
Mass production techniques in the 1920s led to
a decreased demand for American made goods
lower prices and increased standard of living
21
Opportunities in defense plants and high tech industries led to the growth of the
Sunbelt
Rustbelt
22
Reform movement that tried to fix social, economic and political problems of industrialization
Nationalism
Imperialism
Social Darwinism
Progressivism
23
How did the Marshall Plan contain communism?
It provided the nationalist Chiang KaiShek with U.S. support
It appropriated money to build the Berlin Wall
It sent troops to Vietnam
It provided money to rebuild and stabilize western Europe
24
What was the basis for U.S. involvement in Korea and Vietnam?
Appeasement
Imperialism
Containment
Nationalism
25
Which piece of legislation was meant to eliminate problems caused by industrial capitalism?
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Pure Food and Drug Act
The Sherman Ant-Trust Act
The Pendleton Civil Service Act
26
The ____ marked the mass movement of African Americans from the rural south to the urban north.
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
27
U.S. refusal to join the League of Nations is evidence of which policy?
isolationism
imperialism
nationalism
militarism
28
The transition from peacetime to wartime is known as...
mobilization
imperialism
militarism
nationalism
29
Taller building, overcrowding, crime and filth were all characteristics of ...
agricultural communities
urbanization
30
Which of the following were effects of industrialization?
urbanization
a disparity of wealth was created in U.S. society
large numbers of immigrants come to the U.S.
cities became overcrowded and dirty
31
By 1952 the Soviets had developed an atomic bomb-U.S. then developed a hydrogen bomb. This is a
Peace negoiation
Brinkmanship
Flexible respon
Arms race
