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Cold War Policies

The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War II contributed to

(1) a decrease in the birthrate

(2) a major economic depression

(3) expansion of the middle class

(4) shortages in the supply of luxury goods

A 100

(3) expansion of the middle class

A 100

Population increases that resulted from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s

contributed to a

(1) housing surplus

(2) drop in immigration

(3) reduction in government services

(4) rise in demand for consumer goods

A 200

(4) rise in demand for consumer goods

A 200

The baby boom primarily resulted from the

(1) economic prosperity of the 1920s

(2) Great Depression of the 1930s

(3) delay in marriages during World War II

(4) counterculture movement of the 1960s

A 300

(3) delay in marriages during World War II

A 300

How did the post-World War II baby boom affect American society between 1945 and

1960?

(1) It decreased the demand for housing.

(2) It bankrupted the Social Security System.

(3) It increased the need for educational resources.

(4) It encouraged people to migrate to the Sun Belt.

A 400

(3) It increased the need for educational resources.

A 400

Which development led to the other three?

(1) growth of new home construction

(2) increase in school populations

(3) start of the baby boom

(4) pressure on the Social Security system

A 500

(3) start of the baby boom

A 500

What kind of growth does this photograph show, typical of the post-World War II era?

B 100

Suburban communities grew during this period.

B 100

What developments following World War II caused the urban-suburban pattern shown

in the diagram?

B 200

The expansion of highways and automobile ownership due to the economic growth of the baby boom years.

B 200

What is the main idea expressed in this cartoon?

B 300

There were problems created by the development of nuclear weapons.

B 300

The Pacific [Transcontinental] Railway Act (1862) and the Interstate Highway Act (1956) are both examples of

(1) federally supported internal improvement projects linking the nation

(2) regional construction projects coordinated by southern and western states

(3) military projects required to meet the needs of the defense industry

(4) transportation legislation designed to encourage foreign trade

B 400

(1) federally supported internal improvement projects linking the nation

B 400

What did the United States experience as a result of the Interstate Highway Act of

1956?

B 500

Increased suburban growth

B 500

Which sequence shows the correct order of events related to the history of African Americans in

the United States?(1) Radical Reconstruction Emancipation Proclamation Brown

v. Board of Education of Topeka decision Great Migration

(2) Emancipation Proclamation Radical Reconstruction Great Migration Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

(3) Great Migration Emancipation Proclamation Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision Radical

Reconstruction

(4) Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision Great Migration Radical Reconstruction Emancipation

ProclamationC 100

(2) Emancipation Proclamation Radical Reconstruction Great Migration Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision

C 100

“Jackie Robinson Breaks Color Barrier in Major League Baseball”

“President Truman Issues Executive Order Desegregating Armed Forces”

“NAACP Challenges School Segregation”

What are these headlines most closely associated with?

C 200

The beginning of the modern civil rights movement.

C 200

“President Jackson Signs Force Bill Against South Carolina”

“ Congress Declares Southern States Must Accept 14th Amendment”

“President Eisenhower Sends Federal Troops to Little Rock, Arkansas”

What principle is illustrated by these headlines?

C 300

federal supremacy over states’ rights

C 300

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C 400

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“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities

are inherently unequal.”

-Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

What constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court decision?

C 400

Equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

C 400

In 1954, the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka advanced the civil

rights movement by

(1) guaranteeing equal voting rights to African Americans

(2) banning racial segregation in hotels and restaurants

(3) declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment

(4) upholding the principle of separate but equal public facilities

C 500

(3) declaring that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment

C 500

When President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent troops into Little Rock, Arkansas in 1957, he was

fulfilling his presidential role as

(1) chief executive

(2) chief diplomat

(3) head of state

(4) head of his political party

D 100

(1) chief executive

D 100

In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to

(1) protect civil rights marchers

(2) help African Americans register to vote

(3) enforce a Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools

(4) end race riots resulting from a bus boycott

D 200

(3) enforce a Supreme Court decision to desegregate public schools

D 200

“We conclude that in the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal” has no place. Separate

educational facilities are inherently unequal…”

-Chief Justice Earl Warren

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

This quotation illustrates the Supreme Court’s power to

(1) uphold previous decisions

(2) overrule state laws

(3) check the powers of the executive branch

(4) provide for educational funding D 300

(2) overrule state laws

D 300

What constitutional principle was tested in the cases of Plessy v. Ferguson and Brown v. Board

of Education of Topeka?

D 400

Equal protection of the law guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.

D 400

“…Whenever normal agencies prove inadequate to the task and it becomes necessary for the Executive Branch of the Federal Government to use its powers and authority to uphold the Federal Courts, the President’s responsibility is inescapable.

In accordance with that responsibility, I have today issued an Executive Order directing the use of troops under federal authority to aid in the execution of Federal law at Little Rock, Arkansas. This became necessary when my Proclamation of yesterday was not observed, and the obstruction of justice still continues…”

-President Dwight D. Eisenhower

September 24, 1957

The situation described in this statement grew out of efforts to

(1) uphold the Voting Rights Act

(2) pass a constitutional amendment ending poll taxes

(3) enforce the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

(4) extend the Montgomery bus boycott to Little Rock D 500

(3) enforce the decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka

D 500

“Sputnik Launch Propels Soviets Ahead in Space Race”

How did the United States government respond to the event described in this headline

in 1957?

E 100

They provided funds to improve the educational system in the United States.

E 100

The immediate impact of the 1957 launch of Sputnik I was that it

(1) forced the United States to find new sources of fuel

(2) focused attention on the need to regulate the uses of outer space

(3) heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition

(4) ended the period of peaceful coexistence between the United States and the Soviet Union

E 200

(3) heightened the space race as a form of Cold War competition

E 200

Which pair of events shows a correct cause-and-effect relationship?

(1) secession of South Carolina → election of Abraham Lincoln

(2) United States enters the Spanish-American War → sinking of the USS Maine

(3) passage of the Meat Inspection Act → publication of The Jungle

(4) Soviets launch Sputnik → United States lands astronauts on the Moon

E 300

(4) Soviets launch Sputnik → United States lands astronauts on the Moon

E 300

Which development led to the other three?

(1) The United States government increased funding for science and math education.

(2) The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.

(3) A joint Soviet-American space mission was announced.

(4) President John F. Kennedy set the goal of landing a man on the Moon.

E 400

(2) The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.

E 400

What event of the 1950s most likely led to the publication of this cartoon?

E 500

The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite.

E 500

F 100

What was the domino theory used to justify by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the 1950s?

F 100

United States involvement in Vietnam.

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F 200

What foreign policy concept influenced the decision of the United States to become

militarily involved in Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s?

The domino theory

F 200

What was one similarity between the Truman

Doctrine and the Eisenhower Doctrine?

F 300

Both sought to limit the spread of communism.

F 300

In 1957, the Eisenhower Doctrine expanded the

principles of the Truman Doctrine by extending

military assistance to the Middle East in order to

(1) offset communist influence in the region

(2) combat anti-American terrorist threats

(3) force the Organization of Petroleum Exporting

Countries (OPEC) to end its oil embargo

(4) defend Israel against Arab invasions

F 400

(1) offset communist influence in the region

F 400

“ U.S. Sponsors Panamanian Revolution” (1903)“U.S. Establishes Military Rule in Dominican Republic” (1916)

“CIA Supports Overthrow of Guatemala Regime” (1954)

What do these headlines suggest about United States foreign policy in Latin America?

F 500

United States interests in Latin America have often ledto interventionist foreign policies.

F 500

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The Space Race

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Who was the first man to step foot on the Moon, and what was

the name of his mission?

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Neil Armstrong was the first man to step foot on the Moon, and he

was a part of the Apollo 11 mission.

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