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1. Most American families in the 1950s owned their home and had a stay-at-home mother.
 

true
 

false
     

 

  

 

2. 

The Atomic Energy Commission suppressed evidence of the harmful effects of its program of atmospheric nuclear testing at the Nevada Test Site.

 
 

true
 

false

 

3. 

Which of the following best describes Dwight D. Eisenhower’s response to the Little Rock integration crisis?

 
 

Eisenhower reluctantly intervened in the crisis to uphold federal authority and court orders at the behest of the Little Rock mayor.
 

Eisenhower reluctantly intervened to support Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus when the crisis spiraled out of control.
 

Eisenhower reluctantly intervened under pressure from Citizens’ Councils in Little Rock who deplored the governor’s inaction.
 

Eisenhower had little interest in integration and intervened primarily in response to intense pressure from the NAACP.
 

Eisenhower reluctantly intervened in the crisis primarily to send a message to the nation that racist mob violence would not be tolerated anywhere.

 

4. 

Which of the following did not contribute significantly to US economic strength in the 1940s and 1950s?

 
 

steady increases in the nation's Gross Domestic Product
 

heavy defense spending that cemented a lucrative business-government partnership
 

a broadly-based labor-management accord that led to union representation for over 75 percent of America’s nonagricultural workers
 

low inflation resulting in stable prices and strong consumer confidence
 

strong consumer spending in the United States

 

5. 

The 1950s in the United States was exclusively a time of cultural conformity.

 
 

true
 

false

 

6. 

Harry S. Truman's attitudes regarding the Soviet Union near the end of World War II more fully resembled historic American views of the Soviets than did the attitudes of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945.

 
 

true
 

false

 

 

8. 

Which of the following was not a foreign policy problem that Truman faced from 1945 to 1947?

 
 

He had to decide whether to drop the atomic bomb or not.
 

He had to decide how to respond to the Russian blockade of Berlin in 1947.
 

He had to decide the postwar fate of Germany.
 

He had to decide whether to support anti-Communist governments in Greece and Turkey.
 

He had to do all of these.

 

9. 

Which of the following does not represent Truman’s response to the problems of the American economy and society?

 
 

support for labor reforms such as the Taft-Hartley Act
 

increase the minimum wage
 

calls for national health insurance
 

desegregation of the armed forces
 

all of these represent Truman's response

 

10. 

Which of the following best describes the Truman Doctrine as described in the textbook?

 
 

The United States would give military and economic assistance to Western Europe.
 

The United States would give military and economic assistance to the Soviet Union.
 

The United States would give military and economic assistance to Greece and Turkey.
 

The United States would provide military and economic assistance to Nationalist China.
 

None of these are accurate.

 

11. 

Which of the following was not a manifestation of conformity during the “fifties”?

 
 

The organization mentality of corporate employees
 

The “feminine mystique” of contented housewives that Betty Friedan criticized
 

the Beat generation
 

Tootle the Engine
 

an ecumenical movement among religions

 

12. 

Which of the following events is unrelated to the Korean War?

 
 

The previous division of the country into North and South Korea.
 

American fear of communist world domination
 

The movement of Soviet ground forces into South Korea
 

MacArthur’s counterattack at Inchon
 

All of these are related to the Korean War

 

13. 

Which of the following statements about immigration to the United States between 1945 and 1960 is false?

 
 

Millions of Asians entered the United States after repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act and the National Origins Act.
 

As US citizens, Puerto Ricans moved to the States freely; by 1960 more Puerto Ricans lived in New York City than in San Juan, the capital of Puerto Rico.
 

In addition to the bracero program, which permitted Mexicans to come to the United States legally as temporary workers, hundreds of thousands Mexicans entered the United States illegally.
 

Communists and other radicals were prohibited from immigrating to the United States under a 1952 law.
 

European refugees displaced by war, including former Nazis, entered the United States legally following World War II.

 

 

 

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1. 

Appropriations for domestic anti-poverty programs plummeted in the face of escalating military expenditures during the Vietnam War.

 
 

true
 

false

 

2. 

Women's experiences as the dominant leaders of the New Left's free speech and antiwar protests, along with the organization skills they acquired through civil rights activism, impelled them to form the women's liberation movement.

 
 

true
 

false

 

3. 

Which of the following did not substantially advance the Civil Rights Movement?

 
 

sit-ins
 

Civil Rights Act of 1964
 

Television coverage of the Birmingham Protests of 1963
 

the Voting Rights Act
 

Registration of thousands of new voters during Freedom Summer

 

4. 

Which of the following was not an objective of US military intervention abroad during both the Bush and Clinton administrations?

 
 

Suppression of ethnic warfare
 

Removal of anti-American dictators
 

Suppression of expansionist territorial ambitions
 

Discouragement of immigration from Haiti

 

5. 

In which of the following areas did the Johnson administration fail to secure legislation?

 
 

civil rights
 

aid to education
 

public housing
 

health care
 

He secured legislation in each of these areas.

 

 

7. 

Through a series of rulings during the presidency of George H. W. Bush the Supreme Court categorically denied women's right to abortion.

 
 

true
 

false

 

8. 

Which of the following statements best describes the Carter administration’s foreign policy?

 
 

Human rights were the primary focus of Carter’s foreign policy, leading to substantial changes in the internal policies of Argentina, Uruguay, and South Korea.
 

The Carter administration’s intervention in Afghanistan created discord with the Soviet Union; the Soviets retaliated by refusing to sign SALT II.
 

The Carter administration found it easier to impose sanctions for human rights abuses by other countries than to stop those abuses from occurring.
 

The Carter administration promoted peaceful Arab-Israeli relations by assisting radical Islamic fundamentalists in Afghanistan.
 

The Carter administration’s resolution of the Panama Canal dispute was its key human rights initiative in Latin America.

 

9. 

Rising oil and housing prices were largely responsible for the escalating inflation rates that plagued the Ford and Carter administrations.

 
 

true
 

false

 

10. 

Although the risk of nuclear war was greater during the Cuban Missile Crisis than it was at any other time during the Cold War, it led to improved US-Soviet relations.

 
 

true
 

false

 

11. 

Which of the following statements is not true of the “culture wars” of the 1980s and 1990s?

 
 

Although voters in Colorado approved a constitutional amendment outlawing antidiscrimination measures for gays and lesbians, the US Supreme Court ruled that the measure violated the US Constitution.
 

Conservatives’ fears of continued immigration from Asia and Latin America were reflected in enactment of Propositions 63 and 187 in California, and the passage by Congress of legislation restricting immigration and curtailing immigrants’ access to welfare benefits.
 

Culture wars, which often pitted conservative Christians against unchurched liberals, dealt with issues including immigration and multiculturalism, marriage and family values, and abortion.
 

The controversy over abortion rights led to violent protests and acts of terrorism.

 

12. 

Which of the following was not a key factor in accounting for the ascendancy of the New Right in the 1970s?

 
 

anger over liberal Supreme Court rulings like Roe v. Wade
 

all these are key factors
 

support for a strong national defense
 

effective use of computers in political campaigning
 

southern white hostility toward civil rights legislation
 

the resurgence of evangelical religion

 

13. 

Which of the following factors did not contribute to the growth of the anti-war movement in the United States?

 
 

Martin Luther King
 

inflation
 

the abolition of automatic student deferments from the draft in 1966
 

television coverage of the Tet Offensive
 

All of these contributed to the growth of the anti-war movement.

 

14. 

Which of the following factors did not influence Lyndon Johnson’s decision to send troops to Vietnam?

 
 

the desire to prevent South Vietnam from going the way of China
 

Johnson’s fear of being labeled a coward and an appeaser
 

the unprovoked attack by North Vietnamese torpedo boats upon the American destroyer Maddox
 

broad, bipartisan support in Congress for repelling North Vietnamese aggression

 

15. 

During the 1970s the Supreme Court addressed the problem of existing segregation laws in northern cities that prevented blacks from attending white schools.

 
 

true
 

false

 

16. 

The Cold War promoted racial liberty but undercut social welfare legislation in the United States.

 
 

true
 

false

 

17. 

Which of the following efforts by Richard Nixon did not run counter to the programs and goals of Lyndon Johnson’s administration?

 
 

impounding funds appropriated by Congress for urban renewal
 

establishing the Environmental Protection Agency
 

dismantling the Office of Economic Opportunity
 

none of these ran counter to Johnson's administration

 

18. 

Under Reagan, total government spending declined as corporate and estate taxes were slashed and the budgets of federal regulatory agencies were trimmed by an average of 12 percent.

 
 

true
 

false

 

19. 

Judged by a landmark Supreme Court decision and the number of laws passed, the Women's Liberation movement reached the apex of its political power in the years 1971-74.

 
 

true
 

false

 

20. 

Ronald Reagan was dubbed “the Teflon President” because the scandals involving executive branch officials including James Watt, Anne Gorsuch Burford, and Oliver North did not seem to rub off on him.

 
 

true
 

false

 

21. 

The Watergate break-in fit within a longstanding pattern of harassment and espionage practiced by the Nixon administration.

 
 

true
 

false

 

 

 

 

 

1. 

As part of the War on Terror, Congress approved the Patriot Act, which permitted the executive branch to gather data on American citizens by accessing records regarding their investments and purchases, on-line communications and telephone calls.

 
 

true
 

false
     

 

2. 

Which of the following was not an element of George W. Bush’s domestic agenda?

 
 

federal support of church-sponsored social services
 

banning of foreign-aid funding for abortion counseling
 

federally imposed testing and standards for student achievement in public schools
 

tax cuts, including elimination of estate taxes and reduction of income and capital gains taxes
 

tax-free medical expense accounts

 

3. 

The United States sought but failed to receive a resolution from the United Nations calling for a military invasion of Iraq in 2003.

 
 

true
 

false

 

 

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