What was the purpose of the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)?

To use space and ground defenses to protect the U.S. from a nuclear attack

What was the primary way the NAACP challenged discriminatory policies? Options: They led many boycotts, sit ins, and marches to demonstrate their frustrations with segregation., They took a legal approach and brought cases to the courts that challenged practices of discrimination., They urged African Americans to resist discrimination "by any means necessary" and use violence if necessary., They voted in large numbers to elect politicians sympathetic to their cause.

They took a legal approach and brought cases to the courts that challenged practices of discrimination.

What issue led to the Briggs v. Elliott case? Options: A request to transfer children from the all-black school they attended to an integrated school in Clarendon County., A request to get new books for children in the all-black schools in Clarendon County., A request to get new air conditioning window units for the all-black schools in Clarendon County., A request to get a new bus to take children to the all-black school they attended in Clarendon County.

A request to get a new bus to take children to the all-black school they attended in Clarendon County.

What was the result of Brown v. the Board of Education?

Schools were required to integrate schools "with all deliberate speed".

The equalization effort in South Carolina was a massive school building program aimed at doing which of the following? Options: Getting South Carolina students ready to compete against the Soviets during the Cold War., Allowing South Carolina to continue to segregate students by meeting the "separate but equal" criteria., Building larger schools in order to educate large student populations created by integration., Updating schools with newer technology developed during World War II and the Cold War.

Allowing South Carolina to continue to segregate students by meeting the "separate but equal" criteria.

Which of the following best explains the United States Supreme Court ruling in Elmore v. Rice? Options: The court ruled that the white control of farms was unconstitutional., The court ruled that the use of a white primary was unconstitutional., The court ruled that the white-only waiting rooms were unconstitutional., The court ruled that the white-only hiring practices were unconstitutional.

The court ruled that the use of a white primary was unconstitutional.

What impact did Sarah Mae Flemming's actions have on the Civil Rights Movement?

She inspired Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

The Friendship Nine introduced the tactic of "jail, no bail." How did this tactic work?

Students would serve out their jail sentences instead of paying their fine.

Which of the following BEST describes the Compromise of 1877? Options: The North and the South agreed to take political rights away from African-Americans and they both agreed to remove Federal troops from Southern States as a result. The North and the South agreed to ensure the political rights of African-Americans and they both agreed to remove Federal troops as a result. The South agreed to give their support to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the North removing Federal troops from the South. The North agreed to give their support to Democrat John C. Calhoun in exchange for removing Federal troops from the South.

The South agreed to give their support to Republican Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the North removing Federal troops from the South.

Which of the following BEST describes the goal of prohibition/the Temperance Movement during the Progressive Era? They wanted to ban drugs because men were getting high and then coming home to abuse their families., They wanted to ban alcohol because men were getting drunk and then coming home to abuse their families., They wanted to ban cigarettes because men were smoking too much and then dying young from lung cancer., They wanted to ban guns because men were buying them and then going to jail for shooting at businesses.

They wanted to ban alcohol because men were getting drunk and then coming home to abuse their families.

Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Populist Party? To create a program of farm loans so that poor farmers could buy new equipment to make farming easier and more profitable., To create a program of Farm Liens so that the state could allow farmers to borrow money in exchange for a share of the farm's profits., To create a new social and political order where poor farmers/workers would be at the top of the pecking order rather than the wealthy planters., Converting the US dollar from paper money to silver currency in order to protect against inflation in the US economy.

To create a program of Farm Liens so that the state could allow farmers to borrow money in exchange for a share of the farm's profits.

Which of the following BEST describes how the US Industry made up for the labor shortage caused by men going to fight in the war? Options: The US Industry decided to hire thousands of women to work in factories, shipyards, and other war industries. The US Industry decided to hire thousands of immigrants to work in factories, shipyards, and other war industries. The US Industry decided to use thousands of captured Japanese and German prisoners of war to work in factories, shipyards and other war industries. The US Industry decided to use new machinery to work in factories, shipyards and other war industries.

The US Industry decided to hire thousands of women to work in factories, shipyards, and other war industries.

Which of the following BEST describes how the USA managed to pay for World War II? They decided to take out massive loans with European banks in order to finance the war effort., They decided to increase tariffs on goods that were being imported from foreign trade partners to finance the war effort., They decided to simply print more money as they needed it in order to finance the war effort., They decided to raise taxes and to sell war bonds in order to finance the war effort.

They decided to raise taxes and to sell war bonds in order to finance the war effort.

Which of the following BEST describes what the 13th Amendment to the Constitution did?

It outlawed slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States.

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Social Security program established in the New Deal? It established a social welfare system to help people who lost their jobs to buy groceries and other essentials, It established a program where young men could get a job planting trees during the Great Depression., It established a program where people could get a job building bridges and roads during the Great Depression., It established a program to benefit older and retired people in America.

It established a program to benefit older and retired people in America.

Which of the following BEST describes why African-Americans left the South during the Great Migration? They were tired of the hot weather and they desired to work in more comfortable climates where they were not banned from getting a job., They were tired of getting banned from jobs because of Jim Crow and there were more factory jobs in the North., They were excited about the North's agricultural jobs that would allow them to keep on farming., They were tired of all of the agricultural work to be had in the South so they decided to go North in order to get different jobs.

They were tired of getting banned from jobs because of Jim Crow and there were more factory jobs in the North.

Which of the following options BEST describes what the 19th Amendment to the Constitution did? It gave slaves in America freedom and it outlawed involuntary servitude in American society., It gave Freedmen equal citizenship under the law regardless of their race., It banned the sale, distribution, possession, and consumption of alcohol in American society., It gave women the right to vote and to fully participate in politics.

It gave women the right to vote and to fully participate in politics.

Which of the following options BEST describes why the Great Depression happened? Options: The devastation that was a result of the Civil War kept the South trapped into a cycle of poverty, inequality, and sharecropping. Poor agricultural practices and erosion led to a massive environmental disaster that ruined agriculture. The Boll Weevil combined with agricultural supply and demand issues led to the destruction of agriculture and the economy. Industry and agriculture fell into overproduction, debts from World War I and the crash of the Stock market in 1929 all led to the destruction of economy.

Industry and agriculture fell into overproduction, debts from World War I and the crash of the Stock market in 1929 all led to the destruction of economy.

Which of the following Acts brought electricity to rural areas of the South during the Great Depression? The Rural Electrification Act of 1936, The Education Improvement Act, The Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Stamp Act

The Rural Electrification Act of 1936

Which of the following statements BEST describes the main purpose of the Freedmen's Bureau? They were establishing Black Codes to keep slaves from gaining too much freedom and helping the Planters maintain their power, They were there to help Freedmen transition from slavery to freedom and to help those affected by the War., They were there to fight racist terrorist groups like the Red Shirts, the Ku Klux Klan, and the White League, They were there to be the voice of Freedmen in congress and the federal government

They were there to help Freedmen transition from slavery to freedom and to help those affected by the War.

Which of the following BEST describes the purpose of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) during the Great Depression? Options: They were there to build roads, bridges, and highways to better connect rural areas to the big cities., They were employed planting trees across America to prevent another Dust Bowl from happening, They built hydroelectric dams and other massive public works intended to improve the lives of everyday Americans, They established a system of retirement for elderly people and people who were too disabled to work.

They were employed planting trees across America to prevent another Dust Bowl from happening

All of the following were reasons that few immigrants came to South Carolina during the Progressive Era EXCEPT: South Carolina did not have many industrial jobs, The pay in South Carolina was way too low, The economy in South Carolina was in bad shape, The climate in South Carolina was too harsh

The climate in South Carolina was too harsh

Which of the following BEST describes sharecropping? Options: a system of agriculture where a landowner allowed a poor farmer to use their land in exchange for a portion of the crop that was produced, a system of agriculture where a poor farmer signed a contract agreeing to be the servant of a rich farmer for seven years in exchange for land in the future, a system of agriculture where a farmer took out a loan with the bank in order to buy new equipment, that they would then pay back with a portion of the crop that was produced, a system of agriculture where farmers would agree to grow the same types of crops and then share the money that was made off of selling their crops

a system of agriculture where a landowner allowed a poor farmer to use their land in exchange for a portion of the crop that was produced

Post-WWII Economic and Social Changes Flashcards

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FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What cultural shift occurred post-WWII that influenced buying habits?

Back

Consumerism

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What type of media was created to encourage more spending? Options: Documentaries, Game shows and TV advertisements, News broadcasts, Educational programs

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Game shows and TV advertisements

3.

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What was the role of the United States in the Marshall Plan?

Back

To give financial aid to rebuild Europe

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What was the primary aim of the Containment policy?

Back

To contain communism and prevent its spread

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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Which policy was aimed at preventing the spread of communism in Eastern Europe?

Back

Containment

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

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What was one method America used to make itself look more appealing than Communists?

Back

By adding "Under God" to the Pledge of Allegiance

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In which decade was the need for plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons at an all-time high?

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1950s

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