T2 W1 Review (2)

Multiple Choice

Why can no branch of government become too strong or powerful?

• Not enough laws are there to control power.
• separation of powers checks the other branches
• the president of the U.S. has all the control
• no one branch wants to be powerful

Multiple Choice

Each branch has controls over the other two branches, making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful.

• Separation of Powers

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Limited Government

Multiple Choice

What argument was the author of this statement, John Marshall, making about how the Federal Government should function?

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.”

—John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, Opinion of the Court

• The judicial branch of the Federal Government should have the power to make laws.

• The judicial branch of the Federal Government should have power to interpret laws.

• The judicial branch has the sole authority to establish a federal court system.

• Only the laws created by the Federal Government, and approved by the Court, have any authority in the federal system.

Multiple Choice

The passage below is from Federalist No. 47, written by James Madison in 1788.

Source: Public Domain / Project Gutenberg

...Montesquieu was guided... in saying “There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body”... he did not mean that these departments ought to have... no CONTROL over, the acts of each other.

Based on this passage, which constitutional principle does Madison describe?

• separation of powers

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

Multiple Choice

Why did the Founding Fathers separate the power to make, enforce, and interpret laws between different branches of government?

• to prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
• to make the national government more efficient
• to increase the power of the presidency
• to ensure that Congress would act according to the will of the people

Multiple Choice

How was this grievance addressed by the Founding Fathers?

• By making the president the commander in chief of the armed forces

• By requiring the president and members of Congress to take the oath of office

• By giving the president and Congress the power to make treaties

• By giving Congress the power to draft civilians into the armed forces

Match

Match the following

• Name for division between Communist and Non-Communist Countries in Europe

• A type of containment policy to stop the spread of communism by aiding other countries

• The political practice of accusations of disloyalty or communist sympathies without evidence during the Second Red Scare

• A decades long period of extreme tension and competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II

Iron Curtain

Truman Doctrine

McCarthyism

The Cold War

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• McCarthyism

• The Cold War

Match

Match the following

economic program to contain Communism

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

policy to support Greece and Turkey

Containment

Sputnik

(Space Race)

• economic program to contain Communism

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

• policy to support Greece and Turkey

• Containment

• Sputnik

  (Space Race)

Match

Match the following

• Name for US Policy to stop communism from spreading

• Name for dividing line between Communists and NonComm in Europe

• US plan to help Greece and Turkey

• Warsaw Pact

• NATO

Containment

Iron Curtain

Truman Doctrine

Group of Communist countries

Group of Non-Communist countries

• Containment

• Iron Curtain

• Truman Doctrine

• Group of Communist countries

• Group of Non-Communist countries

Match

Match the following

• Marshall Plan

• Truman Doctrine

• United Nations

proposed that the US provide economic assistance to restore the economic system of postwar Europe

principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Communist

avoid diplomatic failures that lead to conflict and wars

• proposed that the US provide economic assistance to restore the economic system of postwar Europe

• principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Communist

• avoid diplomatic failures that lead to conflict and wars

Match

Match the following

SALT Treaties

Detente

Cuban Missile Crisis

McCarthyism

Containment

• SALT Treaties

• Detente

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• McCarthyism

• Containment

Match

Match the following individuals with the policy or Cold War document most associated with them.

• George Kennan

• President Harry Truman

• George Marshall

• Winston Churchill

• Joseph Stalin

Advocated containment of USSR via the The Long Telegram

Containment of Communism via US policy.

$13 Billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe's economies to prevent the spread of Communism.

Iron Curtain Speech

Blockade of West Berlin

• Advocated containment of USSR via the The Long Telegram

• Containment of Communism via US policy.

• $13 Billion in foreign aid to rebuild Europe's economies to prevent the spread of Communism.

• Iron Curtain Speech

• Blockade of West Berlin

Match

Match the following

• House Un-American Activities Committee

• Growth of suburbs and cities

• Interstate Highway Act

• Containment

• GI Bill (Serviceman's Readjustment Act)

A government group that looked into suspected communists

Effect of baby boom and increased demand for housing

Connected the suburbs and cities

U.S. objective to stop communism from spreading

Allowed veterans to attend college

• A government group that looked into suspected communists

• Effect of baby boom and increased demand for housing

• Connected the suburbs and cities

• U.S. objective to stop communism from spreading

• Allowed veterans to attend college

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Wanted restrictions on immigration, supported assimilation​

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Allowed president to take military action without a declaration of war from Congress​

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U.S. got involved to prevent communism from spreading (containment) in Asia​

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U.S. and Soviets promote science and technology as both attempt to develop nuclear arsenals ​

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Nativists

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Vietnam War

Arms race

Match

Match the following Cold War terms and definitions

• containment

• Truman Doctrine

• Marshall Plan

• Berlin Blockade

• superpowers

the U.S. plan to prevent the spread of communism

President Truman's financial plan to help Greece & Turkey

The U.S. financial plan to help Europe rebuild after WW2

The Soviet attempt to prevent supplies from entering Berlin

The U.S. and Soviet Union were considered this after WW2

• the U.S. plan to prevent the spread of communism

• President Truman's financial plan to help Greece & Turkey

• The U.S. financial plan to help Europe rebuild after WW2

• The Soviet attempt to prevent supplies from entering Berlin

• The U.S. and Soviet Union were considered this after WW2

Match

Match the following

• This was the belief that if one land in a

  region came under the influence of

  communists, then more would follow.

• This said that the United States would aid

  any nation in resisting the growing threat

  of communism and became the guiding

  force of American foreign policy during the

  Cold War.

• This was the most prominent part of the

  GDR border system and a symbol of the

  cold war that separated the East and

  West, communist and non-communist,

  parts of this German city.

• This is the acronym for political talks

  between the United States and the USSR

  regarding nuclear weapons.

Domino Theory

Truman Doctrine

Berlin Wall

SALT

• Domino Theory

• Truman Doctrine

• Berlin Wall

• SALT

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The tension between the U.S. and the Soviets ​

Select answer

Match

Match the following

• Winston Churchill

• Containment

• the Korean War

• Berlin Air Lift

• North Korea

Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

In which conflict was containment successful?

In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

• Who coined the phrase "iron curtain" during a speech on March 5, 1946.

• Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

• In which conflict was containment successful?

• In order to break the Soviet blockade against West Berlin in 1948, the United States and Great Brita

• After the fighting in the Korean War ended in 1953, the communist controlled what portion of Korea?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best completes this sequence of events?

• Roosevelt met with Stalin and Churchill at Yalta.

• Truman began to use allied air power to supply West Berlin.

• The Soviet Union took control of Eastern Europe.

• Roosevelt pushed for the creation of NATO.

Multiple Choice

Which Soviet action led to the threat illustrated on this map?

• The signing of an arms limitations treaty.

• Blockading foreign supply ships from entering the Caribbean.

• Closing the border between East and West Berlin.

• The placement of nuclear weapons installations in Cuba.

Multiple Choice

(2021) What was one of President Nixon's goals for the meeting shown in this photograph?

• To negotiate the withdrawal of U.S. and Chinese soldiers from Korea

• To create a military alliance with China against the Soviet Union

• To create an agreement limiting Chinese and Soviet development of nuclear weapons

• To normalize relations between the United States and China

Multiple Choice

What was the PRIMARY goal of the foreign policy described in this excerpt?

• To increase U.S. colonization of Asia

• To prevent the spread of communist influence in Asia

• To end trade sanctions against Asian countries

• To protect U.S. soldiers stationed in Asian countries

Multiple Choice

A U.S policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad.

• Marshall Plan

• Molotov Plan

• McCarthyism

• Containment Policy

Match

Match the following

• Containment Policy

• Domino Theory

• Bay of Pigs

• Mai Lai Massacre

• Tet Offensive

The US policy that aided countries to prevent the spread of communism

The idea that if one country fell to communism, then others would follow

Where the failed invasion of Cuba occurred

The killing of 400 Vietnamese civilians by the US military

North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces launched a coordinated attack against South Vietnamese

• The US policy that aided countries to prevent the spread of communism

• The idea that if one country fell to communism, then others would follow

• Where the failed invasion of Cuba occurred

• The killing of 400 Vietnamese civilians by the US military

• North Vietnamese and Vietcong forces launched a coordinated attack against South Vietnamese

Match

Match the following

• Tense rivalry between US & Soviet Union (1940's-1989)

• Effort to stop spread of communism

• Iron Curtain

Cold War

Containment

Border between Soviet-controlled areas & western Europe

• Cold War

• Containment

• Border between Soviet-controlled areas & western Europe

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The ​

Select answer

was an invasion of Cuba in April 1961 by some 1,500 Cuban exiles opposed to Fidel Castro. The invasion was financed and directed by the U.S. government.



The ​

Select answer

was designed to prevent people from escaping to the West from East Berlin



The ​

Select answer

was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.



The ​

Select answer

a communist-led army and guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought its government and was supported by North Vietnam.



The ​

Select answer

was a 1964 Congressional resolution authorizing President Johnson to take military action in Vietnam without officially declaring war. It gave LBJ too much power

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The United States and the Soviet Union found themselves in an ​

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when the latter tested its first ​

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in 1949. By 1953, both superpowers had the even more destructive hydrogen bomb that could potentially wipe out human civilization. In order to prevent a cataclysmic “hot” war, a strategy of ​

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the Soviet threat began. The United States government would follow this strategy for 40 years and succeeded in preventing an ​

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arms race

atomic bomb

containing

all-out nuclear war

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the policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power​

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Containment

Truman Doctrine

Marshall Plan

Proxy War

Limited War

Red Scare/McCarthyism

Massive Retaliation

Iron Curtain

Multiple Choice

Why did the U.S. government adopt a policy of containment?

• To prevent the Soviet Union from developing nuclear weapons

• To forcibly reduce Soviet influence within Eastern Europe

• To prevent the Soviet Union from spreading communism

• To forcibly remove Soviet spies from Western Europe

Multiple Select

How have industrial robots affected the American workplace?

• By minimizing the difference in pay between employees

• By automating the assembly of a wide range of consumer products

• By reducing employer demand for certain types of workers

• By providing a way for employees to work shorter hours

• By eliminating the need for machines in manufacturing processes

Multiple Choice

How does this illustration demonstrate the "separate but equal" idea? SS5H6a

• It shows that facilities were separate and equal

• It shows that those facilities were separate but NOT equal

• . It shows that separate facilities are provided and equal in the fact they both are drinking fountains

• It shows that the fountains are separate but equal in height

Multiple Select

Which excerpts describe changes to society that resulted from the Civil Rights Movement?

• The service-producing sector of the economy is projected to grow by 19.1 million wage-and-salary jobs between 1998 and 2008.

• The top tax rate has been cut six times since 1980.

• In Dallas County the percentage of African Americans signed up to vote zoomed from 2.1 in 1965 to 70.4 in 1968.

• Since 1990, the number of Latino students enrolled in higher education increased by 47 percent.

• Supreme Court Rules [Redistricting to Favor a Political Party] Is Beyond the Reach of Federal Courts.

Multiple Choice

What event correctly replaces the question mark on this timeline?

• Battle of Midway

• Germany surrenders

• Bataan Death March

• Invasion of Normandy

Multiple Select

Based on the excerpt, which effects are highlighted by this author’s work?

• U.S. novels helped the global community relate to the experiences of U.S. citizens.

• U.S. literature had a minimal impact on the Eastern hemisphere.

• U.S. literature blended customs from various areas of the world.

• U.S. literature contributed to the global diffusion of U.S. culture.

• U.S. novels outlined the structures of global political systems.

Multiple Select

Julia Butterfly Hill used ___ to draw attention to environmental issues caused by increased ___

• civil disobedience

• commercial development

• environmental activism

• protest

Multiple Choice

Betty Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique influence the women’s rights movement of the 1960s by —

• reviving interest in the women’s rights movement

• calling for an end to the women’s rights movement

• advocating for a constitutional amendment protecting women’s rights

• introducing the idea of women breaking the “glass ceiling” in the job market

Multiple Choice

What was one way that Betty Friedan influenced the women’s movement of the 1960s and 1970s?

• She worked as a member of Congress to pass laws on women’s health issues.

• She encouraged women to support the election of conservative political leaders.

• She wrote a book challenging people to question the traditional roles of women.

• She encouraged women to oppose the Equal Rights Amendment.

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes how President Reagan's economic policies intended to stimulate job growth?

• Tax cuts were meant to increase the volume of foreign trade.

• Tax cuts were meant to increase the availability of foreign business loans.

• Tax cuts were meant to increase government spending.

• Tax cuts were meant to increase investment by business owners.

Multiple Choice

Which action did Cesar Chavez take to address some of the issues described in the diagram?

• Established an organization to improve schools

• Organized mass demonstrations for voting rights

• Published books describing reforms for farmers

• Led farmworkers in strikes against growers

Multiple Select

The Iranian Hostage Crisis resulted from the U.S. president’s decision to allow Iran’s exiled shah to ___ to the United States for medical care. The Iranians held U.S. diplomats hostage to declare their opposition to the U.S. ___ in their affairs.

• travel

• interference

• immigrate

• influence

Multiple Choice

Which event replaces the question mark?

• Iraqi leaders were assassinated in Kuwaiti territory.

• Kuwaiti citizens were taken hostage by Iraqi forces.

• Kuwaiti freedom fighters attacked Iraq.

• Iraq invaded the nation of Kuwait.

Multiple Choice

How did the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) affect the U.S. economy?

• It led to significantly less trade between the United States and both Mexico and Canada.

• It reduced tariffs and made it easier for the United States to trade with Mexico and Canada.

• It caused a collapse in the U.S. service industry as a result of trade with Mexico and Canada.

• It forced the United States to lower wages for workers to compete with Mexico and Canada.

Multiple Choice

Based on the graph and your knowledge of U.S. history, which factor describes the PRIMARY cause for the population shift shown in the graph?

• Economic opportunity

• Political stability

• Social reforms

• Technological advancements

Multiple Choice

Who is the recipient of this award?

• Frances Perkins

• Hillary Clinton

• Sandra Day O’Connor

• Barbara Jordan

Multiple Choice

Which accomplishment correctly completes the table?

• The first woman to argue a case in front of a federal judge

• The first woman to serve as a Justice on the Supreme Court

• The first woman to be considered for the vice presidency

• The first woman to lead the Office of the Attorney General

Multiple Choice

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason, especially when related to communism, without any proper regard for evidence.

• McCarthyism

• Blitzkrieg

• Hollywood 10

• HUAC Act

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the time period of the 1950s in the United States?

• Increase in military enlistment and women working outside the home

• Growth of economic prosperity and support for anti-communist policies

• Rise of environmental conservation and improvements in working conditions

• Expansion of work programs and creation of retirement benefits

Multiple Select

Which of the following describes Reagan’s economic policy? Select

TWO correct answers.

• . The Reagan administration tightened control of the state government’s economic policies.

• The Reagan administration used the economic policies adopted by communist countries.

• The Reagan administration reduced taxes for individuals, businesses, and investments.

• The Reagan administration removed excessive government regulation of businesses.

Multiple Choice

Reagan's economic policies were known as...?

• New Deal

• Great Society

• Reaganomics

• Moral Majority

Multiple Choice

Which action did President Ronald Reagan support to achieve economic growth?

• Lowering taxes on corporations and individuals

• Increase spending on social welfare programs

• Cutting defense budgets

• Increasing the regulation of industry

Multiple Choice

How did the Reagan administration seek to solve the problem identified in this speech?

• By instituting a new space-based missile defense program

• By funding groundbreaking medical research in to the AIDS epidemic

• By calling for merit pay for teachers and increased standardized testing

• By lowering taxes in an effort to increase employment and the standard of living

Multiple Select

Which actions MOST reflect the influence of the organization described in the excerpt?

• Passage of strong environmental protection regulations

• Resurgence of the conservative political agenda

• Decline in popularity of evangelical Christianity

• Rise of communists in federal positions

• Policies of President Ronald Reagan

Multiple Choice

Which action did Dr. King recommend for achieving the "new frontier" described in this excerpt?

• Making efforts to peacefully integrate people of different backgrounds

• Petitioning to permanently close segregated businesses and facilities

• Avoiding disagreements with supporters of segregation

• Relocating to states where integration was less common

Multiple Choice

Based on the excerpt, which statement describes the inventions of George Washington Carver?

• They diversified the uses for agricultural products.

• They expanded research efforts to prevent diseases.

• They led to improvements in weapons technology.

• They identified needed changes to dietary guidelines.

Multiple Select

What does the excerpt by Zora Neale Hurston suggest about the living conditions of the people described?

• They live in luxury

• The Harlem Renaissance helped illuminate the African American experience and inspired artists to continue to draw attention to that experience.

• They have access to beautiful gardens

• This quote specifically describes an experience of African Americans during this time; it describes the housing costs and conditions that were available for many African Americans employed in similar conditions.

Multiple Choice

How did President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972 represent a change in U.S. foreign relations?

• It showed that the United States recognized Taiwan as the head of Chinese government.

• It showed that the United States had abandoned its interests in Asia.

• It was a sign that the United States accepted China as an influential country in the region.

• It was a sign that the United States had decided to provide military support to Taiwan.