US History EOC Practice Exam - Part 4

In what way did the traditional role of many women change during World War II?

• They won leadership roles in Congress.

• They accepted high-level management positions in war industries.

• They were assigned to combat positions in the armed forces.

• They took jobs in support of the war effort

How did the US respond when the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin in 1949?

• Berlin Airlift

• Economic sanctions

• Threatened to invade the city

• Built the Berlin Wall

The case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) overturned what previous case that established "separate but equal"?

• Dred Scott vs Sanford

• Roe vs Wade

• Plessy vs Ferguson

• Marbury vs Madison

Which two issues led to protests and riots in many American cities during the 1960s?

• space exploration and environmental pollution

• the Vietnam War and racial injustice

• inadequate health care and women’s liberation

• gasoline shortages and illegal immigration

The terms brinkmanship, peaceful coexistence, and détente are most closely associated with

• periodic border disputes between Canada and the United States

• problems the United States experienced with Germany prior to its reunification

• techniques used by terrorists to intimidate United States citizens

• Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union

Which development has resulted from the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the 1990s?

• growth in membership of labor unions in the United States

• greater global economic interdependence

• fewer industries leaving the United States

• more protective tariffs between the member nations

Which United States foreign policy action best illustrates the concept of containment?

• adopting the Truman Doctrine in 1947

• ratifying the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963

• returning control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1978

• granting diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China in 1979

Before entry into World War I and before entry into World War II, the United States adopted foreign policies that

• stopped the spread of European aggression

• supported peace efforts of international organizations

• favored democratic nations but were offi cially neutral

• encouraged war by signing collective security treaties

The outcome of the events illustrated in the cartoon resulted in the

• expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia

• resignation of President Richard Nixon

• growing support for environmental protection legislation

• visit to Communist China by President Richard Nixon

Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has generally tried to deal with economic problems by supporting

• lower taxes and reduced government spending

• the elimination of free trade and the freemarket system

• deficit spending and decreased military spending

• increased social spending and strict regulation of the stock market