Post-WWII U.S. Society

After WWII, the U.S. economy would be described as...

• Strong

• Weak

• Crashing

• Unpredictable

The U.S. made out better than most of the other countries that fought during WWII because (there are TWO answers)...

• We joined later than most of the other countries involved

• Japan had to pay billions of dollars to the U.S.

• Most of the fighting didn't happen on U.S. soil

• The Germans were easy on the U.S. compared to other countries

The Taft-Hartley Act would best be described as...

• a way to help veterans returning home from WWII

• a way for companies to hire more workers

• a way to give women more rights while working during WWII

• a way to stop laws that gave too much power to labor union leaders

Lyndon B. Johnson's idea to increase spending on social programs (ending poverty, reducing crime, improving the environment, etc) would be referred to as...

• The Taft Hartley Act

• The GI Bill

• The Great Society

• The Space Race

President Johnson's actions in the Tonkin Gulf incident would be an example of:

• too much power in the executive branch (President)

• too much power in the legislative branch (Congress)

• President Kennedy wanting to land a man on the moon

• Congress overriding a President wanting to pass an act/law

Due to the fact that the U.S. had just been through WWII and was then experiencing the Cold War, the U.S. government decided to start spending more on:

• a better road system

• building a larger military

• education

• increasing immigration to the U.S.

As a citizen living in the U.S. during WWII, which of the following would affect your daily life the most:

• the Space Race

• factories making peacetime goods instead of wartime goods

• new labor laws for unions

• rationing and conserving to support the war effort

The Bay of Pigs invasion was a success for the U.S. and we were able to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba.

• True

• False

This country was the first to get Sputnik, the world's first satellite, into space.

• Soviet Union

• United States

In 1961, this country was the first to get a man into space.

• Soviet Union

• United States