Modern America 1945-2018

The terms served by what president led to the passage of the 22nd amendment to the US Constitution?

• Theodore Roosevelt

• William McKinley

• John F. Kennedy

• Franklin D. Roosevelt

What was the domestic policy of President Harry Truman called?

• Square Deal

• New Deal

• Fair Deal

• Best Deal

The Servicemen's Readjustment Act provided low interest loans for homes, farms, and businesses; one year unemployment pay while searching for job; and paid tuition for soldiers for college. The law is more commonly referred to as the

• GI Bill

• Veteran's Leg-up Bill

• Soldiers' Assistance Bill

• Money Train Bill

The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 limited the power of what type of group because Republicans blamed the poor American economy on these groups?

• unions

• protesters

• monopolists

• communists

Choose the type of person which was least likely to move to the suburbs.

• middle class

• families

• African-Americans

• whites

As WWII ended and President Truman progressed in his term as President, he attempts to address the unfairness of segregation in America. Although he urged Congress to pass many measures to eliminate segregation in public facilities, he was only successful in desegregating

• the church

• the state governments

• the entertainment industry

• the military

Which executive order desegregated the military?

• Executive Order 9066

• Executive Order 9981

• There was no desegregation of the military

• Desegregation of the military was done by law

What man was hired by the Brooklyn Dodgers and is seen as the man who desegregated Major League Baseball?

• Booker T. Washington

• Jackie Robinson

• Babe Ruth

• Mickey Mantle

What law provided money to schools for math & science education development as a response to the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik?

• National Highway Act

• National Defense & Education Act

• Federal Math and Science Education Act

• Federal Highway Act

Which law created the largest public works project in US history to ensure that the military could respond quickly in an emergency but also led to the creation of the trucking industry, suburbs, and helped to form a sense of national unity?

• Federal Highway Act

• National Military Supply Act

• National Defense & Education Act

• Federal Transportation Act