APUSH Time Period 8 Ten in Ten Review Check

All of the following were true of the start of the Cold War EXCEPT

• the U.S. pursued a policy to eliminate Communism all over the world

• a second Red Scare swept the country

• the earliest showdown between the superpowers was over Berlin

• the Marshall Plan helped keep Communism from spreading into Western Europe

All of the following contributed to the growth of postwar communities such as this EXCEPT

• the expansion of the interstate highway system

• the expansion of labor unions & collectivization

• middle class migration to suburbs

• the movement of Americans to the Sunbelt

Why was Elvis Presley's appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show an example of both maintaining mass culture while also challenging it?

• the performance was given to generate money for actors who had been blacklisted

• Elvis was forced to renounce his statements about challenging racism

• it utilized the mass media of television but was a performance of rock n' roll

• the show was sponsored by Wonder Bread but also featured Beatniks

All of the following were true of the African American Civil Rights Movement EXCEPT

• student walkouts from schools to protest racism in the curriculum

• the use of nonviolent resistance in marches on Washington, DC & Selma, Alabama

• the Montgomery Bus Boycott & Freedom Riders to end segregation on public transportation

• groups like the Nation of Islam & the Black Panther Party advocating armed self defense

Which of the following groups was NOT active during the decades of the 1960s and 1970s promoting their own civil rights?

• Women

• Latinos/Chicanos

• Gay/Lesbians

• Jewish Americans

Which of the following was NOT a response to the civil rights movements following World War II?

• Supreme Court's rejection of segregation in Brown v. Board of Education

• Congressional passage of the Civil Rights & Voting Rights Acts

• the Justice Dept. acceptance of the demands by the American Indian Movement

• Pres. Truman's Executive Order to integrate the U.S. military

How did Republican Presidents Eisenhower and Nixon differ on their foreign policy approaches during the Cold War?

• Eisenhower promoted Brinkmanship while Nixon promoted Detente

• Eisenhower preferred negotiation while Nixon was more aggressive

• Eisenhower believed in Containment while Nixon rejected the idea

• Eisenhower supported NATO membership while Nixon tried to end it

All of the following were true of the Vietnam War EXCEPT

• youth counter culture emerged in opposition to the military draft

• American involvement was small until LBJ's administration

• faith in the federal government increased because of the patriotism generated by the war

• American public opinion about the war was heavily influenced by television coverage

All of the following were true of environmental issues in the postwar period EXCEPT

• the use of chemical pesticides and smog contributed to pollution

• corporations promoted Earth Day to show environmentalism

• LBJ's administration strengthened national parks & wilderness areas

• Nixon's administration created the EPA & protected endangered species

All of the following were true of the swings between liberalism and conservatism in postwar government EXCEPT

• the Watergate scandal drove the Democrats from power on the federal level

• LBJ's Great Society created Medicare & Medicaid

• civil rights legislation & urban unrest shifted southern whites to the Republican party

• a new conservative movement was seen in the presidencies of Nixon & Reagan