US History Final Exam 2

Which of the following actions provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the USSR?

• Berlin Airlift
• Iron Curtain Speech
• Marshall Plan
• Warsaw Airlift

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by

• Douglas MacArthur
• Joseph McCarthy
• John Foster Dulles
• Alger Hiss

What was the significance of U.S. involvement in both China and Korea during the Cold War?

• It had significance as the U.S. began to follow isolationist policy
• It had significance as the U.S. continued to use nuclear weapons to prevent the spread of Fascism
• It had significance as the U.S. made no progress on stopping the spread of Communism
• It had significance as the U.S. maintained its mission of containment in East Asia

The introduction of suburbia in the 1950s led to which of the following:

• Higher demand for automobiles to commute to work in the city
• Higher levels of people living downton
• None of the above

In the 1950s, both the beat movement and rock ‘n’ roll were viewed as forms of

• Harmless entertainment
• Rebellion
• African-American culture
• Mainstream American values

____ was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam.

• Reunifying Vietnam
• Containing the spread of communism
• Upholding the Geneva Accords
• Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam

Medicare, a federal program established help for Americans age 65 and over, in what field

• Housing
• Transportation
• Education
• Health

One of the things which made JFK an appealing candidate was his ____________

• Youth and Vitality
• Bad debate skills
• Inexperience

What contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

• America’s secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
• The discovery that the missiles had been removed
• Castro’s promise to restore democracy
• Castro’s promise to break with the Soviet Union

What of the following was NOT an element of the Great Society?

• offering aid to Latin American countries
• job training for youth
• a program to give underprivileged preschoolers a head start
• encouraging poor people to join public-works programs