USHC Unit 8 Test Review

What motivated Congress to issue this resolution?

• to reinforce the need for the country to have an official religion

• to support providing religious institutions tax-exempt statuses

• to encourage Americans to attend weekly religious services

• to distinguish the United States from communist nations

Although the anti-communist hysteria of the late 1940s and 1950s hurt many groups of people, which group(s) benefited from this Cold War emphasis?

• government defense contractors

• leaders of the Civil Rights Movement

• Hollywood entertainers and producers

• domestic dissenters and government critics

During his administration, President Eisenhower declared he wanted to spend less on defense but get a "bigger bang for the buck." What strategy did he adopt in order to do this?

• fighting communism with small elite units like the Navy SEALS

• promoting “massive retaliation” using large fleets of nuclear weapons

• leaning more heavily upon multilateral forces like NATO or the UN

• equipping local defense forces among U.S. allies like Mexico and Canada

What impact did this law have on the culture of the United States?

• Large numbers of men were able to attend college and get jobs after the war.

• Women were able to remain in their employment positions at the end of the war.

• Veterans were able to remain in the army and get additional military training.

• Public colleges and universities were desegregated to accommodate all veterans.

The event symbolized in this cartoon had what effect on the United States?

• A war broke out between the Soviet Union and the United States.

• The United States cut back its nuclear weapons program.

• Schools in the United States placed a greater emphasis on science and math.

• The United States launched its own satellite to spy on the Soviet Union.

What statement best describes the cartoonist's point of view in this political cartoon?

• Some of Senator McCarthy’s accusations were valid.

• McCarthyism saved the United States from Soviet infiltration.

• Senator McCarthy uncovered false news reports by the media.

• The methods of McCarthyism were based on deception.

What evidence supports the idea that President Truman is referring to the Soviet Union as the "second way of life" in this speech?

• The Soviet Union established town councils and state meetings for its citizens.

• The Soviet Union refused to allow free elections in Poland after World War II.

• The Soviet Union developed an atomic bomb and threatened to use it on East Germany.

• The Soviet Union placed a strong emphasis on creativity and individualism in art.

Based on these political cartoons, how were Roosevelt and Johnson similar?

• Both men used government programs to address problems in American society.

• Both men focused solely on improving the economy during their presidencies.

• Both men were forced to use the military to intervene in international conflicts.

• Both men struggled to get Congress to support their reform plans.

Which of these court cases supports the statement "The Warren Court strove to protect the rights of individuals, even if it was unpopular."?

• Miranda v Arizona

• Fletcher v Peck

• Brown v Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Roe v Wade

Which phrase best completes the graphic?

• Larger Number of Women in the Workplace

• Movement of Families to the Suburbs

• Growing Size of Farms

• Increasing Industrialization in Urban Areas