Truman & Eisenhower pt. II reading check

What was the key strategy that emerged during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations to prevent the further expansion of Soviet influence around the world?

• Detente

• Containment

• Brinkmanship

• Mutually Assured Destruction

What was the Truman Doctrine a manifestation of?

• The policy of containment

• The Marshall Plan

• The National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

• McCarthyism

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

• To facilitate interstate travel and commerce

• To enforce the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education

• To aid in the post-war recovery of European nations

• To desegregate Central High School in Arkansas

What conflict played a pivotal role in shaping international policies during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations?

• The Vietnam War

• The Korean War

• World War II

• The Gulf War

What major domestic issue, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy, characterized a period characterized by anti-communist “witch hunts”?

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Marshall Plan

• McCarthyism

• The Eisenhower Doctrine

What was the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act intended to create?

• A policy to contain the spread of communism

• A landmark Supreme Court case

• A revolutionary transportation infrastructure

• A strategy to prevent the expansion of Soviet influence

What Supreme Court case declared state laws establishing separate public schools for Black and white students unconstitutional?

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Roe v. Wade

• Miranda v. Arizona

Who played a crucial role in enforcing the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

• President Truman

• Senator Joseph McCarthy

• President Eisenhower

• George F. Kennan