AH&G Q4 Exam Review

What led to the development of the hydrogen bomb in the United States?

• The United States wanted to develop nuclear weapons that were superior to those of the Soviet Union.
• The United States wanted to prepare for a military invasion in case the Hungarian Revolution escalated.
• The United States wanted to increase domestic defense, because the Suez Crisis revealed U.S. vulnerability.
• The United States wanted to catch up to the Soviet Union, which had already developed a hydrogen bomb.

Which of the following BEST summarizes the voting experience of African Americans in the years following the Civil War?

• Despite an amendment giving them the right to vote, African Americans still experienced discrimination at the polls.
• Most States quickly accepted the fact that African Americans now were citizens and allowed them to vote.
• Despite problems in being allowed to vote in some regions, most African Americans went to the polls and cast their votes.
• The Federal Government did everything in its power to ensure that African Americans throughout the nation could vote.

What influenced Truman’s decision to aid South Korea in the Korean War?

• his desire to strengthen foreign relations between democratic and communist nations
• his gratitude for the support that South Korea provided to the Allies during World War II
• his confidence that he would not need to ask Congress for a formal declaration of war
• his belief that a policy of appeasement would not discourage Soviet aggression in the region

What effect did the Soviet Union’s brutal response to the Hungarian revolution have on the United States?

• The United States resolved to send more military aid to Eastern Europe.
• The United States attempted to resolve the crisis at the 1956 Olympic Games.
• The United States realized that the Soviet Union had superior technology and military power.
• The United States realized that massive retaliation was useless in such situations.

Why did the 15th Amendment effect so little change in African American voting rights?

• After years of slavery, African Americans were distrustful of the Federal Government.
• The Federal Government did nothing to solve the problems that African Americans faced when trying to exercise their right to vote.
• The Amendment only applied to national elections, so States could prevent African Americans from voting in elections at the State and local levels.
• While the States worked to enforce the amendment, the Federal Government put policies in place to undermine its effectiveness.

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 differed from earlier civil rights laws in that it was the first act

• to grow out of civil rights protests by African Americans.
• to emphasize the right of the States to conduct elections the way they want.
• to apply to all elections held anywhere in the nation.
• to dictate how local elections were to be held.

Why did the United States support the nationalist leader Jiang Jieshi during the Chinese Civil War?

• The Americans knew Jiang Jieshi could easily defeat Mao Zedong.
• The Americans thought he would support North Korean independence.
• The Americans wanted to maintain productive trade relations with Japan.
• The Americans thought China might become a communist state in Asia.

How did the launch of Sputnik 1 affect American perceptions of the Soviet Union?

• It suggested that the Soviet Union might have the capability to launch missiles at American cities.
• It suggested that a direct military conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States was inevitable.
• It suggested that the Soviet Union was far behind the United States in the development of space technology.
• It suggested that the Soviet Union was more interested in space travel than in warfare with the United States.

Gerrymandering impacts the voting process by

• redrawing district boundaries so as to unfairly determine who wins elections.
• allowing the Federal Government to send in marshals to monitor State elections.
• permitting voters to vote in districts that only support their political party.
• requiring voters to pass literacy tests or similar devices before being allowed to vote.

Why did Soviet support of North Korea alarm the free world?

• The Soviet Union had already pursued a policy of appeasement in Asia.
• The Soviet Union had already expanded its influence in Europe.
• The Soviet Union had already shown that it was acting on China’s behalf.
• The Soviet Union had already supported South Korean expansion in Asia.