US Hist 2nd Sem Ex MC

1. Why did USSR keep troops in Eastern Europe?

• They wanted to protect the people from capitalism.
• They were helping to rebuild the nations after the destruction of WWII.
• They wanted to expand their empire, but did not want the world to retaliate.
• They wanted a protective boarder between the West and USSR.

2. What did communist think would happen to all capitalist societies?

• Capitalists would fall to revolution and become communists.
• Capitalist were the biggest threat to the world and needed to be eliminated.
• Capitalists would keep taking over new countries until the whole world was capitalist.
• Communists thought they could cohabitate with capitalists.

3. Why did the Chinese get involved in the actual fighting in the Korean War?

• The US pushed farther North and was close to China’s boarder.
• The Allies were making plans to invade China.
• The US was winning in the South so they wanted to help the North.
• They wanted to take over the Korean Peninsula

4. Which of the following was not a reaction to Brown v. the Board of Education?

• Met resistance with whites
• Lead to further desegregation
• The KKK disbanded
• Helped push the civil rights movement forward

5. What was controversial about Kennedy’s candidacy in 1960?

• He was Catholic
• He never served in the military
• He never finished college
• His family was wealthy

6. Who did Nixon serve under as Vice President?

• Eisenhower
• Johnson
• Truman
• Reagan

7. How did Kennedy try to reach out to Third World countries?

• Gave military assistance
• Gave humanitarian assistance
• Extended diplomatic relations
• Offered Loans at low interest

8. Which of the following was not a way Kennedy tried to help the Economy?

• Cut taxes on the middle class
• Cut taxes on the Wealthy
• Gave tax credits to businesses
• Practiced Deficit spending

9. Which of the Following Programs were not part of Johnson’s War on Poverty?

• Peace Corps
• Head Start
• Job Corps
• Economic Opportunity Act

10. Why did Truman decide to let France keep their colonies in South East?

• He thought it was a great way to keep China at bay
• He thought more countries should have colonies
• He was trying to gain allies against the USSR in Europe
• He liked French food