US History B Quiz

This observation by Winston Churchill is often regarded as the symbolic start of

• the Cold War.

• détente.

• balance-of-power politics.

• the United States policy of neutrality.

The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with the

• national debt.

• President's political opposition.

• spread of communism.

• arms race.

These newspaper articles were most probably written in the time period between

• the Spanish-American War and World War I.

• World War II and the Korean War.

• World War I and World War II.

• 1990 and today.

In the United States, one similarity between the “nativism” of the 19th and early 20th centuries and the “McCarthyism” of the 1950s is that both

• were local rather than national occurrences.

• favored unrestricted immigration.

• attempted to revolutionize political thinking.

• exploited the fear of foreign influences.

Which trend occurred in US society in the 1950s?

• A Suburban areas developed rapidly.

• B The number of marriages and the birthrate declined.

• C Day-care services for children became widely available.

• D The automobile became less important in people’s lives.

The goal of Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society was to

• Make state and local authorities pay for Federal social programs.

• Solve the problems of poverty, hunger, and racial injustice.

• Increase the number of Senators and members of the House of Representatives.

• Stimulate private enterprise by eliminating Federal regulation of industry.

Based on this quotation, which is a valid conclusion? “The Civil Rights movement would have been vastly different without the shield and spear of the first amendment.”

• A Armed violence was responsible for the gains made by the civil rights movement.

• B Congress ignored the Constitution in its efforts to speed civil rights gains.

• C The civil rights movement used the right to assemble peaceably to its advantage.

• D The executive branch lacked the power to enforce equal rights legislation.

Which statement most closely reflects the views of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?

• F All Americans have a right to equality. Even violence can be used to attain it.

• G African Americans will never gain equality. We really have no choice but to have the two races separate.

• H African Americans must be patient and aim first for economic advancement. Social and political equality will come later.

• J Unjust laws must be disobeyed and the consequences accepted peacefully.

Use the quote below as well as your knowledge of US history to answer question 9. “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” This quotation expresses the Supreme Court decision in the case of

• Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Marbury v. Madison

• Tinker v. Des Moines, Iowa

Use the speaker boxes below as well as your knowledge of US history to answer question 10.

• F, C, and D

• G, B, and D

• H, A, and C

• J, B, and C