WorksheetsAPUSH 23-25
Total questions: 92
Worksheet time: 46mins
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Warren Court?
It was a conservative Supreme Court, with the exception of the Brown decision.
This Court handed down a number of decisions expanding the rights of minorities and of the accused.
It was a Court that became known for refusing to accept cases that dealt with issues of social justice.
This Court had more members impeached for criminal activity than any other Supreme Court in American history.
What was the impact of the Cold War on the American civil rights movement?
The politics of the Cold War had little impact on the civil rights movement.
Many communists joined the civil rights movement and swelled its ranks.
Suspicion of communist involvement led to government surveillance of civil rights leaders.
The pressures of the Cold War led the NAACP to seek Soviet help and funding.
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade (1973)?
Women had a constitutional right to decide whether or not to have an abortion.
Women had a right to seek nominations to federal offices.
Sports for girls had to be given equal funding to that provided for boys.
Women had the right to vote in all local, state, and federal elections.
What warning did President Eisenhower deliver to the nation in his Farewell Address in 1961?
Beware of the rising power of the military-industrial complex.
The nation was increasingly threatened by organized crime.
Juvenile delinquency was rampant in the nation’s suburbs.
The nation was on the verge of facing severe environmental hazards.
Which of the following was true of organized labor in the 1950s?
Labor leaders were strong supporters of Senator McCarthy and his committee.
Organized labor generally supported U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War.
Many labor leaders were undercover agents for the Communist Party in the United States.
Union membership soared in the years after World War II because of returning servicemen.
What was the Supreme Court ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
Suspects could not refuse to cooperate with local police.
Anyone arrested had the right to remain silent during questioning.
No public schools could operate on a segregated basis.
State officials could not interfere with federal voter registration.
What was the significance to the 1960 presidential debate between Richard Nixon and John Kennedy?
The debate was broadcast only on the radio, and many around the country were not able to tune in and hear it.
Nixon was an accomplished debater, and the meeting between the two men allowed him to shine.
Kennedy had a much better command of the facts, and he was able to show the nation that Nixon was not prepared for office.
The debate showed the importance the medium of television was going to have on American politics in the future.
How did white supremacists take advantage of anticommunist rhetoric?
They pointed to the interracial society of the Soviet Union as a warning sign.
They stressed that African-Americans were twenty times more likely to be communists than whites.
They pointed out that the United States’ only reliable ally against the Soviet Union was the apartheid regime in South Africa.
They charged African-American civil rights leaders with having a communist agenda.
Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring inspired which of the following movements?
environmental protection
feminism and women’s rights
gay liberation
educational reform
What was the Southern Manifesto?
a rejection of any engagement with groups who opposed Supreme Court rulings
a call for southern states to quit flying the Confederate flag over state houses
a declaration that southern states would not honor the Supreme Court’s Brown decision
a program designed to foster southern agriculture and industry
What was Operation Wetback?
This was the code name for a CIA operation conducted on the border between Texas and Mexico.
This was how leftists described the McCarran-Walter Act.
This was a military operation that rounded up illegal immigrants in Mexican-American neighborhoods for deportation.
This was a program designed to build border fences along the Rio Grande.
Which of the following is correct about the American Indian Movement?
It was organized in opposition to the Red Power Movement.
It demanded an end to the reservation system.
It demanded greater tribal self-government.
It urged Indians to try and assimilate into American life.
What inspiration did Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gain from the writings of Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi?
the concept of African-American nationalism
the principles of Zen pacifism
the notion of subversive obedience
the strategy of nonviolent civil disobedience
McCarthy’s charges against which of the following organizations ultimately led to his disgrace and downfall?
the Defense Department
the Voice of America
the State Department
the U.S. Army
What were the consequences of the Stonewall Riot in New York in 1969?
Gay men and women divided into separate political movements.
Prejudice against gays and lesbians came to an end in the United States.
Mainstream political parties picked up and supported gay rights.
A more militant gay liberation movement was born.
Which of the following is true about the Montgomery bus boycott?
It was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white rider.
Ultimately the boycott did not achieve the desegregation of public transportation.
The lawsuit propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a civil rights litigator.
This failed effort marked a severe setback for the civil rights movement in Alabama.
Which of the following was true about Senator Joseph McCarthy?
He had the full support of the Senate during his entire anticommunist crusade.
He had become an embarrassment to the Republican Party by 1954.
He successfully uncovered communist infiltration in many parts of the federal government.
He identified a number of communists holding high positions in the U.S. military.
The National Organization for Women (NOW) campaigned for which of the following?
an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
equal opportunities for women in education, employment, and politics
a quota of women to be appointed to the Supreme Court
a promise that a woman would be included on all presidential tickets
What might have been a reason for the Supreme Court’s not ordering the immediate implementation of its ruling in Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, in 1954?
The Court did not have the authority to declare segregation to be instantly unconstitutional.
The plaintiffs in the case had asked for a gradual desegregation of schools.
Some justices on the Court feared the outbreak of violence with such a bold ruling.
The Court wanted to give the defendants in the case the chance to appeal the decision.
What reason did the “Hollywood Ten” give for refusing to cooperate with the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
They were all communists and did not want to incriminate themselves.
Ronald Reagan threatened to have them all fired if they cooperated.
They were too busy with crowded Hollywood schedules to attend the committee’s meetings.
They felt the hearings were a violation of their rights under the First Amendment.
Which of the following is true about The Feminine Mystique, written by Betty Friedan?
It focused on the plight of working-class women.
It emphasized the role of childbearing in women’s lives.
It focused on the discontent of many women in the middle class.
It focused particularly on the plight of African-American women.
Poet Alan Ginsberg’s critique of American government and society centered around which of the following?
economic expansion
social and political conformity
neo-colonialism
containment of communism
Which of the following is true about the impact of the Cold War on the United States?
The Cold War had no effect on immigration policy.
Cold War military spending weakened the American economy.
Cold War policies supported scientific research in medicine and computers.
The Cold War’s impact was confined to the Northeast rather than other parts of the country.
Which of the following is correct about the antiwar movement during the Vietnam War?
It was supported largely by only draft-aged males.
It had little connection with the civil rights movement.
It challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking.
It never reached into the middle and upper classes of American society.
What made Elvis Presley such a popular celebrity in the 1950s?
He was a “crossover” musician, bringing African-American rhythm and blues to white audiences.
He was widely recognized as revitalizing Southern-style bluegrass music.
He sang openly about civil rights and equality.
He urged young people to stay away from drugs and alcohol.
What was included in the platform of the Progressive Party in 1948?
expanded social welfare programs
support for segregation
little support for President Truman’s civil rights proposals
agreement with President Truman’s Cold War policies
Which of the following is true about the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution passed in 1964?
It was a nonbinding measure that passed in Congress, calling for peace between North and South Vietnam.
It was opposed at the time by a majority of the citizens of the United States.
This measure ordered the immediate invasion of North Vietnam by U.S. troops.
It opened the door to massive escalation of the war in Vietnam without congressional oversight.
Which of the following is true of American teenagers in the 1950s?
Their numbers declined within the general population.
Their numbers increased, and they were perceived to be increasingly alienated.
They were not considered a distinct population group.
They were involved in many forms of government and social service.
Why did southern Democrats fear losing their position of power in the Democratic Party following the national convention in 1948?
Their numbers were shrinking in proportion to those coming from northern states.
Immigration westward during the war had significantly reduced the southern Democratic constituency.
President Truman worked hard to elevate the power of Democrats from the Midwest.
Party liberals under the leadership of Hubert Humphrey added a strong civil rights plank to the party platform.
Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem’s corrupt and weak regime?
Diem had the support of the Vietnamese people, and the United States did not want to threaten that.
By 1963, Diem’s forces had regained control of most of the countryside and outnumbered the Viet Cong.
The United States had no one better to offer and they feared losing Vietnam to communism if there were no U.S.-affiliated leader there.
Diem was reportedly in possession of nuclear weapons, and the United States worried he might use them to stay in power.
Which statement best describes the thesis of David Riesman’s book The Lonely Crowd?
White America had alienated African-Americans from mainstream society.
Americans were conformists and lacked the inner resources to lead truly independent lives.
Women were unhappy with the roles of wife and mother and longed for acceptance in higher education and on corporate boards.
After World War II, Europe was left behind economically and politically with the emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union.
Which of the following was a part of President Truman’s civil rights initiative?
the creation of a permanent civil rights commission
the elimination of the literacy test for voting, but no mention of the poll tax
guaranteed jobs for all those who sought employment
reparations for those who were descended from slaves
Which statement is correct about the Free Speech Movement?
It was closely affiliated with the communist party.
It began in Berkeley to protest a campus ban on organizing political groups.
It began in Port Huron, Michigan, in protest of the Vietnam War.
It was a part of the Democratic Party’s attempt to attract younger voters.
Which of the following is correct about Ngo Dinh Diem?
He allied with Ho Chi Minh in the struggle against Japanese occupation of Indochina during World War II.
He was backed by the United States in his decision to ignore the Geneva Accords’ plan for elections in Vietnam.
He agreed to supervise nationwide elections in Vietnam in 1956.
He refused American aid and intended to bolster his own regime.
How had the political climate changed in the South during World War II and in the early years of the Cold War?
The mass exodus of African-Americans for the West Coast and the Northeast during the war left the region predominantly white.
The high concentration of prisoner-of-war camps in the region had made most southerners more sympathetic to immigrants.
The number of African-Americans registered to vote in southern states had increased sevenfold.
The states in the Upper South voted to finally abolish segregation and Jim Crow rule.
What did the students in the New Left movement feel was missing from American liberalism in the 1960s?
a willingness to address poverty
the reluctance of businesses to recognize unions
a commitment to legislate on behalf of social security
a commitment to expand true participatory democracy
Why did President Eisenhower use the CIA to overthrow the government of Iran in the early 1950s?
The Iranian government had attempted to nationalize British-owned oil fields.
He did not believe Iran was ready for a democratically elected leader after centuries of monarchical rule.
Iran had refused to enter peace talks with the United States and the Soviet Union in 1950.
Israel had protested Iran’s friendly relationship with Egypt.
What was included in the Taft-Hartley Act of 1946?
prohibition of the closed shop
legalization of sympathy strikes
strengthening of the rights of organized labor
based on right to work laws
Which of the following is true of the Black Panther Party?
They repudiated the notion of Black Power and worked to reconcile the Student Nonviolet Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).
They worked to provide health care and education for urban ghetto residents.
They had generally positive relations with the police in California.
They were accepted as a partner by the NAACP.
Why did the Soviet Union strongly support the national independence movements in the new Third World?
Soviets were desperately trying to expand their share of foreign export markets
They hoped to convince new nations to ally themselves with the eastern bloc against European and American imperialists.
Soviets sought formal alliances with former colonial rulers of these new nations.
The Soviet Union had made the right to self-determination a principle for all nations around the world.
Why did nearly five million U.S. workers walk off their jobs during the course of 1946?
Returning veterans had been given preferential treatment in hiring and promotion, and workers resented the favoritism.
The millions of women who worked in defense industries were unwilling to leave their jobs.
The postwar wave of deflation dramatically reduced the value of workers’ wages and led to discontent
The removal of price controls resulted in a drop in workers’ real income and led to strikes.
The Black Power movement emerged as a response to which of the following?
frustrations over the federal government’s interference in what were local matters
the civil rights movement’s failure to have a significant impact on the economic problems of those living in urban ghettos
the refusal of the nation’s armed forces to desegregate during the Vietnam War
the failure of the Supreme Court to support the Civil Rights Act
What was meant by the term “Third World”?
This was a term describing developing nations not aligned with either the United States or the Soviet Union.
This term encompassed an enormous range of territory, including many smaller European nations.
This term referred to extremely poor areas of the United States.
This was a derogatory term used to describe the allies of the Soviets.
What was Operation Dixie?
an attempt to increase union membership among southern factory workers
a program to improve health care in the American South
an attempt to encourage African-Americans who were part of the Great Migration to return to homes in the South
an effort to increase African-American voter registration
Which statement best describes the goals of Malcolm X?
He supported all efforts to achieve full integration.
He worked closely with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
He insisted that African-Americans have economic and political autonomy.
He felt that the tactics of the Black Power movement were too extreme.
Why did the Eisenhower administration embrace the policy of massive retaliation?
The doctrine provided Eisenhower with the necessary flexibility to fight communism in Central America and Southeast Asia.
The doctrine prevented not only large but small military conflicts as well.
The constant threat of mutually assured destruction under this doctrine made for more cautious diplomacy.
This doctrine reduced national anxiety about the threat of nuclear annihilation.
Which of the following statements is true about President Truman’s Fair Deal?
The Fair Deal included no provision for expanding public housing.
Congress expected the Fair Deal would substantially raise the standard of living for all Americans.
The Fair Deal included a provision to raise the minimum wage to $5 an hour.
The Fair Deal failed to achieve its goal of establishing a national health insurance program.
Which of the following statements is correct about Johnson’s War on Poverty?
It was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain support from congressional Democrats during Eisenhower’s second term.
It was never a part of Johnson’s Great Society agenda.
It focused on equipping the poor with skills and rebuilding their spirit and motivation.
It guaranteed an annual income for all citizens of the United States.
What was true about John Foster Dulles’s policy of massive retaliation?
It was part of his effort to rely more on conventional forces for national defense.
It eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
He declared that any Soviet attack would be countered by a nuclear attack.
This policy applied only to mainland China.
Which of the following is correct about the “Universal Declaration of Human Rights”?
It was immediately ratified by Congress.
It was accepted by both the United States and the Soviet Union.
It insisted on both freedom of speech and freedom of religion.
It was written in large part by President Harry Truman.
Which statement is correct about the Great Society?
The programs included health care, education, and urban development paid for with federal funds.
It called for a clear expansion of gay, lesbian, transgender, and bisexual rights.
It reduced federal power as most programs were managed on the local level.
All the programs were funded without resorting to deficit spending.
How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower continue the New Deal’s principle of government involvement in the economy?
He established the Veterans Administration health-care system.
He presided over the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways.
He authorized building of the nation’s first public housing.
He signed Medicare and Medicaid into law.
What did Eleanor Roosevelt do of particular significance in the years after the war ended?
She represented the United States at the Nuremburg Trials.
She chaired the committee that drafted the United Nations’ “Universal Declaration of Human Rights.”
She became an outspoken critic of communist independence movements around the globe.
She travelled to China in an attempt to broker an end to the bitter civil war there.
Which of the following statements is true about the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
It was the direct result of the Selma to Montgomery civil rights march where participants were brutally beaten by local police.
It upheld the right of local county officials to oversee African-American voter registration.
It empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration.
It was not supported by President Lyndon Johnson.
Dwight D. Eisenhower appointed which kind of individuals to his cabinet?
He chose the best and the brightest young intellectuals in their fields.
He selected former government officials who had years of combined experience.
He relied on wealthy businessmen to run the country like an efficient company.
He chose a balance of Republicans and Democrats since his party didn’t control Congress.
What was included in the term “totalitarianism” in the 1950s?
fascism and national socialism
socialism and communism
social democracy and the principles of the New Deal
fascism, Nazism, and communism
What did the results of the presidential election of 1964 demonstrate?
The success of the civil rights movement had made conventional Republicans unelectable.
The civil rights movement had redrawn the political map and opened the South to the Republican Party.
The new baby boomer vote made older presidential candidates unappealing.
The expense of the old New Deal programs drove voters away from Democratic candidates.
What was significant about Nixon’s “Checkers Speech” during the presidential campaign in 1952?
It reflected the growing importance of television in American life.
It reflected the popularity of board games as a form of entertainment.
It showed how important family pets had become to most Americans.
It caused the Republicans to lose the presidential election.
Why did the United States back away from pressuring its European allies to grant self-government to colonies in Asia and Africa?
American diplomats valued nations like France more highly for their support in the European Cold War.
Since the United States was actively acquiring colonies, it lost the moral high ground against European colonial powers.
American strategists reasoned that national independence in Asia and Africa would provide too much economic competition for the United States.
The United States feared being outvoted in the United Nations by newly emerging countries in Asia and Africa.
What did Republican Barry Goldwater view as a threat to freedom?
the New Deal welfare state
the nuclear weapons build-up
the military-industrial complex
the political influence of private charities
Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected president in 1952 in part because he promised to do what?
use weapons against the Soviet Union
dismantle what was left of the New Deal
be an untiring advocate for civil rights
go to Korea and bring an end to the conflict
According to some critics, how did the casting of the Cold War as a worldwide struggle between freedom and slavery have some complicated consequences for the United States?
It made it easier to understand legitimate postwar struggles for economic and political freedom as being primarily in American interests.
It suggested that the United States would align itself against postwar colonial independence movements in the name of anticommunism.
It prevented any long-term establishment of a diplomatic presence in Moscow.
It led to the extensive use of nuclear weapons in the 1950s and 1960s.
Why did the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) emerge at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City in 1964?
The MFDP had won numerous local elections in Mississippi.
The MFDP was a white supremacist delegation sent to the convention by white Mississippians.
The MFDP had received a personal invitation to attend from the family of John F. Kennedy.
The MFDP challenged the state’s Democratic Party’s claim that they represented the people of Mississippi.
The new conservatives trusted the federal government to do which of the following?
regulate the economy
control personal behavior
protect civil liberties and the toleration of differences
provide a comprehensive welfare system
Which long-held U.S. territory was granted independence in 1946?
Puerto rico
the Philippines
wake island
Guam
Which of the following statements is correct about the Freedom Summer of 1964?
Very few white college students participated.
African-American activists were reluctant to participate because of the danger involved.
Signers of the Southern Manifesto came to the aid to those working for civil rights.
The voter registration drive was led by a coalition of civil rights groups.
What gave the conservatives of the 1950s their political unity?
the massive corporate sponsorships they secured through private fund-raising
the unifying political ideology of Freidrich von Hayek
the common enemies of the Soviet Union and the federal government
the shared religious fundamentalism of Protestant Christianity
Which of the following statements about the Korean conflict is correct?
The U.S. Congress authorized a declaration of war to repel the North Koreans.
Chinese troops threatened to enter the war but never actually deployed troops.
General McArthur argued for an invasion of China and the use of nuclear weapons.
Truman supported McArthur as commander, regardless of his continued criticism of the president.
Which of the following statements best describes the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
It prohibited racial discrimination in all public accommodations, including those that were privately owned.
It was immediately ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.
It did not include a ban on discrimination based on gender until it was amended two years later.
It prohibited racial discrimination but only in cases involving employment.
Which of the following is a correct generalization about suburbanization during the 1950s?
The suburbs eased racial tension in urban areas.
The suburbs made most Americans realize how much they missed life in the cities.
Suburban enclaves served to harden racial divisions in American life.
Opportunities to live in the suburbs led to increased foreign immigration to the United States.
Which statement best describes the purpose of NSC-68?
a call for patience on the part of the United States in dealing with the Soviet Union
a call for a military build-up and the global commitment to containment of communism
limited strategic goals that called for confronting the Soviets in key industrial areas
sole reliance on nuclear weapons in order to spare conventional forces from harm
What set Lyndon B. Johnson apart from his predecessor, John F. Kennedy?
He was willing to focus on Cold War issues in a way Kennedy was not.
He was free from the legacy of political compromise in Congress that had weakened Kennedy’s reputation.
He had the charm and affability that the often-aloof Kennedy could not muster.
He knew the meaning of poverty and injustice from his own life experiences.
Why were American suburbs in the 1950s so uniformly segregated?
Residents, brokers, and realtors made sure contracts and mortgages barred sales to minorities.
Most African-Americans preferred to live in urban areas near jobs.
Neighborhoods formed around churches, most of which were segregated.
All states had laws in place mandating segregated residential districts.
Who was Mao Zedong?
He represented China in the United Nations.
He led a successful communist revolution in China.
He was the leader of the Chinese in Taiwan.
He worked hard to make an alliance between China and the United States.
What event forced President Kennedy to take meaningful actions in support of the civil rights movement?
the Selma to Montgomery March
the March on Washington to support the Civil Rights Act
Dr. King’s demonstrations against Bull Connor’s forces in Birmingham, Alabama
the Greensboro sit-ins
Which of the following generalizations is correct about African-Americans during the postwar suburban boom?
They experienced little, if any, discrimination, especially in the North.
They were often unable to get access to financing for housing.
They were encouraged to move to segregated towns in the Northeast.
They rose rapidly in the ranks of academic and professional leadership.
Why did the United States allow West Germany to become part of a defensive alliance less than ten years after the defeat of Nazi Germany?
East Germany had positioned nuclear missiles along the border of western Europe.
The United States hoped to be able to use the expertise of German rocket scientists.
The United States hoped to win access to lucrative German consumer markets.
The Soviet detonation of a nuclear bomb underlined the importance of a militarily-united West.
Which of the following was true of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?
Soviet spy planes reported the U.S. government was installing missiles in Iran that were pointed at eastern Europe.
The crisis developed after the United States discovered the Soviets were planning to place nuclear missiles in Cuba.
The standoff was not as critical as many thought; it was inflated by the press.
Few people living in the Southeastern part of the United States were ever aware that there was a threat of nuclear war.
Which of the statements below was true of most working women in the years following World War II?
They generally earned the same wages as men employed in the same jobs.
Most remained in the industrial jobs they held during the war.
Very few women took jobs outside of the home, preferring to be wives and mothers.
Those working outside the home found themselves concentrated in relatively low-paying jobs.
How did the United States respond to Stalin’s blockade of the city of Berlin?
Truman ordered that supplies be brought into Berlin via an airlift. .
Truman put American forces on high alert and threatened Stalin with nuclear war.
Truman felt this was a situation that had to be dealt with by the countries of Europe.
Truman called for an embargo on all goods going to the Soviet Union
Which of the following is true of the Berlin Wall?
It was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies.
It was designed to protect those in the East from gangs of thugs who regularly crossed over from the West.
It was built by the Soviets to stem the tide of refugees leaving eastern Europe for the West.
It was largely ineffective in preventing movement for people from East to West Berlin.
Why did auto manufacturers and oil companies vault to the top ranks of corporate America in the 1950s?
Profits in both industries grew dramatically as they shifted production overseas where labor costs were lower.
The automakers’ profits were primarily due to huge government contracts for Jeeps and trucks.
Most members of Congress held automotive and oil stocks, so they arranged lucrative deals for those industries.
Consumer demand for automobiles boomed during this decade, leading to enormous corporate profits.
Why did the American government agree to spend billions of dollars on the economic recovery of Europe at the end of the war?
They hoped to force the Soviet Union to offer similar assistance to eastern Europe.
They were trying to further solidify better relations between eastern and western Europe.
They hoped the funds would go to contractors in their congressional districts.
They wanted to prevent western Europe from falling under Soviet influence.
Which of the following is true of the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?
The CIA failed to accomplish its mission and the U.S. government was embarrassed.
Eisenhower announced a full embargo on the nation of Cuba.
The CIA forces were able to restore Fulgencio Batista to power in Cuba.
A popular Cuban uprising toppled the regime of Fidel Castro.
What was the role played by television in the Army-McCarthy hearings?
McCarthy became an overnight hero when people saw how bold and patriotic he was.
Television producers were condemned for broadcasting the hearings as it was deemed inappropriate for children.
The nation watched as McCarthy proved himself to be a petty and vindictive man, and his reputation was ruined.
Television forced the nation to come to terms with the genuine threat of communism in everyone’s daily lives.
What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
to provided postwar economic assistance to the Soviet Union
to initiate a joint U.S.-Soviet program to rebuild all of Europe
to provide economic assistance for the rebuilding of Europe
to offer limited relief funds to West Germany only
What did President John F. Kennedy have in common with his predecessor, Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Both came from the conservative wing of the Republican Party.
Both had been high-ranking officers in the U.S. invasion of France during World War II.
Both preferred the challenges of domestic policy rather than foreign affairs.
Both tended to view the world through the lens of the Cold War.
What was one major impact television had on American culture in the 1950s?
Television glamorized working-class life to a growing number of Americans.
Television was a medium of entertainment rather than one for news and politics.
Televisions were not widely owned because of the expense involved.
Television became the nation’s prime source of consumer advertising.
What obstacle did Harry Truman face when he assumed the presidency following the death of Franklin Roosevelt in April 1945?
Truman had not had Roosevelt’s support, as he had only been added to the ticket in 1944 to carry the South for the Democrats.
At this time in the war, Americans were looking for a president with a military background, which Truman did not have.
Truman had made many enemies when he was in Congress because he was an aggressive and rude negotiator.
Truman had no experience in foreign policy, and many felt he was unprepared to handle wartime diplomacy.
What was one of President Kennedy’s first acts designed to combat communism?
He called for a summit between the United States and the Soviet Union.
He immediately increased spending on intercontinental ballistic missiles.
He called for the creation of a Peace Corps to change the image of the United States abroad.
He suggested a full ban on nuclear weapons.
What was advocated by the Truman Doctrine?
a return to isolationism
an alliance between the United States and Great Britain
more cordial relations with the Soviet Union
commitment to fight communism wherever it tried to establish a foothold
Which of the following is correct about the 1963 March on Washington?
It included a large number of female speakers.
The speeches were largely militant in tone and alarming to many listeners.
Martin Luther King Jr. managed to bring together civil rights supporters from many races and backgrounds.
The speeches were narrowly focused on passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1963.
