Worksheetsunit 10 part 1 standard 20
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Using this excustive order by President Truman
by President Harry Truman and answer the
question.
It is hereby declared to be the policy of
the President that there shall be equality
of treatment and opportunity for all
persons in the armed services without
regard to race, color, religion or national
origin.
— Executive Order 9981
Whatdo you feel played an important role in influencing
Truman to issue this order?
The actions of the Flying Tigers, members
of the US military who served in the Chinese
Air Force, were unrelated to the issuing of
this executive order.
Tuskegee Airmen during
World War II
There were high levels of military enlistment
in the United States during the war,
particularly following the attack on Pearl
Harbor.
low levels of public support for the war effort
during World War II
Read the quotation from George C. Marshall and
answer the question.
"Our policy is directed not against any
country or doctrine but against hunger,
poverty, desperation, and chaos. Its
purpose should be the revival of a
working economy in the world so as to
permit the emergence of political and
social conditions in which free
institutions can exist.
— George C. Marshall, June 5, 1947"
In this quotation, Marshall is describing the
reasoing for..?
The expansion of federal power in the New Deal
Rebuilding Western Europe.
Founded the Bracero labour program
stepping in Latin American poltiics.
Why did China engage in the Korean War?
Communist China's leaders supported North Korea's communist government.
China's nationalist leaders wanted to support the South Korea's government.
China's commitment to the United Nations
included supplying combat troops.
China's commitment to the Warsaw Pact
included supplying combat troops.
What motivated Americans to build fallout
shelters such as this during the 1950s?
People built fallout shelters to protect
themselves from nuclear attack during the
Cold War. Many people believed that a
nuclear attack could occur at any moment
due to the conflict between the United
States and the Soviet Union.
desires to live in uncrowded suburban
communities
fears related to the effects of industrial pollution
desires to conserve resources during a
depression
Changes in the 50's contributed to the growth of fast food restaurants, motel, hotel, and stations.
automobile prices were falling with the invention of the assembly line.
The infrastructure expanding creating the interstate Highway System
Government started spending to much under the Marshall Plan
Growing foreign tourism.
Nasa was created in response to
The racheting up of the space race with the USSR
the Viet Cong combat in Guerrilla tactics.
nuclear accidnet at Three Mile Island .
USSR missile silo found in Cuba
Benefits of suburbanization living were generally.
unequally distributed because discriminatory
deeds and loans disadvantaged first-time homebuyers.
unequally distributed because discriminatory
deeds and loans dtargeting minority homebuyers.
equally distributed due to widespread access to
education and mortgages guaranteed through
the GI Bill.
equally distributed due to economic growth and
the rapid increase in the number of white-collar
jobs.
This was the purpose of the MacArthur and marshall plans?
to rebuild European countries and Japan as
strong US allies
to install friendly governments in Eastern and
Western Europe
to open new fronts against the Axis powers in
Europe and Asia
to peacefully decolonize Axis territory in Africa
and Southwest Asia
what was this trend most likely about?
The government did not institute major
environmental Rules during this period.
Exports to Europe increased as Europe
recovered from World War II.
Suburbanization was partly the result of the
economic prosperity illustrated on the graph.
demand for goods and
services.
What spurred on the growth of suburbs post–World War II era?
Urban sprawl and suburbanization
contribute to environmental degradation
overcrowding in rural areas of the country
an increase in car ownership
the decline of major domestic industries
What does the chart show?
The domino theory on the policys of the US
The arms race between the USSR and the US
the effects of isolationism on US policy
The US-Soviet space race during the nuclear agett
This person was the judge who oversaw Brown V Board of education?
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
W.E.B. Du Bois
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Thurgood Marshall
Which answer bests BEST describes Governor
Orval Faubus's response to the attempt to
integrate Little Rock Central High School?
He ordered the National Guard to turn away the
African American students.
He stood in front of the school to personally
protect the African American students.
He appealed to the federal government for help
in maintaining order.
Faubus is running for reelection and
panders to segregationists, so such an
appeal is unlikely.
what is the BEST reasons
behind the foreign policy decisions of the US to enter into the Korean Conflict and the Vietnam Conflict?
The US must prevent the growth of
communism.
The US must stay clear of any
permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world.
The United States will give economic aid to
needy countries anywhere in the world, but not
military aid.
The United States can take over other countries
to help them become more like us.
Which two
countries did the Truman Doctrine
prevent communism from spreading to?
Vietnam and South Korea
Greece and Turkey
Afghanistan and Cuba
Czechoslovakia and Hungary
Which of the following Supreme Court cases
negated the decision of Plessy v. Ferguson?
Baker v. Carr
Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
The Cold War was mainly about contaiment which answer best explains this?
using economic incentives to encourage the
Soviets to abandon communism
using diplomacy and other peaceful means to
improve US-Soviet relations
creating alliances to block the spread of USSR
communism
racing the Soviets to build as many nuclear
weapons as possible
What was the main outcome of the Korean War?
The United States unified Korea into one
country.
Korea is divided at the 38th
parallel.
China became a US ally in the fight against
communism
The Soviet Union controlled Korea as a satellite
state.
Sputnik I was the start of what?
the Cold War
the boxer rebellion
the Marshall Plan
the Space Race
Which effect of the Sputnik launch on US
society did the USSR find distasteful?
It caused many Americans to panic over the
possible use of atomic weapons.
It increased the American public’s fear that there
were Soviet spies among them.
It caused many Americans to want an immediate
truce with the USSR
It drove a love of new Technologies in the US
