Question 1

Which of the following was NOT true of Dwight D. Eisenhower?

Accepted Answer

A) He openly opposed big businesses. 
B) He opposed the New Deal and the Fair Deal. 
C) He employed national defense as a pretext to fund the giant interstate project that built most of the nation's highways. 
D) He served as president during a period of economic affluence. 
E) He sounded the alarm against the "military-industrial complex" that jeopardized American democracy. 
A) He openly opposed big businesses. 
B) He opposed the New Deal and the Fair Deal. 
C) He employed national defense as a pretext to fund the giant interstate project that built most of the nation's highways. 
D) He served as president during a period of economic affluence. 
E) He sounded the alarm against the "military-industrial complex" that jeopardized American democracy. B

Question 2

The Supreme Court granted the Hollywood Ten protection under the First Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

According to the proponents of the Domino Theory, which of the following would be the most likely consequence of the inability of the United States to prevent the "dominoes" (meaning unstable nations)from falling to the communists?

Accepted Answer

A) It would give the Allied powers superiority over the Axis powers. 
B) It would trigger a third world war between the communist and noncommunist nations. 
C) It would begin a process of communist world domination. 
D) It would adversely affect relations between the Soviet Union and China. 
E) It would restrict Western colonial development in the communist nations. 
A) It would give the Allied powers superiority over the Axis powers. 
B) It would trigger a third world war between the communist and noncommunist nations. 
C) It would begin a process of communist world domination. 
D) It would adversely affect relations between the Soviet Union and China. 
E) It would restrict Western colonial development in the communist nations. C

Question 4

How did the race for space contribute to the Cold War between the two superpowers?

Accepted Answer

In August 1957, the Soviets tested the f

Question 5

_________ was a classified paper written by American diplomats that portrayed an uncontrollably aggressive Soviet Union and recommended combating the threat through a massive military buildup, the creation of hydrogen bombs, and the rooting out of all communists on American soil. 
A. NSC-68 
B. NSC-162/2 
C. Majestic 12 
D. Cox Report

Accepted Answer

The answer of _________ was a classified paper written by...

Question 6

Describe the two issues that pushed the United States and the Soviet Union into the Cold War.

Accepted Answer

There were at least two issues that caus

Question 7

Which of the following prompted the National Security Council to adopt NSC-68 as official U.S. policy in 1950?

Accepted Answer

A) The nullification of the Open Door Policy by China 
B) The secret pact between China and the Soviet Union 
C) The "long telegram" written by George Kennan from the Soviet Union 
D) The accelerating growth of communism in China 
E) The invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea 
A) The nullification of the Open Door Policy by China 
B) The secret pact between China and the Soviet Union 
C) The "long telegram" written by George Kennan from the Soviet Union 
D) The accelerating growth of communism in China 
E) The invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea

Question 8

The 1959 discussion between Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Vice President Richard Nixon, in which they debated the relative merits of capitalism and communism, was known as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Checkers speech 
B) Kitchen Debate 
C) Melting Pot 
D) Great Debate 
E) Scopes Trial 
A) Checkers speech 
B) Kitchen Debate 
C) Melting Pot 
D) Great Debate 
E) Scopes Trial

Question 9

Explain how Hollywood was involved in the anticommunist purge prevalent in the United States in 1947.

Accepted Answer

With Truman, Hoover, and McCarthy all as

Question 10

Historians refer to the period from 1945 to 1960 as the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Age of Enlightenment 
B) Space Age 
C) Gilded Age 
D) Jazz Age 
E) Age of Affluence 
A) Age of Enlightenment 
B) Space Age 
C) Gilded Age 
D) Jazz Age 
E) Age of Affluence

Question 11

Which of the following artificial satellites was the United States' response to Russia's Sputnik I ?

Accepted Answer

A) Vanguard 1 
B) Apollo I 
C) Explorer I 
D) Alouette I 
E) Pioneer I 
A) Vanguard 1 
B) Apollo I 
C) Explorer I 
D) Alouette I 
E) Pioneer I

Question 12

Which of the following was an evident consequence of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

Accepted Answer

A) The mutually assured destruction of both sides should war break out between them 
B) A U.S. victory over the Soviet Union should war break out between them 
C) A Soviet victory over the United States should war break out between them 
D) An alliance between the Soviet Union and the United States 
E) The intervention of China to broker a peace deal should war break out between the United States and the Soviet Union 
A) The mutually assured destruction of both sides should war break out between them 
B) A U.S. victory over the Soviet Union should war break out between them 
C) A Soviet victory over the United States should war break out between them 
D) An alliance between the Soviet Union and the United States 
E) The intervention of China to broker a peace deal should war break out between the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 13

The Shelley v. Kraemer case outlawed _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the enforcement of legal clauses forbidding the sale of homes to racial minorities 
B) the enforcement of a Jim Crow law that called for racial segregation in restaurants 
C) the enforcement of state-sanctioned segregation of public schools 
D) the enforcement of legal clauses forbidding excessive rents levied on houses in a given neighborhood 
E) the enforcement of the ban on interracial marriages 
A) the enforcement of legal clauses forbidding the sale of homes to racial minorities 
B) the enforcement of a Jim Crow law that called for racial segregation in restaurants 
C) the enforcement of state-sanctioned segregation of public schools 
D) the enforcement of legal clauses forbidding excessive rents levied on houses in a given neighborhood 
E) the enforcement of the ban on interracial marriages

Question 14

Explain how NSC-68 portrayed the Soviet Union.

Accepted Answer

In a classified paper known as NSC-68, A

Question 15

In accordance with the Taft-Hartley Act, jobs could be exclusively limited to union members only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements was true of Jackie Robinson's attitude toward racism in 1947?

Accepted Answer

A) He resigned from his baseball career after he faced racism. 
B) He refused to play in stadiums that demonstrated racism. 
C) He staged nonviolent protests against racism. 
D) He vowed to destroy racism in the United States. 
E) He vowed not to retaliate against racist taunts. 
A) He resigned from his baseball career after he faced racism. 
B) He refused to play in stadiums that demonstrated racism. 
C) He staged nonviolent protests against racism. 
D) He vowed to destroy racism in the United States. 
E) He vowed not to retaliate against racist taunts.

Question 17

The primary goal of the United States in propagating the Truman Doctrine was to:

Accepted Answer

A) offer aid to nations that might be susceptible to communist infiltration. 
B) offer aid to nations suffering armed aggression from other nations. 
C) refuse to interfere in the internal conflicts of European nations. 
D) pursue national security interests with widespread public support. 
E) pursue world peace through partnership with allies. 
A) offer aid to nations that might be susceptible to communist infiltration. 
B) offer aid to nations suffering armed aggression from other nations. 
C) refuse to interfere in the internal conflicts of European nations. 
D) pursue national security interests with widespread public support. 
E) pursue world peace through partnership with allies.

Question 18

To implement the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. made an offer to support Greece and Turkey with money and arms if they would forego Russian assistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following was the main reason for the "Dixiecrats" to go against Truman in 1948?

Accepted Answer

A) He put a civil rights plank in the 1948 party platform. 
B) He was against communism. 
C) He disrupted the Democratic hold on the South. 
D) He supported segregation in the armed forces. 
E) He had extremely liberal views. 
A) He put a civil rights plank in the 1948 party platform. 
B) He was against communism. 
C) He disrupted the Democratic hold on the South. 
D) He supported segregation in the armed forces. 
E) He had extremely liberal views.

Question 20

Which of the following was one of the predictions of Karl Marx?

Accepted Answer

A) Money, along with all other goods and services, would be provided by the private sector in an open market. 
B) Industrial mutation would revolutionize the economic structure, thus benefiting the rich. 
C) Rational self-interest and competition among businesses would lead to economic prosperity. 
D) Workers would revolt and take power from the wealthy, thus taking down the capitalist countries. 
E) The population of the world would invariably increase when the means of subsistence is increased. 
A) Money, along with all other goods and services, would be provided by the private sector in an open market. 
B) Industrial mutation would revolutionize the economic structure, thus benefiting the rich. 
C) Rational self-interest and competition among businesses would lead to economic prosperity. 
D) Workers would revolt and take power from the wealthy, thus taking down the capitalist countries. 
E) The population of the world would invariably increase when the means of subsistence is increased.

Exam 24: Cold War America

Which of the following was NOT true of Dwight D. Eisenhower?

The Supreme Court granted the Hollywood Ten protection under the First Amendment.

According to the proponents of the Domino Theory, which of the following would be the most likely consequence of the inability of the United States to prevent the "dominoes" (meaning unstable nations)from falling to the communists?

How did the race for space contribute to the Cold War between the two superpowers?

Describe the two issues that pushed the United States and the Soviet Union into the Cold War.

Which of the following prompted the National Security Council to adopt NSC-68 as official U.S. policy in 1950?

The 1959 discussion between Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev and Vice President Richard Nixon, in which they debated the relative merits of capitalism and communism, was known as the _____.

Explain how Hollywood was involved in the anticommunist purge prevalent in the United States in 1947.

Historians refer to the period from 1945 to 1960 as the _____.

Which of the following artificial satellites was the United States' response to Russia's Sputnik I ?

Which of the following was an evident consequence of the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?

The Shelley v. Kraemer case outlawed _____.

Explain how NSC-68 portrayed the Soviet Union.

In accordance with the Taft-Hartley Act, jobs could be exclusively limited to union members only.

Which of the following statements was true of Jackie Robinson's attitude toward racism in 1947?

The primary goal of the United States in propagating the Truman Doctrine was to:

To implement the Truman Doctrine, the U.S. made an offer to support Greece and Turkey with money and arms if they would forego Russian assistance.

Which of the following was the main reason for the "Dixiecrats" to go against Truman in 1948?

Which of the following was one of the predictions of Karl Marx?

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Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Expansion and Control, 1700-1763

Toward Revolution, 1763-1775

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Securing the New Nation, 1789-1800

Jeffersonian Democracy, 1800-1814

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Politics of the Market Revolution

A Regionalized America, 1830-1860

The Continued Move West

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

The Industrial Revolution

The Industrial Age: North, South, and West

The Progressive ERA

Becoming a World Power

Prosperity and Change in the Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

World War II

The Sixties

The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Reagans America

America in the Information Age

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