Why did Truman make the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: casualties in the Pacific; U.S.-Soviet relations; projected cost of an invasion of Japan
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Taft-Hartley Act largely reversed New Deal policy established by the __________. A) Social Security (or Perkins) Act B) National Labor Relations (or Wagner) Act C) Agricultural Adjustment Administration D) National Industrial Recovery Act ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Between 1947 and 1970, income distribution in the United States __________. A) shifted dramatically toward a larger middle class B) remained essentially unchanged C) shifted toward the wealthiest fifth D) showed that poverty had nearly disappeared ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was a major target of the second Red Scare? A) small farmers B) Congress C) the labor movement D) professional sports ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The largest public works project ever undertaken by the federal government was __________. A) the Hoover Dam B) the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956 C) the National Defense Education Act D) the Manhattan Project ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The turning point of the 1960 election may have been __________. A) four televised debates B) Eisenhower’s endorsement of Kennedy C) Nixon’s “Checkers” speech D) public revelation of Nixon’s womanizing ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The greatest area of U.S. population growth from 1950 to 1970 was in __________. A) the inner cities B) the suburbs C) rural areas D) small towns ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did the Eisenhower administration resort so frequently to covert actions? What were the long-term consequences of such actions? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: military costs; Cold War priorities; American influence around the world; America’s image around the world
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Voting Rights Act provided for __________. A) federal supervision of registration in certain states and counties B) a poll tax to pay for civil rights education C) the registration of all white southern voters D) party affiliation registration ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The bracero program brought some __________ Mexicans to the United States during World War II as temporary agricultural and railroad workers. A) 300,000 B) 650,000 C) 1.5 million D) 20,000 ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
