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
Which one of the following was NOT in President Washington’s first cabinet? A) Edmund Randolph B) Alexander Hamilton C) John Jay D) Thomas Jefferson ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
The preconditions for successful European expansion around 1500 included all the following EXCEPT the A) rise of merchants and their alliance with monarchs. B) growth of geographical knowledge. C) unification of nation-states. D) growing separation of church and state. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
