By mid-1941, __________. A) the United States was fighting an undeclared naval war with Germany in the Atlantic B) Americans were demanding that the United States formally enter the war C) the United States had made no significant preparations for the coming war D) both Germany and Japan were carefully avoiding any action that might […]
The basic Allied strategy in World War II was to __________. A) defeat Japan first B) defeat Germany first C) devote equal resources to both theaters of war D) fight a defensive war and wait for the Axis powers to exhaust themselves ANSWER Answer: B
What steps did the government take to encourage patriotism and prevent subversion during the war? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: Office of War Information; wiretap authorizations; illegal FBI surveillance; Office of Strategic Services
In a 1950 speech, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy claimed that __________. A) there were 205 Communists working in the State Department B) Truman was a closet Communist C) the army was ignoring the Communist threat D) a military takeover of the United States by the Communists was imminent ANSWER Answer: A
In 1950, Alger Hiss was convicted of __________. A) being a Communist in the 1930s B) spying for Germany during World War II C) passing secrets to the Soviet Union D) perjury in denying his Communist connections ANSWER Answer: D
What negative consequence did the Marshall Plan have? A) It undermined economic growth in the United States. B) It undermined the growth of capitalism in Western Europe. C) It drove a deeper wedge between the United States and the Soviet Union. D) It created resentment and jealousy in Asia. ANSWER Answer: C
Most popular religious writers of the 1950s emphasized __________. A) self-reliance B) the importance of belonging and fitting in C) political activism D) social activism ANSWER Answer: B
Kennedy struggled to achieve a liberal domestic agenda because __________. A) his main focus was foreign policy B) northern liberals believed Kennedy was insincere C) Kennedy had no real commitment to a liberal agenda D) conservative southern Democrats in Congress blocked Kennedy’s initiatives ANSWER Answer: D
Wright Mills’s White Collar and The Power Elite both argued that __________. A) American workers had voluntarily submitted to repressive domination by a small group of leaders B) corporate workers successfully maintained their individuality in the workplace C) corporate conformity was evidence of Soviet infiltration of American society D) American business had no room for […]
What did the Beats see as the failings of American culture, and what did they propose to do about them? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: dissatisfaction with mainstream culture and society; anti-materialism; alternative music and lifestyles
