A call for postwar immigration restrictions resulted from __________. A) racism directed at immigrants from eastern and southern Europe B) dislike of northern and western Europeans C) feelings that the U.S. population had reached its maximum capacity D) fear that new immigrants would use up too much of the existing farm land ANSWER Answer: […]
Calvin Coolidge believed in the __________. A) importance of government regulation B) goals of diversity, tolerance, and social justice C) rights of the working man D) least amount of government possible ANSWER Answer: D
The Federal Reserve’s tightening of credit and Congress’s adoption of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff __________. A) worsened the economic situation B) stabilized the economy C) raised farm incomes sharply D) freed up federal funds for relief programs ANSWER Answer: A
Clifford Odets’s play, Waiting for Lefty, was controversial because __________. A) it advocated radical, even communist, labor activism B) it blamed the depression on FDR C) conservative Republicans underwrote the production D) the New York Group Theater refused to allow its performance ANSWER Answer: A
In the 1920s, __________ percent of the nation’s families had no savings at all. A) 20 B) 40 C) 60 D) 80 ANSWER Answer: D
The project name for the atomic bomb was __________. A) Torch B) Manhattan C) Gadget D) Overlord ANSWER Answer: B
Among the Allies, the fiercest fighting and greatest causalities were endured by __________. A) Britain B) the United States C) the Soviet Union D) France ANSWER Answer: C
In the election of 1944, FDR’s running mate—who became president with FDR’s death in 1945—was __________. A) Dwight Eisenhower B) Harry Truman C) Henry Wallace D) Thomas Dewey ANSWER Answer: B
During the Battle of Stalingrad, __________. A) the Soviets suffered more casualties than Americans did during the entire war B) Hitler wanted to retreat, but his generals refused to go along C) the Germans suffered a strategic defeat, even though they lost very few men D) warm weather aided the Germans, but it was not […]
The Central Intelligence Agency __________. A) was the first government agency devoted to intelligence and spying B) had its roots in the wartime Office of Strategic Services C) was created by Congress over Truman’s veto D) remained a small and insignificant agency during the Cold War ANSWER Answer: B
