The United States and the Soviet Union began to experience a breakdown in relations within weeks of President Truman taking office because A) President Truman learned that the Soviet Union had successfully detonated an atomic bomb. B) the Soviet Union removed its army from Eastern Europe. C) the Soviet Union claimed that they no longer […]
__________ was the first major communist government created without the presence of Soviet troops. A) The Democratic Republic of Germany B) Poland C) Vietnam D) The People’s Republic of China ANSWER D
The passage of the Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution A) lowered the voting age to 18. B) prohibited any president from serving more than two terms in office. C) outlawed poll taxes in federal elections. D) determined the line of succession in case of the removal of the president from office or his death or […]
Which of the following best describes the Knights of Labor? a. a union of producers aimed at uplifting, utopian reform b. a union of producers aimed only at improving wages and working conditions c. a federation of industrial unions aimed at making each man his own employer d. a federation of craft unions aimed only […]
John F. Kennedy’s strengths during the 1960 presidential election included all of the following EXCEPT A) personal charisma. B) almost unlimited campaign funds. C) his strong record on civil rights. D) an excellent campaign team, led by Robert Kennedy. ANSWER Answer: C
What was a consequence of the Cuban Missile Crisis? a. the end of the U.S.-Soviet arms race b. the Soviet-American telephone hotline c. a decrease in Kennedy’s popularity among the American people d. a new maturity in John F. Kennedy’s domestic policy e. a new policy of nuclear arms reduction by both the Soviet and […]
The Freedom Riders experienced all of the following EXCEPT A) white mobs left white riders alone but beat black riders. B) white mobs left black riders alone but beat white riders. C) 328 Freedom Riders were arrested. D) a peaceful trip through the South under the protection of the FBI. ANSWER Answer: D
NSC-68 argued that the United States had entered an era of __________. A) unmatched prosperity B) limitless opportunity C) permanent crisis D) geopolitical stability ANSWER C
The phrase the “problem that has no name” alludes to which of the following? A) white female suburban isolation B) infertility C) marital infidelity D) depression ANSWER Answer: A
Who disapproved of the terms of the Jay-Gardoqui negotiations? A) the South B) the Middle-Atlantic states C) eastern merchants D) All of the above. ANSWER A
