What was the most important accomplishment of the Tennessee Valley Authority? A) It brought electricity to millions of rural households. B) It broke the power of wealthy southern landlords. C) It brought health care to the rural South. D) It provided jobs for thousands of unemployed coal miners. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1942, a major offensive by the German Afrika Korps was stopped by the Allies at the battle of __________. A) Morocco B) El Alamein C) Cairo D) Casablanca ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
World War II had its greatest impact on the wages and role in the workforces of __________. A) African Americans B) Mexican Americans C) men D) women ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these helps explain the high turnover and absentee rates of women factory workers during the war? A) Wages were high and jobs were easy to find. B) Many women found it nearly impossible to manage both a job and a household. C) The majority of women did not feel it was right for […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1948, professors at the University of Washington in Seattle faced dismissal when suspected of being __________. A) Communist subversives B) homosexuals C) Nazi sympathizers D) racists ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The HUAC Hollywood hearings led to __________. A) the blacklisting of writers, directors, and actors who refused to cooperate B) solid evidence of a widespread Communist conspiracy in the movie business C) the prosecution and conviction of dozens of dangerous subversives D) a realization that there was little real Communist threat against America ANSWER […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Korean War began when __________. A) South Korea launched an invasion of China B) Ho Chi Minh rebelled against continued French rule C) South Korea attempted to unify both occupation zones of Korea D) North Korea launched a military attack on South Korea ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the consequence of Senator Joseph McCarthy’s nationally televised congressional hearings in 1954? A) McCarthy was disgraced. B) McCarthy grew more popular than ever. C) McCarthy was imprisoned. D) McCarthy decided to run for president. ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The presidential election that first showed the power of television in political life was in the year __________. A) 1948 B) 1952 C) 1956 D) 1960 ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The 1956 Suez Crisis was sparked when Egyptian president Nasser asked __________ for aid in building a Nile River dam. A) the Soviet Union B) the United States C) Israel D) Saudi Arabia ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
