The Korean War ended with __________. A) a North Korean surrender B) an armistice restoring the prewar status quo C) the peninsula unified under a Communist government D) the peninsula unified under a democratic government ANSWER Answer: B
Why did relations between the Soviet Union and the United States begin to deteriorate even before World War II was over? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: Soviet territorial gains during the war; conflicting views on Eastern Europe; ideological differences; mutual distrust
Opposition from the American Medical Association (AMA) blocked __________. A) federal involvement in providing health care B) government health research C) increases in prices for drugs and medical treatment D) private medical insurance policies ANSWER Answer: A
Marlon Brando and James Dean were 1950s popular culture figures who gained their fame in __________. A) television B) rock ‘n’ roll music C) movies D) popular novels ANSWER Answer: C
Which of these did the Beats celebrate? A) jazz B) progress C) power D) belonging ANSWER Answer: A
A symbolic first, Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in __________. A) the Olympics B) the University of Alabama Law School C) the Army Officer Corps D) major league baseball ANSWER Answer: D
In response to the recommendations of To Secure These Rights, Truman __________. A) sent a sweeping civil rights bill to Congress B) appointed the first black cabinet member C) endorsed the recommendations but took no legislative action D) ordered the Supreme Court to reconsider Plessy v. Ferguson ANSWER Answer: C
Mayan society was ruled by A) a strong chief. B) a council of elders. C) elected officials. D) powerful nobles and priests. ANSWER D
Before the arrival of the Europeans, North American native peoples developed all the following EXCEPT A) hunting on horseback. B) living in villages. C) the planting and harvesting of food crops. D) intertribal trade networks. ANSWER A
Contact with white traders, trappers, and settlers caused A) the retreat of Native Americans into Spanish missions for protection. B) the formation of military alliances among most western Native-American tribes. C) Native Americans to resign themselves to the inevitable western surge of white settlement. D) a dramatic decline in the Native-American population. ANSWER D