While Eisenhower wanted better relations with the Soviet Union, Congress __________. A) ordered the CIA to overthrow Khrushchev B) blocked Eisenhower from holding a summit meeting with Khrushchev C) held sensational hearings investigating Eisenhower’s communist sympathies D) increased the military budget by $8 billion ANSWER Answer: D
When Nikita Khrushchev came to power, he made a goodwill gesture by withdrawing Soviet troops from __________. A) Austria B) Hungary C) Czechoslovakia D) Cuba ANSWER Answer: A
The female labor force __________ between 1946 and 1958. A) was cut in half B) made huge wage gains C) contracted D) grew substantially ANSWER Answer: D
What was Eisenhower’s reason for sending federal troops to Little Rock? A) to endorse desegregation to the public B) to uphold authority and enforce the law C) to force a confrontation D) to prevent violence by closing the school ANSWER Answer: B
Black jazz musicians created a more complex style of music in the 1940s that was harder for whites to copy, cover over, or sweeten, called __________. A) swing B) rockabilly C) cool jazz D) bebop ANSWER Answer: D
The 1790 census revealed that, compared to European countries, the American population was all of the following EXCEPT A) extraordinarily youthful. B) exceptionally diverse. C) growing rapidly. D) remarkably large. ANSWER D
As a compromise, James Madison and Thomas Jefferson agreed to support Hamilton’s assumption plan in return for Hamilton’s promise to support the A) Jay Treaty. B) Republican Party. C) location of the national capital in the South. D) creation of a national bank. ANSWER C
Portugal’s Prince Henry was known as A) Admiral of the Ocean Sea. B) the Spider King. C) a “sea dog.” D) “the Navigator.” ANSWER D
All of the following are related to ending the Indian threat in the Old Northwest EXCEPT A) the Treaty of Greenville. B) the Battle of Fallen Timbers. C) General Anthony Wayne. D) the Whiskey Rebellion. ANSWER D
In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned Americans against the dangers of foreign alliances and A) political parties. B) implied powers. C) allowing presidents to be elected for more than two successive terms in office. D) the Three-fifths Compromise. ANSWER A
