Truman’s assumption that the United States would maintain its containment policy through a monopoly on nuclear weapons was undercut by __________. A) the Soviets matching each U.S. atomic and hydrogen bomb development B) the unsustainable cost of nuclear weapons C) technical problems that made mass production of nuclear weapons impossible D) European NATO allies refusing […]
The 1947 federal “Zeal for Democracy” program promoted strengthening national security and fighting Soviet communism through __________. A) religion B) the family C) military investment D) education ANSWER Answer: D
By the late 1940s, the Communist Party, U.S.A., was __________. A) a major third party B) highly critical of the Soviet Union C) growing rapidly D) steadily losing ground ANSWER Answer: D
The greatest long-term impact of the G.I. Bill of Rights was to promote __________. A) education and job training B) making the military a career C) increasing economic inequality D) smaller family size ANSWER Answer: A
Kennedy’s most lasting achievement may have been __________. A) strengthening the executive branch of government B) reestablishing respect for America abroad C) ending the Vietnam War D) bringing about civil rights for minorities ANSWER Answer: A
When Soviet missiles were detected in Cuba in 1962, Kennedy’s advisors’ first response was to call for __________. A) negotiations with Castro and an offer of U.S. aid if the missiles were removed B) bombing of the sites by American aircraft C) a Special Forces operation to assassinate Castro D) a declaration of war on […]
Why was African American music so appealing to young white audiences in the 1950s? Why did it cause so much anxiety in their parents? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: dissatisfaction with musical mainstream; excitement and perceived danger of African American music; social and cultural anxieties of parents and older Americans
The idea of organizing a March on Washington in 1963 was suggested by __________. A) James Meredith B) Medgar Evers C) Martin Luther King Jr. D) A. Philip Randolph ANSWER Answer: D
After Malcolm X made a pilgrimage to Mecca, he __________. A) turned toward overt political violence B) broke with the Nation of Islam and abandoned black separatism C) renounced his citizenship and moved to Ghana D) joined King in founding the SCLC ANSWER Answer: B
Eastern Woodland tribes in North America believed A) God gave men the power of reason to understand nature. B) human affairs were guided by a single, omnipresent god. C) human life was superior to animal life. D) plant and animal life were spiritually alive. ANSWER D
