The long-term importance of the Truman Doctrine was that the United States __________. A) committed itself to safeguarding the Free World from communism B) moved toward a policy of withdrawal and isolationism C) expressed its openness to compromise with the Soviet Union D) declared itself the champion of international free trade ANSWER Answer: A
What was the purpose of House Committee on Un-American Activities? Who did it target? What happened to those who refused to cooperate with the committee? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: the second Red Scare; Hollywood; the labor movement; homosexuals; blacklists
By the late 1950s, urban ethnic comedy shows featuring blacks and Latinos __________. A) dominated network television B) topped the ratings week after week C) had disappeared from network television D) became more realistic in dealing with social issues ANSWER Answer: C
Walt Disney’s series of shows on Davy Crockett was a memorable example of the ability television to __________. A) ignore real-life problems B) create an overnight fad C) recreate history D) rework old movie themes ANSWER Answer: B
The greatest songwriter and most influential guitarist to emerge from the first “golden age of rock ‘n’ roll” was __________. A) Jerry Lee Lewis B) Little Richard C) Elvis Presley D) Chuck Berry ANSWER Answer: D
This African American Nobel Prize winner refused a government appointment because he did not want to subject his family to humiliating segregation laws in Washington, DC. A) Ralph Abernathy B) James Farmer C) Ralph Bunche D) Martin Luther King Jr. ANSWER Answer: C
The great migration to East Harlem from 1945 to 1964 was made up of __________. A) African Americans B) Puerto Ricans C) Native Americans D) Mexicans ANSWER Answer: B
The “agricultural revolution” in the New World A) stabilized Native-American population growth. B) led to the establishment of permanent villages. C) had little effect on Native-American cultures. D) first occurred among the Eastern Woodland tribes of North America. ANSWER B
Alexander Hamilton’s funding and assumption programs suggest that he believed that humans were fundamentally motivated by A) a humanitarian concern for the welfare of others. B) a keen sense of justice and fair play. C) economic self-interest. D) religious convictions. ANSWER C
Congress did NOT adopt Secretary Hamilton’s financial proposal to A) fund the national debt. B) assume the states’ debts. C) create a national bank. D) aid industry. ANSWER D
