Chap 23-26

Question 1

During WWII war engulfed nearly the entire glove for 8 years

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Lend-Lease

Answer 2

Let the US loan weapons instead of selling them to Britain

Question 3

The US entered the war in

Answer 3

1941

Question 4

What did the Neutrality Act prohibit?

Answer 4

the sales of arms and ammunitions to nations at war.

Question 5

FDR ran for a 3rd term.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Americans were eager to place Japanese Americans in interment camps

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Women were not allowed to take part in the war efforts.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What sealed the fate of WWII?

Answer 8

the dropping of the atomic bomb

Question 9

The Marshall Plan was aimed at

Answer 9

restoring Europeans faith in capitalism

Question 10

The Berlin Airlift was not a success

Answer 10

False

Question 11

The Korean War

Answer 11

ended in a stalemate

Question 12

How long did the Chinese Civil War last?

Answer 12

25 years

Question 13

What popular movies came out due to the nuclear fallout?

Answer 13

Hawaii Five-O and Godzilla

Question 14

When it came to fallout shelters, the government . . .

Answer 14

recommended people build their own at their own expense and distributed pamphlets with suggested floor plans.

Question 15

The “Hollywood Ten” were blacklisted in Hollywood even after being found not guilty of having communist ties.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

On October 4, 1957 . . .

Answer 16

the Soviet Union sent Sputnik into outer space.

Question 17

The republicans were a huge fan of the New Deal after the war.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Truman intervened . . .

Answer 18

when railroad workers went on strike.

Question 19

A good example of a rags to riches tale during this time would be

Answer 19

Elvis Presley

Question 20

During the 1950’s per capita consumption

Answer 20

rose.

Question 21

During this time modern artists formulated a new mode of visual art called

Answer 21

abstract

Question 22

During the civil rights movement, what forms of media relayed the types of racial violence that was occurring?

Answer 22

Television and Magazines

Question 23

The Supreme Court overturned the Plessy v. Fergusson in 1947

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Name 3 examples of TV shows of the time.

Answer 24

The Honeymooners, I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver & Father Knows Best

Question 25

During the span of 1945 and 1965 during the Cold War, America’s focus shifted from Asia to Europe.

Answer 25

False

Question 26

During the Vietnam war the American military relied heavily on

Answer 26

bombing

Question 27

America first became involved in Vietnam during

Answer 27

WWII

Question 28

When Kennedy assumed presidency he . .

Answer 28

had to deal with the bay of Pigs, constructing the Berlin Wall and problems in Vietnam

Question 29

Lee Harvey Oswald was the man who assassinated JFK

Answer 29

True

Question 30

During the Vietnam War ______ was used to strip the trees of their leaves to expose hideouts and kill the crops.

Answer 30

Agent orange

Question 31

When Nixon entered the White House in 1969, he stated, “I’m going to let that war continue.”

Answer 31

False