Exam 2 Review Questions

Question 1

President Truman’s policy of containment was called

Answer 1

Truman Doctrine

Question 2

Eisenhower’s politics have been described as “Modern Republicanism”, which included the tenants of fiscal conservatism, the acceptance of New Deal, and:

Answer 2

the emphasis of the importance of corporate leadership in government

Question 3

True or false: President Eisenhower kept Truman’s domestic anti-communism programs for government employees

Answer 3

False

Question 4

True or false: Before Joseph McCarthy passed away, the Senate voted to celebrate the Wisconsin senator’s life and career.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The military and political alliance that the United States, Canada and ten European countries is called:

Answer 5

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Question 6

True or false: No peace treaty was signed after the fighting ended between North and South Korea

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or false: NSC-68 claimed that the struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union could be solved quickly through a peace treaty

Answer 7

False

Question 8

True or false: President Eisenhower increased spending on military defense during his administration

Answer 8

False

Question 9

True or false: The New Look strategy focused on military technology and the reduction of standing armies

Answer 9

True

Question 10

True or false: To deal with Soviet-friendly governments around the globe, the CIA engaged in dirty wars. These were secret military operations that overthrew Soviet-friendly regimes

Answer 10

True

Question 11

After Joseph Stalin died, ….., who was much more moderate, took his place as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union

Answer 11

Khrushchev

Question 12

True or false: National Aeronautic and Space Administration’s only agenda was to explore outer space

Answer 12

False

Question 13

During the 1950s, federal government subsidized prosperity in the United States through three key programs and pieces of legislation:

Answer 13

Federal Housing Administration, Interstate Highway System, the G.I. Bill

Question 14

True or false: By the end of the 1940s, more Americans lived in urban places than in suburban or rural settings

Answer 14

False

Question 15

President Harry Truman implemented the….which required all government workers to go before review boards administered by the FBI to determine connections to communism.

Answer 15

Federal Employees Loyalty and Security Program

Question 16

True or false: During the 1950s, only a small percentage of Americans ever knew a communist or suspected someone they knew of being a communist

Answer 16

True

Question 17

The case McLaurin v. Oklahoma was a lawsuit involving the

Answer 17

desegregation of higher education

Question 18

True or false: The Montgomery Bus Boycott was an utter failure

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Ella Baker founded what civil rights organization know as the sit-in movement of the early 1960s?

Answer 19

SNCC

Question 20

Robert F. Williams was the president of a local North Carolina chapter of

Answer 20

NAACP

Question 21

The 1965 Voting Rights Act:

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Empowered federal officials to oversee voter registration

Question 22

True or false: The monumental case Brown v. The Board of Education of Topeka quickly ended racial segregation in all schools across the South.

Answer 22

False

Question 23

The Freedom Rides:

Answer 23

were launched by CORE to desegregate interstate bus travel

Question 24

The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s is also known by historians as:

Answer 24

The Second Reconstruction

Question 25

….capitalized on the sounds and styles of rhythm and blues and blurred the lines between what was considered black and white.

Answer 25

Elvis Presley

Question 26

What are FDR’s Four Freedoms?

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freedom from fear, freedom from want, freedom of religion, freedom of speech and expression

Question 27

…..proposed the Share the Wealth program, which limited the amount of money one could make, guaranteed an annual income to each household, and among other promises, guaranteed a free college education

Answer 27

Huey Long, “Kingfish”

Question 28

During the Great Depression, ……wanted the federal government to give every other American over 65 $200 a month, on the condition that they had to spend it within 30 days

Answer 28

Dr. Francis Townsend

Question 29

….started the National Union for Social Justice, thought that the source of economic misery during the Great Depression was due to an international Jewish conspiracy to corner the world market in gold

Answer 29

Father Charles Coughlin, aka Radio Priest

Question 30

….argued that the New Deal threatened individual liberty and would destroy the American government

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American Liberty League, one famous member Prescott Bush

Question 31

….brought electricity to rural America during the Great Depression

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The Rural Electrification Administration

Question 32

FDR became increasingly frustrated with the U.S. Supreme Court when it ruled that the AAA and the NRA were unconstitutional. How did FDR try to influence the U.S. Supreme Court’s decisions?

Answer 32

Court-packing scheme

Question 33

The Social Security Act was the brainchild of….the first female cabinet member in history.

Answer 33

Frances Perkins

Question 34

The Social Security Act did not help all workers. Benefits did not extend to:

Answer 34

farm workers

Question 35

True or false: During the Great Depression, union membership increased

Answer 35

True

Question 36

True or false: The Congress of Industrial Organizations, like the AFL, was exclusive and only organized skilled white male workers.

Answer 36

False

Question 37

During the Great Depression, what new tactic did unions utilize?

Answer 37

Sit-down strike

Question 38

True or false: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II

Answer 38

True

Question 39

During WWII, the US had some major advantages over its enemies in terms of its capacity for production. What were some of these advantages?

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lots of land and resources, a large industrial base, the war was primarily fought on foreign soil, a large population to serve in the military and serve as a labor force

Question 40

During WWII, what was NOT considered an advantage over enemies in terms of capacity for production?

Answer 40

the US population was diverse with different ethnicities and nationalities

Question 41

True or false: During WWII, unemployment virtually disappeared

Answer 41

True

Question 42

In 1942, the US government began….that brought in over 200,000 Mexicans for short-term employment in the United States

Answer 42

The Bracero Program

Question 43

The….created and tested the first nuclear weapons in the United States

Answer 43

The Manhattan Project

Question 44

The National Industrial Recovery Act established…., which would work with groups of business leaders to establish industry codes that set standards for output, prices, and working conditions

Answer 44

National Recovery Administration

Question 45

In 1942, the United States ordered the relocation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, some 110,000 men, women and children in total, to relocate in camps far from their homes. What are some facts about this?

Answer 45

the order did not apply to person of Japanese descent living in Hawaii, there were no court hearings, no due process, no writs of habeas corpus, nearly two-thirds of those forced to relocate were American citizens, and roughly 20,000 Japanese joined the Armed Forces

Question 46

In 1942, the United States ordered the relocation of Japanese and Japanese-Americans, some 110,000 men, women and children in total, to relocate in camps far from their homes. What is not true about this?

Answer 46

After those who were forcibly relocated left, they were able to receive the profits made from the sale of their homes, property and businesses

Question 47

As a result of A. Philip Randolph’s March of Washington movement, FDR issued Order 8802, which:

Answer 47

Banned discrimination in defense jobs, established a Fair Employment Practices Commission

Question 48

The Double V Campaign meant:

Answer 48

Victory over the Axis Powers and Jim Crow

Question 49

The Marshall Plan provided aid to

Answer 49

European nations for infrastructural rebuilding