4949759
Descripción
Test por Elizabeth BeHage, actualizado hace más de 1 año
|
Creado por Elizabeth BeHage
hace más de 8 años
|
|
Pregunta 1
Pregunta
The four major aspects of President Harry Truman's foreign policy during his second term included all of the following EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
support for and full participation in the United Nations
-
the funding and building of a cache of nuclear weapons
-
a pledge to defend the West against Communist aggression
-
continuation of Marshall Plan aid to Europe
-
scientific and industrial aid to developing nations
Pregunta 2
Pregunta
The founding goals of the United Nations include all of the following EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
to avoid war
-
to protect human rights
-
to uphold international agreements
-
to promote social progress
-
to end the need for individual national governments
Pregunta 3
Pregunta
Which nation was NOT awarded a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, along with the United States?
Respuesta
-
China
-
France
-
Great Britain
-
India
-
Soviet Union
Pregunta 4
Pregunta
Which statement does NOT characterize American society between 1945 and 1960?
Respuesta
-
A significant number of people (mostly white) migrated from major cities to commuter suburbs.
-
There was a surge in the number of college graduates, both male and female.
-
Ownership of television sets and automobiles rose to near-universal levels.
-
Massive antiwar demonstrations took place in the streets of major cities.
-
Women left the workforce in large numbers to stay home and raise children.
Pregunta 5
Pregunta
The Truman Doctrine of 1947 pledged that the United States would
Respuesta
-
support any nation in danger of being taken over by hostile forces
-
enforce regime change on any nation that did not have a republican government
-
break off diplomatic relations with all Communist nations
-
impose a trade embargo on all Communist nations
-
institute full racial integration of the armed forces across all ranks
Pregunta 6
Pregunta
Which was NOT one reason why so many American women left the workforce in the postwar era?
Respuesta
-
Giving hiring preference to returning veterans was considered patriotic.
-
Married women who worked outside their homes were considered selfish.
-
Most employers were male as preferred to hire men rather than women.
-
Society pressured married couples to have larger families.
-
More and more women were attending college.
Pregunta 7
Pregunta
When the Cold War began, the United States had all these advantages over the Soviet Union EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
a more prosperous economy
-
a larger population
-
a far lower casualty total from World War 2
-
no physical damage to its land or cities
-
greater military strength
Pregunta 8
Pregunta
Which of the following was established after World War 2 as an international peacekeeping organization?
Respuesta
-
the League of Nations
-
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-
the Quadruple Alliance
-
the United Nations
-
the Warsaw Pact
Pregunta 9
Pregunta
The political technique known as McCarthyism is best defined as
Respuesta
-
freely and fully debating serious issues with one's political opponents
-
taking one's campaign for national or state office into remote rural areas and small towns
-
deliberately slandering one's political opponents with false accusations
-
using television and radio to plead one's political case directly to the voters
-
distracting one's political opponents with a mass of numerical statistics and data
Pregunta 10
Pregunta
The GI Bill of Rights significantly altered American society by
Respuesta
-
admitting women to the US military and naval academies
-
making it possible for millions of veterans to attend college
-
racially integrating the armed forces
-
guaranteeing civilian employment to all veterans
-
creating the federal Department of Veterans Affairs
Pregunta 11
Pregunta
Which does NOT describe the philosophy behind the beatnik movement in Ameican literature of the 1950s
Respuesta
-
rejection of material comforts and financial security as the highest goals of a society
-
refusal to participate in the world of nine-to-five jobs
-
belief in sexual freedom, both in life and in artistic expression
-
support for a major fundamentalist religious revival and a return to spiritual values
-
rejection of both capitalist and Communist economic and societal structures
Pregunta 12
Pregunta
Marshall Plan aid was intended, over the long term, to enable European nations to do all of the following EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
to lower tariffs and thus increase international trade
-
to achieve economic self-sufficiency
-
to stabilize national currencies
-
to increase manufacturing and industry
-
to pursue sound economic policices
Pregunta 13
Pregunta
Communist Party candidates went through all the following steps to take over the nations of Eastern Europe after 1945 EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
temporarily forming coalitions with other political parties
-
gaining individual positions of influence in the bureaucracy, police, and armed forces
-
carrying out campaigns of brutal intimidation against all political opponents
-
acquiring a political base by pretending that they were not Communists
-
imposing totalitarian rule and banning all non-Communist political parties
Pregunta 14
Pregunta
Paul Robeson is a significant figure in US history for his achievements in all of the following areas EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
athletics
-
military service
-
music
-
political activism
-
theater and film
Pregunta 15
Pregunta
Why did the United States take part in the Korean War?
Respuesta
-
to prevent the establishment of a strong and united Korea
-
to contain the potential spread of Communism
-
to intimidate the Soviet Union with a display of military power
-
to restore the Japanese to power in Korea
-
to restore the Chinese to power in Korea
Pregunta 16
Pregunta
Leaders on both sides of the Cold War supported the partition of Germany into two independent nations because they
Respuesta
-
believed that Germany's economic and military status was the key to the strength of Europe as a whole
-
were afraid that a weak or neutral Germant might swing the balance in the Cold War to the enemy side
-
we're afraid that a strong, United Germany might once again threaten world peace and security
-
could not forgive Germany for having caused two major wars of aggression within 50 years
-
we're secretly afraid that the forces of Nazism would rise again despite the defeat of 1945
Pregunta 17
Pregunta
Which result of World War 2 did NOT contribute significantly to the swift rise of Communist rule in Eastern Europe?
Respuesta
-
death or emigration of many professionals, intellectuals, and merchants that opened up opportunities for others to take their places
-
the often-brutal behavior of the Soviet troops on the March through Eastern Europe toward Berlin
-
improvement in industrial output and capacity due to years of wartime production
-
wartime increase in hands-on government control of various businesses and industries
-
the wartime breakdown of normal social and class ranks and many social institutions
Pregunta 18
Pregunta
What did the postwar change in women's fashion, known as the "New Look," suggest about a woman's role in 1950s society?
Respuesta
-
that she was a youthful, dynamic free spirit
-
that she had become a strong, independent individual
-
that she should return to the traditional roles of wife and homemaker
-
that she had acquired a new authority both in the home and outside
-
that she was in rebellion against conservative society
Pregunta 19
Pregunta
Which was NOT one effect of the development of atomic technology on everyday life in the United States?
Respuesta
-
It led school boards to call for more math and science classes.
-
It contributed to the popularity of science-fiction literature and movies
-
It led to widespread fears of a nuclear attack on the United States.
-
It reinforced American opposition to involvement in world affairs.
-
It caused businesses, schools, and individuals to build or designate fallout shelters
Pregunta 20
Pregunta
Which does NOT help explain the post- World War 2 baby boom?
Respuesta
-
Economic prosperity and high employment made the 1950s a good time to raise a family.
-
Society championed the nuclear family as evidence of US superiority over the Communist system.
-
The GI Bill have many young couples the means to marry and raise families.
-
Improvements in nutrition and medical science meant that many more babies survived infancy.
-
Protest movement such as the beatniks and the Civil Rights movement began in the postwar years.
Pregunta 21
Pregunta
Which best describes the intended beneficiaries of the Marshall Plan?
Respuesta
-
all the Communist nations of Europe
-
all the freely elected republics of Europe
-
all nations that had fought on the Allied side in the war
-
all the nations of Europe
-
all the nations that had fought in the war on either side
Pregunta 22
Pregunta
Which best describes the provisions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of 1949?
Respuesta
-
Each member nation would treat an attack on any of the others as an attack on itself.
-
Member nations would pool their economic resources to rebuild Europe.
-
Member nations would establish a common arsenal of atomic weapons for their mutual defense if necessary.
-
Member nations agreed to support insurrection against oppression anywhere it arose in the world.
-
Member nations would trade freely with one another, eliminating all tariffs and other trade barriers.
Pregunta 23
Pregunta
Which was NOT among the issues facing voters in the 1948 presidential election?
Respuesta
-
higher prices
-
higher taxes
-
unemployment
-
tension between labor and management
-
national security
Pregunta 24
Pregunta
Winston Churchill used the term 'Iron Curtain' to refer to
Respuesta
-
the western border of the Soviet Uniom
-
the Berlin Wall
-
the border between Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe
-
the border between North and South Vietnam
-
the border between Communist China and the Soviet Union
Pregunta 25
Pregunta
Which of the following was one motive for the Allied occupation of Germany and Berlin in 1945?
Respuesta
-
to help the Germans rearm and reorganize their military forces
-
to include the German leaders in plans being made for the United Nations
-
to humiliate and punish Germany in retaliation for its aggression under Hitler
-
to divide Germany into two independent, self-governing nations
-
to wipe out all remaining elements of Nazism and the Nazi Party
Pregunta 26
Pregunta
Edward R. Murrow is a significant figure of the Cold War era in the field of
Respuesta
-
international politics
-
investigative journalism
-
law
-
the military
-
science
Pregunta 27
Pregunta
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
Respuesta
-
to provide transportation for East Germans wishing to defect to the West
-
to bomb strategic locations in and around Berlin
-
to unite the three Allied zones of Berlin into one zone for administrative and security purposes
-
to drive the Soviet officials out of East Berlin and thence out of East Germany
-
to bring food and supplies into West Berlin in defiance of a Soviet/ East German blockade
Pregunta 28
Pregunta
Which best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
Respuesta
-
It was a victory for Communist North Korea.
-
It was a victory for democratic South Korea.
-
It resulted in a Chinese takeover of a united Korea.
-
It resulted in an independent united Korea.
-
It resulted in two independent Koreas, one Communist and one democratic.
Pregunta 29
Pregunta
All of the following are characteristic of the rise of Communist states in Eastern Europe and China EXCEPT
Respuesta
-
the use of propaganda that promotes Party ideology
-
the crushing of any opposition party
-
the support of the middle class
-
Party control of all news media
-
a violent overthrow of the previous government
Pregunta 30
Pregunta
What was the result of US and Soviet intervention into the former Belgian colony of the Congo?
Respuesta
-
Nationalist leader Patrice Lumumba was assassinated and civil war broke out.
-
Belgian troops of occupation withdrew from the Congo.
-
United Nations officials supervised democratic elections in the Congo.
-
Belgium granted protectorate status to the Congo with United Nations approval.
-
The Congo broke up into two independent states along ethnic and tribal lines.
¿Quieres crear tus propios Tests gratis con GoConqr? Más información.