Unit 9 (S.20-21)

(20a) The so-called "Truman Doctrine" was specifically designed to aid

• people who were in poverty.

• states trying to integrate public schools.

• countries resisting the spread of Communism

• countries helping the U.S. in the Vietnam War

(20a) The group created during the Cold War to unify all the member countries against communist aggression?

• Warsaw Pact

• United Nations

• League of Nations

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(20a) Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

• appeasement

• elimination

• indifference

• containment

(20a) The most significant result of the Marshall Plan was that it

• helped to restore the economy of western Europe.

• ended the expansion of Soviet influence in Europe.

• increased U.S. control over Latin American economies.

• discouraged the creation of the European Common Market.

(20a) Which of these was a cause of the Korean War?

• North Korea established a blockade to prevent goods reaching South Korea.

• South Korea entered into a treaty with China that endangered North Korea.

• North Korea embraced communism while South Korea chose democracy.

• South Korea rejected American policies supported by North Korea

(20b) It is widely believed that when President Eisenhower signed a bill to create a national interstate highway system in 1956, he did it for what primary purpose?

• to allow people to move to the western U.S. more easily

• to allow people in suburban areas to enter big cities more quickly

• to force southern states receiving federal funds to end segregation

• to provide the means to transport military aid more quickly in the event of a national military crisis

(20b) To help World War II veterans transition back to civilian life, Congress

• established rows of standardized homes.

• encouraged businesses to hire veterans.

• passed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill).

• forced women to quit jobs previously held by men.

(20b) Senator Joseph McCarthy was BEST known for his involvement in

• the Presidential election of 1960

• the 2nd Red Scare following World War II

• supporting the Bolsheviks after World War I

• opposing the U.S. effort in the Vietnam War

(20b) How did the Cold War lead to improved race relations in the United States?

• Preparations for war led to more jobs for African Americans in segregated factories

• Surveys found that African Americans were unlikely to be involved in Communism

• Soviet accusations of American racism forced a re-evaluation of racial policies

• Africans from the USSR found a better reception and treatment in the US

(20b) Which of these BEST describes the Supreme Court case of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education?

• declared that "separate but equal" facilities based on race are inherently unconstitutional

• ruled that universities must be open to people of all races

• Kansas schools were to be desegregated as an experiment for racial integration

• it reaffirmed the decision of Plessy vs Ferguson