Ch 23 Exam Review

Which American politician was involved in the congressional investigation of Alger Hiss?

• The Equal Opportunity Commission
• Outlawing literacy tests for voters
• Lowering the voting age to 18
• Outlawing poll taxes

What event caused Stalin to blockade West Berlin in 1949?

• Atlanta
• Los Angeles
• Nashville
• Detroit

Which of the following was NOT a Communist country?

• De-escalation of the Vietnam War
• New Economic Policy
• Relations with Communist China
• Sale of grain to the Soviet Union

The Truman Doctrine was developed when the Soviets attempted to gain control of Greece and _____.

• Alabama
• Michigan
• Georgia
• Arkansas

What rationale was primarily responsible for America’s aid to South Vietnam?

• West Germany
• Korea
• Vietnam
• China

Which modern president was the first to give considerable attention to civil rights?

• John F. Kennedy
• Lyndon Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• Dwight D. Eisenhower

Permanent members of which UN agency have veto power?

• George McGovern
• Henry Kissinger
• Barry Goldwater
• Earl Warren

Where was the most dramatic standoff over the desegregation of public schools?

• Alabama
• New Jersey
• Wisconsin
• Florida

What term was coined to describe accusations based on lies, distortion, and innuendo?

• Cuba
• North Vietnam
• Cambodia
• North Korea

Who was the Nationalist leader in China?

• John F. Kennedy
• Lyndon Johnson
• Richard Nixon
• Dwight D. Eisenhower