Final Exam Modern Era Review

1. Final Exam Modern Era Review

2. The most significant impact of television in post World War II United States was that it iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) Fostered a sense of national cultural conformity B.) Made people rally against hatred and intolerance C.) Showed the many diverse interests and influences in and on the country D.) Allowed Americans to see high-quality entertainment denied them during the war E.)

3. iRespond Question F The United States' policy of "containment" during the Cold War held that it was of vital importance to keep Communism from spreading. In which conflict was containment successful? A.) The Korean War B.) The Vietnam War C.) The Cuban Missile Crisis E.) D.) The Communist Revolution

4. The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to iRespond Question F A.) Prevent another world war. B.) Create free trade between all nations. C.) Provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression. D.) Form a 10-year plan for the economic recovery of Western Europe. E.)

5. iRespond Question F "In my opinion, the State Department, which is one of the most important government departments, is thoroughly infested with Communists." (February 1950) - This quote would most likely be attributed to A.) President Ronald Reagan B.) Senator Joseph McCarthy C.) General George C. Marshall D.) President Dwight D. Eisenhower E.)

6. Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of iRespond Question F A.) Reducing poverty and malnutrition B.) Improving medical technology in developing countries C.) Making the world a 'smaller' place by increasing communication speeds D.) Preventing the spread of false or hastily-reported news and information E.)

7. The Truman Doctrine of the late 1940s was iRespond Question F A.) The US policy of offering aid to countries threatened by communism B.) Aimed at a peaceful settlement in the Middle East C.) A plan for general disarmament following World War II D.) A plan for the peaceful use of atomic energy. E.)

8. Which of these is the BEST example of using economic pressure to bring about change? iRespond Question F A.) The Watts Riots, 1965 B.) March on Washington, 1963 C.) Montgomery Bus Boycotts, 1955-1965 D.) Desegregation of Central High School, 1957 E.)

9. iRespond Question F The Marshall Plan benefitted the United States as well as western Europe because A.) Payments were made to American companies as well as European ones B.) American exports would be reduced, while imported goods would increase. C.) European economic recovery meant that the sale of U.S. goods to European countries would increase. D.) The United States took over European territories which they no longer had the resources to control. E.)

10. Which conflict is often referred to as the first "televised war"? iRespond Question F A.) Gulf War B.) Korean War C.) Vietnam War D.) World War II E.)

11. iRespond Question F Which of these was a significant reason for the reawakening of the American women's rights movement in the two decades following World War II? A.) The first female justice was named to the Supreme Court B.) Publication of Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique C.) Passage of the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote D.) The GI Bill sent thousands of men to college, leaving women to care for their families alone E.)

12. President Kennedy's first months in office were strained by what foreign-policy disaster? iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) The Suez Canal crisis in Egypt B.) An escalation of US forces in Vietnam C.) OPEC issued an oil embargo against the US D.) CIA-backed rebels were defeated in Cuba at the Bay of Pigs E.)

13. What is the BEST answer to complete this diagram? iRespond Question F A.) The Cold War B.) The New Deal C.) The Civil Rights Movement D.) The Global War on Terrorism E.)

14. The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to iRespond Question F A.) Prevent another world war B.) Create free trade between all nations C.) Provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression D.) Form a 10 year plan for economic recovery of Western Europe E.)

15. The National Defense Education Act (1958) was created to iRespond Question F A.) An advancement of education in the areas of science, math, and foreign language B.) Educate students on how to survive a nuclear attack C.) Provide scholarships to students who wanted to go to a US military academy D.) Educate students on the evils of the Soviet Union E.)

16. Which of these BEST describes the goal of the "Freedom Riders" during the Civil Rights Movement? iRespond Question F A.) To allow blacks to become taxi drivers B.) To eliminate racial restrictions in air travel C.) To desegregate buses involved in interstate travel D.) To integrate public restaurants in the deep south E.)

17. iRespond Question F Which of these is an accurate description of the outcome of the "Army-McCarthy Hearings" in early 1954? A.) McCarthy was Court Marshaled for treason B.) McCarthy's accusations regarding communist infiltration of the government were discredited C.) The Army was found to have violated international law in committing war crimes in Korea E.) D.) The Army continued to send troops to Asia

18. iRespond Question F The first major team sport in the United States to allow blacks into their major league was in which team sport? A.) Tennis B.) Basketball C.) Baseball D.) Football E.)

19. Levittown was unique in the post- World War II era because iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) It was completely segregated B.) It was a completely planned community C.) It was the first community built after the end of the war D.) Black people were not allowed to live there, despite federal court orders E.)

20. iRespond Question Multiple Choice F What are all of the issues in the diagram describing? A.) The Korean War B.) The Vietnam War C.) Germany after World War II D.) The fight for Indian independence E.)

21. Johnson's "Great Society" was mainly iRespond Question F A.) Long-awaited reforms in health care, federal aid to education, and promotion of civil rights B.) An intensifying of the war effort in Vietnam C.) A conservative support for corporations and wealthy Americans D.) Extensive tax cuts and defense spending cuts E.)

22. The Kent State protest of 1970 iRespond Question F A.) Marked the final significant student protest during the Vietnam War B.) Is the only recorded "pro war" demonstration of the Vietnam War era C.) Was met with brutal force by the National Guard D.) Is significant because former President Johnson participated in protesting the Vietnam War E.)

23. iRespond Question F The area in red in the map shows a southeast Asian country, whose conflict between northern communist and southern non-communist forces, led to extended US involvement in the 1960's and 1970's. This country is A.) Afghanistan B.) India C.) Vietnam D.) Thailand E.)

24. The Interstate Highway System was authorized by the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 for the PRIMARY purpose of iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) Allowing people to live further from their places of work B.) Encouraging more people to settle sparsely populated regions C.) Helping strengthen out national defense by creating an easier means of transporting people and goods in an emergency D.) Building a network of roads that would help to send work crews around the country to ease the effects of the Great Depression E.)

25. Legalized segregation of the races was made unconstitutional by which Supreme Court case? iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) Plessy vs. Ferguson B.) Brown vs. Board of Education C.) California vs. Bakke D.) Scott vs. Stanford E.)

26. Steve Wozniak & Steve Jobs were influential in... iRespond Question Multiple Choice F A.) Developing the first scientific calculator B.) The creation of the first personal computer C.) Developing transistor technology for the American Space Program D.) Making television a more popular entertainment medium than radio E.)

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