HUSH May Test Flashcards
(35 cards)
- President Roosevelt material lend lease program was designed to..
a. Declare war on Germany,
B. Foster economic relationships with Latin America.
C. Support failing businesses during the Great Depression.
d. Provide needed materials for the allies while maintaining a perception of neutrality.
Provide needed materials for the allies while maintaining a perception of neutrality.
- What event immediately caused the United States to declare war on Japan in 1941}
a.The invasion of Normandy
b.Hitler’s invasion of Poland
c. Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
d. Japan’s invasion of Manchuria
Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor
- Which of the following is the only country to have used nuclear weapons in a time of war?
a. The United States
b. China
c. North Korea
d. The Soviet Union
The United States
- Which countries emerged as the two dominant superpowers after World War IIP
a. The United States and France
b. The United States and the Soviet Union
c. The United States and Germany
d. The United States and Japan
The United States and the Soviet Union
- Which of the following definitions best describes the Cold War conflict?
a. The conflict in policy between President Truman and U.N. General MacArthur
b. A time period of an intense open war between the US and France
c. A full-fledged conflict between the Chinese Communists and the United Nations
d. A political, economic, and ideological struggle between Communism and Capitalism
A political, economic, and ideological struggle between Communism and Capitalism
- The lack of knowledge between The Cold War countries and The West was summarized in which saying used to describe communist countries?
a. The Iron Curtain
b. The 17th parallel
c. The Great Wall
d. The color line
The Iron Curtain
- What foreign policy was started by President Truman to stop Communism and would remain for the rest of the Cold War?
a. Brinksmanship
B. Containment
C. Appeasement
d. Mutual Assured Destruction
Containment
- What was the main purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
a. Helping the Soviets to expand throughout Europe
b. Controlling the spread of Nazism in Europe
c. Pledging economic and military support to Countries fighting communism
d. Improving relations between America and the Soviet Union
Pledging economic and military support to Countries fighting communism
- This organization was a military alliance created as a defense against the Soviet Union. Each nation in this alliance pledged to defend the others in the event of an outside attack and it still exists today.
a. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
b. National Security Council (NSC)
c. The United Nations (UN)
d. National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
- Which best describes the outcome of the Korean War?
North Korea gained control of South Korea
The United Nations took control of South Korea while the North remained Communist
The US set up a government in charge of both North and South Korea
The war ended in a stalemate and North and South Korea remained divided @ the 38th parallel
The war ended in a stalemate and North and South Korea remained divided @ the 38th parallel
- What was the goal of the House on Un-American
Activities Commission?
a. To find and identify Communists in the US Government
b. To gather information on what life was like in Communist Countries
c. To modify the American culture in order to avoid a rise in communism
d. To build relationships with foreign governments in order to stop the spread of Communism in the Western Hemisphere
To find and identify Communists in the US Government
- “I thỉnk that it is high time that we remembered that the Constitution speaks not only of the freedom of speech but also of trial by jury instead of trial by accusation,” Margaret Chase Smith, Senator (1950)
In the statement above, who is Margaret Chase criticizing for their ruthless tactics in the supposed communists on tv?
a. Alger Hiss
b. Joseph McCarthy
c. Edward Murrow
d. Arthur Miller
Joseph McCarthy
13, What is the message of the following political cartoon?
a. Communists have infiltrated the US Government
b. The statue of liberty is damaged
c. Espionage is a problem in NYC
d. The hunt for communists led to the loss of freedoms.
The hunt for communists led to the loss of freedoms.
- How were school children prepared for a possible nuclear attack?
A. They were removed from school buildings and home-schooled
B. They dug fallout shelters in the football fields
C. They wore lead vests to school
D. They practiced duck and cover drills in school
They practiced duck and cover drills in school
- Which of the following is a domestic impact of the Cold War?
A. CIA intervention in Iran
B. McCarthy hearings and HUAC (House on Un-American Activities Commission)
C. Military operations in Korea
D. The building of the Berlin Wall
McCarthy hearings and HUAC (House on Un-American Activities Commission)
- Which of the following does NOT describe a communist society?
a. Individual choice and freedom are valued
b. The government redistributes wealth
c. The media is controlled by the government
d. Freedoms of Speech and Religion are usually restricted
Individual choice and freedom are valued
- Which of the following does NOT describe a capitalist society?
A. Ability to run a business freely
B. Individuals can achieve differing levels of success
C. The majority of people are economically well-off
D. Freedom of speech and press
The majority of people are economically well-off
- According to the previous graph, when did the US production of nuclear weapons peak?
a. The 1950s
b. The 1960s
c. The 1970s
d. The 1980s
The 1960s
- All of the following statements about the Post-War economic boom are true EXCEPT:
a. The credit card industry made purchasing consumer products easier for many Americans
b. Housing and automobiles declined in availability, thus opening the way for new consumer products
c. More products were available to regular families, such as televisions and children’s toys.
d. More people moved out of the cities and into the suburbs
Housing and automobiles declined in availability, thus opening the way for new consumer products
Source A: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Address to Congress on the Yalta Conference, 1945– “There were two main purposes in this Crime Conference. The first was to bring defeat to Germany with the greatest possible speed, and the smallest possible loss of Allied men. That purpose is now being carried out in great force. The German Army, and the German people, are feeling the ever-increasing might of our fighting men and of the Allied armies.
Every hour gives us added pride in the heroic advance of our troops in Germany-on German soil— toward a meeting with the gallant Red Army.”
Source B: Harry Truman and the Potsdam Conference, 1945 (Secondary Source)– “Truman in July 1945 had begun to look toward the postwar world. The United States was faced with the realization that that the Soviet and communist ideal were gaining increased support across the globe. According to several senators that had recently toured postwar Europe in a meeting with President Truman… Their song was that France would go Communistic, so would Germany, Italy, and the Scandinavians…”
Arconding to Sources A and B, how did the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union change as World War II came to an end?
a. The United States became more suspicious of Soviet global interests.
b. The United States and the Soviet Union strengthened their alliance.
C. The Soviet Union became more hostile towards Eastern European Countries.
d. The Soviet Union and the United States became focused on preventing Nuclear War.
The United States became more suspicious of Soviet global interests.
- To what post war conflict does Source B allude?
a. The Yalta Conference
b. Japanese Surrender
c. The Nuremberg Trials
d. The Cold War
The Cold War
- The purpose of the G.l. Bill was to…
A. Repay American citizens for purchasing war bonds,
b.Ensure that the rights of American soldiers were respected.
C. Encouraged military spending for American industry
D. Provide education and economic opportunities to returning soldiers
Provide education and economic opportunities to returning soldiers
SOURCE: Excerpt of President Hary Truman’s Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union Address,
January 5, 1949.
“The destruction of our allied brothers in Eurepe has been devastating. We have pledged our common resources to help one another in the hazards and struggles of meving forward. We believe that no one country should bear the burden of rebuilding and as a global community, we can work together to strengthen the bonds that tie us together. Together we will reconstruct the great cities of Europe, and together we will flourish.”
The American Presidency Project
23. Which of the following presidential policy is reflected in the previous quote?
a. The Marshall Plan
b. The G.I. Bill
c. The Truman Doctrine
d. The Manhattan Project
The Marshall Plan
- What is one piece of evidence that would REFUTE this claim from President Truman’s 1949 State of the Union Address: “We believe that no unfair prejudices or artificial distinctions should bar any citizen of the United States of America from an education, or from good health, or from a job that he is capable of performing.”?
a. Desegregation of Public Schools
b. The Nuremberg Trials
c. Redlining + Blockbusting
d. Desegregation of the US Army
Redlining + Blockbusting
