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Answer 1

What factor contributed to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

public distrust of immigrants from an enemy nation

attempts by Japanese Americans to hinder the war effort

evidence that American citizens aided the attack on Pearl Harbor

information about Japanese plans to attack the West Coast

Question 31 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(HC)

In 1950, why did the Soviet Union object to the inclusion of China as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council?

At the time, communists were attempting to take over China and had yet to succeed.

China would have greater veto power than the Soviet Union and would veto Soviet ideas.

At the time, China was a U.S possession and would vote against Soviet interests

China had just become communist and the Soviets did not want another communist nation on the council.

Question 32 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(HC)

The graph below shows the projected population makeup of the United States in 2050:

Population pyramid showing population statistics for the United States in 2050. The map shows population data for the United States male and female population from the 0 to 4 cohort to the 100+ cohort. The pyramid shows the following statistics for the United States
U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base

Which of these will result if the future trend on this pyramid is correct?

decreasing income tax revenues

decreasing output by American manufacturers

increasing citizen participation during elections

increasing federal spending on entitlement programs

Question 33 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(HC)

Which statement explains how the development of the hydrogen bomb contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The hydrogen bomb was so powerful that an attack on Cuba would end up doing damage to the U.S. mainland.

The hydrogen bomb was small enough to place on the types of missiles the Soviet Union was going to place in Cuba.

The Soviet Union placed conventional missiles on Cuba in the hopes of getting U.S. hydrogen bombs removed from Europe.

The United States blockaded Cuba to prevent a stolen hydrogen bomb from being smuggled from Cuba to the Soviet Union.

Question 34 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

How did World War II contribute to the outbreak of the Korean War?

It resulted in the division of Korea into two nations.

It gave China control over the Korean peninsula.

It transferred Korea from Japan to the Soviet Union.

It distracted U.S. forces from securing freedom for Korea.

Question 35 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

What was the central goal of the United States in the Korean War?

block Chinese expansion into North Korea

prevent South Korea from invading Japan

contain the spread of communism

eliminate Soviet influence in East Asia

Question 36 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

How did the launch of Sputnik lead to the creation of NASA?

The U.S. space agency acquired secret technology from Soviet defectors.

Desire to attract top Soviet scientists led to the development of a space program.

The Soviet satellite was a joint venture with the United States and Soviet Union.

Fear of Soviet expansion into space led to the development of the U.S. space program.

Question 37 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(LC)

The United States has fought a war with which of the following countries because of concerns about nuclear proliferation?

Iraq

Vietnam

Afghanistan

North Korea

Question 38 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(LC)

Which of these is true about the U.S. economy in the early 21st century?

The United States has the world's largest economy.

The United States exports more goods than any other nation.

U.S. households enjoy the highest standard of living in the world.

U.S. industries produce most of the goods consumed in the United States.

Question 39 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented the desire of the United States to do which of the following?

prevent a nuclear arms race

fight against the spread of communism

promote collective security arrangements

take control of former British and French colonies

Question 40 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization involved which of these?

improving trade relations between the United States and North Vietnam

increasing the military capacities of the South Vietnamese armed forces

focusing diplomatic efforts on bringing a peaceful end to the Vietnam War

spending more money on the Vietnam War than other military commitments

Question 41 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)The graph below shows the escalation of the U.S. military presence in Vietnam:

Graph showing the number of American troops in Vietnam from 1960 to 1969. The graph shows the following data, 1960 has 900 troops, 1961 has 3,205 troops, 1962 has 11,300 troops, 1963 has 16,300 troops, 1964 has 23,300 troops, 1965 has 184,300 troops, 1966 has 85,300 troops, 1967 has 485,600 troops, 1968 has 536,100 troops, and 1969 has 475,200 troops.
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Which of these contributed to the trend on this graph?

escalation of the Chinese and Soviet troop levels in Vietnam

the increasing use of air power to try to defeat the Vietcong

unprecedented presidential control of U.S. military forces

military reports that the U.S. was on the verge of winning the war

Question 42 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which statement describes part of the United States' role in the global economy?

The United States has the highest tariff rates in the world.

The United States is the largest producer of energy in the world.

The United States imports more goods than any other nation in the world.

The United States employs the largest number of industrial workers in the world.

Question 43 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which of these techniques of the Civil Rights movement did the women's rights movement adopt to achieve its goals?

using freedom rides to force prejudiced people to face up to their biases

holding sit-ins to pressure private organizations to change their behavior

organizing protest marches to pressure the government for favorable laws

going on hunger strikes to raise awareness about hidden forms of oppression

Question 44 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

How did the Black Panther Party's approach to the Civil Rights movement differ from that of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee?

The Black Panthers were more interested in ending economic oppression than legal segregation.

The Black Panthers excluded many African Americans rather than working to be as inclusive as possible.

The Black Panthers focused on protecting African Americans from white violence rather than ending segregation.

The Black Panthers used violence to force rapid desegregation rather than civil disobedience to bring it about slowly.

Question 45 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(HC)

What was one similarity between the foreign policies of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower?

Both used economic aid to prevent the spread of communism.

Both were committed to aiding anti-communist rebels in Latin America.

Both believed that the United States should remain out of foreign conflicts.

Both pushed for a massive expansion of the United States' nuclear arsenal.

Question 46 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

The text below was written after World War II:

The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated... . It is hard now to perceive in these miserable men as captives the power by which as Nazi leaders they once dominated much of the world and terrified most of it. Merely as individuals, their fate is of little consequence to the world.

The excerpt above is taken from which of the following?

Atlantic Charter

Yalta Conference

Nuremberg Trials

Potsdam Conference

Question 47 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(LC)

Why did the Soviet Union begin the Berlin Blockade?

to pressure the Allies to withdraw from West Berlin

to place Soviet missiles within range of targets in Western Europe

to prevent the United States from distributing Marshall Plan funds

to stop the United States from aiding anti-communist rebels in Germany

Question 48 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

(HC)

The quote below was written in 1945:

"The bombs in question ... which massacred old people, women and children, destroying and burning down Shinto and Buddhist temples...constitutes a new crime against humanity and civilization."

What was the cause of the beliefs expressed in the quote?

Soviet Union declared war on Japan

atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki

unconditional surrender of Japan

unconditional surrender of Germany

Question 49 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which describes the goal of Roosevelt's cash-and-carry policy?

to allow the United States to give aid to Britain free of charge

to maintain the neutrality of the United States while giving aid to Britain

to allow war industries in the United States to profit from the European conflict

to maintain the neutrality of the United States while giving equal support to every country

Question 50 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which statement describes the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?

The SALT failed to produce any treaties or agreements between the U.S. and Soviet Union.

The Soviet Union left the SALT as a result of American actions in Central America.

The SALT of the 1970s ended because of Soviet action in the Middle East.

The SALT expanded to include nations from Europe and the Middle East in the 1980s.

Question 51 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Why did the Reagan administration provide funding to the Nicaraguan contras?

to give American businesses access to markets in Nicaragua

to support a rebellion against an elected government in Latin America

to prevent human rights violations by the Nicaraguan government

to promote better economic relations with poor nations in Latin America

Question 52 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(LC)

Which of these Civil Rights leaders also worked with the organized labor movement to improve economic conditions for African American workers?

Rosa Parks

Huey Newton

Harry T. Moore

Philip Randolph

Question 53 (Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)

(LC)

Thurgood Marshall was able to advance the goals of the Civil Rights movement directly because of his position in which of these?

the Supreme Court

the Johnson administration

the Department of Education

the House of Representatives

Question 54 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

What effect did the publication of the Pentagon Papers have on the American public?

It helped them understand why the Watergate scandal took place.

It made them aware of the government's lies about the Vietnam War.

It convinced them that communism was a dire threat to their security.

It showed them that draft boards had discriminated against minorities.

Question 55 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

What did President Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War and President Nixon's involvement in covering up the Watergate scandal demonstrate to the American public?

Elected leaders were capable of abusing their power.

The two major political parties were essentially the same.

Social activism was ineffective at producing positive change.

The federal government was out of touch with regular people.

Question 56 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which statement describes one of the effects of President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?

There was an international outcry against the future use of atomic weapons.

Other nations intensified their efforts to develop their own atomic weapons.

The United States got Allied nations to contribute money to its atomic program.

France and Great Britain increased the size of their traditional military forces.

Question 57 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which statement explains why outsourcing occurs?

The United States has become a nation that imports much more than it exports.

Production is cheaper in countries where there is a scarcity of natural resources.

Companies can move jobs to countries where workers receive much lower wages.

International businesses do not want to invest in a country with a high national debt.

Question 58 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which statement explains why the 1973 OPEC Oil Embargo had a major impact on the United States?

By 1973, the national debt had reached a record high level.

The United States was still involved in the Vietnam War in 1973.

By 1973, the United States had become dependent on foreign energy sources.

The United States did not have any troops stationed in the Middle East in 1973.

Question 59 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

Which Constitutional amendment was the focus of arguments in Brown v. Board of Education?

the Fourteenth Amendment

the Fourth Amendment

the First Amendment

the Tenth Amendment

Question 60 (Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)

(MC)

What did the Supreme Court say in its ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?

Affirmative action programs do not violate the Constitution.

Racial quotas are necessary to correct for past discrimination.

The Constitution forbids any government policy that uses a racial classification.

Even states without official segregation policies must take steps to integrate their schools.

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