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___1. The New Deal changed American Political thinking because it was based on the principle
that
a) economy will fix itself if left alone
b) federal government should attempt to solve social and economic problems
c) political parties must work together to deal with national problems
d) states should take a leadership position in solving social issues
___2. What was Roosevelt’s goal in creating the Securities and Exchange Commission and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation?
a) stimulate economic growth
b) increase the government’s tax revenue
c) provide jobs for the unemployed
d) restore the public’s faith in financial institutions
___3. The “dust bowls” described by John Steinbeck in The Grapes of Wrath had the greatest
impact on
a) residents of urban slums
b) plantation owners in the rural south
c) workers in factory sweatshops
d) farmers on the Great Plains
___4. What is the primary function of the Federal Reserve System?
a) to prevent abuses in the stock market trading
b) to preserve competition in business
c) to provide a stable supply of money and credit
d) to insure savings accounts in member banks
a)
___5. In taking the U. S. off of the Gold Standard, the government was allowing the value of the
dollar to be set by
a) agreement by all the world’s powers
b) the amount of gold in the treasury
c) the law of supply and demand
d) the World Bank
e) the economic conditions of the time
___6. the “broker state” idea of the New Deal was based on the idea that the Federal government
should
a) intervene in the conflict between interest groups, aiding some and limiting others to
keep everything equal
b) promote cooperation between interest groups to get them to work together in harmony
c) ensure that corporations would win mostly because they drove the economy
d) guarantee the disadvantaged groups would always win
e) follow a laissez faire policy as concerned economic questions
___7. During the New Deal, Blacks became supporters of the Democratic Party because
a) most believed that FDR fought for civil rights
b) FDR sponsored anti-lynching legislation
c) Blacks benefitted from New Deal relief agencies
d) FDR tried to get Congress to repeal the poll tax
e) Blacks had never been part of the Republican Party
___8. Franklin Roosevelt’s “court-packing plan” was a serious mistake because
a. Many Americans opposed the idea of forced retirement.
b. The angry judges reacted by striking down much of the New Deal legislation.
c. It appeared to interfere with the Constitution’s separation of powers.
d. The angry judges struck down the plan as unconstitutional.
___9. Which of the following choices best completes the diagram about the historic political
realignment triggered by the New Deal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
white Southerners
African Americans
business leaders
Progressives
___10. Which was an example of Appeasement?
a) the U. S. Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937
b) the conquest of Poland in 1939
c) the entry of the U. S. into WWII in 1939
d) the agreement of Britain and France to give Germany the Sudetenland in 1938
___12. Which most accurately characterizes the policy followed by the United States in the years
between WWI and WWII?
a) isolation from European military conflicts
b) containment of communism
c) active membership in the League of Nations
d) military alliances with France and Great Britain
___13. When the Roosevelt Administration decided that the United States would no longer
directly intervene in the affairs of Latin America, the new approach was called
a) the Good Neighbor Policy
b) Dollar Diplomacy
c) The Pan American Congress
d) The Alliance for Progress
e)
___14. From 1936 to 1938, Great Britain and France responded to Germany’s occupation of
various countries in Europe by
a) committing military forces to defend Czechoslovakia
b) establishing a military alliance with the Soviets
c) pursuing a policy of giving Adolf Hitler what he wanted
d) threatening to go to war immediately if Hitler did not stop his aggression
___15. World War II began when Britain and France declared war on Germany after its invasion
of
a) the Soviet Union
b) Czechoslovakia
c) Austria
d) Poland
___16. The Nye Committee report created the impression that America’s entry into World War I was
influenced by
a. attacks on American merchant ships.
b. militarism in Europe.
c. American arms manufacturers.
d. the American Communist Party.
___17. The Nuremberg Laws
a. took citizenship away from Jewish Germans.
b. required all Jewish Germans to move to concentration camps.
c. required all Jewish Germans to leave the country.
d. authorized German police to shoot Jewish Germans.
___18. The Neutrality Act of 1935 made it illegal for
a. American citizens to join another country’s military.
b. Americans to sell arms to any country at war.
c. Congress to declare war on any country.
d. Americans to join the Communist or Fascist Party.
___19. The Nazi-Soviet nonaggression treaty contained a secret deal to
a. divide Poland between them.
b. divide France between them.
c. not fight each other.
d. fight France and Britain.
___20. In the Wannsee Conference, Nazi leaders
a. planned the invasion of Poland.
b. negotiated with Britain and France for the Sudentenland.
c. planned the “final solution.”
d. negotiated a nonaggression treaty with the Soviet Union.
___21. What was one of the greatest obstacles to achieving racial integration in the armed services
during WWII?
a) a lack of support for the concerns of minority ethnic groups
b) the appointment of high ranking African American commanders
c) federal courts refused to allow the integration of the armed services
d) a refusal of racial minorities to participate in the armed services
___22. The D-Day invasion in June 1944 on the beaches of Normandy was important to the outcome of
WWII because it…..
a) opened a new Allied front in Europe
b) avoided use of the atomic bomb against civilian targets
c) forced Italy to surrender
d) stopped Soviet advances in Europe
___23.The “Double V” campaign meant
a. Victory in Europe and victory in the Pacific.
b. Victory over Hitler’s racism abroad and victory over racism at home.
c. Victory over the Nazis and victory over the Fascists.
d. Victory on land and victory on the seas.
___24. Which statement best explains why the U.S. mainland suffered little physical damage in WWII?
a) the policy of isolationism discouraged foreign attacks
b) Latin America provided a buffer zone from acts of aggression by others
c) Geographic isolation still kept America protected from most of the fighting
d) U.S. military fortifications prevented attacks on U.S. soil
e)
___25. As a result of a presidential order allowing the military to declare any part of the United States
to be a military zone,
a. Many areas of the West became off-limits to civilians.
b. Many Japanese Americans were moved to internment camps.
c. Much of the Nevada desert became a weapons testing ground.
___26. In the case Korematsu v. the United States, the Supreme Court ruled that relocation of Japanese
Americans was
a. Constitutional, but the government had to pay them for property losses.
b. Unconstitutional and they had to be released at once.
c. Constitutional because it was based on military urgency.
d. Unconstitutional because it was based on race.
___27. The Lend Lease Aid shown on the map was provided to
a) help the Allied powers fight the Axis powers
b) Persuade other nations to join the United Nations
c) Provide technical assistance to developing nations
d) Persuade other nations to pay their debts to the US
___28.The Long Telegram resulted in
a. The Marshall Plan.
b. The establishment of the CIA.
c. The Berlin airlift.
d. The containment policy.
___29.When the United States, Britain, and France merged their zones in Germany, the Soviet Union
responded by
a. Threatening to declare war.
b. Building the Berlin Wall.
c. Blockading West Berlin.
d. Organizing a military alliance.
___30.Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy that began his witch hunt by
a. Accusing Alger Hiss of being a Soviet spy.
b. Saying that there were spies in the United States Army.
c. Urging the House Un-American Activities Committee to hold open hearings.
d. Saying that he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department.
___31.Popular support for Joseph McCarthy began to fade when
a. He began to accuse popular film stars.
b. Millions watched him bully witnesses in televised hearings investigating the Army.
c. He could not produce the list he said he had of known Communists.
d. The Senate impeached him.
___32. The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to
a. Punish Germany for World War II.
b. Prevent Germany from rearming.
c. Keep Communist countries weak.
d. Help Western Europe recover.
___33. NATO formed for the purpose of
a. Promoting free trade among members.
b. Spreading democracy.
c. Mutual defense.
d. Settling international disputes.
___34. During the struggle in China between nationalists and communists after World War II, the
United States
A) Continued to support Chiang Kai-shek with money and weapons even when it became
Clear his cause was lost
B) supported the communist leader Mao Zedong, hoping that a communist China friendly
To the United States would help stop Soviet aggression
C) Supported Ho Chi Minh, a compromise leader
D) Intervened militarily to put an end to the struggle
E) took a “hands off” approach by encouraging China to solve its own problems
___35. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, accused of transferring atomic secrets to the Soviets, were
A) Convicted and deported to the Soviet Union
B) Convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment
C) Convicted, sentenced to death and executed despite two years of appeals
D) Convicted and sentenced to death, but released after two years of appeals
___36.In the 1960 presidential campaign, television was used for the first time to
a. report election results.
b. broadcast candidates’ speeches.
c. advertise candidates.
d. poll voters.
___37. Kennedy’s legislative agenda was called the
a. Great Society.
b. New Frontier.
c. Fair Deal.
d. Square Deal.
___38. Kennedy convinced Congress to invest more funds in
a. defense and space exploration.
b. health insurance for the elderly.
c. urban affairs.
d. education.
___39. During the space race, Kennedy’s goal for the nation was to be the first to
a. put a man into space.
b. put a man into orbit.
c. land a man on the moon.
d. build a space station.
___40. The purpose of the Warren Commission was to
a. find out who was at fault for the disastrous invasion of Cuba.
b. make recommendations for ending gender discrimination in employment.
c. make recommendations for ending racial discrimination in employment.
d. find out if more than one person was involved in the Kennedy assassination.
___41. The States’ Rights Party formed for the 1948 election as a reaction to
a. the “Do-Nothing Congress.”
b. Truman’s aggressive federal spending.
c. Truman’s support of civil rights.
d. Truman’s support of big business.
___42. In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African Americans
a. organized restaurant sit-ins.
b. organized a bus boycott.
c. formed the first Black Panther group.
d. started riots.
___43. The Southern Manifesto encouraged
a. white Southerners to defy Court rulings.
b. African Americans to register to vote.
c. segregation.
d. students to march for civil rights.
___44. In Little Rock, Arkansas, the governor tried to prevent African American students from
entering a white high school by
a. closing the school.
b. redrawing the school district.
c. hiring the Ku Klux Klan.
d. deploying the National Guard.
___45. At first President Kennedy acted slowly on civil rights because
a. he was not sure such laws were really needed.
b. he needed support from many Southern senators to get other programs passed.
c. he believed that civil rights had to evolve gradually, as people’s values changed.
d. he did not want to provoke violence in the South.
___46.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dr. King selected Selma, Alabama, for a protest march because
African Americans were the majority, but only a fraction had jobs.
African Americans were the majority, but only a fraction were registered to vote.
violence against Freedom Riders in Selma had been well-documented.
opposition to school desegregation was particularly intense in Selma.
___47. The ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 had established
a. the right of African Americans to vote.
b. the right of all Americans to peaceful protest.
c. the separate-but-equal doctrine.
d. the right of all Americans to equal protection under the law.
___48. The Freedom Riders were organized to draw attention to the South’s refusal to
a. promote voter registration.
b. end school segregation.
c. stop violence against voters.
d. integrate bus terminals.
___49. Robert Kennedy tried to help African Americans register to vote by
a. sending U.S. Marshals to the South.
b. directing the news media to cover the marches in the South.
c. having the Justice Department file lawsuits throughout the South.
d. proposing a voting rights bill in Congress.
___50. Until 1965, the civil rights movement focused on
a. changing attitudes rather than creating jobs.
b. violent protest rather than peaceful confrontation.
c. economic rather than social problems.
d. segregation and voting rights rather than economic and social problems.