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PERIOD 8a STIMULUS MULTIPLE CHOICE PRACTICE
(Note--The concepts are directly from the Curriculum Framework’s Key
Concepts. The targets are Mr. Kujawa’s “student friendly” objectives which
mirror those sub-concepts found under each Key Concept. Refer to “ConceptsContent” for each unit for a complete description of those targets on Mr.
Kujawa’s website found in the tab “Course Materials”.)
Source 1--Political Cartoon, The Hartford Times, February 10, 1965
01. One direct long-term consequence of the phenomenon depicted in the political cartoon
by 1968 was: [POL, WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. vocal public support for American involvement in Vietnam.
b. widespread Congressional approval to send additional troops to Southeast Asia.
c. expanded media coverage that openly questioned American foreign policy.
d. declining numbers of college students protesting the war on university campuses.
02. Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the trend found in the political
cartoon? [POL, WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The Marshall Plan.
c. Flexible response.
b. The Eisenhower Doctrine.
d. Brinkmanship.
03. The event depicted in the visual was a continuation of what development from 1945-1965?
[POL, WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Neutrality.
b. Human rights.
c. Free trade.
d. Interventionism.
Source 2--Political Cartoon
Poochnik--Come Up And See Me Sometime
Snafus-----Interservice Rivalries-----Complacency
04. The ideas expressed in the visual most strongly influenced which event in the 1960’s?
[WXT, POL; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 1]
a. The Space Race.
b. Cuban Missile Crisis.
c. SALT I.
d. U2 Incident.
05. The concerns expressed by the cartoonist were a direct reaction to all of the following
EXCEPT: [WXT; Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 1]
a. Design flaws in American rockets.
c. Arrogance by American scientists.
b. Conflict between federal agencies.
d. Citizen fears to take technological risks.
06. One significant result of the trend depicted in the scene was: [WOR; Causation; Concept
1, Target 1]
a. a decline in spending for Air Force fighter jets.
b. increased funding for high school science programs.
c. shared technical expertise between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
d. Congressional support for the Interstate Highway Act.
Source 3--Speech, President Ronald Reagan, June 1982
History teaches the dangers of government that overreaches–-political control taking
precedence over free economic growth, secret police, mindless bureaucracy, all combining to
stifle individual excellence and personal freedom...It is the Soviet Union that runs against the
tide of history by denying human freedom and human dignity to its citizens. What I am
describing now is a plan and a hope for the long term–-the march of freedom and democracy
which will leave Marxism-Leninism on the ash-heap of history, as it has left other tyrannies
which stifle the freedom and muzzle the self-expression of the people...
07. Which of the following best expresses the rationale for the author’s beliefs? [POL, WOR;
Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The United States must employ rhetoric when addressing communist leaders.
b. The United States must put constant pressure upon communist nations.
c. The United States must rely on diplomacy to combat communist aggression.
d. The United States must use the threat of force to stop communism.
08. Which of the following would be most likely to oppose the ideas expressed by the author?
[POL, WOR; Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The Carter Administration, who thought that supporting anti-communist dictatorships
was hypocritical.
b. The Nixon Administration, who thought the gradual easing of tension would jeopardize
national security.
c. The JFK Administration, who thought the deploying special forces required Congressional
approval.
d. The Eisenhower Administration, who thought funding for the military industrial complex
must be increased.
Source 4--Political Cartoon
09. The argument of the political cartoonist most closely parallels which of the following
assertions being made in 1950? [POL, WOR; Argumentation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The Republican Party must be held accountable for “losing” China to communism.
b. The Republican Party should be “ashamed” for their inaction in global affairs.
c. The Democratic Party “dropped the ball” by failing to intervene in Europe.
d. The Democratic Party must “bear responsibility” for ineffective foreign policies.
10. A politician in 1950 would be able to cite which of the following events to contradict the
argument made by the political cartoonist? [POL, WOR; Use Of Evidence; Concept 1,
Target 2]
a. The Berlin Airlift.
c. The Cuban Missile Crisis.
b. The Bay Of Pigs Invasion.
d. The U2 Incident.
Source 5--Senator Arthur Vandenberg (R-Michigan) Defends The Truman Doctrine, 1948
You ask me whether there is any precedent for the action we are taking in Greece and
Turkey. Well, we cannot rely upon precedents in facing the utterly unprecedented condition
in the world today. Certainly there is no precedent for today’s worldwide division between
democracy and communism. Perhaps, however, there is something of a parallel in
remembering what occurred prior to a similar division between democracy and Nazism—
when we surely learned that we cannot escape trouble by trying to run away from it. Greece
must be helped, or Greece sinks permanently into the communist order. Turkey inevitably
follows. Then comes the chain reaction.
11. The ideas expressed by the author represents which of the following shifts? [WOR;
Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. From conservative to liberal support for massive defense spending.
b. From presidential to Congressional decision-making for foreign affairs.
c. From focusing on to ignoring the needs of Western European nations.
d. From passive to active involvement by America in global conflict.
12. Which of the following would most likely oppose the position taken by the author?
[WXT; Interpretation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. America’s status in the world would be raised as a result of financially aiding nations.
b. America’s monetary resources would be stretched to the limit when helping nations.
c. America’s economy would receive a boost by investing in nations who request assistance.
d. America’s military expenditures would be worth the cost by defending nations who are
debt-ridden.
13. The ideas expressed in the excerpt most strongly influenced which foreign affairs policy?
[WOR; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Détente.
b. Massive retaliation.
c. Domino theory.
d. Flexible response.
Source 6--Photograph, November 1962
14. The conditions shown in the image came about most directly as a result of: [WOR;
Use Of Evidence; Concept 1, Target 3]
a. Cuba seeking an alliance with the Soviet Union.
b. Cuba assuming control of Guantanamo Bay naval base.
c. the Soviet Union exerting its will on Cuba.
d. the United States and the Soviet Union
15. One direct short-term consequence of the conditions shown in the image was that the:
[WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 3]
a. United Nations instituted trade embargo of Cuba.
b. United States implemented a naval blockade of Cuba.
c. Cuban government negotiated a deal with the United States.
d. Soviet Union offered concessions to the United States.
Source 7--Political Cartoon
16. The ideas expressed in the visual would have most likely appeared during the _____
Administration. [WOR; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. JFK
b. Truman
c. Nixon
d. Reagan
17. The message of the political cartoonist is a direct reaction to: [WOR; Causation; Concept
1, Target 2]
a. improving relations between the two countries.
b. renewed hostilities between the two nations.
c. Soviet and American foreign policies in Central America.
d. Soviet and American aggression in the Middle East.
18. Which of the following best explains why the situation depicted in the visual at that time
is a turning point in American history? [WOR; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. A hotline established between the capital cities of the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
b. A reduction in the number of nuclear warheads for both U.S. and U.S.S.R.
c. The focus by the Soviet Union to internal reforms in response to American pressure.
d. The sharing of missile technology between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Source 8--Political Cartoon, 1947
19. Which of the following developments most immediately led to the penning of this
political cartoon? [WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. When the United States offered financial support to Greece and Turkey.
b. When East Germany closed land and water access to West Berlin.
c. When the U.S.S.R. installed puppet regimes in Eastern Europe.
d. When East Germany constructed a wall dividing East and West Berlin.
20. Taking into account the political cartoon, the primary issue that British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin disagreed was: [WOR; Comparison;
Concept 1, Target 2]
a. freedom of the seas. b. secret alliances. c. self-determination. d. free trade.
Source 9--Speech, Margaret Chase Smith (R-Maine), June 1, 1950
I think it is high time for the United States Senate and its members to do some soulsearching—for us to weigh our consciences—on the manner in which we are performing our
duty to the people of America—on the manner in which we are using or abusing our individual
powers and privileges. Whether it be a criminal prosecution in court or a character
prosecution in the Senate, there is little practical distinction when the life of a person has been
ruined...considering the basic principles of Americanism—the right to criticize, the right to
protest, the right of independent thought.
21. Taking into account the excerpt, the primary issue the author and Joseph McCarthy
disagreed with is that McCarthy: [POL; Comparison; Concept 1, Target 4]
a. had failed to protect the nation from a communist conspiracy.
b. ought to be commended for seeking limits to free speech in times of national crisis.
c. put the nation at risk because his hearings instigated abuses of power.
d. and his anti-communist crusade was justified despite the surrounding hysteria.
22. Which of the following were a major similarity between the Red Scare of the 1290’s and
of the 1950’s? [POL; Comparison; Concept 1, Target 4]
a. Both deported from the nation thousands of aliens who held anti-capitalist ideas.
b. Both led to the reputations of citizens being ruined by false accusations of disloyalty.
c. Both employed blacklisting as the means to punish communist sympathizers.
d. Both raided the headquarters, and arrested the leaders, of radical labor groups.
Source 10--Graph
23. One direct short-term cause of the trend shown in the graph from 1960-1970 was a/an:
[WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 1]
a. American spy plane captured by the U.S.S.R.
b. satellite launched by the Soviets.
c. attempt by the Soviets to install missiles in Cuba.
d. failed plan by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Source 11--1960’s Political Cartoon
24. The sentiments expressed by the author most directly contributed to which of the
following phenomenon in the time period? [WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The use of high altitude American spy planes.
b. The deployment of American troops.
c. The CIA funding of anti-communist dictatorships.
d. The overthrow of radical fundamentalists.
Source 12--Political Cartoon, 1961
25. The evidence in the visual most directly reflects which of the following turning points in
the time period? [WOR; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 4]
a. The United States assisting financially the citizens of Cuba.
b. The United States being held in high regard by the people of Cuba.
c. The United States installing a new political leader for Cuba.
d. The United States interfering in the internal affairs of Cuba.
Source 13--Photograph, Vietnam War Protest, 1968
26. The concerns expressed by the people in the photograph were a direct reaction to the:
[WOR; Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Nixon Administration’s plan to gradually remove American troops from Vietnam.
b. Nixon Administration’s escalation of the war along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
c. Johnson Administration’s military tactics as exposed in the Tet Offensive.
d. Johnson Administration’s support to negotiate a truce with North Vietnam.
27. The evidence in the visual best supports which of the following trends of the time period?
[WOR; Interpretation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. The United States neglected to prosecute dissenters upset over domestic affairs.
b. The United States experienced conflicting viewpoints over foreign policy.
c. The United States underwent political reforms to address international concerns.
d. The United States altered its strategy to contain communism throughout the world.
Source 14--Quotation, Soviet Foreign Secretary Andrei Vyshinsky, 1947
The United States government apparently counted on the cooperation of the governments of the United Kingdom and France to confront the European countries in need of relief
with the necessity of renouncing their inalienable right to dispose of their economic resources
and to plan their national economy in their own way...[which are] glaring examples of
[violations] of the principles of the United Nations.
28. The _____ would have had the most influential impact on the author’s perspective. [POL;
Causation; Concept 1, Target 1]
a. hearings conducted by HUAC
c. formation of NATO
b. Berlin Airlift
d. deployment of American troops in Korea
29. Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the action taken by the United
States as described by the author? [POL; Causation; Concept 1, Target 1]
a. American rejection of entangling alliances.
b. Eastern European rise of anti-communist dictators.
c. American and Soviet nuclear arms competition.
d. Soviet control of several Eastern European nations.
Source 15--Photograph, 1947
30. Which of the following patterns from the time period is the excerpt LEAST responding
to? [POL; Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Due process. b. First Amendment. c. Self-incrimination. d. Popular sovereignty.
Source 16--Photograph, 1965
31. The sentiments expressed in the leaflet most directly contributed to which of the
following phenomenon? [WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Hearts and minds. b. Body count. c. Search and destroy. d. War of attrition.
32. Which of the following contributed most directly to the change in citizen attitudes toward
the war effort by 1969? [WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Step-by-step removal of troops in South Vietnam.
b. Elimination of student deferments by the federal government.
c. Forcible removal of student protest group on college campuses.
d. Invasion of Laos and Cambodia which signified escalation of the war.
Source 17
33. The conditions shown in the map came about most directly as a result of: [WOR; Use
Of Evidence; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. American opposition to unite East and West Germany.
b. American and Soviet arms reduction treaties.
c. Soviet post-World War II control of war-torn areas.
d. Soviet reforms such as glasnost and perestroika.
34. The political trend referred to in the visual most directly led to: [WOR; Interpretation;
Concept 1, Target 2]
a. the establishment of CIA and KGB spy networks.
b. the creation of opposing defensive alliances.
c. improved relations between the U.S. and U.S.S.R.
d. a wall separating Eastern and Western Europe.
Source 18
35. The progress of the American military as shown in the map was justified by which foreign
policy? [WOR; Contextualization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Flexible Response.
b. Marshall Plan.
c. Containment.
d. Realpolitik.
36. General Douglas MacArthur would have agreed that the U.N. Retreat (January 1951):
[WOR; Interpretation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. necessitated an aggressive counter strike against China.
b. signaled the beginning of Soviet dominance in the region.
c. was a decisive victory for North Korean troops.
d. was the result of incompetent American leadership.
Source 19--Speech, Joseph McCarthy, Wheeling, West Virginia, February 9, 1950
Today we are engaged in a final, all-out battle between communistic atheism and
Christianity. The modern champions of communism have selected this as the time, and ladies
and gentlemen, the chips are down--they are truly down.
37. Which of rhe following resulted from the sentiments expressed in the excerpt? [POL;
Causation; Concept 1, Target 4]
a. Public debates over the balance between liberty and order.
b. Investigative tactics that respected individual civil rights.
c. Repudiation of loyalty oaths for government employees.
d. High-ranking government officials exposed as Soviet spies.
38. Which of following historical developments between World War I and World War II
would the author of the passage most likely support? [POL; Contextualization; Concept 1,
Target 4]
a. Isolationist foreign affairs policies.
c. Protection of labor unions.
b. Reduced federal military spending.
d. Restrictive immigration quotas.
PERIOD 8a SHORT RESPONSE PRACTICE
01. Respond to a), b), and c). [WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Explain one specific cause of the Korean War.
b. Explain one specific cause of the Vietnam War.
c. Account for the difference between a) and b).
02. Respond to a), b), and c). [POL, WOR; Causation; Concept 1, Target 3]
a. Explain why one of the following was the most specific cause for the implementation of
the Truman Doctrine:
++Revolution in Nicaragua
++Communist influence in South Vietnam
++Invasion of South Korea by North Korea
b. Provide one example of an event or development that supports your explanation in a).
c. Provide evidence for why one of the other options is less convincing than your choice
in a).
03. Respond to a), b), and c). [POL, WOR; Continuity-Change Over Time; Concept 1,
Target 2]
a. Explain how the spread of communism brought changes to American foreign policy from
1968-1989.
b. Explain another example of how communism brought changes to American foreign policy
in the same period.
c. Explain one example of how people resisted those changes in the same period.
04. Respond to a), b), and c). [POL, WOR; Periodization; Concept 1, Target 2]
a. Explain why one of the following developments represents a turning point in American
foreign policy.
++Détente (Nixon)
++”Human rights” policy (Carter)
++”Evil Empire Speech” (Reagan
b. Explain one specific piece of evidence which illustrates your choice in a).
c. Explain another specific piece of evidence which illustrates your choice in a).
05. Use the excerpts to respond to a), b), and c). [WOR; Comparison; Concept 1, Target 3]
a. Compare and contrast how each author views regarding the Vietnam War.
b. Offer one piece of evidence from 1955-1975 that is not included in the passages and
explains how it supports Jensen.
c. Offer one piece of evidence from 1955-1975 that is not included in the passages and
explains how it supports Werrell.
06. Use the quotation to respond to a), b), and c). [WOR; Contextualization; Concept 1,
Target 2]
a. Explain the point of view of the author.
b. Explain one specific event which supports a).
c. Explain one specific event which contradicts a).
I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who
are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I
believe we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own
way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid
which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes.
--President Harry Truman, address before a joint session of
Congress articulating what would become known as the Truman
Doctrine, 1947
We welcome change and openness; for we believe that freedom and security go
together, that the advance of human liberty can only strengthen the cause of world
peace...General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for
the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this
gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!
--President Ronald Reagan, speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin,
Germany, 1987
07. Use the excerpts to respond to a), b), and c). [POL, WOR; Interpretation; Concept 1,
Target 2]
a. Explain one specific similarity between the philosophies of Truman and Reagan.
b. Explain how one development from 1950-1989 not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts
could be used to support Truman’s argument.
c. Explain how one development from 1950-1989 not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts
could be used to support Reagan’s argument.