8.06 Segment Two Exam US HISTORY HONORS

What was one effect of the media's coverage of the Watergate scandal?

Activists in the counterculture movement were successful at doing which of the following?

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

By the end of the 1990s, Great Society programs had succeeded in doing which of the following?

Which of these changes resulted from the United States' entry into World War II?

Which of these was formed to create mutual defense arrangements between the United States and the nations of Western Europe?

Which segment of the American economy declined steadily during the 1980s and 1990s? a. healthcare b. agriculture c. construction d. manufacturing

The U.S. alliance with which country was crucial to the success of Operation Desert Storm?

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

How did the launch of Sputnik affect the American public?

How did the Kennedy administration react to the March on Washington?

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.

What was one of the main goals of the March on Washington on August 28, 1963? a federal law ending segregation in the U.S. military a federal employment program for all workers, regardless of race an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution an armed force in the Southern states to enforce integration laws

Which of these groups was largely left out of the rising prosperity in post-War America? small businesses blue-collar workers inner-city minorities suburban households

Feminists and Civil Rights activists both wanted which of these? equal rights for all an end to legal segregation limitations on police power preferred treatment of minorities

Which Supreme Court ruling represented a victory for the women's rights movement? Roe v. Wade Miranda v. Arizona Mapp v. Ohio New York Times v. United States

What was American society's prevailing view of women in the 1950s? Women should have employment opportunities equal to those of men. Women and men should be paid the same wage for the same work. Women should work outside of the home and contribute to the family income. Women should dedicate themselves to caring for their family and home.

Which of the following had to be true for a country to receive war material from the United States under the Lend-Lease Act? The country had to pay for the war material in cash. The country had to transport the war material in its own ships. The country must sign a pledge that it would not act as an aggressor. The country's defense must be vital to safety of the United States.

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

Which of these forms of civil disobedience were used only by the Civil Rights movement? sit-ins occupations freedom rides protest marches

Since the 1990s, both Republicans and Democrats have agreed on the need for which of these changes to immigration policy? enhanced border security amnesty for illegal immigrants the elimination of national quotas a reduction in the number of student visas

At the beginning of the 21st century, U.S. immigration policy did which of the following? made it more difficult for unskilled workers to obtain U.S. citizenship granted amnesty to illegal immigrants who had paid U.S. income taxes placed restrictive quotas on immigration from Middle Eastern countries gave preference to immigrants with family already living in the United States

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.

U.S. membership in the World Trade Organization has had which of these effects? It has resulted in a steady growth in international trade. It has reversed the decades-long trend towards outsourcing. It has made the U.S. economy more vulnerable to recessions. It has made a significant contribution to the U.S. national debt.

Which of the following was the name for Roosevelt and Churchill's agreement to collective security, disarmament, freedom of the seas, and economic cooperation? Yalta Conference Potsdam Conference Atlantic Charter Tehran Conference

What political reform affecting freedom of speech and of the press led President Reagan to resume diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union? glasnost globalization perestroika apartheid

Which of these contributed to the movement to hold war crimes tribunals at Nuremberg after World War II? the Holocaust the use of atomic bombs the rise of the German Communist Party the Soviet refusal to withdraw from Eastern Europe

In 1992, presidential candidate H. Ross Perot said that signing the NAFTA agreement would produce a "giant sucking sound" in the United States. What was he referring to? loss of American jobs increase in American exports decrease in American imports loss of illegal immigrants

Which of these contributed directly to the outbreak of Vietnam War? the outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis the stalemate that ended the Korean War the withdrawal of French forces from Indochina the diplomatic split between China and the Soviet Union

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

Persons found responsible for scenes in the image above would be charged with which of the following? Holocaust crimes crimes against nature crimes against the peace crimes against humanity

Which statement explains President Truman's dispute with General MacArthur over war strategy in Korea? Truman feared that attacking China would bring the Soviet Union into the war. Truman felt that MacArthur had failed to prepare for Chinese entry into the war. Truman felt that MacArthur was reluctant to use limited atomic weapons in the war. Truman feared that invading North Korea would bring Chinese communists into the war.

How did the outbreak of World War II affect German Americans? It increased suspicion that German Americans were Nazi supporters. It prompted nearly all military-age German American men to enlist in the military. It resulted in the imprisoning of all Germans who did not sign a loyalty oath to the United States. It led many German Americans to migrate back to their homeland.

What occurred as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)? Police powers were enlarged. Executive privilege was limited. Freedom of the press was protected. Rights of the accused were expanded.

the text below is from the charter of the United Nations: WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the [destruction] of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom, AND FOR THESE ENDS to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples. Source: http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/preamble.shtml Based on this excerpt, what was the member nations' stance on war and use of armed force? War declared on one member nation has no bearing on the other members. War is justified if the group's shared goals are being threatened. War for any purpose is unnecessary and inhumane. War places too much of a financial burden on nations and should be avoided.

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