HIST: US History Since 1865 (MULTIPLE CHOICE)

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Truman threatened to use the atomic bomb to end the conflict.

MacArthur and the UN troops drove the Communists back north across all of the Korean Peninsula and to the Chinese side of the Yalu River.

UN troops pushed the North Koreans and the Chinese back to the original dividing line at about the 38th parallel.

UN forces insisted that the Chinese pull out of the fight; when they did so, the North Koreans were helpless against the UN forces.

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increasing covert operations globally in countries susceptible to communist influence.

testing nuclear missiles via satellite in space.

a sizeable buildup of nuclear weapons, particularly the hydrogen bomb.

engaging in the space race with the Soviet Union.

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Construction of motels

Increasing numbers of fast food restaurants

Thousands of new interstate highways

Growing numbers of social clubs

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requirements that government employees sign loyalty oaths.

government investigations of organizations that were considered potentially subversive.

new laws regarding the protection of civil liberties.

the establishment of the House Un-American Activities Committee and its investigations of Hollywood.

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He was opposed to the New Deal and Fair Deal.

He used national defense to justify the massive construction of the nation's highways.

He served as president during a period of economic affluence.

He left office with concerns about the links between the military and the nation's economy.

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effectively squelched any moves toward a military coup in Russia.

frozen the flow of money in Eastern European countries.

taken control of so much of Eastern Europe that it was as if an iron curtain had fallen between the East and the West.

purged tens of thousands of his own people whose loyalty he doubted.

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They began to purchase items they had once called "luxuries."

They demanded a continuous turnout of new and unique products.

They began to use credit cards on a regular basis.

They became more concerned about carrying debt.

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Fraternization

Going AWOL

Insubordination

Leaking secrets to the press

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federal support for education.

federal aid for single mothers.

federal homebuilding assistance.

federal support for health care.

leading a group of Hollywood actors in protesting the HUAC committee communist witch hunts.

his valiant service during World War II.

being the first African American to play major league baseball.

founding the White Citizens Councils, which opposed desegregation in the South.

advocated a massive military buildup by the United States.

pushed for the development of hydrogen bombs.

called for seeking out and exposing all Communists on American soil.

All of these choices.

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keep West Berliners from visiting the Soviet portion of the city.

try to starve the West Berliners into giving in to control by his government.

keep western influence and West German currency out of the Soviet zone.

try to get the Americans to give him control of all of Germany.

he needed a buffer between his country and China.

he wanted to make it impossible for Germany to ever invade Russia again, as it had previously.

he wanted access to natural resources that these countries possessed and his own country lacked.

the other Allies were talking about the possibility of forming NATO, and his country would not meet the criteria.

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provided $13 billion to governments that promised to become or remain democracies.

was a blueprint for the U.S. invasion of Soviet-occupied East Germany.

described the theory of containment.

was the foundation of the National Security Act.

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the Soviet Union was an evil empire.

Communism was like a game of dominoes.

an attack on one or more treaty partners would be considered an attack against them all.

the destruction of the Warsaw Pact was the organization's primary goal.

an agreement between Stalin and the other Allies to let him take Poland into his sphere of influence.

a union consisting of Stalin's Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries that he controlled after World War II.

an agreement between Truman and Stalin to give each control of part of Berlin.

an agreement between Stalin and Truman to give each other control of part of Poland.

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support for civil rights.

lack of charisma compared to FDR.

poor treatment of General Douglas MacArthur.

extremely liberal views.

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It suddenly ended the experimental gender roles created by World War II.

It prompted an increase in racial segregation.

It muted the critics who had complained of conformity.

It left a lasting environmental footprint outside America's major metropolitan regions.

suburban domesticity and child-rearing.

full-time employment and juggling family life.

college first, then motherhood.

None of these choices.

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sending massive amounts of food and supplies by regular airlift.

threatening to use nuclear force against the Soviet Union.

publicly upbraiding Stalin for his mistreatment of the East Berliners.

running the blockade frequently enough to convince Stalin that it would never succeed.

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liberalism and antidiscrimination

socialism and anxiety

fear and the rise of conservativism

antidiscrimination and conservatism

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President Eisenhower sent in thousands of troops to protect them.

white mobs protested.

the governor closed the schools to prevent integration.

All of these choices.

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True

False

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China had sided with North Korea instead of with the US. and South Korea.

China entered a secret pact with the Soviet Union in 1948.

China declared the Open Door Policy null and void, closing the door to vast exports of U.S. products.

China, an ally during World War II, had fallen to communism, despite U.S. efforts to prevent it.

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Returning soldiers increased the supply of workers, which drove wages down.

Employers were unwilling to negotiate with workers.

Unions had become stronger during the Depression and war years.

All of these choices.

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were encouraged to launch a business from home as a better way to juggle family and work.

earned wages that were comparable to what they were paid during World War II.

were segregated into female-specific occupations, mostly in the service sector.

hoped to find their future husbands at the office.