HISTORY 105 Unit 3 - Milestone 3 Questions & Answers Graded A

HISTORY 105 Unit 3 - Milestone 3 Questions & Answers "Segregation of white and colored children in public schools has a detrimental effect upon the colored children. The impact is greater when it has the sanction of the law, for the policy of separating the races is usually interpreted as denoting the inferiority of the negro group." 1) Which of the following statements best explains Chief Justice Earl Warren's argument against public school segregation contained in this excerpt? a. Public school segregation interferes with the ability of both white and black students to reach their full potential in life. b. Based on the "equal protection" clause of the 14th Amendment, it is unconstitutional to segregate public school children. c. Separating children on the basis of race has a negative effect on African American students even if the separate facilities are equal in every way. d. Southern states have failed to provide truly equal facilities for black and white students, and therefore the segregation of public schools must end. 2) Which statement describes an effect of economic expansion in the 1950s? a. "It seemed as if everyone I knew had moved to the city." b. "We chose not to have children so that we could enjoy ourselves and travel more." c. “We began to see more convenience stores and fast-food restaurants as car ownership increased.” d. "White collar jobs became more plentiful, but jobs for working class men were still hard to find." In 1961, civil rights organizations organized "Freedom Rides." 3) What was their purpose? a. To desegregate private businesses in the South b. To convince President John Kennedy to provide federal protection for civil rights workers c. To register African Americans to vote in Southern states d. To test the enforcement of desegregation in interstate transportation 4) In a geopolitical sense, what was one motivation behind President Harry Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan? a. To prove to the Allied powers that the United States was the dominant world power b. To put other Asian countries on alert that they could be next c. To convince Germany to surrender unconditionally d. To send a message to the Soviet Union about America's strength 5) Why did the United States adopt a "Europe first" strategy upon entering World War II? a. Nazi Germany appeared to be on the brink of conquering Europe. b. Soviet soldiers were preventing German troops from entering key Soviet cities. c. The United States owed large sums of money to European nations after World War I. d. Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt had convinced Joseph Stalin that Italy was vulnerable to invasion. In the summer of 1963, President John Kennedy stated his support for a civil rights bill. 6) The bill he envisioned would give the federal government greater power to do which of the following actions? a. Introduce affirmative action b. Oversee elections in Southern states c. Arrest violent protestors d. Enforce school desegregation 7) Federal housing policies prior to World War II and government agencies, such as the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, helped create . a. residential segregation b. de jure segregation c. low-income housing d. equal access to home ownership 8) Choose the statement that best analyzes events in the year 1968 through the lens of politics. a. Divisions over the Vietnam War paved the way for a more conservative coalition to come to power. b. Women’s liberation groups targeted the Miss America pageant for being exploitative of women. c. The discovery of U.S. military actions at My Lai exposed the moral consequences of the Vietnam War. d. Technological achievements, such as television coverage broadcast from space of manned space flight Apollo 7, unified Americans in challenging times. 9) Choose the true statement about women in the workforce during World War II. a. Women made up more than a third of the domestic workforce. b. Employers did not want to hire married women with children. c. The number of working women fell, as women supported the war effort by caring for the home. d. Women were temporarily able to achieve equal pay with men. The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. 10) Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights? a. Reason and conscience can guide human beings to treat one another as equals. b. Humans must cede some of their rights to governments in exchange for protection. c. The Declaration of Human Rights shall be applicable only to Christian nations. d. The ideals outlined shall be enforced equally in all of the world’s nations and governments. 11) Which of the following is true about the Yalta Conference? a. The U.S. and the Soviet Union promised to fight Japan together. b. Germany was split into multiple zones of occupation. c. It occurred after Germany's surrender but before Japan's. d. The Allied powers agreed to put Nazi officials on trial at the end of the war. 12) Economic expansion and suburbanization in the 1950s led to cultural pressures to behave in certain ways according to your . a. gender b. income c. location d. profession "As part of the Lyndon Johnson administration's War on Poverty, my teenage son participated in a program which provided training and work experience so he could have the same advantages as others." 13) What was the name of that program? a. Community Action Program b. Teacher Corps c. Head Start d. Job Corps 14) Choose the statement that explains one way the federal government supported private business during World War II. a. “We will decrease taxes on corporations and allow them to lower wages for the duration of the war.” b. “We will award defense contracts to the smallest 100 corporations in the United States.” c. “We will enforce antitrust regulations while wartime mobilization and production are in effect.” d. “We will assume the majority of costs associated with converting your factory to produce wartime materials.” 15) Which of the following was a significant effect of containment policy and the Cold War on the American government in the 1940s and 1950s? a. The creation of new federal bodies, such as the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency, to curtail Communist subversion at home and abroad b. The expulsion of all persons of Russian descent from state and federal employment c. The temporary suspension of the First Amendment in an effort to contain state secrets related to the atomic bomb d. A gradual acceptance of diverse views and behaviors related to sexuality and gender 16) What did President Kennedy do in response to the Cuban Missile Crisis? a. He demanded the Soviet Premier remove the missiles from Cuba. b. He invaded Cuba and dismantled the missiles. c. He persuaded the Cuban leader to ally with the U.S. rather than the Soviet Union. d. He bombed the missile silos until they were damaged beyond repair. 17) Choose the statement that best explains why Richard Nixon represented a significant challenge to the Democratic Party in the 1968 presidential election. a. He believed that racial equality in the United States must be accompanied by economic equality. b. His antiwar campaign was most popular with college students and idealistic young activists. c. He did not foresee making any significant changes to president Lyndon Johnson’s domestic or foreign policies. d. He represented the majority of Americans opposed to the social changes taking place in the country.