3 June 2010, 3:18 pm
11. Which of the following took place on D-Day? (1 point) * the last fight to get American supplies across the Atlantic to Britain * the first British and American landings in North Africa * the start of the Allied invasion of Italy * the landing of Allied forces on France's Normandy coast 12. What finally brought an end to World War II? (1 point) * a massive Soviet invasion of the Japanese islands * the appeasement of Germany * a U.S. naval blockade of Japan * the dropping of atomic bombs by the United States on Hiroshimma and Nagasaki 13. What did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine? (1 point) * to support nations trying to resist Soviet control * to fight hunger anywhere in the world * to enforce the American foreign policy of brinkmanship * to reject the former policy of containment 14. What was the outcome of the Korean War? (1 point) * Korea was unified under a Communist government. * North Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare. * Korea remained divided at almost exactly the same place as before the war. * China controlled North Korea while South Korea remained independent. 15. The 1957 launching of Sputnik (1 point) * proved the superiority of American technology. * greatly increased Eisenhower's popularity. * plunged the United States into a series of three recessions. * caused Congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematics. 16. A 1950s technological innovation furthered by research during World War II was the (1 point) * television. * radio. * drive-in movie. * computer. 17. Participants in the 1963 March on Washington hoped to (1 point) * get "Bull" Connor prosecuted for police brutality. * convince Congress to pass civil rights legislation. * prevent the reelection of President Kennedy. * do battle with the police of Washington, D.C. 18. After Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, (1 point) * the civil rights movement slowly ended. * white Southerners still prevented most African Americans from voting. * many African Americans were elected to office at all levels. * the Supreme Court declared the law unconstitutional. 19. Which of the following best describes the Great Society? (1 point) * It won passage of several New Frontier goals and added to them. * It threw out New Frontier measures and replaced them all. * It lacked any support in Congress. * It cut back considerably on federal government spending. 20. Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? (1 point) * the Cuban Missile Crisis * the Limited Test Ban Treaty * the Panamanian riot * the Bay of Pigs invasion 21. The women's movement borrowed legal tools and inspiration from the (1 point) * hippies. * United Farm Workers. * American Indian Movement. * civil rights movement. 22. What congressional action gave President Johnson the authority to escalate the Vietnam War? (1 point) * the Pentagon Papers * the Geneva Conference decision * the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution * a Joint Chiefs of Staff finding i have 11 through 21 one but im not quiet sure if they are right. 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. C 15. D 16. D 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. A 21. D... Read More »
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