home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
800 College Boards
/
800 College Boards.iso
/
cbrd22
/
module1
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
1992-01-01
|
4KB
|
164 lines
NEW SET
A
Type the letter of the best answer.
next
1
1. President Truman told Congress in 1947 that the U. S. could not realize
its postwar objectives "unless we are willing to help free peoples to
maintain their free institutions and their national integrity against
aggressive movements." This policy was first implemented in:
(A) Berlin and Tokyo
(B) Greece and Turkey
(C) Hungary and Poland
(D) Korea
(E) China
next
b
0
2
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
2
(B) This policy resisted Communism.
next
2
2. In the agreement that established the North American Treaty Organization,
member nations stated that:
(A) an attack against one member would be considered as an attack upon all
members
(B) all NATO members would participate in a "common market"
(C) NATO troops would serve as a "peacekeeping force" in the world
(D) East and West Germany would be united in 1950
(E) NATO members would patrol the seas
next
a
0
3
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
3
(A) NATO set up a joint military force.
next
3
3. In 1950, United Nations forces in Korea were under the command of:
(A) Dwight D. Eisenhower
(B) Douglas MacArthur
(C) Charles de Gaulle
(D) Syngman Rhee
(E) Chiang Kai Chek
next
b
0
4
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
4
(B) MacArthur was in charge of the United Nations forces in Korea until
relieved of command by President Truman in 1951.
next
4
4. One of President Truman's objectives during the Korean War was to:
(A) incite the Communist Chinese to declare war on the United States
(B) establish diplomatic relations with Communist China
(C) avoid direct conflict with Communist China
(D) force the North Koreans south of the 38th parallel
(E) capture Seoul
next
c
0
5
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
5
(C) Truman wanted to avoid direct conflict with Communist China.
next
5
5. Which of the following did NOT characterize American society during the
1950s?
(A) rapid construction of interstate highways
(B) an end to the economic expansion of the World War II era
(C) a high birth rate
(D) the development of the television industry
(E) suburban growth
next
b
0
6
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
6
(B) The 1950s were characterized by economic expansion and corporate
consolidation.
next
6
6. In 1963, author Betty Friedan wrote that American women in the postwar era
were affected by a "feminine mystique." Factors that contributed to
this mystique, she claimed, were:
(A) the propaganda of older feminist organizations
(B) the influence of new feminist organizations, such as NOW
(C) women's entry into the labor force
(D) the influence of advertisements, psychology, and women's magazines
(E) male-female biological differences
next
d
0
7
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
7
(D) Women's roles were not self-chosen.
next
7
7. The "Freedom Rides" of the early 1960s can be best described as:
(A) a movement to create opportunities for higher education among southern
black Americans
(B) groups of southern civil rights workers traveling to the March
on Washington
(C) a civil rights campaign to increase voter registration in the South
(D) a campaign to desegregate public facilities in southern states
(E) a first attempt at bussing children
next
d
0
8
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
8
(D) This was a protest movement.
next
8
8. "Convinced that `Communist domination in this hemisphere can never be
negotiated,' President Kennedy approved a secret plan of aggression, one
that was to prove a complete failure." This statement most likely
refers to:
(A) the Tet Offensive
(B) the Bay of Pigs
(C) the conflict over the Berlin Wall
(D) Soviet shipment of missiles to Cuba
(E) the PENTAGON PAPERS
next
b
0
B
Correct.
next
wrong answer explanation
B
(B) The intention was to start a Cuban uprising against Castro. It failed.
end