Ch. 28 Reading Quiz

A  Growth of the military-industrial complex

B  Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout

C  Not overspending with new credit availability

D  Rising communistic sentiments domestically

A  Egypt

B  Cuba

C  Korea

D  Ukraine

A  Homeland Security Watchlist

B  Radical Communist Trials

C  Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home

D  Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment

A  To aggressively expand U.S. foreign policy, spoken by Truman and Marshall as their “New Age Manifest Destiny Plan”

B  To extend the U.S. dollar throughout the world, making it the one true currency

C  To stop European countries on the brink of bankruptcy and starvation from leaning toward communistic ideals, choosing instead capitalism

D  To initiate repayment plans, thereby creating a large trade surplus with other nations

A  The American Veil

B  Domino Solution

C  Counter Expansion

D  Containment

A  Did not want a repeat of WWI where the nation was overburdened with enormous financial responsibility, leading to another world war

B  Agreed with Allied nations that the Soviet Union expanded too aggressively into Central Asia, not needing any additional financial support

C  Wanted to assert to Stalin that the United States was the one true superpower now, showing diplomatic dominance

D  Was advised by his council to instead propose the SALT program, giving the Soviets food and supplies over financial reparations

A  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

B  Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)

C  National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

D  National Council of La Raja (NCLR)

A  Finding their sons who enlisted into the military being court marshaled due to “insurrection”

B  Neighbors clinging to prejudice from wartime propaganda and their wealth sold/stolen

C  A federal revocation of their citizenship

D  California giving them an option to return home to Japan, expenses paid

A  Additional stipends to live on while they completed their studies

B  Guaranteed fast-track positions into corporate America, such as marketing firms

C  Special skills and education made available exclusively to veterans

D  Immediate job hiring upon graduation

A  Having challenging conversations with their significant others about work-force gender equality

B  A growing black market for stolen European goods

C  Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD

D  Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home

A  Breedlove v. Suttles

B  McCulloch v. Maryland

C  Powell v. Alabama

D  Plessy v. Ferguson

A  They were granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service

B  They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates

C  They could receive health benefits for their extended families

D  They received “check-in” cards that gave discounts at most shopping areas

A  preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

B  finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

C  helping the nation rebuild its economy

D  wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

A  China

B  France

C  Soviet Union

D  Poland

A  The unions were devastated over the large amount of people coming back into the workforce

B  Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed

C  More colleges and universities were built in the United States as veterans used the GI Bill for school

D  The government was forced to increase income taxes

A  The League of Europe

B  The Allied Control Council

C  The League of Nations

D  The Global Peace Initiative

A  Germany

B  Japan

C  China

D  Russia

A  The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare

B  France was worried about maintaining their overseas empire

C  The United States military had grown to become the #1 superpower in the world, allowing for trade agreements to increase

D  Great Britain had run into heavy debt due to ill-investments

A  Most of the conflicts involving U.S. troops took place in Asia.

B  No battles were fought and no attacks were made on U.S. soil

C  The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

D  The United States was better prepared and equipped for WWII.