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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Growth of the military-industrial complex
B Not overspending with new credit availability
C Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout
D Rising communistic sentiments domestically
Question #2
A Ukraine
B Egypt
C Cuba
D Korea
Question #3
A Radical Communist Trials
B Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment
C Homeland Security Watchlist
D Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home
Question #4
A To stop European countries on the brink of bankruptcy and starvation from leaning toward communistic ideals, choosing instead capitalism
B To extend the U.S. dollar throughout the world, making it the one true currency
C To initiate repayment plans, thereby creating a large trade surplus with other nations
D To aggressively expand U.S. foreign policy, spoken by Truman and Marshall as their “New Age Manifest Destiny Plan”
Question #5
A Domino Solution
B Counter Expansion
C The American Veil
D Containment
Question #6
A Did not want a repeat of WWI where the nation was overburdened with enormous financial responsibility, leading to another world war
B Wanted to assert to Stalin that the United States was the one true superpower now, showing diplomatic dominance
C Agreed with Allied nations that the Soviet Union expanded too aggressively into Central Asia, not needing any additional financial support
D Was advised by his council to instead propose the SALT program, giving the Soviets food and supplies over financial reparations
Question #7
A Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)
B Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
C National Council of La Raja (NCLR)
D National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
Question #8
A California giving them an option to return home to Japan, expenses paid
B Neighbors clinging to prejudice from wartime propaganda and their wealth sold/stolen
C Finding their sons who enlisted into the military being court marshaled due to “insurrection”
D A federal revocation of their citizenship
Question #9
A Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home
B A growing black market for stolen European goods
C Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD
D Having challenging conversations with their significant others about work-force gender equality
Question #10
A McCulloch v. Maryland
B Plessy v. Ferguson
C Powell v. Alabama
D Breedlove v. Suttles
Question #11
A They could receive health benefits for their extended families
B They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates
C They received “check-in” cards that gave discounts at most shopping areas
D They were granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service
Question #12
A finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice
B preventing the spread of Communism in Europe
C helping the nation rebuild its economy
D wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward
Question #13
A Poland
B China
C France
D Soviet Union
Question #14
A The government was forced to increase income taxes
B The unions were devastated over the large amount of people coming back into the workforce
C More colleges and universities were built in the United States as veterans used the GI Bill for school
D Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed
Question #15
A The Allied Control Council
B The League of Nations
C The League of Europe
D The Global Peace Initiative
Question #16
A China
B Germany
C Japan
D Russia
Question #17
A France was worried about maintaining their overseas empire
B Great Britain had run into heavy debt due to ill-investments
C The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare
D The United States military had grown to become the #1 superpower in the world, allowing for trade agreements to increase
Question #18
A The United States was better prepared and equipped for WWII.
B No battles were fought and no attacks were made on U.S. soil
C Most of the conflicts involving U.S. troops took place in Asia.
D The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons