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