Ch 28 Reading Quiz

A  Not overspending with new credit availability

B  Rising communistic sentiments domestically

C  Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout

D  Growth of the military-industrial complex

A  Egypt

B  Cuba

C  Korea

D  Ukraine

A  Homeland Security Watchlist

B  Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment

C  Radical Communist Trials

D  Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home

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

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

A  Counter Expansion

B  Containment

C  The American Veil

D  Domino Solution

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

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

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

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

A  National Council of La Raja (NCLR)

B  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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

D  Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)

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

D  A federal revocation of their citizenship

A  Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home

B  Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD

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

D  A growing black market for stolen European goods

A  Breedlove v. Suttles

B  McCulloch v. Maryland

C  Plessy v. Ferguson

D  Powell v. Alabama

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

A  preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

B  wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

C  finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

D  helping the nation rebuild its economy

A  Poland

B  Soviet Union

C  France

D  China

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

B  The government was forced to increase income taxes

C  Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed

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

A  The League of Nations

B  The Global Peace Initiative

C  The Allied Control Council

D  The League of Europe

A  Russia

B  Japan

C  China

D  Germany

A  France was worried about maintaining their overseas empire

B  The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare

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

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

A  The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

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

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

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