Ch. 28 Reading Quiz

A  Not overspending with new credit availability

B  Growth of the military-industrial complex

C  Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout

D  Rising communistic sentiments domestically

A  Ukraine

B  Cuba

C  Egypt

D  Korea

A  Radical Communist Trials

B  Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home

C  Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment

D  Homeland Security Watchlist

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

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

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

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

A  Counter Expansion

B  The American Veil

C  Containment

D  Domino Solution

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

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

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 Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

B  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

C  National Council of La Raja (NCLR)

D  Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)

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

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

C  A federal revocation of their citizenship

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

A  Additional stipends to live on while they completed their studies

B  Special skills and education made available exclusively to veterans

C  Immediate job hiring upon graduation

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

A  Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home

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

C  Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD

D  A growing black market for stolen European goods

A  Plessy v. Ferguson

B  Powell v. Alabama

C  McCulloch v. Maryland

D  Breedlove v. Suttles

A  They were granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service

B  They could receive health benefits for their extended families

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

D  They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates

A  helping the nation rebuild its economy

B  finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

C  wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

D  preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

A  Soviet Union

B  Poland

C  China

D  France

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

B  Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed

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

D  The government was forced to increase income taxes

A  The League of Nations

B  The Allied Control Council

C  The League of Europe

D  The Global Peace Initiative

A  Russia

B  Germany

C  Japan

D  China

A  The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare

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

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

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

B  The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

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

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