Ch. 28 Reading Quiz

A  Rising communistic sentiments domestically

B  Not overspending with new credit availability

C  Growth of the military-industrial complex

D  Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout

A  Korea

B  Cuba

C  Egypt

D  Ukraine

A  Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home

B  Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment

C  Homeland Security Watchlist

D  Radical Communist Trials

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

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

A  Containment

B  Counter Expansion

C  Domino Solution

D  The American Veil

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

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

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

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

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

B  Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)

C  National Council of La Raja (NCLR)

D  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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  Special skills and education made available exclusively to veterans

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

C  Immediate job hiring upon graduation

D  Additional stipends to live on while they completed their studies

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

B  Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home

C  Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD

D  A growing black market for stolen European goods

A  McCulloch v. Maryland

B  Plessy v. Ferguson

C  Breedlove v. Suttles

D  Powell v. Alabama

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

B  They could receive health benefits for their extended families

C  They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates

D  They were granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service

A  finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

B  helping the nation rebuild its economy

C  preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

D  wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

A  Poland

B  France

C  Soviet Union

D  China

A  Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed

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

C  The government was forced to increase income taxes

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

A  The League of Nations

B  The Global Peace Initiative

C  The Allied Control Council

D  The League of Europe

A  Japan

B  Germany

C  China

D  Russia

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

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

C  France was worried about maintaining their overseas empire

D  The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare

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

B  The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

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

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