Ch. 28 Reading Quiz

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

A  Korea

B  Ukraine

C  Egypt

D  Cuba

A  Required Proof of Capitalism Ideology at Home

B  Radical Communist Trials

C  Homeland Security Watchlist

D  Blacklisted Suspected Sympathizers from Employment

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

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

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  Domino Solution

B  The American Veil

C  Containment

D  Counter Expansion

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

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

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

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

A  National Council of La Raja (NCLR)

B  Southern Christian Leadership (SCL)

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

D  Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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

B  A federal revocation of their citizenship

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

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

A  Additional stipends to live on while they completed their studies

B  Immediate job hiring upon graduation

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

D  Special skills and education made available exclusively to veterans

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

A  Plessy v. Ferguson

B  McCulloch v. Maryland

C  Breedlove v. Suttles

D  Powell v. Alabama

A  They were granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service

B  They could receive health benefits for their extended families

C  They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates

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

A  wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

B  preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

C  helping the nation rebuild its economy

D  finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

A  Poland

B  France

C  Soviet Union

D  China

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

B  Social Security and other surviving New Deal programs failed

C  The government was forced to increase income taxes

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

A  The League of Europe

B  The Global Peace Initiative

C  The League of Nations

D  The Allied Control Council

A  China

B  Germany

C  Russia

D  Japan

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

B  France was worried about maintaining their overseas empire

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

D  The United States’ economy was not devastated from warfare

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

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

C  The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

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