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History 118 - History of the United States 1877 to Present » Summer 2022 » Ch. 28 Reading Quiz

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Question #1

What was the main reason the United States did not experience the same difficulties its European allies experienced after World War II?

A. The United States has a clear advantage with nuclear weapons

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

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

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

Question #2

Why was economic recovery easier for the United States than it was for Great Britain and France after World War II?

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

Question #3

After the United States entered World War II, immigrants from which of the following countries became eligible for U.S. citizenship? This group was previously excluded in a famous Exclusion Act.

A. Germany

B. Russia

C. China

D. Japan

Question #4

The United Nations was formed after World War II as the successor to which failed organization?

A. The League of Europe

B. The League of Nations

C. The Global Peace Initiative

D. The Allied Control Council

Question #5

Which country received economic assistance through the Marshall Plan?

A. Soviet Union

B. China

C. France

D. Poland

Question #6

After World War II, what was the MAIN reason why the United States established a presence in West Germany?

A. helping the nation rebuild its economy

B. preventing the spread of Communism in Europe

C. wanted to increase trade agreements with Europe moving forward

D. finding Nazi war criminals and bringing them to justice

Question #7

What was one benefit that American soldiers received under the G.I. Bill?

A. They were able to obtain business loans at reduced rates

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 granted lifetime monthly cash payments for their service

Question #8

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education invalidated which previous Supreme Court ruling?

A. Breedlove v. Suttles

B. McCulloch v. Maryland

C. Plessy v. Ferguson

D. Powell v. Alabama

Question #9

What growing (and terrifying) personal post-war development did soldiers have to face during their time trying to readjust to civilian life after WWII?

A. Facing financial bankruptcies once they returned home

B. A growing black market for stolen European goods

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

D. Rising rates of psychological trauma, such as PTSD

Question #10

What added benefit did the GI Bill give to veterans during their time focusing on education and vocational schools?

A. Special skills and education made available exclusively to veterans

B. Immediate job hiring upon graduation

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

D. Additional stipends to live on while they completed their studies

Question #11

What saddening experience did some Japanese Americans face upon returning "home" from their internment camps?

A. Finding their sons who enlisted into the military being court marshaled due to "insurrection"

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

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

D. A federal revocation of their citizenship

Question #12

During the Potsdam Conference, the last major diplomatic conference between the United States and Soviet Union before the true beginning of the Cold War, why did Truman oppose German reparations to the Soviets?

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

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

Question #13

The United States, under George Kennan, began a new policy to strategically implement political and military foreign policy to limit Soviet influence around the world. What was this policy known as?

A. Counter Expansion

B. Containment

C. Domino Solution

D. The American Veil

Question #14

What was the first true Cold War military engagement that the United States entered into to stop communistic expansion in other areas of the world?

A. Korea

B. Cuba

C. Ukraine

D. Egypt

Question #15

What did President Eisenhower grimly, and correctly, warn the American people about in his farewell address?

A. Investing in nuclear bunkers for potential nuclear fallout

B. Not overspending with new credit availability

C. Growth of the military-industrial complex

D. Rising communistic sentiments domestically

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