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COURSES GROUPS RESOURCES GRADES DERICK HARRINGTON

US Hist H/AP/GT: SS431/306 - US Hist H/AP/GT AP US History Course Content: Instruction - AP US History Grading Period 4 Unit 8 Test

Unit 8 Test

This test/quiz is accepting submissions until Friday, April 23, 2021 at 6:30 pm

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Question 1 (1 point)

Which of the following explains the context for United States economic development between 1950 and the early 1970s?

a A powerful conservative movement halted federal economic intervention in the economy.

b Credit and stock markets became unstable because of over-speculation
c Companies imported valuable commodities acquired from new overseas colonial territories.
d Low unemployment encouraged American optimism about economic growth.

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Which of the following was a similarity between Eisenhower’s and Kennedy’s arguments in the excerpts?

a Both asserted that communism was a threat to the United States national security
b Both claimed that defense policy could threaten liberty at home.
c Both declared that the United States had lost international in uence.
d Both called for an increase in spending on military weapons and supplies

Question 3 (1 point)

Which of the following most directly contributed to the emergence of Mexican American activism in the 1950s and 1960s?

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b Enactment of Great Society social programs
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d Decreased demand for agricultural labor in the Southwest

Question 4 (1 point)

The political climate during McCarthy’s era had the most in common with which of the following?

a The attacks on radicals and immigrants following the First World War
b The isolationism in United States foreign policy during the 1930s
c The decline in public con dence and trust in government in the 1970s
d The e orts to limit immigrants’ political and economic power in the 1840s and 1850s

Question 5 (1 point)

A key signi cance of Churchill’s purpose in the excerpt was that it helped prompt the United States to-

a promise nancial aid to veterans returning from the Second World War, promoting economic growth
b restrict the power of labor unions in the United States to help protect the country from communist in uence
c provide nancial support to democratic nations in Western Europe to help restore a market economy
d eliminate many earlier barriers to immigration, allowing postwar refugees to enter the country

Question 6 (1 point)

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Which of
the following examples best supports the Kerner Commission’s argument that two separate societies were emerging in the United States?

a The emergence of a youth culture

b The existence of racial segregation in the military
c The movement of many families to the suburbs
d The arrival of new immigrants from around the world

Question 7 (1 point)

The events described in the excerpt contributed most directly to the

a desegregation of the armed services

b Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka
c rati cation of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
d passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 8 (1 point)

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In which of the following ways did public attitudes toward the Civil Rights movement change as a result of sentiments such as those expressed
in the excerpt?

a Liberal feminists adopted the tactics of the Black Panthers in order to increase the in uence of their movement
b White approval declined as a result of the perception that aggressive policies like those of the Black Panthers resulted in urban
unrest
c Young people increasingly rejected the platform of the Black Panthers in favor of nonviolent tactics.
d The federal government responded by enacting social welfare programs favored by the Black Panthers

Question 9 (1 point)

The advertisement best provides evidence for which of the following developments in the 1950s?

a The e orts by civil rights activists to oppose segregation

b The spread of fear of communist in ltration of the federal government
c The rejection by some artists and intellectuals of mass culture
d The increase in homogeneity in postwar society

Question 10 (1 point)

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b the sexual revolution
c radical, leftist movements
d conservation movements

Question 11 (1 point)

Former
British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri,“Sinews of Peace,” (better known as the “Iron
Curtain Speech”), 1946

The fact that a former British prime minister expressed the ideas in the excerpt to an audience in the United
States helped promote which of the following?

a The participation of both Britain and the United States in an international collective security system
b United States support for British e orts to retain its colonial empire
c A decision by the United States to withdraw troops from Japan in order to better protect Europe
d A greater United States willingness to share nuclear weapons with Britain

Question 12 (1 point)

Accounts of North Vietnamese torpedo-boat attacks on United States destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin during the summer of 1964 were used to
justify which of the following United States actions in Vietnam?

a Introduction of the Vietnamization program

b Escalation of the American war e ort
c Withdrawal of all American military advisers
d Delivery of a formal diplomatic protest to Hanoi
e Discontinuation of American naval involvement

Question 13 (1 point)

Which of the following developments contributed most directly to the conditions described in the excerpt?

a The erosion of soil on the Great Plains

b The growth of higher education
c The growth of suburban housing on previously undeveloped land
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d The increase in government regulation of natural resources
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Question 14 (1 point)

Many of the federal policies and initiatives passed in the 1960s address which of the following about the economic trend described in the
excerpt?

a A uence had e ectively eliminated racial discrimination

b Pockets of poverty persisted despite overall a uence
c A rising standard of living encouraged unionization of industrial workers.
d Private industry boomed in spite of a declining rate of federal spending.

Question 15 (1 point)

The events that led to the Kerner Commission report most directly contributed to-

a women’s demands for equal rights

b the emergence of protests against the Vietnam War
c the decline of union membership in manufacturing industries
d conservative calls for a new emphasis on law and order

Question 16 (1 point)

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The situation depicted in the map had the most in common with which of the following earlier processes?

a Patterns of residential segregation in the antebellum South

b African American migration patterns during and after the First World War
c Sectional con ict between the North and the South during the mid-nineteenth century
d Federal attempts to guarantee rights for formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction

Question 17 (1 point)

In noting
that he had “yet to engage in a direct-action campaign that was ‘well timed,’” Martin Luther King Jr., was most likely arguing against

a environmental activists who believed that the struggle for more e ective conservation measures should take precedence over the
Civil Rights movement
b African American activists who asserted that King’s tactics were taking too long to produce results
c White Americans who argued that African Americans should be more patient and that civil rights should not be brought about by
civil disobedience tactics
d Civil Rights activists who believed that more thought should be given to the precise timing of boycotts, demonstrations, and direct
actions

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The sentiments expressed in the excerpt are best explained in connection to which of the following broader developments during the period?

a Growing support for suburbanization and for having large, nuclear families
b A widening political and cultural gap between young people and earlier generations
c Rising in uence of evangelical Christian political organizations
d Increasing calls for the United States to take a more aggressive stance against immigration

Question 19 (1 point)

Which of the following was a key di erence between the Korean War and the Vietnam War?

a The chances of a direct military clash between the United States and the Soviet Union was greater in the Vietnam War.
b United States leaders could more easily argue that communist aggression led to the Vietnam War.
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d The press was more adversarial toward United States policy during the Korean War.
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Question 20 (1 point)

Which of the following was a reason for the patterns depicted on the map?

a States and counties in the Deep South responded more favorably to the Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka ruling than did
those in the Upper South and Texas.
b The Civil Rights movement focused more on desegregating public transportation than desegregating schools.
c Economic di erence among states and counties created unintentional racial segregation in schools.
d Many counties and states actively resisted implementing the Supreme Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

Question 21 (1 point)

Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the economic trend that Patterson describes?

a The gradual emergence of détente with the Soviet Union

b The expansion of voting rights for African Americans
c Challenges to conformity raised by intellectuals and artists
d A surge in the national birthrate

Question 22 (1 point)

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Which of the following best explains a limitation of the incentives expressed in the advertisement?

a Many new suburban housing developments of the 1950s practiced racial segregation.
b Many middle-class families preferred to live in cities in the 1950s.
c Many new suburban housing developments of the 1950s restricted access by age.
d Many middle-class families could not a ord to buy homes in new suburban developments in the 1950s.

Question 23 (1 point)

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X shared the view that

a it was desirable to work for the desegregation of public facilities

b the movement for Black advancement in the United States was part of a global process of social change
c using the courts to challenge the constitutionality of barriers to Black advancement was not a useful strategy
d violence was a necessary part of the movement for Black social and political advancement

Question 24 (1 point)

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Which of the following describes the trend in crude oil imports to the United States from 1950 to 1970 as depicted in the graph?

a Crude oil imports rapidly increased to 2 billion in 1960 and then remained steady.
b Crude oil imports rose gradually until reaching half a billion barrels in 1970.
c Crude oil imports grew to a peak just before 1970 and then rapidly declined.
d Crude oil imports declined rapidly until 1960 before returning to their previous level.

Question 25 (1 point)

Which of the following was a long-term reaction to the actions of the youth addressed in the excerpt?

a The rejection of nonviolent tactics by the majority of civil rights groups

b The emergence of a conservative backlash against perceived cultural decline
c The expansion of United States military involvement in Southeast Asia
d The establishment of organizations to address environmental concerns
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Question 26 (1 point)

The historical development described in the excerpt can best be explained by which of the following related developments?

a The creation of a movement to stop federal desegregation e orts

b The reduced concern about the threat of Soviet in uence in the United States
c The persistence of economic and racial disparity in the United States
d The decrease in the number of people going to colleges and universities

Question 27 (1 point)

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Which of the following best describes a di erence between Eisenhower’s and Kennedy’s arguments in the excerpts?

a Kennedy asserted that overseas allies were dispensable in the ght against communism, while Eisenhower warned that overseas
allies were necessary to oppose communist aggression.
b Eisenhower believed that the United States should invade communist countries, while Kennedy believed that the United States
should establish peaceful relations with communist countries.
c Kennedy called for an increase in spending on national defense, while Eisenhower cautioned against the e ect of defense
spending on democratic government.
d Eisenhower claimed that communism posed no threat to the United States, while Kennedy claimed that communism was a
danger to the United States.

Question 28 (1 point)

Which of the following developments is the most direct e ect of the situation portrayed in the image?

a Reduced congressional oversight of United States military interventions

b Reduced public trust in the federal government and the president
c Increased public opposition to the use of nuclear weapons
d Expanded use of military force to achieve foreign policy goals in Eastern Europe

Question 29 (1 point)

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The excerpt best serves as evidence of which of the following developments during the 1960s?

a Growing pressure to eliminate racial inequalities in society

b E orts to combat racism in the labor movement
c New demands for economic rights by Latino Americans
d Increased con ict over the role of women in society

Question 30 (1 point)

The opinions expressed in the excerpt are most similar to those of the American Indian Movement in that both groups

a claimed that the United States had a responsibility to enact laws to limit environmental pollution
b asserted that state and local governments should have more power than the United States government
c believed that the United States should not be involved in foreign wars or other entanglements
d argued that the United States had a responsibility to provide compensation for past injustices

Question 31 (1 point)

McCarthy’s accusations in the excerpt best re ect which of the following?

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Question 32 (1 point)

a Supply-side economics
b Welfare to Work
c The Fair Deal
d The New Deal
e The Great Society

Question 33 (1 point)

One signi cant result of the economic trend described in the excerpt was the

a decrease in the number of immigrants seeking entry to the United States

b rise of the sexual revolution in the United States
c decrease in the number of women in the workforce
d rise of the Sun Belt as a political and economic force

Question 34 (1 point)

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Which of the following best describes the historic situation in the 1960s that prompted the emergence of social and political reform
movements such as the Black Panther Party?

a The United States sought to limit the in uence of communism at home and abroad.
b The United States attempted to reinvigorate its economy following economic crises brought on by the Great Depression.
c The United States allied with other nations to combat fascism and militarism in Europe and East Asia.
d The United States became increasingly divided as con icts within and between liberal and conservative movements intensi ed.

Question 35 (1 point)

Former British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, speaking at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri,“Sinews of Peace,” (better known as the
“Iron Curtain Speech”), 1946

An important way in which the situation described in the excerpt was signi cant was that it

a celebrated the Allies’ victory over the Axis powers in the Second World War
b suggested concerns about communist subversion in the United States
c highlighted a view of communism as an authoritarian threat
d encouraged direct military confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 36 (1 point)

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The excerpt most directly re ects the United States e orts to-

a build an international security system

b gain access to Eastern European markets
c acquire new territories
d maintain an isolationist position

Question 37 (1 point)

At the time
the excerpts were written, Martin Luther King, Jr., disagreed with Malcolm X in that King believed that

a confrontation would be an e ective means of achieving change

b the most desirable outcome of Civil Rights activism would be equal rights and racial integration
c moderation and conciliation would hamper African Americans from gaining civil rights
d Civil Rights activism has its roots in earlier historical patterns

Question 38 (1 point)

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a The public reaction against antiwar protesters
b The emergence of evangelical Christian political activism
c The arguments made by conservatives about the role of the federal government
d The tactics and goals of the African American Civil Rights movement

Question 39 (1 point)

The excerpt could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following?

a The development of a counterculture movement

b The emergence of the Soviet Union
c The decline of the Red Scare
d The expansion of suburbs

Question 40 (1 point)

Rhetoric in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting which of the following
policies?

a Supporting regimes in Korea and Vietnam against communist in uence

b Establishing the diplomatic strategy of détente with communist nations
c Preventing members of the Communist Party from running for o ce
d Rejecting tactics used to expose alleged communists in the government

Question 41 (1 point)

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The decision guaranteeing the rights of Mexican Americans to serve on juries most directly resulted from which of the following historical
processes during this period?

a The utilization of strikes to demand increased compensation

b The use of court challenges to obtain legal reforms
c The e ort to identify suspected communists in the federal government
d The expansion of social welfare programs by the federal government

Question 42 (1 point)

Winston
Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech helped mark the beginning of which of the following developments?

a United States campaigns to support democratic movements in Latin America

b Soviet Union e orts to extend its in uence into the countries of Western Europe
c United States e orts to counteract Soviet in uence by sending troops into Eastern Europe
d The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 43 (1 point)

The tactics described in the excerpt best represent which of the following?

a Learning self-defense
b Petitioning government o cials
c Using nonviolence
d Filing legal challenges

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The excerpts best support which of the following arguments about postwar United States foreign policy?

a Many Americans opposed the creation of new alliances in Europe.

b Some Americans called for the United States to reduce tensions with the Soviet Union.
c Fear of Soviet expansion led to greater United States international involvement.
d The United States sought to recolonize countries that had gained independence

Question 45 (1 point)

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The sentiments expressed in the excerpt best re ect which of the following divisions within the Civil Rights movement?

a Tensions within the federal government over the best way to combat communist in uence in Civil Rights movements
b Optimism among White people in the United States that racial discrimination was being eliminated
c Growing support among young activists in the Civil Rights movement for nonviolent protest
d Frustrations among Civil Rights activists that social and political change was not occurring fast enough

Question 46 (1 point)

Carson’s argument in the excerpt most strongly in uenced the

a growing number of farmers in the United States

b rise of a counterculture among young people
c passage of new laws to reduce pollution
d establishment of the National Park System

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In response to the situation depicted in the map, most civil rights leaders in the 1960s did which of the following?

a Focused their direct activism in the North and the Upper South
b Abandoned legal strategies because they had been ine ective in desegregating schools
c Urged stronger federal action to compel states to enforce civil rights protections
d Adopted a militant platform centered on separatism and Black Power

Question 48 (1 point)

The Kerner Commission would most likely have attributed the “disorders” mentioned in the excerpt to

a the in uence of a delinquent subculture

b urban police forces’ failure to reduce the high crime rates
c high levels of unemployment among African Americans
d the failure to pass civil rights legislation

Question 49 (1 point)
IMAGE ID: [A BUS LABELED INTERGRATION IS BEING DRIVEN BY RICHARD NXON FROM THE BACK OF THE BUS].

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Which of the following statements would best describe the point being made in the cartoon above about Richard Nixon’s administration?

a Nixon was reversing progress toward integration made in the 1960s.

b In order for integration policies to work, Nixon needed to pick up the support of the silent majority.
c Nixon supported busing as a means to integration
d Nixon needed to attract more Black votes in order to move forward in civil rights.
e The Nixon administration was arguing that integration was no longer a relevant policy.

Question 50 (1 point)

The ideas expressed in the advertisement overlook which of the following contexts that allowed for the expansion of new suburban housing
developments in the 1950s?

a The appeal of modern amenities to consumers

b The reliance on new roads and highways
c The growth of income for middle-class families
d The sharp increase in birth rates after the war

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The policies expressed in the excerpt contributed most directly to debates in the United States about the-

a mass mobilization of civilian resources

b best means to combat communism
c role of the president in setting foreign policy
d response to decolonization

Question 52 (1 point)

Senator Joseph McCarthy’s actions, as described in the excerpt, were most likely interpreted at the time as a
reaction to which of the following historical situations?

a Expansion of the size of the military

b Challenges to New Deal economic policies
c Creation of the interstate highway system
d Perceptions of expanding foreign in uence

Question 53 (1 point)

Which of the following United States actions most directly resulted from the goals expressed in the excerpt?
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c Intervention in the con ict in Korea
d Application of federal power to try to end poverty

Question 54 (1 point)

The increased culture of consumerism during the 1950s was most similar to developments in which of the following earlier periods?

a The 1860s
b The 1920s
c The 1910s
d The 1840s

Question 55 (1 point)

The ideas in the advertisement most likely had limited appeal for which of the following groups?

a Marketers and salespeople

b Married homemakers and parents
c Rebellious young people uncomfortable with conformity
d Managers and professionals employed by corporations

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