Why did President Roosevelt encourage the passage of the Lend-Lease Act? * He wanted to provide aid to Britain in its struggle against Germany. He wanted to help the American economy. He wanted to aid France in its struggle against Germany. He wanted to get Congress involved in the European crisis. United States involvement in the IMF and World Bank was designed to * assure the United States primacy in the postwar global economy. isolate the Soviet and Chinese economies. establish interdependent economies. protect American business abroad. The Soviet launching of Sputnik prompted * the National Defense Education Act. the Federal Highway Act. the GI Bill of Rights. the Submerged Land Act. Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, because she refused to pay her fare up front and re-enter the bus from the back. ride on a blacks-only bus. * give up her seat to a white passenger. sit in the back of the bus. Why did Johnson not want to inform the people about the realities of the Vietnam War? * He feared losing support for his domestic programs. He was secretive by nature. The Republicans demanded it. He feared public protest. What U. S. action likely triggered the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor? * freezing Japanese assets in the US moving the U. S. fleet to Pearl Harbor providing massive military aid to China the U. S. declaration of war against the Axis All member nations in the United Nations were represented in the * General Assembly. International Monetary Fund. Security Council. Secretariat. Why didn't the United States intervene during the Hungarian Revolution? * Eisenhower understood that the Soviet Union would protect Eastern Europe at all costs. Eisenhower did not want to increase military spending. Eisenhower wanted to end the Korean War and did not want to anger the Soviets. Eisenhower wanted to end the Cold War. Truman's boldest move and practical contribution to the civil rights movement was introducing legislation based on the "To Secure These Rights" report. * integrating the armed services by executive order. challenging the segregation laws in Washington, D.C. implementing recommendations from his presidential committee on civil rights. Which one of the following was LEAST likely to be a soldier in Vietnam? a high school dropout * a college student a working class African American male a poor male A major underlying reason for the internment of Japanese Americans was * racism. security. land. patriotism. The Marshall Plan for European nations reflected the Truman administration's fear of a Soviet invasion of Western Europe. atomic testing in Eastern Europe. military confrontation between East and West Germany. * political consequences of economic chaos. All of the following were part of President Kennedy's New Frontier program except: * lower support for higher education a higher minimum wage medical care for the elderly increased Social Security benefits Who was the lead NAACP attorney in the Brown v. Board of Education case? Earl Warren Homer Plessy * Thurgood Marshall Bud Powell Upon their return to the United States, veterans experienced all of the following except: * welcome home ticker tape parades physical injuries post-traumatic stress disorder a feeling of betrayal The following is one of the most controversial issues of World War II: * dropping the atomic bomb on Japan allowing the Soviets to sign the Atlantic Charter giving in to Soviet demands at Yalta promoting Oppenheimer to the position of chief scientist at Los Alamos. In his famous Truman Doctrine, the president announced the following policy toward the Soviet Union: * "containment" strategic defense aid to Turkey the Atlantic Charter Why was it difficult for John Kennedy to achieve a liberal domestic agenda? * opposition from conservative southern Democrats in congress opposition from northern liberals who believed Kennedy was not sincere Kennedy's lack of commitment to a liberal agenda Kennedy's strong commitment to civil rights Eisenhower's reason for sending federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas, was to endorse desegregation to the public * to uphold federal authority and enforce the law to prevent violence by closing the school to create an incident to showcase the Brown decision All of these are consequences of the Tet Offensive except: * The Vietnam War ended. Public support for the war declined. Congress refused to allow troop increases. Johnson withdrew from his re-election campaign. The important and key factor in the military alliance led by the United States can be seen in its name, the ________ Treaty organization, or NATO. New Atlantic North American * North Atlantic Nuclear Armaments This nation was involved in the Bay of Pigs and the Missile Crisis: * Cuba Mexico Vietnam Nicaragua The most dramatic foreign policy move of the Nixon Presidency involved negotiating an Arab-Israeli peace accord. reopening diplomatic relations with Cuba. * his visit to the People's Republic of China. signing a comprehensive atomic test ban treaty with the Soviets. The following was Stalin's response to the unification of Western Germany: * Stalin stopped all traffic to West Berlin. Stalin declared a blockade on Poland. Stalin threatened to use nuclear weapons against the United States. The Soviets built the Berlin Wall. Which one of the following was NOT a result of U.S. involvement in the Korean War? * The containment principle was repudiated as a viable policy. The United States and the People's Republic of China became unwavering enemies. There was a heightened commitment to Southeast Asia. Containment had been extended beyond Europe.