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APUSH Chapter 36 reading quiz

Quiz by Joel Tjarks

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  • Q1
    Americans feared that the end of World War II would bring:
    Renewed Racial Tensions
    A staggering round of deflation
    A new surge in isolationist feelings
    A return of the Depression
    30s
  • Q2
    The Taft-Hartley Act delivered a major blow to labor by:
    Creating a serious inflationary spiral.
    Outlawing strikes by public employees
    Allowing states to outlaw the “closed” (forced-union) shops.
    Forbidding union organizers to enter workplaces.
    30s
  • Q3
    Much of the prosperity of the 1950’s and 1960’s rested on:
    Colossal Military budgets
    Foreign Trade
    Foreign Aid
    A Rising Stock Market
    30s
  • Q4
    Post-World War II American workers made spectacular gains in productivity owing to:
    Their rising education levels.
    The destruction of Europe’s industrial machine
    New tools in the factories
    The Passage of the Taft-Hartley Law
    30s
  • Q5
    Since 1945, population in the United States has grown most in the:
    Northeast
    Pacific Northwest
    Sunbelt
    Midwest
    30s
  • Q6
    The continued growth of the suburbs led to:
    An increase in urban poverty
    A decrease in urban crime
    Better entertainment opportunities in the cities.
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    30s
  • Q7
    The baby-boom generation is now creating a problem by
    Producing an even larger generation of children than itself.
    Placing an enormous strain on the Social Security system
    . Causing immigration restrictions to be imposed upon many deserving people.
    Creating a housing shortage
    30s
  • Q8
    Harry Truman possessed all the following personal characteristics except:
    Willingness to accept responsibility
    Courage
    Willingness to admit mistakes
    Honesty
    30s
  • Q9
    The origins of the Cold War lay in a fundamental disagreement between the United States and the Soviet Union over postwar arrangements in:
    The Middle East
    The Third World
    North Africa
    Europe
    30s
  • Q10
    When the Soviet Union denied the United States, Britain and France access to Berlin in 1948, President Truman responded by:
    Denying the Soviets access to West Germany
    Sending an armed convoy to Berlin
    Organizing a gigantic airlift of supplies to Berlin
    Asking the United Nations to intervene
    30s
  • Q11
    The postwar policies adopted by the Truman administration toward the Soviet Union were based on the assumption that the Soviet Union was inherently:
    Irrational
    Weak
    Expansionary
    Conciliatory
    30s
  • Q12
    Under the Truman doctrine, the United States pledged to
    Refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps.
    Work to liberate the “captive nations” of Eastern Europe.
    Support those who were resisting subjugation by communists
    Maintain prosperity in America after World War II
    30s
  • Q13
    President Truman’s Marshall Plan called for:
    Substantial financial assistance to rebuild Western Europe.
    Foreign aid for Third World countries to resist communism
    An alliance to contain the Soviet Union
    Military aid for Europe.
    30s
  • Q14
    The United States participation in NATO
    Helped to resolve the problem of Germany
    reaffirmed our long-standing commitment to the defense of Europe
    Reduced the need for increased military spending.
    Marked a dramatic departure from traditional American isolationism.
    30s
  • Q15
    Jaing Jieshi (aka Chaing Kai Shek) and the Nationalist government lost the Chinese civil war to the communists and Mao Ze-dong mainly because:
    Mao received much aid from the Soviet Union
    Jiang (Chaing Kai Shek) lost the support and confidence of the Chinese people.
    The United States failed to give Jiang enough aid.
    The communists were closer to traditional Chinese culture.
    30s

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