Question 1

The situation shown on the map was primarily the result of the

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continuing disagreement among wartime Allies about Germany's future

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desire to conduct war crimes trials for Nazi leaders

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demand of Great Britain and France that Germany pay harsh reparations

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need to bring a unified Germany into the United Nations

Question 2

The air corridors shown on the map were used during the airlift in 1948 and 1949 to

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overcome a Soviet blockade of Berlin in East Germany

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prevent a Soviet invasion of West Germany

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bomb the city of Berlin

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fly combat troops into the Soviet sector

Question 3

In this excerpt, Secretary of State George Marshall is identifying the need to

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provide economic assistance to struggling European nations

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strengthen European military defenses

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allow European workers to settle in the United States

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install democratic governments in the nations of Western Europe

Question 4

The situation in Europe described by Secretary of State George Marshall was the result of the

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devastation caused by fighting in World War II

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takeover of Greece and Turkey by communists

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failure of the United Nations to help people in need

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construction of the Berlin Wall by the Soviet Union

Question 5

The shelter pictured in this handbook was designed to help Americans survive

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nuclear war

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pandemic diseases

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natural disasters

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global climate changes

Question 6

In this statement, J. Robert Oppenheimer was referring to

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dangers of the nuclear arms race

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positive effects of atomic energy

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failures of appeasement

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benefits of neutrality

Question 7

The “dream deferred” in this poem refers to the hopes African Americans had for

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social and political equality

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an independent African American nation

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separate public accommodations

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access to affordable medical treatment

Question 8

One of the main effects of the passage of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956 was the expansion of

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communities in the suburbs

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immigrants populations

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the airline industry

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ridership on long-distance passenger trains

Question 9

Which event during the civil rights movement is most closely associated with President Dwight Eisenhower?

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using federal troops to integrate schools in Little Rock, Arkansas

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urging the Brooklyn Dodgers to sign Jackie Robinson

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granting permission for the March on Washington

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supporting the sit-ins in Greensboro, North Carolina

Question 10

During the 1960s, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) used sit-ins primarily to

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challenge racially segregated public facilities

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protest high college tuition costs

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promote passage of clean air laws

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support voting rights for 18 year-old citizens

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