Sophia – US History II – Milestone 3 Final (questions & answers) Fall 2020.

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CONCEPT The Origins of Brown V Board 22 President Franklin Roosevelt became convinced that the United States should support the Allies in World War II for which of the following reasons?  The... Nye Committee presented compelling evidence of Hitler's persecution of Jews.  The Soviet Union formally joined the war as an Axis Power.  He believed the rise of fascism was a threat to all nations.  He was convinced by the America First Committee to intervene. CONCEPT Neutrality to Involvement 23 The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights?  The United Nations had the authority to enforce its declaration and vowed to do so.  The rights and freedoms of people were best defined by individual sovereign nations.  Distinctions based on race, gender, religion or political positions of any person were prohibited.  The Security Council of the United Nations would prosecute violations of human rights. CONCEPT Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement 24 Which statement describes an effect of economic expansion in the 1950s?  "White collar jobs became more plentiful, but jobs for working class men were still hard to find."  "It seemed as if everyone I knew had moved to the city."  “We began to see more convenience stores and fast-food restaurants as car ownership increased.”  "We chose not to have children so that we could enjoy ourselves and travel more." CONCEPT Family Life in the 1950s 25 What was one reason president John Kennedy was slow to put forth an aggressive civil rights agenda?  He didn’t have the support of Congress on the issue.  His administration prioritized engineering an exit from Vietnam.  He was waiting for committee reports investigating racism.  He believed strongly in the rights of the states to govern themselves. CONCEPT The Early 1960s 26 Select the statement that best reflects Dwight Eisenhower's New Look strategy during the Cold War.  It cut the size of the armed forces nearly in half while building up the nuclear arsenal.  It encouraged the formation of the Green Berets, a special forces unit trained in counterinsurgency.  It provided the U.S. with a range of nonmilitary options for dealing with communist aggression.  It reduced the American nuclear arsenal to diminish the threat of nuclear war. CONCEPT The Cold War Continues 27 In the same way that conditions of the Cold War encouraged political conformity, economic expansion in the 1950s encouraged __________ conformity.  internal  religious  cultural  psychological CONCEPT Family Life in the 1950s 28 Choose the statement that best analyzes events in the year 1968 through the lens of politics.  The discovery of U.S. military actions at My Lai exposed the moral consequences of the Vietnam War.  Technological achievements, such as television coverage broadcast from space of manned space flight Apollo 7, unified Americans in challenging times.  Divisions over the Vietnam War paved the way for a more conservative coalition to come to power.  Women’s liberation groups targeted the Miss America pageant for being exploitative of women. [Show More]

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