Course Name: American History 2 Student: Devin Vega Course ID: SSTH034060 ID: H56683935 Submittal: 52 Progress Test 2 Although the progress test is similar in style to the unit evaluations, the progress test is a closed-book, proctored test. You may not have access to notes or any of the course materials while you are taking the test. It is important that you do your own work. Select the response that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. In an attempt to integrate public schools in Little Rock Arkansas, nine African American students were chosen to integrate this school first. a. b. c. d. ____ 2. This man invented a vaccine for polio in 1954, which contributed to the growth of the baby boomer generation. a. b. c. d. ____ 3. the Berlin Airlift Containment Kennan Plan Eastern Bloc This man was elected President in 1952 after Truman did not seek re-election. a. b. c. d. ____ 6. Mississippi Voter Registration Mississippi Registration Drive Mississippi Voter Recovery Mississippi Freedom Summer This was the name given for the U.S. policy developed by George Kennan, with a goal to stop the spread of communism. a. b. c. d. ____ 5. Dr. Spock Dr. Salk Dr. Graham Dr. Saban Which program was designed specifically to register African Americans to vote in Mississippi? a. b. c. d. ____ 4. North High Little Rock High Central High Little Rock North High Nixon Eisenhower Kennedy Wallace ENIAC was one of the first _______________ that developed after World War II. a. b. c. d. cars computers newspapers magazines ____ 7. Which popular invention helped discredit Senator Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s? a. b. c. d. ____ 8. The California Master Plan called for a three-tiered higher education system consisting of all of the following except a. b. c. d. ____ 9. radio car microphone television college preparatory schools. research universities. state colleges. community colleges. This policy enacted in 1957, stated that the U.S. would use force to help any Middle Eastern Nation threatened by communism. a. b. c. d. the Suez Doctrine the Eisenhower Doctrine the Soviet Doctrine the Good Neighbor Doctrine ____ 10. These are businesses that produce and sell their products to a global group of consumers. a. b. c. d. multinational corporations franchise businesses outlet businesses merger corporations ____ 11. __________________ is a type of segregation that is imposed by law. a. b. c. d. Du jure segregation De facto segregation Limited segregation Lawful racism ____ 12. After World War II was over, China resumed its own civil war between the Nationalist forces and Communists who were led by ________. a. b. c. d. Jiang Jieshi Mao Zedong Hideki Tojo North Korea ____ 13. Public housing was created in major cities to help ease conditions, but it resulted in greater concentrations of poverty. a. b. True False ____ 14. During the Cold War, the U.S. and Soviet Union often fought another directly in multiple conflicts. a. b. True False ____ 15. Truman created a special committee on civil rights to investigate race relations in the U.S. a. b. True False ____ 16. An arms race developed early on in the Cold War and heated up when the U.S detonated the first a. b. c. d. nuclear missile. hydrogen bomb. nitrogen bomb. plutonium bomb. ____ 17. The Montgomery bus boycott was the first major form of _________________ in the Civil Rights movement. a. b. c. d. disobeying the law nonviolent protest reverse racism violent protest ____ 18. Mexican workers who worked in the __________ program were often cheated by employers. a. b. c. d. mutualista bracero Mexican Immigrant Mexican Farm Workers ____ 19. White citizens councils started popping up in the south based off of the KKK, that declared the South will not be integrated. a. b. True False ____ 20. This man became an outspoken critic on nonviolent protests in the early 60's speaking on behalf of the nation of Islam. a. b. c. d. Elijah Muhammad Tommie Smith James Earl Ray Malcolm X ____ 21. This group was created in 1938, to investigate possible subversive activities by fascists, Nazis, and communists. a. b. c. d. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Consumer Price Index House Committee on Un-American Activities Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ____ 22. This was the name of the event at which Dr. King gave his famous "I Have A Dream" speech to over 200,000 supporters. a. b. c. d. the March on Selma the Birmingham Protests the March on Washington Mississippi Freedom Summer ____ 23. Which country did the CIA help install a new government and place anti-communist leaders in power? a. b. c. d. Spain Iran Poland Iraq ____ 24. All of the following states were part of the Sunbelt during the 50s except a. b. c. d. Arizona. California. Texas. Kansas. ____ 25. In the 1950s, this artist sold 40 million records in just two years and was the icon of his genre. a. b. c. d. Little Richard Chuck Berry Elvis Presley Prince ____ 26. Bobby Seale and Huey Newton started a political party in California called a. b. c. d. the Black Power movement. the Black Panthers. the Black Resistance. the Black Freedom Fighters. ____ 27. To determine the causes of race riots erupting throughout major cities, President Johnson established the ____________ . a. b. c. d. Johnson Commission Civil Rights Commission Kerner Commission Kennedy Commission ____ 28. All of the following contributed in Truman's choice not to run for president in 1952 except a. b. c. d. the stalled war in Korea. legislative failure. stance on civil rights. loss of popularity. ____ 29. All of the following would be considered Franchise businesses today except a. b. c. d. Holiday Inn. McDonald's. Apple. Burger King. ____ 30. Winston Churchill described the spread of communism across Europe after World War II as a(n) a. b. c. d. doomsday clock. iron curtain. police action. quick switch. ____ 31. Television altered political campaigns by running ads in the 50s and 60s. a. b. True False ____ 32. This man was murdered in 1968 by James Earl Ray at a Motel in Memphis. a. b. c. d. Martin Luther King Jr. Stokley Carmichael. Bobby Seale. Bobby Kennedy. ____ 33. This is one man who was able to able to break through both types of segregation in the 50s a. b. c. d. Jackie Robinson Will Brown W.E.B. Du Bois Malcolm X ____ 34. This book written in the 50s about poverty being widespread in America shocked many Americans. a. b. c. d. The Other America The Catcher in the Rye The Lonely Crowd The Feminine Mystique ____ 35. After being spurred by protests, the Freedom Summer, and President Johnson, Congress created this law in 1965. a. b. c. d. the 25th Amendment the Civil Rights Act the Political Rights Act the Voting Rights Act ____ 36. To help counteract the spread of communism around the globe Truman promised to aid countries struggling against communist movements. This was known as a. b. c. d. the Truman Doctrine. the Iron Curtain. the Truman Plan. the Cold War. ____ 37. This book written by Dr. Spock provided expert advice on how to raise children during the 50s. a. b. c. d. The Common Sense Book of Parenting The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care The Best Parenting Practices Expert Parenting Practices for Babies and Children ____ 38. The name of the first satellite launched into space by the Soviet Union was called a. b. c. d. Challenger. Discovery. Sputnik 1. Satellite 1. ____ 39. The Interstate Highway system was first approved under Franklin D. Roosevelt's administration and then officially began in 1956 under this president. a. b. c. d. Truman Eisenhower Nixon Kennedy ____ 40. In the Civil Rights movement, many students became involved, both black and white. One group wanted to protest segregation at a lunch counter in North Carolina. This effort became known as a. b. c. d. the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. the Greensboro Sit-ins. the Lunch Counter Boycott. the Greensboro Massacre. ____ 41. This was the name of the University that was integrated by James Meredith in 1962, when he received the support of the NAACP and U.S. Marshals. a. b. c. d. University of Alabama University of Georgia University of Mississippi University of Arkansas ____ 42. __________ was the head of the NAACP lawyer team that took on the Brown v. Board case and won. a. b. c. d. Martin Luther King Jr. W.E.B. Du Bois Booker T. Washington Thurgood Marshall ____ 43. The media's coverage of the attacks in Birmingham on schoolchildren horrified many people and they decided to a. b. c. d. join the movement. send letters to the President asking him to act. riot in their cities. send letters to MLK asking him to stop the protests. ____ 44. The GI Bill of Rights fueled several aspects of life during the 50s. It did all of the following except a. b. c. d. leading to the boom of suburban neighborhoods. sending more young men to college or to finish high school. providing money for living expenses. encouraging veterans to stay in the service longer than they normally would have. ____ 45. _____________ is when the U.S. transitions from a wartime economy to a peacetime economy and reduces the size of the men in the army. a. b. c. d. Demobilization Radicalization Transitional Phase Regression ____ 46. The time period in the late 40s through the 50s when many Americans were frightened that Communists were working to destroy their way of life was called a. b. c. d. the Communist Manifesto. the Second Red Scare. the Red Menace. the Red Death. ____ 47. When ___________ entered the Korean War, it forced the U.S. to face a major land war in Asia that might not be won without large amounts of troops and atomic weapons. a. b. c. d. the Soviet Union Japan China Vietnam ____ 48. General Motors was the first company responsible for introducing the first credit card. a. b. True False ____ 49. Truman vetoed this act, which was overridden by Congress and rolled back the gains made by organized labor unions. a. b. c. d. the Tariff Act the Smoot Hawley Act the Taft-Hartley Act the Closed Shop Act ____ 50. ________________ became the new ruler of the Soviet Union in 1953. The U.S. thought that they could repair the relationship with him because he publicly condemned Stalin for his atrocities. a. b. c. d. Leon Trotsky Vladimir Lenin Nikita Khrushchev Vladimir Putin Carefully review your answers on this progress test and make any corrections you feel are necessary. When you are satisfied that you have answered the questions to the best of your ability, transfer your answers to the online test submission page in the presence of your proctor. The University of Nebraska is an equal opportunity educator and employer. ©2017, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska. All rights reserved.
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