University of South Dakota HIST 152 - Final Exam
America's war-time economy B
A) Reverted to laissez faire
B) Produced full employment
C) Exacerbated the Great Depression
D) Trailed the Soviet's "command economy"
The Munich Crisis was significant because D
A) It determined the fate of Sudetenland
B) It demonstrated the policy of appeasement at its apex
C) It shook the U. S. from its isolationist stance
D) Both a and b
The Soviet Union survived Operation Barbarossa because D
A) Russia's "scorched-earth" policy
B) Unlimited manpower
C) Industry moved east of the Urals
D) All of the above
China's situation was complicated by C
A) An external attack by Japan
B) An internal civil war between the Nationalists & the
Communists
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b
Operation Sea Lion failed because D
A) The U. S. intervened
B) Russian created a second front
C) Germany's fleet was sunk
D) Britain's airforce prevailed over the Luftwaffe
The Second World War C
A) Eliminated racial discrimination in hiring practices
B) Confined women to their traditional domestic roles
C) Resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans
D) All of the above
The Normandy Invasion of June 1944 is significant B
because
A) Germany surrendered
B) Opened a second front against Germany
C) Satisfied treaty requirements with Stalin
D) None of the above
The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to A
A) Develop atomic weapons
B) Provide refuge for German Jews
C) Establish a second front in Europe
D) Occupy a defeated Japan
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is significant C
because
A) It began war in the Pacific
B) It was Japan's final offensive
C) It brought the U. S. into the Pacific War
D) None of the above
, University of South Dakota HIST 152 - Final Exam
The Japanese - U. S. war was characterized by D
A) Island hopping
B) Racial brutality
C) A "take no prisoners" approach
D) All of the above
Eisenhower's "military-industrial complex" B
A) Lauded U. S. nuclear superiority
B) Warned of combinations that could threaten American
liberties
C) Promoted competition with the Soviets
D) All of the above
The victory of the Chinese Communist Party B
A) Alleviated Cold War tensions in the Far East
B) Create the illusion of "monolithic communism"
C) Lessened the possibility of a Korean War
D) All of the above
George Kennan's "Long Telegram" argued A
A) The U. S. would need to "contain" the Soviets
B) The U. S. would need to maintain its war-time alliance
with the Soviets
C) The U. S. should revert to its isolationist tradition
D) None of the above
Cold War Americans A
A) Urged conformity
B) Emphasized dissent
C) Accepted "deviant" behavior
D) None of the above
The Marshall Plan C
A) Was U. S. charity to Europe
B) Was embraced by Stalin
C) Was designed to rebuild Western Europe
D) Was meant to rebuild war-ravaged Japan
"McCarthyism" B
A) Sought reconciliation among ideological opponents
B) Created a communist witch-hunt in the U. S.
C) Fostered toleration of dissent
D) Searched for peace with the Soviets
National Security Memorandum 68 C
A) Argued for nuclear arms reductions
B) Argued for the dissolution of NATO
C) Argued for the "militarization of containment"
D) All of the above
"The American Century" B
A) Pointed to U. S. isolationism
B) Pointed to U. S. leadership world-wide
C) Pointed to a retreat from NATO
D) None of the above
America's war-time economy B
A) Reverted to laissez faire
B) Produced full employment
C) Exacerbated the Great Depression
D) Trailed the Soviet's "command economy"
The Munich Crisis was significant because D
A) It determined the fate of Sudetenland
B) It demonstrated the policy of appeasement at its apex
C) It shook the U. S. from its isolationist stance
D) Both a and b
The Soviet Union survived Operation Barbarossa because D
A) Russia's "scorched-earth" policy
B) Unlimited manpower
C) Industry moved east of the Urals
D) All of the above
China's situation was complicated by C
A) An external attack by Japan
B) An internal civil war between the Nationalists & the
Communists
C) Both a and b
D) Neither a nor b
Operation Sea Lion failed because D
A) The U. S. intervened
B) Russian created a second front
C) Germany's fleet was sunk
D) Britain's airforce prevailed over the Luftwaffe
The Second World War C
A) Eliminated racial discrimination in hiring practices
B) Confined women to their traditional domestic roles
C) Resulted in the internment of Japanese Americans
D) All of the above
The Normandy Invasion of June 1944 is significant B
because
A) Germany surrendered
B) Opened a second front against Germany
C) Satisfied treaty requirements with Stalin
D) None of the above
The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to A
A) Develop atomic weapons
B) Provide refuge for German Jews
C) Establish a second front in Europe
D) Occupy a defeated Japan
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor is significant C
because
A) It began war in the Pacific
B) It was Japan's final offensive
C) It brought the U. S. into the Pacific War
D) None of the above
, University of South Dakota HIST 152 - Final Exam
The Japanese - U. S. war was characterized by D
A) Island hopping
B) Racial brutality
C) A "take no prisoners" approach
D) All of the above
Eisenhower's "military-industrial complex" B
A) Lauded U. S. nuclear superiority
B) Warned of combinations that could threaten American
liberties
C) Promoted competition with the Soviets
D) All of the above
The victory of the Chinese Communist Party B
A) Alleviated Cold War tensions in the Far East
B) Create the illusion of "monolithic communism"
C) Lessened the possibility of a Korean War
D) All of the above
George Kennan's "Long Telegram" argued A
A) The U. S. would need to "contain" the Soviets
B) The U. S. would need to maintain its war-time alliance
with the Soviets
C) The U. S. should revert to its isolationist tradition
D) None of the above
Cold War Americans A
A) Urged conformity
B) Emphasized dissent
C) Accepted "deviant" behavior
D) None of the above
The Marshall Plan C
A) Was U. S. charity to Europe
B) Was embraced by Stalin
C) Was designed to rebuild Western Europe
D) Was meant to rebuild war-ravaged Japan
"McCarthyism" B
A) Sought reconciliation among ideological opponents
B) Created a communist witch-hunt in the U. S.
C) Fostered toleration of dissent
D) Searched for peace with the Soviets
National Security Memorandum 68 C
A) Argued for nuclear arms reductions
B) Argued for the dissolution of NATO
C) Argued for the "militarization of containment"
D) All of the above
"The American Century" B
A) Pointed to U. S. isolationism
B) Pointed to U. S. leadership world-wide
C) Pointed to a retreat from NATO
D) None of the above
