U.S. History 2 CLEP questions with correct answers

Marshall Plan Correct Answer-a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe () Truman Doctrine Correct Answer-President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology W.E.B. Du Bois Correct Answer-fought for African American rights. Helped to found Niagra Movement in 1905 to fight for and establish equal rights. This movement later led to the establishment of the NAACP John Dewey Correct Answer-He was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which formed the foundation of progressive education. He believed that the teachers' goal should be "education for life and that the workbench is just as important as the blackboard." dumbarton oaks conference Correct Answer-In a meeting near Washington, D.C., held from August 21 to October 7, 1944, U.S., Great Britain, U.S.S.R. and China met to draft the constitution of the United Nations. worst unemployment rate during depression Correct Answer-25% Turning Point in Pacific war between U.S. and Japan Correct Answer-Midway Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka Correct Answer-ordered the desegregation of public schools, prohibiting the practice of segregation via "separate but equal" schools for blacks and whites