studdmufffin
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Hello! I need help on my practice quiz and it's for my 11th grade US History class. I have a the OFFICIAL test tomorrow and this is just a practice my teacher handed out. Help by answering the questions correctly! Thank you! 
1. All of these occurred in the U.S. during the Cold War EXCEPT
A. build-up of military arms C. protection of free speech
B. interrogations of citizens D. fear of nuclear war
2. These were successes of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT
A. low-income housing C. expansion of social security
B. minimum wage increase D. compulsory nationwide health insurance
3. Which statement BEST describes why large companies became conglomerates after World War II?
A They wanted to concentrate on the type of business they knew the best.
B They thought they could get more political power to influence decisions.
C They wanted to make their companies less vulnerable to economic crises.
D They could control tariffs more easily and protect their exports.
4. Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he
failed to win American support because he
A. was corrupt. C. was a Communist.
B. was a Nationalist. D. had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
5. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
A. the Marshall Plan. C. efforts by Western nations to divide Germany.
B. the formation of NATO. D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
6. The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
A. Latin America. C. Western Europe.
B. Eastern Europe. D. the Middle East.
7. Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on
A. its portrayal of an idealized society. C. the size of the screen.
B. weak transmitters. D. its black-and-white images.
8.) Which of the following is true of President Eisenhower?
A. He actively encouraged civil rights legislation.
B. He actively discouraged civil rights legislation.
C. He was determined to uphold civil rights laws.
D. He wasn’t concerned; he didn’t feel the nation was ready for civil rights legislation.
9.) The termination policy was a failed, federal relocation program directed at
A. Native Americans. C. Mexican Americans.
B. African Americans. D. American families living in poverty.
10.) The greatest changes in presidential power during the Cold War involved
A regulating labor conditions and prices. C the power to move jobs overseas (outsourcing)
B establishing social welfare programs. D use of troops without declaring war (Korean Conflict).
1. All of these occurred in the U.S. during the Cold War EXCEPT
A. build-up of military arms C. protection of free speech
B. interrogations of citizens D. fear of nuclear war
2. These were successes of Truman's Fair Deal EXCEPT
A. low-income housing C. expansion of social security
B. minimum wage increase D. compulsory nationwide health insurance
3. Which statement BEST describes why large companies became conglomerates after World War II?
A They wanted to concentrate on the type of business they knew the best.
B They thought they could get more political power to influence decisions.
C They wanted to make their companies less vulnerable to economic crises.
D They could control tariffs more easily and protect their exports.
4. Although Mao Zedong won the hearts of the Chinese peasants, he
failed to win American support because he
A. was corrupt. C. was a Communist.
B. was a Nationalist. D. had cooperated with Japan during World War II.
5. The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to
A. the Marshall Plan. C. efforts by Western nations to divide Germany.
B. the formation of NATO. D. efforts by Western nations to reunify Germany.
6. The Eisenhower Doctrine was a warning to the Soviet Union against military intervention in
A. Latin America. C. Western Europe.
B. Eastern Europe. D. the Middle East.
7. Criticism of television in the 1950s was based on
A. its portrayal of an idealized society. C. the size of the screen.
B. weak transmitters. D. its black-and-white images.
8.) Which of the following is true of President Eisenhower?
A. He actively encouraged civil rights legislation.
B. He actively discouraged civil rights legislation.
C. He was determined to uphold civil rights laws.
D. He wasn’t concerned; he didn’t feel the nation was ready for civil rights legislation.
9.) The termination policy was a failed, federal relocation program directed at
A. Native Americans. C. Mexican Americans.
B. African Americans. D. American families living in poverty.
10.) The greatest changes in presidential power during the Cold War involved
A regulating labor conditions and prices. C the power to move jobs overseas (outsourcing)
B establishing social welfare programs. D use of troops without declaring war (Korean Conflict).