World War II
Which idea was favored by most Americans at the outbreak of World War I and World War II?
Neutrality
After World War II, why did the United States adopt a policy of containment?
to prevent the spread of communism
Which best describes the socially acceptable ideal for women in the 1950s?
stay-at-home wife and mother
What is Rosa Parks known for?
a boycott of public buses in Montgomery, Alabama
What is the comprehensive health care reform law Obama created and enacted in 2010?
Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Which of the following identifies a scientific discovery that reduced the rate of deaths from combat wounds in World War II?
Penicillin
This 1989 event marked the fall of a significant symbol of the Cold War division in Europe.
In the years after World War II, what factor allowed the United States to transition more easily back to a peacetime economy than countries in Europe?
The United States did not have to rebuild from the physical destruction of war.
What was the most important factor leading to the growth of the feminist movement in the 1970s?
greater numbers of women in the workforce
Why did Congress establish Medicare in 1965?
to provide healthcare for the elderly
Which statement best explains how the U.S. “island-hopping” strategy during World War II contributed to victory in the Pacific?
It enabled the U.S. military to launch air attacks on the Japanese mainland.
"You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences."
The Dominoe Theory
Why did Congress enact the GI Bill of Rights in 1944?
to help veterans re-enter society on firm economic footing
This U.S. Supreme Court case in 1954 overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine, ruling that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
Who was the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court?
Sandra Day O'Conner
How did World War II impact the Civil Rights Movement?
It convinced President Truman to desegregate the Armed Forces.
What was the main purpose of the first Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALTI) negotiated between the Soviet Union and the United States in 1972?
Reduced tensions and the amount of nuclear weapons made in both countries
Which music genre rose in popularity as children of the baby boom became teenagers?
Rock n Roll
How were the strategies promoted by Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez similar?
They both promoted nonviolence to achieve their goals.
What was the historical significance of the 2008 U.S. presidential election?
It represented progress toward racial equality.
At the end of World War II, what event inadvertently started an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union?
dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
How did the Gulf of Tonkin incident impact America’s involvement in Vietnam?
Allowed America’s involvement in Vietnam without a formal declaration of war.
The collapse of the Berlin Wall is symbolic of what?
the breakdown of other Eastern Europe communist governments
The Equal Pay Act, Title IX, and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) were all attempts to address inequalities suffered by which group?
women
What women's rights issue was at the center of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade?
Abortion