President Lyndon B. Johnson's action toward Vietnam during the 1960s can be best described as
escalating U.S. military involvement in South Vietnam
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A wave of U.S. industrial strikes at the end of World War II contributed to President harry Truman's attempts to
place strict limits on striking labor unions when national interests were at stake
100
Following WWII, what new technology greatly expanded the audience for professional sports?
television
100
The successful formation of the United Farm Workers indicated that the ideals of the civil rights movement had influenced that actions of
Hispanic Americans
100
Key decisions of the Supreme Court under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the Supreme Court to do what?
review the constitutionality of state and federal laws
200
If the number of people employed in agriculture went DOWN while the number of employees in the manufacturing and service industries INCREASED, what could be most responsible for this change? (See #72)
The increasing use of technology
200
The balance of power between the 3 branches of government changed in the 20th Century due to
expansion of executive power during periods of crisis
200
The outstanding record of African Americans who served in the military during WWII was one reason why President Truman did what in 1948?
He ordered an end to racial segregation in the military
200
The immigration policies in place since the 1960s have
greatly increased ethnic diversity in American society
200
What would be considered a significant social effect of the First Great Awakening?
The colonists began to challenge the hierarchical structure of existing religious denominations.
300
The federal government established the Bracero Program during WWII in an effort to
address the great need for agricultural laborers
300
Read the passage for #78. What effect did this joint resolution have in 1964 regarding the deployment of troops to Vietnam?
It authorized the President to send troops into battle.
300
True or False, the African-American civil rights movement effected other minority groups in the U.S. by
bringing about anti-discrimination laws that applied to other groups
300
The passage of the Immigration Act of 1965 resulted in
the elimination of an immigration policy based on national origin quotas
300
Lord Baltimore established the Maryland colony in response to what?
discrimination against Roman Catholics in England
400
After 1950, the largest source of labor for agriculture in California was
people immigrating from Mexico
400
Look at the visual for #79. What U.S. region saw a decrease in population because of a decline in factory jobs during the last half of the 20th century.
Region D (Ohio and Pennsylvania)
400
The Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education in 1954 did what?
outlawed racial segregation in public schools
400
Look at question 89. The program President Lyndon B. Johnson created to wage his unconditional war on poverty was the
Great Society
400
Ford's production of the Model T in the early 20th century demonstrated the economic relationship between specialization and...
greater efficiencies in production
500
True or False, Labor union leaders opposed the passage of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947 because it favored big business interests over Union interests.
True
500
Since the end of WWII, advancement in medicine has led to the elimination of death caused by what disease?
smallpox
500
In 1957, President Eisenhower used federal troops in Little Rock, Arkansas to do what?
integrate the public schools
500
What would be considered a major factor in the declining number of family farms during the last half of the 20th century?
The U.S. agricultural industry shifted to the use of corporate farms.
500
One of the key goals of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act was to
create a banking system that could regulate the amount of money in circulation