APUSH Unit 8 Progress Check Mcq

"I have today signed an Executive Order providing for the establishment of a Peace Corps. . . .

Which of the following postwar developments most directly contributed to the ideas in the excerpt?

The foreign policy strategy of supporting developing nations as a means to prevent the spread of communism

"I have today signed an Executive Order providing for the establishment of a Peace Corps. . . .

President Kennedy's primary goal in enacting the program described in the excerpt was most likely to

promote a free-market global economy through international aid to other nations

"I have today signed an Executive Order providing for the establishment of a Peace Corps. . . .

The point of view expressed in the excerpt most directly illuminates which of the following debates within United States foreign policy during the post-Second World War period?

Whether to use direct or indirect tactics to challenge the influence of the Soviet Union

"What is important is the claim of the Communists themselves that for every party member there are 10 others ready, willing, and able to do the party's work.

Which of the following best explains how the Red Scare following the Second World War reflected the larger historical context?

The ideas demonstrate efforts by the federal government to ensure domestic security.

"What is important is the claim of the Communists themselves that for every party member there are 10 others ready, willing, and able to do the party's work.

At the time, Hoover's purpose in his testimony would have most likely been interpreted as attempting to convince Americans of the

threat posed by suspected communists within the United States

"What is important is the claim of the Communists themselves that for every party member there are 10 others ready, willing, and able to do the party's work.

The House Un-American Activity Committee (HUAC)'s interpretation of Hoover's testimony most likely influenced the committee to

investigate communism in labor unions and industries such as filmmaking

"What is important is the claim of the Communists themselves that for every party member there are 10 others ready, willing, and able to do the party's work.

Hoover's testimony in the excerpt could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following?

Debates among Americans about the policies and methods used to expose domestic communists

"In the mass movement into suburban areas a new kind of community was produced, which caricatured both the historic city and the archetypal suburban refuge: a multitude of uniform,

Which of the following best explains a limitation in Mumford's critique of postwar suburbanization?

Many families moved to the new suburbs to find affordable homes.

"In the mass movement into suburban areas a new kind of community was produced, which caricatured both the historic city and the archetypal suburban refuge: a multitude of uniform

Mumford's argument in the excerpt does not account for which of the following historical factors that most directly explains the rise of the suburbs in the United States?

The necessity of having an automobile to travel to work

"In the mass movement into suburban areas a new kind of community was produced, which caricatured both the historic city and the archetypal suburban refuge: a multitude of uniform,

Mumford overlooks which of the following broader historical contexts that best explains why many Americans might have been attracted to the consistency and conformity of the suburbs?

Recent periods of economic depression and war encouraged many families to seek stability and security.

"This morning the mob again gathered in front of the Central High School of Little Rock, obviously for the purpose of again preventing the carrying out of the Court's order relating to the admission of Negro children to the school.

President Eisenhower's actions in the excerpt were most similar to which of the following earlier actions?

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The ending of segregation in the military in the 1940s

"This morning the mob again gathered in front of the Central High School of Little Rock, obviously for the purpose of again preventing the carrying out of the Court's order relating to the admission of Negro children to the school.

Which of the following events represented a continuation of the development discussed in the excerpt?

The advocacy for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

"This morning the mob again gathered in front of the Central High School of Little Rock, obviously for the purpose of again preventing the carrying out of the Court's order relating to the admission of Negro children to the school.

Opponents of Eisenhower's decision in the excerpt most likely held views similar to which of the following earlier groups?

Southern state leaders in the 1880s and 1890s

"This morning the mob again gathered in front of the Central High School of Little Rock, obviously for the purpose of again preventing the carrying out of the Court's order relating to the admission of Negro children to the

Which of the following contexts best explains the origins of the modern African American Civil Rights movement?

The federal government continued to fail to live up to its promises of guaranteeing the equality of citizens.

"[The United States federal government in] Washington had a mixed response to Asian decolonization.

Which of the following arguments about United States policy toward decolonization do the excerpts best support?

It was more interested in maintaining stability in regions than in backing decolonization.

"[The United States federal government in] Washington had a mixed response to Asian decolonization.

Bradley's argument differs from Klein's in that Bradley claims that

some communist governments actually sought assistance from the United States

"[The United States federal government in] Washington had a mixed response to Asian decolonization.

The excerpts could best be used to support which of the following criticisms about United States foreign policy during the Cold War?

The United States sometimes supported nondemocratic countries so long as they opposed communism.

Which of the following best explains the change in the overall United States military presence in Vietnam between 1964 and 1968 as depicted in the graph?

The fear that the North Vietnamese forces under Ho Chi Minh would spread communism in Asia

Which of the following best explains the change in United States military combat deaths in Vietnam between 1964 and 1968 as depicted in the graph?

Increasing commitment by politicians in the United States to combat the spread of global communism

Which of the following was the primary reason behind the change in United States military forces in Vietnam after 1969 as depicted in the graph?

Responding to decreasing public support for the Vietnam War, President Nixon eventually withdrew United States troops without eliminating communism or uniting Vietnam.

"Both the phrase 'Great Society' and the planning for it dated to May 1964, when [President Lyndon] Johnson addressed the graduating class of the University

The principles of the Great Society as expressed in the excerpt are best explained in the context of which of the following twentieth-century ideologies?

Liberalism

"Both the phrase 'Great Society' and the planning for it dated to May 1964, when [President Lyndon] Johnson addressed the graduating class of the University of Michigan.

The expansion of African American rights during the Great Society was most similar to which of the following earlier situations?

The passage of constitutional amendments during Reconstruction

"Both the phrase 'Great Society' and the planning for it dated to May 1964, when [President Lyndon] Johnson addressed the graduating class of the University of Michigan.

The social policies advocated by which of following earlier groups were most similar to the policies of the Great Society?

Progressives in the 1910s

"The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages involving white persons demonstrates that the racial classifications must stand on their own justification

The ruling described in the excerpt is most similar to which of the following earlier political changes?

The extension of citizenship rights to formerly enslaved people following the Civil War

The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages involving white persons demonstrates that the racial classifications must stand on their own justification,

The ruling described in the excerpt is most similar to other civil rights achievements in the 1960s in that it

represented responses by the federal government to calls for the expansion of civil rights

"The fact that Virginia prohibits only interracial marriages involving white persons demonstrates that the racial classifications must stand on their own justification,

By the late 1960s, critics within the Civil Rights movement were dissatisfied with the tactics illustrated by the excerpt. These critics were increasingly likely to argue that

nonviolent methods should be abandoned because they were ineffective

"The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee now states its opposition to United States involvement in Vietnam on these grounds:

Which of the following historical processes most directly contributed to reactions like those depicted in the excerpt?

Efforts to contain the spread of communism following the Second World War

"The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee now states its opposition to United States involvement in Vietnam on these grounds:

Political statements such as the excerpt most directly culminated in which of the following?

The growth in opposition to United States foreign policies by many groups on the political left

"The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee now states its opposition to United States involvement in Vietnam on these grounds:

The activities of young people like those in SNCC exemplify which of the following broader changes in United States society during the 1960s?

Many rejected the values of previous generations.

The overall trend depicted in the graph best reflects which of the following?

The increased demand for all sources of power following the Second World War

Which of the following best explains a reaction to the changes in energy production depicted on the graph?

Environmental groups were formed to lobby against increased pollution.

Which of the following best describes the federal government's response to the overall patterns depicted in the graph?

The passage of laws meant to combat environmental problems caused by power generation

A sense of optimism in the 1950s and 1960s most likely emerged in response to which of the following contexts?

Rapid economic growth led to greater affluence.

The American Indian civil rights movement differed from other civil rights movements at the time because it

sought to gain compensation for past government land policies

The activism for lesbian and gay rights most closely mirrored the activism for African American civil rights in that both groups

used public protests to call for legal protections

Which of the following best represents the views held by opponents to the women's rights movement in the second half of the twentieth century?

Feminism threatens the traditional family unit, which is at the core of the social order.

Which of the following contextual factors most directly contributed to the decline in confidence in the federal government in the 1970s?

A combination of economic challenges, political scandals, and foreign policy crises

The growing rift between conservative and liberal political perspectives in the 1970s was most likely in response to which of the following?

Social and cultural issues

In the 1960s, conservatives most likely had which of the following goals in challenging laws that they perceived as being liberal, such as Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs?

They sought to limit the role of the federal government in people's lives.