DCUSH Ch. 12

Which of the following decisions from Eisenhower’s presidency provides the best evidence in support of the argument in the excerpt?

Support of NATO as a bulwark against the threat of Communism

Which of the following events addressed an issue similar to the one discussed in this excerpt?

Debate over America's involvement with the League of Nations 

The decisions made by Washington and Eisenhower most directly reflect which of the following ongoing debates in the United States?

isolationism vs. intervention 

The pattern of culture division described by Altschuler in the excerpt has the most in common with which of the following eras?

The “Modern Times” era of the 1920s

Which of the following events best illustrates the appropriation of black culture described by Altschuler in the excerpt?

Elvis Presley's performance of “Hound Dog” on the Ed Sullivan Show 

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the decision excerpted?

Segregationists in southern states temporarily closed many public schools in an effort to resist the decision. 

The decision excerpted most directly reflected a growing belief after World War II that the power of the federal government should be used to

promote greater racial justice 

The brown decision reversed which of the following earlier decisions?

Plessy v. Ferguson, which endorsed racial segregation laws 

According to this quotation, President Kennedy wanted to

assert United States leadership in world affairs

Which foreign policy action by President Kennedy was intended to relieve the human suffering described in this quotation

creating the Peace Corps 

The excerpt was most likely intended to do which of the following?

 Warn citizens of the dangers associated with chemical pesticides

Which of the following was a long-term result of the situation described in the excerpt

A ban on the use of the chemical DDT 

The patterns described in the excerpt most directly foreshadowed which of the following developments?

The development of federal programs designed to reduce the poverty line.

A person who disagreed with Harrington would most likely support

 A reliance on private religious organizations to ameliorate poverty

Harrington's concerns, expressed in the excerpt were most directly a reflection of the ongoing debate in the United States over

The role of government and reducing income inequality

Harrington's argument would most starkly contrast with which of the following earlier social movements?

Social Darwinism 

The type of views expressed in the excerpt emerged most directly from which of the following trends

An effort to disintegrate public facilities through marches and protests

A person who disagreed with Malcolm X would most likely support

The Silent Majority

The issues described in the excerpt most closely resembled which of the following issues facing the United States in the 19th century?

The fugitive slave law of the Compromise of 1850 

Statistics on which of the following could best be used to support the statement made in the excerpt?

Electoral college outcomes from 1968 to the present

Which of the following was a direct result of the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights act?

School desegregation was upheld through law

The issues surrounding the voter realignment alluded to in the excerpt have the most in common with which of the following previous voter realignments in US history?

The election of 1932, when African American voters shifted to the Democratic party to vote for Franklin Roosevelt 

What advice about United States involvement in Vietnam is President Lyndon B Johnson being given in this letter?

Increasing the United States military commitment to Vietnam would be a mistake.

The opinion expressed in the excerpt would most starkly contrast with which of the following?

The Republican Motherhood

The viewpoints of the Individuals described in the excerpt were most strongly consistent with the views of which of the following?

Readers of “The Feminine Mystique”