These Truths - Chapter 13 Quiz

What was the significance of the 1948 presidential election for political polling?

Question Answer Choices The result led to the immediate end of political polling in the United States. The result confirmed the accuracy of political polling methods. The result had no impact on the discussion about political polling. The unexpected result created a national conversation about political polling and the methods of social science.

What did the Supreme Court rule regarding free speech protections for communists?

Question Answer Choices The Supreme Court ruled that free speech protections did not apply to communists. The Supreme Court ruled that communists had stronger free speech protections than others. The Supreme Court ruled that free speech protections applied equally to everyone, including communists. The Supreme Court ruled that free speech protections were irrelevant to political affiliations.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Question Answer Choices A plan to provide financial aid to American families to improve their standard of living. A strategy to ensure national health insurance for all American citizens. A promise to other countries that the United States would help defend them against outside influences trying to control their governments, particularly communists. A policy to promote the development of computer science and technology in the United States.

What was a significant cultural change in the 1940s and 50s related to religion?

Question Answer Choices The establishment of a national health insurance system based on religious principles. A movement towards integrating religious teachings into public school curriculums. A rise in secularism, leading to a decline in religious influence on politics. An evangelical political revival, so powerful that President Eisenhower decided to become a Christian for political reasons.

What was McCarthyism primarily focused on?

Question Answer Choices Promoting the development of nuclear technology in the United States. Accusing many state department officials of communism and homosexuality to remove them from office. Advocating for national health insurance for all American citizens. Supporting the civil rights movement and desegregation.

What was the outcome of the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?

Question Answer Choices The court ruled that national health insurance was unconstitutional. The court upheld the segregation laws, maintaining separate facilities for Black and white students. The court decided that the government could not regulate computer technology. The court found in favor of desegregation, ordering the desegregation of the nation's schools.

Who gained a national reputation through the prosecution of the suspected Soviet spy Alger Hiss?

Question Answer Choices Lyndon Johnson Harry Truman Richard Nixon Joseph McCarthy

What was the result of the 1946 congressional elections for the GOP?

Question Answer Choices The GOP victory led to the immediate implementation of national health insurance. The GOP victory pushed Truman to the right on foreign policy. The GOP victory caused the United States to withdraw from international cooperation. The GOP victory resulted in the end of the Cold War.

What was the Marshall Plan?

Question Answer Choices A program that provided aid to Western Europe for postwar rebuilding. A plan to support the civil rights movement in the United States. A strategy to implement national health insurance in America. A policy to promote the development of nuclear technology in the United States.

What was the main effect of the GI Bill on American culture?

Question Answer Choices It changed American culture to revolve around the nuclear family, centered on the woman as homemaker. It focused American culture on the development of space travel and technology. It led to the widespread adoption of computer technology in American households. It increased the influence of television in American politics.