#1
Which U.S. president initiated the policy of containment during the Cold War?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
#2
What was the purpose of the GI Bill of Rights passed in 1944?
To provide healthcare for war veterans
To offer financial assistance for college education and housing for veterans
To expand military recruitment
To establish retirement benefits for veterans
#3
Which event marked the beginning of the Korean War?
The North Korean invasion of South Korea
The signing of the armistice agreement
The bombing of Hiroshima
The fall of Saigon
#4
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine announced in 1947?
To provide economic assistance to war-torn Europe
To contain the spread of communism
To establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union
To promote global disarmament
#5
Which event prompted the United States to enter World War II?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Stalingrad
D-Day invasion
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima
#6
What was the main goal of the Marshall Plan?
To promote democracy in Europe
To provide economic assistance for post-war recovery
To establish military bases in Western Europe
To contain the spread of communism in Asia
#7
Which event marked the beginning of McCarthyism in the United States?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
The House Un-American Activities Committee hearings
The publication of George Orwell's '1984'
#8
Who coined the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the division between Western and Eastern Europe?
Winston Churchill
Joseph Stalin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
#9
What was the significance of the Baby Boom that occurred in the United States after World War II?
It led to an increase in consumer spending
It resulted in a decline in the birth rate
It fueled economic growth and expansion of the middle class
It caused a decrease in government spending on social programs
#10
What was the purpose of the Taft-Hartley Act passed in 1947?
To regulate banking practices
To establish environmental protections
To limit the power of labor unions
To expand social welfare programs
#11
What was the significance of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?
It legalized interracial marriage
It overturned segregation in public schools
It established affirmative action policies
It affirmed the legality of racial segregation
#12
Which organization emerged as a response to the Red Scare and advocated for civil liberties?
The American Legion
The Ku Klux Klan
The American Civil Liberties Union
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
#13
Who was the main leader of the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s?
Malcolm X
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King Jr.
Rosa Parks
#14
What was the primary purpose of the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956?
To improve transportation infrastructure for national defense
To regulate interstate commerce
To promote tourism
To reduce urban congestion
#15
What was the main objective of President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society program?
To combat poverty and racial injustice
To expand military intervention in Vietnam
To privatize social welfare programs
To promote isolationist foreign policy