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Chapter 27 Summative Quiz

Multiple Choice

Choose the letter of the best answer.

Question

His domestic agenda and leadership style were guided by moderation.

He promised to share more of his duties with his liberal vice president.

He asked Congress to allocate half the U.S. budget to domestic concerns and the other half to fighting the Cold War.

He sought a middle ground between Democrats and Republicans by setting out to dismantle New Deal policy.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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It rolled back federal expenditures on social welfare programs.

It quietly killed social welfare programs that benefited the poor.

It allowed the welfare state to grow and the federal government to take on new projects.

It turned over most social welfare programs to the states with the promise of matching federal funds.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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a force that had to be stopped because the French, an important U.S. ally, wanted it stopped.

something his administration had to stamp out no matter what the costs.

a force that had to be stopped before it spread to Japan, Taiwan, and the Philippines.

a low-priority issue because Vietnam was in Southeast Asia and not in Eastern Europe.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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To aid any Middle Eastern nation requesting assistance against armed aggression from any country controlled by international communism

To assume the obligation to monitor human rights violations in Latin America and address them with diplomatic and military solutions, if necessary

To protect and defend the state of Israel from any threats mounted by Arab or Islamist terrorists

To promote democracy and capitalism around the world through art, literature, music, and other cultural media

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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A lobby of major industrialists eager to reduce government expenditures on military weaponry

A partnership between military leaders and industrialists to raise the rate of inflation

An association between the military and defense contractors to spend more money on increasingly powerful weapons systems

A collaboration between the military and industry to push the economy toward technology for which most American workers were not trained

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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They increased the number of jobs available to unskilled industrial workers.

They coincided with a decrease in union activity and membership.

They chipped away at the number of jobs in heavy industry.

They chipped away at the number of service jobs in the American economy.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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dropped by 50 percent as African Americans migrated to the suburbs.

doubled as African Americans sought economic opportunities.

remained about the same because the growth of black suburbs cancelled out African Americansí urban migration.

dropped by nearly 50 percent as African Americans migrated south for agricultural work.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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It became increasingly available to veterans, the middle class, and African Americans.

It was less expensive than before World War II but still available only to the privileged.

It was available for women of traditional college age but was not available to married women.

Because of major demographic changes, it became more available to women than to men.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is A.

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It advocated for racial discrimination.

It was sexually suggestive.

It celebrated crime and drugs.

It encouraged political radicalism.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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celebrating the incredible achievements of the modern United States.

rejecting almost every aspect of the mainstream culture.

suggesting that popular music would change the world.

challenging Americans to tune in, turn on, and drop out.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is B.

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Concurrent equality established in Purvis v. Bergdorf (1882)

Civil segregation established in Chaney v. Gunderson (1906)

Separate but equal established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)

Purposeful proximity established in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.

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exhausted and demoralized black protestors began riding the buses again.

Martin Luther King Jr. called an end to the boycott.

the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Alabamaís state and local laws requiring segregation on buses.

the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Alabamaís right to enact any laws it thought appropriate to govern its people.

Correct.

Incorrect. The answer is C.