people in societies and history
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People in Societies and History
Following World War II, France attempted to re-establish control over its colony, Indochina, which included Vietnam. Leaders of the Vietminh, a communist-supported
independence movement in Vietnam, fought against France’s efforts to retake the colony. The United States viewed this conflict as part of the Cold War and aided France.
This U.S. action was based on which policy?
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1. policy of opposing colonialism
2. a policy of helping Japan rebuild its economy
3. a policy of containing the spread of communism
4. a policy of participating in United Nations’ peacekeeping efforts
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The Weimar Republic was established in Germany following World War I. An important factor leading to the collapse of the Weimar
Republic and the rise of Nazi dictatorship that took Germany into World War II was
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involvement in European affairs.2. the rise of independence movements
in Germany’s overseas colonies.3. Germany’s failure to rebuild its armed
forces following World War I.4. the economic burden of war
reparations (payments) to Germany’s former enemies.
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What action by the leaders of the French Revolution demonstrates that they were influenced by Enlightenment ideas?
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1. They called for the fall of the absolute monarchy.
2. They encouraged the conquests of Napoleon.
3. They fought to maintain France’s colonial empire.
4. They supported the combination of church and state.
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The appearance in many U.S. cities of department stores, organized sporting events, musical theaters and amusement parks in the last
decades of the 19th century was evidence of what effect of industrialization?
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1. improved living conditions on American farms
2. the growing power of unions to negotiate benefits for their members
3. government-sponsored programs to improve public health and education
4. an increase in the leisure time and disposable income of the urban middle class
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What is one direct consequence of the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s?
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67%1. the right to freedom of religion for all citizens
2. the end of legal segregation in public places
3. the granting of citizenship to African-Americans
4. the passing of legislation to protect the accused
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How far can a dog run into the woods?
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1. All the way2. Until it gets tired3. ¾ of the way4. ½ Way5. Till it catches its
prey and rips it apart
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In 1977, advocates for people with disabilities staged a series of protest demonstrations across the country. These demonstrations urged enforcement of anti-discrimination
legislation.
The demonstrations continued a pattern of protests for equal treatment under the law influenced by
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33% 1. anti-war protests during the Vietnam War.
2. civil rights marches of the 1950s and 1960s.
3. farm labor strikes of the 1960s.4. Ku Klux Klan rallies of the 1920s.
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During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, U.S. foreign policy was closely tied to domestic economic concerns. The annexation of Hawaii, the Open Door Policy with China, and the construction of the Panama
Canal in Latin America were all motivated by an interest in
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1. breaking up monopolies and trusts.
2. extending land grants for railroad construction.
3. acquiring new markets and sources of raw materials.
4. limiting the power of labor unions to strike.
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In exploring the relationship between governments and people, Thomas Hobbes argued that governments resulted from a social contract to maintain an orderly society. John
Locke, another philosopher of the Enlightenment, inspired American revolutionaries by arguing that a new social contract could be instituted under what circumstance?
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17% 1. if a government failed to compel obedience
2. if a government violated people’s natural rights
3. if a government failed to protect people from economic inequality
4. if a government entered into alliances with foreign governments
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Although the 14th Amendment to the Constitution extended the rights of citizenship to “all persons” born or naturalized in the United States, discrimination on the basis of gender still existed throughout much of the country during the late 1800s. Which was a consequence of this
discrimination?
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2. the growth of the women’s suffrage movement
3. the beginning of sit-ins to desegregate lunch counters
4. the continuation of efforts to end university admissions quotas
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What was one perspective of African-Americans that was reflected in the founding of the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP)?
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1. the desire to preserve cultural traditions
2. the desire to end racial discrimination
3. the belief that segregation was necessary to maintain social order
4. the belief that collective bargaining would lead to higher incomes
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The impact of television as a means of international cultural exchange is demonstrated by
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products. 2. a decline in the number of foreign students
studying in U.S. universities. 3. the creation of democratic governments in
countries that were formerly dictatorships. 4. the expansion of overseas markets for
U.S. television programming and advertised products.
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