History Final True/False – Flashcards
Unlock all answers in this set
Unlock answersquestion
The Servicemen's Readjustment Act was also known as the GI Bill of Rights.
answer
True
question
Within a few months of the end of World War II, there were strikes and other labor disputes in the steel, coal, and railroad industries.
answer
True
question
Israel's creation in 1948was followed immediately by a war with its Arab neighbors.
answer
True
question
The Fair Deal was President Truman's name for his approach to foreign policy in the early days of the cold war.
answer
False
question
At the end of World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.
answer
True
question
In the early months of the Korean War, UN forces encountered little resistance until they reached the Chinese border.
answer
False
question
The GI Bill of Rights provided financial assistance for home loans and college expenses.
answer
True
question
Rural areas experienced practically no population growth in the 1950s and 1960s.
answer
True
question
Detroit became known as the capital of black America due to the huge growth of its African American population.
answer
False
question
Elvis Presley's first national smash his was "Heartbreak Hotel".
answer
True
question
Nikita Khrushcheb was Soviet premier while Kennedy was president.
answer
True
question
Jack Ruby was charged with assassinating President John F. Kennedy, but doubts about his guilt linger.
answer
False
question
Lyndon Johnson's domestic program was called the Great Society.
answer
True
question
Volunteers in Service to America was a group of Republican young people who campaigned for Nixon and other conservative candidates in 1960.
answer
False
question
Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty.
answer
True
question
By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for "black power".
answer
False
question
The Viet Cong were the rebel army in South Vietnam.
answer
True
question
The Tet offensive marked a turning point in public support for the war in Vietnam.
answer
True
question
In 1968, students managed to shut down Columbia University.
answer
True
question
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) resolved to use its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.
answer
True
question
Nixon and his White House aides tried to cover up the Watergate break-in.
answer
True
question
Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.
answer
False
question
For pardoning Nixon, President Ford suffered a huge decline in his popularity.
answer
True
question
When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.
answer
False
question
Within days of the U.S. withdrawal, the cease-fire in Vietnam collapsed.
answer
False
