CFPT U.S. History and Culture 5

Question 1

Which U.S. foreign policy doctrine, articulated in 1947, pledged support to nations threatened by communist subversion or Soviet pressure?

Accepted Answer

The Truman Doctrine

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The Marshall Plan

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The Eisenhower Doctrine

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The Monroe Doctrine

Question 2

The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1920, granted which of the following rights?

Accepted Answer

The right of citizens to vote regardless of sex

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The right of citizens to vote regardless of race

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The direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote

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Prohibition of the manufacture and sale of alcohol

Question 3

The United States' purchase of Alaska in 1867 was negotiated with which country?

Accepted Answer

Russia

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Canada

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Britain

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Sweden

Question 4

Which event marked the beginning of the Great Depression in the United States?

Accepted Answer

The stock market crash of October 1929

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The collapse of several major banks in the Midwest in 1927

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The passage of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff in 1930

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The failure of the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in 1928

Question 5

In the context of U.S. immigration history, what was Ellis Island primarily known as?

Accepted Answer

The main entry point for millions of European immigrants from 1892 to 1954

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A detention center for enemy aliens during World War II

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The headquarters of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agency

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A quarantine station for passengers arriving from disease-stricken ports

Question 6

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was landmark legislation that primarily did which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin in employment and public accommodations

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Granted voting rights to African Americans in federal elections only

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Abolished the poll tax in state and federal elections

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Created affirmative action quotas in federal government hiring

Question 7

Which American cultural phenomenon describes the post-World War II economic boom characterized by suburban growth, rising consumerism, and the baby boom?

Accepted Answer

The 1950s prosperity era

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The Progressive Era

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The Roaring Twenties

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The Gilded Age