Question

US History

Freedom House was an organization that:

a demanded American intervention in the European war.

b Jewish refugees could flee to from Europe.

c believed the European war was not an American concern.

d raised funds for Japanese-Americans to use for legal fees to bring court cases against the United States for unlawful imprisonment.

e was located in Chicago and acted as a networking resource for blacks moving there from the South.

Which of the following best describes Nixon's foreign policy of "détente"?

a It meant a continuation of the status quo.

b The United States was not yet willing to sign arms-control treaties with the Soviet Union.

c As demonstrated by diplomatic visits to both China and the Soviet Union, Nixon sought a peaceful coexistence with communist nations.

d It meant a rejection of Henry Kissinger's "realist" approach to the Cold War.

e It meant Nixon had gone "soft" on communism.

"Americanization" was:

a the Viet Cong's policy of immediate execution of defectors recaptured from the South Vietnamese army.

b Nixon's term for the transformation of young people into "real" Americans when they refrained from protesting against the war.

c Nixon's Vietnam strategy to have American troops gradually withdraw and South Vietnamese troops assume more of the fighting.

d the State Department program offering fast-tracked political asylum for South Vietnamese military officials and their families.

e the spread of American culture in South Vietnam to display the benefits of capitalism.

What was the Contract with America?

a A press term for the Clinton reelection strategy.

b Clinton's 256-page proposal to overhaul the nation's welfare system.

c A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs.

d A speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue to work on health care reform.

e what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.

Globalization:

a had little to do with the collapse of communism.

b was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO.

c is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not a new phenomenon.

d promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders, but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place.

e B and C

In the 1990s, the prison population:

a declined because there was little new prison construction.

b experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before.

c increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s.

d increased as state governments increased penalties for crimes and decreased parole.

e declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex."

Answer 1

1.(a) demanded American intervention in the European war.

Freedom house refers to an organization that had university presidents ministers as well as businessmen. Eleanor Roosevelt and Wendell Willkie were also members of this organisation. The members of this organisation viewed WWII as a tussle between dictatorship and the free world.

2. (c) As demonstrated by diplomatic visits to both China and the Soviet Union, Nixon sought a peaceful coexistence with communist nations.

3.(e) the spread of American culture in South Vietnam to display the benefits of capitalism.

Americanization refers to a term that signifies the influence the United States has on the culture of other countries, such as their popular culture, cuisine, technology, business practices, or political techniques.

4. (c) A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs.

The Contract with America aimed to cut government spending on welfare as well as end affirmative action.

5. B and C

The phenomenon of globalization is a complex process. It is a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology. The opening up of global market opportunities has exposed us to other cultures music, food, clothes, and lifestyles. Globalisation can lead to a ‘global Village’.

6. (d) increased as state governments increased penalties for crimes and decreased parole.