Which statement best describes sputnik 1? question 1 options: last of the manned soviet rockets first spacecraft to carry a human (yuri gagarin) first man-made earth satellite launched by the soviet union first us spacecraft put in to orbit
question 2 (1 point) question 2 unsaved which statement best shows how the us response to the korean war followed the policy of containment? question 2 options: supplied weapons but not troops to north korea as they attempted to overthrow the communist south formed an alliance with china and the ussr to support south korea all of these supported democratic south korea against communist backed north korea
question 3 (1 point) question 3 unsaved which statement displays an impact of the g. i. bill of rights? question 3 options: it integrated the military it discouraged soldiers from joining the military it allowed women to serve in the military creation of first suburban housing developments
question 4 (1 point) question 4 unsaved which statement displays how the us responded to sputnik 1? question 4 options: americans were not worried about the new soviet technology and were confident that they could catch up americans wanted to launch nuclear weapons to prevent the soviets from launching any more satellites americans applauded and admired the soviet’s commitment to using new technology americans were concerned that they were inferior to soviets in terms of science, technology, and missiles
question 5 (1 point) question 5 unsaved a politician accused of “mccarthyism” would most likely question 5 options: make sweeping claims against people with no evidence to back charges support a communist agenda for the us lead a targeted investigation that was supported by extensive facts and evidence encourage african americans to run for political office in the deep south question 6 (1 point) question 6 unsaved which statement highlights a reason truman signed an executive order integrating the military?
question 6 options: korean war increased need for more manpower segregation undercut the us’ moral stature during cold war reduce racial tension in military all of these
question 7 (1 point) question 7 unsaved how was the truman doctrine a change in previous us foreign policy? question 7 options: the truman doctrine aimed to decrease military spending and increase the national surplus the truman doctrine was a shift from isolationist policy because the belief that it was the us’ responsibility to stop the spread of communism to weaker countries around the world the truman doctrine encouraged the us to withdraw itself from world affairs and let countries sort out their own differences the truman doctrine encouraged the us to “speak softly and carry a big stick”
question 8 (1 point) question 8 unsaved how did some southern states respond to the brown v. board decision? question 8 options: school systems were shut down instead of integrating schools some states threatened to take the case to the united nation’s international court of appeals southern states attempted to nullify the supreme court’s decision which led to the nullification crisis school systems refused to honor the ruling and continued to operate separate but equal schools until 1977
question 9 (1 point) question 9 unsaved the marshall plan’s purpose was to question 9 options: contain communism by supporting weak western european countries economically to create an environment for thriving democracies and free markets encourage all rebuilding countries to self-determine (vote) for whether they wanted to rebuild as a communist nation or a democratic nation contain communism by occupying all western europe and challenge the ussr directly if they made any attempts to influence the rebuilding of europe create an economic connection with sub-saharan africa in an attempt to destabilize the worldwide oil market
question 10 (1 point) question 10 unsaved which statement displays the us foreign policy of containment during the cold war? question 10 options: stop the spread of communism by increasing us presence around the world and supporting democracy and capitalism challenge any communist actions in a worldwide court launch attacks on the ussr any time they tried to spread communism and have any international influence only intervene to stop the spread of communism in north, central, and south america – not getting involved in any other regions in the world