Sophia US History 3 Milestone 3

Sophia US History 3 Milestone 3Sophia US History 3 Milestone 3 Score 31/31 You passed this Milestone 31 questions were answered correctly. 1 Choose the statement that best reflects a reaction against Brown v. Board of Education by Southerners during the 1950s. “The enforcement of the Brown decision is unconstitutional.” "We will protest school integration only through peaceful means." UNIT 3 — MILESTONE 3 "The court decision is unnecessary because Southern schools are already well-integrated." "We're glad the president respected our decision to use the state National Guard to protect our children." CONCEPT The Consequences of Brown V Board 2 The United Nations issued a Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. Which of the following statements reflects an idea contained in the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights? Human rights are impossible to define. All nations are bound to defend this Declaration if another nation violates it. All war should be outlawed for the good of the world.Slavery is wrong no matter where or why it occurs. CONCEPT Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement 3 Which statement describes an effect of economic expansion in the 1950s? "It seemed as if everyone I knew had moved to the city." "White collar jobs became more plentiful, but jobs for working class men were still hard to find." “We began to see more convenience stores and fast-food restaurants as car ownership increased.” "We chose not to have children so that we could enjoy ourselves and travel more." CONCEPT Family Life in the 1950s 4 Prior to Brown v. Board of Education, President Truman created a committee to . grant equal access to graduate education strike down racially discriminatory real estate covenants investigate racial discrimination in the United States desegregate sports CONCEPT The Origins of Brown V Board 5 Discrimination in the housing sector after World War II allowed whites to live in houses they owned in the suburbs, but when blacks tried to buy homes in predominately white neighborhoods, they were often unableto do so because of legal agreements or contracts that prevented white property owners from selling their houses to black buyers. These agreements or contracts were called redlining conservations block busting covenants CONCEPT The Origins of Brown V Board 6 Which of the following is true about the Yalta Conference? The Allied powers agreed to put Nazi officials on trial at the end of the war. The U.S. and the Soviet Union promised to fight Japan together. Germany was split into multiple zones of occupation. It occurred after Germany's surrender but before Japan's. CONCEPT Origins of the Cold War 7 Which of the following was associated with the counterculture movement in the 1960s? Protesting free speech policies at universities Experimenting with marijuana and psychedelic drugs .Registering African American voters in the South Organizing sit-ins at lunch counters CONCEPT The Liberal Coalition Unravels 8 Choose the statement that describes an economic consequence of the United States as an "arsenal of democracy" during World War II. "My community is growing wealthier every year." “As the war continued, the supply of weaponry became greater than demand and prices fell, causing many to lose their jobs.” "American businesses really suffered during the war when the government seized their factories to produce vehicles and weapons." "I thought the government should have adopted deficit spending during the war instead of focusing on keeping a balanced budget." CONCEPT Arsenal of Democracy 9 Choose the statement that describes a way that conformity was encouraged among Americans during the Second Red Scare. "The government required us to report to the police anyone whom we felt might be a communist." "The state must protect all workers from exploitation by subjecting industry to strict government regulation and supervision." "Our national health insurance program takes away our freedom of choice." "Our neighbors seem to have an unusual family structure and nontraditional gender roles,and we think they might be Communists." CONCEPT The Cold War in America 10 What was the purpose of the U.S. strategy of "island-hopping" in the Pacific? To protect the Philippines and other American holdings from being invaded. To keep Japanese soldiers at sea rather than entrenched in fortified bunkers on land. To seize outlying islands in order to get close enough to bomb the Japanese mainland. To weaken and divide Japanese troops by launching multiple attacks in multiple locations.