Question 1
One trend in governmental spending during the 1950s was __________.
A) cutting all social reform programs
B) a significant increase in defense spending
C) providing no new educational programs
D) a lack of funding for containment efforts
Question 2
Which of the following was an effect of the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik?
A) Many Americans believed that Sputnik's inferior quality revealed American superiority.
B) Russian schools placed stronger emphasis on math and science courses.
C) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration was defunded by Congress.
D) Congress supported college and post-graduate study with the National Defense Education Act.
Question 3
During the Eisenhower administration, official American policy for a Soviet attack on western Europe called for __________.
A) massive nuclear retaliation against the Soviet Union
B) response with conventional military forces
C) intense negotiations mediated by the United Nations
D) western Europe to defend itself, with the United States supplying financial aid
A male American redstart, Setophaga ruticilla.
A feral horse herd in the western United States
Western Gray Squirrel
Transdermal patch administration: (a) protective coating removed from patch
Europe’s Size and Location
Government in America: People, Politics, and Policy, AP