Author Question: How did the end of the Vietnam War contribute to the nation's economic woes? A) Taxes were on the ... (Read 67 times)

ishan · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

How did issues surrounding U.S. diplomatic relations lead to the energy crisis of the 1970s?

A) U.S. support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War led to an oil embargo by the OPEC
nations.
B) The Soviet Union cut off oil shipments to the United States after that nation formed strong
alliances with Middle Eastern Arab nations during the Cold War.
C) Arab nations opposed the support that the United States had given to Jews during the
Holocaust.
D) OPEC nations opposed the United States' role in trying to defeat communism in Southeast
Asia.

Question 2

What is the most likely reason why most state politicians were Anti-Federalists?

A) They were angry that the states had retained the majority of power in the new Constitution.
B) They could lose a lot of power relative to the new central government established by the
Constitution.
C) They felt that without a bill of rights, the new government would do little to protect states'
rights.
D) They wanted to be able to negotiate treaties and engage in foreign diplomacy.

Question 3

How would members of the urban black middle class of the 1920s most likely have reacted to Aaron Douglas's drawing that accompanied James Weldon Johnson's poem The Prodigal Son?

A) They would have encouraged additional black men from the South to migrate to northern
cities.
B) They would have taken pride in the development of an original American musical style with
African roots.
C) They would have joyfully seen this image as an expression of the times that included
increased African American dignity.
D) They would have disapproved of the temptations of jazz and the other illustrated vices that
confronted the young man in the image.

Question 4

The 1876 image Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket shows that the ruthless character of the white supremacy movement, which was typical of the Mississippi Plan used to intimidate black voters, was the result of the __________.

A) expiration of the Freedmen's Bureau
B) lack of concern from Republican governors in Southern states
C) Fifteenth Amendment
D) reduction of federal troops in the South

Question 5

How did the end of the Vietnam War contribute to the nation's economic woes?

A) Taxes were on the rise after the end of this war.
B) The war had consumed much of the fuel that was on reserve, thus leading to an oil shortage.
C) U.S. participation in this war led to strained relations with members of the Organization of the
Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
D) Returning veterans entered a job market already dealing with massive layoffs.