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Question 1

How did Richard Nixon benefit from his televised 1952 Checkers speech after he was accused of having a secret fund financed by California businessmen?
 
  A) He was elected governor of California.
  B) He was able to save his place as the vice presidential candidate on the Republican ticket.
  C) He became chairman of HUAC.
  D) He was elected as president in the 1952 election.

Question 2

What compelled the United States to intervene in the Cuban revolt against Spain?
 
  A) apprehension about the revolutionary ideology of the Cubans
  B) the intent to protect both Cuban and American economic interests in Cuba
  C) the wish to halt British expansionism and secure markets in the Caribbean
  D) the Republicans' hope to open new markets in the Caribbean

Question 3

How were middle-class American women portrayed in most popular televised comedy sitcoms, such as I Love Lucy, Father Knows Best, and Leave It to Beaver, during the 1950s?
 
  A) as independent working women in white-collar jobs
  B) as defiant housewives who stood up to domineering husbands
  C) as spouses who were satisfied with their roles as caring mothers and devoted wives
  D) as single mothers struggling to raise their children



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