US History
Freedom House was an organization that:
a demanded American intervention in the European war.
b Jewish refugees could flee to from Europe.
c believed the European war was not an American concern.
d raised funds for Japanese-Americans to use for legal fees tobring court cases against the United States for unlawfulimprisonment.
e was located in Chicago and acted as a networking resource forblacks moving there from the South.
Which of the following best describes Nixon's foreign policy of\"détente\"?
a It meant a continuation of the status quo.
b The United States was not yet willing to sign arms-controltreaties with the Soviet Union.
c As demonstrated by diplomatic visits to both China and theSoviet Union, Nixon sought a peaceful coexistence with communistnations.
d It meant a rejection of Henry Kissinger's \"realist\" approachto the Cold War.
e It meant Nixon had gone \"soft\" on communism.
\"Americanization\" was:
a the Viet Cong's policy of immediate execution of defectorsrecaptured from the South Vietnamese army.
b Nixon's term for the transformation of young people into\"real\" Americans when they refrained from protesting against thewar.
c Nixon's Vietnam strategy to have American troops graduallywithdraw and South Vietnamese troops assume more of thefighting.
d the State Department program offering fast-tracked politicalasylum for South Vietnamese military officials and theirfamilies.
e the spread of American culture in South Vietnam to display thebenefits of capitalism.
What was the Contract with America?
a A press term for the Clinton reelection strategy.
b Clinton's 256-page proposal to overhaul thenation's welfare system.
c A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education,medical, and environmental programs.
d A speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue towork on health care reform.
e what Democrats called Bill Clinton's victory in 1992.
Globalization:
a had little to do with the collapse of communism.
b was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft andorganizations like the WTO.
c is closely associated with the 1990s, although it was not anew phenomenon.
d promoted the free flow of goods and services across borders,but only with a strict regulatory apparatus in place.
e B and C
In the 1990s, the prison population:
a declined because there was little new prison construction.
b experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programsthan before.
c increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s.
d increased as state governments increased penalties for crimesand decreased parole.
e declined because states refused to fund the \"prison-industrialcomplex.\"
