AP U.S. History Unit 8: Period 8: 1945-1980 Practice Exam

1. The policy articulated by Truman in this speech is best known as

2. The immediate context for the speech was primarily a response to

3. Which of the following actions best represents the implementation of the economic and financial aid portion of the policy described by Truman?

4. The development depicted in the image was most directly a result of

5. The lifestyle portrayed in the image best supports which of the following claims about 1950s culture?

6. A significant long-term effect of the demographic shift illustrated in the image was

7. The primary purpose of King's letter was to

8. King's argument in the excerpt most clearly contrasts with the views of which of the following?

9. The reference to "nations of Asia and Africa" is best understood in the context of

10. The primary purpose of McCarthy's speech was to

11. McCarthy's accusations are best understood in the context of which of the following?

12. The political climate described in the excerpt most directly led to

13. Which of the following events is most directly responsible for the sharp increase in defense spending in the early 1950s?

14. The overall trend in defense spending from 1950 to 1980 best reflects which of the following patterns in U.S. history?

15. The increase in defense spending during the mid-to-late 1960s was most directly related to the

16. The main purpose of Johnson's speech was to

17. The ideas expressed in the excerpt are most similar to the ideas of which earlier program?

18. The programs initiated in response to the ideas in the excerpt led most directly to

19. The sentiment expressed in the excerpt is best understood in the context of the

20. The excerpt best serves as evidence for the argument that

21. The ideas in the excerpt contributed most directly to the rise of

22. The ideas expressed in the excerpt are most characteristic of which of the following?

23. The excerpt best reflects a reaction against the

24. The group that authored this statement would have been most likely to oppose

25. The publication of this book is best understood in the context of

26. The concerns raised in the excerpt contributed most directly to

27. The author's argument regarding the "conquest of nature" is most similar to the arguments made by which earlier group?

28. The main purpose of the cartoon is to suggest that

29. The combination of problems depicted in the cartoon led to which of the following trends in the 1970s?

30. The problem of "Inflation" shown in the cartoon was exacerbated by Standalone Questions

31. The large-scale migration of Americans to the Sun Belt in the decades after World War II was primarily driven by

32. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) was a significant turning point because it

33. President Eisenhower's 1961 farewell address warned the nation about the dangers of

34. The policy of détente, pursued by President Richard Nixon, represented a shift in Cold War strategy by

35. Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support the argument that the Civil Rights Movement expanded to include other groups?

36. Public opinion turned decisively against the Vietnam War following which event?

37. The Immigration Act of 1965 was a significant change from earlier immigration policies because it

38. The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade (1973) was most controversial because it

39. The rise of the "New Right" in the 1970s was a response to all of the following EXCEPT

40. Which of the following statements best makes a historically defensible claim about the period from 1945 to 1980?