Question 55(Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

Question

(HC)

Which describes the connection between the U.S. Constitution and the Patriot Act?

The Patriot Act violates some of the rights and freedoms established in the U.S. Constitution in an effort to combat terrorism.
The Patriot Act helps protect potential terrorists from unfair government searches and seizures by increasing the power of the U.S. Constitution.
The Patriot Act adds several new amendments to the U.S. Constitution to help protect the world against the spread of terror.
The Patriot Act reinforces and protects the rights and freedoms established in the U.S. Constitution.
Question 56(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(MC)

The text below was written after World War II:

The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant and so devastating, that civilization cannot tolerate their being ignored because it cannot survive their being repeated... . It is hard now to perceive in these miserable men as captives the power by which as Nazi leaders they once dominated much of the world and terrified most of it. Merely as individuals, their fate is of little consequence to the world.

The excerpt above is taken from which of the following?

Atlantic Charter
Yalta Conference
Nuremberg Trials
Potsdam Conference
Question 57(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(MC)

Which statement describes one of the effects of President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?

There was an international outcry against the future use of atomic weapons.
Other nations intensified their efforts to develop their own atomic weapons.
The United States got Allied nations to contribute money to its atomic program.
France and Great Britain increased the size of their traditional military forces.
Question 58(Multiple Choice Worth 1 points)
(LC)

How did World War II change the lives of many women in the United States?

It reduced their interest in marriage and families.
It gave them more opportunities to enter college.
It enabled them to work in non-traditional jobs.
It provided them with wages equal to those paid to men.
Question 59(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(MC)

Why was Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist crusade brought to an end by his hearings about communists in the U.S. Army?

His investigations of the military were not permitted under federal law.
His investigations revealed that McCarthy had manufactured evidence.
His investigations found that communists had infiltrated the military
His investigations were exposed as publicity stunts without merit.
Question 60(Multiple Choice Worth 2 points)
(MC)

Which of the following had to be true for a country to receive war material from the United States under the Lend-Lease Act?

The country had to be a member of the League of Nations.
The country had to transport the war material in its own ships.
The country must sign a pledge that it would not act as an aggressor.
The country's defense must be vital to the safety of the United States.

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 55: The correct answer is:
The Patriot Act violates some of the rights and freedoms established in the U.S. Constitution in an effort to combat terrorism.

Question 56: The correct answer is:
Nuremberg Trials

Question 57: The correct answer is:
Other nations intensified their efforts to develop their own atomic weapons.

Question 58: The correct answer is:
It enabled them to work in non-traditional jobs.

Question 59: The correct answer is:
His investigations were exposed as publicity stunts without merit.

Question 60: The correct answer is:
The country's defense must be vital to the safety of the United States.