Exam 8: America Secedes from the Empire 1775-1783

SA Directions Directions: Read each question carefully and write your responses using complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. -"At the very time the Senate was censuring [Senator Joseph] McCarthy,Congress was putting through a whole series of anti-Communist bills…The liberals in the government were themselves acting to exclude,persecute,fire,and even imprison Communists.It was just that McCarthy had gone too far,attacking not only Communists but liberals,endangering that broad liberal-conservative coalition which was considered essential… Undoubtedly,there was success in the attempt to make the general public fearful of Communists and ready to take drastic actions against them-imprisonment at home,military action abroad.The whole culture was permeated with anti-Communism." Howard Zinn,The People's History of the United States,1980 " "McCarthyism" subsequently became a term synonymous with repression and terror-an amazing development considering that not one of the people subpoenaed by the senator to testify lacked legal counsel;none were arrested or detained without due process;and no one went to jail without a trial.The bottom line,however,was that anticommunism was a serious response to genuine threats on many levels than it was a form of paranoia… Spies…had given the Soviets the data they needed to make an atomic bomb… Labeling this the Red Scare,or hysteria,is a gross exaggeration." Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen,A Patriot's History of the United States,2007 Using the excerpts above,answer parts a,b,and c. a)Briefly explain the central argument about post-World War II anti-Communism made by the first passage. b)Briefly explain the central argument about post-World War II anti-Communism made by the second passage. c)Briefly provide ONE additional piece of evidence,not referenced in the passages,that supports one of these two interpretations of post-World War II anti-Communism.

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "The experience of a 'détente' in American-Soviet relations in the 1970s ultimately failed for a number of reasons,including an underlying difference in conceptions of détente: The American leaders saw it (in Kissinger's words)as a way of 'managing the emergence of Soviet power' into world politics in an age of nuclear parity;the Soviet leaders,for their part,envisaged it as a way of managing the transition of the United States from its former superiority into a more modest role in world politics… Ultimately disillusionment affected the leaderships on both sides… and the détente commitment was not only devalued but used as the basis for additional hostile charges against the other side." Raymond L.Garthoff,"Détente and Confrontation: American-Soviet Relations from Nixon to Reagan," 1982 -Détente,as described in the passage,contrasted most significantly with

The following questions refer to the image below. Fred W.McDarrah/Getty Images -The event depicted above was most directly influenced by the

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "As…Negroes fought for entry into American society,[the Beats] passively withdrew from the surrounding nation… [they] listened to poetry readings,listened to jazz,… opted for poverty,refused to be anchored down by family obligations,and developed a literary style marked by run-on,stream-of-consciousness sentences… The Beats rejected straight society. Overthrow it-its morality,its patriotism,its family structure,its capitalism,its Christianity,its taboos… Socially alienated and ideologically inarticulate,the Beats represented radicalism of the cultural rather than the political. Daniel Flynn,A Conservative History of the American Left,2009 -What role would the Cold War play in the rise of the movement described in the passage?

Directions: In your response you should do the following: • State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question. • Support your argument with evidence,using specific examples. • Apply historical thinking skills as directed by the question. • Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay that extends your argument,connects it to a different historical context,or connects it to a different category of analysis. -Analyze the growth of the women's movement during the period from 1950 to 1980.Consider both the movement's methods and achievements in this period.

Directions: In your response you should do the following: • State a relevant thesis that directly addresses all parts of the question. • Support your argument with evidence,using specific examples. • Apply historical thinking skills as directed by the question. • Synthesize the elements above into a persuasive essay that extends your argument,connects it to a different historical context,or connects it to a different category of analysis. -Compare and contrast Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal with Lyndon Johnson's Great Society.To what extent did the Presidents use federal power to advance social and economic goals?

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "[The Soviets will apply] insistent,unceasing pressure for penetration and command of key positions in administration…of foreign countries… In summary,we have here a political force committed fanatically to the belief that with US…it is desirable and necessary that the internal harmony of our society be disrupted… [and] the international authority of our state be broken,if Soviet power is to be secure… Much depends on health and vigor of our own society… Every courageous and incisive measure to solve internal problems of our own society… is a diplomatic victory over Moscow." George Kennan,"The Long Telegram," 1946 -Over time,American policies towards the Soviet Union would tend to

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "The conventional wisdom on the origins of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 suggests that it was primarily a product of the civil rights movement… However,ideational effects of the cold war also played a part in the political developments of 1965… Cold war foreign-policy considerations pressed for increased openness for ethnic minority immigration to reduce tensions with allied (or potential allied)countries,and conversely,civil rights leaders were able to gain leverage for the Civil Rights Act by exploiting this tension and forcing Americans to practice the liberalism reflected in their founding myths." Christopher Rudolph,National Security and Immigration: Policy Development in the United States and Western Europe Since 1945,2006 -Which of the following developments of the era most significantly amplified the effects of the policy described in the passage?

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "The conventional wisdom on the origins of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 suggests that it was primarily a product of the civil rights movement… However,ideational effects of the cold war also played a part in the political developments of 1965… Cold war foreign-policy considerations pressed for increased openness for ethnic minority immigration to reduce tensions with allied (or potential allied)countries,and conversely,civil rights leaders were able to gain leverage for the Civil Rights Act by exploiting this tension and forcing Americans to practice the liberalism reflected in their founding myths." Christopher Rudolph,National Security and Immigration: Policy Development in the United States and Western Europe Since 1945,2006 -Which of the following policy concerns most directly coincided with the policy described in the passage?

SA Directions Directions: Read each question carefully and write your responses using complete sentences; an outline or bulleted list alone is not acceptable. -Which of the following best describes the impact of the migration shown on the map?

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "Why are we in South Viet-Nam? We are there because we have a promise to keep. Since 1954 every American President has offered support to the people of South Viet-Nam. We have helped to build,and we have helped to defend. Thus,over many years,we have made a national pledge to help South Viet-Nam defend its independence…We are also there because there are great stakes in the balance. Let no one think for a moment that retreat from Viet-Nam would bring an end to conflict. The battle would be renewed in one country and then another." President Lyndon B.Johnson,Speech at Johns Hopkins University,1965 -American efforts in which of the following conflicts most closely resembled the efforts of the United States in the conflict described by President Johnson?

The following questions refer to the excerpt below. "As…Negroes fought for entry into American society,[the Beats] passively withdrew from the surrounding nation… [they] listened to poetry readings,listened to jazz,… opted for poverty,refused to be anchored down by family obligations,and developed a literary style marked by run-on,stream-of-consciousness sentences… The Beats rejected straight society. Overthrow it-its morality,its patriotism,its family structure,its capitalism,its Christianity,its taboos… Socially alienated and ideologically inarticulate,the Beats represented radicalism of the cultural rather than the political. Daniel Flynn,A Conservative History of the American Left,2009 -The ideology of the group described in the passage would be most nearly reflected in which of the following?