Exam 1: The Historical Context of Emergency Management

The Civil Defense directors of the 1950s ran local programs that were well funded by the federal government.

Emergency management is a discipline that deals with which of the following?

The Civil Defense programs in the 1950s were established primarily to protect American communities from which of the following hazards?

In 1974,more than 100 federal agencies were involved in some aspect of risk and disasters.

During the 1930s,the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Bureau of Public Roads were both given authority to do which of the following?

The National Flood Insurance Program brought the concept of community-based mitigation into the practice of emergency management.

Responsibility for the National Flood Insurance Program was initially given to the federal government.

During the Cold War years of the 1950s,there were few major natural disasters.

The constitution tasks which of the following government levels with the responsibility for managing public health and safety?

Organized attempts at disaster management first appeared in Biblical times.

The National Flood Insurance Program was established by the Federal Flood Reduction Act of 1968.

The federal government responds to disasters when state governments are overwhelmed.

Emergency management is more effective if it is integrated into daily decisions and not just called upon during times of disaster.

Local and state civil defense directors were the first recognized face of emergency management in the United States.

The first time the federal government became involved in a local disaster following which of the following?

The philosophy that man can control nature,thereby eliminating the risk of floods,has resulted in numerous long-term,efficient flood management systems.