26.During the Second World War, American wartime objectives were the total destruction of___________ powers and the establishment of a world order.
A. Axis B. Asian
C. Allied D. European
27.In 1932,in the depth of the depression,the American people chose ___________ as their next president who promised to get the U.S. out of the depression.
A. Theodore Roosevelt B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
C. Woodrow Wilson D. Herbert C. Hoover
28.Education was made a function of the state under the ___________Amendment to the US Constitution.
A. Tenth B. Eleventh
C. Twelfth D. Thirteenth
29.McCarthyism was a full-scale ___________hysteria in the United States in the 1950s.
A. pro-Nazi B. anti-Fascist
C. pro-Communist D. anti-Communist
30.On June 5,1947,___________suggested that the US should offer economic aid to Western Europe so as to protect the region from Soviet expansion.
A. George Kennan B. George Marshall
C. Dwight Eisenhower D. James F. Byrnes
31.A decision to set up a world organization,the United Nations,was made at___________.
A. Yalta Conference B. Potsdam Conference
C. Teheran Conference D. Paris Conference
32.The safeguards against abuse of powers in the United States come in the form of___________.
A. separation of powers B. executive orders
C. presidential elections D. judicial reviews
33.___________Was meant to guarantee the blacks and others the right to vote.
A. Emancipation Proclamation in 1863
B. The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865
C. The Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. The Voting Rights Act of 1965
34.Woman obtained voting right from the___________ Amendment to the Constitution.
A. 17th B. 18th
C. 19th D. 20th
35.Of the four kinds of high schools,___________ones only aim to prepare students for college.
A. comprehensive B. academic
C. vocational D. technical