31. During the Second World War, American diplomacy largely was American diplomacy towards ______.
A. Germany and Italy
B. Germany and Japan
C. Britain and France
D.Britain and Soviet Union
32. The open declaration of the containment policy toward the Soviet Union was made by ______ on March 12, 1949 in a speech to the joint session of congress.
A. Truman
B. George Kennan
C. George Marshall
D.Franklin Roosevelt
33. Which of the following was related to the upsurge in births?
A. Oil industry.
B. Automobile and housing.
C. Housing and defense industries.
D.Automobile and defense industries.
34. The Supreme Court played a role in approving the lawfulness of anti-Communist hysteria by ______.
A. supporting the trial of Alger Hiss
B. supporting President Truman’s executive order
C. convicting 11 high-ranking Communist leaders
D.deciding that the Smith Act was in line with the Constitution
35. Which of the following is NOT true of the U. S. economy?
A. There is little government involvement in the economy.
B. The American economy is based largely on a free enterprise system.
C. The American economy is characterized by a high degree of monopoly.
D.Unemployment, inflation, financial deficit are the main problems in American economy.
36. In order to prevent the government from misusing its power, the writers of the Constitution worked out ______.
A. Bill of Rights
B. checks and balances
C. the Articles of Confederation
D.The Civil Rights Act of 1964
37. The origin of the American party system can be traced to ______.
A. the conflict between Democrats and Republicans
B. the constitutional debate between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists
C. the struggle between those who supported slavery and those who opposed slavery
D.the struggle between the Royalists and revolutionaries in the War of Independence
38. In America, it is ______ that establishes policies for the education within its boundary.
A. the state
B. the mayor
C. the federal government
D.the governor of the state
39. In 1836, ______ published his famous book Nature, which is the clearest statement of Transcendentalist ideas.
A. Walt Whitman
B. Emily Dickerson
C. Nathaniel Hawthorne
D.Ralph Waldo Emerson
40. Of all the symbols, ______ which are considered to represent fertility and new life, are most frequently associated with Easter.
A. the lamb and the beef
B. the egg and the rabbit
C. the pumpkin and the turkey
D.the spring peas and box of chocolate
