. . . I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures. I believe that we must assist free peoples to work out their own destinies in their own way. I believe that our help should be primarily through economic and financial aid which is essential to economic stability and orderly political processes. . . . President Harry Truman, speech to Congress (Truman Doctrine), March 12, 1947 The program described in this quotation was part of the foreign policy of

What was the primary reason for these masks during World War I?

As a result of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956, the United States experienced

The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, later renamed the March of Dimes, was established in 1938 and . . . was a grassroots campaign run primarily by volunteers. Over the years, millions of people gave small amounts of money to support both the care of people who got ___________ and research into prevention and treatment. Those contributions financed Jonas Salk, Albert Sabin, and the other researchers who developed the . . . ___________ that children around the world receive today. —“March of Dimes,” National Museum of American History, www.americanhistory.si.edu/ (accessed July 19, 2012) Which words correctly complete this excerpt?

In the World War II era, what was the major reason for Jewish immigration to the United States?

President Harry Truman’s order requiring loyalty checks and the Senate hearings led by Joseph McCarthy were both responses to

During the 1950s the federal government funded educational initiatives in math and science in response to —

The Eisenhower Doctrine (1957) was an effort by the United States to –

What is the best title for this cartoon?

Controversies involving Alger Hiss and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg reflected the post World War II concern over