Praxis II World and US History Exam Prep - Question List

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71. What is Margaret Sanger best known for?
  1. She was a staunch supporter of women’s suffrage.
  2. She wrote the quintessential American book about new wave Feminism.
  3. She opened the first birth control clinic in the United States.
  4. She was the first female cabinet member.
72. What was the main goal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
  1. To create equal representation of the races in Congress
  2. To challenge segregation in Congress and the Supreme Court
  3. To resist segregation in a non-violent manner
  4. To protect traditionally black neighborhoods from gang violence and police brutality
73. What did President Truman’s foreign policy focus on in the years immediately following World War II?
  1. A positive diplomatic relationship with Germany
  2. Containing Communism worldwide
  3. A positive diplomatic relationship with communist China
  4. Growth of nuclear technology
74.

Which of the following, according to the 1965 Immigration Act, would be the main factor for admission to the United States?

  1. Race
  2. Gender
  3. Occupation
  4. Religion
75. During the 1950s, the United States government pushed huge sums of money into math and science education programs and research in response to which of the following incidents?
  1. Fidel Castro rose to power in Cuba.
  2. The Soviet Union landed a shuttle and astronauts on the moon.
  3. The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite, which successfully orbited Earth.
  4. The Soviet Union developed the world’s first H-bomb.

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