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AP U.S. History — Period 8 (1945–1980) — Drill 15

Drill 15 · Multiple Choice · Period 8: 1945–1980

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About This Drill

AP U.S. History — Period 8 (1945–1980) — Drill 15 is a Multiple Choice practice drill covering Period 8: 1945–1980. It contains 5 original questions created by Brian Stewart, a Barron's test prep author with over 20 years of tutoring experience.

This AP U.S. History Period 8 drill is based on Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address (1961). Questions analyze Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex, his concerns about government influence on scientific research, and the Cold War context that shaped his message.

Passage

The following is adapted from President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Farewell Address, delivered on January 17, 1961. In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together. Another factor in maintaining balance involves the technological revolution during recent decades. The prospect of domination of the nation's scholars by Federal contracts and project allocations, and the power of money to influence research, is ever present — and is gravely to be regarded.

Questions in This Drill

  1. Eisenhower's coinage of the term 'military-industrial complex' most directly serves to
  2. Eisenhower's warning that 'the power of money to influence research is ever present' most directly reflects his concern about
  3. The historical context most directly relevant to Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex was
  4. Which of the following groups most directly took up Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex in their political activism during the 1960s and 1970s?
  5. Eisenhower's warning in his Farewell Address is most significant as a historical document because it