Contemporary Conservatives Think of Themselves as the Ideological Descendants of the Founding

question 16

Multiple Choice

Contemporary conservatives think of themselves as the ideological descendants of the founding fathers and other presidents, often associating themselves with, among others:

• A) Theodore Roosevelt
• B) Calvin Coolidge
• C) Franklin Roosevelt
• D) Andrew Jackson

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Definitions:

Truman Doctrine

A U.S. foreign policy established in 1947 that aimed to contain the spread of communism through economic and military aid to countries resisting Soviet influence.

Taft-Harley Act

Also known as the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, this law restricted the power and activities of labor unions in the United States.

Decolonization

The process by which African and Asian colonies of European empires became independent in the years following World War II.

Operation Dixie

A post-World War II campaign initiated by the Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) aimed at unionizing textile workers and other laborers in the southern United States.