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Duplicate of 2nd Semester US History Final Exam Review 2016 PART 2
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1
Whose assassination led to riots and the growth of the Black Power movement?
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King Jr.
John Lennon
2
What theory says that if one country falls to communism, other countries will follow?
Trickle Down Theory
Communisto Theory
Marxist Theory
Domino Theory
3
What became a devastating world-wide epidemic by the 1990s?
Swine Flu
AIDS
SARS
Zika Virus
4
Were the decisions of the Warren Court primarily liberal or conservative in nature?
conservative
liberal
5
When did Social Security end?
1942
1991
Still around today
2005
6
The Black Panthers & Malcolm X believed
whites and blacks should be integrated
using any means necessary, including violence, for equality
in nonviolent direct action
in a conservative approach to the civil rights movement
7
What is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the US?
Oklahoma City bombing
Unabomber
San Bernardino shooting
World Trade Center car bombing
8
The Mexican government fully supported this agreement because it promoted investment & growth.
NAACP
NATO
NASA
NAFTA
9
In what court case was segregation in public schools made illegal?
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
Loving v. Virginia
10
Under which president did the Vietnam War escalate the most?
JFK
Nixon
Eisenhower
Johnson
11
What was NOT accomplished in the Civil Rights Movement?
African Americans became more politically involved.
African American poverty ended.
Segregation became illegal.
African Americans gained a new sense of ethnic pride.
12
At which University was the Free Speech movement started?
UCA
University of Arkansas
UC-Berkeley
UCLA
13
How were songs of the 1960s and 1970s a reflection of the times?
Idolized reality TV stars of the times
Showed there was social conflict over war and civil rights
showed that Americans agreed about foreign & domestic issues
Promoted hate and violence in the lyrics
14
What event symbolized the decline of Soviet power over Eastern Europe?
Formation of Backstreet Boys
Launch of Sputnik
Creation of NAFTA
Fall of the Berlin Wall
15
Which President resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal?
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
16
Which President chose not to run for re-election because of low approval ratings?
Reagan
Nixon
Carter
Johnson
17
In what mission was a teacher a part of the crew that perished when the space shuttle exploded?
Challenger
Columbia
Discovery
Endeavour
18
The Social Security program is endangered primarily because
the program has become more indentified with racial minority
the program has lost support
federal deficits have shifted funds previously used
More people are taking from it than paying into it
19
What year was Barack Obama elected the first African American US President?
2012
2000
2004
2008
20
What was the famous 1969 music event where artists such as Jimi Hendrix played?
Woodwind
Woodspot
Woodstock
Willowwood
21
Lying about an affair with Monica Lewinsky led to the impeachment of what President?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
22
What were people protesting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
Abortion
Kanye West
Vietnam War
Civil Rights
23
Who won a
decisive(landslide)
victory in the 2000 election?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Al Gore
No one...Bush won electoral votes but lost popular vote
24
How has the rise in school shootings impacted schools?
All of the above :(
Schools have to increase security
Increased stress and anxiety for students
Teachers worry about their lives and students' lives being in danger
25
What did MLK argue in his
Letter from Birmingham Jail
?
Equality must be achieved by any means necessary.
Schools should be desegregated.
Violence should be met with violence.
Nonviolence is the way to achieve equality.
26
Why did the US get involved in the Vietnam War?
to make them a US territory
to help North Vietnam unite with South Vietnam
to stop the spread of communism
to keep the French out of Vietnam
27
Ronald Reagan's supply-side economics was called
Reaganomics
Down-up Economics
Reagan's Economic Enhancement Plan
Supply Economic Opportunity Proposal
28
What were the circumstances behind Robert Kennedy's assassination?
shot in NYC right before giving a speech
shot in a hotel kitchen in California
shot in a car in Dallas
shot outside a Memphis motel
29
Who was the President when 9/11 occurred?
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
30
What characterized Johnson’s ‘Great Society’ programs?
helping the poor and elderly
helping to end the Cold War
promoting segregation
building more nuclear missiles than the Soviets
31
What has been a major long-term effect of the Vietnam War?
US & Vietnam become BFFs
US forces occupy Vietnam
US hesitant to commit troops overseas for extended action
Americans support a permanent draft
32
The majority of people in the 60s counterculture movement were
white, middle-class college youths
Native Americans
Latinos
poor, urban youths
33
The Patriot Act (2001)
expanded the government’s authority in the fight against terrorism
provided additional funding to enhance America’s nuclear arsenal
stopped the military from excluding gay people from service
undid state laws that were designed to restrict African American voting
34
The law allowing authorities to engage in more wiretapping and other electronic surveillance.
No-Fly Law
Patriot Act
Terrorist Watch List
Homeland Security Act
35
The Vietnam War draft was skewed so that
Poor/working class were chosen more than the wealthy
Caucasians were chosen more than minorities
Women were chosen more than men
Wealthy people were chosen more than the poor/working class
36
Opponents of the PATRIOT Act argue that it violates what part of the Constitution?
Guarantee of a republican form of government
Right to bear arms
Protection against unreasonable search and seizures
Freedom of speech
37
Reaganomics was successful at
enforcing stricter environmental regulation
raising taxes
increasing social programs
lowering taxes
38
Roe v. Wade
said that
states can never regulate abortion
all abortions are legal
abortion is legal in the first 3 months
all abortions are illegal
39
Which amendment changes the voting age from 21 to 18?
13th
18th
26th
21st
40
The Little Rock 9 crisis showed that
integration was never going to happen
states did not have to follow Supreme Court rulings
no black students wanted to attend all white schools
the President can force states to comply with court rulings
41
Nightly news about the Vietnam War did what?
Created a credibility gap
Built trust between Americans and their political leaders
Strengthened Americans support for the war
Strengthened Americans support for the government
42
What major factor led to inflation in the 1970s?
High unemployment
Oil embargoes
Tax increases
High tariffs
