What is NOT true about the March on Washington?

it led to racial riots outside the Lincoln Memorial

Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur?

Both circle and diamond options

stopping the spread of communism

Why did the Iran hostage crisis occur?

the U.S. supported the tyrant monarchy in Iran

What did the Supreme Court rule in University of California Regents v. Bakke?

Universities could not use "fixed quotas"

Which is NOT true about the Tet Offensive?

The Communists conquered South Vietnam

Why were residents of Love Canal experiencing health problems?

underground toxic waste leaking into soil and waterways

What did Congress do when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?

handed its war powers to the President

What did the 22nd Amendment do?

limited President to 2 terms in office

In terms of German reparations after WWII, what did the Soviets believe?

Germany must pay heavy reparations so the USSR could rebuild

Black Panthers encouraged African Americans to do what?

arm themselves against white society

After the University of California at Berkeley strikes, the Supreme Court gave students:

right to freedom of speech and assembly

The 26th Amendment is based on the idea that:

old enough to fight= old enough to vote

What did the Pentagon papers reveal?

American government had not been honest about Vietnam

All of following happened as a result of McCarthyism EXCEPT:

President Truman created a loyalty review program

pledged to fight communism by giving $ to Greece & Turkey

The Watergate scandal was when Nixon's administration tried to cover up a break in of:

the Democratic National Committee HQs

Which was not done via the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

ended voter discrimination for blacks

How did the baby boom affect America between 1945-1960?

we needed more schools and resources for education

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1
What is NOT true about the March on Washington?
MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech was given
it led to racial riots outside the Lincoln Memorial
it was a non-violent protest
celebrated 100th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
2
What were students protesting when the Kent State shooting occurred?
the end of the Vietnam war
the Iran-Contra affair
the bombing of Cambodia
the My Lai massacre
3
Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur?
Both circle and diamond options
spread U.S.A. control into Cuba
Get rid of missiles in Cuba
to overthrow their communist leader
4
What is containment?
stopping the spread of communism
massive military buildup for massive retaliation
encouraging the spread of communism
stopping the spread of capitalism
5
Why did the Iran hostage crisis occur?
the hostages stole oil from Iran
the U.S. supported the tyrant monarchy in Iran
the U.S. kicked Iran out of O.P.E.C.
Afghanistan invaded Saudi Arabia
6
What did the Supreme Court rule in University of California Regents v. Bakke?
Universities had to use affirmative action policies
Universities had to admit all students to medical programs
Universities could not use "fixed quotas"
Universities could not use race for admissions critieria
7
The willingness to go to war to force an opponent to back down is:
Duck and Cover
Fallout
Massive retaliation
Brinksmanship
8
What did the Southern Manifesto encourage white Southerners to do?
defy the Supreme Court
obey the law, even if they didn't like it
embrace desegregation
march against Civil Rights
9
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorize the Attorney General to do?
refuse minorities the right to vote
establish taxes to register to vote
Give literacy tests to voters
end discrimination in voting
10
Which is NOT true about the Tet Offensive?
The Communists conquered South Vietnam
it turned U.S. public opinion against the war
Don't pick me. I'm not the right answer
it was a military victory for the U.S.
11
How did suburbs have a negative impact on America?
immigrants were deported
the number of factories increased
miniorities left the cities
taxpayers left the cities
12
Which is NOT true about Ceasar Chavez?
organized a national boycott of grapes
was a communist revolutionary
promoted non-violence as a form of protest
he co-founded the United Farm workers
13
Why were residents of Love Canal experiencing health problems?
a radiation leak from a nuclear plant
lead paint in many homes
underground toxic waste leaking into soil and waterways
toxic waste from planes
14
What did Congress do when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
Declared war on Japan
Increased aid to South Vietnam
Declared war on North Vietnam
handed its war powers to the President
15
What did the 22nd Amendment do?
Gave women the right to vote
direct election of Senators
prohibitied the production and sale of alcohol
limited President to 2 terms in office
16
Which law limited the power of labor unions by passing right to work laws in 1947?
Fair Deal
Closed Shop Act
Taft-Hartley Act
GI Bill
17
Brown v. Board of Education ended:
discrimination on busses
discrimination in employment
segregation in public schools
segregation in private schools
18
In terms of German reparations after WWII, what did the Soviets believe?
Germany must be allowed to recover economically
Germany must pay heavy reparations so the USSR could rebuild
Germany must be divided with the Berlin Wall
Germany must be communist
19
In response to the Soviet Union blockading West Berlin, the U.S.A.:
built the Berlin Wall
started the Berlin Airlift
bombed Hiroshima
blockaded East Berlin
20
Black Panthers encouraged African Americans to do what?
lobby
arm themselves against white society
register to vote
use non-violent protests
21
After the University of California at Berkeley strikes, the Supreme Court gave students:
freedom of speech and to desegregate on campus
only the right to assemble on campus
right to desegregate on campus
right to freedom of speech and assembly
22
Threatening a large-scale response against a communist state trying to seize territory:
massive retaliation
brinksmanship
fallout
duck and cover
23
In response to NATO, the USSR and Eastern Europe formed:
Berlin Pact
Sputnik
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
24
Who used covert operations to prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries?
FBI
CIA
Green Berets
Chesterfield PD
25
When Western powers refused to withdraw from communist West Berlin, the Soviets:
cried themselves to sleep
airlifted supplies to Berlin to end the American blockade
put long-range missiles in Cuba
Built the Berlin Wall
26
The 26th Amendment is based on the idea that:
women should be able to serve in the armed services
old enough to fight= old enough to vote
the poll tax should be eliminated
the President should have power to send troops to war
27
Which two countries gave North Vietnam weapons and other military support?
USSR and China
USSR and Italy
U.S. and Great Britain
Japan and the Philippines
28
Plessy v. Ferguson established:
"civil rights" doctrine
"de facto segregation" doctrine
"Southern segregation" doctrine
"separate-but-equal" doctrine
29
What did the Pentagon papers reveal?
American government had not been honest about Vietnam
The U.S. was going to declare war on all communist countries
More Americans died in Vietnam than was reported
American soliders massacred civilians at My Lai
30
What did Nixon's policy of Vietnamization call for?
a withdrawal of N.Vietnamese troops
a massive invasion of North Vietnam
the U.S. to declare war on all communist countries
a withdrawal of U.S. troops
31
All of following happened as a result of McCarthyism EXCEPT:
President Truman created a loyalty review program
Senate passed a vote of censure against McCarthy
McCarthy looked for spies in the U.S. Army
The Internal Security Act/McCarran Act passed
32
Gideon v. Wainwright guarantees people the right to:
lawyer
a speedy trial
telephone call when in jail
a visit from family when in jail
33
Which is NOT a cause of poverty, according to LBJ?
Voting
Unemployment
Illiteracy
inadequate public services
34
The Truman Doctrine:
built the Berlin wall
pledged to fight communism by giving $ to Greece & Turkey
ended the Korean War
rearmed West Germany
35
The Watergate scandal was when Nixon's administration tried to cover up a break in of:
the Democratic National Committee HQs
the Libertarian National Committee HQs
the Pentagon
the Republican National Committee HQs
36
All of the following are causes of the COLD war, except:
U.S.S.R. failed to allow Poland to hold free elections
Stalin mad over U.S. taking too long to open 2nd WWII front
Soviet invasion of North Korea
U.S./U.S.S.R. disagreements over German reparations
37
Which was not done via the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
required employers to end discrimination in workplaces
made segregation illegal in most public places
ended voter discrimination for blacks
established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
38
Which is NOT a result of Watergate?
Camp David Accords
The Federal Campaign Act Amendments
Nixon was pardoned by the President
Ford became President
39
What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the sit-in movement from CORE
a church bombing
the arrest of Rosa Parks
40
How did the baby boom affect America between 1945-1960?
we needed more schools and resources for education
we didn't need as many houses anymore
the Social Security system went broke b/c people were old
the Cold War got more support

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