What was President Carter able to achieve with the Camp David Accords?

He was able to establish peace between Israel and Egypt

How was President Johnson involved in the Vietnam War?

He used military force in Southeast Asia w/o declaring war

How did the attack on Pearl Harbor change the role of the U.S. in WWII?

It led the U.S. to declare war and send troops into battle

Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis.

The conflict between the U.S. and S.U. over missiles in Cuba

When did the Vietnam War technically end?

With the Paris Peace Accords in 1973

What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?

To limit the power of the President when declaring war

What is a "Red Scare?"

The fear the communists will start a revolution in the U.S

How did the communists gain an advantage in 1968?

They organized an offensive on capitals and the U.S embassy

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1
Name the failed invasion of Cuba that was run by the C.I.A.
Guatemalan coup d'etat
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Normandy invasion
Operation Downfall
2
Name the biggest challenge to civil rights that was won with Brown v. Board of Education.
Desegregation of all aspects of American life
Desegregation of schools
Voting for African Americans
Schooling for African Americans
3
What was President Carter able to achieve with the Camp David Accords?
He was able to establish peace between Iran and Israel
Able to achieve a common ground between N. and S. Vietnam
None of the above
He was able to establish peace between Israel and Egypt
4
The United States and the Soviet Union differed in what ways?
All of the above
The United States believed in free elections
The United States was a capitalist democracy
The Soviet Union was a dictatorship
5
Who ruled in Vietnam as early as the 1800s?
Ho Chi Minh
The Soviet Union
The United Kingdom
The French
6
How was President Johnson involved in the Vietnam War?
He ordered the attacks in Cambodia
He wasn't involved at all
He used military force in Southeast Asia w/o declaring war
He took troops out of Vietnam as soon as he got into office
7
Who did Truman fire over the situation in Korea?
General Douglas MacArthur
General Walton Walker
General McCarthy
General Dwight D. Eisenhower
8
How did the attack on Pearl Harbor change the role of the U.S. in WWII?
It led the U.S. to surrender Hawaii to Japanese
It led the U.S. to declare war and send troops into battle
It led the U.S. to insist on strict neutrality
It led the U.S. to provide arms to the Allies
9
Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis.
The crisis between the U.K. and Germany over the Berlin Wall
The conflict between the U.S. and S.U. over missiles in Cuba
The conflict between Cuba and the Soviet Union
The crisis between the S.U. and Germany over Berlin
10
When did the Vietnam War technically end?
With the North Vietnam invasion of South Vietnam
With the South Vietnam invasion of North Vietnam
With the Paris Peace Accords in 1973
With the Camp David Accords in 1978
11
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
To claim U.S. neutrality in all future conflicts
To limit the power of the President when declaring war
To limit the power of Congress when declaring war
To officially end the Vietnam War
12
What is a "Red Scare?"
The fear the communists will start a revolution in the U.S
The fear that immigrants will take over the United States
The fear that Russia will invade the U.S.
The fear of war
13
How did the communists gain an advantage in 1968?
They organized an offensive on the American embassy in Korea
They organized an offensive on American forces in Cambodia
None of the above
They organized an offensive on capitals and the U.S embassy
14
Who invented the vaccine for polio?
Dr. Alexander Flemming
Dr. Jonas Salk
Dr. Robert Koch
Dr. Edward Jenner
15
What were 2 acts that gave African Americans more voting rights?
The Civil Rights Act of 1957
Both a and b
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The 24th Amendment

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