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Theory holds if people pay fewer taxes, they would save more money & invest more to create jobs
Strategic Defense Initiative
socialism
Communism
supply-side economics aka Reaganomics
2
Why was the Vietnam War called the first "living room war"?
because television coverage brought the war into homes
because the war was often debated in living rooms
because the war revealed a generation gap
because every American home was affected by the war.
3
How did President Truman try to expand opportunities for African Americans?
by creating a jobs program for African Americans
by issuing an executive order to integrate the military
by ending segregation in public schools
by prohibiting racial discrimination in the workplace.
4
What term refers to the ease of tension between Cold War enemies?
disarmament
containment
detente
brinkmanship
5
Which best describes goals of American Indian Movement?
Renewal of tradition, economic independence of tribes
Passage of legislation to help with tourism on reservations
Re-establishment of ownership of Alcatraz Island and Alaska
Call for total control of all American natural resources
6
1980, conservatives elected ___, a believer in less taxes and government, & traditional values
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
7
Both Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cesar Chavez were inspired by principle of
segregation
public accomodation
black power
nonviolent resistance
8
Martin Luther King, Jr. got his start as a civil rights leader when he organized the....
American Indian Movement
National Organization of Women
creation of NAACP
Montgomery bus boycott
9
Which best explains why the Tet Offensive surprised many Americans?
They thought the USSR would not sen in actual troops
They thought Communist troops would attack cities, not farms
They had not expected China to enter the war.
They thought the USA was winning the war.
10
Over what issue did Malcolm X & Black Muslims disagree with Martin Luther King, Jr.?
the philosophy of civil disobedience & nonviolent resistance
the methods of the NAACP
the leadership of CORE
the role of women in the civil rights movement
11
T or F: Johnson's Great Society programs increased the size of the federal deficit.
TRUE
FALSE
12
The 14th Amendment says/does all of the following EXCEPT:
"no state shall ...deny the rights of citizens"
grants African American men the right to vote.
defines citizenship in the USA
"no state shall deprive any person....or due process of law"
13
The Montgomery bus boycott was organized in response to what event?
The assassination of President Kennedy
The arrest of Rosa Parks
The passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964
The arrest of Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham, Alabama
14
Overall, how did Cold War affect the economy of the Soviet Union?
Investment in new technology helped economy grow
Competition with the US spurred growth in their economy
Soviet satellite nations contributed to growth of economy
The nuclear arms race was a drain on the economy
15
All of the following are programs from LBJ's War on Poverty EXCEPT:
Americans with Disabilities Act
Medicaid
Headstart
Food stamps
16
Officially outlined the presidential line of succession; proposed after assassination of JFK.
25th Amendment
15th Amendment
27th Amendment
24th Amendment
17
One of the biggest impacts to LBJ's Great Society was the enormous conservative backlash.
FALSE
TRUE
18
What is considered one of President Carter's greatest foreign policy accomplishments?
Mob attacks on US embassy in Tehran, Iran in 1979
The release of Iranian hostages after 444 days in 1981
Negotiation of Camp David Accords in 1978
the OPEC oil embargo against the US in 1973
19
Under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court....
ended racial discrimination
limited the powers of Congress
established equal rights for women
extended individual rights and freedoms
20
According to this image, how did Rosa Parks use civil disobedience?
She gave up her seat for a white passenger
She refused to sit in the back of the bus
She refused to get off bus at "Colored Only" stop
She talked with a white stranger
21
What was President Ford's MAIN reason for decided to pardon former Pres. Nixon?
to fulfill the demands of other countries
to avoid reopening the wounds causes by Watergate
to spare Nixon the embarrassment of a trial
to repay a debt to society
22
The first time the 25th Amendment was officially used?
When Ford replaced Nixon in the Oval Office
When VP Johnson took oath of office after JFK's death
When Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865
Nixon replaced VP Agnew with VP Gerald Ford
23
This Supreme Court reversed separate but equal in nation's public schools in 1954 w/ this case:
Brown v. Board of Education
Plessy v. Ferguson
NAACP v. United States
Roe v. Wade
24
Which scandal exposed illegal activities within Reagan administration?
the Whitewater affair
the Iran-Contra affair
the Iranian hostage crisis
the Watergate affair
25
Why did Reagan's supply-side economics increase the national debt?
Less tax revenue, so gov't engaged in deficit spending
Increased regulation caused US factories to close
As nation grew, Americans bought more foreign goods
The federal government increased spending on social programs
26
This extended the right to vote to citizens 18 years and older...
Voting Rights Act 1965
25th Amendment
19th Amendment
26th Amendment
27
During Reagan's presidency, federal spending increased MOST in which area?
environmental protection
mass transit in urban areas
defense and the military
job training and school loans
28
All of the following occurred as a result of Nixon's visit to China EXCEPT:
the 2 nations agreed to participate in cultural exchanges
the American public praised the visit as a success.
economic relations between the 2 nations improved
the Chinese government renounced communism
29
The Equal Rights Amendment, which wanted equal rights based on sex, was ratified in 1979.
True
False
30
President Johnson created Great Society because he wanted a society that
made separate schools for black and white children equal
emphasized all people are equal only in the eyes of God
encouraged extremism in defense of liberty
provided justice, education, healthcare, for all Americans
