The Cuban Missile Crisis was a:

13 day political & military standoff between the USSR and US

Who were the Freedom Riders?

People who rode busses to the south challenging segregation

What did the Pentagon Papers discuss?

How the US got involved in Vietnam

What did Roe V. Wade determine?

Women have a constitutional right to an abortion.

What was NOT a part of the Watergate Scandal?

Nixon gave Russian spies US secrets

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1
The US gradually withdrew troops from Vietnam in:
1970
1975
1969
1979
2
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a:
13 day political & military standoff between the US & Cuba
13 day political & military standoff between the USSR and US
13 day political & military standoff between the USSR & Cuba
13 day political & military standoff between Cuba & Germany
3
Due to this in 1973, the President had limited authority to send troops overseas.
Detente
War Powers Act
New Federalism
Due Process
4
He was president of the United States from 1960-1963.
MLK
LBJ
FDR
JFK
5
The President of the US from 1977-1981 was:
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
6
A stagnant economy coupled with inflation is called:
Stagconomy
Inflation
Stagflation
Stagflatable
7
In 1962 which University was desegregated?
Ole Miss
None of the above
University of Mississippi
Both a and b
8
What was the name in the mid-60s for people who rejected the mainstream American lifestyle?
Yuppies
Hippies
Crooners
Rockers
9
What came to the United States in 1964 causing hysteria?
American Bandstand
Beatlemania
Woodstock
Elvis
10
Popular 1970s clothing and music styles were:
Leather Jackets and Rock
Torn Jeans and Grunge
Jelly Shoes and Pop
Bellbottoms and Disco
11
On March 7, 1965 peaceful marchers were beaten in Selma is known as:
Bloody Sunday
Selma Riots
Anti-War Protests
3 Mile Island
12
The 1967 Arab-Israeli War is also known as the:
Stagflation
Mayaguez Episode
Tet Offensive
6 Day War
13
Other than JFK, who was assassinated in the 1960s?
All of the above
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr
Malcom X
14
Who was President of the United States from 1974-1977?
Ronald Reagan
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
15
In 1961 the United States led a failed invasion of Cuba known as the:
Cuban Missle Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Bay of Bacon
Bloody Sunday
16
Who were the Freedom Riders?
People who rode around flying the American Flag
People who rode busses to the south challenging segregation
People who went into the south screaming FREEDOM!
People who drove through the south declaring freedom
17
What did the Pentagon Papers discuss?
Roe V. Wade
The Watergate Scandal
How the US got involved in Vietnam
Hostages in Iran
18
Martin Luther King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in which year?
1965
1968
1962
1963
19
Anti-war protests turned deadly at:
Kent State
None of the above
Both a and b
Jackson State
20
These were signed by LBJ in 1964 and 1968 along with the 1965 Voting Rights Act
American Music Acts
Medicare and Medicaid
Civil Rights Acts
Equal Rights Amendment
21
Construction began in 1961 on this, separating East and West Berlin.
The German Wall
The Berlin Wall
The Wall of Separation
The Great Wall
22
What did Roe V. Wade determine?
Upheld "separate but equal" segregation laws in states.
Invalidated state laws prohibiting interracial marriage.
Upheld use of race as one factor in college admissions.
Women have a constitutional right to an abortion.
23
Elected President of the United States in 1969.
Jimmy Carter
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
24
What was NOT a part of the Watergate Scandal?
Nixon resigned as President of the United States
It happened at the Watergate Hotel
5 men broke into the Democratic National Committee HQ
Nixon gave Russian spies US secrets
25
Assumed the role of President after JFK was assassinated.
Robert F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Gerald Ford

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