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U.S.H. Sem 2 Final Review
U.S.H. Sem 2 Final Review
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1
Goal of agent orange
Infiltrate the Vietcong military
Sabotage Vietcong equipment
Destroy the Vietcong's ability to hide in jungles
Cut vietcong supply lines
2
All of the following EXCEPT _____ were in Johnson's Great Society Programs
Head start
Economic Opportunity Act
Peace Corp
Medicare and Medicaid
3
The Cold War fear of the rise/spread of Communism
Iron Curtain
Détente
Red Scare
McCarthyism
4
The purpose of the Warren Commission was to
Find out if more than one person assassinated Kennedy
Make recommendations to end gender discrimination
Protect the rights of the accused
Find out who was at fault for disastrous invasion of Cuba
5
The 2000 election proved
The Electoral College protects small states
A family name is important
You can win the popular vote and not become president
The Electoral College system is a safety net for the people
6
Why couldnt Bill Clinton get his domestic programs passed?
Budget deficits prevented him from getting jobs done
He was having an affair
Impeachment and international problems
Health care costs took away from budget
7
Which President had the legislative agenda named the “Great Society”?
LBJ
FDR
Nixon
JFK
8
Outcome of the Korean War
UN won the war
War did not change boundaries of Korea
North Korea defeated China
South Korea defeated North Korea
9
Difference between MLK and Malcolm X
Role of violence
Role of religion
Role of women
Role of Education
10
By the 1970’s the United States had become very dependent of what foreign import?
Avocados
Clothing
Grain
Oil
11
All are methods used by some to protest the Vietnam draft EXCEPT
Refusing to fight once in Vietnam
Going to Prison
Burning Draft Cards
Fleeing to Canada
12
Effect of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act
Loss of population in the South
Decline in federal funding for urban renewal projects
New farms
Increase in suburbanization
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Kennedy’s Legislative Agenda to improve education, health care, & aid migrant workers
The Great Society
The Great Deal
The New Deal
The New Frontier
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The iron curtain
Threatened Soviet Union power in Europe
Separated the Communist countries and democracies in Europe
Enforces the Warsaw Pact
Upholds the virtues of liberated Europe
15
Which of the following is true of suburbia?
Lacked diversity
Created urban sprawl
Resulted in large consumption
Departed from societal norms
16
Joseph McCarthy created a witch hunt by
Accusing Alger Hiss of being a spy
Saying he has list of communists in the State Dept.
Urging the HUAC to hold open hearings
Saying there were spies in schools
17
Reagan foreign policy
Peace through strength
Containment
Détente
Strict constructionist
18
Kent State protest, which resulted in the deaths of 4 students, was organized in response to
Assassination of MLK
Invasion of Cambodia
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
The fall of Saigon
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What did Cesar Chavez fight for
Low income housing
Calling for stricter immigration laws
Better treatment for farm workers
Takeover of large corporation farmworkers
20
What was the specific reason given for the United States involvement in the 2003 Iraq War?
Iran declared war on the U.S.
Al-Qaeda invaded Afghanistan
Osama Bin Laden invaded Kuwait
U.S. believed Iraq had weapons of mass destruction
21
Korea was split along what parallel to form North and South Korea?
45th
17th
38th
14th
22
The GI Bill helped many returning soldiers
Receive awards for their wartime service
Find jobs in business
Attend college
Decide to make a career in the military
23
Which of the following did the U.S. do as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Invaded Cuba
Started a nuclear war
Increased nuclear stockpiles
Removed missiles from Turkey
24
The Marshall Plan
limited Europe's economic recovery
Would prevent communism
Europe would not take advantage of Marshall plan
Used American taxpayer dollars to fix Europes post war econ.
25
This led the public to be skeptical of LBJ & the info about the Vietnam War that was released
The Domino Theory
Credibility Gap
Operation Rolling Thunder
Neutrality
26
Under the Reagan Administration the government exchanged weapons for hostages to what country?
Egypt
Kuwait
Iran
Iraq
27
At Potsdam Conf, US wanted Germany economy to recover & the USSR wanted what for the economy?
Germany to pay reparations
Germany to be divided
Berlin to be placed under soviet control
Germany to recover
28
Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks, was founded by
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Osama Bin Laden
Ayatolla Khomeini
Saddam Hussein
29
The goal of NAFTA
Increase economic cooperation between the member nations
Reduce environmental pollution
Eliminate global terrorism
Keep communism out of Western Hemisphere
30
Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be
Impeached by the House
Denounced by Republican party
Elected without popular vote
Re-eleted to a 3rd term
31
Plessy v Ferguson established
Americans right to fair trial
Separate but equal
African American rights to vote
One man one vote
32
The relaxation of tensions between the United States and Soviet Union/China was known as…
Potsdam Conference
Espionage
Alliances
Détente
33
Why did the United Nations go to war in Persian Gulf
Iraq invaded Iran
Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia
Iraq invaded Kuwait
Saudi Arabia involved in Kuwait
34
Chinese students and workers held demonstrations in Tienanmen Square for
Democracy
Higher taxes
Communism
Higher wages
35
How did North Vietnam send troops into South Vietnam?
Ho Chi Min Trail
Operation Rolling Thunder
By sea
Saigon
36
What did Nixon say would bring peace with honor
Vietnamization of the war
Geneva accords
The Domino Theory
Operation Rolling Thunder
37
All of the following contributed to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 except
Malaise speech
Iranian hostage crisis
Panama canal
Camp David Accords
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Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat directly resulted in this protest
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Selma March
Great Migration
39
One country falls to communism, all surrounding countries will
Appeasement
Domino Theory
Neutrality
Nationalism
40
This tech aided John F. Kennedy but hindered Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential Debate.
Radio
Assembly Line
Advertisements
Television
41
Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) was an extremely costly
Plan for international alliance
Missile defense system
Communications system
Bomber
42
A rock festival that drew hundreds of thousands in 1969 was at
Haight-Ashbury
Woodstock
Berkley
San Francisco
43
President Fords approval rating plunged when he
Rationed gasoline
Pardoned Nixon
Sent marines to Cambodia
Froze wages
44
After TET the mainstream media
Appealed to American patriotism to support the war
Openly criticized the war
Gave more air time to antiwar protesters
Gave less air time to the war
45
Supply-side Economics argue ________ make the economy weak
Government involvement
Inflation rates
High taxes
Low taxes
46
Which of the following is a major concern regarding Social Security?
We have too many baby boomers retiring
We have too much money saved
We have too many young people working
Social Security taxes are too high
47
Economic stagnation + ______________ = Stagflation
High taxes
Businesses
Low taxes
Rising prices (inflation)
48
What was the goal of Alliance for Progress and the Peace Corp?
Fight the spread of AIDS
End colonialism in Latin America
Improve arab-israeli relations
Support developing nations while containing communism
49
The United States supported what country in the Yom Kippur War?
HINT
: LED TO OIL EMBARGO
Iraq
Israel
Iran
Kuwait
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What is the main concern with the Patriot Act?
Controls Congress ineffectively
Invades privacy
Limits the power Congress has
Does not identify terrorists