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APUSH Period 8: 1945-1980
APUSH Period 8: 1945-1980
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Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Camelot, Vietnam, Iranian Hostage Crisis, & Reagan Revolution.
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1
Which group had the highest poverty rates post-World War II?
Latino Americans
Native Americans
Asian Americans
African Americans
2
What groups were most affected the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965?
Asians and Latin Americans
Northern Europeans and Russians
Eastern and Southern Europeans
Africans and Central Asians
3
What event tainted the presidency of Jimmy Carter?
Vietnam War
Iran-Contra Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Iran-Contra Scandal
4
Post-World War II, what region became the center of the defense industry?
Midwest
Sunbelt
Frostbelt
Rustbelt
5
Which of the following was a catalyst for the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
U.S. seizure of Native American land
The Battle of Wounded Knee
Native American occupation of Alcatraz
A failed lawsuit by Native Americans
6
Which of the following cases demonstrated anti-communist sentiment in America?
Hollywood “blacklists”
All of the above
The trial of the Rosenbergs
The Alger Hiss trial
7
The Freedom Summer sought to
Coordinate widespread sit-ins
Create new civil rights legislation
All of the above
Register African-American voters
8
What group was formed in 1966 to challenge workplace discrimination?
ERA
NOW
CORE
Stop ERA
9
What event toppled Senator Joseph McCarthy from his position of authority?
The Army-McCarthy Hearings
Whittaker-Chambers Trial
Alger Hiss Case
The trial of the Rosenbergs
10
The Three Mile Island accident made people wary of
Natural gas
Fracking
Nuclear energy
Fossil fuels
11
What civil rights organization challenged segregation through the courts?
Black Panthers
SNCC
CORE
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
12
What was the economic result of OPEC’s oil embargo placed on the U.S.?
A surge in U.S. domestic industries
Only inflation
Stagflation
Price deflation
13
The Moral Majority was a political organization that largely included
Working-class Democrats
Ethnic minorities
Religious conservatives
All of the above
14
How did Americans view the defeat of Chinese Nationalists to Mao Zedong?
As a long overdue regime change
As a failure for United States
As a trifle
As a recoverable disappointment
15
What student group was known as the embodiment of the “New Left”?
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Redstockings
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
16
Liberalism promotes
All of the above
Government regulation of economic activity
Social justice and democracy
Civil liberties and equal opportunity
17
What did President Kennedy create in order to counter communist Cuba?
The Alliance for Progress
The Non-Alignment Pact
G7
NATO
18
After World War II, what established a mutual defense alliance among Western powers?
OPEC
United Nations
Treaty of Versailles
NATO
19
What group felt dissatisfied with the nonviolent civil rights movement?
Black Panthers
Young Americans for Freedom
Redstockings
Students for a Democratic Society
20
The U.S. containment policy was based off of
The U.N. Charter
NATO
The Truman doctrine
George Kennan’s Long Telegram
21
U.S. military involvement in Latin America during the Cold War was based on
Triangulation
Flexible Response
The safety valve theory
domino theory
22
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Abolished strict immigration quotas from the 1920s
Created a deportation force
Increased immigration quotas
Instituted broader border patrol measures
23
In reaction to radical protests, Nixon in the election of 1968 declared himself the
Law and order candidate
Libertarian candidate
Honest candidate
Liberal candidate
24
The Stonewall riots (1969) were demonstrations by
Environmental activists
The LGBT community
Feminists
Anti-war protesters
25
Which event most represents the youth counterculture of the 1960s?
None of the above
Civil rights march on Washington
Woodstock
Stonewall riots
26
Which writer represented the Beat Generation of the 1950s?
Jack Kerouac
Walter Cronkite
Betty Friedan
Alfred Kinsey
27
After the Geneva Accords, in which France surrendered to the Viet Minh, the United States
Supported the Vietnamese nationalist movement
Allied with France to retake Vietnam
Sent military advisors to Cambodia
Became the dominant power in Indochina
28
What did Baptist minister Jerry Falwell identify as the cause of social problems?
Communism
Secular humanism
Rock and Roll
Individualism
29
Some conservatives responded to the feminist movement by joining
CORE
None of the above
NOW
STOP-ERA
30
Which of the following is an example of the Truman Doctrine in action?
The creation of the national security state
All of the above
Truman’s request of economic aid for Greece and Turkey
Involvement in the Korean War
31
Criticism of allowing young Americans to serve in the Vietnam War led to
Johnson’s escalation in Cambodia
The passage of the 26th Amendment
Shutdowns of major news networks
The democratization of the draft
32
Which of the following was NOT a Cold War conflict?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Yom Kippur War
Vietnam War
Korean War
33
Cesar Chavez is noted for founding
The Congress of Racial Equality
American Federation of Farm Labor
National Association for Latino Americans
United Farm Workers
34
Post-1965, what civil rights group challenged nonviolence doctrine?
NAACP
SCLC
SNCC
CORE
35
The G.I. Bill provided returning World War II soldiers with
Loans for homes or businesses
All of the above
One year of unemployment compensation
College or vocational education
36
The Great Society sought to help people
Overcome poverty cycles
Register to vote
Save money
Achieve higher academically
37
Liberalism believes government has the power to
Create a perfect democracy
All of the above
Achieve domestic social goals
Provide for everyone in society
38
Which president denounced the military-industrial complex?
Harry Truman
Dwight Eisenhower
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
39
What form of musical expression represented cultural rebellion in the 1960s?
Tin Alley tunes
Rhythm and Blues
Ragtime
Rock and Roll
40
What was America’s Soviet policy after World War II called?
“Open Door”
Triangulation
Containment
Accommodation
41
President Nixon’s Project Independence sought to make the U.S.
Independent from foreign trade
All of the above
Independent from foreign debt
Independent from foreign energy
42
Which of the following contributed to the affluence post-World War?
Baby boom
Federal spending
Technological developments
All of the above
43
What technology influenced the growth of antiwar movement during the Vietnam War?
Television
Nuclear weapons
Hueys
Radio
44
Which of the following was a sign of detente during the Cold War?
President Kennedy sending advisors to Vietnam.
All of the above
President Johnson announcing the Great Society.
President Nixon visiting China.
45
The 1973 Oil Crisis was in response to
U.S. covert operations in Iran
U.S. covert operations in Guatemala
U.S. aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War
The Iranian hostage crisis
46
Which of the following was NOT an aim of conservatives in the 1960s?
Support of Keynesian economics
Limiting the scope of government
Fighting communism
Having a more assertive foreign policy
47
The Tet Offensive resulted in a(n)
Credibility gap between President Johnson and Americans
Overwhelming loss for the United States
Surge of public support for the Vietnam War
Increase in the morale of U.S. soldiers
48
The Warren Court (1953-1969) was known for
Constructionism
Conservatism
Judicial activism
Constitutional restraint
49
Which of the following was NOT a legislative achievement of the Great Society?
The War on Poverty
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Medicare and Medicaid
50
Barry Goldwater’s beliefs can be best described as
Democratic
Libertarian
Racist
Independent
51
The legal basis for the decision in
Brown v. Board of Education
was the
“Freedom to exercise” clause of the 1st Amendment
“Equal protection” clause of the 14th Amendment
“Establishment” clause of the 1st Amendment
“Due process” clause of the 14th Amendment
52
How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Nine crisis?
He granted the Arkansas governor full authority.
He sent federal troops to Little Rock.
He issued an executive order to expedite desegregation.
He issued an executive order to allow temporary segregation.
53
What post-World War II art movement abandoned realistic depiction in art?
Impressionism
Photorealism
Pop Art
Abstract Expressionism
54
Which of the following pieces of legislation helped popularize the suburbs?
Interstate Housing Act
Federal Highway Act of 1956
Home Owners Loan Corporation Act
Wagner Act
55
What did Congress pass to limit the president's military power after the Vietnam War?
Camp David Accords
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
War Powers Act
56
What group of Americans did George Wallace most appeal to during the election of 1968?
Young voters
Blue-collar workers
White Southerners
Ethnic minorities
