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1
Which president promoted both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
2
Which president is most closely associated with the policy of massive retaliation?
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
3
How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?
By creating more blue-collar jobs in rural areas
By providing better access to information
By lowering the cost of housing
By attracting more mediacal professionals to rural areas
4
How does the United States Supreme Court protect individual rights?
Removing government officials from office
By invalidating legislative acts that deny citizens' rights
passing legislation to protect the rights of citizens
appointing more justices to create a diverse court
5
What was President Reagan do to help the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?
Increased economic pressure on the Soviet Union
Encouraged Soviets to increase military spending
Advocated for the preservation of the Berlin Wall
Decreased military pressure on the Soviet Union
6
At which event did Martin Luther King Jr. make his famous?
Protest in Birmingham
Montgomery Bus Boycott
March on Washington
Watts Riot
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How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?
By attracting more mediacal professionals to rural areas
By lowering the cost of housing
By providing better access to information
By creating more blue-collar jobs in rural areas
8
Which president introduced the policy of Vietnamization, replacing American troops
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
9
What did the United States's support for the North American Free Trade Agreement demonstrate?
commitment to democrcy
Commitment to collective security
Commitment to isolationism
Its commitment to globalization
10
What event ended the Cold War?
The invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein
The success of the Solidarity Movement in Poland
The reunification of Germany
The collapse of the Soviet Union
11
When the Soviet Union collapsed in the late 1980s, what country was reunified?
Yugoslavia
Germany
Vietnam
Korea
12
Which change in the workforce has been a downside for Americans?
Breakthroughs in medical research
Outsourcing of jobs
Growth of telecommuting careers
Growth of service industries
13
Which civil rights group focused most of its efforts toward court cases challenging segregation
NAACP
CORE
SNCC
SCLC
14
Who was the United States president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Dwight D. Eisenhower
15
Both Thurgood Marshall and Oliver Hill did what?
Served as part of the legal defense team for the NAACP
Promoted the est. of private academies in Virginia
Believed in upholding the decision made in Plessy v.Ferguson
Appointed as an associate Justice on the Supreme Court
16
Which "Act" led to "separate but equal" being outlawed?
Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
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What Supreme Court case was overturned by Brown v. Board of Education?
Davis v. Prince Edward County
Plessy V. Ferguson
Korematsu v. United States
Briggs V. Elliot
18
What do John Glenn, Sally Ride, and Neil Armstrong all have in common?
Served as astronauts for NASA
Walked on the moon
Orbited the Earth
Launched the Hubble telescope
19
Which president introduced the policy of Vietnamization, replacing American troops
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
20
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy led to-
internal conflict over military involvement in Vietnam
a decrease in military involvement in southeast asia
imporoved relations between the United States & the Soviets
Americans uniting to support military involvement in Vietnam
21
To what was President referring when he stated," Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this...
The Berlin Wall
Warsaw Pact
United Nations
Iron Curtain
22
How did the political philosophy of Ronald Reagan impact the Federal government?
The federal government increased regulations on businesses
The number of federal government programs was reduced
THe number of federal government programs increased
The federal government reduced the power of state government
23
Which event led to the War in Iraq?
Separation of the states in the Soviet Union
Terrorist attacks on the United States
Collapse of Yugoslavia
War in Afganistan
24
When all schools were mandated to integrate,counties practiced massive resistance which led to-
limiting the governments role in local affairs
the closing of some public schools
violent protests in their counties/cities
more segregation
25
Which president introduced the policy of Vietnamization, replacing American troops
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
26
How have modern immigrant groups contributed to the economic development of the United States?
Created artwork to promote their culture
Est. underground networks to transport illegal immigrants
Provided industrial and agricultural labor
demanded voting rights for legal residents in the country
27
What was the result of Senator McCarthy's actions?
Americans who were communist were arrested and deported
Many individuals were falsely accused of being communist
High ranking government officials were exposed
Communist groups began violet political terrorist attacks
28
Who was president before Lyndon B. Johnson?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Woodrow Wilson
William Clinton
29
What did Jonas Salk do?
found a cure for HIV
isolated sick people
cured yellow fever
developed a vaccine for Polio
30
This country built missile sites in Cuba in 1962 that caused a crisis with the United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
China
East Germany
31
What has been a major goal of the Republican Party since the 1980s?
Appoint liberal justices to the Supreme Court
Decrease the size of the military
Increase taxes on corporations
Give more responsibility to state governments
32
How have public schools in the U.S. responded to increasing cultural diversity?
Offered bilingual education
Offered citizenship to illegal immigrants
Denied admission to immigrants
Required students to take high level math courses
33
What war saw the highest rate of protesting and draft evading?
Vietnam War
World War I
Korean War
World War II
34
What was Oliver Hill's contribution to the Civil Rights Movement?
Represented Prince Edward County for separate but equal
Fought for the establishment of private academies
First African American on the Supreme Court
Helped bring the end to separate but equal in Virginia
35
Lawyer who argued the Brown v. Board of Education case before the Supreme Court
W.E.B. DuBois
Booker T. Washington
Thurgood Marshall
Oliver HIll
36
Over time the membership of the Supreme Court has changed because it has become more-
Diverse
Conservative
Uniform
LIberal
37
What issue is associated with illegal immigration in the United States?
achievements in science
diversity in music
Increase strain on government services
Diversity in literature
38
What war was so unpopular that even returning veterans were protested against?
World War II
Korean War
World War I
Vietnam War
39
Which President escalated the war in Vietnam, sending more troops than any other President?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
John F. Kennedy
40
President Ronald Reagan appointed justices to the Supreme Court who exercised judicial-
Restraint
Review
Activism
LIberalism
41
What outlawed literacy tests?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
15th Amendment
Voting Rights Act of 1965
19th Amendment
42
Both George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush
Terrorist attacks on U.S. soil
Involved the U.S. military in Iraq
Collapse of Yugoslavia
Ground troops sent into Afganistan
43
Which president brought an end to the Reagan Revolution?
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
William Clinton
George H. W. Bush
44
How have modern immigrant groups contributed to the economic development of the United States?
demanded voting rights for legal residents in the country
Est. underground networks to transport illegal immigrants
Created artwork to promote their culture
Provided industrial and agricultural labor
45
The voting Rights Act of 1965 led to -
Desegregation of public facilities
Challenged segregation by using the court system
An increase in the number of African American voters
Increases use of literacy tests
46
Type of government that was established by the Soviet Union in East Germany after WWII
Socialist
Democratic
Communist
Dictatorship
47
Which conflict best represents an application of the containment policy?
World War II
Spanish American War
Vietnam War
World War I
48
How have modern immigrant groups contributed to the economic development of the United States?
Est. underground networks to transport illegal immigrants
Provided industrial and agricultural labor
Created artwork to promote their culture
demanded voting rights for legal residents in the country
49
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to-
station Soviet missiles in Cuba
rescue American citizens in Cuba
Overthrow the communist government in Cuba
place mines in Cuban ports