Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all

a part of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" domestic policy

Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?

Russian withdrawal from the conflict

"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed

the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry

"Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" are terms used to describe...

Philanthropist billionaires like Carnegie and Rockefeller

What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?

Limit the President's ability to use military action

Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?

Rise of National Socialism in Germany

What did the 16th amendment do?

authorized the Federal government to tax income

What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?

Prohibited monopolies and trusts that restrained trade

What did the Pendleton civil service act do?

Established a merit system for government jobs

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1
This event was the end of the Vietnam war
Battle Khe Sanh
Fall of Saigon
Tet ceasefire
Battle of Hamburger Hill
2
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Spanish-American war?
DeLome Letter
Spanish presence in Hawaii
Yellow Journalism
Sinking of the USS Maine
3
Legal doctrine that supported racial segregation, as upheld by the 14th Amendment
equality
Separate but equal
racial injustice
integration
4
The movement of fear of communism that spread across America during the early Cold War
Bomb Shelters
1st Red Scare
2nd Red Scare
HUAC
5
When two nations are on the verge of war/conflict
Red Scare
Cold War
Brinkmanship
Close Call
6
The 19th amendment guaranteed
Women the right to vote
the right to a free and appropriate public education
directed election of Senators
a federal minimum wage
7
13 Day period of negotiation in which the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of war over missiles
Bay of Pigs
Red Scare
Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis
8
Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the line of communism stretching across Europe
Aluminum Curtain
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Domino Theory
9
Series of urban attacks on South Vietnam during the Vietnamese lunar holiday
Tet Offensive
Guerrilla Tactics
Dien Bien Phu
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
10
President who negotiated through the Cuban Missile Crisis, was assassinated 11/22/1963
Richard Nixon
Martin Luther King Jr.
John F. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
11
Medicare/Medicaid, the War on Poverty, and Head start were all
a part of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" domestic policy
eliminated during Jimmy Carter's administration
components of Roosevelt's "New Deal"
signed into law by John F. Kennedy
12
President during the 9/11 attacks that began the War on Terror
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
George H.W. Bush
George W. Bush
13
Which of the following did NOT contribute to American entry into World War I?
Zimmerman Telegram
Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare
Russian withdrawal from the conflict
American ties to the Allied powers
14
Supreme Court case which declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional
15th Amendment
Brown V. Board of Education
13th Amendment
Plessy V. Ferguson
15
"The Jungle", written by Upton Sinclair, exposed
the plight faced by child laborers in coal mines
the horrible conditions in the meat-packing industry
the harsh treatment of Cubans by the Spanish
16
Domestic terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building. Killed 168 people
World Trade Center Bombing
Columbine High School
Oklahoma city bombing
Waco Texas Standoff
17
Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt mediated by Jimmy Carter
Camp David Accords
Geneva Accords
Oslo Accords
Helsinki Accords
18
U.S. policy of withdrawing troops out of Vietnam while training the S. Vietnam forces
Paris Peace Accords
War Powers Act
Tet Offensive
Vietnamization
19
What Star Wars like program developed an anti-ballistic system to prevent missile attacks
Star Wars
Cuban Missile Crisis
Strategic Defense Initiative
WPD
20
"Captains of Industry" and "Robber Barons" are terms used to describe...
Philanthropist billionaires like Carnegie and Rockefeller
The Gilded age Presidents
Early labor organizers, like Samuel Gompers
21
Truman fired this general because he advocated attacking China to end stalemate in Korean War
Douglas Macarthur
Joe McCarthy
Robert Kennedy
William Westmoreland
22
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
Ensure Generals and Admirals have adequate resources
Limit the President's ability to use military action
Require a declaration of war before any use of the military
23
provided economic aid and reconstruction to those European Nations devastated by WWII
OPEC
NATO
Marshall Plan
United Nations
24
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the Great Depression?
Overproduction
Speculation
Buying on credit
Rise of National Socialism in Germany
25
Which of the following is NOT associated with Ronald Reagan's presidency?
Reaganomics
New Conservatism
Iran-Contra affair
Operation Desert Storm
26
Agency started by Teddy Roosevelt that investigates federal charges
FBI
CIA
Peace Corps
Green Berets
27
Idea that if taxes are reduced= free market activity will increase, helping the economy- AKA Trickle Down Economics
Depression
Obamaonomics
Stagflation
Reagonomics
28
In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this with its Eastern European satellite nations.
OPEC
NAFTA
Yalta Conference
Warsaw Pact
29
The first African American to sit on the Supreme Court
Thurgood Marshall
Elena Kagan
Clarence Thomas
30
American civil rights activist who co founded the National Farm Workers Association
Malcom X
Cesar Chavez
Martin Luther King Jr.
Juan
31
Softening of hostile relations between United States and China
Detente
Ping Pong tournament
Nixon's foreign policy
Cozy
32
proposed that the U.S be “global policeman” + aid given to Greece/Turkey to oppose communism
Eisenhower Plan
Marshall Plan
Great Society
Truman Doctrine
33
Who wrote "The influence of Seapower upon History"?
Theodore Roosevelt
Alfred Mahan
Upton Sinclair
Ernest Hemingway
34
What new style of music quickly became popular in the 50's?
Rock n Roll
Madonna
Kenny Rogers
Indie
35
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Roaring 20's
Flappers
Buying with credit "buy now pay later"
Prohibition
Dust Bowl
36
Which of the following is considered a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
Tet offensive
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Battle of Saigon
Battle of La Drang
37
This man founded the NAACP
W.E.B DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
Martin Luther King Jr.
38
This year was the first year the presidential debates were televised
1940
1950
1960
1956
39
What did the 16th amendment do?
authorized the Federal government to tax income
Increased the number of Supreme court justices
Gave women the right to vote
established the Federal Reserve banking system
40
This incident dramatically escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
Assassination of JFK
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Paris Peace accord
41
Soviet leader who increases work on the Berlin Wall and puts missiles in Cuba, leading to Crisis
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
JFK
Nikita Khruschev
42
This allowed LBJ to increase American involvement in the Vietnam conflict.
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
Truman Doctrine
Constitution of the United States
43
The France and the U.S. support in which supplies were dropped to stranded West Berliners
Candybomber
US Air Support
Berlin Airlift
Berlin Wall
44
Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist that attacked American on the 9/11
Osama bin Laden
Barack Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Ayotollah Khomeini
45
NAFTA and European Union are examples of
Fundamentalism
Just Say No
Globalization
Great Decision
46
JFK's presidency term was called this to symbolize his young and bold goals and policies
The Great Society
New Federalism
The New Frontier
Big Stick
47
What was the purpose of the Sherman anti-trust act?
Prohibited monopolies and trusts that restrained trade
Outlawed immigration from China
Outlawed labor unions in the Steel industry
Imposed a tariff on imported goods
48
This peacetime military alliance made post WW2 includes US + Canada + W. Europe nations
Yalta Conferency
NATO
NAFTA
OPEC
49
Huge political rally for human rights, where MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Freedom Rides
March on Washington
Selma
50
President that gave Nixon a full pardon
Clinton
Truman
Ford
Carter
51
What did the Pendleton civil service act do?
Established a merit system for government jobs
Provided benefits for WWI veterans
Made home loans easier for first-time buyers
Established the Merchant Marines
52
The first Mexican American to sit on the Supreme Court
Sandra Day O'Conner
Elena Kagan
Sonia Sotomayor
53
The practice of making accusations of subversion or threat without proper evidence is
<p>Hollywooders</p>
CIA
Mccarthyism
Red Scare
54
Competitive military and weapon buildup (Nuclear) between the Soviet Union and U.S.
Space Race
Cold War
Mutually Assured Destruction
Arms Race
55
refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white woman and was arrested
Rosa Parks
Ruby Bridges
Sandra Day O Connor
MLK Jr's Wife
56
True or false: The United States joined the League of Nations after World War I.
False
True
57
Post WWII meeting involving Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt
Yalta Conference
NAFTA
NATO
Warsaw Pact
58
This piece of legislation banned discrimination based on race, gender, and religion in public
Civil rights act of 1964
Affirmative Action
24th amendment
Civil rights act of 1968
59
Phrase Nixon used to comfort the American people and justify Vietnamization
War Powers Act
Guerilla Warfare
Tonkin Resolution
Peace with Honor
60
Which of the following is NOT a progressive age president?
Theodore Roosevelt
William Taft
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
61
Also known as D-day, this took place on June 6th, 1944
Doolittle's raid on Tokyo
Atomic bombing of Nagasaki
Operation Overlord
Munich Conference
62
The term "muckraker", as used during the progressive age, means
a farmer with a lot of livestock
a member of the progressive party
a politician that favored imperialist policies
a journalist who exposed corruption and scandal
63
Which statement best summarizes "Manifest Destiny"?
America will always welcome immigrants
America will reach coast to coast
America will dominate Latin-American affairs
America will end racial segregation
64
Theory that if one country becomes communist then the surrounding countries will follow
Chinese Checkers
Monolithic Theory
Red Scare
Domino Theory
65
What did the voting rights act of 1965 accomplish?
Changed the voting age to 18
Eliminated the poll tax
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
66
The 17th amendment called for...
direct election of Senators
an end to prohibition
term limits for the President
voting rights for all minorities
67
Took over after JFK's assassination, his dream of a "Great Society" included a war on poverty
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry Truman
68
Supreme court case that overturns Plessy vs Ferguson, "Separate but equal is inherently UNequal"
Scopes "monkey" trial
Brown vs. Board of Education
Regents vs. Bakke
Plessy vs. Ferguson
69
State of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States without actual war.
Hot War
Berlin War
Korean War
Cold War
70
This bill gave greater authority to law enforcement and government in matters of security after 9/11
Wounded Soldier Bill
Anti Terrorist Act
Patriot Act
National Security Act
71
This is a Progressive age reform that allows a law to be proposed by the people at local levels
Constitutional amendment
Recall
Initiative
Direct Primary
72
Which of the following, from the civil rights era, banned discrimination in the housing market?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Civil rights act of 1964
Civil rights act of 1957
Civil rights act of 1968
73
President during the Oklahoma City Bombing, later impeached after lying under oath
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
74
The Pure Food and Drug act was passed as result of......
The publishing of "The Jungle"
Increased importation of food from Mexico
An increase in allergic reactions to Gluten
75
Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration
Education Competitoin
Cold War
Arms Race
Space Race
76
JFK's attorney general who was later assassinated during his presidential campaign
Robert Nakamura
Robert Kennedy
William Westmoreland
Richard Nixon
77
What did the 24th amendment accomplish?
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
changed the voting age to 18
Eliminated the poll tax
78
"Boss" Tweed was head of what Gilded age political organization?
Republican Party
Tammany Hall
Democratic Party
United Farm Workers
79
President who came into power after Nixon was impeached but lost popularity after pardoning him
JFK
Clinton
Ford
Carter
80
Leader who implemented reforms in the Soviet Union, leading to the fall of the Soviet Union
Winston Churchill
Nikita Khruschev
Josef Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
81
After the launch of Sputnik the U.S. decided to increase education in these fields
Science and Math
Foreign Language and politics
Military history
Math and Russian
82
First female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Reagan
Sarah Palin
Sandra Day O Connor
Hilary Clinton
Betsy Ross
83
After World War I, President Harding wanted a _______- a reduced role of government.
"Return to Normalcy"
Prohibition movement
Detente
Red Scare
84
First African American President
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Hilary Clinton
85
First satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957
Khrushcev
Laila
Apollo
Sputnik
86
Which of the following was NOT a part of FDR's "New Deal" program?
"Rugged Individualism"
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Civilian Conservation Corps
Social Security Act
87
Plessy vs. Ferguson reinforced what segregational policy?
"Separate but equal"
"Social Darwinism"
"Don't ask, Don't tell"
88
This law made it illegal to exclude hiring based on gender
22nd Amendment
NOW
Title five
Title IX
89
The Homestead act did NOT require that homesteaders_______
agree to fight Native Americans found on homestead lands
improve the land
farm the land for at least five years
be 21 years old or the head of their household
90
The mass movement of people out of the inner cities to where?
Mobility
Red Scare
Bombomania
Suburbia
91
What happened on December 7, 1941?
German Blitzkrieg of Poland
Japanese massacre of Nanjing
Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor
Executive order 9066 signed
92
Which of the following is not associated with FDR's presidency?
Fireside chats
Berlin Airlift
Court-packing controversy
New Deal
93
Failed CIA Invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro
Invasion of Cuba
Bay of Pigs
Fidel Attack
Cuban Missile Crisis
94
What did the 26th amendment accomplish?
Ended literacy tests at the ballot box
Eliminated the poll tax
changed the voting age to 18
95
Senator who spoke out against communist influence in the gov and inspired fear in the US
Joe MCcarthy
Douglas MacArthur
William Westmoreland
HUAC
96
Nixon's strategy for exiting the Vietnam conflict is known as ___________
Tactical withdrawal
Ceasefire of Saigon
Domino Theory
Vietnamization
97
4 students protesting here were killed during an anti draft protest
Alabama
Kent State
Mississippi State
Ohio State
98
Held by the SNCC, these peaceful protests occurred in libraries, theaters and restaurants
Sit Ins
Freedom Summer
Freedom Rides
Boycott
99
The Rough Riders were led by ______ during ___________
Franklin Roosevelt, World War II
Woodrow Wilson, World War I
Teddy Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War
Winfield Scott, the Mexican-American war
100
The Rosenbergs were found guilty of this crime and executed for sharing atomic secrets
Nobel Prize
Espionage
Blacklist
Perjury

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