The Mother of All History Quizs

President Bush's plan to change Social Security in his second term involved

The first African American to serve in cabinet, holding Secretary of Housing/Urban Development?

Which group helped to increase the political influence of seniors citizens?

Which president established the President's Commission on the Status of Women?

In April 1968, James Earl Ray was arrested for

One outspoken critic of the Equal Rights Amendment was

The man accused of killing President Kennedy appeared to be a confused Marxist named

The Neighborhood Youth Corps provided programs

The principle of 'one man, on vote' meant that

Hurricane ___ caused devasting flooding in New Orleans in 2005.

JFK expanded the US

The _____ Act of 1965 eliminated the national origins system

Amendment that protects against unreasonable search and seizure with need to increase security

Laborers from Mexico entered into short term employment contracts in the Southwest

OPEC announced that its members would embargo petroleum to countries that supported

Many college faculty/students against Vietnam War abandoned their classes as a form of protest

During the 1960 presidential campaign, Nixon warned that the Democrat's fiscal policies would

In Vietnam, American troops fought a war of ___, defeat the enemy by wearing them down

What are 'earmarks'?

The counterculture originally help up a __ ideal: ideal of a society that was full of tolerance

A master of the new electrically amplified guitar sound was Jimi

The Warren Court's decision in Reynolds v. Sims boosted the political power of

Some Americans turned to conservatism during the Cold War because they believed that

In 1959, ____ overthrew the corrupt Cuban dictator

As part of his Southern strategy, Nixon took steps to

By July 1972, the women's movement had a magazine of its own, called

Which women's issue did Charlotte Striebel protest in education?

The Stonewall riot marked the beginning of the what rights movement?

Some opponents of bilingualism argued that

Approximately how many Americans were killed in the Vietnam War?

Evidence on Watergate seems to show that Nixon

Affirmative action called for companies and institutions to

What was the scandal called destroyed Nixon's administration and included the break-in at DNC?

Which of the following was a major Great Society program?

President Johnson refused to allow a full-scale attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail because

The four televised ____ between the 1960 Pres. candidates influenced the 1960 election

As part of Nixon's New Federalism policy, Congress passed

The focus of SDS chapters was on protesting

The United States originally sent aid to the Vietminh to help

The worldwide communication system of networked computers is called

What country did American troops invade in an effort to destroy Vietcong military bases there?

As opposition to reforms mounted in the Soviet Union, Boris Yeltsin

Who founded political party La Raza Unida, which called job-training programs/access to finance

The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 attacked unemployment and ____ as major causes of poverty

An organization founded to protect the rights of Mexican American military veterans was the

A law passed by Congress in 1996 allowed cable companies to offer ________ service

In 1968, this group wanted to withdraw from Vietnam

In the '08 campaign, Obama formed a strong grassroots network of young supporters/made good use

To desegregate schools, gov't instituted __, requiring students taken to school outside of area

Affirmative action was initially proposed to improve the economic status of

Result of '95 standoff between Pres. Clinton/congressional Republicans over federal budget

In 1988, Osama bin Laden founded ____, an organization that carried out attacks on US embassies

What was one purpose of Nixon's trip to China?

What convinced JFK to establish the Pres. Commission on the Status of Women?

The 'Contract with America' was

The right to remain silent is one part of an individual's

In response to the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, the Supreme Court

The Pentagon Papers revealed that

The treatment of prisoners held by the US at Guantanamo Bay drew criticism because

John Dean testified that the Watergate break-in had been ordered by

Gorbachev instituted ________, allowing some private enterprise and profit-making

In response to the recommendations of the Presidential Commissions on the Status of Women, JFK

Supporters of nuclear energy hailed it as a cleaner and less expensive alternative to

The National Organization for Women demanded

To win the US presidency, a candidate must win a majority of the

The Other America inspired Lyndon Johnson to make the elimination of ______ a major policy goal

Although Congress blocked many of Kennedy's legislative initatives, they did agree too...

Who was a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus

Medicare is for

Bush included Iraq in 'axis of evil' b/c Iraq had been known to sponsor terrorism/suspected of

In 1968, President Johnson announced on television that he

What showed on 6.23.72, 6 days post WG burglary, Nixon ordered CIA to stop FBI's investigation

9/11/01, why did the 4th airplane hijack by terrorists crash in a field in PA?

The ____ stood as symbol of the Cold War division between USSR and US

Andrew Young was the first African American to serve as

From the 1800-WWII, France ruled Vietnam and neighboring Laos and Cambodia, a region known as

Congress refused to pass Kennedy's proposed tax cut because of fears of

the 1960s youth movement challenge the American political and social system and conventional

The Alliance for Progress was a

On Oct. 22, 1962, JFK announced that US spies took aerial photos of long range USSR missiles in

What amendment gave all citizens 18 and older the right to vote in all state/local elections

Who wrote the influential book The Other America?

Medicaid is for

Quotes shortened, HW Bush promised Americans he would continue Reagan's policies by stating,

In the Iran-Contra Scandal, officials sold weapons to Iran to

During the Reagan presidency, illegal payments were made to the

After the fall of Hussein's dictatorship, the US tried to suppress a ____, prevent a civil war

The United Nations' action to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait was called

In Hernandez v. Texas, the Supreme Court ruled that

Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia angered Congress, resulting in

Which law led to long-term changes in the demographics of the American population?

In Nov. 1969, US learned of a horrifying massacre of S. Viet. civilians in __ by American troop

To make good on his campaign promise to fight crime, Nixon targeted

What country's troops returned to Vietnam in 1946 and drove Vietminh's forces into countryside

Many conservatives believe that most social problems can be solved through

Bush admin claimed prisoners held Guan Bay didn't have right appeal detention US courts bc they

The 1960 presidential race was the first time candidates made substantial use of

Nixon was ____, officially charged with misconduct, because of the Watergate tapes

When US troops first entered the Vietnam War in 1965, many Americans

The Democratic candidate for president in 1972 was

To get the economy moving, JFK pushed for a

Which of the following is true about the Great Society?

___ formed in 1995 to represent nations in negotiating intern'l trade agreements/trade disputes

Which of the following was the first person to orbit Earth in 1961?

___ was a new sound of the '80s, with artist speaking rather than singing,

Principle that White House conversations should remain confidential to protect nationalsecurity

An understanding between nations that have opposite purposes, but which share common interests

Reagan followed the foreign policy of

Supporters of deregulation believe that

Republicans and _______ defeated many New Frontier proposals

Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger were popular ____ singers in the 1960s.

Supply-side economists believed that tax cuts would result in

North Vietnam received military weapons and other support from the Soviet Union and

Americans believed liberal ideas were moving towards ____, causing US to vote Republican

To soothe the concerns of Protestants during the campaign, Kennedy spoke in support of

On September 11, 2001, terrorists carried out attacks on the US by

In 1966, Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta merged their organizations to form the

By the end of the 70s, members of a new conservative coalition share a common belief that

In 1954, Eisenhower administration launched a program intended to

What was the belief that suggested if Vietnam fell to communism so would the rest of SE Asia?

The collapse of the Soviet economy was due to

_______, NE, where industry was in decline and unemployment was high

Which of the following resulted from Reagan's policy from Reagan's policy of deregulation?

Which prominent women headed the President's Commission on the Status of Women?

Which of following pieces legis. put immigration under control of Depart. of Homeland Security

The results of the battle at Dien Bien Phu convinced

As part of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, Nixon and Brezhnev agreed to

By the 90s, many companies allowed employees to ___, or perform their jobs at home via computer

California's Proposition 13 was a conservative effort to

Kennedy's legislative agenda was called the

By 1975 the US economy was in the worst ___ since the Great Depression, with unemployment at 9%

Repub. learned through Goldwater's pres. candidacy that the best way to attract Southern votes

Organization,idea of Betty Friedan, reflected the diverse goals of the modern feminist movement

Nixon worked to ___ several civil rights policies

Nickname to NE, where industry was in decline and unemployment was high?

Reagan wanted to appoint Supreme Court justices who would

Fourteenth Amendment-"no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property without__

Carter proposed national energy program - conserve oil/promote coal + _ energy sources ie solar

Insurgents carry Iraq attacks affiliated w/ radical Muslim groups believe that invasion

Passed by Congress during Clinton's first term, the Brady Bill was related to

Although about 47% of US women were in the 1960s workforce, generally they were shut out of

Support for Iraq war declined when fighting dragged on longer than most Americans expected/when

In which case did the Supreme Court modify the Roe v. Wade decision?

The Republican nominee for President in the 1960 election was

When George HW Bush took office, he tried improve the economy by cutting the capital gains tax

The belief that men and women should be equal politically, economically. and socially

_______ argued tht inflation was caused by too much money in circulation

Liberals generally believe in

Kissinger tried to improve relations with the USSR and China so they'd cut back on their NV aid

President Kennedy was assassinated in the city of

Educational Amendment stopped federal-fund schools discriminating against girls all in aspects

The Office of Economic Opportunity was a major part of Johnson's

President Kennedy's goal in the space race with the USSR was for the US to be the first to

The way in which states draw up political districts based on changes in population is called

Supporters balanced budget amen. to Const., proposed Republican 'Contract with America,' argued

The amount by which gov't expenditures exceed income is the

Carter imposed an embargo on the sale of grain to the USSR as a result of the Soviet

Why did the US launch a war in Afghanistan/defeat its Taliban gov't?

The war in Vietnam included which of following?

Kennedy's "flexible response" plan called for...

Clinton believed lowering interest rate would enable businesses/consumers borrow more money for

Before Reagan became governor of California, he was

______ founded the Christian Broadcasting Network, and a show called Old-Time Gospel Hour

After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream American media began to

To keep the deficit under control, Reagan proposed

Special fortified villages in South Vietnam were known as

What happened to most of the young people who embraced the counterculture?

A "superstation" was a new innovation in

Many Americans resented high ___ they had to pay for New Deal/Great Society programs

In 1965, the Supreme Court outlawed state bans on contraceptives for married couples in

Title IX is a provision of a law that prohibits discrimination against ____ in public education

In 1994, who led congressional Republicans in proposing the Contract with America?

Bush's admin., advocates of immi. reform supported expanded quotas thro guest-worker program +

Which of the following was supported by Mikhail Gorbachev?

Supported high taxes on wealthy, to weaken the wealthy and keep society more equal

The 1978 Panama Canal treaties transferred control of the Panama Canal from

How did the FBI conclude that the Watergate burglars were part of a Nixon re-election scheme?

Dec. 19, '98, the HoR passed two articles of impeachment against Pres. Clinton for

When President Kennedy entered office, the Democrats

Which of the following is true about JFK's administration?

___ are computer chips that contain several integrated circuits with memory/computing functions

____ was Johnson's vision of the more perfect society the US could and should become

Investigations into the Iran-Contra Scandal revealed that Reagan had

Problem arose for Johnson as news reports contradicted claims that enemy was on brink of defeat

The author of the Port Huron Statement

On May 4, 1970, Ohio National Guard soldiers

In May 1989, Chinese students and workers held demonstrations for

The first practical and affordable home computer was the

Lieutenant William Calley eventually went to prison for his role in the

To gain Southern support, Nixon promised several things to the powerful South Carolina senator,

Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would

The Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War, resulted in

The long hairstyles for men were popular in the 60s came from hippies rejection of ____

Nixon's program for shifting more control from federal gov't to state and local gov't

Candidate Nixon appealed to US who supported gov't + longed for an end to turmoil of '60s

The UN went to war in the Persian Gulf because

The Free Speech Movement was sparked by restrictions on students' rights to

The presidential election of 2000 came down to the vote in which state?

The Mendez v. Westminster decision was significant because it dealt with

On September 26, 1960, an estimated 75 million people watched

Televangelists were Christian ministers who used ____ to reach a nationwide audience

In 2003, nation refused to give US permission to attack Iraq from inside their territories?

Nixon rejected notion of bipolar world, believing US foreign policy should reflect emergence of

US gross domestic product climbed/some large businesses were reporting gains, unemployment

___ is an element in Earth's atmosphere that blocks many of the sun's ultraviolet rays

The ___ reestablished some limits on executive power.

During the economic boom in 90s, the US economy expanded, leading to balanced budget in '97 and

The purpose of the Bay of Pigs invasion was to

Nixon tried to avoid turning over the Watergate tapes by claiming that the tapes

In 1968 antiwar protesters and police clashed outside the

Televised news coverage of the Vietnam War each night

Who founded conservative magazine National Review and helped revive conservative ideas in US?

Busing began a wave of opposition from many whites, response-taking kids out of public schools

Outlawed job discrim. by private employr not only on the base of race, color, religion, gender?

For his running mate in 2000, George W. Bush selected former defense secretary

The Neighborhood Youth Corps gave underprivileged youth a chance to earn a HS diploma or

During the Vietnam War, American planes dropped __, a jellied gasoline that explodes on contact

The Supreme Court enacted the Fourthteenth Amendment to

Between 1986 and 2006 the number of unauthorized immigrants to the US

The Immi. Reform/Control Act of 1986 strengthened border, set up amnesty process to illegals +

Members of the counterculture movement were mostly

The gradual withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam

Ambitious, hardworking young prof. of '80s, focused on wealth and leading luxurious lifestyle

JFK became the first US president who followed the ______ religion

Beginning in 1959, more than 350,000 Cubans left Cuba for the US because of

Latinos wanted _schools, the practice teaching immigrant students both native/ English language

A rock festival that drew hundreds of thousands of people in 1969 was at

Which of Reagan's nominations to the Supreme Court was not confirmed by the Senate?

In 2006, Bush announced plan to send "__" of some 20,000 more troops Iraq restore order Baghdad

Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was nicknamed

The big change in abortion laws came with the 1973 Supreme Court decision in

Students involved in the Free Speech Movement demonstrated by