The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution . . .

allowed the president to wage "limited war" w/o approval

Which answer below does NOT describe the outcome of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials?

Nations have the right to treat their citizens as they wish.

What awful crimes were the Hollywood "10" accused of?

supporting Communist philosophies

In disagreement to the draft during the Vietnam War protesters often

burned the draft cards publicly or privately

Which two Presidents were most responsible for the End of the Cold War?

Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush

Conglomerates and which below helped encourage massive business expansion in the 1950s?

Franchises like Holiday Inns and McDonalds

Music made famous in the 50s called "Rock 'n Roll" was embraced by,

teens, who then had a style all their own

Which description best describes why the US Government interned Japanese-Americans?

racism & fears of conspiracy that they would help the enemy.

To deal with major environmental issues, Republican President Nixon established

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

While a military victory, why was the Tet Offensive viewed by American Public as a "failure"?

VC and NVA proved they were still capable of fighting

What reason explains why President Ford chose to pardon Nixon after the Watergate Scandal?

protect the office of President of the United States

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1
American President who said he would bring "Peach with Honor" instituting Vietnamization?
John F. Kennedy
Richard M. Nixon
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
2
The ICC took down the "colored" signs in southern states after successes of which movement?
Lunch Counter Sit-In Protestors
Voting Rights (Freedom Summer)
Freedom Riders
Birmingham 1963 Children's March
3
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution . . .
scaled back a President's use of military forces
required President to ask for permission to send military
allowed the president to wage "limited war" w/o approval
allowed President Johnson to declare war on North Vietnam
4
Two Dexter High School Teachers below DID NOT @ some point Teach at Mill Creek Middle School?
Mr. Lindke and Mrs. Luxon
Mr. Dudash and Mr. Lindke
Mrs. Schmid and Mrs. Marsh
Ms. Mendez and Ms. Shaffer
5
Which answer below does NOT describe the outcome of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials?
Genocide is a violation of natural human rights.
International Law now holds countries to a world standard.
Nations have the right to treat their citizens as they wish.
Individuals are responsible for their own actions.
6
What British Band created this logo?
Black Sabbath
AC/DC
Forty Licks
Rolling Stones
7
What was launched that helped Congress pass the National Defense Education Act of 1958?
Explorer I
Sputnik
Gemini I
Voyager I
8
What awful crimes were the Hollywood "10" accused of?
putting communist ideas subliminally into movies
spying for the Soviet Union
supporting Communist philosophies
passing secrets to the Chinese
9
The Korean War can be described as what?
Overwhelming victory for Communism
Stalemate
Proof that the Containment theory will not stop Communism
Overwhelming victory for democracy
10
This 20th century conflict is referred to by historians as the "Forgotten War?"
Vietnam War- "Vietnam Conflict"
Persian Gulf War- "Desert Storm"
The Cold War (USA vs. USSR)
Korean War- "Korean Conflict"
11
Only President to serve that was not ever on a Presidential Election Ticket?
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
James E. Carter
Donald J. Trump
12
Congress attempted to apologize to Internees of WWII with which TWO Items?
Congressional Medal of Honor and Apology
Return of ALL property and Apology
Apology and $20,000
2 Million dollars for each survivor and Apology
13
Who drew this famous piece called Vitruvian Man?
Michaelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Bottecelli
Rafael
14
We "won" the Gulf war just a year earlier but broke his promise of taxes, who was he?
Jeb Bush
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
15
There are more Muslims in Indonesia, but you'll find the holiest sites of Islam in this region?
Western Europe
Middle East
South America
India
16
This President suggested through Vietnamization that the fighting should be South Vietnams?
President Carter
President Ford
President Nixon
President Reagan
17
In disagreement to the draft during the Vietnam War protesters often
sent their draft cards to the White House
burned the draft cards publicly or privately
Joined the Viet Cong
voted for Republican candidate Richard Nixon in 1968
18
How did the United States respond to Stalin's blockade of West Berlin in the late 40s?
Moved armed troops to defend rail lines into the city.
Berlin Airlift with planes
Gave up the city to the Communists
Used Canals into Berlin to feed the city
19
At the end of WWII, which set of four nations governed Germany after the surrender?
Russia, Great Britain, France, Italy
USA, Canada, France, USSR
West Germany, East Germany, Austria, France
USA, France, UK, USSR
20
These were designed to draw attention to segregation and challenge the law?
Boycotts of non-integrated Major League Baseball games
Hardware Store Sales
lunch counter "sit-ins"
Boycotts of Olympic Games by the U.S. Olympic Committee
21
Which two Presidents were most responsible for the End of the Cold War?
George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush
Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan
22
Name this 12 time nominated and three time winning Academy Award (Oscar) recipient?
Kurt Russell
Tom Cruise
Jeff Daniels
Jack Nicholson
23
Name this supervillian
Dr. Evil
Gru
Darth Vader
Dru
24
Which President was involved with being a "nice" guy without Washington DC Beltway experience?
President Johnson
President Kennedy
President Carter
President Grant
25
Conglomerates and which below helped encourage massive business expansion in the 1950s?
door to door sales, like Kirby Vacuums and Cutco Knives
Franchises like Holiday Inns and McDonalds
Online and Catalog Businesses
network businesses, Amway and other multi-level marketing
26
The Cuyahoga river famously caught fire because of pollution in what Industrial Ohio city?
Columbus
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Akron
27
Types of subversive behavior was NOT investigated by HUAC (House Un-American Activities?
Fascism
Fashism
Communist
Socialism
28
President supported the "concept" of smaller gov't, yet ran deficits to end the Cold War?
George Walker Bush
George H.W. Bush
John "Jeb" Bush
Ronald W. Reagan
29
Music made famous in the 50s called "Rock 'n Roll" was embraced by,
teens, who then had a style all their own
older adults, they liked to Jam!
tweens-since they can bebop to Elvis
Parenting age adults who craved something not from WWII
30
Egypt recognized Israel and Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula under what historic meetings
Camp Cupcake Accords
Geneva Accords
Oslo Accords
Camp David Accords
31
Producing goods for the Allied forces helped which nation get out of their Great Depression?
United States
Philippines
Germany
France
32
Which description best describes why the US Government interned Japanese-Americans?
Japanese aliens refused to become U.S. Citizens
racism & fears of conspiracy that they would help the enemy.
There were so many of them and they had to round them up.
The Japanese were found to be spies and traitors.
33
American President famous for saying, "I'm not a crook, I've earned everything I've got."
President Nixon
President Bush
President Clinton
President Reagan
34
This "doctrine" promised to help support nations trying to resist Soviet control?
Roosevelt Doctrine
Kennedy Doctrine
Roosevelt Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
35
Tax Cuts were made famous under this President's leadership to "stimulate" the economy
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Walker
Ronald McDonald
36
This automobile company built B-24 Liberators at the Willow Run Bomber plant during WWII.
Ford Motor Company
General Motors Corporation
Boeing Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
37
In what city was President Lincoln assassinated?
Fairfax, VA
Baltimore, MD
Washington, D.C.
New York City, NY
38
Comfort and Security would be terms that would be most identified with which "American" decade?
1940s
1950s
1970s
1930s
39
Which President's administration forced federal employees to sign a "Loyalty Program" document?
President Truman
President Roosevelt
President Nixon
President Hoover
40
Term which suggested certain entertainers were considered not employable by Movie execs?
"Yellowlisted"
"Redlisted"
"Blacklisted"
"Redlined"
41
Which President faced both rising inflation and unemployment referred to as "stagflation"?
President Nixon
President Carter
President Reagan
President Ford
42
Name the film associated with this character?
Dirty Harry
The Terminator
Lethal Weapon
Predator
43
This imperialistic American War was referred to as a "Splendid Little War?"
The Civil War (War Between the States)
French and Indian War
The Great War (World War I)
Spanish-American War
44
To deal with major environmental issues, Republican President Nixon established
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Concerns Act of 1973
Federal Environmental Task Force
Green Peace
45
Strategic Defense Initiative was designed to shoot down Soviet Missiles in Space. Nickname?
Alan Parsons Project
Star Wars
Death Star
Anti-Ballistic Missile Defense
46
While "growing the economy" in the 80s, President Reagan cut taxes and pushed Congress to cut
social programs
military spending
business subsidies
social security funding
47
While a military victory, why was the Tet Offensive viewed by American Public as a "failure"?
10s of thousands of innocent vietnamese were killed
VC and NVA proved they were still capable of fighting
Ho Chi Minh was still alive
the war had proved to be shorter than expected
48
What reason explains why President Ford chose to pardon Nixon after the Watergate Scandal?
put the issue of the scandal behind the Soviet people
protect Nixon, a good friend from criminal prosecution
protect the office of President of the United States
help give credit to the Washington Post reporters
49
International organization was formed during WWII hoping that after, nations would negotiate?
Warsaw Pact
The League of Nations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Nations
50
Ho Chi Minh, led what Vietnamese Nationalist effort 4 self-determination before US intervention
Viet Cong (Code Name Charlie) or V.C.
Lou en Eye Quoc, Those who are enlightened movement
Viet Minh
Viet Sang (Code Name VS) or "Versus"
51
During World War II, the expansion of Nazi influence stopped at what battle?
Trotskygrad
Stalingrad
Petrograd
Leningrad
52
Brown v. Board reversed what famous "separate but equal" Supreme Court Case?
Roe v. Wade
Marbury v. Madison
United States v. Nixon
Plessy vs. Ferguson
53
Where is this famous Mountain known as "Head of the Sky"?
South America
Asia
Africa
North America
54
Civil Rights leaders started Project "C" in this town because of its segregation codes?
Birmingham, MI
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham, MS
Montgomery, AL
55
The Camp David Accords brought a measure of peace between which two Middle Eastern Nations?
Israel and Egypt
Israel and Jordan
Jordan and Syria
Iran and Iraq
56
Primary reason for spraying millions of gallons of Agent Orange in Vietnam was to
expose the Ho Chi Minh Trail
Kill local plants and animals of civilians
expose North Vietnamese fire bases
destroy morale of the Vietcong
57
Four Japanese Carriers and 250 planes were destroyed in this pivotal June 1942 Pacific battle?
Guadalcanal
Okinawa
Coral Sea
Midway
58
These laws stripped German Jews of their citizenship in Nazi Germany?
Nuremberg Laws
Berlin Laws
Münich Laws
Auschwitz Laws
59
They questioned the traditional social patterns, family values & social conventions in the 50s
beatniks
immigrants
silent majority
hippies
60
Tract Housing or "cookie cutter" homes were liked for many reasons BUT were not which below?
were small with new features
All uniform in size and new services and shopping
brand new and affordable for GI families and others
multicultural encouraging diverse communities
61
What famous architect designed this museum in Bilbao, Spain?
Frank Lloyd Wright
George Costanza
Maya Lin
Frank Gehry
62
After destroying the Nazi Afrika Korps in Africa, Where did the Western Allies focus attention?
Spain
Italy
France
Soviet Union
63
Nickname for the nuclear bomb science/military project?
Oak Ridge Project
Manhattan Project
Brooklyn Project
Trinity Project
64
President responsible for supporting a "return" to a religious focus in politics?
William Jefferson Clinton
Ronald Wilson Reagan
Barack Hussein Obama
George Herbert Walker Bush
65
James Bond has been played by six actors, name this "Bond"?
Timothy Dalton
Pierce Brosnan
George Lazenby
Sean Connery
66
Which TWO nations below would have been referred to as Cold War satellite nations?
Austria and East Germany
Italy and Romania
Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia and WEST Germany
67
Best way to describe American Naval Strategy to defeat Japanese in World War II?
island hopping
saturating bombing
guerilla attacks
covert infiltration
68
This sustained bombing of North Vietnam was referred to as
Operation Ranch Hand
Operation Big Brother
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Shock and Awe
69
In what city was JFK assassinated?
Dallas
Austin
Phoenix
Houston
70
Middle class paid a large share of taxes in urban areas before the 50s, then what happened?
Developers bought sections of city blocks for urban renewal
People of all backgrounds moved to the suburbs
Middle class white moved to the suburbs
Latinos and Blacks purchased large homes in the country
71
Why did America adopt the "Europe First" Strategy?
France was able to get land back from Germany.
The British nearly surrendered to Germany in 1941.
Japan was going to give up anyway.
Germany was the most serious long term threat to liberty.
72
This war was prophetically not the "War to End All Wars?"
The Cold War
World War I (The Great War)
World War II
Vietnam War
73
U.S. President known as an "outsider," was a "good man" but with little support in Congress?
Jimmy Carter
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Barack Obama
74
What is this signature move called and who is the performer?
Michael Jackson & Moonwalk
MJ and MarsDance
USHER The Dabmaster
LL Cool J --- the Dance
75
Which Beatle was the last to "join" the group?
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
76
Who is this famous British "Sir" Billionaire Entrepreneur?
Elon Musk
Larry Page
Simon Cowell
Richard Branson
77
Americans after World War II saw a decline of what and increase in what two types of jobs?
white-collar, green-collar
white-collar, no-collar
blue-collar, red-collar
blue-collar, white-collar
78
This government institution seemed "rigged" recruiting poor or working class Americans for war
Selective Draft System (SDS)
United States Lottery Draft
Draft Deferment System of 1964
Selective Service System
79
Most recent horse to win the Triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont)?
Seattle Slew
American Pharoah
Secretariat
Affirmed
80
These two cities were the target of Nuclear attacks by the United States in August of 1945?
Nagasaki and Kyoto
Tokyo and Kobe
Hiroshima and Osaka
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
81
Name of the two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan to force them to surrender?
Fat boy and Little Man
Fat Man and Little Boy
Trinity 3 and Peacemaker
Enola Gay and Big Boy
82
Name this man, first in space . . .
Yuri Gagarin
Viktor Yuchenko
Konstantin Chernenko
Alan Shepard
83
June 6, 1944 was D-Day or Operation ______ as the Allies planned to liberate Europe.
Overlord
Blackjack
Iceberg
Mincemeat
84
VP who refused to defy President LBJ's support of the war costing him the Presidency in '68?
Barry Goldwater
Hubert Humphrey
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
85
This President went to the Berlin Wall in West/East Berlin asking for its removal
George H.W. Bush
James "Jimmy" Carter
Ronald W. Reagan
William J. Clinton
86
What two presidents in the late 20th century served only ONE term?
Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter and George W. Bush
George W. Bush and George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush and Gerald Ford
87
1970s Nuclear meltdown that scared many Americans that Nuclear energy production was unsafe?
Chernobyl Disaster
Fukushiima Daiiche Disaster
Fermi Tower III Disater (Monroe, Michigan)
Three Mile Island Disaster
88
Which theory prompted Lyndon Baines Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam?
Parchesi Theory
Containment Theory
Domino Theory
Anti-Communist Theory
89
Famous MLK piece where he addressed the problem of "waiting for justice"
March on Washington Lincoln Memorial Speech, August 1963
Letter from a Birmingham, Michigan Jail, April-May 1963
Letter from a Birmingham, Alabama Jail, April-May 1963
Address to Sanitation Workers, Memphis, TN, March 1968
90
President who Pardoned Nixon for any crimes real or imagined- probably cost him '76 election?
Gerald R. Ford
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
Jimmy Carter

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