Domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh was a

right wing militant who thought the government had become too powerful

Kanye West said what about Bush's Katrina response?

George Bush doesn't care about black people

In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decided that the Florida recount

Should be ended and Bush was the winner

What caused the national debt to increase throughout the 1980s?

Military spending & deregulation leading to less tax revenue

Which of the following is not a reason President Gerald Ford gave for pardoning President Richard Nixon?

He struck a deal with Nixon, Ford becomes President, Nixon gets pardoned

Redlining refers to bad ratings given by the government to neighborhoods with minorities that prevented them from...

Low interest home loans in the suburbs

Kent State, Jackson State and the Hard Hat riot were in reaction to which of the following?

The U.S. invasion and bombing of Cambodia

Which of the following was NOT a response to the attacks on 9/11?

U.S. bombed multiple targets in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, & Pakistan

One thing Ronald Reagan brought back to America that had been lacking was

a sense of national pride and positivity

Cases like Love Canal showed that America

was suffering from years of illegal toxic waste disposal

The Tet Offensive in 1968 had what effect on popular support for the Vietnam War?

decreased because it looked like we weren't in control like we said we were

The voting age was changed to 18 by the 26th Amendment largely due to what?

18 year olds were drafted during the Vietnam War but could not vote

Which of the following occurred in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was killed by the U.S.?

a civil war broke out between Sunnis and Shiites

The “baby boom” is a term which describes what?

The sharp increase in the birthrate in the U.S. following World War II.

In order to avoid war with the USSR over the Berlin Blockade of 1948, President Harry Truman took what action?

The U.S. airlifted supplies into West Berlin over the Soviet blockade

What inspired the rights movements of the early 70's like the feminist and gay rights movements

The activism of the Civil Rights Movement

The year long Montgomery Bus Boycott succeeded largely due to which of the following?

The organization and perseverance within the black community

The term Watergate in reference to Richard Nixon refers to

The series of scandals that surfaced in the Senate after the break-in

According to Richard Nixon, The Silent Majority were

The average working class Americans who were fed up with protests

Forced bussing, disliked in both the black and white communities, was an attempt to

integrate schools in the de facto segregated north and west

The Beats or Beatniks were artists in the 1950s who rejected...

The conformist society of the 50's

The FBI program known as COINTELPRO was designed to

Disrupt Black and liberal protest groups

The “malaise speech” given by President Jimmy Carter referred to what sentiment in American society in the 1970’s?

Americans felt we had lost our former ideals & purpose & we were in a rut

In late 1970's and the early 2000's the U.S. auto industry failed to

change with changes in consumer demand

How did businesses and middle class citizens react to the riots in Newark, Watts, and Detroit in between 1965 and 1967?

They began to move out of urban areas in large numbers

The Brown v. The Board of Education decision...

Desegregated public schools throughout the U.S.

Bill Clinton was impeached due to

lying under oath about having sexual relations with an intern

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1
In the end, all of Vietnam became a communist country
True
False
2
Domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh was a
guy who was brainwashed by Middle Eastern terrorists
left wing Antifa radical
leader at the forefront of a new era of freedom in America
right wing militant who thought the government had become too powerful
3
Kanye West said what about Bush's Katrina response?
George Bush is not for our people
George Bush hates blacks
George Bush is a part of the plot to re-enslave black people
George Bush doesn't care about black people
4
Supreme Court decisions like Miranda v. Arizona and Roe v. Wade led to conservative poitical action in the 70s and 80s
True
False
5
In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court decided that the Florida recount
Should be continued and Bush was the winner
A) Should be ended and Gore was the winner
Should be ended and Bush was the winner
Should be continued and Gore was the winner
6
Which of the following is representative of a backlash against the Gay Rights Movement?
The murder of Fred Hampton
The murder of Harvey Milk
The Kent State Massacre
The Love Canal Incident
7
What organization was started by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, CA in 1966?
AIM
SNCC
The Black Muslims
The Black Panthers
8
What caused the national debt to increase throughout the 1980s?
Military spending & deregulation leading to less tax revenue
Overspending on social programs for the poor
The AIDS and crack epidemics
Military budget cuts
9
Homosexuality was listed in the DSM as a mental disorder up until the 2000’s and was seen as a “curable” condition
True
False
10
The rise of 24-hour news channels in the 1990s added to the partisan division within the country
False
True
11
President Reagan’s plan for supply-side economics is sometimes referred to as __________ economics.
"gradual"
"limited"
“trickle down”
"Supply"
12
The biggest scandal of the Reagan Administration was
Iran/Contra Affair
The Savings and Loan Scandal
The AIDS Epidemic
The Beirut bombing
13
The modern era of mass shootings began with
Virginia Tech Shooting
Parkland, Florida
Columbine
Aurora, Colorado
14
Which of the following is not a reason President Gerald Ford gave for pardoning President Richard Nixon?
It would put an end to a rough era for America
It would be humiliating for the American Presidency
He struck a deal with Nixon, Ford becomes President, Nixon gets pardoned
Nixon couldn't get a fair trial
15
Which Supreme Court case requires police officers to read you your rights and make sure you understand them?
Escobedo v. Illinois
Roe v. Wade
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
16
What has increased in Washington D.C. politics since the 1990's?
extreme partisan divisiveness
The plan to cover up the existence of UFO's
extreme ritualistic murders by a tiny cult of rich people
extreme bi-partisan co-operation
17
On 9/11, The World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked by
Iranian Terrorists
Islamic terrorists/Al Qaeda
Iraqi terrorists
Domestic terrorists
18
In the end, the Watergate scandal was a test of the _________________________ system in the U.S. Gov't
public broadcasting
checks and balances
weighs and means
Tax
19
Redlining refers to bad ratings given by the government to neighborhoods with minorities that prevented them from...
voting
denying others their human rights
getting proper representation in Congress
Low interest home loans in the suburbs
20
Kent State, Jackson State and the Hard Hat riot were in reaction to which of the following?
The Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
The break-in at the Watergate Office Complex
The U.S. invasion and bombing of Cambodia
21
The Federal govt under LBJ and Nixon lied to the public about the progress of the war in Vietnam
False
True
22
Which of the following was NOT a response to the attacks on 9/11?
The USA Patriot Act was passed making it easier to spy on Americans
U.S. bombed multiple targets in Iran, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, & Pakistan
The Department of Homeland Security was created
Airport security was now handled by a federal agency, the TSA
23
One reason for the collapse of the Soviet Union was overspending on the arms race
False
True
24
One thing Ronald Reagan brought back to America that had been lacking was
a sense of national pride and positivity
Tax breaks for average middle class Americans
Racial hatred
Social programs to help pull the poor out of poverty
25
Cases like Love Canal showed that America
was suffering from years of illegal toxic waste disposal
was still one of the most racist places on Earth
was divided along political lines
was coming together as a loving country
26
The Tet Offensive in 1968 had what effect on popular support for the Vietnam War?
decreased because it looked like we weren't in control like we said we were
it increased support because U.S. forces invaded Hanoi
decreased because the Vietcong won
increased support because the U.S. military defeated the Vietcong
27
The voting age was changed to 18 by the 26^th Amendment largely due to what?
18 year olds were drafted during the Vietnam War but could not vote
The increased apathy toward national politics
The civil rights movement
18 year olds were becoming more active in local politics
28
True or False: Nixon resigned from office before the Senate could hold the impeachment trial.
False
True
29
What 2 countries did the U.S. invade and occupy after 9/11?
Syria/Afghanistan
Iraq/Afghanistan
Syria/Iraq
Afghanistan/Iran
30
Which of the following occurred in Iraq after Saddam Hussein was killed by the U.S.?
The country rallied around a new democratic government
The Iraqis went to war with Syria
a civil war broke out between Sunnis and Shiites
52 American diplomats were held hostage for 444 days
31
The “baby boom” is a term which describes what?
The boom in population due to the "free love" of the hippies
The promotion of childbirth as a way to combat Communism
A plan to weaponize babies in the Cold War
The sharp increase in the birthrate in the U.S. following World War II.
32
The U.S. economic aid package to rebuild Europe after WWII was called...
The American Curtain
The Western European Financial Stability plan of 1945
The Berlin Airlift
The Marshall Plan
33
In order to avoid war with the USSR over the Berlin Blockade of 1948, President Harry Truman took what action?
The U.S. airlifted supplies into West Berlin over the Soviet blockade
The United States did nothing to aid the civilians in West Berlin
The United States placed an embargo on goods to the USSR
The United States evacuated West Berlin, givingit up to the USSR
34
Which of the following people was NOT assassinated in the 1960's
Robert Kennedy
Malcolm X
Spiro Agnew
Martin Luther King
35
What inspired the rights movements of the early 70's like the feminist and gay rights movements
The growth of a consumer culture
The success of the New Deal
The increase in higher education alone
The activism of the Civil Rights Movement
36
The year long Montgomery Bus Boycott succeeded largely due to which of the following?
Alabama denounced segregation after mob violence broke out
Political pressure caused by a mass march on Washington
Violent protests within the black community
The organization and perseverance within the black community
37
The term Watergate in reference to Richard Nixon refers to
Only the break in at the Watergate Office Complex
A sex scandal involving Richard Nixon
The series of scandals that surfaced in the Senate after the break-in
Nixon's plans to limit water to the Southwest
38
According to Richard Nixon, The Silent Majority were
The elderly Americans who were largely forgotten by the baby boomers
The African American population
The average working class Americans who were fed up with protests
Midwestern white people
39
Forced bussing, disliked in both the black and white communities, was an attempt to
integrated black communities with other races
forced bus desegregation
remove all criminals from inner city areas
integrate schools in the de facto segregated north and west
40
The Beats or Beatniks were artists in the 1950s who rejected...
The conformist society of the 50's
Art and music
The capitalist system
American's who couldn't prove they weren't communist
41
The FBI program known as COINTELPRO was designed to
Disrupt Black and liberal protest groups
Disrupt Republican fundraising efforts
Stop leaks of information at the White House
Prevent the spread of militarism throughout the country
42
The “malaise speech” given by President Jimmy Carter referred to what sentiment in American society in the 1970’s?
Americans felt we had lost the Cold War
Americans felt we had lost our former ideals & purpose & we were in a rut
Americans felt we were a strong and peaceful nation
Americans were concerned about segregation in the South
43
In late 1970's and the early 2000's the U.S. auto industry failed to
change with changes in consumer demand
bring many Americans into the middle class
create cars that were safe in any way
develop fast muscle cars
44
How did businesses and middle class citizens react to the riots in Newark, Watts, and Detroit in between 1965 and 1967?
The moved to reject racism and create a peaceful world
They secluded themselves within urban areas to avoid future violence
They decided to work closer with the poor in the community
They began to move out of urban areas in large numbers
45
Deregulation of the financial industry led to what in 2008 at the end of G.W. Bush's 2nd term?
The War on Terror
The national debt lowered by 50%
The Great Recession
The unemployment rate lowering by 50%
46
The Brown v. The Board of Education decision...
Desegregated everything in the south
Led to the segregation of public schools
Desegregated public schools throughout the U.S.
Only made school bus segregation illegal
47
The Korean War was an example of
Brinksmanship
U.S. dominance in the early Cold War
Military containment
Economic containment
48
The following political cartoon is referencing what political event?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Watergate
The Vietnam War
The HUAC Hearings
49
Other than Joe McCarthy, what congressional committee hunted communists in the 1950s?
HUAC
NRA
CPUSA
USDA
50
Bill Clinton was impeached due to
trafficking interns for sexually related purposes
lying under oath about having sexual relations with an intern
Having sexual relations with an intern
tweeting about having sexual relations with an intern
51
Levittown and its imitators brought what to American society
Happy days
Racial violence
City overcrowding
Suburbia
52
What was the primary goal of President Richard Nixon’s foreign policy of détente?
maintaining military alliances with France and the UK
establishing democratic governments in North Korea and North Vietnam
improving political relations with China and the USSR
providing economic aid to South Korea and South Vietnam
53
What health crisis did Ronald Reagan's administration fail to address effectively?
Covid-14
AIDS
Ebola
Cancer
54
In the Saturday Night Massacre, Richard Nixon obstructed justice by
Firing Haldeman and Ehrlichman
Firing the Watergate burglars
firing 2 attorney generals and the special prosecutor for Watergate
Replacing members of the Supreme Court
55
JFK proposed his civil rights bill in the summer of 1963 mainly due to negative international coverage of what event?
The Birmingham Children's March
The Emmitt Till Case
The March on Washington
The Murder of 3 civil Rights workers/Freedom Summer
56
Which of the following WAS NOT a Cold War tension during the administration of President John F. Kennedy?
Building of the Berlin Wall
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs Invasion
The Cuban Revolution
57
What Supreme Court decision made abortion legal in the first trimester or until fetal viability?
Gideon v. Wainwright
Escobedo v. Illinois
Miranda v. Arizona
Roe v. Wade
58
Which U.S. action in the 1980's hurt us after 9/11
We supported the Mujahedeen who became Al Qaeda and the Taliban
We fought Saddam Hussain throughout the 1980's
The savings and loan scandal
The end of the Cold War
59
Rock and Roll began to blur the race line in America because...
Black and white kids were listening to black and white musicians
White people stole black music and made it popular
White parents didn't want their kids listening to black music
It corrupted both races equally
60
Which is one of the reasons the Clinton Administration was limited in its actions against Al Qaeda in the late 1990s?
Republicans thought he was only using it to distract from his impeachment
We didn’t know who Bin Laden or Al Qaeda at that point
There was a strong sense of respect for Arab culture in the U.S.
Al Qaeda was still an ally of ours
61
Prior to 9/11, what signs were there that al Qaeda was a terrorist threat to the U.S.?
The Bombing of the USS Cole
There was evidence that they had infiltrated the government
They had taken 52 U.S. diplomats hostage for 444 days
They bombed the FBI Building in Oklahoma City
62
George W. Bush's 2nd term was marred by his poor response to what in 2005?
The opioid crisis
Hurricane Katrina
9/11
African American voters
63
Which of the following DID NOT add to tensions in Detroit prior to the 1967 riot?
redlining and unfair FHA loans helped whites not blacks
Expressways were built through black neighborhoods
The job market was very racially biased
an increasing number of sex crimes in the city against white women
64
What was the reason the United States became involved in the Korean War?
They did not want South Korea to become a communist state
They did not want Korea to become a trading partner with the USSR
Korea was a key supplier of their Asian military bases
North Korea was a key member of their Asian allies
65
The Stonewall Riot marked the beginning of...
The modern gay rights movement
The modern feminist movement
the end
bad race relations in NYC
66
Nixon’s policy of détente led to
decreasing tensions between the U.S., the USSR, and China
increased tensions between the U.S., the USSR, and China
the immediate return of the P.O.W.s in the Vietnam War
the end of U.S. involvement in Vietnam immediately
67
True or False: George W. Bush had broad international support for his invasion of Iraq in 2002
True
False
68
The hippie counterculture of the late 1960’s were rejecting the values and norms of which of the following?
The Southern Elite
The poor and working class
Middle class suburban America
The Communists and Communist sympathizers
69
In the early 1980s, evangelical Christians would have been most likely to support a policy to
legalize the sale and use of marijuana.
spread the word of God to minority populations
increase government regulation of business.
promote traditional values in society.
70
The fact that many Americans focused on self improvement and hedonism caused many in the late '70's to be called
The Me Generation
The Immoral Majority
fools, fools one and all
The Lost Generation
71
What event led to the escalation of U.S. combat troops in Vietnam under President Lyndon Johnson?
The Tet Offensive
The Kent State Shooting
The Gulf of Tonkin Incident
The My Lai Massacre
72
De jure segregation means segregation by __________; De facto segregation is segregation by ____________
hatred/love
law/custom
custom/law
whites/blacks
73
During the Cold War arms race, what was the missile gap?
The gap in US defenses nukes could get through
Gaps in military spending that could go toward nukes
The difference between nukes and normal bombs
The difference in nuke totals between the US and USSR
74
Name the civil rights organization was founded in 1960 after a series of sit-ins at lunch counters throughout the south?
The Black Panther Party
SCLC
NAACP
SNCC
75
What was a DOMESTIC consequence of LBJ’s decision to increase United States military involvement in Vietnam?
It guaranteed a Republican victory in 1964
The war brought Americans together
Spending on the war cut spending on Great Society programs
Millions of Vietnamese died
76
Who is the biggest clown
Tameem Uddin
Angleo Denha
Younes Massiri
Michael Karoomi
77
What best describes the suburban division of labor in the 1950s?
Men and women both worked high paying jobs
Both women and men were under employed
Women kept wartime jobs while men got white collar ones
Women were housewives, men worked
78
The following image, "Duck and Cover" tried to keep kids safe from...
Communist spies
A nuclear weapon attack
School shooters
A conventional weapon attack
79
The murder of 3 civil rights workers during Freedom Summer led to the passage of...
The MLK Act of 1965
The Voting Rights Act
The 22nd Amendment
The Civil Rights Act
80
Friedan’s book The Feminine Mystique said popular culture and suburban life did which of the following to women?
Made them happy, very happy
Caused them to challenge social and sexual norms
Limited them to roles as housewives and mothers
Limited them to the role as the primary money earner in the household
81
Which of the following was not an accomplishment during the Clinton Administration
Homeownership reached it's highest level in U.S. history
The deficit was erased
Airport safety issues had been increased to safeguard against terrorists
The federal budget was balanced
82
The countries George W. Bush called “The axis of Evil” were
North Korea, Iraq, Iran
Iran, Iraq, Syria
Iran, Israel, Iraq
Iran, Syria, North Korea
83
In which of the following ways did the draft during the Vietnam War divide America along socioeconomic lines?
Only the middle class supported the war
Middle class kids were drafted while poor kids stayed at home and worked
Poor kids got drafted, upper and middle class kids got deferments
Black people got drafted whites did not
84
What did Winston Churchill call the dividing line between free and communist Europe?
The Red Menace
The Iron Curtain
The Buffer Zone
The Berlin Wall
85
Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative was a system that was supposed to
Stop all Communist immigration
Defend our major cities from ground attack
Nuke every city in Russia
Shoot down nukes before they enter the U.S.
86
The main reason realpolitik was needed by the 1970’s was that
The U.S. & USSR were no longer the sole economic & military powers
China began surpassing both the U.S. and the USSR in military production
The U.S. and the USSR were on the verge of nuclear war
The war in Vietnam had gone on for far too long
87
The Warren Commission decided that JFK was killed by
1 man, Lee Harvey Oswald
The mob and the Cubans
kindness
The CIA
88
What was the U.S. policy to prevent the spread of communism called?
Red resistance
Containment
Massive retaliation
Buffer zone
89
President Dwight Eisenhower sent in federal troops to protect students in which event?
The Birmingham Children's March
Freedom Summer
The Freedom Rides
The integration of Little Rock High School
90
Which event was the “final straw” that caused the Democrats to lose to Republican candidate Richard Nixon in 1968?
The Manson Family Murders
The Riot at the Democratic National Convention
The Assassination of Robert Kennedy
The Kent State Shooting
91
The U.S. went to war with Saddam Hussein in the early 1990s because...
He aided Afghanistan
He invaded Kuwait
He was selling weapons to terrorists
He attacked Israel
92
During the 1950’s, how did U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy increase his political power?
He recruited young students to serve as campaign volunteers
He brought Democrats and Republicans together
He got sympathy for his alcoholism
He used the Red Scare to his advantage and accused opponents

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