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MUSH Honors Final Review (2023-2024)
MUSH Honors Final Review (2023-2024)
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President Carter's largest challenge was
Cuban Missiles
Stagflation
Iranian Hostage Crisis
the collapse of the Soviet Union
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The Counterculture was motivated by
engagement with new music and art
opposition to civil rights and social issues
support for the Vietnam War
experimentation with drugs
3
Stagflation was a problem with the 70s economy, where
economic growth is strong and prices are falling
economic growth is weak, and prices are rising
economic growth is strong and prices are rising
economic growth is weak and prices are falling
4
The Roaring 20s were "Roaring" because of
cheap alcohol
Jazz music
automobiles
empowered women
5
The US and its Allies defeated the blockade of Berlin by
building the Berlin Wall
a massive tank battle
negotiating Soviet withdrawal
a massive airlift of supplies
6
Perhaps the most important way that the Counterculture spread to rural America was
Rock Music
Volkswagen Busses
Psychedelic Art
Hippie books
7
President Reagan referred to the Soviet Union as
the Demon Nation
the Evil Empire
Pinkistan
our BFFL (best frenemy for life)
8
The President for most of the Great Depression was
Franklin Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
9
The money from weapons sold to Iran was used to fund Contra rebels in
Cuba
Nicaragua
Guatemala
El Salvador
10
The 90s economy left some landmines for the 2000s, like
international trade agreements
high debt
outsourcing
decline in American education
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In the Iran-Contra affair, the administration was selling ___________ to Iran, despite Congress
main battle tanks
attack helicopters
anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles
assault rifles
12
Watergate was a such problem for Nixon because
it proved he was illegally bombing Cambodia
tapes proved that he swore profusely
he organized a coverup of the breakin
he had taped people without their knowledge
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was about
American nuclear missiles in Cuba
Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
Cuban nuclear missiles in Granada
American nuclear missiles aimed at Cuba
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During the Great Depression, unemployment hit a high of
50%
12%
33%
25%
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The "3 Rs" of the New Deal were
Recovery
Relief
Reform
Reconstruction
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The United States took control (to some degree) of these former Spanish posessions
Alaska
Cuba
Philippines
Puerto Rico
17
The Cold War first became a "hot war" in
Czechoslovakia
Korea
Vietnam
Cuba
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The Muckrakers were
investigative journalists
an anti-Progressive political party
a criminal gang
social workers
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The United States entered WWII after
The Germans bombed London
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
The Germans invaded Poland
The Japanese invaded China
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The Tet Offensive (1968) was important because
the American Embassy was invaded
Viet Cong attacked across South Vietnam
It made the S. Vietnamese government look weak/ineffective
American forces lost control of some key cities
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Near the end of the War, the Allies formed this organization to keep world peace
the League of Nations
the United Nations
Warsaw Pact
NATO
22
NATO stands for
North American Trade Organization
Novel American Treaty Operations
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
New American Troop Operations
23
The Progressives were a movement
to limit the power of the government
to deregulate the economy
to use the power of the government
to expel new immigrants
24
The CReeP broke into the Watergate complex to
frame Daniel Ellsberg for a crime
launder money for Nixon
spy on the Democratic campaign headquarters
erase secret recordings made by Nixon
25
Reagan tried to bankrupt the Soviet Union by
supporting Mujahideen in Afghanistan
charging the Soviets more for American goods
giving the Soviets bad loans
a massive arms buildup
26
The United States used the atomic bomb on these Japanese cities, to bring the war to an end
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
Kyoto
Tokyo
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The Great Depression was caused by
a stock market crash
numerous bank failures
a decline in demand for American goods overseas
collapse of agricultural markets
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America's first "imperial" war (1898) was waged against
Japan
Spain
Britain
France
29
Clinton underwent impeachment in Congress on charges of
treason
embezzlement
perjury
obtruction of justice
30
Consumer electronics became popular in the 1980s because they became dramatically
more expensive
smaller
cheaper
larger
31
The following had become American social concerns by the 1980s
giant lizard attacks and public farting
AIDS and drug abuse
cell phone abuse and internet addiction
crime and urban decline
32
The United States became involved in the Gulf War when
Iraq was ejected from the UN
other Arab states asked for American protection from Iraq
Iraq used chemical weapons on Kuwaiti civilians
Iraq set fire to Kuwaiti oil wells
33
In the 90s, America was involved in Humanitarian Interventions in all of the following, except
Afghanistan
Somalia
Bosnia
Haiti
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Franklin Roosevelt's plan to fix America during the Depression was called
the Great Society
the New Deal
Trickle-Down Economics
the Square Deal
35
My Lai became infamous in America because
an American unit massacred Vietnamese civilians
the Vietnamese heavily defeated the Americans
the Viet Cong were headquartered there
it was the first use of napalm
36
The tech boom of the 90s was driven by
digital cameras
ebusiness
iPods
microcomputers
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The Iranian Revolutionaries took American hostages (1979-1981) as
for ransom money to fund the revolution
human shields against American invasion
a gift for the Soviet Union
a bargaining chip to get the Shah back
38
The Space Race began because the USSR and USA both had gained rocket tech. from
a joint research project during WWII
the European Space Agency
aliens
a Nazi weapons program
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The United States became involved in WWI because of
Pearl Harbor
the Titanic disaster
the Zimmerman Note
the sinking of the Maine
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Kennedy moved military advisors into this country, despite fearing greater involvement
North Korea
South Vietnam
South Korea
North Vietnam
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"Star Wars" was another name for the
Strategic Defense Initiative
Space Laser Administration
Skynet
Global Defense Initiative
42
The 90s economy was strong because of all of these, except
the emergence of the WWW
high interest rates
a balanced federal budget
trade deals
43
The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) was opposed by many Americans in this region
the South and Midwest
the North East
Hawaii
the West Coast
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The Soviet Union collapsed because
new freedoms increased criticism of the Communist party
A series of intense civil wars toppled the government
nationalists wanted independence for the Soviet republics
A catastropic defeat in Afghanistan wiped out the Red Army
45
Nixon's successor, Ford, was less effective because
he could not read
he had less political experience
he pardoned Nixon
he fell down a lot
46
The United States and USSR backed down from the Cuban Missile Crisis after
successful negotiations in the UN
an American blockade of Cuba
an inconclusive naval battle in the Atlantic
personal communication between JFK and Khruschev
47
The Reagan Doctrine promised support for
capitalist rebels in Communist nations
school lunch programs
Communist rebels in capitalist nations
pro-reform Soviet leaders
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The Pentagon Papers were
a stolen spy document about Vietnam
lost presidential documents on Vietnam
a Soviet report on American involvement in Vietnam
a secret government report on the war in Vietnam
49
Nixon left the presidency because
he resigned
he finished his term
he was impeached
he was assassinated
50
the United States' grand strategy in the Pacific
blitzkreig
island-hopping
carpet bombing
blockade
51
Progressive President Teddy Roosevelt used the power of the government to
Break up business monopolies
to expand American naval power
to preserve natural spaces
to create the FDA
52
The Marshall Plan fought the expanison of Communism in Europe by
occupying Europe with American troops
banning Communist parties
starting anti-Communist radio stations
rebuilding European economies
53
The US began to mistrust the Soviet Union when it installed Communist goverments in
North Korea
China
Eastern Europe
Cuba
54
Sputnik so terrified the US because
it made this creepy "beeping" noise
the Soviets could listen to American cellphones
Sputnik carried a nuclear payload
we feared losing our tech edge to the Soviets
55
The Korean War descended into a stalemate after the intervention of this country
The United States
Japan
The Soviet Union
China
56
After the Americans left in 1973
North Vietnam conquered South Vietnam in 1975
South Vietnam conquered North Vietnam in 1976
a stalemate occurred, whcih continues to today
S. Vietnam and N. Vietnam continued fight until 1980
57
On D-Day (June 6, 1944), the Allies launched the largest amphibious invasion in history
here
Normandy, France
Palermo, Sicily
Casablanca, Morocco
Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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Kennedy's assassination had these consequences
the Great Society
withdrawal from VIetnam
civil rights legislation
Soviet occupation of Cuba
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The 9/11 Terrorist attacks were organized by
Saddam Hussein
Al Qaeda
Iran
Somali pirates
60
President Truman's "Truman Doctrine" promised
help for countries fighting Communist insurgency
to double the US military
to invade any Communist country with a democratic insurgency
food aid for the Soviet Union
61
New Deal Agency hired the unemployed to build infrastructure, make art, and organize relief
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Tenessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Fictitious Restructuring Agency (FRA)
62
The United States left South Vietnam
after a peace treaty in 1975
as part of cease-fire negotiations in 1973
after the conquest of North Vietnam in 1972
after a massive military defeat in 1970
63
FDIC was created to
Provide retirement for the elderly
protect bank deposits
build better roads to improve the economy
replant national forests
64
At the start of the 20th century, America faced all of these challenges, except
Outsourcing
Imperialism
Immigration
Industrialization and Urbanization
65
President Reagan invaded this country (1983) to overthrow a Communist regime
Grenada
Iraq
China
Mexico
66
Three great centers of the Counterculture were
London
New York
Chicago
San Francisco
67
The "Permanent Five" of the UN include all, except
Germany
Britain
China
Russia