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1
Exxon is a
__________
with investments all over the world.
multinational corporation
franchise
school
oil well
2
Martin Luther King, Jr. said that the Vietnam War was taking resources away from the ________
New Frontier
government
Camelot
Great Society
3
The U. S. won the ___________ by getting to the moon first.
space race
speed racer
space dominance
lunar games
4
Name the case that ended segregation of America's schools.
Brown v. the Board of Education
Red v. Public Buses
Green v. the Board of Trustees
Blacks v. Whites
5
Nightly news coverage of the Vietnam War on television helped
support for the nation's "doves"
support the nation’s “hawks.”
create a credibility gap
unify Americans behind the war
6
The president and the prime minister met at the _____.
summit
acme
shindig
apex
7
Winston Churchill said that Eastern Europe was trapped behind an ___ controlled by the Soviets.
steel trap
Berlin Wall
iron curtain
bear hug
8
JFK built up conventional weapons so he could have a ______________
flexible response
mutually assured destruction
small war
brinkmanship
9
Which of the following was one purpose of President Nixon’s trip to China?
negotiating an alliance with China against the Soviet Union
negotiate an arms limitation treaty with China's government
confronting the Chinese about its human rights violations
encouraging the Soviets to pursue diplomacy more actively
10
Heidi fights with her parents. They have a
___________.
relative gap
family feud
missile gap
generation gap
11
Nixon’s policy for relaxing tensions with the Soviet Union was called __________
chill policy
detente
containment
deja vu
12
Which is a main difference between capitalism and communism?
business is privately owned in a capitalist nation.
business is privately owned in a communist nation.
business is not owned by anyone in a communist nation
business is owned by the government in a capitalist nation.
13
What did critics of the Great Society programs claim?
they worked perfectly
some worked; other did not
they did not fix social problems
they did not go far enough
14
Eisenhower warned against letting the _____ spend too much government money on the military.
Department of Defense
military-industrial complex
inferiority complex
martial arts
15
During Vietnam, the U.S. government had a _____ as some Americans did not trust the government.
generation gap
missile gap
credibility gap
wind gap
16
LBJ accused Senator Goldwater of threatening the Soviets with ___ if they didn’t leave Vietnam.
massive retaliation
tiny retaliation
brinkmanship
mutually assured destruction
17
Brandy bought a McDonald’s _____________
school
French Fry
multinational corporation
franchise
18
According to Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Britain, what did the Soviet Union want?
to diminish Soviet power and doctrines
to ally with Western Europe
to expand Soviet power and doctrines
to allow the U.S. to dominate the world
19
Johnson fought racism by signing the ___________
Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
20
The president and the prime minister met at the ____________
acme
apex
detente
summit
21
Radiation caused by nuclear explosions comes from __________________
fallout
acid rain
smog
radar
22
John Kerry complained that veterans coming home from Vietnam were ____
given help
sent back to Vietnam
ignored
treasured
23
How do Americans perceive the U.S. government video, “Duck and Cover” today?
it was naïve and understated the dangers of nuclear weapons.
it was a perfect warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons
it overstated the dangers of nuclear weapons
it looks better in HD
24
The Pentagon Papers revealed that
American soldiers had massacred Vietnamese civilians
the government was not honest with the public about Vietnam
American prisoners of war were tortured in North Vietnam
more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been reported
25
Mary had a___ collar job as a waitress, while Ezekiel had a ___ collar job working as a lawyer.
blue, white
white, blue
white, pink
blue, pink
26
What problem did President Ford fail to resolve ?
stagflation
terrorism
hurricanes
detente
27
Long after Vietnam, the war lingered on for Americans whose relatives were missing in action or
prisoners of war.
draft dodgers
defectors
absent without leave
28
Truman almost went to war with China an example of _______________
statesmanship
flexible response
mutually assured destruction
brinkmanship
29
JFK said there was a ____________ because the Soviets had more nuclear weapons.
wind gap
borscht gap
generation gap
missile gap
30
Where did MLK Jr's I Have A Dream speech take place?
Dance on Atlanta
March on New York
March on Washington
Hop on Chicago
31
What did Rachel Carson warn readers about in Silent Spring?
that pollution would create global cooling
that pesticides like DDT were killing birds & other animals
insects would take over the world if we didn’t spray them
that spring was too quiet
32
President Nixon gave states control over a number of federal programs, a policy he called
detente
the New Federalism
states' rights
the Nixon Doctrine
33
A Dinner Date with Your Family was an attempt to teach ____ manners.
old adults
children
young adults
teenagers
34
How did Kennedy and Khrushchev end the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Both countries removed their missiles.
The Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba
The U.S. removed their missiles from Turkey
The Soviets moved their missiles to Siberia
35
What was Carter's biggest problem in his adminiostartion?
Watergate
stagflation
Afghanistan
the Iran hostage crisis
36
Name the failed attempt by the U.S. and Cuban exiles to overthrow Castro
Santiago de Cuba
New Delhi
Havana
Bay of Pigs
37
What were Johnson’s priorities in the Great Society?
poverty and taxes
crime, healthcare, and women's rights
cities, poverty, the environment, and education
the environment and crime
38
The House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon, or
charge him with crimes
forced him to resign
investigate him
find him guilty
39
When the French left Vietnam, the United States stepped in to
try to cause a popular uprising against Ho Chi Minh
act as peacekeeper along the border
ensure free elections were held, as in the Geneva Accords
protect the pro-Western government in South Vietnam
40
Eisenhower believed that if Vietnam went communist so would other nations. He believed the ____
tic tac toe syndrome
domino theory
Asian swing
domino hypothesis
41
An income of $25,000 is considered the _______ for a family of 4 meaning that family is poor.
line in the sand
middle class
poverty line
wealth line
42
Truman saw the Soviet Union as hostile so he followed a policy of
__________________
packaged deal
contraction
containment
detente
43
Nixon argued keeping recordings of White House conversations confidential would protect
national security known as executive privilege
national security known as independent counsel
national security known as self-incrimination
national security known as cover-up
44
The idea of the “happy housewife” in the 1950’s was __________________
true for all women
true for some, but not for other women
true for all men
untrue for all women
45
The police followed _____ by reading the suspect his rights.
due process
responsibilities
due date
rights
46
The CIA does a lot of _________ operations.
covert
convert
closed-minded
revert
47
John Dean testified that the Watergate break-in had been ordered by
Alexander Butterfield
Attorney General John Mitchell
President Nixon
Vice-President Spiro Agnew
48
Who appeared to be on his way to winning the Democratic nomination until he was gunned down?
HubertHumphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Richard Nixon
49
Which Great Society program gives health insurance to senior citizens?
Social Security
Medicade
Obamacare
Medicare
50
Mr. Johnson was born the last year of the _______
baby boom
baby invasion
baby bust
bottleneck
