Contemporary America Final

The Camp David Accords was a historic peace agreement between

The police officers accused of using unnecessary force against Rodney King were

Islamic fundamentalism is rooted in 

The most intense antiwar activity & repeal of Gulf of Tonkin Resolution occurred as result of

The “sit-in” movement of protest in the early 1960s resulted in 

Brown v. Board case ruling

Despite advances made during the Civil Rights Period, this was still an issue in inner cities

Jews, Christians, and Muslims are all descendants of

Before September 11, 2001, most Americans thought that terrorism 

In 2006, __________ died while on trial for crimes against humanity in the formerYugoslavia.

The Reagan Doctrine

A 1991 attempted coup by Communists in the Soviet Union led to

This Marine Lt colonel became the leading figure in scandal known as the Iran-contra affair.

SC decision that stated that suspects must be informed of the rights when taken into custody

Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative called for

Critics of the Gulf War contended that

Evidence on the Watergate Scandal, seems to show that Nixon

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of Islam

In 1978 Panama Canal treaties transferred Control of the Panama Canal from

The new “glasnost” and “perestroika” policies in the Soviet Union introduced 

Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would

To keep the deficit under control, Reagan proposed

The motivation behind the Oklahoma City Bombing was to punish the gov't for its handling of 

The House Judiciary voted to Impeach Nixon, which means they

Four students were killed at Kent State University during a protest of 

the South African government signaled a change in its treatment of blacks by releasing 

Leader of a religious cult that believed the apocalypse was upon mankind

Carter’s diplomatic efforts in relieving the tensions between Egypt and Israel resulted in

Al-Qaeda is a(n)

During the Gulf War, the United States and its allies fought the forces of 

A new organization, idea of Betty Friedan, reflected the diverse goals of the feminist movement

America sent peacekeeping troops to Bosnia because 

Reagan’s popularity was mostly due to 

For Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, foreign policy

Palestinians and Israelis tension primarily centers around 

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

Dr. Martin Luther King, JR. drew on the philosophy and techniques of

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

The Iran-Contra Scandal involved

Which factor DID NOT contribute to the growth of women's liberation

Congress banned all aid to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua because

Which of the following IS NOT considered a holy city of Islam

The Watergate affair

The religious leader and head of the new government in Iran, in 1979, was 

When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan, the US 

Nixon sought a ____, with the communist nations China and the Soviet Union

Johnson’s domestic program centered upon the issues of 

Who has the power to try a public official after they have been put on trial?

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

The reform program of Lyndon Johnson became known as the 

Public opinion turned radically against the Vietnam War after the 

He was known as the Humanitarian President

The USA Patriot Act is an antiterrorist bill that allows government to 

President Reagan sought to achieve deficit reduction by lowering domestic spending

The CIA decided to remove Diem from the presidency of South Vietnam when 

Americans responded quickly to the attacks on 9/11 by

The Branch Davidians are remembered for

Reagan's nuclear policy during his first term included

In May 1989, Chinese students and workers held demonstrations for

The demonstrations in Beijing on June 3, 1989, resulted in 

One of the primary reasons that the United States could not fully win the Vietnam War was

From the 1950s to the 1970s, U.S. policy towards Iran emphasized

The Iran-contra scandal seriously damaged the Reagan's reputationwhen it showed that the US 

The Viet Cong

The violence outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago resulted from

The overthrow of Communist regimes in Eastern Europe were a product of 

Supply side economists (supporters of Reaganomics) believe that tax cuts would result in

Segregated sections of many Southwest cities in which most Mexican Americans lived were called