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All of the following led to Jimmy Carter becoming unpopular EXCEPT
The energy crisis
Economic stagflation
The Tet Offensive
The Iran Hostage Crisis
2
The Supreme Court Case Brown vs. Board of Education led to
Free college for US service members
Ending segregation of Public Schools
Legal segregation in the South
Criminal protections against self-incrimination
3
The Soviet leader after Stalin (and during the Cuban Missile Crisis)
Khruschev
Goerring
Gorbachev
Breshnev
4
All these factors helped spur massive economic growth in the US after WW2 EXCEPT
Consumer goods and credit stimulated the postwar economy
Germany reparations after WWII boosted the US economy
US Defense spending continued to be high due to the Cold War
Lack of consumer goods during WWII forced people to save $
5
Which of the following principles led the US to become involved in Vietnam?
Monroe Doctrine
Containment
Domino Theory
Detente
6
The Watergate Scandal ultimately led to the
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Impeachment trial of Jimmy Carter
End of the Cold War
Resignation of Richard Nixon
7
Which event is most directly related to this cartoon?
the leaking & publishing of the Pentagon Papers
the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
the fall of Saigon
the Bay of Pigs invasion
8
The election of Ronald Reagan is evidence that...
most Americans wanted a smaller federal government
there was an ongoing backlash against the activism of the 1960s.
there was an ongoing backlash against neoconservative policies
most Americans wanted a more active federal government
9
The Bush Doctrine said that...
European countries should not interfere in N. America
the US would fight terrorists & terrorism around the world
the US would largely withdraw from international affairs
the US would strive to contain communism across the world
10
The "generation gap"...
began to develop in the 1970s
initially involved baby boomers and their parents
was lessened by the counterculture movement
was made worse by a large earthquake in 1962
11
The Cold War ended...
after the US invaded East Germany.
when the Soviet Union ceased to exist.
in a cataclysmic nuclear war, which explains why we're glowing right now
when Gorbachev was the leader of the USSR
12
The Berlin Blockade...
was the defensive scheme that helped the Bears win the Super Bowl in '85
was ordered by President Kennedy
soon resulted in Germany being split into two countries
forced the Western powers from Berlin
13
The Taft-Hartley Act is best viewed within which
CONTEXT
Government-Labor Relations
US Foreign Policy
Gender Equality
African American Civil Rights
14
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended
Discrimination against women
Legal segregation
The Cold War
Voter discrimination
15
The Montgomery Bus Boycott ultimately led to the rise in prominence of
Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
Booker T. Washington
Stokely Carmichael
16
All of the following led to increased opposition to the Vietnam War
EXCEPT
The Tet Offensive
expansion of the draft
The Kent State massacre
arrest & trial of the Rosenburgs
17
Which of the following led to a massive increase in US involvement in Vietnam?
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The U-2 Incident
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
The Tet Offensive
18
One long-term effect of Richard Nixon's southern strategy was that...
more southerners tend to vote for Republicans
the US lost the support of the S. Vietnamese people
more manufacturing jobs relocated to the southeastern US
segregation finally ended
19
Which of the following Cold War events occurred FIRST?
U-2 Incident
Cuban Missile Crissis
Yalta Conference
Berlin Airlift
20
The Space Race between the US and Soviets began with the
The US launching Alan Shepard into space
Soviets successfully launching Yuri Gagarin into space
US landing the first man on the moon
Soviet launch of Sputnik
21
After the 9-11 attacks...
tensions increased between the US and the Soviet Union
the US invaded Afghanistan
the US invaded Iraq
American Muslims suffered increased suspicion & discrimination
22
Which of the following Presidents improved Cold War relations (detente) by visiting China?
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
Harry Truman
Gerald Ford
23
Lyndon Johnson's domestic program to end poverty in the US was called the
New Deal
Square Deal
Great Society
Silent Majority
24
All of the following contributed to causing the Cold War
EXCEPT
Refusal of the US to repay loans to the Soviets from WWII
Unwillingness of the US to share atomic technology
Refusal of the Soviets to hold free elections in E. Europe
Mutual mistrust between the USSR and US
25
Politicians largely lost the trust of Americans in the 1970s because of...
failure to pass the Civil Rights Act
laissez-faire economic policies of LBJ causing a recession
the Vietnam War dragged on into the late 70s despite huge protests
scandals and stagflation
26
Joe McCarthy was...
a key Congressional supporter of the Civil Rights Movement
a central figure during the Red Scare
a key advisor to JFK during the Cuban Missile Crisis
the Republican presidential candidate in 1960
27
The Bay of Pigs Invasion...
was conceived by Lyndon Johnson.
involved US forces.
pushed Cuba into the US sphere of influence.
resulted in Castro consolidating power in Cuba.
28
The GI Bill of Rights was created with the intention of
Protecting US soldiers from War Crime prosecution
Providing veterans with home loans and college funding
Allowing women to serve in all US armed forces
Permanently desegregating of the US military
29
1950s culture in the US could be summarized (and over-simplified, tbh) in the word...
conformity
rebellion
change
hardship
30
Gerald Ford's most notable Presidential action was to
Pardon former President Nixon
Visit China
Pass the Interstate Highway Act
Bring down the Berlin Wall
31
Eisenhower launched a massive US infrastructure improvement program with the
GI Bill of Rights
Interstate Highway Act
Civilian Conservation Corps
Taft-Hartley Act
32
Betty Friedan's book
The Feminine Mystique
led to which of these movements?
Gay rights
Environmentalism
Latino Rights
Feminism
33
Which event brought the US and USSR closest to the brink of nuclear war?
The Berlin Airlift
The Korean War
The Suez Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis
34
All of the following were Great Society programs
EXCEPT
Head Start
Medicaide
Social Security
Medicare
35
The Marshall Plan attempted to prevent the spread of Communism by
Preemptively invading Eastern Europe to end communism
Providing money to European countries to help them rebuild
Sending US troops to all US allies in Europe and Asia
Engaging in a propaganda campaign to discredit communism
36
Synthesis: MLK and Malcolm X can best be compared to
John C Calhoun and Daniel Webster
WEB Dubois and Booker T Washington
Richard Nixon and JFK
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
37
The HUAC was created by Congress with the intention of
Encouraging Americans to buy consumer goods on credit
Monitoring Southern states abuses of African Americans
Increasing US defense spending to combat the Soviet Union
Investigating the spread of Communism within the US
38
Reform movements in the early 1970s can best be summarized as
Largely passive and conformist
Similar to 1800s Antebellum reforms
Militant and aggressive
Mostly nonexistent
