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Chemical defoliant used in Vietnam
Two Presidents in the 1980s
US History 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's 2000's
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Two Presidents in the 1980s
Obama and Bush Jr
Ford and Carter
Reagan and Bush Sr
Johnson and Kennedy
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Chemical defoliant used in Vietnam
Agent Orange
Agent Yellow
Agent Green
Agent Blue
3
Tensions between the Soviet Union and the US from post WW2 until the early 1990's were known as
Warm War
Hot War
Frozen War
Cold War
4
The scandal that brought down Richard Nixon
Low Gate
High Gate
Watergate
Tea-dome Scandal
5
Three presidents in the 1960's
Nixon, Ford and Carter
Kennedy, Johnson and Nixon
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson
6
Nixon's plan to withdraw American forces and allow for a larger role by Vietnam
Vietnamization
De-Americanization
Re-hydration
Dehydration
7
Loosening of regulations during the Reagan administration was known as...
trickle down economics
regulation
hyper-inflation
deregulation
8
Those who were anti-war were known as...
Hawks
Eagles
Vultures
Doves
9
The corrupt South Vietnamese leader backed by the US
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Cong
Viet Minh
10
The decade when LBGT rights began to become more prominent
1990's
1980's
2000's
1970's
11
University where students were shot and killed by the National Guard
Indiana
Kent State
Ohio State
Berkeley
12
What movement gained more and more followers as the Vietnam War
Pro War Movement
War Movement
Hawks
Peace Movement
13
President Kennedy's while in office was often described as a fairy tale much like
Aladdin
Camelot
Disneyland
Six Flags
14
French defeat in 1954 which later leads to American involvement
Dien Bien Phu
Pho Pho
Fu Bien Phu
Phu On U
15
Three main presidents in the 1970s
Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr
Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon
Nixon, Ford & Carter
16
Two presidents in the 2000's
Reagan and Bush Sr
Nixon and Ford
Bush Jr and Obama
Carter and Nixon
17
Became president in 1980
Jimmy Carter
George Bush Sr
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
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First African American President
George Bush
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
19
The "trail" used by the North Vietnamese to resupply their troops
Chimson Trail
Vietminh Trail
VC trail
Ho Chi Minh Trail
20
Crisis which defined Jimmy Carter's presidency
Iran Hostage crisis
Munich Crisis
Jordanian Crisis
Vietnam Crisis
21
Two presidents of the 1990's
George Bush Sr & Bill Clinton
Clinton and Obama
Jimmy Carter & Reagan
Reagan & Bush Sr
22
OPEC means
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Organization of Peking
Organization of Economic Cooperation
Oh Pe C
23
The "sub-prime" financial crisis occurred in...
2000
2008
2015
1990
24
Leader of the Soviet Union which instituted reforms
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikoyan Gurevitch
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
25
Missile defense shield envisioned by Reagan
First Strike Capability
SDI/Star Wars
Mutual Assured Destruction
ICBM
26
America's involvement in Vietnam was based on what theory?
Domino Theory
Black Jack Theory
Relativity Theory
War Theory
27
Social welfare program started by LBJ
Great Society
Large Society
Moderate Society
High Society
28
The very popular leader of Vietnamese independence
Charlie
Viet Cong
Vietminh
Ho Chi Minh
29
Which president was known as the "great communicator"
Ronald Reagan
George Bush Sr.
LBJ
JFK
30
The first president to get American involved in Vietnam was..?
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
31
Mastermind behind the September 11th attacks
Abu Bakr
Osama Bin Laden
Saddam Hussein
Sheik Kaliff
32
The September 11 attacks occurred in both
Boston and New York
Chicago and Los Angeles
Just New York
New York City and Washington DC
33
First president to resign from office
Lyndon Johnson
Bill Clinton
Franklin Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
34
Those who supported the war were known as...
Pigeons
Eagles
Hawks
Doves
35
Stagflation is...
None of the above
A condition of slow economic growth and high unemployment
A condition of high economic growth
A male deer named Flation
36
What scandal tarnished Bill Clinton's presidency
The Hillary Scandal
Watergate
Monica Lewinsky
Iran Contra
37
Reforms instituted by Gorbachev were known as
Pravda & Glasiniki
Peas and Carrots
Perestroika & Glasnost
Chicken in every pot
38
Bombing Campaign begun in 1965 to target North Vietnamese targets
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Operation
Operation Resupply
Operation Happiness
39
Why did OPEC stop selling oil to the US in 1973
No demand
Because the US did not need it
Because there was no more oil
US support of Isreal during the Yom Kippur War
40
Which country was invaded in the first Gulf War and again in 2003?
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Jordan