After his pilgrimage, Malcolm X concluded that

an integrated society was possible and the best option

Why did the United States attack Afghanistan and defeat its Taliban government?

Taliban supported and shelterd al-Qaeda

Detente began when Nixon

lifted trade and travel with China

Operation Rolling Thunder was

a sustained bombing campaign in North Vietnam

Who was the leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan?

Ahmed Shah Massoud "lion of Panjshir"

The purpose of the Selma march was to campaign for

voting rights for african-americans

In response to the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, the Supreme Court

upheld students rights of speech and assembly

The result of the battle at Dien Bien Phu convinced

convinced the French to withdraw

The Pentagon Papers revealed that

the government had not been honest with the public about war

the co-founder of the United Farm Workers

The leading cause of death for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is

IED Explosives, Bombings, and snipers

With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, congress

handed its war powers to the president

Dr. King selected Selma, AL for a protest because

African-Americans were the majority in population

Which statement about the 2003 war in Iraq is true

Russia and France refused to back the resolution

The Free Speech Movement was sparked by the restriction on students rights to

distribute literatue and recruit volunteers for politics

To push for better wages and benefit, Cesar Chavez

organized a national boycott on grapes

Affirmative Action called for companies and institutions to

actively recruit African-Americans employees

Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia angered Congress and resulted in the

repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What two events convined Truman to help France in Vietnam

the fall of china to communism and korean war

What event happened at My Lai that shocked Americans?

unarmed civilians were killed by U.S troops

The Patriot Act in an anti-terrorist bill that allows the gov't to

conduct secret searches, wiretaps suspects, etc

The treatment of prisoners at Guantanomo Bay drew criticism because

they were not protected by Geneva convention or American law

American citizens responded quickly to 9/11 by

donated blood, supplies, and other emergency services

Nixon won southern support by promising to

appoint a southerner to supreme court

In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that

states could not regulate pregnancy in the 1st 3 mos

How did the FBI conclude that the Watergate burglars were part of Nixon's reelection scheme

James McCord was a member of the committee of re-election

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1
_____prohibited federally-funded schools from discriminating against girls and young women
Title IX
TItle X
Title XI
Title VIII
2
The leader of Iraq, who was tried and executed for crimes against humanity
Osama bin Laden
Hamid Karzai
Saddam Hussein
Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
3
After his pilgrimage, Malcolm X concluded that
African-Americans needed to return to Makkah
the goals should be a seperate and self-sufficient society
an integrated society was possible and the best option
assimilation was necessary
4
Why did the United States attack Afghanistan and defeat its Taliban government?
taliban created weapons of mass destruction
U.S wanted to stop a civil war between Taliban and al'Qaeda
it was part of Bush's "axis of evil"
Taliban supported and shelterd al-Qaeda
5
Detente began when Nixon
lifted trade and travel with China
by increasing containment policies
attended a summit in the Soviet Union
signed the SALT I
6
The Civil Rights Act of '64 did very little to
integrate public places
end discrimination in employement
de-segregate schools
guarantee voting rights
7
Operation Rolling Thunder was
an attack of North Vietnam navy
an invasion of china
a sustained bombing campaign in North Vietnam
a full-scale attack on South Vietnam
8
What was the main reason President Johnson did not order a full-scale attack in North Vietnam
lose too many American lives
it would anger U.S citizens
the North Vietnamese would have trapped U.S soldiers
it could bring china into war
9
Who was the leader of the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan?
Ahmed Shah Massoud "lion of Panjshir"
Hamid Karzai
Osama bin Laden
Mullah Omar
10
The purpose of the Selma march was to campaign for
voting rights for african-americans
integrated society
de-segregated schools
new segregation laws
11
The Vietminh originally formed to
win independence from Japan
win independence from the French
create a communist gov't
create a pro-western government
12
Osama bin Laden called for "jihad" against the U.S, meaning
terrorist attacks on America
a diplomatic declaration o f war
holy war against the U.S
all Muslims should boycott western lifestyles
13
The Vietcongs power continued to increase in part because of
vietcongs use of terror
vietnamese distrust of the U.S
a strong belief in communism
use of terror by South Vietnam
14
In response to the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, the Supreme Court
ruled freedom of speech was limited on college campuses
upheld that college officials had ultimate authority
ruled that free speech doesn't include all of their actions
upheld students rights of speech and assembly
15
Nixon tried to avoid turning over the tapes, claiming they
didn't include any relevant information
were private property
they didn't exist
compormise national security
16
The result of the battle at Dien Bien Phu convinced
Japanese forces to withdraw
convinced Johnson to send in American troops
convinced the French to withdraw
Nixon to send in troops
17
Al-Qaeda translated means
the students
the fighters
the base
the teachers
18
The Pentagon Papers revealed that
many more americans had died than reported
American prisoners were being tortured
US soldiers killed unarmed civilians
the government had not been honest with the public about war
19
Which nation allowed the U.S to attack Iraq from its territory in 2003?
Saudia Arabia
Turkey
Syria
Kuwait
20
Cesar Chavez was
the co-founder of the United Farm Workers
leader of LULAC
congressman who faught for bilingual education
union leader that kept hispanics from gain full employement
21
The leading cause of death for troops in Afghanistan and Iraq is
IED Explosives, Bombings, and snipers
fire fights
hum-vee accidents
suicide bombers
22
The ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 established
the right of peaceful protest
the separate but equal was unconstitutional
the separate by equal doctrine
the right to vote for all citizens of the U.S
23
With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, congress
handed its war powers to the president
declared war in Vietnam
increased aid to South Vietnam
took complete power over war
24
The bus boycott of Montgomery lasted for
6 weeks
about 6 months
6 years
about 1 year
25
During the Vietnam War, planes would drop_________, a jellied gasoline explosive
jet fuel
grenades
agent orange
napalm
26
Dr. King selected Selma, AL for a protest because
African-Americans were the majority in population
violence was intense
the majority of population was not registered to vote
opposition against integration was particularly intense
27
In response to the arrest of Rosa Parks, African-Americans
organized sit-ins
organized a bus boycott
scheduled a massive march
slit the tires of all the buses
28
Dr. King drew from the philosophy and techniques of
JFK
Mohandas Gandhi
Dubois
Frederick Douglass
29
The leader of the Taliban that had lost his eye while fighting the soviets is
Osama bin Laden
Ahmed Shah Massoud
Mullah Omar
Saddam Hussein
30
Which statement about the 2003 war in Iraq is true
Russia and France refused to back the resolution
iraqi soldiers were able to hold off coalition forces
very few deaths have occured after Saddam Hussein 's death
Americans found WMD immediantly after invading
31
The Free Speech Movement was sparked by the restriction on students rights to
distribute religious books
distribute literatue and recruit volunteers for politics
make speeched opposing campus rules
distribute marxist pamplets and recruit religious volunteers
32
To push for better wages and benefit, Cesar Chavez
joined a union
became a congressmen
advertised and brought the issue to the public
organized a national boycott on grapes
33
Affirmative Action called for companies and institutions to
give diversity training to all employees
hire the best candidate, no matter their race
fill fixed quotas in hiring monorities
actively recruit African-Americans employees
34
Iraqi insurgents have used several tactics to fight coalition forces, including
guerilla warfare
spies
developing weapons of mass destruction
sniper attacks and bombings
35
A rock festival that drew thousands of hippies in 1969
Haight-Ashbury
woodstock
altamont
California
36
Nixon's decision to invade Cambodia angered Congress and resulted in the
impeachment hearings
repeal of the Warsaw Act
repeal of the Geneva Accords
repeal of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
37
To make good on his campaign promise to fight crime, Nixon targeted
antiwar protesters
students
minorities
welfare recipients
38
In Little Rock, the Governor tried to prevent school integration by
re-drawing district lines
deploying the national guard
closing down the school district
hiring the KKK
39
The Freedom Riders were organized to draw attention to the South's refusal to
allow minorities to register to vote
integrate bus terminals
to stop violence against minorities
integrate schools
40
The _____called for free elections to unite North Vietnam and South Vietnam under 1 government
Warsaw Pact
Geneva Accords
Pentagon Papers
Camp David Accords
41
What two events convined Truman to help France in Vietnam
the fall of china to communism and korean war
the fall of north vietnam and china to communism
the fall of the soviet union and china to communism
the outbreak of the vietnam and korean war
42
What event happened at My Lai that shocked Americans?
destroyed all vietcong military bases
DOD documents revealed gov't was lying about the war
unarmed civilians were killed by U.S troops
U.S troops invaded Cambodia and laos
43
The Patriot Act in an anti-terrorist bill that allows the gov't to
to provide more information regarding national security
have access to everyones bank account
conduct secret searches, wiretaps suspects, etc
torture terrorist suspects
44
The treatment of prisoners at Guantanomo Bay drew criticism because
Cuba wanted the U.S base out
they were not protected by Geneva convention or American law
they were treated too nicely
they were uncomfortable in the heat
45
American citizens responded quickly to 9/11 by
impeach President Bush
ordering attacks in Sudan
donated blood, supplies, and other emergency services
protesting against the U.S government
46
Nixon won southern support by promising to
appoint a southerner to supreme court
support busing
repeal Roe v. Wade
pass the equal rights amendment
47
CORE successfully integrated many restaurants by using
boycotts
riots
sit-ins
marches
48
In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that
states could ban all abortions
a woman's right to abortion would be state-by-state
states could not regulate abortion at any point of pregnancy
states could not regulate pregnancy in the 1st 3 mos
49
How did the FBI conclude that the Watergate burglars were part of Nixon's reelection scheme
James McCord was a member of the committee of re-election
Nixon admitted to the illegal campaign plan
Eye witnesses saw Nixon in the Watergate building
Gordan Liddy was Nixon's assistant
50
They majority of Iraq's population is
Kurdish
Sunni Muslim
Shia Muslim
Hazidis
51
What fundamentalist muslim group was in charge of Afghanistan from 1996-2001?
Taliban
Shia Muslim
Sunni Muslims
Kurdish
52
The terrorist attacks on 9/11 were done by
using car bombs
hijacked planes
setting off explosives in the World Trade Towers
setting off bombs in the planes
53
The pupose of Agent Orange was to
to cut off supply lines
destroy military equipment
destroy the Vietcongs ability to hide in jungles
to destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail
54
Al-Qaeda is a(n)
group of Afghani Solidiers
islamic terrorist group behind 9/11
group of Iraqi officials
group of Taliban holy warriors
55
Evidence on Watergate seemed to show that Nixon
ordered the cover-up
ordered the cover-up and the break-in
was innocent
ordered the break in
56
Dr. King believed the way to end segregation was through
economic self-improvement
non-violent passive resistance
riots and violence
vandalism
57
Members of the counter-culture were mostly
white youth from middle and upper-class
college-educated women
african-american youth
Mexican-American middle-aged people
58
The "axis of evil" included
North Korea, Cuba, and Iraq
Saudie Arabia, Iraq, Iran
Russia, Iran, Syria
Iraq, Iran, North Korea
59
SDS focused on
protesting the Vietnam War
fighting against political corruption
fighting discrimination
fighting for free speech
60
The U.S orginally sent aid to the Vietminh to help
them expel the Vietcong
establish a democratic nation
feed their children
them expel Japanese forces
61
In University of California Regents v. Bakke, the court ruled
race has to be the only factor in admissions
schools needed to stick to racial fixed quotas for admission
schools could not use quotas for admissions
schools must use affirmative action
62
After the Tet Offensive, mainstream American media began to
starting giving special air-time to protestors
openly criticize the war in Vietnam
persuade people to support the war
stopped reporting on the war
63
A UN resolution set a deadline for Iraq to take several actions, including
re-admitting weapon inspectors and declaring any WMD
arresting and trying Hussein for crimes against humanity
free election and taking Hussein out of power
surrendering Osama bin Laden
64
The U.S sent military aid to the Northern Alliance in Afghanistan because
they helped shelter Osama bin Laden
they were already fighting the Taliban
they were allies with the Taliban
they were fighting al-Qaeda
65
What was the belief that is Vietnam fell to communism, so would the rest of Southeast Asia?
detente theory
linkage
domino theory
containment policy

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