History 202 Review Mielnik

Congress gave President Johnson broad powers to conduct war as a result of what incident?

The US used money from the sale of weapons to fund the Contras in this Central American country

This war hero ran for President in 1952 as a "progressive conservative" Republican -- and won.

What 1930s program by FDR gave jobs to unemployed men & labor to the states and national parks?

What plan by the JFK administration aimed to discredit Castro’s Cuban government in the 1960s?

The division between the Communist bloc and the countries of Western Europe was called

A civil war in this former French colony in Asia led to American involvement in the war.

This legislation enabled the US to detain Japanese-Americans in internment camps during WWII.

President Bill Clinton was investigated and impeached because he

Two weeks in Oct. 1962 where the US and the Soviet Union narrowly avoided nuclear war is called

What 1920s movement saw African-Americans demonstrate their cultural talents on a wider stage?

The Chicano Movement started as a labor organization of farm workers in the 1960s under who?

The Persian Gulf war began as a result of this country's invasion of Kuwait.

The provisions of the 15th amendment were strengthened with the passage of _________________.

This woman led the conservative reaction to the women's movement of the 1960s.

What was the name of the ship that exploded in Havana Harbor in 1896, leading to the Spanish-American War?

The year 1968 was a watershed in the United States for what reason(s)?

The plan to develop the atomic bomb in the US during the 1940s was known as the

Programs like the CCC, TVA, WPA, and Social Security came about as a result of the

This president's treatment of WWI Veterans known as the "Bonus Army" led to his defeat in 1932

This American president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963.

What military action caused a Kent State University protest movement leading to student deaths?

American Indian activists seized control of what federal property to advocate for civil rights?

What was the name of the FBI agent who leaked information about Watergate to reporters?

Reagan's policies to cut taxes on the wealthy & to cut government assistance programs is called

The riots resulting from arrests at the Stonewall Inn in New York touched off

North Vietnamese troops fired on the American ships Maddox and Turner Joy in 1964 at what location?

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Who became President after Richard Nixon resigned due to the Watergate scandal?

After FDR's presidency, this constitutional amendment limited presidents to two elected terms.

Pres. Eisenhower's theory that if one country fell to Communism others would follow is called

This Wisconsin Senator led investigations into Communism in the 1950s but falsely charged many.

The Election of 2008 is most notable for what reason?

This Supreme Court case in 1954 led to the desegregation of public schools in the US.

Civil Rights agitation moved from non-violent to more aggressive protests with the rise of the

Which of the following was a major industry that flourished in the United States during the Gilded Age?

The failed plan to assist Cuban exiles in the overthrow of the Castro regime is called

This constitutional amendment guaranteed the right to vote to American women.

The growth of cities in the South and Southwest following WWII led to the rise of the

Which constitutional amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

This political cartoon depicts

This man was the first African American to play major league baseball & a Civil Rights advocate

This civil rights legislation guarantees equal educational opportunities to women and girls.

This ship attempted to bring Jewish refugees to Cuba and the US in an attempt to escape Nazis.

In 1967, Supreme Court overturned miscegenation laws, so people of different races can marry.

The plan to desegregate schools one grade at a time was named for which Southern city?

This cultural movement criticized the excesses of the 1920s through books & short stories.

Who was the young minister who went to Montgomery, AL to organize a bus boycott in the 1950s?

This fourteen year old boy was murdered in Mississippi for whistling at a woman in a store.

This group unsuccessfully asked for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment for women's rights.

One of the biggest accomplishments of George H.W. Bush was the expansion of Civil Rights under

What did the Redeemers call their glorification of the Old South and their justification of the Civil War?

Who was the Progressive Era activist who established the settlement house movement in Chicago?

This 1954 Supreme Court case ensured equal protection for all Americans regardless of race.

World War II ended with the Japanese surrender following the atomic bombing of

Part of the Truman Doctrine, this policy hoped to prevent the spread of communism in the world.

She wrote The Feminine Mystique, the book that touched off the women's movement in the 1960s.

Americans were held hostage for 444 days in 1979-1980 in what country?

The year 1989 was a watershed year in world history because

One of the first suburban developments, built on Long Island, was called what?

The United States entered World War II after Japan bombed the American naval base where?

The Six-Days War was a 1967 conflict between Israel and Egypt over the

The Democratic National Committee offices were burglarized in what office building in 1972?

This constitutional amendment was ratified in 1919, in part due to the need for grain in WWI.

The Iran-Contra Affair was one of many high-profile scandals of this president's administration

The controversial election of 2000 was disputed because of the votes from which state?

When the USSR removed missiles from Cuba in 1962, where did the US remove missiles from?

What State Department Official lied to Congress about Communist Party connections in the 1940s?

What was one reason JFK won the presidential election of 1960?

The 1950s counterculture, dissatisfied with traditional American life, were called what?