(Great Depression) Whichof the following was part of the New Deal legacy?

a restored sense of hope among the people

(Civil Rights) What did Dr. King mean by "justice too long delayed is justice denied"?

The act waiting itself is an injustice.

(Vietnam) Whatwas Agent Orange used for in the Vietnam War?

to clear forest vegetation that could hide VietCong soldiers

Whatwas the name of the organization Cesar Chavez created in the early 1960s?

National Farmworkers Association

(Cold War) Which is the BEST reason why the US and Soviet participated in thenuclear arms race?

They believed in a policy of mutual deterrence

(Cold War) Oneof the consequences of Sputnik was

Increased US fears about the tech superiority of the USSR

(WWII) What did Nazis decide was the "finalsolution" to the "Jewish question"?

Exterminating Jews in death camps

(Cold War) Whatis the significance of the Truman Doctrine?

The US outlined its Cold War strategy ofcontainment

(WWII) Whydid the number of female workers in America explode during the war?

Many working men left their jobs to serve in thewar.

(Vietnam) TheGeneva Accords of 1954 led to all of the following EXCEPT

the holding of elections to unify Vietnam

(Cold War) NATO was created in order to...

createa military defense against the Soviet Union

(WWII) Whathappened in Germany on the "night of the broken glass?

Anti-Jewish riots erupted across German cities.

(Cold War) Howdid the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?

a. by airlifting food and suppliesinto Berlin

(Great Depression) Duringthe Great Depression, thousands of American banks closed because they

Could not return depositors money

(Great Depression) Whenthe Stock Market began to drop sharply in late October 1929...

Investors raced to get their money out of thestock market

(Great Depression) Whichof the following was part of the New Deal legacy?

a restored sense of hope among the people

(Civil Rights) Whichof the following is NOT accurate about the Brown v.Board case?

Schools immediately desegregated in the South

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(Great Depression) Whichof the following was part of the New Deal legacy?
anend to recessions in the economy
a restored sense of hope among the people
guaranteedhealth insurance for all citizens
anend to discrimination against African Americans and women
2
(Civil Rights) What did Dr. King mean by "justice too long delayed is justice denied"?
Toomuch freedom all at once would be dangerous
If we are patient we will eventually get equal rights.
The act waiting itself is an injustice.
Aslong as equal rights happen eventually it will be justice
3
(Vietnam) Whatwas Agent Orange used for in the Vietnam War?
toblow up tunnel systems used to shelter Viet Cong troops
to clear forest vegetation that could hide VietCong soldiers
topoison food crops grown by Viet Cong supporters
topollute wells supplying water to Viet Cong guerrillas
4
Thispresident promised a New Deal to help the economy recover after the GreatDepression
HerbertHoover
J.Edgar Hoover
JohnSteinbeck
Franklin D. Roosevelt
5
Whatwas the name of the organization Cesar Chavez created in the early 1960s?
National Farmworkers Association
CommunityService Organization
UnitedLatino Americans
Farmworkersof America
6
(Cold War) Which is the BEST reason why the US and Soviet participated in thenuclear arms race?
They believed in a policy of mutual deterrence
Theyplanned on using the weapons on each other
Nuclear warheads were the most cost effective weapons
Theybelieved it was crucial for the policy of containment
7
(Cold War) Oneof the consequences of Sputnik was
Animmediate increase in Marshall Plan aid
Theextension of containment policy from Asia to Europe
Increased US fears about the tech superiority of the USSR
TheSoviet re-assessment of the effectiveness of COMECON
8
(WWII) What did Nazis decide was the "finalsolution" to the "Jewish question"?
Exterminating Jews in death camps
EncouragingJews to emigrate to the United States
ConfiningJews to urban ghettos
DeportingJews to North Africa
9
(Great Depression) Nicknamefor shanty towns that were built in cities to help the homeless:
Depressionvilles
Herbertvilles
Hoovervilles
Wilsonvilles
10
(Civil Rights) Whywas Thurgood Marshall so important?
Hewas a lawyer in the Brown vs. Board of Education case
All of the above
Hewas the head of the Legal Defense Fund
Heworked for the NAACP
11
(Cold War) Whatis the significance of the Truman Doctrine?
TheUS asked for peace with the Soviet Union
US promised $ to Greece & Turkey only
TheUS reverted to isolationism in the post-WWII world
The US outlined its Cold War strategy ofcontainment
12
(WWII) Whydid the number of female workers in America explode during the war?
Many working men left their jobs to serve in thewar.
.Thenumber of traditionally female jobs sharply increased
Veryfew women were married or tied to domestic life.
Improvementsin education led to more qualified women.
13
(Vietnam) TheGeneva Accords of 1954 led to all of the following EXCEPT
thedivision of Vietnam into two states
thedeparture of the French from Indochina
theend of the First Indochina War
the holding of elections to unify Vietnam
14
(Cold War) NATO was created in order to...
facilitateregional economic development in North America
createa military defense against the Soviet Union
encouragepeaceful solutions to problems in North Africa
develop goodwill between Eastern and Western Europe
15
(WWII) Whathappened in Germany on the "night of the broken glass?
Alliednations bombed German urban areas.
Anti-Jewish riots erupted across German cities.
Hitlerbecame the leader of the Nazi Party.
.InvadingAllied troops finally reached Berlin
16
(Cold War) Howdid the United States respond to the Berlin Blockade in 1948?
bybombing Berlin until the Soviets surrendered
a. by airlifting food and suppliesinto Berlin
bysending troops to Berlin to break the blockade
bysurrendering control of Berlin to the Soviets
17
(Great Depression) Duringthe Great Depression, thousands of American banks closed because they
Hadto print new money
Hadinvested in European banks
Chargedtoo high an interest rate
Could not return depositors money
18
(Great Depression) Whenthe Stock Market began to drop sharply in late October 1929...
Investorsbought record shares of stock
Investors raced to get their money out of thestock market
Bankerspardoned personal loans and mortgages
PresidentHoover warned Americans to stop investing
19
(Great Depression) Whichof the following was part of the New Deal legacy?
anend to discrimination against African Americans and women
a restored sense of hope among the people
guaranteedhealth insurance for all citizens
anend to recessions in the economy
20
(Civil Rights) Whichof the following is NOT accurate about the Brown v.Board case?
Courtagreed that children are being harmed by segregation
Schools immediately desegregated in the South
Beginningof the end of segregation in schools
Determinesthat separate but equal is inherently unequal

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