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1
After World War II, the United States aided _______ in its efforts to keep control of Vietnam.
Britain
China
France
Japan
2
Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?
To limit the president’s authority to wage war
To allow military leaders more independence
To prevent tragedies like the My Lai Massacre
To increase the president’s authority to wage war
3
The U.S. military used planes to spray this leaf-killing toxic chemical.
Nitroglycerin
Plutonium
Agent Orange
Napalm
4
The hotline established after the Cuban Missile Crisis did all of the following EXCEPT
Barred nuclear testing
Make communications in a crisis easer
Link the White House and the Kremlin
Ease Cold War tensions
5
The members of the counterculture movement were mostly
White, middle-class college youths
Latinos and Native Americans
Poor urban youths
Entertainers, artists, and musicians
6
Who were intended to benefit the
most
from the Great Society programs?
Businessmen
Farmers and laborers
White, middle-class families
Minorities and the poor
7
After investigating the assassination of JFK, the Warren Commission concluded that
Jack Ruby acted alone
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
The CIA was involved
There was evidence of a conspiracy
8
U.S. planes dropped this gasoline-based bomb that set fire to the jungles of Vietnam.
Napalm
Agent Orange
Nitroglycerin
DDT
9
What event convinced the American people that the Vietnam War may not be winnable?
The invasion of Cambodia
The TET Offensive
Body counts
The actions of Students for a Democratic Society
10
___________ was the United States’ main goal in Vietnam.
Containing the spread of communism
Negotiating a cease-fire agreement with North Vietnam
Reunifying Vietnam
Upholding the Geneva Accords
11
What event occurred in the U.S. as a direct result of military developments in this region?
The shooting of students at Kent State University
The race riots in Detroit and Newark
The assassination of Robert F. Kennedy
The resignation of President Nixon
12
What was one result of Johnson’s Great Society initiatives?
A balanced budget
Increased taxes
A conservative backlash
Reduction in the power of the federal government
13
What is the main reason this photo is widely considered to be an iconic image?
Symbolizes the tension between nonviolence and force
It portrays the move from conservative to liberal views
Represents the limitation of democratic action
Expresses youth’s strong admiration of military sacrifices
14
What is the most accurate interpretation of the cartoon?
The scar and the Pinocchio nose represent gerrymandering
They represent pain caused by the shootings at Kent State
The scar represents Vietnam, and the nose implies dishonesty
They represent LBJ's refusal to address the economy
15
Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and older, was intended to provide
Transportation
Education
Housing
Health insurance
16
What contributed to the end of the Cuban missile crisis?
America’s secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey
Castro’s promise to break with the Soviet Union
Castro’s promise to restore democracy
The discovery that the missiles had been removed
17
The Peace Corps, a program of volunteer assistance to developing nations, was
Proposed by Johnson and succeeded
Proposed by Kennedy and succeeded
Proposed by Kennedy and failed
Proposed by Johnson and failed
18
The modern feminist movement became more organized and focused after the
Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Publication of The Feminine Mystique
Publication of the first issue of Ms. magazine
Founding of the National Women's Political Caucus
19
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
To demonstrate the success of communism
To reduce Cold War tensions
To embarrass America
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Berlin
20
Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
Richard Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
21
The central issue in the 1966 Supreme Court case
Miranda v. Arizona
was
The right to bear arms
The rights of the accused
Racial discrimination
Freedom of speech
22
A war protestor hears that President Nixon announced the invasion of Cambodia. Response?
Discouraged
Supportive
Critical
Outraged
