Final Spring Semester

Question 1

What does “Vietnamization” mean?

Accepted Answer

US forces gradually pull out so South can fight on their own

Question 2

Which of the following government agencies were established under President Nixon?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Protection Agency

Question 3

Established Medicare, Medicaid, and the Great Society programs to eliminate poverty:

Accepted Answer

Johnson

Question 4

A peaceful anti war protest at this college turned tragic when the National Guard opened fire

Accepted Answer

Kent State University

Question 5

The Berlin Wall was constructed during this man’s presidency; a physical symbol of the Cold War

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

Question 6

Which amendment granted 18 year olds the right to vote?

Accepted Answer

26th

Question 7

The 1980’s were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

civil rights riots

Question 8

Which president opened the door to trade with mainland China in the early 1970’s?

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 9

Which president gets the credit for ending the Cold War because of his friendship Gorbachev?

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 10

The Iran-Contra scandal the sale of arms to Iran in exchange for the release of hostages.

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 11

What was the Watergate Scandal about?

Accepted Answer

involved a presidential cover up concerning wire tapping

Question 12

Which president authorized the construction of the American interstate system?

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 13

The Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade in 1973

Accepted Answer

allow women the right to have abortions in the 1st trimester

Question 14

Which president signed both the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Accepted Answer

Johnson

Question 15

Which South Vietnamese city fell in 1975 to Communistforces, signaling the end of the conflict?

Accepted Answer

Saigon

Question 16

Where was John F. Kennedy assassinated in November of1963?

Accepted Answer

Dallas

Question 17

In 1968, the Tet Offensive

Accepted Answer

Was a surprise attack by the North Vietnamese into the South

Question 18

Who played “nuclear chicken” with Soviet leader Khrushchev over the Cuban Missile Crisis in 62?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

Question 19

Sent the 101st Airborne to Little Rock to ensure that 9 black students were able to integrate

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 20

Challenged Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev to “tear down this wall”—meaning the Berlin Wall

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 21

The American hostages in Iran were released after spending 444 days in captivity in Iran?

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 22

Ordered the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and Iraq in 2003 as part of the War on Terror:

Accepted Answer

George W. Bush (#43)

Question 23

The year 1968 was turbulent for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Malcolm X was assassinated

Question 24

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred; it was the closest call America had with a nuclear war

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

Question 25

Why didn't President Carter allow U.S. athletes to participate in the 1980 summer Olympics?

Accepted Answer

The Soviets had invaded Afghanistan

Question 26

Under which U.S. president did “Vietnamization” take place?

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 27

In the University of California vs. Bakke case, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

Colleges and employers use race, but did not allow afixed #

Question 28

Signed a landmark science and education law in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik.

Accepted Answer

Eisenhower

Question 29

This president was defeated by Georgian Jimmy Carterin the 1976 election

Accepted Answer

Ford

Question 30

He was the second president to be impeached and yet remain in office:

Accepted Answer

Clinton

Question 31

Operation Desert Storm took place under this president’s term?

Accepted Answer

Bush (#41)

Question 32

Oldest man to be elected president; he also survived an assassination attempt in March of 1981:

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 33

What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

Accepted Answer

federal examiners to ensure black sufferage

Question 34

The 1969 festival Woodstock is of cultural significance for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

the National Guard ordered the concert stopped

Question 35

Which president signed the Outer Space Treaty limiting nuclear weapons in space?

Accepted Answer

Johnson

Question 36

Who was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O’Connor

Question 37

An agreement to reduce tariffs between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada (NAFTA) established by

Accepted Answer

Clinton

Question 38

Under which U.S. president did the U.S. escalate its presence in Vietnam?

Accepted Answer

Johnson

Question 39

Pardoned President Nixon of any “crimes he might have committed”; he was an appointed president

Accepted Answer

Ford

Question 40

President who developed the “Star Wars” defense plan in order to intimidate the Soviets:

Accepted Answer

Reagan

Question 41

Which president was embarrassed by the Bay of Pigs disaster?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

Question 42

What was the national speed limit lowered to in themid 1970’s due to an Energy Crisis?

Accepted Answer

55 MPH

Question 43

Which presidents received the Nobel Peace Prize for trying to achieve peace in the Middle East?

Accepted Answer

Carter

Question 44

This president resigned from the office in August, 1974; he is the only US president to do so.

Accepted Answer

Nixon

Question 45

The “Freedom Riders”

Accepted Answer

whites and blacks who tried to integrate public buses

Question 46

Which president believed that America should put a man on the moon?

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

Question 47

What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords during President Carter’s term?

Accepted Answer

Egypt and Israel made a peace treaty

Question 48

President pardoned all of the draft dodgers who had fled to Canada to avoid military service

Accepted Answer

Carter

Question 49

What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 allow the president to do?

Accepted Answer

Gave the president a blank check to send military to Vietnam

Question 50

Established the Peace Corps in order to send volunteers to third world countries

Accepted Answer

Kennedy

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