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1
What happened in hundreds of cities immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King?
They didn't fight.
They rioted or fought for rights.
2
Who appeared to be winning the war in Europe at the end of 1940?
France.
Germany.
3
Relations United States and the Soviet Union cooled during the late 1970s because what
SALT 1
Attack Afghanistan. The SALT II (2) Treaty.
4
What was the reason for the limited U.S. response to the Holocaust?
They had to win the war first.
They had to lose the war first.
5
Why did the Tet Offensive damage American morale?
It demonstrated communists not lost will ability to fight.
Communists were tough.
6
In Norway, President Clinton tried to negotiate an end to conflicts the Palestinians and the?
Israelis.
Palestinians.
7
Carter's greatest foreign policy achievement was what?
Camp David Accords, peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.
Peace from victory.
8
What group was removed from power as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan?
Taliban.
al Qaeda.
9
To which city President Eisenhower send federal troops to protect African American students?
Little Rock Nine, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Pascagoula High School.
10
What was the result of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
Ended above ground testing.
Ended below ground testing.
11
While in prison, Malcolm X became a convert to?
Muslim.
Catholic.
12
What was the Warren Commission's conclusion on the assassination of Kennedy?
Oswald was by himself as he assassinated JFK.
Oswald was with people when he killed JFK.
13
What did Egypt agree to do in order to achieve peace with Israel?
Recognize Israel.
Feel Israel.
14
(Chapter 20) President Johnson entered the Vietnam War because he believed in what?
Domino Theory.
Scorpio Theory.
15
Why did Stalin want Britain and the United States to open a second front in Europe?
To be friends with them.
To take the pressure off of them.
16
Kennedy's military policies supported more funding for what kind of troops?
US Army and Navy Special Forces.
US Military Special People.
17
(Chapter 23) Where did conservatives gain votes from following the 1960s?
The Southern Republicans.
The Southern Democrats.
18
Rock-and-roll music was a symbol of what?
Adult culture.
Youth culture.
19
What was HUAC responsible for?
Holding hearings (trials) about people with communist ties.
Court cases about communist problems, not ties.
20
What happened on September 2, 1949, that caused a sudden change in U.S.-Soviet relations?
Soviet Union had an atomic bomb.
England had an atomic bomb.
21
President Clinton was impeached because he admitted to what?
Being honest.
Perjury, he lied.
22
What goal did FDR hope to achieve when he enacted an embargo on Japan supplies in 1940?
To stop Japanese expansion.
To allow Japanese expansion.
23
To compensate for cutting taxes, President Reagan convinced Congress to cut spending on what?
Social programs.
Headstart.
24
President Eisenhower's domino theory was based on the idea of?
Allow the spread of communism against North Vietnam.
Take away the spread of communism against North Vietnam.
25
NATO and the Warsaw Pact are examples of?
Regions.
Alliances.
26
The Warren Court is known for making rules in favor of?
Man rights.
Civil rights, voter's rights, and the rights of the accused?
27
What was the agreement at the Tehran Conference?
America agreed to open up the second front.
America disagreed to open up the second front.
28
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for?
Giving problems to the Soviets.
Giving secrets to Soviets.
29
President Nixon believed that normalizing relations with China would do what?
It opened up vast communication problems.
It bridged vast ocean world twenty five years communication.
30
By the end of 1965, most American soldiers in Vietnam would be classified as what?
Drafted.
Classified.
31
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were laws that enforced the separation of the races.
Laws to not protect races.
32
What led to Senator McCarthy's downfall?
Televised hearings.
Radio hearings.
33
FDR created the Office of Price Administration (OPA), which did what?
Putting Japan in internment camps, war zones, kicked out.
Putting Japan in concentration camps.
34
What were the terms of the Neutrality Act of 1939?
They can do whatever they want.
Allowed nations buy arms and pay cash to transport them.
35
In March 1968, what surprising announcement did President Johnson make to the American people?
He would run for another term.
He would not run for another term.
36
(Chapter 22) During the 1970s, why did the population of the United States change?
China and Saudi Arabia.
The immigration of Latin America and Asia.
37
What civil rights measure was passed by Congress shortly after King's assassination?
Self Discrimination Act.
Fair Housing Act, can't discriminate based on race.
38
The federal government responded to the Savings and Loan crisis by doing what?
Federal government spentupwards at $200 billion dollars.
Spent downwards.
39
Which state's voting results were key determining the winner of the 2000 presidential election?
Georgia.
Florida.
40
In 1990, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait to do what?
Hussein wanted to be friends.
Saddam Hussein sought take over Kuwait's rich oil deposits.
41
The proposed "Star Wars" program involved what?
Land and space lasers destroy missiles U.S. before missiles.
Land and space lasers pack up missiles.
42
What were the goals of the Marshall Plan?
Make countries buy goods, strong countries resist communism.
Make countries not buy goods and weak communism.
43
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to overthrow who?
Nikita Khruschev.
Fidel Castro.
44
Who won the 1968 presidential election.
Richard Nixon.
Ronald Reagan.
45
What group was responsible terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11th, 2001?
Osama Bin Laden.
al Qaeda.
46
What defining characteristic counterculture foundation for variety of rights movements later?
Freedom.
Protesting.
47
In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean peninsula?
South Korea invaded North Korea.
North Korea invaded South Korea.
48
Which two nations emerged as the strongest following World War II (2)?
Germany and Italy.
U.S. and Soviet Union.
49
President Truman's chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan was to?
Save Americans.
Don't care about Americans.
50
Which political party rose to power in Germany during the 1930s?
Republican Party.
Nazi Party.
51
What was the Mariel boatlift?
Fidel Castro Cubans fought U.S. people. Cowboys arrested.
Too bad.
52
What was the Chicano movement?
Only an awareness movement.
Cultural, historical, awareness movement becomes political.
53
The Marshall Plan generated economic growth by stimulating who to do what?
American demand for foreign products.
Foreign demand for American products.
54
Why did President Nixon order the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Cambodia?
Because he wanted to reduce communist supplies.
He wanted to increase communist supplies.
55
What other movement helped restart the women's rights movement in the 1960s and 1970s?
The Civil Rights March.
The Civil Rights Movement.
56
Why did the United States initially follow a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
US didn't care about Germany.
The US wanted to focus on its own economic troubles.
57
Who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
Lyndon B. Johnson.
Richard Nixon.
58
Which group did Nazi ideology consider superior than other people?
Lebrons.
Aryans.
59
Many social critics in the 1950s criticized an American emphasis on?
Conformity, same style.
Different styles.
60
In the years closely following World War (2), many African Americans began fight for what?
Civil Rights.
Not Good Rights.
61
The Bush administration cracked down on drug trafficking from where?
Hungary.
Panama.
62
What was Hitler's "final solution"?
Death Camps.
Concentration Camps.
63
On which racial issue did President Truman make progress?
He progressed on the desegregation of the military.
He degressed on the desegregation of the military.
64
Who created the Fascist Party?
Benito Mussolini?
Adolf Hitler.
65
(Chapter 14) What impact did the appeasement policy, US, Britain, France on German aggression?
It encouraged more aggression.
It discouraged more aggression.
66
What symbolized the end of communism in Europe?
The rise of the Berlin Wall.
The fall of the Berlin Wall.
67
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Act?
Outlaw discrimination.
Affirm discrimination.
68
Why were many Americans surprised when President Johnson supported civil rights?
He was seen southern undistinguished record racial matters.
He was a traitor.
69
At what school was there major rioting over James Meredith's enrollment?
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss).
Southern Miss.
70
(Chapter 23) During his election campaign in 1988, President Reagan convinced Congress what?
He promised to not raise, defender of traditional values.
Lift tax prices.
71
The growth of the service economy caused a decline in what?
Industry Jobs.
Manufacturing Jobs.
72
Who made the decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan?
Harry S. Truman.
FDR.
73
How did President Carter respond to the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
Carter's going to put sanctions on the Soviet Union (USSR).
He puts affirmative action on USSR.
74
The Iran-Contra affair violated Reagan administration's policy refusing to do with terrorists?
Understanding.
Negotiate or talk. Never negotiate with terrorists.
75
For participating countries, NAFTA called for a gradual end to what?
Ended prosperity.
Ended trade restrictions or limits.
76
Why did Martin Luther King, Jr. target Birmingham, Alabama for a civil rights campaign?
Was seen segregated. "Bull" Conner.
Was seen as not segregated. "Bull" Conner.
77
President Nixon's Vietnamization policy emphasized that the United States must do what?
Take away combat duties.
Empower South Vietnam forces more combat duties.
78
Which President created the EPA and laws that protected the air, water, and endangered species?
Richard Nixon created these laws.
Lyndon B. Johnson created these laws.
79
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed President Johnson to do what?
Take all measures for U.S. forces.
Take all measures defend against armed attacks U.S. forces.
80
(Chapter 15) The Allies adopted a "Europe First" strategy because?
Hitler was the most dangerous.
Hitler wasn't even in the question.
81
What did Stalin do in order to try to gain control over West Berlin?
Set up a blockade.
Not set up a blockade.
82
(Chapter 17) The postwar economy suffered severe?
Depression or low prices.
Inflation or high prices.
83
Which type of ship survived the attack on Pearl Harbor untouched?
Aircraft Carriers.
U-boats.
84
Many people migrated to the Sunbelt to get what kind of jobs?
Jobs.
Defense, aerospace, electronics, petrochemical industries.
85
What was Executive Order 9066 and how did it affect civil liberties in the United States?
Putting Japan in concentration camps.
Putting Japan in internment camps, war zones, kicked out.
86
Why did the League of Nations not prevent German and Italian aggression against other nations?
B/C had no standing army and no real power enforce decrees
B/C it had a standing army and a real power.
87
What contributed to a surge in postwar home construction?
Because they gave loans to war veterans, GI Bill.
The Freedom Bill of Rights.
88
What law came first in Johnson's War on Poverty?
The 1964 Economic Opportunity Act.
Headstart.
89
The second wave of feminism differed from the first wave because modern women wanted what?
(Chapter 21) They wanted full equality.
They wanted less equality.
90
(Chapter 18) Which African American famous becoming African American in major league baseball?
Jackie Robinson.
Michael Jordan.
91
General MacArthur chose what port city for a counterattack against North Korea?
Inchon.
Singapore.
92
How did Kennedy prevent the completion of missile bases in Cuba?
Blockade Cuba prevent Soviets completing the missile bases.
Be friends with Cuba.
93
What event helped create the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s?
Vietnam War.
Persian Gulf War.
94
What occurred at My Lai?
American forces killed hundreds of Vietnamese citizens.
Americans allied with Vietnam people.
95
The National Defense Education Act allocated federal funds to train?
More scientists and teachers of science.
More scientist people.
96
(Chapter 19) The Alliance for Progress provided kind assistance to Latin American countries?
The Help.
We always threw money at them. Economic assistance.
97
(Chapter 16) Who first spoke of the "iron curtain"?
Winston Churchill.
Queen Victoria.
98
What was agreed upon at the conference in Potsdam?
They had to unite the German nations up.
They had to divide German nations up.
99
The largest Nazi death camp was located at?
Auschwitz.
Germany.
100
What did the No Child Left Behind Act do?
School funded based on academic success.
Standardized tests.
101
Which company developed the first commercially successful computer?
IBM.
Windows.
102
(Chapter 24) A decline in the number of U.S. manufacturing jobs was in part the result of what?
Globalization.
World Trade.
