HIST 1302 Final Exam Review

Question 1

N Vietnam attack U.S. ships in intern'l water-Congress gave Johnson full military powers

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Question 2

Nixon policy-"expand, equip, & train South Vietnam's forces."Allowed withdrawal of U. S. forces

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Vietnamization

Question 3

Accusations of disloyalty, subversion & treason made with little evidence from Senator

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McCarthyism

Question 4

Purpose is to reduce swings inthe economy by controlling the ability of banks to lend money

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Federal Reserve Act

Question 5

Viet Cong attack U.S. in S VietnamHelped convince U.S. public that war would not be easy win

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Tet Offensive

Question 6

"Supply-side economics" policy promoted by Reagan

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Reaganomics

Question 7

Reagan policy - wanted enemies to think U. S. had ability/will to stop aggression by any means

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Peace Through Strength

Question 8

Secret operation-Reagan's presidency U.S. sold arms to Iran in exchange for hostages in Lebanon

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Iran Contra Affair

Question 9

Congress reclaimed its constitutional power to limit presidential power to send troops--

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War Powers Act of 1973

Question 10

1990-U.N. forces launched attackto keep Iraq & Saddam Husseinfrom invading Kuwait

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Persian Gulf War

Question 11

No person is above law, President can't use executive privilege as excuse to withhold evidence

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U.S. v. Nixon

Question 12

1950-1953-U.S. opposed Communist North Korean invasion of South Korea MacArthur led troops

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Korean War

Question 13

Outlawed discrimination in public facilities, in employment & voting regist. signed by LBJ

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 14

1898 - Turning point in history: emergence of U.S. as world power

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Spanish American War

Question 15

African American students who were refused entry into high school by Gov. Faubus.

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Little Rock Nine

Question 16

1949-formed for "collective security"Formed in response to Cold War

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NATO

Question 17

S. Vietnam Army unable to prevent advance of N.Viet. after U.S. left Marked the end of the War

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Fall of Saigon

Question 18

1945-1990-between U.S. & Soviet Union - 2 super powers w/different economic & political systems

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Cold War

Question 19

FDR's programs for national recovery from the Great Depression

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New Deal

Question 20

Plan to help rebuild Europe after WWII with economic aid proposed by secretary of state.

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Marshall Plan

Question 21

Began when Rosa Parks refused her seat--instigated by NAACP and began Civil Rights Movement

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

Question 22

Passed by Eisenhower increased black voting in S-created Civil Rights Division in Justice Dept

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Civil Rights Act of 1957

Question 23

1954-1973-when Vietcong (N.Vietnam) attacked SVietnam; U.S. sent to keep S Vietnam from falling

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Vietnam War

Question 24

Outlawed discriminatory voting practices-targeted administering literacy tests--Signed by LBJ

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Voting Rights Act of 1965

Question 25

Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, ordered all public schools desegregated.

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Brown v. Board of Education

Question 26

name given to secret Dept of Defense study of U.S. political/military involvement in Vietnam

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Pentagon Papers

Question 27

President Johnson's social legislation designed to transform American society in the 60's

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Great Society

Question 28

Idea that if one SE Asia country fell to communism, surrounding countries w/also (Eisenhower)

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Domino Theory

Question 29

Group working for Nixon's re-election broke into DemocraticParty headquarters-

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Watergate Scandal

HIST 1302 Final Exam Review

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HIST 1302 Final Exam Review

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