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The Cuban Missile Crisis:
Was an attempt by Cuba to launch an attack on the US
Was an attempt by the US to remove Fidel Castro from power
Was the first major Mexican-Cuban crisis
Brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
2
Reagan encouraged the Fed Gov to spend 7.5B in an attempt to build a futuristic weapons system
Invasion of Grenada
Strategic Defense Initiative
Iran Contra Affair
Beirut Barracks Bombing
3
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was unconstitutional
False
True
4
the act sought to give children born in another country but raised in US a path to citizenship
every child succeed act
affordable care act
the dream act
5
What effect did the TET Offensive have on the US?
America knew it would win
Hurt the US militarily
Made Nixon lose the Presidency
Made public think war was unwinnable
6
Who was the President of the United States the last time the federal government had a balanced budget/budget surplus?
Bill Clinton
Teddy Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Ronald Reagan
7
Who was George Wallace?
Governor of Georgia who was for segregation
Governor of Arkansas who was for segregation
Governor of Alabama who was for segregation
A group of individuals who were for segregation
8
What was détente?
Period of cold war hostility
differences between East and West Germany
Honecker's economic policy
easing of cold war tensions
9
What was the long term impact of Ronald Reagan's "war on drugs?"
Prisons became overcrowded, resulting in increased government spending.
Violent crime in the United States became more common.
Drug abuse significantly decreased.
10
The Berlin Wall was built by West Germany in 1961 to prevent citizens from fleeing
False
True
11
What was the impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Literacy tests and other barriers to voting were outlawed
The voting age was reduced to 18
Women across the United States gained the right to vote
12
How did Ronald Reagan respond to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s?
He remained politically cautious and mostly silent.
created a publicly funded organization to support Americans with AIDS
He blamed drugs addicts and homosexuals for the crisis
13
Who was responsible for the US Embassy Bombings in Nairobi, Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa in 1998?
Al Qaeda
Iraq
Germany
Soviet Union
14
The "New Right" of the 1980s was a loose coalition of evangelical Christians and what other group of people?
Poor farmers.
Famous entertainers.
Wealthy businesspeople.
15
What was the impact of the Bush tax cuts of 2001 and 2003?
The federal debt declined by 50%, and the income/wealth gap narrowed
The federal debt doubled, yet the income/wealth gap narrowed.
The federal debt declined by 50%, yet the income/wealth gap widened.
The federal debt doubled, and the income/wealth gap widened.
16
In 2003, US forces located weapon's of mass destruction (WMD's) in Iraq, justifying the invasion
False
True
17
What was the purpose of President Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" initiatives?
He wanted to use Laissez faire policies to bring back the economy
Wanted to expand the role of the fed gov in securing economic opportunity
He wanted the nation to commit more forcefully to fighting communism
18
Why did U.S. troops remove Panama’s unpopular dictator Manuel Noriega from power in 1989?
To limit drugs coming into the United States from Panama.
To promote democracy in Panama.
To maintain control of the canal zone due to financial & military benefits.
19
Why did Bill Clinton win the election of 1992?
All of the Above
Perot ran as an independent third party candidate splitting the Rep vote
Clinton was young and charismatic.
Bush had raised taxes in his first term after promising not to raise taxes
20
Why was Bill Clinton impeached by the House of Representatives?
He lied under oath about an extramarital affair he had with a WH intern
He was accused of being a war criminal for airstrikes in Bosnia
He was accused of negligence for not doing more to prevent the OKC bombing
21
in 1970 14,000 workers were killed on the job in the United States. What organization did Nixon create to address this
DEA
EPA
OSHA
22
Who were the "Freedom Riders?"
Students who were petitioning for driving rights for African Americans
This was a name for civil rights marchers.
Students who rode interstate buses into the segregated south
Members of the KKK who attack civil rights activists.
23
This act required everyone in the US to have some form of health insurance, a provision known as the individual mandate
the every child succeed act
the dream act
the american recovery and reinvestment act of 2009
affordable care act
24
On May 4, 1970, four students were killed by members of the National Guard during anti-war protests at what university?
Ohio State
Kent State
Michigan State University
25
Why did the Dixiecrats break away from the Democratic Party in the 1960s?
They did not agree with the support for the Vietnam War
They did not believe LBJ supported Civil Rights
They opposed the advances made by African Americans during the CR era.
26
What was the impact of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC)?
It became legal for corporations to spend unlimited funds on political ads
It limited all political donations to $25 or less
It mandated all political campaigns be publicly funded
27
What were the Dayton Accords?
A document banning communism
A document creating peace within Europe
A document ending the Serb-Bosnian war
A document ending the Cold War altogether in 1991
28
the first african american woman to serve as secretary of defense
Condoleezza Rice
Pelosi
O'Connor
Hilary Clinton
29
Why did Ford pardon Nixon?
Nixon had dirt on Ford
To end scandal and move country forward
He was his best friend
Nixon paid him off
30
the first woman to be the presidential nominee for a major party
Nancy Pelosi
Sandra Day OConnor
Condoleezza Rice
Hilary Clinton
31
How did the beliefs of Malcom X differ from those of Martin Luther King Jr?
Malcom X believed African Americans should fully embrace white culture
MLK believed African Americans should live apart from whites
X believed in liberation by any means necessary, violence/self-defense
32
What led to the U.S. Army and National Guard being called to contain clashes at the University of Mississippi in 1962?
Student protests against the election of JFK
Student protests against Betty Friedan
Student protests against James Meredith
33
Tinker v. De Moines
established what?
A student’s right to protest
Student’s right to carry a weapon
Affirmative action
Exclusionary rule
34
The Bay of Pigs Invasion...
resulted in Castro consolidating power in Cuba.
pushed Cuba into the US sphere of influence.
was conceived by Lyndon Johnson.
involved US forces.
35
What were the Oslo Accords?
Israel negotiations with Egypt
Israel and PLO meet under American guidance to negotiate peace
Treaty at end of Yom Kippur War
Treaty at end of 1967 war
36
Who won the popular vote in the election of 2000?
George HW Bush
George W Bush
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
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first woman to serve as speaker of the house
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Pelosi
Hilary Clinton
Condoleezza Rice
38
Who attacked the United States on September 11, 2001.
Vladimir Putin and the Russian military.
Osama bin Laden and the terrorist group al Qaeda
Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi military
39
Which of the following became law under the USA Patriot Act?
The creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
The government's ability to search citizens' homes without a warrant.
The government's ability to monitor citizens' emails without a warrant.
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act reduced the use of standardized testing expanded access to preschool programs & increased support for pub schools
every child succeed act
the affordable care act
the american recovery and reinvestment act of 09n
the dream act
41
reagan commanded US Troops to take control of a small carribean Island nation to prevent soviet influence
Invasion of Grenada
SDI
Beirut Barracks Bombing
Iran Contra Affair
42
Where was JFK assassinated?
Dallas, Texas
Montgomery. Alabama
Austin, Texas
Washington DC
43
200+ American troops were killed in a terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian backed militant group Hezbollah
Invasion of Grenada
Strategic Defense Initiative
Iran Contra Affair
The Beirut Barracks Bombing
44
What was the 24th ammendment?
Gave women the right to vote
the right to vote
outlawed the use of poll taxes
Gave drinking rights
45
What was the Arab Spring?
Anti-government protests that spread across the Middle East
A gun fight by the pier
People fighting for peace during the spring season
A spring in the Middle East giving fresh water to people.
46
what was the 26th ammendment
raised voting age to 18
lowered voting age to 19
voting age lowered to 21
voting age lowered to 18
47
What did the Pentagon Papers reveal
The US had given money to the Vietcong
US leaders misled Congress and American public about the war
US military tried to cover up the My Lai Massacre
President Nixon withdrew from peace talks
48
The United Farm Workers...
A Labor Union
Fought for the rights of migrant farmers
Was inspired by Cesar Chavez
All of the above.
49
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when it collapsed?
Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstantin Chernenko
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
50
the act pumped $800 billion into the US economy through tax cuts and new investments intended to put people back to work
the dream act
the affordable care act
the every child succeed act
the american recovery and reinvestment act of 09
51
What were Reaganomics?
Also called Supply-Side economics
Critics called it Trickle-Down Economics
All of the above
Reagan's economic policy
52
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was ratified in 1993. What was its purpose?
Phase out tariffs on communist adversaries like CUba and China
To phase out tariff & trade restrictions among the US & its regional allies
Create a military alliance with Canada and Mexico
53
What was Nixon's "Vietnamization"
Replace American soldiers with South Vietnamese soldiers
His program to integrate Vietnamese refugees into US Society
Immediate surrender and withdrawal of troops
His remarkably quick change in personal culinary tastes
54
In 1980, more than half of American voters were members of the "Moral Majority."
False
True
55
first woman to serve as a supreme court justice
hillary Clinton
Condoleezza Rice
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Pelosi
56
Why do companies choose to participate in outsourcing?
opportunity to lower production costs
support for new technologies
lack of essential services
need to establish labor unions
57
In 1962, the book
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson was published. What movement did it inspire?
The Women's Rights Movement
The Environmental Movement
The Indigenous Rights Movement
58
What was Ronald Reagan’s “peace through strength”?
Strong MIlitary
Focus on diplomacy
Focus on UN
Focus on Treaties
59
Why did Jimmy Carter and the United States Olympic Committee boycott the 1980 summer Olympics in Moscow?
The USSR invaded Afghanistan in 1979 and refused to withdraw their troops.
The USSR implemented a total embargo in the US
USSR invaded Unkraine in 1979 and refused to withdraw.
60
He was the only President not to be elected either Vice President or President.
Carter
Nixon
Ford
LBJ
61
Why might growing economic interdependence help decrease international conflict?
More countries rely on peaceful trade with one another.
Regulatory agencies enact and enforce international laws.
Fewer countries have the resources to devote to war.
62
Why was Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama positioned to defeat his Republican challenger in 2008?
The Great recession started in 2007 and the economy was in turmoil
Americans were tired of the ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
all the above
frustration around the Governments response to Hurricane Katrina
63
What was the War Powers Act?
President can send troops w/o a declaration from Congress
Congress can declare war but only with Presidents approval
Limited the President’s ability to commit troops
Congress can no longer declare war
