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APUSH Period 8: 1945-1980
APUSH Period 8: 1945-1980
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Cold War, Civil Rights Movement, Camelot, Vietnam, Iranian Hostage Crisis, & Reagan Revolution.
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1
What event toppled Senator Joseph McCarthy from his position of authority?
Whittaker-Chambers Trial
The trial of the Rosenbergs
The Army-McCarthy Hearings
Alger Hiss Case
2
The Freedom Summer sought to
Coordinate widespread sit-ins
All of the above
Create new civil rights legislation
Register African-American voters
3
What group of Americans did George Wallace most appeal to during the election of 1968?
White Southerners
Blue-collar workers
Young voters
Ethnic minorities
4
Criticism of allowing young Americans to serve in the Vietnam War led to
The democratization of the draft
Johnson’s escalation in Cambodia
Shutdowns of major news networks
The passage of the 26th Amendment
5
What event tainted the presidency of Jimmy Carter?
Iran-Contra Scandal
Watergate Scandal
Vietnam War
Iran-Contra Scandal
6
What did Congress pass to limit the president's military power after the Vietnam War?
War Powers Act
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
Camp David Accords
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
7
The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965
Instituted broader border patrol measures
Abolished strict immigration quotas from the 1920s
Created a deportation force
Increased immigration quotas
8
After the Geneva Accords, in which France surrendered to the Viet Minh, the United States
Became the dominant power in Indochina
Supported the Vietnamese nationalist movement
Sent military advisors to Cambodia
Allied with France to retake Vietnam
9
Which of the following is an example of the Truman Doctrine in action?
All of the above
Involvement in the Korean War
The creation of the national security state
Truman’s request of economic aid for Greece and Turkey
10
Which of the following was NOT an aim of conservatives in the 1960s?
Having a more assertive foreign policy
Fighting communism
Limiting the scope of government
Support of Keynesian economics
11
The legal basis for the decision in
Brown v. Board of Education
was the
“Freedom to exercise” clause of the 1st Amendment
“Equal protection” clause of the 14th Amendment
“Due process” clause of the 14th Amendment
“Establishment” clause of the 1st Amendment
12
Which president denounced the military-industrial complex?
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight Eisenhower
13
Which of the following was NOT a legislative achievement of the Great Society?
The War on Poverty
Medicare and Medicaid
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
14
What did President Kennedy create in order to counter communist Cuba?
The Alliance for Progress
NATO
G7
The Non-Alignment Pact
15
Which of the following contributed to the affluence post-World War?
Federal spending
Baby boom
All of the above
Technological developments
16
President Nixon’s Project Independence sought to make the U.S.
Independent from foreign energy
All of the above
Independent from foreign debt
Independent from foreign trade
17
The Stonewall riots (1969) were demonstrations by
Anti-war protesters
Feminists
The LGBT community
Environmental activists
18
The 1973 Oil Crisis was in response to
U.S. aid to Israel in the Yom Kippur War
U.S. covert operations in Iran
The Iranian hostage crisis
U.S. covert operations in Guatemala
19
What technology influenced the growth of antiwar movement during the Vietnam War?
Radio
Television
Nuclear weapons
Hueys
20
What student group was known as the embodiment of the “New Left”?
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
Redstockings
Student National Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
21
Post-World War II, what region became the center of the defense industry?
Midwest
Frostbelt
Rustbelt
Sunbelt
22
The Great Society sought to help people
Register to vote
Achieve higher academically
Overcome poverty cycles
Save money
23
Which event most represents the youth counterculture of the 1960s?
None of the above
Stonewall riots
Civil rights march on Washington
Woodstock
24
What was America’s Soviet policy after World War II called?
“Open Door”
Accommodation
Triangulation
Containment
25
What post-World War II art movement abandoned realistic depiction in art?
Photorealism
Pop Art
Impressionism
Abstract Expressionism
26
In reaction to radical protests, Nixon in the election of 1968 declared himself the
Libertarian candidate
Law and order candidate
Honest candidate
Liberal candidate
27
The Three Mile Island accident made people wary of
Fracking
Natural gas
Fossil fuels
Nuclear energy
28
The Moral Majority was a political organization that largely included
Working-class Democrats
All of the above
Ethnic minorities
Religious conservatives
29
What form of musical expression represented cultural rebellion in the 1960s?
Tin Alley tunes
Ragtime
Rock and Roll
Rhythm and Blues
30
How did Americans view the defeat of Chinese Nationalists to Mao Zedong?
As a failure for United States
As a trifle
As a recoverable disappointment
As a long overdue regime change
31
Some conservatives responded to the feminist movement by joining
STOP-ERA
None of the above
NOW
CORE
32
Post-1965, what civil rights group challenged nonviolence doctrine?
SCLC
SNCC
CORE
NAACP
33
Which of the following cases demonstrated anti-communist sentiment in America?
The trial of the Rosenbergs
All of the above
Hollywood “blacklists”
The Alger Hiss trial
34
The U.S. containment policy was based off of
George Kennan’s Long Telegram
The U.N. Charter
NATO
The Truman doctrine
35
Which writer represented the Beat Generation of the 1950s?
Alfred Kinsey
Walter Cronkite
Betty Friedan
Jack Kerouac
36
What civil rights organization challenged segregation through the courts?
CORE
NAACP Legal Defense Fund
SNCC
Black Panthers
37
Which of the following pieces of legislation helped popularize the suburbs?
Interstate Housing Act
Home Owners Loan Corporation Act
Federal Highway Act of 1956
Wagner Act
38
Which of the following was a sign of detente during the Cold War?
President Kennedy sending advisors to Vietnam.
All of the above
President Nixon visiting China.
President Johnson announcing the Great Society.
39
What groups were most affected the Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965?
Northern Europeans and Russians
Eastern and Southern Europeans
Asians and Latin Americans
Africans and Central Asians
40
Liberalism promotes
Social justice and democracy
Civil liberties and equal opportunity
Government regulation of economic activity
All of the above
41
Which of the following was NOT a Cold War conflict?
Yom Kippur War
Korean War
Cuban Missile Crisis
Vietnam War
42
Liberalism believes government has the power to
Achieve domestic social goals
Provide for everyone in society
Create a perfect democracy
All of the above
43
What group was formed in 1966 to challenge workplace discrimination?
Stop ERA
NOW
ERA
CORE
44
What did Baptist minister Jerry Falwell identify as the cause of social problems?
Rock and Roll
Communism
Individualism
Secular humanism
45
What was the economic result of OPEC’s oil embargo placed on the U.S.?
Only inflation
Stagflation
Price deflation
A surge in U.S. domestic industries
46
Which group had the highest poverty rates post-World War II?
Latino Americans
African Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
47
Cesar Chavez is noted for founding
The Congress of Racial Equality
United Farm Workers
National Association for Latino Americans
American Federation of Farm Labor
48
The G.I. Bill provided returning World War II soldiers with
Loans for homes or businesses
All of the above
College or vocational education
One year of unemployment compensation
49
After World War II, what established a mutual defense alliance among Western powers?
Treaty of Versailles
United Nations
OPEC
NATO
50
What group felt dissatisfied with the nonviolent civil rights movement?
Redstockings
Black Panthers
Students for a Democratic Society
Young Americans for Freedom
51
The Warren Court (1953-1969) was known for
Judicial activism
Constitutional restraint
Constructionism
Conservatism
52
Barry Goldwater’s beliefs can be best described as
Racist
Libertarian
Independent
Democratic
53
The Tet Offensive resulted in a(n)
Increase in the morale of U.S. soldiers
Credibility gap between President Johnson and Americans
Surge of public support for the Vietnam War
Overwhelming loss for the United States
54
U.S. military involvement in Latin America during the Cold War was based on
Triangulation
domino theory
The safety valve theory
Flexible Response
55
How did President Eisenhower respond to the Little Rock Nine crisis?
He sent federal troops to Little Rock.
He granted the Arkansas governor full authority.
He issued an executive order to allow temporary segregation.
He issued an executive order to expedite desegregation.
56
Which of the following was a catalyst for the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
Native American occupation of Alcatraz
A failed lawsuit by Native Americans
U.S. seizure of Native American land
The Battle of Wounded Knee
