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1
Which of the following did NOT help improve the American economy after WWII?
Change in the voting age.
Suburbanization
Baby Boom
GI BIll
2
This treaty was used to reduce nuclear ballistic missiles.
PEPR
SALT I
SMART
AIM
3
President George H.W. Bushcommitted United States troops to the Persian Gulf War to
fulfill military obligations as members of NAFTA
assure the flow of Middle Eastern oil to theUS & allies
maintain the flow of trade through thePanama Canal
contain the spread of Communism in theMiddle East
4
During the Cold War, the closest the world came to a nuclear war was...
theBay of Pigs Invasion
theCuban Missile Crisis
theVietnam War
theKorean War
5
What was the PRIMARY objective of the US involvement in the Korean War?
Containment of Communism to North Korea.
Take over North Korea and install a Democratic government.
Invade and take over China after defeating N. Korea.
Test nuclear weapons on North Korea.
6
What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of
Korematsu v. US
?
The use of the atomic bomb was unconstitutional.
Internment of Japanese Americans was constitutional.
Japanese Americans should be immediately released.
Japanese Americans should be paid for lost property.
7
What was the main goal of President Johnson’s Great Society programs?
to aid struggling corporations and businesses
to improve the quality of life for the poor
to send additional troops to Vietnam
to reduce the number of nuclear weapons
8
What was the result of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
Increased involvement in the Vietnam War
The assassination of President Kennedy
Reduced involement in the Vietnam War.
Massive public support for President Johnson
9
The militant African American political groupformed in 1966 was called
Illuminati
White Tigers
The Brotherhood
Black Panthers
10
What was the purpose of the War Powers Act?
To give the President unlimited power to make war.
To allow state gov'ts to vote on issues related to war.
To change the voting age to 18.
To return the power to make war back to Congress.
11
Which of the following was
NOT
a result for America after the Soviet launch of Sputnik?
More spending on entertainment by Americans.
The creation of the AP Program in schools
Increased spending on math and science
The creation of NASA
12
Critics charged that New Deal policies favored socialism because the federal government
took ownership of most major industries
declined to prosecute business monopolies
favored farmers over workers and business owners
increased its responsibility for the welfare of theeconomy
13
With the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act:
President Johnson was impeached
Not all inequalities for minorities were addressed
African Americans were satisfied and ended their fight
True equality was achieved for all minority groups.
14
The Kent State demonstrations were staged to protest
the military expansion into Cambodia.
the draftlottery.
the Tet Offensive.
Chinese intervention in the Vietnam War.
15
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the
Brown v. BOE
case?
School desegregation was Constitutional.
Only schools in the South needed to be equal.
Seperate but equal schools are inherently unequal.
Schools had three years to desegregate.
16
What was one of the goals of the American Indian Movement?
Native American history to be included in 'white' textbooks.
Voting rights in National Elections.
Return of tribal lands to Native Americans.
Ability to wear tradtional dress in public.
17
The Camp David Accords are significant because:
They outlawed war in the Middle East
They established a framework for peace in the Middle East
Carter was the first President to travel to the Middle East
Egypt and Isreal agreed to never fight again.
18
What U.S. agency was created with the goal of protecting the environment and human health?
The EnvironmentalProtection Agency
The Sierra Club
Green Peace
Department of the Interior
19
Which of the following is a SIMILARITY between the New Deal and the Great Society?
They have nothing in common
Established by Republican presidents.
Increased gov't involvement in society
Decreased gov't involvement in society
20
When WWII initially broke out in Europe and Asia, what was the USA's reaction?
Isolation: It was not our problem
To use an atomic bomb on Germany
Honor the decisions of the League of Nations
Honor our alliance with Germany
21
According to Churchill, what 'fell' over Europe after WWII splitting Democracy from Communism?
McCarthyism
IronCurtain
BerlinWall
MarshallPlan
22
What event prompted the US to finally get involved in WWII?
Operation Rolling Thunder
D-Day
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Bombing of London
23
Martin Luther Kings Junior's main approach to fighting for Civil Rights was
Writing letters to politicians and hoping for the best.
Non-Action.
Arming African Americans with weapons.
The use of non-violent techniques.
24
Women discovered that suburban life in postwar America
encouraged them to develop career skills.
encouraged them to devote their efforts toward homemaking.
discouraged child-bearing.
emphasized a balance of the sexes.
25
What is the main idea of this WWII propaganda poster?
Rationing food was important to the war effort.
Americans were not allowed to eat meat during WWII.
It was un-American to eat chicken.
There was excess food during WWII.
26
Which prohibited discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, or religion in employment?
Equal Rights Amendment
Voting Rights Act
Welfare Reform Act
Civil Rights Actof 1964
27
Since 1950, what has happened to the number of women in the workforce?
Increased
Decreased
28
"Vietnamization" refers to
calls for an American military victory in thewar.
Nixon's plan to turn over most of the fightingto S Vietnam.
congressional approval of the military-spendingbills.
encroachment of the communists into SouthVietnam.
29
Americans built these to protect themselves from potential attack during the nuclear arms race
satellites
new houses
Duck and cover drill
bomb shelters
30
Eisenhower'sdecision to send troops into Little Rock, Arkansas, was in response to
student protests against the war in Korea.
a violent strike of railroad workers.
local authorities' refusal to integrate Central High School.
communist demonstrations.
31
What was the goal of the "Double V" campaign?
Victory over racism and Fascism.
Voting Rights and Educational Opportunities
Victory over Communism and Naziism.
Voting Rights and Job Opportunities
32
This group of Civil Rights protesters rode through the South on buses to challenge segregation
Mississippi Burners
KKK
Freedom Riders
Freedom Voters
33
A. Philip Randolph successfully achieved which of the following during WWII?
Equal Voting Rights for African Americans
Desegration of the US Military
Desegregation of the Defense Industry
A massive march on Washington
34
What is the definition of detente?
A popular French dance of the 1970s.
Kissinger's secret diplomacy agreement with Israel.
The crime Nixon was impeached for.
Intentional easing of Cold War tensions
35
In the 1970s , 1980s, and 1990s, immigrants to the United States came LEAST often from
Central America
Western Europe
the Middle East/ Southwest Asia
Asia
