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Ch. 19 Into the Twenty-first Century
Ch. 19 Into the Twenty-first Century
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United Nations, Cold War, Korean War, Civil Rights, Vietnam War, Berlin Wall, 9/11
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1
___ became the first person to ever walk on the moon.
Neil Armstrong
Sputnik
Yuri Gagarin
John Glenn
2
The United States
was successful
in stopping the spread of communism in the Vietnam War.
True
False
3
A U.S. program that helped Western Europe recover from the damage caused by World War II.
Iron Curtain
NAACP
Marshall Plan
United Nations
4
Competition to explore space
arms race
communism
arms control
space race
5
Political and economic system in which the government owns all the businesses and land
communism
democracy
republic
socialism
6
_____ became the first communist nation in the Western Hemisphere.
Cuba
North Korea
Nassau
Curacao
7
Competition to build more powerful weapons
arms race
internet
arms control
space race
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Organization formed after WWII to find peaceful solutions to international problems.
CIA
NAACP
League of Nations
United Nations
9
Worldwide network of computers
internet
intranet
iPod
Windows
10
The U.S. and an alliance of over 20 nations defeated ____ in the Persian Gulf War.
Nelson Mandela
Osama bin Laden
Colin Powell
Saddam Hussein
11
The girl at the center of the Supreme Court case that ruled against segregation in schools?
Coretta Scott King
Linda Brown
Sandra Day O'Connor
Madeleine Albright
12
The line dividing the continent of Europe into communist and non communist countries.
Great Wall of China
Red River
iron curtain
Berlin Wall
13
The United States
was successful
in stopping the spread of communism in the Korean War.
True
False
14
The closest election in U.S. history was between _____.
Bush and Clinton
Clinton and Dole
Bush and Kerry
Bush and Gore
15
One of the most shocking events in history took place on ___ when 4 planes were hijacked.
September 11, 2010
September 11, 2001
September 11, 2011
September 11, 2003
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First president to visit China.
Richard Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Harry S. Truman
17
Agreement to limit the production of weapons
internet
space race
arms race
arms control
18
The two U.S. Presidents who have been impeached by Congress.
Reagan and Clinton
Johnson and Nixon
Nixon and Clinton
Johnson and Clinton
19
How long did the Cold War last?
About 45 years
About 5 years
About 20 years
About 75 years
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Soviet leader that Reagan demanded, "Tear down this wall."
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Gagarin
Vladimir Putin
