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1
As World War II ended, what TWO factors influenced the Soviet leaders’ thinking?
Security and communism
Capitalism and democracy
Education and human rights
Trade and economic growth
2
In response to NATO, the USSR and Eastern Europe formed:
Berlin Pact
Warsaw Pact
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Sputnik
3
What was purpose of The Federal Highway Act
Encourage African Americans to migrate back to the South
Improved transportation routes across the United States
Help create a separation between the rich and the poor
Create a waterway to aid international shipping
4
Why did the Iran hostage crisis occur?
Afghanistan invaded Saudi Arabia
the U.S. supported the tyrant monarchy in Iran
the hostages stole oil from Iran
the U.S. kicked Iran out of O.P.E.C.
5
When Western powers refused to withdraw from communist West Berlin, the Soviets:
Built the Berlin Wall
cried themselves to sleep
airlifted supplies to Berlin to end the American blockade
put long-range missiles in Cuba
6
After the University of California at Berkeley strikes, the Supreme Court gave students:
right to desegregate on campus
only the right to assemble on campus
right to freedom of speech and assembly
freedom of speech and to desegregate on campus
7
Which of the following is TRUE about the end of the Korean War?
The UN forces invaded China
The Chinese took over Korea
Korea remained ÷ into 2 separate countries, N. and S. Korea
The North Koreans won and Korea was united under Communism
8
Which was
NOT
a result of the GI bill, many returning soldiers
Received funds to help establish businesses
Returned to poverty
Received funds to attend college
Received low interest loans to buy suburban houses
9
Nations politically and economically controlled by another more powerful nation
Massive Retaliation
Brinkmanship
Satellite Nations/Buffer Zones
Fallout
10
Student for a Democratic Society was comprised mainly of:
The “baby boom” generation
Latino students
Female students
Generation X
11
In the picture, students are participating in
Capitalism Drill
H-bomb Drill
Communist Drill
Duck and Cover Drill
12
Which two countries gave North Vietnam weapons and other military support?
Japan and the Philippines
U.S. and Great Britain
USSR and China
USSR and Italy
13
Which of the following was a characteristic of the US economy after WWII
High unemployment and Scarce goods
Low unemployment and Plentiful goods
Inflation
Stagflation
14
Medicare and Medicaid aimed to:
Help literacy of the poor
End discrimination in voting
Provided education for homeless
Provided health care for the elderly and poor
15
All of the following influenced the Feminist Movement’s beginning EXCEPT
:
The elimination of the wage gap between men and women
More women were enter the workforce
The development of the birth control pill
More women were earning higher education
16
Why were residents of Love Canal experiencing health problems?
a radiation leak from a nuclear plant
toxic waste from planes
underground toxic waste leaking into soil and waterways
lead paint in many homes
17
The Truman Doctrine:
ended the Korean War
rearmed West Germany
pledged to fight communism by giving $ to Greece & Turkey
built the Berlin wall
18
In the 1960’s young people known as hippies began the
Counterculture Movement
Bilingualism Movement
Beatnik Movement
Civil Rights Movement
19
Supply-side economists believed that tax cuts would result in…
Too much money in circulation
Business expansion and new jobs.
A severe budget deficit.
High inflation
20
All of following happened as a result of McCarthyism EXCEPT:
McCarthy looked for spies in the U.S. Army
Senate passed a vote of censure against McCarthy
President Truman created a loyalty review program
The Internal Security Act/McCarran Act passed
21
The Camp David Accords were signed to relieve tensions between what two nations
USSR and China
Iran and the United States
Israel and Iraq
Egypt and Israel
22
In response to the Soviet Union blockading West Berlin, the U.S.A.:
bombed Hiroshima
blockaded East Berlin
started the Berlin Airlift
built the Berlin Wall
23
According to this political cartoon what can you assume about American living in the 1950’s
A lot of private spending was invested into education
Everyone was prosperous in the United States
Everyone lived in the suburbs
some people were prosperous, not everyone reaped the benefit
24
Which is NOT a cause of poverty, according to LBJ?
inadequate public services
Illiteracy
Unemployment
Voting
25
Which law limited the power of labor unions by passing right to work laws in 1947?
GI Bill
Closed Shop Act
Taft-Hartley Act
Fair Deal
26
Brown v. Board of Education
ended:
discrimination on busses
segregation in public schools
discrimination in employment
segregation in private schools
27
The baby boom affected American society between 1945 and 1960 by
Encouraging the Cold War
Increasing the need for educational resources
Bankrupt the Social Security system
Encouraging people to migrate to the Sun Belt
28
conservative Congress limited the power of organized labor unions by passing right to work laws
in the GI Bill
in the Federal Highway Act
in the Taft-Hartley Act
in the Fair Deal
29
The willingness to go to war to force an opponent to back down is:
Massive retaliation
Brinksmanship
Fallout
Duck and Cover
30
The government unwittingly encouraged residents of public housing to remain poor by:
Decreasing the rent as they earned more money
Requiring them to buy government bonds
Giving them jobs
Evicting them as soon as they began to earn money
31
Due to the Bracero Program the country witnessed a sharp rise in the number of immigrants from
Italy
Germany
Mexico
Canada
32
Which is NOT true about the Tet Offensive?
The Communists conquered South Vietnam
it turned U.S. public opinion against the war
Don't pick me. I'm not the right answer
it was a military victory for the U.S.
33
In 1957, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) set out to:
Encourage demonstrations and boycotts
End segregation and encourage voter registration
Increase church attendance and promote brotherhood
March on Washington and pass a civil rights bill
34
The main idea of this political cartoon is that
Nixon and Kennedy had to battle for the presidential race
Kennedy and Khrushchev frequently arm wrestled
Kennedy and Khrushchev were on the verge of nuclear war
Kennedy had constantly battled with LBJ over military crisis
35
What did the Feminist, Native American, Latino, and the Civil Rights Movement have in common?
All of the above
Challenged discrimination
Increase educational opportunities and promoted better pay
Used non-violent resistance like boycotts
36
Liberals generally believe in….
Reducing government regulation of business
Providing more power to local governments
Religious faith as the best way to solve social problems
Free speech and privacy
37
The bulges in both graphs above represent the:
Baby boomers
Rise in juvenile delinquency
Number of children born in the 1970’s and 1990’s
Polio vaccination
38
At Yalta, the leaders agreed to recognize the Polish government if Stalin agreed to
Hold free elections in USSR
Allow people who were Jewish to set up the government
Pay heavy reparations
Hold free elections in Poland as soon as possible
39
Plessy v. Ferguson
established:
"de facto segregation" doctrine
"civil rights" doctrine
"Southern segregation" doctrine
"separate-but-equal" doctrine
40
The Watergate scandal was when Nixon's administration tried to cover up a break in of:
the Pentagon
the Democratic National Committee HQs
the Libertarian National Committee HQs
the Republican National Committee HQs
41
How did Nikita Khrushchev respond when Western powers refused to withdraw from West Berlin?
A. Sent long-range missiles to Cuba
Built the Berlin Wall
Airlifted food supplies to Berlin to end blockade by the US
Enlisted La brigade to invade Cuba &remove Castro from power
42
What were students protesting when the Kent State shooting occurred?
the end of the Vietnam war
the Iran-Contra affair
the My Lai massacre
the bombing of Cambodia
43
What does the thick line represent on the map represent
D. Both B and C are correct
B. The split between communism and capitalism in Europe
A. The border line of Europe and Asia
C. The Iron Curtain
44
What sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
the arrest of Rosa Parks
the sit-in movement from CORE
a church bombing
45
How did the baby boom affect America between 1945-1960?
the Cold War got more support
we needed more schools and resources for education
we didn't need as many houses anymore
the Social Security system went broke b/c people were old
46
Gideon v. Wainwright guarantees people the right to:
a visit from family when in jail
lawyer
a speedy trial
telephone call when in jail
47
Radiation dispersed by a nuclear explosion
Massive Retaliation
Fallout
Brinkmanship
Satellite Nations
48
Why did Eisenhower send National Guard troops to Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas
To allow African American students to enter the school
To stop African Americans from protesting schools
To close all school in the area
To join the Governor of Arkansas at his segregation rally
49
What did the Pentagon papers reveal?
More Americans died in Vietnam than was reported
The U.S. was going to declare war on all communist countries
American government had not been honest about Vietnam
American soliders massacred civilians at My Lai
50
To push for better wages and benefits for farm workers, Cesar Chavez organized a successful:
Advertising and publicity campaign
National boycott on grapes
Sit-down strike
March on Washington
51
What did Nixon's policy of Vietnamization call for?
the U.S. to declare war on all communist countries
a withdrawal of N.Vietnamese troops
a withdrawal of U.S. troops
a massive invasion of North Vietnam
52
What did the Supreme Court rule in
University of California Regents v. Bakke
?
Universities could not use "fixed quotas"
Universities could not use race for admissions critieria
Universities had to use affirmative action policies
Universities had to admit all students to medical programs
53
What did the Southern Manifesto encourage white Southerners to do?
obey the law, even if they didn't like it
defy the Supreme Court
embrace desegregation
march against Civil Rights
54
Which is NOT a result of Watergate?
The Federal Campaign Act Amendments
Ford became President
Camp David Accords
Nixon was pardoned by the President
55
1.
Which of the following is true about the urban riots in Detroit and Watts?
They were led by leaders like Martin Luther King Jr.
They began because of the forced desegregation
Violence was minimal
began because of discrimination A.A. faced &police brutality
56
Malcolm X was a member of the Nation of Islam which preached
Nonviolence
Black nationalism
Cultural assimilation
Integration
57
What is NOT true about the March on Washington?
MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech was given
celebrated 100th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation
it led to racial riots outside the Lincoln Memorial
it was a non-violent protest
58
What did the 22nd Amendment do?
limited President to 2 terms in office
Gave women the right to vote
direct election of Senators
prohibitied the production and sale of alcohol
59
How did suburbs have a negative impact on America?
miniorities left the cities
taxpayers left the cities
the number of factories increased
immigrants were deported
60
In terms of German reparations after WWII, what did the Soviets believe?
Germany must pay heavy reparations so the USSR could rebuild
Germany must be communist
Germany must be allowed to recover economically
Germany must be divided with the Berlin Wall
61
graph shows aid distributed from a policy that supported containment &helping W.Europe rebuild
Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Eisenhower Doctrine
McCarthy Plan
62
The incident at Three Mile Island left many people in great doubt about the
Government’s ability to stop pollution
Ability to educate children with disabilities
Safety of nuclear energy
Healthfulness of the water they drank
63
All of the following are causes of the COLD war, except:
Stalin mad over U.S. taking too long to open 2nd WWII front
U.S./U.S.S.R. disagreements over German reparations
Soviet invasion of North Korea
U.S.S.R. failed to allow Poland to hold free elections
64
Black Panthers encouraged African Americans to do what?
register to vote
arm themselves against white society
use non-violent protests
lobby
65
Plessy v. Ferguson
established that laws segregating African Americans were permitted under
“Southern segregation” doctrine
“de facto segregation” doctrine
“constitutional segregation” doctrine
“Separate-but-equal” doctrine
66
What did Congress do when it passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution?
Declared war on Japan
handed its war powers to the President
Increased aid to South Vietnam
Declared war on North Vietnam
67
The 26th Amendment is based on the idea that:
the President should have power to send troops to war
the poll tax should be eliminated
women should be able to serve in the armed services
old enough to fight= old enough to vote
68
What is containment?
stopping the spread of capitalism
massive military buildup for massive retaliation
stopping the spread of communism
encouraging the spread of communism
69
How did the draft system at the beginning of the war contribute to this situation
More whites students earned deferment by attending college
The draft only selected minorities to serve
The draft system did not contribute to this situation
Students who attended sit-ins were forced to go to Vietnam
70
What impact did H. Ross Perot have on the 1992 election?
The damaged grassroots movements.
He took votes from Bush, leading to Clinton’s victory.
He had no impact.
He won 25 percent of the Electoral College vote.
71
The National Organization for Women demanded:
The right of women to be drafted into the military
More gender-specific employment opportunities
More single-gender colleges
Greater educational opportunities for women
72
MLK Jr. believed that the only moral way to end segregation and racism was through:
War
Education
Violence and riots
Nonviolent passive resistance
73
Conservatives generally support….
Laws promoting social equality for minorities
Shifting wealth to reduce the gap between rich and the poor
The split in government between state and federal levels
Government regulation of the economy
74
For many Americans, suburbs came to symbolize:
The GI Bill
The American Dream
A departure from traditional values
Life during the war
75
Why did the Bay of Pigs invasion occur?
Enforce the Alliance for Progress
spread U.S.A. control into Cuba
to overthrow their communist leader
Get rid of missiles in Cuba
76
Which was not done via the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
made segregation illegal in most public places
ended voter discrimination for blacks
required employers to end discrimination in workplaces
77
The Roe v. Wade decision in 1973
Guaranteed abortion rights for women
Helped women athletes
Guaranteed equal rights to women
Prevented discrimination in schools
78
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 authorize the Attorney General to do?
end discrimination in voting
Give literacy tests to voters
refuse minorities the right to vote
establish taxes to register to vote
79
Which of the following about the My Lai massacre is NOT true?
Nixon authorized it
It led to increased anti-war protests
The government and the military tried to cover it up
American troops massacred Vietnam villagers
80
In Greensboro, NC, four students started a new mass movement to integrate restaurants called
Sit-ins
Threats
Protest marches
Petitions
81
Who used covert operations to prevent Communist revolutions in developing countries?
Chesterfield PD
Green Berets
CIA
FBI
82
Threatening a large-scale response against a communist state trying to seize territory:
fallout
brinksmanship
duck and cover
massive retaliation
83
Which is NOT true about Ceasar Chavez?
was a communist revolutionary
he co-founded the United Farm workers
organized a national boycott of grapes
promoted non-violence as a form of protest
84
Which of the following best completes the diagram?
A. Germany must be Communist
Germany must be allowed to recover economically
B. Germany must be divided
Germany must pay reparations for the Soviets to rebuild
