US History Final Exam

Who was the first US President to visit the Soviet Union after WWII?

Why didn't Johnson bomb the Ho Chi Minh trail

What gave war power to the President?

To cripple the US fleet long enough to take control of oil resources was the goal of

This provided various loans to veterns

To protect themselves from possible Soviet aggression was the reason for the formation of

The US used oil reserves and alternative energy and was largely unaffected by OPEC's embargo

Allowing the French to recolonize Vietnam, according to the US, was better than

The Watergate break-in evidence shows that Nixon 

Legal segregation in schools was ended by

What was the name of the plan to rebuild Western Europe after WWII

The Rise of dictators and totalitarian states led to 

Who was the Alabama Governor who stood in the doorway to prevent the integration of a school.

What Civil Rights leader is most closely associate with the "Black Power" movement?

Who ordered troops to protect school kids trying to integrate?

Eastern European nations that created a buffer zone for the Soviet Union were called

What the Government was saying and what the news was reporting led to

Slowing desegregation in the South was part of Nixon's

Who organized the United Farm Workers to improve working conditions of migrant workers?

A mutual ceasefire between warring countries is called a(an)

Who was behind the idea of the New Frontier

To destroy the already damaged US fleet was Japan's goal at

In what years, in the US, would be described as a resurgence of conservatism

Countries that supported Israel faced what from OPEC

What policy led to military involvement in Vietnam?

Betty Friedman is best known for her work with what movement

What caused the liberation of Kuwait from Iraqi control?

Dividing Germany into 4 zones after WWII was decided at

What country remained divided at the 38th parallel after a war?

Who led the Vietminh?

A senator saying he had a list of Communists employed by the State Department was the start of

Which group would have supported NAFTA the MOST

What probably caused a distrust of the government in America

What tried to destroy the ability of the enemy to hide in the jungle?

The defense alliance of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union was

Economic stagnation and rising prices is termed

What were the issues during the Great Depression and the New Deal?

The post Nye Committee legislation wanted the US to

To stimulate growth in the US, Bill Clinton

Where did the Allies land in Operation Overlord AKA D-Day

SNCC was founded by what group?

What event led the media to begin openly criticizing the Vietnam War

Appeasement means

When Hitler invaded Poland,

What took place in the 1990s

The rivalry of superpowers and the US fear of the spread of communism is part of what era?

Where did MLK write his famous letter from jail?

The fall of China to communism and the Korean War convinced Truman to do what

What effect did laissez faire have on business in the 1920s

The purpose of the Quarantine Speech was to

Which event occurred in the 1940s

Installment plans, Prohibition, Harlem Renaissance were all part of  

This was Nixon's Vice President who took bribes and had to resign

Where did the Vietminh defeat the French

What event gave the Militarists control in Japan?

As Nixon visited China, he tried to relax tensions with Communist countries, this policy is

The first actions by the US Government to support integration was in the

Which era had reform of political parties, reform of big business, and reform of labor 

Who believed the best was to end segregation was through nonviolent resistance?

What made the US and President Kennedy look weak and unorganized

To transport nuclear weapons was a secret reason behind

What was a influential movement to lower the voting age to 18

Where does the Presidential impeachment process start?

The Nazi plan to eliminate European Jews was called

The agreement to divide Poland was part of what agreement

a competition to have more and stronger weapons than the rest of the world is known as

Where did MLK give his "I Have a Dream" speech

Who was behind the idea of the Great Society?

Plessy v. Ferguson was overturned by

Operation Iraqi freedom removed Osama Bin Laden as the leader of Iraq