What was the long term effect of the Watergate Scandal?

Public trust in the government increased

Why did MLK Jr. write Letter from Birmingham Jail?

To show waiting for change can't be the policy of the Civil Rights movement

What was a significant impact of the Iranian Hostage Crisis?

Carter lost his bid for re-election in 1980

Which best describes a major effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

More black Americans registered to vote in Southern states

Reaganomics include which of the following...

cutting taxes for all Americans

How did the G.I. Bill of Rights & Baby Boom impact the US?

People moved into suburban areas outside of large cities

What was the historical significance of the presidential election of 2008?

The election of the first non-white president in US history

Jackie Robinson was significant because...

He broke the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave Lyndon Johnson the...

flexibility to sent troops to Vietnam without Congressional approval

Which was a major reason for the end of the Cold War era?

USSR dissolved due to social, political, and economic hardships

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1
The War Power Act was passed following what US policy?
The Marshall Plan
The Truman Doctrine
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The New Frontier
2
What is the main difference between SNCC and SCLC
SNCC was focused only on non-violence to protest segregation
SNCC was mainly connected to southern black churches
SNCC focused on racial issues in the north only
SNCC was younger & more direct
3
What was the long term effect of the Watergate Scandal?
Public trust in the government increased
Increased hostility in the Middle East
More voters participated in elections
Public trust in the government increased
4
Why did MLK Jr. write Letter from Birmingham Jail?
To show waiting for change can't be the policy of the Civil Rights movement
to expose the SCLC as not having good leadership
To advocate for a violent uprising against the government
To say the fight for civil rights should not be don't through protests
5
This event happened in 1968 and was the major turning point in the Vietnam War.
Assassination of MLK
Bay of Pigs invasion
Assassination of Robert Kennedy
Tet Offensive
6
War on poverty, improved medical treatment for the poor, affirmative action, civil rights laws
Truman Doctrine
Johnson's Great Society
The New Deal
The Harlem Renaissance
7
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson contributed to what social reform movement?
Women's rights movement
Civil Rights movement
Environmentalism
Anti-War movement
8
What was a significant impact of the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Americans advocated for commitment to the containment policy
The US was brought into the conflict in Vietnam
Carter lost his bid for re-election in 1980
It caused more Americans to support the Democratic party
9
Which DOES NOT deal with how the US attempted to combat communism & the USSR following WWII
The Marshall Plan
Containment
The Truman Doctrine
Civil Disobedience
10
Which best describes a major effect of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Segregation was ruled unconstitutional
A dramatic increase in white Americans registering to vote in the South
Fewer Americans registered to vote
More black Americans registered to vote in Southern states
11
Which piece of technology was most impactful during the 50s & 60s?
Internet
Radio
Telegrams
Television
12
Reaganomics include which of the following...
Decreasing military defense spending
cutting taxes for all Americans
increased government spending on social welfare programs
raising taxes to pay for military spending
13
How did the G.I. Bill of Rights & Baby Boom impact the US?
People moved into suburban areas outside of large cities
More government focus on science and math
Communism became more popular in the US
Schools were integrated
14
Why was the National Organization for Women (NOW) established?
to get women in the military
for access to higher education
for equal pay in the workforce
to advocate for free daycare
15
Which best describes the outcome of Bill Clinton's impeachment?
He was found guilty & sent to prison
He was found guilty & removed from office
He was acquitted by the Senate
He resigned before being convicted of a crime
16
Which nation did Nixon normalize relations with?
China
Iran
Cuba
Vietnam
17
What was the historical significance of the presidential election of 2008?
The election of the first non-white president in US history
The election of the first woman president in US history
The first time an immigrant was elected president
The winning candidate won all 538 electoral votes
18
What event lead to the US fear of falling behind in the Cold War, creation of NASA, funding math & science education
North Korea invading South Korea
The failed invasion at the Bay of Pigs
USSR success with the Tsar Bomba
USSR's success with Sputnik I
19
Jackie Robinson was significant because...
He was the first sports celebrity in the TV era
He made baseball more popular in the 1950s
He was targeted by McCarthy
He broke the "color barrier" in Major League Baseball
20
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave Lyndon Johnson the...
flexibility to sent troops to Vietnam without Congressional approval
decision making authority to end the conflict in Vietnam
support to enter into peace talks with Vietnam
ability to stop the process of drafting troops
21
Which was a major reason for the end of the Cold War era?
The US & USSR finally signed a peace agreement
USSR dissolved due to social, political, and economic hardships

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