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Truman thru Johnson
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1
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...
allowed the President to exercise war powers
ended the Vietnam war
pulled the U.S. out of Vietnam before it ended
was denied by Congress
2
In the 1950's 75% of the new homes construction took place in
suburbs
inner city
rural areas
small towns
3
1st satellite to orbit the earth, by the Soviets
Khruschev
Apollo
Sputnik
Putin
4
Nonviolent protests against unjust laws were called
literacy tests
freedom of petition
Gandhi movement
civil disobedience
5
US and their allies military alliance
NAFTA
NATO
UN
Warsaw Pact
6
Who inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Emmett Till
Medgar Evers
Rosa Parks
John Lewis
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Which is thought to have caused the baby boom?
all of the above
higher standard of living
affordable housing
low unemployment
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Soviet military alliance with satellite states throughout Eastern Europe
NATO
Warsaw Pact
NAFTA
UN
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The period of time the government and the American people feared communists was nicknamed...
The iron curtain
kamikaze
the red scare
10
Plessy V. Ferguson established the idea of:
separate but equal
all students going to school no matter their race
blacks and whites living together
national integration
11
What was the turning point in the Vietnam War?
Tonkin Offensive
Tet Offensive
There wasn't one
Battle of Midway
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Surprising communist assault campaign on 36 capitals and 5 major cities in South Vietnam
Tet Offensvie
Korean Stalemate
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Viet Cong
13
This map best portrays...
The policy of democracy
The effect of the Tet Offensive
The impact of WWI
The policy of containment
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Failed CIA attempt to overthrow Communist Cuba
Tet Offensive
Havana Invasion
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Cuban Missile Crisis
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Why did the US establish a naval blockade in the Caribbean?
The Bay of Pigs was successful
The Cubans did the same
Khrushchev wouldn't pick up the hotline telephone
Soviets set up missiles in Cuba
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Who came to power in Cuba after a communist revolution in 1959?
Nikita Khrushchev
Cesar Chavez
Fidel Castro
Raul Castro
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The primary goal of the U.S. space program in the 1960's was to:
explore the effects of space on the human body
launch a satellite before the Soviets
Land a man on the Moon
Establish a permanent space station
18
In the late 1940's and the early 1950's increased birthrates led to
Lower taxes
White Flight
Baby Boom
Economic recession
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited
Segregation in bus stations
discrimination in employment, voting, and public places
African Americans from certain restaurants
segregation in schools
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In the early 1950's, Senator Joseph McCarthy won national attention when he:
claimed that hundred of government employees were communists
was convicted as a spy
ran for president against Truman
led the fight in congress to increase the minimum wage
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This US foregin policy promised to aid nations struggling against communist movements
Marshall Plan
New Deal
Democratic Doctrine
Truman Doctrine
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Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka was a landmark because it
integrated the armed foces
threw out the doctrine of separate but equal in education
was going to fully segregate all schools and make them equal
said any one can make their own school
23
Who was president during the rebuilding of Europe after WWII
Johnson
Truman
Roosevelt
Eisenhower
24
All economic industry is owned by private individuals; free market economy
democracy
autocracy
communism
capitalism
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The U.S. agreed to loan money to Europe to help them rebuild after WWII
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Marshall Plan
Tet Offensive
Truman Doctrin
26
Competition between US and Soviet Union for control and influence in the world
Warsaw Pact
Cold War
Capitalism
NATO
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The buildup of nuclear weapons during the Cold War was described as the
arms race
power race
military race
space race
28
The Election of 1960 was influenced by what?
dissatisfaction with the Marshall Plan
the use of the hydrogen bomb
the recession in the US
The debate being televised
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Economy is run by the government on behalf of the people; intention is fairness and equality
capitalism
communism
democracy
dictatorship
