Ho Chi Minh formed the Vietminh in 1941

to fight for Vietnam's independence from foreign rule.

Departing from Containment, Kissinger's philosophy for foreign affairs was Realpolitik, or

Assessment of other countries' power not ideals or morals

In North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led by Kim Il Sung was

Established & backed by the Soviet Union

To placate the anti-war faction, Nixon announced troop withdrawals from Vietnam, but

Continued war with North Vietnam

All of the following are true about OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) EXCEPT

After 1973 US purchased all of its oil from them

Legacy of the women's movement includes all EXCEPT

Caused men to avoid their responsibilities in their familes

The Tet offensive changed public opinion against the war because

Americans had been told the Vietcong were close to defeat

MacArthur recommended all-out war, but Truman reject his request for all these reasons EXCEPT

Because he knew the US was stronger than the Chinese

To build a conservative voting base, Nixon used the Southern Strategy to

Attract unhappy conservative Southern Dems. to Rep. party

Accomplishments of the Carter presidency include all but one of the following

SALT II Agreement to limit # of strategic weapons

Ford's greatest accomplishment was the 1974 Helsinki Accords when

35 countries from E & W Europe agreed to greater cooperation

Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, resigned in 1967, & was replaced by Clark Clifford who

concluded the Vietnam war was unwinnable

Native Americans joined the protests of the 1960s & went to federal courts to do all EXCEPT

Push for strengthening of Bureau of Indian Affairs

May-July 1954: Fr, Britain, US, Soviet Union, China, Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnamese factions met

in Geneva & decided to split Vietnam into 2 countries.

Frustration with guerrilla warfare, brutal jungle conditions, & failure to make headway in war

Led to the loss of morale for troops

N. Korean troops captured Seoul & pushed S. Korean & UN troops to Pusan before

Amer troops under MacArthur landed at Inchon to cut them off

Using detente Nixon visited Communist China in 1972 to

Take advantage of the rift between China & the Soviet Union

1950-51: Chinese troops pushed Amer & S. Korean troops back into S. Korea, captured Seoul, &

Fought for 2 years in a bitter stalemate

SALT treaties were signed in the 70s; SALT means

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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1
On Mar. 28, 1979, a nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, PA, experienced a reactor malfunction:
Nagasaki
Silent Spring
Three Mile Island
Love Canal
2
Evangelical Christians strengthened the conservative movement by forming a group known as
The Moral Majority
The New Left
The Ku Klux Klan
The Heritage Foundation
3
Ho Chi Minh formed the Vietminh in 1941
to teach the Vietnamese about Communism
to fight for Vietnam's independence from foreign rule.
to protect Vietnam from Russia and China
to drive out the French
4
In June 1987 Reagan challenged Gorbachev to live up to glasnost and "Tear Down This Wall..." in
Washington, DC
Berlin
London
Paris
5
Economic condition experienced in 1967-1973 with high inflation & high employment
Recession
Depression
Stagflation
Moderation
6
Departing from Containment, Kissinger's philosophy for foreign affairs was Realpolitik, or
Assessment of other countries' power not ideals or morals
Perception of the nuclear threat of other countries
Politics based on perceptions not facts
Retaliation for the aggression of other countries
7
In North Korea the Democratic People's Republic of Korea led by Kim Il Sung was
Established & backed by the West
Overthrown by the Soviet Union
Overthrown by the West
Established & backed by the Soviet Union
8
To placate the anti-war faction, Nixon announced troop withdrawals from Vietnam, but
Refused to seek "peace with honor."
Continue a military buildup
Rejected meeting with peace delegates
Continued war with North Vietnam
9
In an effort 2 improve the economy Reagan downsized govt by slashing social programs except
Food Stamps
School loans
Social Security
School lunches
10
As a result of a "very manipulatable " draft system, many of the men who served in Vietnam were
gay
low socioeconomic class
white
financially well off
11
All of the following are true about OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) EXCEPT
After 1973 US purchased all of its oil from them
They cut off oil sales 2 US after Yom Kippur War, 10/73
Theyquadrupled the price of their oil starting in 1974
A group of oil-producing countries in the Middle East
12
1974 Congressional committee recommended impeachment for this president who eventually resigned
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Richard M. Nixon
13
1960s movement of white, middle-class college youths disillusioned with Vietnam & injustices
The New Right
American Indian Movement
Counterculture
Harlem Renaissance
14
Legacy of the women's movement includes all EXCEPT
Expanded career opportunites for women
Opened doors to all-male colleges like Harvard & Yale
Caused men to avoid their responsibilities in their familes
Title XI for equality in sports funding in schools
15
1945: Japan surrendered Korea & like Germany it was divided on the 38th parallel into 2 zones:
Northeast & Southwest
North and South
Northwest & Southeast
East and West
16
The Tet offensive changed public opinion against the war because
Massive American body counts rang hollow
General Westmoreland claimed the Vietcong won
Americans had been told the Vietcong were close to defeat
The Vietcong lost 35,000 soldiers in 2 months of fighting
17
Ways in which men during the Vietnam years evaded the draft ("dodgers") included all EXCEPT
Fled to Canada
Joined the Job Corps
Got a college deferment
Got doctors to grant a medical exemption
18
MacArthur recommended all-out war, but Truman reject his request for all these reasons EXCEPT
It was the wrong war, wrong place, wrong time & wrong enemy
The Soviet Union had a mutual-assistance pact with China
Because he knew the US was stronger than the Chinese
Attacking China could set off WWIII
19
During the 1960s the Latino population grew from 3 million to
6 million
9 million
7 million
4 million
20
1941: Ho Chi Minh returned from exile to fight for independence from invaders from
Soviet Union
Japan
China
France
21
Pres. Nixon's plan to decrease size & influence of federal government:
New Frontier
New Federalism
Great Society
New Deal
22
JFKs Commission on the Status of Women, 1961, showed all these existed EXCEPT
Women were seldom promoted to management positions
Women were discriminated against based on gender
Women were the weaker sex
Women were paid almost 50% what men were
23
To build a conservative voting base, Nixon used the Southern Strategy to
Build support for integration, busing, & Voting Rights Act
Encourage new African American voters in South to vote 4 him
Attract unhappy conservative Southern Dems. to Rep. party
Include more Southern women in "get out the vote" initiative
24
Nixon & Kissinger used Realpolitik to ease Cold War tensions with a policy known as
Free Association
Containment
Detente
Retaliation
25
This former French colony in Asia included Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia:
Burma
Malaysia
Indochina
Cochinchina
26
Accomplishments of the Carter presidency include all but one of the following
Camp David Accords (Egypt-Israel)
Negotiated freedom for the Iranian hostages
SALT II Agreement to limit # of strategic weapons
Gave ownership of Panama Canal to Panama
27
Ford's greatest accomplishment was the 1974 Helsinki Accords when
NATO countries strengthened their military against the USSR
Finland joined the European Union
35 countries from E & W Europe agreed to greater cooperation
US/USSR agreed to stop nuclear testing
28
Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, resigned in 1967, & was replaced by Clark Clifford who
concluded the Vietnam war was unwinnable
opposed Westmoreland but followed McNamara's policies
gained the support of the press for the war
was a close friend of the President's who opposed the war
29
Native Americans joined the protests of the 1960s & went to federal courts to do all EXCEPT
Gain control over their children's education
Stress their determination to choose their own way of life
Demand their rights to lands under old treaties
Push for strengthening of Bureau of Indian Affairs
30
A term which explains difference between what the government tells the people & the real truth.
belief gap
credibility gap
little white lie
chasm
31
She wrote The Feminine Mystique which mobilized women 2 fight 4 their rights & equality in Amer
Betty Friedan
Bella Abzug
Gloria Steinham
Hillary Clinton
32
May-July 1954: Fr, Britain, US, Soviet Union, China, Laos, Cambodia, & Vietnamese factions met
in Geneva to grant freedom to all French colonies.
in Geneva & made Vietnam a US protectorate.
in Geneva & decided to split Vietnam into 2 countries.
in Geneva to decide that Vietnam would be ruled by communism
33
President Carter's administration included more African Americans & women than any before.
True
False
34
Gorbachev advocated a policy known as "openness" or
Tatar
Perestroika
Kievan Rus
Glasnost
35
Youths of the 1960s opposed the Vietnam war for all the following reasons EXCEPT:
The oppressive S. Vietnamese govt no better than Communists
The Vietnam War was a civil war & the US didn't belong
The war was morally just
US could not police the world & remain strong
36
Frustration with guerrilla warfare, brutal jungle conditions, & failure to make headway in war
Led to the build up of US troops
Led to greater US resolve to defeat the enemy
Led to the loss of morale for troops
Increased patriotism at home
37
In March 1985 he became the new General Secretary of the Communist Part in the Soviet Union
Mikhail Gorbachev
Boris Yeltsin
Leonid Breshnev
Nikita Khrushchev
38
Reagan asked for a defense system that would keep America safe from enemy missiles, known as
Star Wars
The Manhattan Project
The Corona Project
Deep Space 9
39
Someone who takes an active role in the protection of the environment
Environmentalist
Soil scientist
Farmer
Hippie
40
N. Korean troops captured Seoul & pushed S. Korean & UN troops to Pusan before
UN troops surrendered to N. Korea
Amer troops under MacArthur landed at Inchon to cut them off
Pushing them off the penninsula
Chinese ordered N. Koreans to retreat to the 38th parallel
41
1968: LBJ withdrew from the Presidential race & 2 Democrats stepped up: Eugene McCarthy &
Richard Nixon
Robert F. Kennedy (RFK)
George Wallace
Henry Kissinger
42
Nixon administration's attempt to cover up a burglary of Dem Natl Headquarters in DC
Petticoat Affair
Iran Contra Affair
Watergate
Teapot Dome Scandal
43
The 1962 book by Rachel Carson that awakened Americans to the threat to their environment
Silent Spring
Three Mile Island
Love Canal
The Frog & the Tadpole
44
By 1959 supplies to Vietcong were carried along paths in Laos, Cambodia & Vietnam known as the
Luang Namtha Trail
Ho Chi Minh Trail.
Ratanakiri Trail
Silk Road
45
Using detente Nixon visited Communist China in 1972 to
Refuse to recognize their government
Cause a rift between Communist China & the Soviet Union
Insult their Premier by not shaking hands
Take advantage of the rift between China & the Soviet Union
46
Reagan's economy policy, based on supply-side economics, became known as
Reaganomics
The Great Society
Reagan's Cuts
The New Frontier
47
1950-51: Chinese troops pushed Amer & S. Korean troops back into S. Korea, captured Seoul, &
Turned N. Korea into a satellite state of China
Fought for 2 years in a bitter stalemate
Accepted a ceasefire
Declared victory and demanded surrender of Amer troops
48
By 1967 America had split into two camps,
the hawks and the doves
the hawks and the pigeons
the raptors and the pigeons
the doves and the raptors
49
Belief that if one country in a region fell to Communism, others would also
Domino Theory
Eisenhower Doctrine
Cold War
Roosevelt Corollary
50
SALT treaties were signed in the 70s; SALT means
Strategic Aims Landed Talks
Strategic Air & Land Talks
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
Strategic Army & Land Talks
51
In 1985 his plans to restructure Soviet society, also known as
Perestroika
Kievan Rus
Tatar
Glasnost
52
Despite Reagan's budget & tax cuts the U.S. suffered its worst recession since
The Vietnam War
WWI
WWI
The Great Depression
53
Although Reagan made drastic cuts to social programs, his defense budget
Doubled
Qualdrupled
Halved
Tripled
54
In 1987 a coup toppled the govt in Afghanistan, a Soviet satellite. In Dec 1979 the Soviets
Leonid Breshnev welcomed the new government into the fold
Dropped Afghanistan from its satellites
Invaded and thus began a 10 year war (1979-89)
Did not developed relations with shaky new democratic govt
55
Despite US aid, Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Communist S. Vietnamese government failed due to
Corruption, no land reform, and Buddhist suppression.
Communist-led opposition.
Lack of oversight by both Pres. Eisenhower and Kennedy.
Ho Chi Minh's popularity in the North.
56
Which of the following is not true of the Iranian hostage situation in 1979-80?
Hostages were released only after Reagan's swearing in
President Carter negotiated release of hostages
Religious revolutionaries overthrew Shah of Iran in 1979
Revolutionaries were not angered by Carter's support of Shah
57
For 20 years the Chinese Communists fought a civil war with the Nationalists, who were led by
Mao Zedong
Kim Il Sung
Chou En Lai
Chiang Kai-Chek
58
Conservatives opposed hiring women & Afr Amer applicants (Civil Rights Act of 1964) with
Racial profiling
Reverse discrimination
Affirmative action
59
The first Earth Day was held
April 25, 1975
April 19, 1980
April 22, 1970
April 24, 1990
60
1970s conservative groups formed to oppose social issues like abortion, the ERA, & busing
the New Left
Populists
Whigs
the New Right
61
By 1980 the conservative coalition had gained enough support to elect Ronald Reagan, and also
Change the political direction of the nation
Elect a Democratic Congress
Improve the moral status of the nation
Deepen the Cold War
62
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 did not adequately address women's issues so in 1966
Women demand the right to wear pants instead of skirts
28 women founded NOW (National Organization for Women)
Women decided it was more important to stay home than work
Women protested for more political clout
63
When MacArthur criticized Truman's decision publicly he was dismissed; soon thereafter the
N. Koreans & Chinese began a counteroffensive in June 1951
N. Koreans suggested a ceasefire on August 2, 1952
Chinese suggested a ceasefire on November 11, 1952
Soviets suggested a ceasefire on June 23, 1951
64
1968: Entry of this former Alabama governor as a 3rd party candidate ensured that Nixon won
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
Eugene McCarthy
65
Within a month of his resignation Nixon was pardoned by his former VP and now Pres, Gerald Ford
False
True
66
After 2 years in office and low public support Ford was replaced by
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
67
Mainland China became Communist & was renamed the People's Republic of China, led by
Kim Il Sung
Zhou En-Lai
Mao Zedong
Chiang Kai-Shek
68
Carter's National Energy Act eased the energy crisis with all but one of the following
Encouraged drilling for oil in the Middle East
Removed price controls on gas & oil produced in US
Placed a tax on gas-guzzling cars
Encouraged development of alternative energy sources
69
Nixon's & his Natl Security Adviser's, Henry Kissinger, plan to end US involvement in Vietnam
Detente
Counterinsurgency
Containment
Vietnamization
70
After Diem & JFK were assassinated in the same month, Johnson decided
to get the US out of Vietnam
to call on the United Nations to settle things.
to step up US involvement.
to call for a permanent ceasefire
71
May 1954: Despite US aid to the French, Vietminh overran the French outpost in Dien Bien Phu
& the US was forced to rescue them.
& the French were forced to surrender.
& the Vietnamese immediately demanded war reparations.
& the French denounced the US.
72
Riding the conservative wave, Republicans won in 1986 with Reagan's Vice President
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
George H.W. Bush
73
S. Vietnam: by 1957 political attacks & assassinations were being committed by the Vietcong, a
Communist opposition group in North Vietnam.
Pro-democracy group in North Vietnam.
Communist opposition group in South Vietnam.
Pro-democracy group in South Vietnam.
74
The belief that women should have economic, political, & social equality with men:
Socialism
Feminism
Activism
Communism
75
Reagan also reduce size & power of the federal government through deregulation with all EXCEPT
Eliminated Fed health & safety inspection of nursing homes
Reduced acid rain emissions
Sold millions of acres of public land to private investors
Removed price controls on oil
76
President Carter used moral principles as his guide in foreign policy and believed
The US should support dictators in nation building
The US needed to commit itself to promoting human rights
In overlooking human rights abuses by foreign partners
In warming relations with the USSR (detente)
77
McArthur pushed N. Koreans back to the Yalu River, the border between N. Korea & China, when
Soviets counted the threat with 30K troops at the border
China countered the threat with 300K troops at the border
He was ordered to stop advancing
N. Korean troops surrendered
78
Because of conservative opposition the Equal Right Amendment was never ratified
True
False
79
Nixon's Adviser for National Security Affairs & eventual Secretary of State was
Stewart Udall
Dean Rusk
Oliver Stone
Henry Kissinger
80
6/25/1950: North Korea swept across the 38th parallel in a surprise attack on
South Korea
Soviet Union
Mainland China
Taiwan
81
Instead of money trickling down to the poor and enriching the govt, Reaganomics budget cuts
Made the poor rich and the rich poorer
Doubled the national debt
Cut the budget in half
Balanced the budget
82
From 1932 to 1976 Democrats won 8 of 12 presidential elections.
False
True
83
10,000 student anti-war protesters showed up at the Chicago Democratic convention which led to
peaceful demonstrations outside the convention
confrontations with the police
the nomination of Eugene McCarthy
open dialogue with the convention delegates
84
Gorbachev recognized that better relations with US would reduce defense spending & initiated
Treaty of Paris 1987
Treaty of Berlin 1987
1987 SALT III Treaty
Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, 1987
85
1968: After assassination of RF Kennedy in June, Johnson's VP won the Democratic nomination.
Eugene McCarthy
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
George McGovern
86
Passed by Congress August 1964, it gave the President broad military powers in Vietnam.
LBJs Executive Action Plan
Geneva Accords
Camp David Accords
Tonkin Gulf Resolution
87
1934, as leader of the Red Army he became well known evading the Nationalist on the Long March
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kim Il Sung
Mao Zedong
Zhou En-Lai
88
Youth movement of the 60s that demanded sweeping changes in American society was known as
Progressives
The New Right
Fundamentalists
The New Left
89
After WWII the French returned to Vietnam to regain control,
and were met with stiff resistance from the Vietminh
and the Vietminh meekly surrendered.
and succeeded in alienating the US.
and swiftly drove Ho Chi Minh and his followers out.
90
Carter refused to sign the SALT II Agreement to limit the # of strategic weapons when
Israel & Egypt agreed on terms 4 land dispute from 1967 war
Panama took control of the Panama Canal
A revolution in Iran overthrew the Shah
the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
91
In 1963 Diem's government was toppled and he was assassinated during a
Vietcong-led coup
Soviet-led coup
Chinese-led coup
US-led coup
92
1964-68: US commander in S. Vietnam who continued to request more troops from LBJ.
Creighton Abrams
Frederick Weyand
William Westmoreland
John McCain
93
Reagan swung the Supreme Court to the Right with his appointees who did all EXCEPT
Restricted a woman's right to an abortion
Enhanced campaign finance laws
Narrowed the rights of arrested persons
Imposed new restrictions on civil rights laws
94
The strain of the Soviet-Afghanistan War & competition with Reagan's Star Wars defense program
Had no effect on the Soviet economy
Pushed the Soviet economy to the brink of collapse
Caused no changes to the strong Soviet economy
Caused the Soviet economy to rally & improve
95
Mexican-American migrant worker who organized a union to protest their treatment in the fields
Marco Rubio
Fidel Castro
Pancho Villa
Cesar Chavez
96
As a result of the Gr Depression, WWII, & Cold War the Presidency by 1972 had
Become the weakest branch of government
Taken on an air of imperial, or supreme, authority
Become the strongest branch of government
Been expanded by Nixon w/little thought of Constitutionality
97
The effects of Watergate include all but one of the following
A lasting cynicism about the corruption of public officials
A deep distrust of an "imperial" presidency
A distrust of the media by conservatives (Republicans)
A voting backlash that put Democrats in office for 20 yrs
98
Aug 1967: LBJ requests tax increase to fund Vietnam war & control inflation; Congress
Refuses to honor his request.
Eagerly passes the request into law.
Grants $6 billion request, adds $ to Great Society programs.
Demands a $6 billion reduction in Great Society spending.
99
Believed that state governments, businesses, & individuals needed more freedom from government
Moderates
Conservatives
Liberals
Democrats
100
1970s government spent $300 B to provide certain groups with guaranteed benefits known as
Obamacare
Entitlement Programs
Social Security
Grassroots Programs
101
The Republic of Korea, aka South Korea, was based in Seoul, led by Syngman Rhee & backed by
The United States
Taiwan
Communist China
The Soviet Union
102
16 UN nations sent troops to aid South Korea; over 90% were
British
Canadian
American
French
103
In 1949 the Nationalist Army retreated from mainland China to
Japan
Indonesia
Taiwan (Formosa)
South Korea
104
1972 bill which gave state/local govts. the right 2 spend their federal tax $ as they saw fit
Civil Rights Bill
Economic Opportunity Act
Equal Right Amendment
Revenue-sharing Bill
105
1970s alliance of conservative businessmen, disaffected Democrats, & fundamentalist Christians
The New Left
Hippies
Conservative coalition
The Tea Party
106
1972 Agreement (US-Soviet Union) limited # of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) made
Geneva Accords
Treaty of Paris
SALT I Treaty
Versailles Treaty
107
To burn off the jungle and expose Vietcong tunnels and hideouts, US planes dropped
Intercontinental ballistic missiles
Hydrogen bombs
Agent Orange, a herbicide, & napalm
None of the above

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