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1
Reagan supported research of orbiting satellites that intercept and destroy enemy missiles
Star Wars
START
Revolution
SIDS
2
The purpose of the poster seen here was to
increase congessional support for the war effort.
increase enlistment in all of the armed forces.
encourage support of the US entry into World War I.
encourage citizens to aid the gov. in raising funds for war.
3
Which of these BEST describes the My Lai Incident in early 1968?
a massacre of unarmed Vietnamese villagers by US troops
a race riot that occurred during the "Freedom Rides"
a controversial moment at the Woodstock concert in New York
an anti-war protest on an American college campus
4
What term refers to Adolf Hitler's plan to exterminate all the Jews of Europe?
Nuremburg Trials
V-E Day
Third Reich
Final Solution
5
The Marshall Plan was important because it
was never ratified by the United States Congress.
helped communist countries rebuild after World War II.
secured allies for the United States.
checked Soviet power in Cuba.
6
What strategy did Dr. King use to promote change?
electoral process
surface compliance
civil disobedience
violent resistance
7
The "Manhattan Project" was the code name for the
U.S. plans to make an atomic bomb
Allied plan to invade Europe
German use of jet aircraft
U.S. plan to invade Japan
8
What evidence offers the best support for Truman's decision to use atomic weapons?
Truman wished to send a warning to the Soviet Union
war would end quickly, w/ the least # of American casualties
Most Americans wanted revenge for the attack on Pearl Harbor
He needed to demonstrate America's new firepower
9
Which of these phrases BEST summarizes the trend represented by this graph?
the transition from an agrarian society to an indust. nation
the effect of Chinese immigration on western states
the lack of manufacturing jobs to foreign competition
the resurgence of the south following Reconstruction
10
During World War II Japanese-Americans were
used as advisors and played a key role in American military
often denied their liberty and their property
treated as badly as Jews were in Germany
Treated differently based on when they immigrated
11
At the end of World War II, Congress passed the G.I. Bill which
gave education and housing help to veterans
ended the draft
desegregated the armed forces of America
created the draft
12
What is the significance of this photo from May 4, 1970?
Organized sit-ins and lay-ins at universities & colleges
TX Tower Shooting Massacre and the creation of SWAT teams
Raising awareness of the homeless problem during time
National Guard troops fired on students at Kent State
13
President Eisenhower's 1957 decision to send troops into Little Rock, AR, was in response to
student protests against the war in Korea
authorities refusing integration at Central High School
a violent strike of railroad workers
the bombing of a black church in Little Rock
14
"Haight-Ashbury" refers to
the center of the "hippie" movement in San Francisco.
the plan to eliminate dissent against the Vietnam War.
the plan to draft high school graduates into the army.
the Democratic Pres. and Vice-Pres. candidates of 1964.
15
President Jimmy Carter offered amnesty in 1977 for
those responsible for the Three Mile Island Incident
"white-collar" business criminals
people who committed war crimes in the Vietnam War
draft evaders during the Vietnam War
16
SNCC, was known for its organized, nonviolent sit-ins to protest
unequal
violence against students
the unfair treatment of women
Jim Crow Laws
17
This map shows the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Which statement BEST describes the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
an escape path out of N. & S Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
used by S Vietnam to get weapons and troops into N Vietnam
used by N Vietnam to get weapons and troops into S Vietnam
used by the US to use guerrilla warfare against N Vietnam.
18
How did World War II begin in Europe?
Germany's invasion of Poland
the sinking of the Lusitania
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
the assassination of an Austrian Archduke
19
How did the War Powers Act of 1973 impact the role of the president?
limit on the Pres's ability to send troops TO hostile areas.
President unlimited funds for spending on the armed forces.
President the authority to declare war
increased the ability to send troops into hostile areas.
20
What does containment mean?
attacking SE Asia would be the best way to contain communism
US would not challenge communism but would stop spreading,
US must expect to fight to end communism
US must have the greatest nuclear capability in the world.
21
Under the leadership of Mao Zedong, communism flourished in what country?
China
North Korea
Vietnam
South Korea
22
This painting from 1943 was meant to remind people that in order to protect religious freedom
we must worship with people of different ethnic backgrounds.
support for the war against the Axis Powers was necessary.
people need to pay an increased percentage of income tax.
all people needed to follow the religious laws of the church
23
At the beginning of both WWI and WWII, the initial policy of the United States was to
end ties with the warring countries
create naval blockades
remain neutral
provide military assistance
24
MLK, Jr. was the 1st pres. of this org. that used black churches to coordinate the CRM.
SCLC
SNCC
CORE
NAACP
25
When President Eisenhower spoke of "the domino theory," the United States was involved in
The Korean War
WWII
The Cold War
the War on Terror
26
The most significant impact of television in post-World War II United States was that it
fostered a sense of national cultural conformity.
major factor in support for the "Women's Liberation" move.
made people rally against hatred and intolerance.
showed many interests and influences in and on the country.
27
In the first 1/2 of the 20th cent., literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses did wat
deny suffrage to women
end the Reconstruction Era
deny suffrage to African Americans
help pay for the growing New Deal programs
28
1962's
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson played an important role in what movement?
women's movement
environmental movement
abolition movement
Civil Rights movement
29
In the 1950s, "Silicon Valley" became associated which what industry?
automobile
medical
military
computer
30
Legalized segregation of the races was made unconstitutional by which Supreme Court case?
Plessy v Ferguson
Univ. of CA v Bakke
Minersville School District v Gobitis
Brown v Board of Education
31
Margaret Sanger crusaded to legalize
birth control
alcohol
tobacco
marijuana
32
The post-World War II "baby boom" was caused, in part, by
the loss of population during the war
marriage at an earlier age
the invention and distribution of the birth control pill
women refusing to go back to work after the war
33
A mechanical failure at a power plant in PA allowed radiation over a 16 mile radius?
the Three-Mile Island Incident
the Niagara Disaster
the Hanford Disaster
the Love Canal Incident
34
Cesar Chavez, United Farm Workers of Amer, El Movimiento are all part of what movement?
the American Indian Movement
the Chicano Movement
Pres. Kennedy's New Frontier program
President Johnson's War on Poverty program
35
President F. Roosevelt said that December 7, 1941, would "live in infamy" because on that day
Germany invaded Poland
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
France was invaded by Germany
Japan invaded the Philippines
36
African American militants of the late 1960s urged a quest for civil rights through
legal actions in the courts and legislatures.
forceful demonstrations of "black power."
nonviolent demonstration and resistance.
economic boycotts to promote gradual equality.
37
The drastic increase in American troop strength in Vietnam in 1964 was caused directly by
the Tet Offensive
the election of Richard Nixon
the Kennedy assassination
the Gulf of Tonkin Incident
38
The decision in
Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
more clearly defined what constitutional issue?
freedom of speech
right to a jury trial in a civil suit
right to be represented by an attorney
applying the death penalty
39
The success NATO after WWII is generally believed to have been dependent on the inclusion of
the United States
China
Canada
Russia
40
Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Supreme Court case of
Roe v. Wade (1973)
?
no state could place restrictions on abortions
the Fed instituted a waiting period for abortions
abortion was banned nationwide
no restrictions on abortions in the 1st 3 months of preg.
