1950s-2000s

Question 1

Which of the following statements best defines the domino theory?

Accepted Answer

If one country falls to communism, the rest will fall too

Question 2

Accusations that communism was widely present in the U.S. government and military were made by

Accepted Answer

Joseph McCarthy

Question 3

The main purpose of the War Powers Act was to __

Accepted Answer

restrict the power of the president

Question 4

According to realpolitik, what is the most important factor to judging a country

Accepted Answer

Its power

Question 5

Which president advocated for human rights?

Accepted Answer

Carter

Question 6

President Bill Clinton can best be described as a

Accepted Answer

Traditional Democrat

Question 7

Bill Clinton became the second president in U.S. history to be

Accepted Answer

impeached by the House

Question 8

Which of the following would benefit the MOST from the Great Society programs?

Accepted Answer

Minorities and poor

Question 9

when Nixon resigned, __ became President

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford

Question 10

According to supply-side economics, ____ is the first step toward a healthy economy

Accepted Answer

Cutting taxes

Question 11

Which nation was NOT a member of NAFTA?

Accepted Answer

Soviet Union

Question 12

First women to serve in Supreme Court appointed by Reagan

Accepted Answer

Sandra Day O'Connor

Question 13

In Brown vs. Board of Education, the doctrine of ___ was deemed unconstitutional

Accepted Answer

Separate but equal

Question 14

Why was Ford's "Whip Inflation Now" program unsuccessful?

Accepted Answer

It provided no incentives for Americans to conserve energy

Question 15

President Carter's foreign policy was marked by a commitment to __

Accepted Answer

human rights

Question 16

In the summer of 1964, thousands of white college students took part in

Accepted Answer

Campaign to register African American voters in Mississippi

Question 17

What contributed to the end of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Accepted Answer

America's secret promise to remove missiles from Turkey

Question 18

Medicare, a federal program established for Americans age 65 and over, was intended to provide

Accepted Answer

health insurance

Question 19

The immigration act of 1965

Accepted Answer

ended quotas based on natonality

Question 20

____ brought about a federal ban on segregation in interstate travel facilities

Accepted Answer

Freedom Riders

Question 21

During Reagan's presidency, federal spending increased for

Accepted Answer

defense and military

Question 22

The Camp David Accords were an agreement between _ and Israel

Accepted Answer

Egypt

Question 23

The Civil Rights Act (1964) made segregation illegal in

Accepted Answer

Public accommodations

Question 24

__ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations

Accepted Answer

McCarthyism

Question 25

Why did Congress pass the War Powers Act?

Accepted Answer

To limit the president's authority to wage war

Question 26

__ was the United States main goal in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

containing the spread of communism

Question 27

All of the following were economic trends in the 1990s EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

Rise in unemployment

Question 28

In 1973, the OPEC nations cut off their supply of __ to the U.S.

Accepted Answer

oil

Question 29

Which president asked Congress for the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson

Question 30

Nixon ordered attorney general Richardson to fire the special prosecutor

Accepted Answer

the Saturday night massacre

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