The Cold War is best defined as

competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.

To limit spending after cutting taxes, Reagan encouraged Congress to

limit spending on social programs

At Kent State University in 1970 four college students

were killed by national guard troops

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to increased voter registration as it guaranteed

an end to discrimination in voting

exchange of Chinese and U.S. table tennis players

SALT were talks held to

reduce weapons in the U.S. and Soviet Union

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1
An argument against ________ is that it would violate the goal of creating a colorblind society
affirmative action
women's rights
protesting
civil rights
2
The 24th amendment
set term limits
ended poll taxes
created a graduated income tax
allowed 18 year olds to vote
3
set term limits on the office of president
22nd Amendment
300th Amendment
26th Amendment
Term limit Act
4
When Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait over oil interests
The Vietnam War began
China left town
America declared war
The Persian Gulf War began
5
An argument against ____ is that the government should not put restrictions on private property
abortion
affirmative action
environmental regulations
equal rights amendment
6
Billy Clinton was ___________ for lying under oath
burned at the stake
impeached
hung by his toes
removed from office
7
The Cold War is best defined as
competition between U.S.S.R. and China
competition between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R.
dance fight between the U.S. and Germany
Hot war's best friend
8
This ended racial segregation in public facilities and employment practices.
24th Amendment
Voting Rights Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Brown v. Board
9
to end American involvement in the Middle East Osama Bin Laden created
ISIS
Hamas
Taliban
Al Qaeda
10
Medicaid is a federal program that provides
social security to the poor
health insurance to the poor
health insurance to the elderly
health insurance to the wealthy
11
George H.W. Bush cracked down on _______ from Latin America
bananas
Latin American music
illegal alcohol
drug trafficking
12
The leader of the Soviet Union during its collapse; supported glasnost.
Truman
Gorbachev
Stalin
Khrushchev
13
used police dogs and fire hoses against child marchers in Birmingham, AL
MLK
Bull Connor
George Wallace
Malcolm X
14
Has created a large database and research tool
Al Gore
Radio
Television
Internet
15
Communism, one-party rule, state-run economy describe ________ during Cold War
Soviet Union
United States
16
The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of
nuclear war
chemical war
cold war
a dance party
17
The the fall of the Berlin Wall on __________ symbolized the end of communism in Europe
November 9, 1991
November 9, 1989
November 9, 1988
November 9, 1990
18
To limit spending after cutting taxes, Reagan encouraged Congress to
increase spending on weapons
limit spending on social programs
increase spending on social programs
limit spending on weapons
19
United Nations was created to encourage cooperation between the Great Powers in
1945
1919
1922
1950
20
new country was created for the Jews in the Middle East after WWII
Iran
Israel
Iraq
Syria
21
Brinkmanship, the domino theory, and massive retaliation are associated with
War on Terror
Vietnam
Cold War
WWII
22
Programs aimed at making up for past discrimination...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Family Assistance Plan
affirmative action
Voting Rights Act of 1965
23
At Kent State University in 1970 four college students
were killed by national guard troops
won the Nobel Peace prize
got A's on their science project
protested Vietnam by jumping off a campus building
24
______ caused cities to suffer economically as the middle class paid a large share of the taxes
WWII
baby boom
suburban growth
Cold War
25
Avoiding confrontation and Guerrilla warfare was part of _______ war strategy
North Korean
Nazi
Vietcong
Fidel Castro's
26
Attempted to improve the lives of the poor and the elderly
NAFTA
Reaganomics
New Deal
Great Society
27
Launched the U.S. into the longest military conflict in U.S. history
9/11 attacks
Oklahoma City Bombing
Boston Marathon Bombings
Vietnam War
28
Attack by North Vietnamese troops on South Vietnam on Vietnamese New Year.
Mayaguez Incident
Tet Offensive
Vietnam War
Operation Overlord
29
High unemployment among African Americans and Hispanics was a failure of
FDR's New Deal
JFK's New Frontier
LBJ's Great Society
Reaganomics
30
Jackie Robinson was the first black __________ of the modern era.
Major League Baseball player
NBA basketball player
senator
president
31
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 led to increased voter registration as it guaranteed
voter turnout
recall elections
an end to discrimination in voting
materials to be printed in multiple languages
32
Ping-pong diplomacy
failed attempt by U.S. to overthrow Castro
ping-pong game between Germany and China
exchange of Chinese and U.S. table tennis players
Soviet Union's foreign policy initiative
33
By underestimated the communist threat, LBJ furthered involvement into
Vietnam War
Civil Rights
Great Society
Korean War
34
Dropping out of society, joining communes, and experimenting with drugs typify
Beats
WWII Veterans
Hippies
teachers
35
Revealed American leaders misled Congress and the American people about the war.
Watergate Scandal
Lewinsky-gate
Kent State Papers
Pentagon Papers
36
passed secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets
Bonnie and Clyde
Sacco and Vanzetti
Dorothy and Toto
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
37
U.S. president who pushed for containment against the Soviet Union
JFK
Lyndon Johnson
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
38
Has led to loss of manufacturing jobs and the spread of new ideas and technologies.
dancing
globalization
NAFTA
medical technology
39
Having a variety of options when dealing with an international crisis.
containment
flexible response
ping-pong diplomacy
detente
40
sets a 60-day limit on any presidential commitment of troops to foreign lands.
War Powers Act
NATO
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
NAFTA
41
Soviet Union and U.S. were both _____ after WWII
reclaimed
destroyed
superpowers
superheroes
42
easing tensions during the Cold War.
detente
glasnost
perestroika
containment
43
This boy was murdered for whistling at a white woman in August 1955
James Chaney
Emmett Till
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Jackie Robinson
44
Used to drive a wedge between the USSR and China during the Cold War
Truman Doctrine
Warsaw Pact
Detente
SALT
45
In the 60s teens rebelled through counterculture in the 50s teens rebelled through
dropping out of school
drug use
free love
rock n' roll
46
slowed the arms race between the Soviet Union and the United States.
Detente
Warsaw Pact
SALT
NAFTA
47
Court-mandated busing was overwhelmingly opposed by
government officials
white Americans
all Americans
black Americans
48
The Equal Rights Amendment sought to end discrimination based on
age
height
sex
race
49
The Great Society was
JFK's election campaign
FDR's program to get out of depression
Nixon's cover up of Watergate.
LBJ's anti-poverty program
50
SALT were talks held to
reduce weapons in the U.S. and Soviet Union
declare war on China
have a dance party
increase weapons in the Soviet Union
51
Suburban growth, more stay-at-home moms, and consumer spending increased with
the Baby Boom
the Highway Act
Civil Rights Act
Counterculture
52
The Civil Rights and Counterculture through protest helped to
distract other movements
expand other movements
53
The Berlin Airlift occurred when the Soviet Union
Abandoned East Berlin
Went to war with Germany
Cut off trade routes to East Berlin
cut off trade routes to West Berlin.
54
concern with international crises and the threat of nuclear war dominated ______ presidency
JFK's
FDR's
Clinton's
Nixon's
55
Laws in the South to enforce segregation
segregation
discrimination
racism
Jim Crow
56
G.H.W. Bush lost to Clinton because he promised ______ and didn't follow through
No New Clothes
No New Taxes
No New Presidents
No New Wars
57
President Nixon said that turning over the Watergate tapes would endanger
Ford's reputation
his reputation
national security
his chance for reelection
58
carrying out secret operations in other countries during the Cold War was the mission of
Navy
CIA
National Guard
FBI
59
In order to expose enemy hiding places and destroy supplies _____ were used in the Vietnam War.
scud missiles
tanks
defoliants
helicopters
60
The North Korean army invaded south of the 38th parallel and began
WWII
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Korean War
61
Camp David Accords were agreements between _______ and ______ toward peace
Egypt and Iran
Jordan and Iran
Iran and Israel
Egypt and Israel
62
Known for using violence as a tactic in the Civil Rights movement
MLK Jr.
Malcolm X
Jimmie Lee Jackson
Lee Harvey Oswald
63
The high school students who attempted to help desegregate schools
Mississippi 9
Baton Rouge 11
Alabama 20
Little Rock 9
64
A policy of transparency and more freedom in the Soviet Union
Glasnost
Open Door policy
Freedom Summer
Perestroika
65
On November 9, 1989
The Soviet Union collapsed
The Berlin wall was built
The Berlin wall fell
The U.S. went to war in Vietnam
66
The end of the Vietnam war concluded in
communist Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia
great distrust in leaders by American public
developing the counterculture movement
an American victory
67
U.S. and Soviet military alliances made for security
NAFTA and Warsaw Pact
NATO and Warsaw Pact
Warsaw Pact and NATA
NATO and Wasabi Pact
68
In Vietnam, American soldiers
were put into combat positions if they were black
were mostly volunteers
used defoliants to expose enemy hiding spots
came back heroes
69
True or False: Competition with the Soviet Union spurred American space missions
False
True
70
9/11 launched the U.S. into
War on Drugs
the longest military conflict in U.S. History
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
71
a good way to reach and influence a lot of consumers in the 1950s and 60s
radio
telegraph
television
internet
72
Winston Churchill's term for split between communist East Europe and Democratic West
Satellite Nations
Iron Curtain
Berlin Wall
Iron blinds
73
The development of suburbs in the 1950s was caused by all of the following EXCEPT
baby boom
war
low housing costs
improved income and mobility
74
Lifting trade restrictions and leveling the field for U.S. businesses was a goal of
NATO
NAFTA
Tradsies
COFO
75
the energy crisis impacted ___________ presidency
Johnson
Reagan
Ford
Carter
76
the 1950s were a time of great prosperity for
the minority working class
the upper class
female workers
the white working and middle classes
77
The rights of all Americans, including those on trial, were strengthened by
Watergate
Warren Court
Civil Rights movement
Vietnam War
78
Reagan's heavy military spending and Soviet economic issues and reforms brought an end to
Cold War
Vietnam
WWII
Korean war
79
U.S. has been involved in Middle East politics partly to protect
because we want to help
investment in camels
just because
oil interests
80
In the election of 2000 & 2016 respectively, who won the electoral vote, but not the pop vote?
Gore; Clinton
Trump; Bush
Bush; Trump
Clinton; Gore
81
Eastern European countries under Soviet control
satellite nations
baby nations
rocket nations
Soviet strongholds
82
The electoral votes in the state of Florida decided the presidential election between
Bush and Clinton
Nixon and Kennedy
Reagan and Carter
Bush and Gore
83
When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan relations with the U.S. got
caused Nuclear war
stayed the same
better
worse
84
School prayer, a strong national defense, and gun rights was supported by
Democrats
the New Right
the New Left
Women
85
Perform jobs that others do not want is a supportive argument for
gun control
cutting taxes
immigration
education spending
86
combating poverty and achieving equality for all Americans dominated
LBJ's Great Society
FDR's New Deal
JFK's New Frontier
Nixon's Watergate Scandal
87
Decided Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
FBI
Warren Commission
Jackie Kennedy
LBJ
88
The Soviet Union launched _____________ in 1957.
a baby
Captain Cheesepants
Sputnik
Spudsy
89
As priority in the workplace was given to veterans returning from WWII, many women
lost their jobs
lost their husbands
gained employment
went to war
90
The rising cost of oil in the 1970s created all of the following EXCEPT
energy crisis
flying cars
consumer fear
rise in inflation
91
The United States began the Iraq war because there was fear that Saddam Hussein had access to
the internet
electricity
U.S. Security secrets and codes
Weapons of Mass Destruction
92
plan to exterminate all Jews living in Third Reich controlled regions
Munich Genocide
World War II
Final Solution
Nanking Massacre
93
Civil rights workers who rode to end interstate bus segregation
freedom summer
nonviolence
freedom riders
sit-ins
94
Allowed LBJ to declare war against North Vietnam without asking Congress.
The Portsmouth Agreement
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
His charm and good looks
War Powers Act
95
The Vietcong and North Vietnamese demonstrated that they could still fight during the
Tet Offensive
Battle of Tet
Battle to end all battles
Chinese New Year
96
Putting weapons in space was part of _____ "Star Wars" or Strategic Defense Initiative
Nixon
Bush
Reagan
Clinton
97
Brown v. Board declared ______________ in public education illegal.
popcorn
religion
sexism
segregation
98
The G.I. Bill of Rights provided
wives to veterans
pensions and loans to returning veterans
cars to veterans
civil rights to returning veterans
99
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when
MLK went to jail
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat
Emmett Till was murdered
Bloody Sunday occurred
100
Democratic Government, freedom, capitalism describe ________ during Cold War
Soviet Union
United States

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