Misc. Adv. History Exam review

How did North Vietnam send troops into South Vietnam?

The goal of NAFTA

One country falls to communism, all surrounding countries will

Al-Qaeda, the terrorist group that claimed responsibility for the 9/11 attacks, was founded by

Economic stagnation + ______________ = Stagflation

All of the following contributed to Jimmy Carter's defeat in 1980 except

Chinese students and workers held demonstrations in Tienanmen Square for

Why couldnt Bill Clinton get his domestic programs passed?

This tech aided John F. Kennedy but hindered Richard Nixon in the 1960 Presidential Debate.

Outcome of the Korean War

Which of the following is true of suburbia?

A rock festival that drew hundreds of thousands in 1969 was at

Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars) was an extremely costly

What did Cesar Chavez fight for

Which President had the legislative agenda named the “Great Society”?

Which of the following is a major concern regarding Social Security?

What was the specific reason given for the United States involvement in the 2003 Iraq War?

Under the Reagan Administration the government exchanged weapons for hostages to what country?

The 2000 election proved

Reagan foreign policy

The United States supported what country in the Yom Kippur War? HINT: LED TO OIL EMBARGO

What was the goal of Alliance for Progress and the Peace Corp?

The iron curtain

At Potsdam Conf, US wanted Germany economy to recover & the USSR wanted what for the economy?

After TET the mainstream media

The GI Bill helped many returning soldiers

What is the main concern with the Patriot Act?

Joseph McCarthy created a witch hunt by

Kennedy’s Legislative Agenda to improve education, health care, & aid migrant workers

Supply-side Economics argue ________ make the economy weak

Which of the following did the U.S. do as a result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

The relaxation of tensions between the United States and Soviet Union/China was known as…

All of the following EXCEPT _____ were in Johnson's Great Society Programs

Effect of the 1956 Interstate Highway Act

This led the public to be skeptical of LBJ & the info about the Vietnam War that was released

President Fords approval rating plunged when he

Korea was split along what parallel to form North and South Korea?

The Cold War fear of the rise/spread of Communism

Goal of agent orange

The Marshall Plan

The purpose of the Warren Commission was to

All are methods used by some to protest the Vietnam draft EXCEPT

Plessy v Ferguson established

Kent State protest, which resulted in the deaths of 4 students, was organized in response to

Difference between MLK and Malcolm X

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

Rosa Parks refusing to give up her bus seat directly resulted in this protest

Why did the United Nations go to war in Persian Gulf

What did Nixon say would bring peace with honor

By the 1970’s the United States had become very dependent of what foreign import?