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1
Who was the first astronaut to orbit the earth?
Alan Shepard
John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin
Sally Ride
2
Feelings of nationalism in the Soviet republics led to
strengthened resistance to democracy.
the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union.
increase of communist governments' power.
construction of the Berlin Wall.
3
The collapse of communism in the late 1980s led to the reunification of
Vietnam
Korea
Germany
Yugoslavia
4
What led to pubic school closings and private school openings in Virginia?
reconstruction
desegregation
disenfranchisement
enrollment
5
What was constructed to prevent Eastern Europeans from escaping to the West?
Western Wall
Mending Wall
Berlin Wall
Great Wall of China
6
Over the last three decades, the American work force has had to acquire and improve skills in
computer technology
heavy machinery
automobile repair
medical equipment
7
Which president signed both the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting RIghts Act of 1965?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
Richard M. Nixon
8
Most immigrants in the United States today are from
Europe and Australia
Africa and Asia
Asia and Latin America
Latin America and Europe
9
Which of the following led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and communism?
Decline of nationalism in the Soviet Union.
Decrease in economic reforms.
Construction of the Berlin Wall.
Expensive maintenance of the Soviet military.
10
Which country was divided into two halves during the Cold War, one communist & one capitalist?
Italy
France
Germany
Great Britain
11
What act outlawed literacy tests?
Act of Supremacy
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Homestead Act
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
12
The Supreme Court's decision in
Brown v. Board of Education
involved the issue of
school segregation
Jim Crow laws
adequate wages for labor
equal opportunities in employment
13
Who said "ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
14
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to
place mines in Cuban ports.
rescue American citizens in Cuba.
station Soviet missiles in Cuba.
overthrow the communist government in Cuba.
15
Which president was NOT in office during the Cold War?
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
John F. Kennedy
16
The purpose of the Truman Doctrine was to
keep communism contained.
declare war on the Soviet Union.
reward non-communist countries with defense equipment.
fund non-communist nations.
17
How did the political philosophy of Ronald Reagan impact the federal government?
number of federal government programs were reduced.
number of federal government programs increased.
federal government reduced the power of state governments.
federal government increased regulations in businesses.
18
The phrase "triumph of democracy over communism" best describes which of the following?
World War II
World War I
Persian Gulf War
Cold War
19
Which president supported the exploration of space, the "New Frontier"?
Ronald Reagan
Richard M. Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
20
How did Ronald Reagan help cause the collapse of communism in the Soviet Union?
decreased military pressure on the Soviet Union.
advocated for the preservation of the Berlin Wall.
encouraged Soviets to increase military spending.
increased economic pressure on the Soviet Union.
21
All of the following changes recently took place in work, school, and health care EXCEPT
telecommuting
online course work
outsourcing of jobs
decline of service industries
22
The end of racial segregation caused Bill Clinton to lift economic sanctions on what country?
Mongolia
Morocco
Venezuela
South Africa
23
Who was the first person to step onto the moon's surface?
Neil Armstrong
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Yuri Gagarin
24
What civil rights group challenged segregation through the court system?
SNCC
NAACP
SCLC
CORE
25
Which half of Germany was communist and occupied by the Soviet Union?
West Germany
East Germany
26
Which president's tenure saw the war in Bosnia and full diplomatic relations with Vietnam?
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
27
Which president after JFK and before Nixon escalated the war in Vietnam and sent many troops?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S Truman
Gerald Ford
28
What major forces affect most people who decide to immigrate to the United States?
political freedom and economic opportunity
strict immigration laws
ESL programs
high taxes
29
What event ended the Cold War?
success of the Solidarity Movement in Poland
collapse of the Soviet Union
reunification of Germany
invasion of Kuwait by Saddam Hussein
30
How did Mikhail Gorbachev promote government "openness" to the Soviet public?
promoting nationalism in the Soviet republics.
increasing economic pressure on the United States.
creating the policy of perestroika.
implementing the policy of glasnost.
31
Ronald Reagan impacted the Supreme Court by
declaring decisions made by justices unconstitutional
appointing justices that used "judicial restraint"
campaigning for justices who strengthened the court
reducing the number of justices on the Supreme Court
32
How could one criticize the Patriot Act?
It could lead to an increase in the power of states.
It has caused the U.S. to reduce the size of the military.
It has led to a reduction in the power of the U.S. Congress.
It could infringe upon the rights of American citizens.
33
What type of government was established by the Soviet Union and in its constituent countries?
Communist
Socialist
Democratic
Dictatorship
34
What senator wrongly accused many individuals of being Communist, ruining their reputations?
Ronald Reagan
John F. Kennedy
Joseph McCarthy
Fidel Castro
35
Which president's assassination led to an internal conflict over U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
Ronald Reagan
Lyndon B. Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Richard Nixon
36
Which 1950s war was the first fought by the United States in an effort to "contain" communism?
World War I
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
37
To what was Ronald Reagan referring when he stated, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this..."?
United Nations
Berlin Wall
Iron Curtain
Warsaw Pact
38
Which of the following is NOT a result of recent immigration?
schools offering bilingual education
strain on government services
food service laws requiring ethnic meals
immigrants filling industrial and agricultural jobs
39
Which Asian country did the U.S. occupy after World War II to ensure its democracy?
Poland
Japan
China
France
40
What act was passed by Congress to heighten security after 9/11?
Department of Defense Appropriations Act
Safe Port Act
Patriot Act
Protect America Act
41
What's one way the Supreme Court protects individual rights?
invalidating legislative acts that deny citizens' rights.
appointing more justices to create a diverse court.
passing legislation to protect the rights of citizens.
removing government officials from office.
42
Why was the U.S. Supreme Court considered an activist court in the last half of the 1900s?
it refused to overturn state laws.
it expanded individual rights in criminal cases.
it refused to reconsider civil rights.
it restricted freedom of speech to spoken word.
43
The United States government executed the Marshall Plan by
building nuclear weapons for democratic countries.
creating an international organization to promote peace.
providing financial aid to war-torn Europe.
training military officials of democratic countries.
44
Who was the first American female astronaut to travel into space?
Eileen Collins
Ellen Baker
Christie McAuliffe
Sally Ride
45
Who was President of the United States during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight D. Eisenhower
46
What did Bill Clinton create to stimulate economic growth in the United States?
Obamacare
United Nations
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
47
Which state massively resisted
Brown v. Board
, causing some public schools to close?
Virginia
Maryland
Arkansas
North Carolina
48
What Eisenhower policy said we'd 100% use nuclear weapons should we be attacked or provoked?
detente
Marshall Plan
massive retaliation
Truman Doctrine
49
What was a key goal of Reagan's administration and the Republican Party?
to increase welfare benefits
to increase the size of the federal government
to cut federal taxes
to reduce defense spending
50
Which friend of Thurgood Marshall and NAACP lawyer helped end separate but equal in Virginia?
Frederick Douglass
Oliver Hill
Booker T. Washington
Harriet Tubman
51
Which of the following people was NOT convicted for being communist?
George Marshall
Julius Rosenberg
Alger Hiss
Ethel Rosenberg
52
Which country led by Nikita Khrushchev built missile sites in Cuba in 1962, causing a crisis?
Japan
Soviet Union
East Germany
China
53
Which government act made public segregation illegal and prohibited discrimination?
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Civil Rights Act of 1964
War Powers Act
Voting Rights Act of 1965
54
How did Virginians respond to
Brown v. Board
?
many white students left urban school systems (white flight)
private academics reduced enrollment
public schools immediately integrated
many African-American students enrolled in private schools
55
Which 1954 court case overturned
Plessy v. Ferguson
's concept of "separate but equal"?
Briggs v. Elliot
Brown v. Board
Miranda v. Arizona
Korematsu v. United States
56
Which country did NOT occupy West Germany following World War II?
Spain
United States
France
Great Britain
57
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington?
John F. Kennedy
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Marcus Garvey
Malcolm X
58
In which war from 1990 to 1991 did American women first serve in combat roles?
Vietnam War
War in Afghanistan
Persian Gulf War
War in Iraq
59
Which part of the national government controls the supply of money in the economy?
President
Congress
Federal Reserve
Treasury Departmnet
60
Vietnam veterans returned home to a nation that was
devastated and poor.
indifferent and hostile.
proud and joyful.
grateful and supportive.
61
Who was president during 9/11 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan?
Bill Clinton
Ronald Reagan
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
62
U.S. citizens heavily opposed the American involvement in which war?
Vietnam War
Persian Gulf War
Korean War
World War II
63
Which country did Ronald Reagan call an "evil empire," the Soviet Union?
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2
3
1
64
What first African-American Supreme Court Justice successfully argued in
Brown v. Board
?
Oliver Hill
A. Phillip Randolph
Thurgood Marshall
Martin Luther King, Jr.
65
Richard Nixon introduced the policy of Vietnamization to
draft more American soldiers.
cover up the Watergate scandal.
replace American troops with South Vietnamese soldiers.
secure reelection in the 1972 presidential election.
66
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
increased the use of literacy tests.
challenged segregation through the court system.
desegregated public facilities.
increased the number of African-American voters.
67
What last Soviet leader introduced perestroika and glasnost?
Vladimir Lenin
Nikita Khrushchev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Joseph Stalin
68
How has the Internet affected the lives of rural Americans?
by creating more blue-collar jobs in rural areas.
by lowering the cost of housing.
by attracting more medical professionals to rural areas.
by providing better access to information.
69
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created to
install democratic governments in Africa.
protect Western Europe from communism.
protect South America from invasion.
encourage communist factions in China.
70
What was Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of perestroika?
emphasis on the open discussion of social problems
theory that supports public ownership of means of production
movement that aimed for a classless and stateless society
economic, political, and social "restructuring"
71
The United Nations was created with the hope of establishing
political reformation.
industrial development.
global peace.
economic equality.
72
Ronald Reagan nominated what first female Supreme Court Justice?
Sally Ride
Hillary Clinton
Sandra Day O'Connor
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
