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Civil rights, Vietnam, end of The Cold War, Road to 9/11
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1
What was NOT targeted by Al Qaeda on 9/11?
The Washington Memorial
The Pentagon
The World Trade Center
The Capitol building
2
How many planes were hijacked and crashed on 9/11?
3
2
4
1
3
Which was created to help prevent another terrorist attack after 9/11?
Department of National Security
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Anti-Terrorism
Department of Justice
4
Which of the following was the leader of Soviet Russia when the Cold War ended?
Leonid Brezhnev
Mikhail Gorbachev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
5
What did Reagan challenge the Soviet leader to do in a speech in June, 1987?
Free Poland
Tear down the Berlin Wall
Come to the White House
Meet in Geneva
6
While the Vietnam War was going on, what did President Johnson also declare war on?
Taxes
The Soviet Union
Poverty
Cambodia
7
Who is a brutal terrorist group currently trying to establish a caliphate in the Middle East?
Hezbollah
Al Qaeda
AQI
ISIS
8
Which was a major turning point in terms of public support for the war in Vietnam?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Vietnamization
The Tet Offensive
The My Lai Massacre
9
When was the World Trade Center first attacked?
2001
1993
2000
1998
10
Where did Al Qaeda strike in October of 2000?
The Pentagon
The World Trade Center
American Embassies
The USS Cole
11
Which of the following was a major part of the Viet Cong strategy and success?
Operation Rolling Thunder
Napalm
Agent Orange
The Ho Chin Minh Trail
12
In what country was a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter shot down in 1993?
Somalia
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
13
Which city saw a massive boycott of their bus system in 1955?
Montgomery, AL
Albany, GA
Birmingham, AL
Nashville, TN
14
For what purpose did The March on Washington take place?
To deliver a petition to the president
To show support for the Civil Rights bill in Congress
To disrupt the government
To protest the Vietnam War
15
Which of the following gives the government the power to collect data on suspected terrorists?
Wikileaks
USA PATRIOT Act
CIA
Edward Snowden
16
Who was the leader of communist North Vietnam?
Ngo Dinh Diem
Mao Tse Tsung
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
17
From what country did Al Qaeda plan and carry out the 9/11 attacks?
Iraq
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
18
Under which President did the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act pass?
Nixon
Kennedy
Johnson
Reagan
19
Whom of the following was murdered in Mississippi in 1955?
Emmett Till
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Medgar Evers
James Chaney
20
Which European country controlled Vietnam in the 19th and early 20th century?
England
America
Russia
France
21
Whom did the United States repel from Kuwait in 1991?
Afghanistan
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Iran
22
What was the real name of Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ program?
The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
Brinksmanship
The Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT)
Glasnost
23
When did Al Qaeda form?
1970s
1980s
1960s
1990s
24
What was Reagan’s goal as President?
Spread communism
Contain communism
Destroy communism
Live with communism
25
Which of the following was Nixon’s plan to end the war in Vietnam?
Vietnamization
The My Lai Massacre
Operation Rolling Thunder
The Tet Offensive
26
Which of the following was NOT a civil rights organization?
TVA
NAACP
SCLC
SNCC
27
Which of the following is also known as ‘The Blank Check’?
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution
The Geneva Accords
The Pentagon Papers
Dien Bien Phu
28
Where did Al Qaeda form?
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq