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US History Final Review Part II
Where was the 2000 election decided?
What year did South Vietnam/Saigon 'fall'?
US History Final Review Part II
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1
What year did South Vietnam/Saigon 'fall'?
1968
1975
1972
1974
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Where was the 2000 election decided?
Congress
Special committee investigation
Supreme Court
At the polls.... duh
3
Which group of veterans were mistreated and ridiculed when they returned from war?
Persian Gulf War
Vietnam War
Korean War
WWII
4
What did the elections of 1980 (presidential and Senate) show the beginning of?
Frustration with big business
People upset with high military spending
The 'reign of Brune'... starting in 1989....
Conservatism of the 1980's
5
Operation name given for the Allied invasion of Europe?
Operation Ghost Recon
Operation Overlord
Operation Barbosa
Operation Torch
6
What was Reaganomics?
Increased military spending and tax increases
Large tax cuts and decreased social spending
Decreased military spending
Increased Regulations over business
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What event was used as a spark for US involvement in Vietnam?
Saigon Raids
Gulf of Tonkin Incident
Bataan Death March
Tet Offensive
8
How did Reagan react to the air traffic controllers going on strike?
Complied and gave in
Called and conversed
Started training new controllers
Fired them...
9
What was significant about the 1972 election (Nixon's reelection)
He ran unopposed.
He did not win popular vote, but did win electoral college.
First Democrat to carry the coastal cities
He received all but 17 electoral college votes
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What was the result of the Watergate scandal?
Nixon was impeached
Americans began trusting government again
Nixon resigned
Nixon silenced the Supreme Court
11
What Act exacerbated the Great Depression?
Marshall Plan
Hawley Smoot Tariff
The New Deal
Truman Doctrine
12
Which of the following people were not a World War II leader?
Neville Chamberlain
Vittorio Orlando
Winston Churchill
FDR
13
Who was not a member of the 'big three'?
FDR
Churchill
Chris Bosh
Stalin
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What was significant about the 1968 election?
3rd Party candidate helped decide who won.
Popular vote winner did not win the election.
3rd Largest victory in history
Record High Turnout
15
Who was Spiro Agnew?
Leader of the second 'Red Scare'
First Vice President to resign
Civil Rights Activist
First Director of the FBI
16
Who were the main candidates in the 1960 Election?
JFK; Carter
JFK; Nixon
Carter; LBJ
FDR; Nixon
17
What was the name of the group/report put in charge of the investigation of JFKs assassination?
Warren Commission
Mitchel Report
Drake Accords
NSA special Committee 132
18
Who termed the phrase 'New Frontier'?
Carter
Lydon Johnson
Nixon
JFK
19
What allowed the United States to send aid in WWII?
Destroyers for bases
Lend-Lease Act
Keaton Koehlinger...
North Atlantic Protective Agreement
20
How much aid did the Marshall Plan send to Europe?
13 Billion
55 Billion
150 Billion
12 Million
21
Did Brooke Enustun pass her presidents quiz?
Heck No....
No ....
Literally zero chance....
Maybe.... syke, no she didn't...
22
What period did the Dust Bowl take place?
1890's
1920's
1880's
1930's
23
Who were the 2 candidates in the 2012 presidential delction?
Obama: Bush
Obama: McCain
Obama: Palin
Obama: Romney
24
Why did the Americans fight in the Persian Gulf War?
Saddam Hussein's rise to power
Christian persecutions in Syria
Soviets invaded Afghanistan
Iraq's invasion of Kuwait
25
What was the group that promoted conservatism and fundamental Christian ideals in the 1980s?
Ideal American Family (IAF)
Reagan's gang
Moral Majority
Conservative Corps
26
What grade will you get on the final?
Tears.... just tears and fear for my future
90%+
70%-80%
60%-70%
27
What was the central problem of the Iran-Contra affair?
Giving money to Iran in return for government hostages
Secret selling of arms to Iran, when an embargo was in place
Reagan's unwillingness to work with congress
Arming Iranian rebels to overthrow the government
28
What was the strategy that the Allies chose in the Pacific AND Who thought of it?
Island Hoping; FDR
Island Hoping; MacArthur
Island Hoping; Eisenhower
Island Dancing; MacArthur
29
What was the goal of the New Deal?
Raise wages to a livable level
Help big business restart
Get people back to work
Improve the stock market
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What was the name given to the first bombing on Japanese home island?
Hiroshima
Operation Chater
Iwo Jima
Doolittle Raid
