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Why did 18 year olds want the right to vote?
They wanted to drive earlier
To take civil service tests earlier
18 year olds were fighting in Vietnam
They wanted to marry earlier
2
Richard Nixon reduced american troops in Vietnam by implementing:
De-Americanization
Quitting the war
VIetnamization
Signing a peace treaty
3
The U.S. began the Manhattan Project in order to:
build an atomic bomb
Build skyscrapers in NYC
Build underground military bases
increase security for Manhattan
4
One goal of the Marshall Plan (1947) was to
provide defensive weapons to Great Britain
rebuild the economy of Western Europe
bring Nazi war criminals to trail in Nuremberg
und the construction of the iron curtain
5
Why did this monk set himself on fire?
To see how much pain he could take
To support the U.S. and South Vietnam
It was a religious ritual
To protest South Vietnam and the U.S.
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The
G.I. Bill
provided WW2 veterans with
Extra Social Security payments
Educational opportunities and home loans
Civilian jobs in the military
Protection against racial discrimination
7
This got us directly involved in the Vietnam War:
The Persian Gulf Resolution
The Gulf of Mexico resolution
The Gulf War Resolution
The Gulf Tonkin Resolution
8
During WW2, the government dealt with the problem in this cartoon by:
Rationing gasoline
setting higher mileage standards
Ending the use of tanks
increasing oil imports
9
The D-Day invasion was important because:
forced Italy to surrender
It opened up a new allied front
Avoided use of the Atomic bomb
stopped Soviet advances in Eastern Europe
10
One man objected to being moved in to a internment camp. This case became known as:
Schenk V. U.S.
Korematsu V. U.S.
Plessy V. Ferguson
Brown V. Board of Education
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In
Korematsu V. U.S
., the government ruled that:
It was justified to put Japanese Americans in camps
President Roosevelt was guilty of exceeding his powers
none of the above
It was not justified to put them in camps
12
What event brought us in to World War Two in 1941?
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hitler invaded Poland
The Sinking of the Maine
13
During the Cuban Missile crisis (1962), the U.S:
invaded Cuba
Quarantined Russia
Quarantined Cuba
Bombed Cuba
14
The Cold war (1945-1991) was a struggle between these two economic/political systems:
Capitalism and Anarchism
Capitalism and Fascism
Capitalism and Fuedalism
Capitalism and Communism
15
If you didn't answer the questions in the HUAC hearings, you were
Blacklisted
Blackmailed
Redlisted
Blackjacked
16
Which event of 1948–1949 is illustrated by this cartoon?
allied invasion on Normandy
Berlin airlift
collapse of the Berlin Wall
reunification of Germany
17
After the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese Americans were:
Deported
Declared enemies of the state
Stripped of Citizenship
Put in to interment camps
18
This was a major reason why we got involved in the Vietnam War:
The Domino Theory
The Dominant theory
The Domestic Theory
The Domino Pizza
19
The Cuban missile crisis was effectively ended when the
United States formed theAlliance for Progress
Cuban authorities Signed new trade agreementswith the U.S.
Soviet Union agreed to withdraw weapons fromCuba
Bay of Pigs invasion removed Fidel Castro frompower
20
The cartoon below encouraged people to:
Be selfish
Ride cars
conserve resources
like Hitler
21
The Truman Doctrine was the belief that Communism:
Ain't so bad
Cannot be stopped
Must be supported economically and politically
Had to be opposed economically and politically
22
During the Red Scare, the House Un-American Activities Committee(HUAC):
Investigated President Truman
Investigated Corruption on Wall Street
Investigated the Ku Klux Klan
Investigated Communist influence in Hollywood
23
This law was passed in 1973, limiting the president's power to wage war:
The Alien and Sedition acts
The War powers act
The Internal Security Act
The Patriot Act
24
This law was passed to help Great Britain in the war but
not
send American soldiers:
Pure Food and Drug Act
Neutrality Acts
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Lend-Lease Act
25
The Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and NATO were all part of the foreign policy of
colonialism
isolationism
détente
containment
26
The U.S. justification for dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is:
Japan was going to get an atomic bomb
The bombs would end the war quickly
Japan ahd attacked major cities in other nations
Japan's Military power was in these cities
27
The threat of communist influence in theUnited States during the 1950s prompted Congress to:
ban foreign students
repeal loyalty oaths
investigate suspected communist sympathizers
eport citizens who were communists
28
The 26th amendment was passed in 1971. It:
Gave 18 year olds the right to drink alcohol
Gave 18 year olds the right to remain silent
Gave 18 year old the right to birth control
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote
29
This poster was used during WW2 to encourage women to:
Serve in the armed forced
contribute to the war effort
Buy War bonds
Exercise their right to vote
30
One reason the Vietnam became unpopular is because:
it was on television
it was on the radio
It was in major magazines
it was on the internet
31
Japanese Americans were put in relocation camps because:
They helped the Russians in the war
There were only 5000 of them
They might be spies
We wanted to take their property
32
4 protestors were killed in this Vietnam war protest in 1970:
The Kent State Massacre
The Florida State Massacre
The Arizona State Massacre
The Penn State Massacre
33
This event (1968) made people doubt the U.S. would win the Vietnam War:
The election of Richard Nixon
The Bombing of Hanoi
The Tet Offensive
The assassination of MLK
34
Richard Nixon was caught in this scandal during the Vietnam War:
investigate
Watergate
Bridgegate
Southgate
35
Lyndon Johnson (LBJ) authorized this sustained bombing of North Vietnam:
Operation Bowling Blunder
Operation Rolling Thunder
Operation Rolling Rock
Operation Rolling Stones
36
During the Cold War, Senator Joseph McCarthy attracted public attention by investigating
allegations of communist influences in government
civil rights violations against African Americans
war crimes of German and Japanese official
corruption by companies in the defense industry
37
Since the 1950s, the term
McCarthyism
has been applied to events that are related to
the basic rights of citizens to own and carry guns
questionable methods used to finance political campaigns
the violent activities of international terrorists
reckless accusations unsupported by evidence
38
The Vietnam War took money away from LBJ's anti-poverty programs called:
The New Freedom
The Great Society
The Fair Deal
The New Deal
39
The Berlin airlift was used during the Cold War to:
rescue people fleeing West Germany
overcome a blockade created by the Soviet Union
prevent a communist takeover of Greece and Turkey
support peacekeeping efforts by N.A.T.O.
40
After Castro took over Cuba, we tried to overthrow him in the:
Bay of Pigs invasion
Bay of Penguins invasion
Bay of Chickens invasion
Bay of Cows invasion
41
Why was Martin Luther King a critic of the Vietnam War?
War was in opposition to non-violence
Money was spend on bombs not people
All of the above
Blacks were still not equal, so why fight for the U.S.?
42
As a result of the Watergate scandal, Richard Nixon:
Went to jail
None of the above
Was Impeached
Resigned
43
This law was passed in 1935 to keep us out of war:
The Neutrality Acts
The Isolation Acts
The Dove Acts
The Peace Acts
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After World War II, United States foreign policy was primarily focused on:
containing the spread of communism
securing peace in the Middle East
sending volunteers to developing countries
maintaining neutrality in world conflicts