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1
What were people protesting at the 1968 Democratic National Convention?
Abortion
Civil Rights
Vietnam War
Kanye West
2
What characterized Johnson’s ‘Great Society’ programs?
building more nuclear missiles than the Soviets
helping the poor and elderly
helping to end the Cold War
promoting segregation
3
Roe v. Wade
said that
all abortions are illegal
states can never regulate abortion
abortion is legal in the first 3 months
all abortions are legal
4
When did Social Security end?
Still around today
1991
1942
2005
5
What was NOT accomplished in the Civil Rights Movement?
African American poverty ended.
Segregation became illegal.
African Americans gained a new sense of ethnic pride.
African Americans became more politically involved.
6
What was the famous 1969 music event where artists such as Jimi Hendrix played?
Willowwood
Woodspot
Woodstock
Woodwind
7
Which amendment changes the voting age from 21 to 18?
21st
26th
13th
18th
8
The Social Security program is endangered primarily because
federal deficits have shifted funds previously used
the program has become more indentified with racial minority
More people are taking from it than paying into it
the program has lost support
9
Lying about an affair with Monica Lewinsky led to the impeachment of what President?
Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton
Richard Nixon
Andrew Johnson
10
The majority of people in the 60s counterculture movement were
Native Americans
poor, urban youths
Latinos
white, middle-class college youths
11
How has the rise in school shootings impacted schools?
All of the above :(
Increased stress and anxiety for students
Schools have to increase security
Teachers worry about their lives and students' lives being in danger
12
What has been a major long-term effect of the Vietnam War?
Americans support a permanent draft
US hesitant to commit troops overseas for extended action
US & Vietnam become BFFs
US forces occupy Vietnam
13
How were songs of the 1960s and 1970s a reflection of the times?
Idolized reality TV stars of the times
Showed there was social conflict over war and civil rights
Promoted hate and violence in the lyrics
showed that Americans agreed about foreign & domestic issues
14
What is the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in the US?
San Bernardino shooting
Oklahoma City bombing
World Trade Center car bombing
Unabomber
15
Opponents of the PATRIOT Act argue that it violates what part of the Constitution?
Freedom of speech
Protection against unreasonable search and seizures
Guarantee of a republican form of government
Right to bear arms
16
Why did the US get involved in the Vietnam War?
to help North Vietnam unite with South Vietnam
to keep the French out of Vietnam
to stop the spread of communism
to make them a US territory
17
What theory says that if one country falls to communism, other countries will follow?
Communisto Theory
Trickle Down Theory
Domino Theory
Marxist Theory
18
What major factor led to inflation in the 1970s?
High unemployment
High tariffs
Tax increases
Oil embargoes
19
Whose assassination led to riots and the growth of the Black Power movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Robert Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
John Lennon
20
Which President chose not to run for re-election because of low approval ratings?
Nixon
Carter
Johnson
Reagan
21
What did MLK argue in his
Letter from Birmingham Jail
?
Schools should be desegregated.
Violence should be met with violence.
Nonviolence is the way to achieve equality.
Equality must be achieved by any means necessary.
22
The Patriot Act (2001)
stopped the military from excluding gay people from service
expanded the government’s authority in the fight against terrorism
provided additional funding to enhance America’s nuclear arsenal
undid state laws that were designed to restrict African American voting
23
Which President resigned as a result of the Watergate scandal?
Lyndon Johnson
Ronald Reagan
Richard Nixon
Jimmy Carter
24
Who was the President when 9/11 occurred?
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Barack Obama
25
Ronald Reagan's supply-side economics was called
Reaganomics
Supply Economic Opportunity Proposal
Reagan's Economic Enhancement Plan
Down-up Economics
26
Nightly news about the Vietnam War did what?
Strengthened Americans support for the government
Created a credibility gap
Built trust between Americans and their political leaders
Strengthened Americans support for the war
27
The Little Rock 9 crisis showed that
integration was never going to happen
the President can force states to comply with court rulings
no black students wanted to attend all white schools
states did not have to follow Supreme Court rulings
28
The Black Panthers & Malcolm X believed
using any means necessary, including violence, for equality
in nonviolent direct action
in a conservative approach to the civil rights movement
whites and blacks should be integrated
29
In what mission was a teacher a part of the crew that perished when the space shuttle exploded?
Discovery
Challenger
Endeavour
Columbia
30
Under which president did the Vietnam War escalate the most?
Nixon
Eisenhower
Johnson
JFK
31
What were the circumstances behind Robert Kennedy's assassination?
shot outside a Memphis motel
shot in a car in Dallas
shot in NYC right before giving a speech
shot in a hotel kitchen in California
32
At which University was the Free Speech movement started?
UCA
UC-Berkeley
University of Arkansas
UCLA
33
In what court case was segregation in public schools made illegal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Loving v. Virginia
Dred Scott v. Sandford
34
The Mexican government fully supported this agreement because it promoted investment & growth.
NAACP
NASA
NAFTA
NATO
35
Were the decisions of the Warren Court primarily liberal or conservative in nature?
liberal
conservative
36
What year was Barack Obama elected the first African American US President?
2000
2008
2004
2012
37
The law allowing authorities to engage in more wiretapping and other electronic surveillance.
Patriot Act
No-Fly Law
Homeland Security Act
Terrorist Watch List
38
Who won a
decisive(landslide)
victory in the 2000 election?
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
No one...Bush won electoral votes but lost popular vote
39
The Vietnam War draft was skewed so that
Women were chosen more than men
Caucasians were chosen more than minorities
Poor/working class were chosen more than the wealthy
Wealthy people were chosen more than the poor/working class
40
What became a devastating world-wide epidemic by the 1990s?
Swine Flu
Zika Virus
SARS
AIDS
41
Reaganomics was successful at
increasing social programs
lowering taxes
raising taxes
enforcing stricter environmental regulation
42
What event symbolized the decline of Soviet power over Eastern Europe?
Formation of Backstreet Boys
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Launch of Sputnik
Creation of NAFTA
