What caused major gas shortages in the 1970s?

OPEC placing an oil embargo on the US

The Great Migration was the movement of

African Americans from the south up north

The Domino Theory was

used to justify US involvement in Vietnam

What caused the US war in Afghanistan in 2001?

9/11 attacks and the Taliban regime refusing to turn over Bin Laden

What was the very 1st focus of FDR's New Deal in his fireside chats?

fixing and regulating the banks

What causes the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Soviets placed missiles in Cuba

Johnson's Great Society domestic program focused on

ending poverty through education

What caused the Iranian-Hostage Crisis?

the Shah was overthrown since he was a US-backed dictator

passed to prevent terrorist attacks at the cost of some civil liberties

provided loans to veterans for homes, school, and businesses

social and economic equality for women

What issue was involved in Korematsu v. the U.S.?

internment of Japanese Americans

How did Hoover handle the Great Depression?

relied on local government & private charities

The goal of Freedom Summer volunteers was to...

register African Americans to vote

How did public attitude towards the government shift during the Great Depression?

now expected federal government to help solve economic problems

What was the purpose of containment?

prevent the spread of communism

What was an argument in favor of NAFTA?

US economic boost from increased trade with Canada and Mexico

Why did the Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?

League of Nations would make US policy

What was a lasting impact of the Watergate scandal?

trust in elected officials was undermined

Flappers and the Scopes Trial were an example of the

tension between traditional and modern values

The Harlem Renaissance was

a period of cultural achievement and celebration of black art

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1
What was Nixon's Cold War foreign policy?
detente
appeasement
containment
brinkmanship
2
What caused major gas shortages in the 1970s?
an Iranian revolution halted all oil production in the region
a war in Afghanistan
OPEC placing an oil embargo on the US
Mexico nationalizing its oil
3
The policy of the U.S. to support free peoples resisting communism and Soviet outside pressures became known as
Massive Retaliation
Truman Doctrine
Detente
NATO
4
Nixon's plan to end the war in Vietnam was...
Massive Retaliation
Vietnamization
Mutually Assured Destruction
Containment
5
The Great Migration was the movement of
people from rural areas to the cities
African Americans from the south up north
African Americans from the US to Africa
immigrants from Europe to the US
6
The Domino Theory was
used to justify US involvement in Vietnam
used to gain support for the war in Afghanistan
used to limit presidential wartime powers
used to explain preventing China from acquiring nukes
7
What caused the US war in Afghanistan in 2001?
the taking of US hostages in an American embassy
9/11 attacks and the Taliban regime refusing to turn over Bin Laden
the development of weapons of mass destruction
the Soviets placed nuclear missiles in Afghanistan
8
What was the very 1st focus of FDR's New Deal in his fireside chats?
increasing government spending
creating welfare programs
establishing farming subsidies
fixing and regulating the banks
9
What causes the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Soviets placed missiles in Cuba
Cuba planned to lead a communist revolt in South Florida
the U.S. invaded Cuba to overthrow Castro
Castro allied with the Soviet Union and assassinated JFK
10
Johnson's Great Society domestic program focused on
ending poverty through education
ending illegal immigration to the US
decreasing federal government regulations
strict anti-monopoly laws being passed
11
What countries were involved in President Carter's Camp David Accords?
North Korea and South Korea
China and the Soviet Union
Israel and Egypt
Afghanistan and the Soviets
12
What caused the Iranian-Hostage Crisis?
the Shah stopped cooperating with the U.S.
Iran successfully developed nuclear weapons
Ayatollah Khomeini took CIA agents hostage when they tried to overthrow him
the Shah was overthrown since he was a US-backed dictator
13
The Patriot Act was
passed in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union
intended to increase immigration from Latin America in the 2000s
passed to prevent terrorist attacks at the cost of some civil liberties
passed in response to claims over Iraq's weapons of mass destruction
14
The GI Bill
helped veterans find jobs in business
provided loans to veterans for homes, school, and businesses
provided bonuses and healthcare to all veterans
encouraged veterans to stay in the military
15
the Warsaw Pact was a response to...
the formation of NATO
the Marshall Plan
the Vietnam War
the Reagan Doctrine
16
In 1965, the civil rights movement shifted to
peaceful nonviolent resistance
a focus on integration and voting
a focus on economic problems
a focus on reproductive rights
17
How did the Korean War end?
Korea was unified under U.S. supervision
Korea remained divided
Korea was unified under communism
China took over North Korea
18
Which act demonstrates a shift in American interwar policy?
Neutrality Act
Executive Order 9066
Espionage Act
Lend-Lease Act
19
NOW fought for
LBGTQ rights
defeating the ERA
social and economic equality for women
voting rights for women
20
What issue was involved in Korematsu v. the U.S.?
exclusion of Japanese Americans from the draft
dropping of atomic bombs on Japan
internment of Japanese Americans
deportation of all recent Asian immigrants
21
How did Hoover handle the Great Depression?
increased government spending on public works projects
increased federal government intervention in the economy
relied on local government & private charities
gave direct government payments to the needy
22
What group used militant tactics to fight for Native American rights?
SNCC
UFW
NOW
AIM
23
Restoring economic stability in Europe Post-WWII was the focus of...
Berlin Airlift
NATO
Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
24
The goal of Freedom Summer volunteers was to...
organize sit-in protests
force the integration of universities
end urban poverty
register African Americans to vote
25
Which of these is an example of nativism?
support for eugenics
support for Sacco & Vanzetti
belief that America was the greatest country in the world
rallying against the return of the KKK
26
The Eisenhower Interstate Highway System led to...
economic shift towards agriculture
decrease in birth rates
deportation of communists
increased suburbanization
27
How did public attitude towards the government shift during the Great Depression?
now expected federal government to help solve economic problems
now fearful and distrustful of the federal government
now encouraged laissez-faire economics
now wanted the federal government to end regulations
28
This case ruled segregation in schools was unconstitutional
Roe v. Wade
Brown v Board of Ed.
Regents of University of California v. Bakke
Plessy v. Ferguson
29
What was the purpose of containment?
promote world peace and cooperation
prevent the threat of nuclear war
prevent the spread of communism
spread democracy worldwide to dictatorships
30
Post-war strikes, rising prices, bombings and the Bolshevik revolution led to...
the Red Scare
the Great Migration
the Cold War
Prohibition
31
This banned discrimination in employment and ended segregation in public places
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Equal Rights Amendment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
National Origins Act
32
A prominent figure in the Second Red Scare was
Attorney General Palmer
President Eisenhower
General MacArthur
Senator Joseph McCarthy
33
Which civil rights leader advocated the Back to Africa movement?
WEB DuBois
Marcus Garvey
Booker T. Washington
A. Philip Randolph
34
What was an argument in favor of NAFTA?
American jobs would be outsourced
a halt in immigration would boost US employment
US economic boost from increased trade with Canada and Mexico
Global warming would be addressed
35
Why did the Senate refuse to ratify the Treaty of Versailles?
wanted a League of Nations included
treated Germany too harshly
didn't approve of new countries created in SE Europe
League of Nations would make US policy
36
This caused NASA, NDEA, and a fear that Russia had surpassed the U.S.
Sputnik
Iranian Hostage Crisis
U2 Incident
Bay of Pigs
37
Which of the following was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a growing middle class
lowering tariffs
war in Europe
overproduction of goods
38
What was a lasting impact of the Watergate scandal?
presidential war-making power was expanded
trust in elected officials was undermined
the scope of executive privilege was broadened
our system of checks and balances was weakened
39
What contributed most to the end of the Cold War in 1991?
glasnost & perestroika
the Soviets failed invasion of Afghanistan
the decreased military spending
removing all nuclear weapons from Cuba
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This amendment granted women suffrage
18th
17th
15th
19th
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What was the purpose of the Kellogg-Briand Pact?
reduce the size of navies
settle international disputes
help Germany pay off war debts
outlaw war
42
What caused the Persian Gulf War?
Soviets invaded Afghanistan
Israel was created
North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam
Iraq invaded Kuwait
43
Higher tariffs, rejecting the League, and passing anti-immigration laws all demonstrate what post-WWI?
growing internationalism
growing isolationism
growing militarism
growing imperialism
44
Flappers and the Scopes Trial were an example of the
importance of fighting communism
need for government intervention
benefit of new technologies
tension between traditional and modern values
45
The Harlem Renaissance was
a movement to draw people to the inner cities
a period of cultural achievement and celebration of black art
a group to promote black businesses
a relief program to provide jobs to minorities

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