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• The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were
based upon the United States desire to
• A. be militarily prepared for the approaching
war in Europe.
• B. become immediately involved in any future
European war.
• C. change the basic nature of the foreign policy
it had followed since the end of World War.
• D. avoid participation in a European war.
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• The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were
based upon the United States desire to
• A. be militarily prepared for the approaching
war in Europe.
• B. become immediately involved in any future
European war.
• C. change the basic nature of the foreign policy
it had followed since the end of World War.
• D. avoid participation in a European war.
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• The Battles of Midway and Coral Sea were
significant in naval warfare because they were
• fought by submarines.
• fought by naval aircraft fighters launched from
aircraft carriers and they stopped further
Japanese expansion.
• fought by ships that were in sight of each other.
• fought between supply ships.
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• The Battles of Midway and Coral Sea were
significant in naval warfare because they were
• fought by submarines.
• fought by naval aircraft fighters launched from
aircraft carriers and they stopped further
Japanese expansion.
• fought by ships that were in sight of each other.
• fought between supply ships.
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• The last military offensive of the German
forces late in World War II was the
• Battle of Stalingrad.
• Battle of Britain.
• Battle of the Bulge.
• Battle of El Alamein
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• The last military offensive of the German
forces late in World War II was the
• Battle of Stalingrad.
• Battle of Britain.
• Battle of the Bulge.
• Battle of El Alamein
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• The taking back of islands from the
Japanese such as Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and
Guadalcanal was part of the Allied war
strategy known as
• limited initiative warfare.
• island hopping.
• limited combat.
• the MacArthur plan.
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• The taking back of islands from the
Japanese such as Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and
Guadalcanal was part of the Allied war
strategy known as
• limited initiative warfare.
• island hopping.
• limited combat.
• the MacArthur plan.
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• With respect to finding better jobs, the war
years marked a period of __________ for
African-Americans.
• A. decline
• B. advancement
• C. stagnation
• D. uncertainty
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• With respect to finding better jobs, the war
years marked a period of __________ for
African-Americans.
• A. decline
• B. advancement
• C. stagnation
• D. uncertainty
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• Near the end of the World War II, Audie
Murphy became famous as the
• inventor of the A-bomb.
• most read news correspondent.
• most decorated American soldier of the
war.
• developer of radar
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• Near the end of the World War II, Audie
Murphy became famous as the
• inventor of the A-bomb.
• most read news correspondent.
• most decorated American soldier of the
war.
• developer of radar
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• The all African-American squadron which
won two Distinguished Unit Citations for
their outstanding aerial combat against the
German Luftwaffe (Air Force) was
• the Fighting 40th.
• the Tuskegee Airmen.
• the RAF.
• the Doolittle Raiders.
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• The all African-American squadron which
won two Distinguished Unit Citations for
their outstanding aerial combat against the
German Luftwaffe (Air Force) was
• the Fighting 40th.
• the Tuskegee Airmen.
• the RAF.
• the Doolittle Raiders.
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• The all Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat
Team could only fight in the European
theatre of World War II, but became
• famous for the Japanese weapons they
used.
• most feared by the Russian troops.
• the most decorated fighting unit in U.S.
history.
• known as the Screaming Eagles.
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• The all Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat
Team could only fight in the European
theatre of World War II, but became
• famous for the Japanese weapons they
used.
• most feared by the Russian troops.
• the most decorated fighting unit in U.S.
history.
• known as the Screaming Eagles.
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• During World War II, what was the primary duty
of the Navajo Code Talkers?
• Interpreting confiscated German battle plans
• Transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces
during combat
• Translating confidential Japanese
communications
• Informing the press about the number of Allied
war casualties
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• During World War II, what was the primary duty
of the Navajo Code Talkers?
• Interpreting confiscated German battle plans
• Transmitting secret messages to U.S. forces
during combat
• Translating confidential Japanese
communications
• Informing the press about the number of Allied
war casualties
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• In comparison to the earlier conferences at
Casablanca and Teheran, the meeting at Yalta
showed that Franklin Roosevelt was more
concerned with
• A. postwar issues such as the United Nations.
• B. military supply issues.
• C. long-term military planning.
• D. technological developments.
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• In comparison to the earlier conferences at
Casablanca and Teheran, the meeting at Yalta
showed that Franklin Roosevelt was more
concerned with
• A. postwar issues such as the United Nations.
• B. military supply issues.
• C. long-term military planning.
• D. technological developments.
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• Many Americans opposed the 1941 Lend-Lease
Act because they feared it would
• A. draw the United States into the war in
Europe.
• B. cause the country to fall into an economic
recession.
• C. be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
• D. place the United States in violation of the
Versailles Treaty.
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• Many Americans opposed the 1941 Lend-Lease
Act because they feared it would
• A. draw the United States into the war in
Europe.
• B. cause the country to fall into an economic
recession.
• C. be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court.
• D. place the United States in violation of the
Versailles Treaty.
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• The policy of President Roosevelt toward the
plight of Germany’s Jews who managed to
escape was shown by the refusal to give
entrance to the U.S. of
• anyone of Jewish decent.
• the ship St. Louis which had a large number of
Jewish passengers aboard.
• any immigrants.
• possible spies.
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• The policy of President Roosevelt toward the
plight of Germany’s Jews who managed to
escape was shown by the refusal to give
entrance to the U.S. of
• anyone of Jewish decent.
• the ship St. Louis which had a large number of
Jewish passengers aboard.
• any immigrants.
• possible spies.
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• President Roosevelt addressed Congress early
in 1941 warning that the U.S. needed to prepare
for the possibility of war. He asked Congress to
• declare war on Japan.
• declare war on the Axis powers in Europe.
• vote money to build up our forces and to aid all
countries of the world fighting for democracy.
• give immediate directives to see claiming
neutrality.
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• President Roosevelt addressed Congress early
in 1941 warning that the U.S. needed to prepare
for the possibility of war. He asked Congress to
• declare war on Japan.
• declare war on the Axis powers in Europe.
• vote money to build up our forces and to aid all
countries of the world fighting for democracy.
• give immediate directives to see claiming
neutrality.
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• In the address to Congress on January 6,
1941, President Roosevelt refers to basic
rights all people should have protected.
This is called the
• Quarantine speech.
• Neutrality speech.
• Four Freedoms speech.
• Day of Infamy speech.
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• In the address to Congress on January 6,
1941, President Roosevelt refers to basic
rights all people should have protected.
This is called the
• Quarantine speech.
• Neutrality speech.
• Four Freedoms speech.
• Day of Infamy speech.
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• The United States government attempted to justify the
forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World
War II on the grounds that
• A. Japanese Americans should be treated in the same
way as German Americans.
• B. most of the relocated people were not United States
citizens and thus had few legal rights.
• C. the wartime need to assure national security was
more important than the protection of individual rights.
• D. Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed
forces.
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• The United States government attempted to justify the
forced relocation of Japanese Americans during World
War II on the grounds that
• A. Japanese Americans should be treated in the same
way as German Americans.
• B. most of the relocated people were not United States
citizens and thus had few legal rights.
• C. the wartime need to assure national security was
more important than the protection of individual rights.
• D. Japanese Americans refused to serve in the armed
forces.
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• The term Nisei is used to describe
Japanese-Americans who
• A. were born in the United States.
• B. were forced into internment camps.
• C. volunteered to fight in the U.S. armed
forces.
• D. volunteered to serve as spies in the
war against Japan.
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• The term Nisei is used to describe
Japanese-Americans who
• A. were born in the United States.
• B. were forced into internment camps.
• C. volunteered to fight in the U.S. armed
forces.
• D. volunteered to serve as spies in the
war against Japan.
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• In 1984, the Korematsu vs. United States
decision was reversed. Congress then passed a
law
• making it illegal to confiscate personal
belongings.
• ordering payments to surviving Japanese
Americans who had been detained in the
camps.
• repealing Executive Order 9066.
• stopping discrimination in time of war.
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• In 1984, the Korematsu vs. United States
decision was reversed. Congress then passed a
law
• making it illegal to confiscate personal
belongings.
• ordering payments to surviving Japanese
Americans who had been detained in the
camps.
• repealing Executive Order 9066.
• stopping discrimination in time of war.
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• The invention of radar, sonar and the use
of the convoy system
• helped protect Allied shipping on the
Atlantic Ocean.
• were used on the Rhine River.
• helped Panzer tanks during the blitzkrieg.
• were invented by German scientists.
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• The invention of radar, sonar and the use
of the convoy system
• helped protect Allied shipping on the
Atlantic Ocean.
• were used on the Rhine River.
• helped Panzer tanks during the blitzkrieg.
• were invented by German scientists.
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• In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the cash-andcarry policy and the lend-lease policy
contributed to
• A. ending tensions between the United States
and Germany.
• B. involving the United States in European
affairs.
• C. expanding North American free-trade zones.
• D. stabilizing the international money supply.
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• In the late 1930s and early 1940s, the cash-andcarry policy and the lend-lease policy
contributed to
• A. ending tensions between the United States
and Germany.
• B. involving the United States in European
affairs.
• C. expanding North American free-trade zones.
• D. stabilizing the international money supply.
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The United States justification for dropping
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that
A. Japan's military power was centered in these
two cities.
B. Japan was on the verge of developing its
own atomic weapons.
C. Japan had attacked major cities in other
nations.
D. the bombs' destructive power might end the
war quickly and save American lives
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• The United States justification for dropping
atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki was that
• A. Japan's military power was centered in these
two cities.
• B. Japan was on the verge of developing its
own atomic weapons.
• C. Japan had attacked major cities in other
nations.
• D. the bombs' destructive power might end the
war quickly and save American lives.
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• What was the Manhattan Project?
• A. The plan to crash Japanese suicide
planes into Allied ships.
• B. The plan to develop the atomic bomb.
• C. The historic meeting of the "Big Three."
• D. The training of the Navajo code talkers.
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• What was the Manhattan Project?
• A. The plan to crash Japanese suicide
planes into Allied ships.
• B. The plan to develop the atomic bomb.
• C. The historic meeting of the "Big Three."
• D. The training of the Navajo code talkers.
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• Monetary aid provided to European countries
through the Marshall Plan helped to
• A. strengthen the economy of the war torn
Soviet Union
• B. remove the possibility of another war in
Eastern Europe.
• C. establish a democratic government in East
Germany
• D. counter the growing Communist movement
in Europe.
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• Monetary aid provided to European countries
through the Marshall Plan helped to
• A. strengthen the economy of the war torn
Soviet Union
• B. remove the possibility of another war in
Eastern Europe.
• C. establish a democratic government in East
Germany
• D. counter the growing Communist movement
in Europe.
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• The establishment of the International Monetary
Fund in 1945 was an attempt to
• A. construct trade barriers against Soviet bloc
countries.
• B. create an international form of currency.
• C. compensate Allied nations for the cost of
World War II.
• D. stabilize the international financial system.
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• The establishment of the International Monetary
Fund in 1945 was an attempt to
• A. construct trade barriers against Soviet bloc
countries.
• B. create an international form of currency.
• C. compensate Allied nations for the cost of
World War II.
• D. stabilize the international financial system.
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• The foreign aid programs such as the
Marshall Plan provided a boost to the
American economy preventing
• A. drastic monetary changes.
• B. bank failures.
• C. the typical post-war depression.
• D. low unemployment
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• The foreign aid programs such as the
Marshall Plan provided a boost to the
American economy preventing
• A. drastic monetary changes.
• B. bank failures.
• C. the typical post-war depression.
• D. low unemployment
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• Who were the braceros?
• A. Writers who objected to the conformity
of the 1950s.
• B. African-American musicians who
inspired rock 'n' roll.
• C. Mexican workers who came to the
United States starting in World War II.
• D. Native Americans who were relocated
to urban areas during the 1950s.
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• Who were the braceros?
• A. Writers who objected to the conformity
of the 1950s.
• B. African-American musicians who
inspired rock 'n' roll.
• C. Mexican workers who came to the
United States starting in World War II.
• D. Native Americans who were relocated
to urban areas during the 1950s.
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The Longoria incident prompted
Mexican-Americans to do all of the
following EXCEPT
A. promote political candidates who
represented their interests.
B. organize the G.I. Forum.
C. found the Unity League of California.
D. return to México.
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The Longoria incident prompted
Mexican-Americans to do all of the
following EXCEPT
A. promote political candidates who
represented their interests.
B. organize the G.I. Forum.
C. found the Unity League of California.
D. return to México.
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• A wave of U.S. industrial strikes at the end of
World War II contributed to President Harry
Truman’s attempts to
• A. increase the collective bargaining power of
labor union leaders during wartime.
• B. place strict limits on striking labor unions
when national interests were at stake.
• C. register the names of striking union workers
with a federal review board.
• D. activate National Guard units in order to
force labor unions back to work.
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• A wave of U.S. industrial strikes at the end of
World War II contributed to President Harry
Truman’s attempts to
• A. increase the collective bargaining power of
labor union leaders during wartime.
• B. place strict limits on striking labor unions
when national interests were at stake.
• C. register the names of striking union workers
with a federal review board.
• D. activate National Guard units in order to
force labor unions back to work.
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• Changes in the balance of power among the
three branches of the Federal government
during the 20th century have resulted from their
• A. passage of Constitutional Amendments on
voting.
• B. expansion of executive power during periods
of crisis.
• C. loss of the Supreme Court’s power to review
Congressional actions.
• D. revival of the authority of the states.
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• Changes in the balance of power among the
three branches of the Federal government
during the 20th century have resulted from their
• A. passage of Constitutional Amendments on
voting.
• B. expansion of executive power during periods
of crisis.
• C. loss of the Supreme Court’s power to review
Congressional actions.
• D. revival of the authority of the states.
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In which diplomatic declaration did
President Franklin Roosevelt first coin the
term "United Nations?"
A. The Yalta Declarations.
B. The Atlantic Charter.
C. The Truman Doctrine.
D. The Lend-Lease Act
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In which diplomatic declaration did
President Franklin Roosevelt first coin the
term "United Nations?"
A. The Yalta Declarations.
B. The Atlantic Charter.
C. The Truman Doctrine.
D. The Lend-Lease Act
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• Since its establishment in 1945, the United
Nations has
• A. prevented border wars around the world.
• B. provided a forum for international
negotiations.
• C. eliminated hunger and starvation worldwide.
• D. replaced national armies with an
international armed force.
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• Since its establishment in 1945, the United
Nations has
• A. prevented border wars around the world.
• B. provided a forum for international
negotiations.
• C. eliminated hunger and starvation worldwide.
• D. replaced national armies with an
international armed force.
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• The General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT)
• A. regulated and reduced tariffs among
members.
• B. was part of NATO.
• C. promoted trade with Cuba.
• D. gained rights to the Panamá Canal.
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• The General Agreement on Tariffs and
Trade (GATT)
• A. regulated and reduced tariffs among
members.
• B. was part of NATO.
• C. promoted trade with Cuba.
• D. gained rights to the Panamá Canal.
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• Following the end of World War II, United States
foreign policy changed significantly in that the
United States
• A. concentrated most heavily on events within
the Western Hemisphere.
• B. perceived the containment of communist
expansion as a major goal.
• C. assumed a more isolationist stance.
• D. began to rely on appeasement to reduce
world tensions.
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• Following the end of World War II, United States
foreign policy changed significantly in that the
United States
• A. concentrated most heavily on events within
the Western Hemisphere.
• B. perceived the containment of communist
expansion as a major goal.
• C. assumed a more isolationist stance.
• D. began to rely on appeasement to reduce
world tensions.
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• President Eisenhower supported the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) as an attempt to
• A. assist nationalist movements in eastern European
and Asian countries.
• B. counter British attempts to establish colonies in Asia.
• C. restrict communist aggression in Asian and
European countries.
• D. initiate programs for the protection of human rights
in worldwide.
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• President Eisenhower supported the Southeast Asia
Treaty Organization (SEATO) and the North Atlantic
Treaty Organization (NATO) as an attempt to
• A. assist nationalist movements in eastern European
and Asian countries.
• B. counter British attempts to establish colonies in Asia.
• C. restrict communist aggression in Asian and
European countries.
• D. initiate programs for the protection of human rights
in worldwide.
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Use the following events to answer question 35.
House Un-American Activities Committee Investigation
McCarthy Hearings
Fallout Shelters Constructed
Alger Hiss Trial
35 The events above happened during what era?
A. World War I.
B. World War II.
C. The Cold War.
D. The Persian Gulf War.
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Use the following events to answer question 35.
House Un-American Activities Committee Investigation
McCarthy Hearings
Fallout Shelters Constructed
Alger Hiss Trial
35 The events above happened during what era?
A. World War I.
B. World War II.
C. The Cold War.
D. The Persian Gulf War.
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• The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part
of the United States to help Greece and Turkey
• A. avoid engaging in a war over oil reserves.
• B. recover land they had lost during WW II.
• C. resist the spread of communism in the
region.
• D. prosecute captured military leaders for war
crimes.
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– The Truman Doctrine was a pledge on the part of the
United States to help Greece and Turkey
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• Why did the United States initiate a naval
blockade of Cuba in 1962?
• A. To impose economic sanctions on Cuba.
• B. To protect Cuban exiles invading the island.
• C. To stop the flow of Cuban refugees to the
U.S. mainland.
• D. To pressure Cuba for the withdrawal of
nuclear missiles from the island.
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• Why did the United States initiate a naval
blockade of Cuba in 1962?
• A. To impose economic sanctions on Cuba.
• B. To protect Cuban exiles invading the island.
• C. To stop the flow of Cuban refugees to the
U.S. mainland.
• D. To pressure Cuba for the withdrawal of
nuclear missiles from the island.
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• Which of the following pairs was part of
the New Frontier?
• A. Medicare and Medicaid.
• B. VISTA and the Job Corps.
• C. The Warren Court and the Warren
Commission.
• D. The Peace Corps and the Alliance for
Progress.
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• Which of the following pairs was part of
the New Frontier?
• A. Medicare and Medicaid.
• B. VISTA and the Job Corps.
• C. The Warren Court and the Warren
Commission.
• D. The Peace Corps and the Alliance for
Progress.
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• Which of the following best describes President
Lyndon B. Johnson’s action toward Vietnam
during the 1960s?
• A. He threatened to use nuclear weapons to
end the Vietnam War.
• B. He initiated the complete democratization of
North Vietnam.
• C. He escalated U.S. military involvement in
South Vietnam.
• D. He refused to participate in a French-led
occupation of Vietnam.
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• Which of the following best describes President
Lyndon B. Johnson’s action toward Vietnam
during the 1960s?
• A. He threatened to use nuclear weapons to
end the Vietnam War.
• B. He initiated the complete democratization of
North Vietnam.
• C. He escalated U.S. military involvement in
South Vietnam.
• D. He refused to participate in a French-led
occupation of Vietnam.
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• A major impact of the Vietnam War on United
States foreign policy was that the government
• A. withdrew from its military alliances.
• B. returned to the isolationist policies of the
1920s and 1930s.
• C. accepted Chinese dominance in Asian
affairs.
• D. reassessed its policies of containing
communism through military force
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• A major impact of the Vietnam War on United
States foreign policy was that the government
• A. withdrew from its military alliances.
• B. returned to the isolationist policies of the
1920s and 1930s.
• C. accepted Chinese dominance in Asian
affairs.
• D. reassessed its policies of containing
communism through military force
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• President Johnson’s Great Society
programs had limited effectiveness
because
• A. civil rights leaders refused to support
them.
• B. Congress refused to fund them.
• C. overspending for the Vietnam War took
away funding.
• D. the domino theory failed.
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• President Johnson’s Great Society
programs had limited effectiveness
because
• A. civil rights leaders refused to support
them.
• B. Congress refused to fund them.
• C. overspending for the Vietnam War took
away funding.
• D. the domino theory failed.
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• President Reagan put economic pressure
on the Soviet Union by dramatically
increasing federal spending in the areas of
• A. strategic defense and military
technology.
• B. job training and school loans.
• C. urban mass transit in major cities.
• D. environmental protection.
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• President Reagan put economic pressure
on the Soviet Union by dramatically
increasing federal spending in the areas of
• A. strategic defense and military
technology.
• B. job training and school loans.
• C. urban mass transit in major cities.
• D. environmental protection.
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supply of __________ to the United
States.
A. grain
B. oil
C. money
D. consumer goods
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supply of __________ to the United
States.
A. grain
B. oil
C. money
D. consumer goods
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• The person largely responsible for
improving working conditions for MexicanAmerican farm laborers in the 1960’s was
• A. Malcolm X.
• B. César Chávez.
• C. Martin Luther King Jr.
• D. Vine DeLoria, Jr.
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• The person largely responsible for
improving working conditions for MexicanAmerican farm laborers in the 1960’s was
• A. Malcolm X.
• B. César Chávez.
• C. Martin Luther King Jr.
• D. Vine DeLoria, Jr.
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• Latino groups were successful in getting
the U.S. Congress to pass a law providing
for
• A. local control of public schools.
• B. modified graduation requirements for
Latino students.
• C. bilingual education.
• D. separate schools for Latinos
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• Latino groups were successful in getting
the U.S. Congress to pass a law providing
for
• A. local control of public schools.
• B. modified graduation requirements for
Latino students.
• C. bilingual education.
• D. separate schools for Latinos
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• The Supreme Court in Brown vs. Board of
Education (1954)
• A. permitted affirmative action in admission to
colleges.
• B. ended Bible reading and prayer in public
schools.
• C. outlawed racial segregation in public
schools.
• D. authorized schools to censor student
newspapers.
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• The Supreme Court in Brown vs. Board of
Education (1954)
• A. permitted affirmative action in admission to
colleges.
• B. ended Bible reading and prayer in public
schools.
• C. outlawed racial segregation in public
schools.
• D. authorized schools to censor student
newspapers.
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• SCLC, NOW, AIM and UFWOC were all
organizations with the same goal of
• A. ending the war in Vietnam.
• B. improving the civil rights of minorities.
• C. preventing nuclear war.
• D. improving factory labor conditions.
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• SCLC, NOW, AIM and UFWOC were all
organizations with the same goal of
• A. ending the war in Vietnam.
• B. improving the civil rights of minorities.
• C. preventing nuclear war.
• D. improving factory labor conditions.
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• Malcolm X differed in his early strategies from
Martin Luther King, Jr. by advocating
• A. more aggressive tactics in defense of
African-American civil rights.
• B. the union of the African-American civil rights
and the American Indian Movement.
• C. an increased role for women in the AfricanAmerican civil rights movement.
• D. the use of the educational system to
advance African-American civil rights.
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• Malcolm X differed in his early strategies from
Martin Luther King, Jr. by advocating
• A. more aggressive tactics in defense of
African-American civil rights.
• B. the union of the African-American civil rights
and the American Indian Movement.
• C. an increased role for women in the AfricanAmerican civil rights movement.
• D. the use of the educational system to
advance African-American civil rights.