US History Final

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What two nations were in competition with each other during the Cold War?

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United States and Soviet Union

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The term "Great Society" came to represent

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the domestic programs of the Johnson Administration

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This law eliminated discrimination in all public places. It was passed in 1964.

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Civil Rights Act

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In August 1974, Richard Nixon becomes the first president to do what?

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Resign

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What is the legacy of the Vietnam War for the U.S.?

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It was the longest and least successful war in American history

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___________ decision dramatically changed race relations in public schools in America. Options: Brown vs. Board of Education , Roe vs. Wade , Dred Scott vs. Sanford, Miranda vs. Arizona 

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Brown vs. Board of Education 

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What was a success due to African Americans sticking together and finding alternatives to bus transportation? Options: Montgomery Bus Boycott, March on Washington, Militant approach to Civil Rights, Watts Riot

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Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Who stated, "The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people."

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Cesar Chavez

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The main contribution of the ____________ was to expose the corruption and inefficiency on the part of big business and government.

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Muckrakers

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___________ were a generation of young women in the 1920s who wore short skirts, bobbed their hair, listened to jazz, and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Options: Flappers, Suffragettes, Farm women, Scalawags

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Flappers