Unit 5 Review

Front

Cell phones and the Internet have both had the effect of making the world a smaller place.

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making the world a smaller place

Front

President Reagan supported research on a system of orbiting satellites that would intercept and destroy enemy missiles with laser beams. The media dubbed the system

Back

Star Wars

Front

What was Ronald Reagan's economic plan in the 1980s with regards to taxes and military spending?

Back

Reduce taxes, increase spending

Front

How have computers changed since their invention?

Back

They have become smaller and more powerful.

Front

Which technology, beginning in the 1950s, brought the Civil Rights Movement and other up-to-date news events into people's homes? Options: radio, telegraph, internet

Back

television

Front

What event caused a negative shift in U.S. public opinion during the Vietnam War? Options: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, The Geneva Accords, The Tet Offensive, Operation Rolling Thunder

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The Tet Offensive

Front

The government says one thing, and media another, this was known as what?

Back

Credibility Gap

Front

How was Vietnam covered differently by the media than previous wars? Options: television, radio, internet, newsreels

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television

Front

The so-called "Truman Doctrine" was specifically designed to aid

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people resisting communism

Front

Sputnik, Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs, Berlin Wall: These items are most associated with which of these eras?

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Cold War