U.S History Second Semester EOC Review Flashcard

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What was the primary goal of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII?

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To fight against the Axis powers in Europe

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What significant act did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 accomplish?

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Ended poll taxes and literacy tests

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Which event led to the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)?
Options:
The Cold War
The Civil Rights Movement
Increased environmental awareness in the 1970s
The Vietnam War

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Increased environmental awareness in the 1970s

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What was the main objective of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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To prevent deployment of nuclear missiles in Cuba

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What was the primary goal of discussions between these two leaders?

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To reach a formal agreement on weapons control

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How was the goal set forth in this excerpt advanced during President Nixon's administration?

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By normalization of relations with China

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Which statement correctly completes this time line? Options: The Centers of disease Control petitioned Congress to eliminate waste treatment plants. The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues. The automobile industry began researching alternative energy sources. The president ordered the Public Health service to deal with environmental pollution.

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The federal government created the Environmental Protection Agency to oversee environmental issues.

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Which option completes this diagram? Options: President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate, The proposed ratification of Equal Rights Amendment, President Jimmy Carter's negotiation of Camp David Accords, The introduction of the Marshall Plan as official foreign policy

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President Richard Nixon's involvement in Watergate

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The incident illustrated by this cartoon increased cynicism toward the U.S. government because -

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the president directed a conspiracy to mislead the nation

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Which of the following is most responsible for the differences shown on the table? Robert L. Johnson's creation of a major television network. Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web (internet) Jeff Bezos' founding of Amazon.com Michael Dell's use of just-in-time manufacturing.

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Tim Berners-Lee's invention of the World Wide Web (internet)