USHC Unit 7 Review #3 - Wilson HS

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“Flappers” in the 1920s, “beatniks” in the 1950s, and “hippies” in the 1960s are all examples of what?

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Individuals who disagreed with traditional societal values

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Radical Republicans’ passage of the Civil War amendments, President Theodore Roosevelt’s Square Deal, and President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs were all attempts to...

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Improve society through government action

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What is the purpose of the Medicare program created as part of President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society?

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To provide health insurance to senior citizens

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One similarity in the Warren Court decisions in Gideon v. Wainwright and Miranda v. Arizona is that both decisions were intended to accomplish what goal?

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Expanded the rights of the accused

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Which factor most contributed to Richard Nixon’s victory in the 1968 presidential election?

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Nixon promised to withdraw immediately all troops from Vietnam.

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What was the primary goal of détente?

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To reduce tension between the United States and the Soviet Union

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President Richard Nixon’s decision to resign from the presidency in 1974 was based primarily on...

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Developments in the Watergate investigation

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A major result of the Camp David Accords was the...

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Establishment of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel

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United States involvement in the Vietnam War was based in part on a desire to accomplish what goal? Prevent renewed Japanese expansionism in the Pacific, Assure access to an adequate supply of oil from the Middle East, Contain communism in Southeast Asia, Protect American business interests in China

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Contain communism in Southeast Asia

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Which best explains the United States motivation for involvement in the Vietnam War, as explained in the Domino Theory?

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Government leaders believed that if Vietnam became communist, other countries would soon follow