1302 EOC Review Part 4

Front

Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted women the right to vote?

Back

19th Amendment

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What was the purpose of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

Back

To begin an undeclared war in Vietnam

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What was the significance of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

Back

It eliminated literacy tests for voters.

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What was the outcome of the Watergate scandal?

Back

The resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974.

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What did the GI Bill, passed in 1944, provide for military veterans?

Back

Financial and educational benefits

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What was the main purpose of the Interstate Highway Act of 1956?

Back

To authorize the building of a national highway system

Front

What was the significance of the Little Rock Nine event in 1957?

Back

It was a fight for school desegregation.

Front

What was the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion in 1961?

Back

It was a failed attempt by the U.S. to overthrow Fidel Castro.

Front

What was the Berlin Wall primarily intended to prevent?

Back

The emigration of people from communist East Berlin

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What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962?

Back

The U.S. and USSR came to the brink of nuclear war