Modern America Final Review

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The US trained Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and cause an uprising there during the...

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Bay of Pigs Incident

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What was a major cause of the Cuban Missile Crisis? Options: Soviet placement of nuclear weapons in Cuba, JFK's Assassination, US attempts to assassinate Castro, Cuba becoming a democratic nation

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Soviet placement of nuclear weapons in Cuba

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The program President Johnson created to wage his war on poverty was the...

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Great Society

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Why did President Kennedy support the US Space Program?

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He saw the space race as a component of the Cold War with the Soviet Union.

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The presidential election of 1960 represented a historic moment because...

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the influence of television on the outcome of the election

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Who led the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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What did the Supreme Court decide in "Brown v. Board of Education?"

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Separate school facilities for whites and blacks is not fair.

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What event helped Cesar Chavez' group (UFW) gain negotiating power? Options: public speeches, a national grape boycott, violent strikes, protest marches

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a national grape boycott

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The Equal Pay Act, the Title IX amendment, and the proposed Equal Rights Amendment were all trying to improve the status of who? Options: African Americans, Migrant Workers, Latino Americans, Women

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Women

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What tactic did Martin Luther King Jr use to promote racial equality?

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Civil Disobedience