US History II Final

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Which country had gained control of most of Western Europe by 1940?

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Germany

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Which step was taken following Martin Luther King, Jr.'s speech in 1963 to advance his dream?

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passage of new civil rights acts

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Cesar Chavez created the United Farm Workers Organization Committee (UFWOC) in 1966 primarily to  __________

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improve working conditions for migrant laborers

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The ruling in Brown v. Board of Education : ____________

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required the integration of public schools

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The major goal of the civil rights movement of the 1960’s was to _________

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end segregation based on race

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In the 1950’s more women than ever before __________

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held paying jobs

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Senator Joseph McCarthy’ power faded shortly after he  __________

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appeared on television in the Army- McCarthy hearings

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Why did a number of nations join to form NATO in 1949?

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to counter the military threat posed by the Soviet Union and its allies

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What was the one goal of the Marshall Plan?

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to create stable democracies that could resist communism

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An important strategy used by Americans forces in the Pacific was  __________

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island hopping