Prep For EOC U.S. History

Involvement in the Spanish-American War, acquisition of Hawaii, and introduction of the Open Door policy in China were actions taken by the United States Government to

• establish military alliances with other nations
• gain overseas markets and sources of raw materials
• begin the policy of manifest destiny
• support isolationist forces in Congress

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution...

• placed limits on U.S. involvement in Vietnam

• authorized secret commando raids against North Vietnamese targets

• provided President Johnson with broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam

• passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate

What was the United States' policy towards communism during the early years of the Cold War?

• Containment
• Extermination
• Isolationsim
• Elimination

What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• Gulf of Maddox Resolution
• USS Tonkin Resolution
• Gulf of Vietnam Resolution

What amendment lowered the voting age to 18?

• 24
• 25
• 26
• 27

Which amendment gave 18 year-olds the right to vote?

• 14th
• 15th
• 19th
• 26th

What law was passed to restrict the military powers of the President?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• War Powers Act

What law was passed in response to aggressive military attacks made by Presidents during the Vietnam War?

• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• War Powers Act

What year was the first big gold find in the Yukon?

• 1886

• 1776

• 1986

• 1700

In what month and year was gold discovered in a stream close to the Klondike?

• August 2019

• August 1896

• August 1976

• August 1776