U.S. History GA Standard 22-23 Study Guide Review Cooper2021

During which Administration did the Vietnam War end when troops were removed from Southeast Asia?

• Gerald Ford

• John F. Kennedy

• Richard Nixon

• Lyndon B. Johnson

A result of the publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring was that the

• 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed.

• Americans with Disabilities Act was passed.

• Consumer protection movement began.

• Modern environmental movement gained support.

What was the reason for Operation Iraqi Freedom?

• 9/11 Attacks by Osama Bin Laden

• 9/11 Attacks by Saddam Hussein

• Making of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Osama Bin Laden

• Making of Weapons of Mass Destruction by Saddam Hussein

The challenges of new technology involving computers, internet, and social media are personal security, personal privacy rights, incorrect information, and cyber bullying.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What resulted in the War Powers Act?

• Korean War

• Persian Gulf War

• Vietnam War

• World War II

What was the significance of the Iranian Hostage Crisis?

• Failure of President Carter not being able to free American diplomats held hostage held in Iran.

• President Ford allowed Islamic fundamentalists to overthrow Iranian government.

• President Johnson’s failure to overthrow communism in Iran.

• Success of President George HW Bush in preventing Iraq from overthrowing government of Iran.

What was the significance of the tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989?

• It discouraged the fall of the Communist Russian regime.

• It ended the policy of containment of communism in Germany.

• It led to Soviet President Gorbachev refusing to implement new economic and political reforms.

• It marked the end of the Cold War.

What was significance of the election of 2000?

• Only U.S. election in which outcome was decided by electoral vote.

• Only U.S. election in which outcome was decided by popular vote.

• Only U.S. election in which outcome resulted in a runoff election.

• Only U.S. election in which outcome was decided by the Supreme Court.

Who became the first African American U.S. President?

• Barack Obama

• Colin Powell

• Martin Luther King Jr.

• Thurgood Marshall

What is TRUE about the Gerald Ford administration?

• He was charged in the Watergate Scandal.

• He became President after Nixon was removed from office by Congress.

• He gave Nixon a presidential pardon to release him from prison.

• He was not re-elected due to pardoning Nixon and failure of Vietnam War.