Spring 2024 Semester Exam Review Pt1

What was the primary discussion between these two characters?

• To recognize the independence of former satellite states.

• To negotiate the reunification of Germany.

• To reach a formal agreement on weapons control.

• To create global environmental policy.

First woman named to the US Supreme Court, provided swing votes in important cases.

• Sandra Day O'Connor

• Sonia Sotomayor

• Ruth Bader Ginsberg

• Elena Kagan

As part of the Nixon administration’s policy of Vietnamization, the US military---

• imposed martial law in North Vietnam

• trained South Vietnamese forces to take over combat responsibilities from US troops

• shared military technology with North Vietnam

• installed a puppet government in South Vietnam

What did the federal government do to address the social injustice shown in this photo?

• passed civil rights legislation banning segregation in public places.

• issued an executive order prohibiting limits on interstate migration.

• established the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) to promote voting rights.

• enforced the Wisconsin v. Yoder decision protecting 1st amendment rights.

During Reconstruction the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments were ratified. Which issue did these amendments address?

• presidential impeachment proceedings

• rights of women

• readmission of states to the union

• rights of former slaves

Which occurrence was a result of the shift in the number of births that began in 1946?

• the growth of the suburbs

• the spread of new diseases

• the decline of family farming

• the reduction of defense spending

The domino theory, which provided the basis for US entry into the Vietnam War, was the belief that intervention was necessary to prevent---

• the rise of China as a dominant economic power

• the loss of UN military bases in Asia

• the expansion of communism across Southeast Asia

• the inclusion of Taiwan in the Warsaw Pact

Which of the following is most closely associated with the illustration above?

• Southern Christian Leadership Conference

• Black Panther Party

• Malcolm X

• NAACP

Which action caused the US to engage in a “police action” on the Korean Peninsula in 1950?

• The collapse of South Korea’s democratic government

• North Korea’s invasion of South Korea

• The assassination of North Korea’s political leader

• South Korea’s blockade of North Korea

Why did the United States fight the Persian Gulf War?

• Iraq financed the Soviet Union invasion of Afghanistan

• Iraq supplied weapons to al-Qaeda terrorists

• Iraq invaded and occupied Kuwait

• Iraq needed help resisting a communist revolution