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1.
Operation Desert Storm:
a)
quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.
b)
ousted Saddam Hussein from power.
c)
was another military defeat for the United States.
d)
was criticized by the United Nations.
2.
By the start of the twenty-first century, dot-coms symbolized the:
a)
continued economic vitality of the computer revolution.
b)
potential increase in manufacturing jobs in the United States.
c)
negative impact of stock speculation among technology companies.
d)
stabilization of the stock market.
3.
During his first year in office, George W. Bush:
a)
sponsored legislation to protect the environment.
b)
supported the accelerated reduction of nuclear weapons.
c)
had the full support of Congress, which had a commanding Republican majority.
d)
persuaded Congress to enact the largest tax cut in American history.
4.
In 2003 which of the following statements about Saddam Hussein turned out to be true?
a)
He possessed a mobile chemical weapons laboratory.
b)
He had hidden weapons of mass destruction in his many palaces.
c)
He was a horrible tyrant who ruled Iraq ruthlessly.
d)
He was seeking to acquire uranium in Africa to build nuclear weapons.
5.
The Equal Rights Amendment:
a)
passed Congress but failed to achieve ratification by the required 38 states.
b)
had the support of all American women.
c)
had little support from American men.
d)
had no support from baby boomers.
6.
Ronald Reagan’s economic policy focused on:
a)
tax cuts.
b)
high tariffs.
c)
government spending on welfare.
d)
empowering unions.
7.
Under the policy of Vietnamization, the U.S. military:
a)
ceased bombings in Vietnam.
b)
brought an end to antiwar protest.
c)
attempted to shift the burden of fighting to South Vietnamese soldiers.
d)
brought an immediate end to the war.
8.
The economic condition known as stagflation was caused by:
a)
declining oil prices.
b)
low inflation rates.
c)
high income tax rates.
d)
stagnant economic growth and high inflation.
9.
The Port Huron Statement in 1964:
a)
criticized American Cold War policies but offered no new suggestions.
b)
summed up the philosophy of the Young Americans for Freedom.
c)
praised American political and economic institutions.
d)
offered a vision for social change based on participatory democracy.
10.
The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision:
a)
created a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion.
b)
was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution.
c)
legalized birth control.
d)
declared school prayer was unconstitutional.
11.
After the Stonewall riot:
a)
gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements.
b)
the gay liberation movement came to an end.
c)
prejudice against gay men ended.
d)
a militant gay liberation movement was born.
12.
To combat communism, one of John Kennedy’s first acts was to:
a)
call for a summit meeting between the two superpowers.
b)
establish the Peace Corps
c)
suggest a treaty with the Soviet Union that would eliminate all nuclear weapons.
d)
deploy combat troops to Vietnam.
13.
Regarding civil rights during his presidency, John Kennedy:
a)
immediately addressed the demands of black activists.
b)
proposed a civil rights bill his first week in office.
c)
was reluctant to address the movement’s demands until 1963.
d)
instructed his brother Robert Kennedy to immediately enforce desegregation in the South.
14.
Lyndon Johnson remarked, “I think we delivered the South to the Republican Party” after:
a)
sending troops to Vietnam.
b)
agreeing to meet with Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
d)
implementation of the Great Society program.
15.
In 1940, the “cash and carry” plan:
a)
allowed Great Britain to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
b)
allowed Germany to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
c)
allowed Japan to purchase U.S. arms on a restricted basis.
d)
none of the above.
16.
Federal housing policy during the great depression:
a)
undermined racism.
b)
expanded funding to integrated neighborhoods.
c)
weakened the power of local governments.
d)
reinforced residential segregation
17.
During WWII, Americans:
a)
experienced the rationing of scarce consumer goods such as gasoline.
b)
experienced extreme deprivation
c)
still suffered from high unemployment.
d)
were told that the end of war might bring a return of the Great Depression.
18.
During World War II, African-Americans:
a)
experienced full equality before the law.
b)
witnessed the end of Jim Crow laws.
c)
witnessed the birth of the modern civil rights movement.
d)
received equal access to the GI Bill of Rights benefits.
19.
According to the policy of containment, as laid out by George Kennan, the:
a)
Soviets could have a free hand in international affairs.
b)
United States should invade the Soviet Union.
c)
United States was committed to preventing the spread of communism.
d)
United States accepted the right of communism to exist anywhere.
20.
The Truman Doctrine:
a)
advocated a return to isolationism.
b)
was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.
c)
called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union.
d)
committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.
21.
After World War II, most working women:
a)
remained in the industrial jobs they held during the war.
b)
joined unions.
c)
were concentrated in low-paying, nonunion jobs such as clerical, sales, and service labor.
d)
earned the same wages as men.
22.
During the 1950s, Americans:
a)
tended to marry later in life than did previous generations.
b)
experienced a declining birth rate.
c)
encouraged women to choose careers over marriage.
d)
on average married younger and had more children as compared to previous generations.
23.
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles’s policy of massive retaliation:
a)
was part of the effort to rely more on conventional forces.
b)
eased tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.
c)
applied only to communist China.
d)
declared that any Soviet attack on an American ally would be countered by a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.
24.
In Brown v. Board of Education, what was Thurgood Marshall’s main argument before the Supreme Court?
a)
that segregation did lifelong damage to black children, stigmatized and undermined their self-esteem
b)
that Plessy v. Ferguson was an outdated ruling that needed to be updated
c)
that the white, southern politicians did not adequately provide for black schools, thereby violating the “but equal” part of the Plessy ruling
d)
that children ought to attend the school that is closest to them, and Linda Brown lived within a mile of the “white” school and should be able to attend that school
25.
1st major foreign policy disaster of JFK
a)
Cuban Missile Crisis
b)
JFK assassination
c)
Bay of Pigs
d)
Dating Marilyn Monroe
26.
The affluent lifestyle developed in America during the 1950s was stimulated by
a)
Rugged individualism
b)
foreign investment in the United States
c)
new technology of television
d)
growth of stock market
27.
Under the Truman Doctrine, the US pledged to
a)
refrain from polarizing the world into pro-Soviet and pro-American camps
b)
maintain prosperity in America after World War II
c)
give very limited assistance to nations fighting communism
d)
support those who were resisting subjugation by Communists
28.
The largest public works project during Eisenhowers administration presidency was
a)
space program
b)
building of Grand Coulee Dam
c)
offshore oil drilling
d)
construction of the interstate highway
29.
president Trumans Marshall Plan called for
a)
military aid for Europe
b)
Substantial finanacial assistance to rebuild Western Europe
c)
economic aid for Japan
30.
Which of the following was a major part of Johnsons great Society?
a)
tax increase
b)
health care legislation
c)
aid to foreign countries
d)
reductions in anti-poverty programs
31.
What impact did joseph McCarthy have on American society
a)
created opposition to US involvement in Latin American affairs
b)
Encouraged the widespread fear of Communism
c)
strengthened the US Army
d)
encouraged the Americans to stand up for their civil rights
32.
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
a)
korea was unifed under a communist government
b)
North korea surrendered after the threat of atomic warfare
c)
China controlled North korea while South remained independant
d)
korea remained dvidied at the almost exactly the same place before the war
33.
the law that ended Jim Crow laws in the South was the
a)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1968
d)
Affirmative Action of 1964
34.
Nixons plan to build up South Vietnam forces and gradually withdraw US forces was called
a)
great Society
b)
Nixon Doctrine
c)
War powers Act
d)
Vietnamization
35.
What is a satellite nation?
a)
nations dominated by the Soviet Union
b)
nations west of the iron curtain
c)
nations that belonged to NATO
d)
nations in debt to the World Bank
36.
What was the goal of the Selma March
a)
to protest Bull Connors tactics
b)
get voting rights legislation passed
c)
to get more low cost housing built
d)
to integrate bus terminal lunch counters
37.
The 1973 was ____ was enacted to restrict presidential power to send troops anywhere,anytime for any length of time
a)
Gulf of Tonkin resolution
b)
new freedom Act
c)
War Powers Act
d)
Square Deal
38.
in foreign affairs, perhaps Nixons greatest accomplishment
a)
Abandoning realpolitik, or practical politics
b)
eased relations with the Soviet Union and China
c)
Establishing the Peoples Republic of China
d)
Ending the Vietnam War with Americans winning
39.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
a)
desegragation of schools
b)
Great Society
c)
end of discrimination in hiring practices
d)
Sedition Act
40.
Court Case that enables suspects the right to a lawyer if they cant afford one
a)
Miranda v. Arizona
b)
Escobedo v. Illinois
c)
Gideon v. Wainwright
d)
brown v. BOE
41.
How did the Vietnam War end?
a)
with control of all of Vietnam returned to France
b)
with North Vietnamese gaining control of all of Vietnam
c)
with the South Vietnam takeover of Hanoi
d)
defeat of North Vietnam
42.
the Policy of "reverse discrimination" to make up for the past discrimination of minorities is called
a)
affirmative action
b)
separation
c)
integration
d)
desgragation
43.
What were NATO and the Warsaw Pact examples of?
a)
failed attempts to make peace
b)
efforts to fight communism without bloodshed
c)
military aggression during the Cold War
d)
military alliances made for “collective security”
44.
What led to Senator McCarthy’s downfall?
a)
revelations that he was a communist himself
b)
the broadcast of the McCarthy hearings on television
c)
the uncovering of financial irregularities in his Senate campaign
d)
the discovery that some of the people he had accused were innocent
45.
Why did the wartime alliance between the United States and the Soviet Union unravel?
a)
The United States and the Soviet Union disagreed on the future of Eastern Europe.
b)
The United States and the Soviet Union differed in their response to Nazi Germany.
c)
The United States sought control over the satellite states.
d)
The Soviet Union wanted a strong and united Germany.
46.
Why was a buildup of weapons big enough for mutually assured destruction seen as a way to preserve peace?
a)
The weapons were so dangerous that each side feared they could accidentally detonate and cause damage at home.
b)
People believed no one would ever use weapons that had the power to cause great destruction and kill innocent people.
c)
Once people had enough weapons to feel safe and secure, they would not need to use them in a war.
d)
The knowledge that both sides would be destroyed in a war would prevent either side from starting hostilities.
47.
Which of the following describes the Fair Deal?
a)
The Fair Deal was a "whistle-stop" train tour designed to win the presidential election for Harry Truman.
b)
The Fair Deal was a special committee on civil rights that was empowered to investigate race relations.
c)
The Fair Deal was a legislative program to strengthen existing New Deal reforms and establish new programs.
d)
The Fair Deal was an executive order issued to desegregate the military.
48.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were charged, convicted, and executed specifically for _____.
a)
being members of the Communist Party
b)
being subversives and disloyal Americans
c)
passing secrets about nuclear science to the Soviets
d)
violating the Smith Act
49.
How did the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) affect filmmaking?
a)
Producers made more movies that addressed sensitive social issues.
b)
Producers avoided making movies about controversial subjects.
c)
Producers only made movies that had patriotic themes.
d)
Producers did not change their approach to making movies.
50.
What did the flight of the urban middle class do to the suburbs?
a)
It opened more affordable housing units to the urban poor.
b)
It spurred urban renewal projects that led to greater economic development in downtown districts.
c)
It generated new job and business opportunities in inner cities.
d)
It hurt cities economically because the middle class paid a large share of the taxes.
51.
Which of the following describes the method that Joseph R. McCarthy used, which came to be known as McCarthyism?
a)
legitimate concerns about domestic communism
b)
extreme, reckless charges that caused people to lose their jobs and destroyed their reputations
c)
fear and helplessness in the face of the Soviet threat
d)
open, honest debate that caused people to realize how important their democratic institutions were
52.
The scale of suburban growth would have been impossible without which of the following?
a)
franchise businesses
b)
mass transportation
c)
the Interstate Highway Act
d)
fast-food restaurants
53.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
a)
The United States would immediately try to liberate all of the countries behind the iron curtain.
b)
The United States would nationalize the Suez Canal.
c)
The United States would use force to help Middle Eastern nations threatened by communism.
d)
The United States would recognize the People’s Republic of China.
54.
How did the CIA participate in the Cold War?
a)
by carrying out secret operations in other countries
b)
by sending uniformed military troops to the Soviet Union
c)
by helping the President determine foreign policy
d)
by helping design efficient weapons systems
55.
The 1991 Persian Gulf War came about because the United States wanted to _____
a)
protect Saudi Arabia and Kuwait against Iraq
b)
support Iraq in its war with Iran
c)
overthrow the government of Iraq
d)
secure Israel from attack by Syria and Iraq
56.
What was the primary reason President George H.W. Bush involved the United States in Latin America?
a)
to stop the spread of communism
b)
to overthrow corrupt right-wing dictators
c)
to support grassroots democratic movements
d)
to go after leaders of an international drug cartel
57.
Intervention in which of the following countries would best be considered a peacekeeping expedition?
a)
China
b)
South Africa
c)
Somalia
d)
Panama
58.
When the United States launched Operation Desert Storm, it did so _____.
a)
with the backing of only a few allies
b)
as the leader of a broad coalition of forces
c)
in opposition to international opinion
d)
without the support of the United Nations
59.
Why did George H.W. Bush choose not to intervene in Yugoslavia’s civil war?
a)
Bush did not want to destabilize the struggling nation.
b)
Bush did not feel that the United States could influence the outcome.
c)
Bush feared a tangled conflict without clear resolution.
d)
Bush felt that Russia would likely invade Yugoslavia.
60.
At the beginning of this century, where did the United States experience the most population growth?
a)
Rustbelt
b)
Sunbelt
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
61.
For participating countries, what did NAFTA call for?
a)
a challenge to U.S. economic leadership
b)
the development of a single currency
c)
removal of environmental controls
d)
the gradual removal of trade restrictions
62.
Which of the following did the Contract With America promise?
a)
smaller government
b)
cheaper oi
c)
higher wages
d)
national health care
63.
Of the two groups opposing or supporting the war, which group wanted the United States to use all its might to crush the enemy and save American soldier's lives?
a)
Dove
b)
Hawk
c)
Copperhead
d)
Flower child
64.
Which country fought at Dien Bien Phu and lost?
a)
United States
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Soviet Union
65.
The idea that if one country falls to Communism; many more will follow is called
a)
Cold War
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Withdraw idea
d)
Domino Theory
66.
When was Vietnam divided at the 17th parallel?
a)
Geneva Accords
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Velasco
d)
Treaty of Vietnam
67.
What was the name given to the soldiers of the Communist Vietnam that lived in the democratic South?
a)
NVA
b)
Northern collaborators
c)
Chinese army
d)
Vietcong
68.
What was the Ho Chi Minh trail?
a)
Trail used to move weapons and supplies in in North Vietnam
b)
Communication route in South Vietnam
c)
A trail in Cambodia
d)
A trail that was in both North and South Vietnam
69.
What event helped President Johnson gain control over moving troops into and out of Vietnam?
a)
Tet Offensive
b)
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
c)
Declaration of War by Congress
d)
Battle at Da Nang
70.
Which of the following was not used in jungle fighting by the United States?
a)
Napalm
b)
Agent Orange
c)
Trench warfare
d)
Close air support
71.
Which of the following was not an action taken to escape the Vietnam War by Americans?
a)
Burning of draft notices
b)
Flee to Canada
c)
Enlist in National Guard
d)
Join a ROTC program
72.
Why was this called the "living room war"?
a)
For the first time people fought out of their living room
b)
The nightly news showed what was happening with live footage
c)
Soldier's battle positions were called living rooms
d)
President gave daily briefings on what was happening and actions taken in the war
73.
Which Organization's main goal was to segregate African Americans?
a)
NAACP
b)
CIA
c)
SCLC
d)
SNCC
74.
What did Sweat vs. Painter do?
a)
Declared illegal school segregation
b)
Declared that state law must admit black applicants
c)
Declared mandatory segregation on interstate buses
75.
SCLC stood for:
a)
Southern Committee of Legislation Change
b)
Super Catholic League Changers
c)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
d)
Student Christian Leadership Committee
76.
SNCC stood for:
a)
Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee
b)
School Nurse's Care Comittee
c)
Southern Nonviolent Coordination Committee
d)
Student Nonviolent Cooperation Committee
77.
__________ rode on a bus through the South fighting for bus desegregation.
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Freedom Riders
c)
Student Nonviolent Coordination Committee
d)
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
78.
Thurgood Marshall was:
a)
A leader who organized Civil Right Marches
b)
An abolitionist who wanted to get rid of slavery
c)
A lawyer who won several court cases that weakened segregation
d)
A politician who advocated for Civil Rights
79.
Which Act abolished all state laws preventing blacks from voting?
a)
1875 Civil Rights Act
b)
1965 Voting Rights Act
c)
1964 Civil Rights Act
d)
1957 Civil Rights Act
80.
Who boosted Black nationalism first urging blacks to use armed self-defense and later changing to peaceful means?
a)
Malcolm X
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Medgar Evers
d)
Thurgood Marshall
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