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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat major NVA & Vietcong offensive in South Vietnam surprised Americans beginning on 1/30/68?New Year's OffensiveHo Chi Minh OffensiveTet OffensiveSaigon Offensive
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe Tet Offensive had the effect ofDramatically increasing opposition to the War inside the USAConvincing the American people of the necessity of waging war in VietnamImmediately ending the Vietnam WarBringing the Soviet Union directly into the conflict
- 3. Multiple Choice
What were the problems of fighting in Vietnam?Identifying the enemyJungle/Location provided cover and a place to transport enemy suppliesWeather and climateall of these - 4. Multiple ChoicePresident Truman adopted a new foreign policy during the Cold War know as the Truman Doctrine. What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?To expand trade with EuropeTo limit the build up of nuclear weaponsTo stop the spread of communismto send financial aid to Europe
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe United States got involved in conflicts like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. What is the domino theory?If one country fell to democracy, others would followIf one country fell to communism, others would follow
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhy did the United States become involved in the Korean War?to contain communismto colonize Koreato spread communismto Christianize Koreans
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhere was Korea divided?18 parallel34 parallel38 parallel15 parallel
- 8. Multiple ChoiceIn 1950, Korea fought a civil war over the spread of communism. Communists from the north tried to take over the south. What role did he US play in this war?The US and its allies went to Vietnam to fight Korean Communists.The US and its allies join the fight to keep communism from spreading.The US and its allies did not join the Korean War.The US and its allies fought to defend the North.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceIn the 1950s, the United States became involved in the Vietnam War. Why did the United States become involved in this war?to prevent the collapse of the government of North Vietnamto stop Vietnam from taking over Hong Kongto stop the spread of communism to South Vietnamto prevent attacks against United States shipping
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Senator who started rumors of the Red Scare?John F. KennedyJoseph StalinNeil ArmstrongJoseph McCarthy
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich 2 superpowers were involved in the Cold War?Britain and the Soviet UnionFrance and GermanyJapan and the Soviet UnionThe U.S. and the Soviet Union
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWho was the leader of the communist government in North Vietnam?Ho Chi MinhJoseph StalinMao ZedongNikita Khrushchev
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich side ended up winning the Vietnam war and taking control of the entire country?Soviet UnionNorth VietnamUnited StatesSouth Vietnam
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWho was the first man to set foot on the moon?Louis ArmstrongNeil ArmstrongYuri GagarinCharles Lindbergh
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat important entertainment industry influenced Americans the most in the 1950's and 1960's?InternetNewspapersMoviesTelevision
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is it called when African Americans would sit at "whites-only" lunch counter to protest segregation?
Boycott
School
Bus
Sit-in
- 17. Multiple Choice
MLK Jr organized a __________ of buses in Montgomery after Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving her seat up to a white man.
strike
boycott
slow-down
sabotaging
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which act banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace?
The Freedom Summer Act
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
The Voting Rights Act of 1965
- 19. Multiple Choice
Where did MLK Jr. deliver his famous "I Have a Dream" speech ?
at the voting rights march in Selma
at the March on Washington
while he was in a Birmingham jail
in defense of the Freedom Riders
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the result of the Brown versus Board of Education court case in 1954?Segregation of public schools became illegalAfrican Americans began to play professional sportsMartin Luther King led the March on WashingtonRosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus
- 21. Multiple Choice
13.Which of these is NOT a program created by the Great Society?
Food Stamps
Child Nutrition Act
Medicare and Medicaid
Social Security
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhere did Rosa Parks challenge segregation by refusing to give up her seat on the bus?Chicago, IllinoisMontgomery, AlabamaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaLos Angeles, California
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment gave African American men the right to vote?15th13th14th1st
- 24. Multiple ChoiceHow did the assassination of MLK affect the Civil Rights Movement?It had no effectThe movement continued because he wasn't that importantPeople were heartbroken and the movement slowedThe movement gained strength because people of all races were outraged
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich best describes the 1960's?It was a time of peace and a strong economyThere were many assassinations and war protestsPeople were pleased with the political leadership, but the economy struggledThere were some protests for civil rights, but everything remained non-violent throughout the decade
- 26. Multiple ChoiceHow was the media coverage of Vietnam different than previous wars?Americans could watch the war on TV in their homesGovernment controlled what the public sawNo media was allowedNewsreels showed American victories
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe incident in which five men broke into the Democratic National Committee's office at a hotel in order to obtain election information is known as ________.VietnamWatergate ScandalRealpolitikOPEC
- 28. Multiple ChoiceNixon's role in the Watergate conspiracy was made known by __________.Audio tapes that Nixon kept in his office.An FBI informant.Video footageNixon's fingerprints at the scene of the crime
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWatergate refers to a scandal in which -Nixon rewarded government contracts in exchange for bribesNixon sold arms to Iran in exchange for hostagesNixon lied under oath about a sexual affairNixon faced impeachment for trying to cover up a crime
- 30. Multiple ChoiceWhich countries were part of Indochina?VietnamLaosCambodiaAll of them
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhat kind of society did President Lyndon B. Johnson envision when he created the Great Society programs?one that ensured access to justice, education, decent housing, and health care for all Americanson that emphasized that all people are equal only in the eyes of Godone in which extremism in the defense of liberty is encouragedone that made separate schools for black and white children truly equal
- 32. Multiple ChoiceNames of the Great Society Programs that provide health insurance to the elderly and covers low income people with medical needs?HUD and CPBVISTA and Job CorpsNEA and SeniorCareMedicare and Medicaid
- 33. Multiple ChoiceWhich event drew attention away from the success of the Great Society?Vietnam WarCuban Missile CrisisBay of PigsU2 Spy Incident
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat Great Society program provided affordable housing?HUDHBKNATONAACP
- 35. Multiple ChoiceJohnson's domestic program was calledNew DealSquare DealWelfareGreat Society
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the purpose of LBJ's Great Society?end povertyend drug traffickingend lynchingfix the economy
- 37. Multiple Choice
Supply side policies can lead to
higher economic growth and lower inflation.
higher economic growth and higher inflation.
lower economic growth and lower inflation.
lower economic growth and higher inflation.
- 38. Multiple Choice
Supply side policy aims to increase the aggregate supply of the economy by
raising cost of production
reducing the quantity and quality of resources
raising the level of technology
raising interest rates
- 39. Multiple ChoiceWho was the Korean War between?U.S. and KoreaRussia and ChinaNorth Korea and South KoreaAll of the above
- 40. Multiple ChoiceHow did the Korean War end?Peace TreatySouth Korea VictoryNorth Korea VictoryArmistice
- 41. Multiple ChoiceWhat war ended in a stalemate?Vietnam WarKorean WarCivil WarWorld War II
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThe Cold War ended in 1991, when which country broke apart?ChinaKuwaitSoviet UnionCuba
- 43. Multiple ChoiceWhat word best describes Ronald Reagan?LiberalConservative
- 44. Multiple ChoiceWhat option is NOT a problem America faces in the 1980?UnemploymentOil SupplyInflationHigh Tariffs
- 45. Multiple ChoiceWhich form of music, popularized in the 1970s and generally associated with the culture of theAmerican South, blends genres of gospel, jazz, blues, and folk?DiscoHip HopNew WaveCountry and Western
- 46. Multiple ChoiceEvent that took place after Reagan's presidency; ended 45 years of war!End of WW1End of WW2End of the Cold WarEnd of the Revolutionary War
- 47. Multiple ChoiceGroup of gun-owners who supported Reagan's presidencyThe Moral MajorityNational Rifle AssociationThe Heritage Foundation
- 48. Multiple ChoiceReaganomics is often called _______.trickle-down economicsstagflationuniversal healthcarewealth economics
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