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What was one of the causes of the race riots that occurred in the United States during the late-1960s?

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widespread poverty among inner-city African Americans

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Which event happened before the Cuban Missile Crisis was resolved?

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the United States enforced a military quarantine in international waters

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Which group received the greatest benefit from the post-World War II economic boom?

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women

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Why did the passing of atomic secrets to the Soviet Union by the Rosenbergs represent a significant threat to the United States?

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It meant that the United States would no longer be the only nation on earth with control over atomic weapons

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Which of the following was one effect of President Johnson's Great Society?

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Poverty was reduced in the United States

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What was the Supreme Court concerned about in its ruling in Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?

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protecting people's right not to testify against themselves unwillingly

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The U.S. alliance with which country was crucial to the success of Operation Desert Storm?

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Saudi Arabia

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Which of these groups was largely left out of the rising prosperity in post-War America?

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Inner City minorities

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How did World War II change the lives of many women in the United States?

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It enabled them to work in non-traditional jobs

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What occurred as a result of the Supreme Court's ruling in Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)?

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Rights of the accused were expanded

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How did the launch of Sputnik affect the American public?

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It raised fears that the Soviet Union could drop a nuclear bomb directly on the United States

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At the beginning of the 21st century, U.S. immigration policy did which of the following?

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gave preference to immigrants with family already living in the United States

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Which of these measures increased significantly during the two decades following the end of World War II?

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the birth rate

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Which of these were brought up for trial in Nuremberg after World War II?

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Nazi leaders

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The term "Iron Curtain" was used by Winston Churchill to describe a divide between which of these?

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Western and Soviet spheres of influence

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What resulted from the Supreme Court's ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954)?

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White resistance to desegregation

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Which statement summarizes the impact of the U.S. involvement in the Korean War?

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the United States established a permanent military presence in Asia

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What factor contributed to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

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Public distrust of immigrants from an enemy nation

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What was the central goal of the United States in the Korean War?

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Contain the spread of communism

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Why was the Battle of Midway a turning point in World War II?

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It allowed the Allies to win back Japanese territory by island-hopping

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Which two leaders signed a treaty in the 1980s to reduce nuclear weapons?

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Reagan Gorbachev

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Which of the following was directly involved in public school desegregation?

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Little Rock Nine

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How did the Berlin Blockade impact the Cold War?

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It convinced the United States that it must stand firm against communist expansion

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Which statement explains how the development of the hydrogen bomb contributed to the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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The hydrogen bomb was small enough to place on the types of missiles the Soviet Union was going to place in Cuba.

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What was the purpose of this poster produced by the Office of Price Administration during World War II?

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to encourage conservation of resources for the war

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Which goal of the Civil Rights movement was achieved soon after World War II ended?

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desegregation of the U.S. military

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How were the Freedom Rides and Freedom Summer similar?

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Both met with violent resistance in the South.

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Which of the following had to be true for a country to receive war material from the United States under the Lend-Lease Act?

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The country's defense must be vital to safety of the United States

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Which Supreme Court ruling represented a victory for the women's rights movement?

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Roe v. Wade

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Which statement describes one of the effects of President Truman's decision to use atomic weapons against Japan?

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Other nations intensified their efforts to develop their own atomic weapons

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What did the Supreme Court say in its ruling in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)?

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Affirmative action programs do not violate the Constitution

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How did the launch of Sputnik lead to the creation of NASA?

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Fear of Soviet expansion into space led to the development of the U.S. space program

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Which describes the connection between the U.S. Constitution and the Patriot Act?

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The Patriot Act violates some of the rights and freedoms established in the U.S. Constitution in an effort to combat terrorism

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Which of these nations held U.S. hostages during the late-1970s?

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Iran

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Which of the following events does this quotation describe?

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Japan's attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor

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Both the Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented the desire of the United States to do which of the following?

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fight against the spread of communism

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Thurgood Marshall was able to advance the goals of the Civil Rights movement directly because of his position in which of these?

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the Supreme Court

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Senator Joseph McCarthy became a powerful and prominent public figure during the 1950s because of which of these?

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Widespread fears about communism

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Which Constitutional amendment was the focus of arguments in Brown v. Board of Education?

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the Fourteenth Amendment

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Why did the Reagan administration provide funding to the Nicaraguan contras?

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to support a rebellion against an elected government in Latin America

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Why did President Kennedy get the United States involved in the Vietnam War?

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To prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia

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Why did the Soviet Union begin the Berlin Blockade?

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to pressure the Allies to withdraw from West Berlin

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Which describes the goal of Roosevelt's cash-and-carry policy?

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to maintain the neutrality of the United States while giving aid to Britain

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