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The United States involvement in Vietnam grew from an earlier policy of

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containment.

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President Kennedy approved an attack on Cuba by CIA-trained ex-Cubans at

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The bay of pigs

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The most important issue of President Kennedy's administration was

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Civil rights

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This was a training program introduced by President Lyndon Johnson that was aimed at inner-city youths ages sixteen to twenty-one.

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Job Corps

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Stokely Carmichael is best associated with

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the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee.

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 banned racial segregation everywhere except

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Schools

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What did President Kennedy do after his disastrous performance at the Vienna Summit?

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He called up National Guard units to protect West Berlin.

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Which of the following was not part of Kennedy's domestic program?

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Abolishing welfare

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The heir apparent for the Democratic nomination for president in 1968, he was assassinated after giving his acceptance speech.

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Robert. F. Kennedy

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The United States ship that was attacked in the Gulf of Tonkin was

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The U.S.S. Maddox.

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President Lyndon Johnson's domestic program in his second term was known as

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the Great Society.

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The first sustained bombing of North Vietnam by the United States was called

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Operation Rolling Thunder.

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In his Republican nomination speech, Richard Nixon appealed to a group called

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the silent majority.

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What sparked race riots in more than 100 cities in 1968?

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The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

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One of the first pieces of legislation signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson, it lowered the tax rate by 20 percent.

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Revenue Act

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During the civil rights movement, peaceful protests at white-only establishments were called

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Sit-ins

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In 1968, the Viet Cong attacked American and South Vietnamese targets in their largest, coordinated attack. It is known as

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the Tet Offensive.

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This group's convention experienced a riot in 1968.

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Democrat

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Who won the presidential election of 1968?

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Richard Nixon

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This document gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Which word best describes President Nixon's strategy in dealing with the Russians in his second administration?

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Negotiation

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The newspaper that broke the story of Watergate was the

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Washington Post

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Until an assassination attempt was made on his life, this man was the chief opponent to President Nixon winning a second term of office.

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George Wallace

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In an effort to prevent the United States from being incrementally pulled into another war like Vietnam, Congress passed

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the War Powers Act.

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In 1962, Tom Hayden and Al Haber created this, the first campus organization based on the tactics employed during the civil rights.

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Students for a Democratic Society

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Nixon abused his presidential powers during the Watergate affair by

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ordering the CIA to confuse the FBI about the case.

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In the 1960s, this group was characterized as being unorganized, and more focused on cultural radicalism rather than political activism.

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Counterculture

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What is the government program that provides preferential treatment to minorities and women to atone for past injustices?

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Affirmative Action

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Cesar Chavez is best associated with which group?

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UFW

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What did President Ford do that started off his presidency on the wrong foot?

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He pardoned Nixon.

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During his administration, President Nixon authorized the ______ to work to thwart an elected official in Chile from taking office.

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CIA

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In 1973 this landmark case was decided by the Supreme Court striking down state laws on abortion.

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Roe V. Wade

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After the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam,

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North Vietnam was able to defeat South Vietnam.

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To apply pressure in diplomatic circles in regards to Vietnam, President Nixon

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Expanded the air war

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In the 1960s this group was characterized by long hair, beards on men, no makeup for women, casual sex, and communal living arrangements.

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Hippies

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A rebirth of the women's movement in the 1960s focused on

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feminism.

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President Nixon's plan of removing U.S. troops from Vietnam was called

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Vietnamization.

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President Nixon's New Federalism plan promoted

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sending federal monies to the states to spend as they saw fit.

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President Nixon's greatest success came in the field of

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foreign policy.

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Nixon's plan for winning the presidency was known as

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the southern strategy.

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In the Soviet Union, Communist hardliners saw this man as the reason for the collapse of their government.

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Mikhail Gorbachev

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Before becoming president, Ronald Reagan was governor of which state?

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California

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Which statement best describes the problems with President Carter's leadership?

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micromanager

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Which of the following did not have a higher rate of production than the United States in the 1980s?

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England

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During the 1980s,

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Americans spent more than they made.

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President Reagan's anti-missile defense system involved missile-killing

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satellites.

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The worst Wall Street Crash since the Depression occurred on a day known as

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Black Monday

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What landmark piece of President Carter's administration was referred to as being "nibbled to death by ducks"?

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National Energy Act

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Which statement best describes the 1980 election?

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It was a landslide for Reagan.

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President Reagan appointed the first female to the Supreme Court. Her name is

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Sandra Day O'Connor.

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The purchase, destruction, and rebuilding of poor neighborhoods into upscale condominiums is known as

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gentrification.

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President Reagan planned on beating the Russians in the cold war by

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overwhelming them both financially and militarily.

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In the 1984 election, the first female vice-presidential candidate was nominated. Who was she?

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Geraldine Ferraro

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The major breakthrough in the computing industry in the 1970s was the invention of

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the microprocessor.

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What was an early success of President Carter's?

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He reduced the White House staff by a third.

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What was the outcome of the Camp David Accords?

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Egypt recognized Israel's right to exist

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What was a major reason that Jimmy Carter won the presidency in 1976?

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He convinced voters he was incorruptible.

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Which statement best describes President Reagan's plan to deal with the Soviets?

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Peace through strength.

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Heading toward the 1984 election, what term was used to describe President Reagan's first administration?

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Reagan Revolution

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During the collapse of the Soviet Union, which of the following did President George H. W. Bush not do?

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Launch a pre-emptive strike into Russia to destroy their nuclear capability

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