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at the battle of _____________ the threat of Japan seizing Australia was ended

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the coral sea

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In 1939, FDR had Congress modify the Neutrality Acts to allow

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France and England to send their ships to get American goods

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During the 1930s, China was weakened by civil war between _____________ and _____________

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Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek

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American and Australian forces in the Pacific were under the command of _______ during World War II.

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Douglas MacArthur

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T/F: In May 1945, Germany surrendered in exchange for assurances that Hitler would not be tried as a war criminal.

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False

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This organization saw the conversion of American industries to war production

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War Production Board

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T/F: The Battle of the Leyte Gulf underscored Japan's ability to continue in defense of the Philippines

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False

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The first atomic bomb was dropped on

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Hiroshima

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Who was arrested for helping smuggle atomic bomb plans to the Soviets?

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Julius Rosenberg

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Of all the political witch hunts during the Truman administration, the one most damaging to his administration involved

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Alger Hiss

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At the end of World War II, Korea was divided along the 38th parallel.

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True

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The American GI forum was created after World War II to deal with issues facing

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Hispanics

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The Taft-Harley Act of 1947 allowed state legislatures to make their state a _________ state.

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right-to-work

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Ralph Ellison wrote the invisible man

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true

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During the 1950s, the United States experiences a wave of juvenile delinquency. What was a primary cause?

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Access to automobiles

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The biggest housing boom after WWII came in this area.

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Suburbs

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The first author to illustrate the increasing feeling of anxiety in the United States after WWII was

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John Galbraith

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Between 1945 and 1954, Chicago witnessed two large race riots

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False

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The greatest social movement in the United States in the 20th century was

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civil rights

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The postwar era witnessed tremendous economic depression and failing social contentment

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False

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Which word best describes President Truman's policy to dealing with communism?

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Contain

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During the Eisenhower administration, all but which one of the following were desegregated in Washington, D.C.?

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Schools

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What occurred immediately after World War II ended in the United States?

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The United States experienced a mild recession and then its economy shot to new heights

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During Eisenhower's administration, the conflict in _______ came to an end

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Korea

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Because of the overall prosperity of the decade, blacks were able to close the income gap with whites by the end of the 1950s.

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False

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President Eisenhower's domestic policy of dynamic conservatism was defined as

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conservatism when it comes to money, liberal when it comes to human beings.

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What was not a factor in the surging economy of the United States after WWII?

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Decrease in federal taxes

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In 1952, President Truman fired 250 employees of the IRS because

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of corruption charges

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By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for black power

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False

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To prevent racial integration from occurring at the University of Alabama, Governor ________ blocked the door to the institution

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George Wallace

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How did the Soviet union react to the failed Vienna Summit in 1961?

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They built a wall around West Berlin

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The defining moment for baby boomers was

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The Vietnam War

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By the time of the 1960 presidential race, Kennedy had far more experience in national politics than Richard nixon.

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False

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Cesar Chavez is best associated with which group?

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UFW

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For pardoning Nixon, President Ford suffered a huge decline in his popualrity

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True

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The newspaper that broke the story of Watergate was the

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Washington Post

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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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The end of Richard Nixon's presidency came when

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he resigned from office

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In 1968, students managed to shut down Columbia University

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True

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Within days of U.S withdrawal, the cease-fire in Vietnam collapsed.

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False

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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 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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President Ford vetoed more bills than any previous president.

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True

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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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In 1971, Nixon imposed wage and price controls in an effort to curb inflation

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True

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This organization was created to assist Native Americans during the 1960s.

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American Indian Movement

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Thanks to this section of the Educational Amendments of 1972, discrimination on the basis of gender was forbidden at institutions that received federal funding.

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Title IX

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The meeting between President Nixon and the Soviet Union resulted in the ________ treaty.

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SALT I

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President Nixon's greatest success came in the field of

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foreign policy

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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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in this case, the supreme court ordered that if it is necessary for minorities to be bussed to other schools to achieve racial equality, it must be done.

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Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

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President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

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False

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

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He was a micromanager

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In 1989, the Soviet Union pulled out of

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Afghanistan

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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 Iran-Contra affair involved the illegal sales of arms to the Contra rebels in Iran

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False

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Americans feared U.S. involvement in Nicaragua during President Reagan's administration because it seemed similar to

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Vietnam

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Despite his support from the religious right, Reagan as president did not restore prayer to public schools.

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True

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Which of the following was not a part of Ronald Reagan's campaign in 1980?

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increase social welfare programs

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

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Texas

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The religious right was a Protestant-dominated movement in which Catholics were not allowed to participate

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False

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When president Carter cut federal spending and federal taxes to save the economy, he inadvertently

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caused inflation to occur

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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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Which of the following did not play a factor in securing the presidency for Ronald Reagan?

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The Iran-Contra scandal

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President Carter suffered a major defeat when the Senate blocked his effort to return the Canal Zone to Panama

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False

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President Reagan viewed this area as the greatest threat to the United States

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Central America

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The computer company Microsoft is best associated with

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Bill Gates

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The Strategic Defense initiative was also known as "Star Wars"

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true

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During the 1980s, this epidemic ran rampant among gay men and intravenous drug users.

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AIDS

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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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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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Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives

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True

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During the first decade of the 21st century, the United States received ________ immigrants as all other countries combined.

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twice as many

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During George W. Bush's presidency, what event boosted his public approval rate the most?

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September 11, 2001

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act was designed

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to provide cash to states to spend on various projects

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Who did not run as a candidate for president in 2000?

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Ross Perot

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In 2008, Barack Obama ran an impressive Internet based-campaign

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True

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The Dodd-Frank bill called for government agencies to exercise less oversight over highly leveraged and highly complex new financial instruments.

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False

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George W. Bush won the popular vote in the 2000 presidential election.

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False

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President George W. Bush gave control of the Iraq's oil supply as one major reason for the 2003 invasion

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False

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In 1992, Hispanics made up ______ percent of registered voters. In 2014, they were ______ percent.

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2, 10

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The first real test of the Obama Doctrine came in

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Libya

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What federal agency was caught off guard by the damage done by Hurricane Katrina in 2005

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FEMA

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After the attack on 9/11, President Bush launched a war on

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terror

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The state that caused the 2000 election debacle was

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Florida

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President Obama appointed _________,who would be the first African American attorney general

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Eric Holder

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What was President Clinton's greatest legislative failure during his first administration?

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Health care reform

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The Troubled Asset Relief Program was aimed at assisting ailing

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banks

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This bill reformed Wall Street and provided greater oversight of transactions by federal authorities.

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Dodd-Frank Bill

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What did critics call President Obama's healthcare reform plan?

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Obamacare

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Between 1997 and 2006, home prices rose very impressively in Sunbelt states

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true

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