Unit 3 Quiz Questions History 1302 – Flashcards

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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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