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UNITED STATES HISTORY

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1. Which impact did Title IX had on educational institutions 8. The Watergate is appropriately described by in the ? which statement? A. use of quotas for enrollment A. It concerned the Nixon’s’ administration attempt to B. creation of standardized testing goals cover up a at the Democratic National C. equal funding of men’s and women’s athletics Committee headquarters D. government-funded school vouchers B. It involved the illegal establishment of government agencies to set and enforce campaign standards 2. What event during the resulted in the United C. It involved the choice of the Reagan Administration States increasing its regulation of nuclear power plants? to secretly supply aid to the Contra rebels in A. the signing of the SALT treaty B. North ’s announcement that it had nuclear D. It concerned the secret leasing of federally-owned oil rigs to western ranches C. the incident at Three Mile Island D. restrictions created by the UN Atomic Energy 9. Nixon’s name for the many who supported the Commission government and longed for an end to the violence & turmoil of the was the 3. Which US president regarded as a A. counterculture issue for the federal government to resolve? B. A. C. B. D. détente C. George H.W. Bush D. 10. President Jimmy Carter was instrumental in creating a peace accord known as the 4. What was the main purpose of Operation Desert Storm? A. Accords A. to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in B. Accords B. to stop the civil rights violations in Iraq C. -Iraq Accords C. to reform the political system in Iraq D. SALT Treaties D. to drive Iraqi forces out of Kuwait 11. President Jimmy Carter had to deal with a hostage crisis 5. In which country did President Clinton use force in an involving the taking of American hostages by which attempt to bring an end to regional conflicts? nation? A. A. Iraq B. B. Iran C. Bosnia C. D. D. Nicaragua

6. Which group represents the “counterculture” of the 12. Which president was the first to visit communist China in 1960s? the 1970s? A. hippies A. Johnson B. yuppies B. Nixon C. x C. Ford D. D. Carter

7. How did the in hinder President Lyndon 13. The involved which scandal? Johnson’s effort to create the ? A. Watergate A. Most of his top advisors resigned b/c of the B. Iran gate escalation of US forces in Southeast C. Whitewater B. The war in Vietnam prevented the passage of the D. Iran-Contra and 1965 C. The war in Vietnam forced the US to divert critical 14. When President resigned due to the funds away from domestic issues , who became the next president? D. The war in Vietnam destroyed President Johnson’s A. election hopes in 1964 B. Jimmy Carter C. Ronald Reagan D. Lyndon Johnson 15. The individual who ran against Lyndon B. Johnson as the 24. “” was based upon which of the following Republican nominee and was considered extremely theories? conservative was A. cutting taxes would stimulate investment which in A. Richard Nixon turn increase employment & tax revenues B. Jimmy Carter B. government must “prime” the economic pump by C. large expenditures in order to produce prosperity D. Jerry Falwell C. the government must institute wage & in order to control 16. The first woman nominated to the US Supreme Court was D. the government must turn to tight controls on the Sandra Day O’Connor and she was chosen by President money supply in order to cut inflation A. Reagan B. Carter 25. A major policy of President Ronald Reagan’s C. Ford administration was to D. Nixon A. reduce defense spending B. lower federal rates 17. The first woman to run for vice president for a major C. end desegregation of public facilities party with was D. promote regulation of small businesses A. B. 26. President Gerald Ford’s popularity with the American C. Sandra Day O’Connor public fell dramatically as a result of his D. Ethel Rosenberg A. of Richard Nixon B. handling of the 18. The worst disaster in NASA’s history was the explosion C. appointment of as vice president and death of the crew on the D. policies on the economic problems A. Challenger B. Mir 27. Jimmy Carter’s success in the election of 1976 resulted C. Columbia in large part because D. Skylab A. Ford refused to choose a who appealed to the Republican Right 19. Supply side economists believed that tax cuts would B. Carter’s considerable service in assured result in voters of an experienced administrator A. a severe budget deficit C. the country was still angry over Ford’s pardon of B. business expansion and new jobs Nixon C. too much money in circulation D. Carter seemed to possess honesty, piety, and an D. high inflation outsider’s skepticism of the federal government

20. The economic slow-down of the 1970s resulted in part 28. Critics of Reagan’s economic program from the nations’ heavy dependence on A. complained that an increase in taxes would damage A. imported oil B. ever-increasing production B. advised “priming the pump” C. constantly rising profits C. were supply-siders D. government D. believed that he was passing the problem of the huge federal deficit to future 21. In 1985, ____ became the leader of the Soviet Union A. 29. During the Congressional campaigns in 1994, a year in B. Francis Crick which Republicans would take control of both houses of C. Congress, & the 300 other Republican D. House candidates dramatically pledged to pass A. health care reform 22. In the Whitewater Scandal, President Clinton was B. a accused of C. social welfare legislation A. arranging illegal loans for a real estate company D. increased funding for education B. committing in court testimony about his financial dealings 30. When Bill Clinton defeated President George Bush and C. taking bribes to award government contracts Independent , the issue that most influenced D. using inside information to make money on real the voters was estate transactions A. eruptions of violence & racial tension in B. reports of ethnic cleansing in the former Yugoslavia 23. In Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court ruled that the C. UN relief efforts in Somalia and elsewhere recount of votes in Florida during the 2000 election D. the condition of the US economy violated A. state sovereignty 31. Which president’s presidency was plagued by high B. local and national voting laws inflation and stagnant wages? C. the due process clause of the Constitution A. Reagan D. the equal protection clause of the Constitution B. Ford C. Carter D. Nixon

32. Which president is associated with a program 41. The resulted in called “Star ” to help end the ? A. no significant change in the border between North and A. Ford B. Nixon B. North and South Korean one united nation C. Reagan C. the fall of the communist government in D. Carter D. North Korea conquering South Korea

33. The term for Lyndon B. Johnson’s program to combat the 42. In Hollywood, blacklists were used to “War on Poverty” was the A. protect the civil rights of actors and writers A. Great Society B. promote the spread of B. C. destroy the power of labor unions C. Fair Deal D. prevent suspected communists from producing films D. Square Deal 43. What impact did Senator Joseph McCarthy have on 34. The period was known for individuals who American society in the early ? opposed the war and often fled to known as A. He worked to support civil rights A. Hawks B. He encouraged the fear of communism B. Conscientious objectors C. He strengthened the C. Doves D. He fought to end the Cold War D. Hippies 44. In 1949, communist forces under took over 35. People who were anti-government and anti-war in the A. Korea 1960s were often called B. Japan A. Doves C. China B. Hippies D. C. Hawks D. Yuppies 45. Between 1945 and 1960, the American economy A. went into a steep decline 36. The term “Cold War” refers to which of the following? B. enjoyed great prosperity A. a conflict in Berlin, Germany that occurred during the C. stayed at the same level of production winter D. had periods of rapid growth and steep decline B. the conflict in Korea C. the tension that arose after the Soviet Union shot down a 46. Which of the following best describes the expectation for US spy plane American women during the 1950s? D. the tension & potential for war that existed between the A. They were expected to earn money to support their US and the Soviet Union family B. They were expected to make important political 37. The was designed to help decisions A. the Soviet Union compete economically with the West C. They were expected to go to college or vocational school B. train Soviet military forces in Eastern D. They were expected to work at home and raise children C. the Soviets develop a nuclear bomb D. rebuild after II 47. The term “baby boomer” refers to which of the following? 38. Following World War II, the United States adopted which A. soldiers returning home after the war of the following policies toward the Soviet Union? B. housewives who gave up their jobs to stay home & raise A. children B. aggression C. children born in the years after World War II C. pacifism D. houses built quickly & in large number to form suburbs D. acceptance 48. Which of the following people would have benefitted 39. The was formed in 1945 to help nations from the G.I. Bill? A. spread the ideals of communism A. a US Marine returning home from the Pacific who wished B. rebuild their armies to purchase a home C. find peaceful solutions to their conflicts B. a sailor who served in the war who had been accused of a D. expand their territory crime C. a who had been a 40. The stated that D. an African American factory worker who had moved A. the United States should stay out of the affairs of Latin North during the war America B. the American government was filled with communists 49. The declared that President C. communism would begin to fail worldwide Kennedy’s was the work or a D. if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries A. large, well-organized would soon follow B. CIA-direct plot C. hit squad from Cuba D. lone gunman

50. President Kennedy’s goal in the with the 59. The ____- was a Cold War policy that pledged US support Soviet Union was for the United States to be the first to for free peoples resisting communism. A. put a man into space A. B. put a man into orbit B. Marshall Plan C. put a space station into orbit C. D. land a man on the moon D.

51. The purpose of the Bay of Pigs was to 60. What 1968 in Vietnam was a turning point in the A. support ’s rebels, who were trying to war? overthrow a corrupt government A. Mai Lai Massacre B. spark an uprising against Fidel Castro in Cuba B. Dien Bien Phu C. force the Soviets to remove their missiles from Cuba C. Tet D. take over Cuba & make it an American protectorate D.

52. John F. Kennedy’s “flexible response” plan called for 61. What was the outcome of the Korean War? A. a buildup of nuclear weapons A. Korea was unified under communism B. a buildup of conventional weapons B. China controlled most of Korea C. establishing military bases around the world C. North Korea surrendered after the threat of atomic war D. building alliances around the world D. Korea remained divided

53. What event put the US on the brink of nuclear war in the 62. The _____ provided vital supplies to a region blockaded early 1960s? by the Soviet Union. A. A. B. Bay of Pigs B. Marshall Plan C. C. Berlin Airlift D. D. HUAC

54. How did the Soviet Union respond when , Great 63. What president was given a “blank check” to increase Britain, and the US merged their zones and formed West military forces in Vietnam following the Gulf of Tonkin Germany? incident? A. It put up an iron curtain to divide from A. Nixon West Germany B. Kennedy B. It formed a military alliance with Mao Zedong C. Johnson C. It made East Germany a satellite nation D. Truman D. It blockaded all ground and water routes to Berlin 64. Which of the following was NOT a result of the 55. President Nixon instituted a policy of ____, withdrawing anticommunist crusade in the US after WWII? American troops and replacing them with Vietnamese. A. was accused of espionage A. containment B. Truman created the Federal Loyalty Order B. non-proliferation C. The Democratic Party gained more followers C. D. Many Hollywood personalities were blacklisted D. massive retaliation 65. What Cold War president said the US would “pay any 56. The Truman Doctrine and Marshall Plan were examples of price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any A. Eisenhower’s domino theory friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and B. containment policy success of .”? C. the arm’s race A. Johnson D. communist ideology B. Kennedy C. Reagan 57. The Soviet policy of economic restructuring was called D. Carter A. the communist manifesto B. 66. What Cold War president made the declaration, “Mr. C. proletariat Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”? D. A. Kennedy B. Johnson 58. Which of the following was a result of the US policy of C. Nixon containment in Asia? D. Reagan A. The Korean War B. Nixon’s visit to China 67. Like Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, Alger Hiss was accused C. The struggle between Mao and Chiang for control of of China A. and anti-Semitism D. The creation of the People’s Republic of China B. espionage C. blacklisting communist Americans D. falsely accusing government officials

68. ____ was a military alliance formed by the United States, 78. The Soviet satellite Sputnik scared Americans because Canada, and ten European nations following WWII? they fear that the USSR A. The League of Nations A. would put men on the moon first B. NATO B. could launch nuclear ICBM’s C. The Pact C. would put the first man into space D. The United Nations D. would build the first armored space station

69. The ____ was the imaginary line that divided the 79. The leader of the pro-communist forces in Vietnam in the capitalist West from the communist East. 1950s was A. HUAC A. Mao Zedong B. B. Chiang Kai-shek C. 38th parallel C. D. Iron Curtain D.

70. During the Korean War, the United States succeeded in 80. Who was the American who accused many A. pushing Chinese troops out of North Korea celebrities of being a Communist with no proof that it was B. unifying Korea under a democratic government true? C. keeping South Korea free from communism A. Franklin Roosevelt D. ending communism in B. C. Joseph McCarthy 71. The D. Harry Truman A. was created to divide following WWII B. followed the policy of containment 81. Which best explains why the United States sent troops to C. is an example of the domino theory fight in Vietnam? D. was formed by the Soviet Union & Eastern European A. They attacked nations B. The Domino Theory C. China invaded 72. What helped bring an end to McCarthyism? D. The USSR built nuclear missiles in Vietnam A. The Alger Hiss Trial B. The Army-McCarthy hearings 82. What happened after the United States pulled out of the C. HUAC Vietnam War? D. Hollywood’s blacklist A. The hippies wanted to go back to war B. Vietnam became communist 73. Which president is given credit for effectively ending the C. North Korea became Democratic Cold War? D. & North Vietnam stayed separate, and A. Carter still are today B. Reagan C. Nixon 83. What represented the end of the Cold War? D. Johnson A. the B. The Korean War 74. Eisenhower adopted a policy of ____ to deter a Soviet C. The Vietnam War nuclear attack. D. The Iron Curtain A. Vietnamization B. non-proliferation 84. After the Tet Offensive, the mainstream media began to C. containment A. appeal to American patriotism to support the war effort D. massive retaliation B. give less air time to antiwar protesters C. give more air time to antiwar protesters 75. According to the ____, if one country in Indochina felt to D. openly criticize the war effort communism, others would soon follow. A. Domino Theory 85. With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress B. Containment Theory A. declared war on North Vietnam C. HUAC B. committed to a only D. Truman Doctrine C. increased aid to South Vietnam D. gave president Johnson full authority for the war 76. President Truman fired Douglas MacArthur for A. failing to retake South Korea 86. The incident that was a massacre of South Vietnamese B. failing to take all of Korea civilians by US troops during the Vietnam War occurred at C. suggesting the use of nuclear weapons against North A. the Tet Offensive Korea and China B. Mai Lai D. publicly criticizing Truman C. Saigon D. 77. In which country or countries was the Truman Doctrine put to the test in 1947? A. and Greece B. C. China D. Berlin

87. Two chemicals used by the United States in the jungles 89. Papers revealed that of Vietnam that had long-term health consequences on US A. many more Americans had died in Vietnam than had been troops were reported A. Napalm and B. American soldiers has massacred Vietnamese civilians at B. Napalm and Ricin Mai Lai C. Agent Orange and Ricin C. American prisoners of war were being tortured in North D. Ricin and Anthrax Vietnamese prisons D. the government had not been honest with the public 88. Which president escalated the Vietnam War by attacking about Vietnam neighboring nations like in the 1970s? A. Johnson 90. President Nixon’s Cold War policy is often referred to as B. Ford A. Containment policy C. Nixon B. Détente D. Reagan C. Massive Retaliation D. Flexible Response