History Exam

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President Hoover was generally criticized for

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not taking dramatic steps to bring immediate relief.

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President Herbert Hoover

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encouraged Americans to be optimistic

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All of the following conditions proved harmful to farmers during the Great Depression except

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rural free delivery

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Which one of the conditions of international finance was true in the 1920s

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America was lending large sums of money to Germany

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In the 1920s Americans tended to invest in the stock market for all of the following reasons except that they were

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concerned with the earnings of the corporation and the dividends their stock would pay

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Because of the loyalties gained during the New Deal era, the Democratic Party could expect to win many votes from all of the following groups except

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Business executives

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all of the following were parts of the New Deal except

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the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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the winner of the presidential election of 1932 was

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Franklin Roosevelt

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During his first term in office, Toosevelt received a large measure of support for his programs from

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congress

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When Franklin Roosevelt became president, he quickly did all of the following except

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stir up the hostility of the press.

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The policies Franklin Toosevelt promised would solve the economic problems of the nation were called

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the New Deal

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The Great Depression brought about all ofthe following except

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a major religious revival

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President Hoover believed in

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Local responsiblilty for giving aid to the needy

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Which of the following programs was intended to eliminate wasteful competition in business and was declared to be unconstitutional

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the National Recovery Adminstration

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the New Deal programs brought about all of the following for athe nation except

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recovery for the economy

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The naval and air strength of the United States was severely crippled in an attack at

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pearl harbor

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The leader of the Nazi Party in Germany was

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Adolf Hitler

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The man, known as II Duce, who tried to establish a Second Roman Empire was

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Benito Mussolini

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All of the following were Axis powers except

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the Soviet Union

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The method introduced by President Hoover for dealing with Latin America was called

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the Good Neighborhood Society

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"Appeasment" is most closely identified with

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Neville Chamberlian

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Before attacking Poland, Hitler made a nonagression pact with what nation

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the Soviet Union

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The only Allied Power standing against Germanyduring the early part of 1941 was

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Britain

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Hitlers invasion of what country proved to be a serious mistake for him

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the Soviet Union

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Before America entered World War II because of an action taken by

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Lend-Lease Act

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All of the following were part of the civilian effort to support the war except

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a bank holiday

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the primary objective of the Allies at the beginning of America involvement in the war was to

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defeat Germany

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All of the following men were Allied leaders involved in the meetings to determine Allied strategy except

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Emperor Hirohito

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A significant part ofthe fighting of World War II took place in

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Africa

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THe code name for the Normandy Invasion was

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Operation Overlord

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The D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, occured on

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June 6, 1944

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One of the major reasons the American forces did not push to capture Berlin was

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the Yalta Meeting

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Amajor part of hte war in the pacific invovled America's trying to maintain or regain control of

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the Philippines

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The location in the Solomon Islands where, after a long and costly fight, Americans stopped the Japanese from completing a stratigic airfield was

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Guadalcanal

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The costliest chunk of rock and black sand ever captured by the U.S. Marine Corps was

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Iwo Jima

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One of the most devastating tactics used by the Japanese in World War II was

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Kamikaze Attacks

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The last islan taken from the Japanese before the final assault on the Japanese mainland began was

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Okinawa

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At which conference did President Truman warn Japan to surrender unconditionally or face total destruction

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Postdam

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One of the Japanese cities on which an atomic bomb was dropped was

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Nagasaki

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The "green revolution" refers to

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Agriculture improvements

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In 1950 a conflict between United Nations peacekeeping forces and Communists began in

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Korea

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The Truman Doctrine was the president's policies regading

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containment

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Each of the following was createdto defent the free world against Communist advances exccept

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the Marshall Plan

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The United Nations organization includes all of the following parts except

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the Works Progress Administration

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The power that in 1948 began denying all road, rail, and riveraccess acrossthe zone of Germany that it controlled to West Berlin was

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the Soviet Union

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Part of President Truman's Fair Deal was

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the G.I. Bill

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All of the following could be described as incidents ofthe Cold War except

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the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway

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All of the following are closely associated with postwar Germany except

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the Warsaw Pact

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All of the following were the Big Three countriesthat called for the formation of another world peacekeeping organization except

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Germany

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The United States finally entered World War II because of an action taken by

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Japan

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Ho Chi Minh was the Communist leader in

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Vietnam

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The Republican candidate for president in 1952 was

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Dwight Eisenhower

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All of the following awere COmmunist leaders except

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Chiang Kai-shek

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One of the new states addeddto the Union during the Eisenhower administration was

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Alaska

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The Korean War ended with

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a divided Korea

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Who popularized the phrase " Iron Curtain," referring to the division of the free countries of Europe from the Communist-controlled lands

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Winston Churchill

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Which one of the following countries received the most extensive aid from the United States following World War II

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Japan

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All of the following conditions occured in America following World War IIexcept

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a depression

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The New Frontier was a political program proposed by

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John F. Kennedy

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All of the following incidents created great ensions for the United States during the Kennedy administration except

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the Gulf of Tonkin attack

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All of the following were major issues in America during the 1960s except

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progressivism

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All of the following men were assassinated during the 1960s except

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Lyndon Johnson

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Which one of the following is most closely associated with the Kennedy administration

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Peacecorps

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Lyndon Johnson called his domestic policy program

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the Great Society

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All of the following decisions or legislations were steps taken in the 1950s and 1960s to guaruntee the civil rights of blacks except

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Plessy v. Ferguson

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Allof the following tactics were used by blacks inthe 1960s to gain their civil rights except

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yellow journalism

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Matin Luther King Jr.

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spoke of using social action to liberate the poor

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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was an act that was probably favored most by

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Hawks

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The president responsible for sending large numbers ofAmerican soldierds to Vietnam in combat roles was

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Lyndon Johnson

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American efforts in Vietnam were hindered by all of the following except

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the lack of sophisticated weapons

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The most disturbing incident ofthe Vietnam War for many Americans was probably

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the tet offensive

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The winner ofthe Democratic nomination for president in 1968 was

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Hubert Humphrey

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South Vietnam fell to Communist control in 1975 largely because of

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the refusal of congressto vote for aid to force North Vietnam to remain faithful to peace agreements

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Because of its inability to control Americas involvement in the Veitnam War, Congress in 1973 passed the

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War Powers Act

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WHich president was responsible for bringing an era of detente in Soviet-American relations

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Richard Nixon

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Shuttle diplomact was instrumental in settling

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Israel Yom Kippur War

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The president who ordered wage and price controls to curb inflation was

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Richard Nixon

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The only bice president to resign his office because of criminal charges was

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Spriro Agnew

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The first president to resign his office was

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Richard Nixon

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The most important lesson learned from Watergate was that

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the Constituion's system of checks and balances works

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Among the American celebrations in the 1970d and 1980s were all of the following except

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the Bicentennial of the founding of Jamestown

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The only man to serve as president without being elected to national office was

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Gerald Ford

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As president, Gerald Ford did all of the following except

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engineer a major peace agreement between Israel and Egypt

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Which one of the following was a Democrat

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Jimmy Carter

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President Carter based his foreign policy decisions on the principle failures of

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Human Rights

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All of the following could be classified as foreign policy failures of President Carter except

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The meeting of Sadat and Begin at Camp David

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The president directly responsible for turning over the control of the Panama Canal to Panama was

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Jimmy Carter

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The person most responsible for the Iranian Hostage Crisis was

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Ayatollah Khomeini

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Reagan's remedy for the nation's economic troubles was

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supply- side economics

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All of the following were justices on the U.S. Suprme Court except

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Henry Kissenger

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In 1986 the United States, in an effort to curb terrorist activities, made a serprise bombing raid on

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Libya

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During the 1980d, Conttras were fighting against the Communist Sandinistas who had control of

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Nicaraugua

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What incident hampered the effectiveness of President Reagan during his secon term

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The Iran- Contra scandal

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Which phrase was spoken by Ronald Reagan

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"evil empire"

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Which word best describes the administration of George H.W. Bush

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Pragmatic

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oreign success occurred during Bush's administration

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Invasion of panama

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Thhe most controversial result of the Persian Gulf War was

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the failure to capture Saddam Hussein

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An unfunded federal mandate

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a federal requirement not paid for by the government

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What desastrous decistion ledd to Bush's defeat i nhis reelection campaign

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1990 budget deal

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What independent cadidated received 19 percent of the vote in the 1992 presidential election

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Ross Perot

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Why did Toss Perot receive so much support in his bid for the presidency

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He proposed drastic measures to wipe out the deficit

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Which statement best describes the first two years of the Clinton administration

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He found hiself mired in controversy over his liberal nomination an new social policies

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Which piece of legislation did President Clinto succesfully push through Congress

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Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances

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Which statement is true about the major tax plan that Clinton passed soon after becoming president

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It increased taxes by $496 billion

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Which program was first propsed during Clinton's 1992 election campaign

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AmeriCorps

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What was the main cause for the failure of health-car reform

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Taxpayers feared the high costs of government supervision

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What plan did Newt Gingrich propose for Republicans to retake control of Congress

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Contract with America

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Which one of the folowing was not a part of the Contract of America

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Goals 2000

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Which of the following rolled back a major New Deal program

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Welfare Reform Act

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Which of the followng was a provision of the Welfare Reform Act

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to put a lifetime cap of five years for welfare assistance

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What two issues ledto the impeachment of Bill Clinton

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Perjury and Ovstruction of justice

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Who was the first woman to serve as secretary of state

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Madeleine Albright

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The Dayton Accords helped to end the fighting in

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bosnia

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NAFTA created fre trade between Canda, the United States and

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Mexico

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Bush called his policies of working with religious organizations to seek solutions to urban problem

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compassionate conservatism

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On the votes of which state did the presidential election of 2000 hang

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Florida

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President Bush called the war on terror the

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first war of the twenty-first century

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Which act of Congress made it easiert for the U.S. government to fight internal terrorist threats

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Patriot Act

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Which woman has been called the "First Lady of the civile rights movement"

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Rosa Parks

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Bush's administrion included a faily large representation of conservative

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evangilical christians

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Bush's tax cut plans abolished which important disciminatory feature

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the marriage penalty

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The biggest corpotate bankruptcy in American history occurred in 2001 and involved

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Enron

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Which Aeab nation was Bush able to convince to renounce terrorism

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Libya

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The 2004 presidential election was shaped by

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national security

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All of the following families had presidential dynasties except the

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Clinton family

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The first country that the United States invaded in its war on terrorism was

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Afganistan

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The symbol of the evangelica megachurch is the

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Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois

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What did the United States use in the wars in Afganistan and Iraq to minimize civilian casualties

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"Smart" weapons