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18 Cards in this Set
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Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered shortly after he assassinated
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JFK
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President Nixon resigned from Office...
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Before being impeached by the House of Reps
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The Berlin Blockade happened because
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The Soviets wanted to monopolize goods which would help the East Berlin economy
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Bay of Pigs?
a. Congress demanded United States withdrawal from the Panama Canal Zone b. The Soviets sent missiles to Cuba c. The United States ended its military occupation of Japan d. China entered the Korean War |
b. The Soviets sent missiles to Cuba
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Who was the first female secretary of state?
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Madeline Albright
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In the 1950s, a large movement from city living to suburban living occured for what reason(s)?
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Baby Boomers and the automobile
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed into power by which president?
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Lyndon Johnson
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What was the main difference in the cultural revolutions after both World Wars?
a. The First World War created a renewed sense of prejudice towards minorities while The Second World War spawned an era filled with acceptance for people of all political and religious views. b. The First World War created a decade of panache and overabundance while The Second World War spawned a more traditional, conservative society c. The First World War created a society that urged revolution and differences while the Second World War spawned an age of a popular culture and conformity d. The First World War created a consumer society while The Second World War created a less materialistic America. |
The First World War created a decade of panache and overabundance while The Second World
War spawned a more traditional, conservative society |
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Richard Nixon’s Silent Majority formed for the reasons EXCEPT:
a. A fragmentation of the consensus of the 1950s b. The flashy and loud Counter-Culture c. Years of Liberal expansion of government d. Due to Humphrey’s socialist policies |
Due to Humphrey’s socialist policies
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The Iran-Contra affair
a. Led to President Ford’s preemptive pardon of Richard Nixon. b. Exposed the fallibility of the Supreme Court. c. Caused significant groups of congressmen to assemble Articles of Impeachment. d. Revealed a presidency that had little control over certain members of its Cabinet. |
Revealed a presidency that had little control over certain members of its Cabinet.
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Who was part of/Where was the first “sit-in” of the 1960’s?
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Joseph McNeil and 3 friends, Greensboro North Carolina
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Which of the following presidents was NOT assassinated?
a. Chester Arthur b. James Garfield c. John F. Kennedy d. William McKinley |
Chester Arthur
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The counterculture of the 1960s was best represented in…
a. The Brook Farm commune b. The writings of Jack Kerouac c. Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas d. The writings of Tom Wolfe |
The writings of Tom Wolfe
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This President Ordered the covert operation of American forces in Vietnam which preceded the Vietnam
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John F Kennedy
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The hippies and the beat generation had all of the following in common EXCEPT
a. Both groups emerged from youth culture and were prevalent on college campuses b. Both groups experimented openly with sex and drugs c. Both groups rejected the middle-class American consumer culture in favor of spirituality d. Both groups consisted primarily of artists, intellectuals, and musicians |
Both groups consisted primarily of artists, intellectuals, and musicians
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All of the following are examples of U.S. involvement in the Middle East since 1960 EXCEPT
a. In 1978, Carter invited Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin to Camp David to negotiate a peace treaty that resulted in Israeli withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula b. In 1992, the United States, Britain, France, and Belgium launch Operation Desert Storm in Iraq c. In 1982, Reagan sent American marines to Lebanon to bring peace to the region d. In 2001, President Bush launches the War on Terror in Afghanistan |
In 1992, the United States, Britain, France, and Belgium launch Operation Desert Storm in
Iraq |
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In the 1960’s, the Rock Revolution
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Contributed to the market economy.
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The Nixon Doctrine of 1969 explicitly states that the U.S. has what responsibility?
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Protecting its allies through military and nuclear force.*
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