What term describes Britain, France, Russia, and other countries that joined them during World War I?
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Which American president was in office during World War I?
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Which of the following was a serious concern of the Triple Entente?
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What term was used to describe World War I at the time of the war?
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Which of the following events triggered the start of World War I?
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Which of the following countries was a part of the Central Powers during World War I?
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Which of the following happened first during World War I?
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What did Austria-Hungary do as a result of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
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What term describes the feeling of pride that Americans may feel toward their country?
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What is it called when one country gains control over another territory?
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Which of the following countries fought against Germany during World War I?
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Approximately when did World War I occur?
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What was the main purpose of the alliance system?
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Which one of the following best defines nationalism?
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Who was responsible for killing Austria-Hungary ruler Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
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Which two countries encouraged America to enter the war because they needed fresh troops?
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Which World War I ship was sunk in violation of the rules of neutrality?
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During World War I, which one of the following was required to raise funds to supply the U.S. Army?
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Why did Wilson feel it necessary to convince other countries to accept his plan?
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What term identifies one country's responsibility to pay for the damage it has done to another country?
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The leader of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF), John J. Pershing, was also known for pursuing Pancho Villa through Mexico.
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When the Lusitania sank, President Wilson was furious and blamed *BLANK* for the attack.
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Which of the following resulted in Russia leaving the war?
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To mobilize for war, which one of the following did America have to do?
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When Russia pulled out of the war, what advantage did that give to Germany?
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Liberty bonds were sold during World War I to help support the Committee for Public Information
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What is the term for the document that the Central Powers signed that resulted in a cease-fire?
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Which of the following countries is most known for its accomplished naval force?
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Which type of warfare led to a stalemate during World War I?
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What was President Wilson's reason for his plan to rebuild Europe without destroying its countries?
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Which country was blamed for sinking the Lusitania?
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During World War I, more civilian tragedies occurred during trench warfare than any other type of warfare.
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During World War I, more civilian tragedies occurred during trench warfare than any other type of warfare.
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One country gains control over another territory through some means
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What was the longest battle of World War I?
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Of the following, which were the two reasons why the U.S. joined World War I?
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As a direct result of pressure from the AEF, Russians revolted against their own government, the event which is known today as the Bolshevik Revolution.
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Countries that form partnerships known as alliances do so for which one of the following reasons?
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Which term means that a nation has forced its way into another country, and taken over territorial and governmental control?
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Nationalism could be both a positive and a negative force within or between nations.
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In which treaty did Russia give up possession of Finland, Estonia, and other countries?
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Which President's vow to remain neutral in World War I helped him to get elected?
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During World War I, the United States joined the Allied Powers and fought against Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire.
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What does mobilize mean?
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President Wilson's plan to rebuild Europe without destroying any countries was known as the Fourteen Points.
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The building up of troops and arms by one country, often in an effort to claim territory, is referred to as which of the following?
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What was the Schlieffen Plan?
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The first American victory against the Germans took place at Chateau-thierry in which battle?
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Which of the following was one of Britain's most important allies during World War I?
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What was the land between two opposing trenches called?
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What organization did Wilson want to see formed in order to further his Fourteen Points?
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What is the strategy of putting all a country's resources toward a war?
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A person feels a connection with and a responsibility towards a particular country
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Germany and Austria-Hungary, and other countries joined to form the *BLANK*.
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with Red Summer of 1919?
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In 1917, what was the result of Americans having associated the philosophy of Karl Marx and Vladimir Lenin with American socialists who sought a peaceful transition to a new democratic state?
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What name is given to the process a country goes through in trying to regain normalcy after having been involved in a war?
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What is the name of the philosophical work by Karl Marx that claimed the working class would overthrow their government?
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Prohibition made drinking illegal, but it did not stop many people from drinking.
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In 1920, which two individuals were arrested and tried because a crime had been committed in which the criminals looked like they were Italians?
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Due to the process involved in returning to a normal state of affairs after a war, the United States economy was in crisis before the start of the Roaring Twenties.
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The founder of the company who built the Model-T was also known for inventing the assembly line.
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Which company owner's industry flourished during the Roaring Twenties as a result of his own innovation in production and modernization?
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Eugene Williams was a victim whose death helped to spur which one of the following during the summer of 1919?
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Which one of the following best defines the term anarchist?
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What riot was started in the summer of 1919 by a shooting at a union organization meeting for African-American sharecroppers?
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The Great Migration was named such because of the influx of immigrants that came to the U.S. during the Roaring Twenties.
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What was the main effect of the passage of the Twenty-first Amendment?
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Why were some women of the Roaring Twenties called Flappers?
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Which president during the Roaring Twenties supported business by supporting high tariffs?
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What was the event that involved government oil reserves leases and bribery later to become known as?
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Warren G. Harding was elected to the presidency on a platform that has come to be known as which of the following?
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Which one of the following best describes the Revenue Act of 1926?
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Which president was responsible for passing the law that eliminated taxes for the wealthy on monetary gifts and reduced estate taxes?
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Conservatives who did not like the moral changes in society were known as preachers.
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Originally termed, "The New Negro Movement," what was this time during the Roaring Twenties later called?
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Fundamentalists strongly opposed Prohibition.
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The Scopes Trial made it legal to teach fundamentalism in school.
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Fundamentalism gave rise to the return of revivalist preachers.
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Fundamentalism means a literal or direct interpretation of the Bible.
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Which one of the following was a baseball player turned fundamentalist preacher?
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Which president had also been Secretary of Commerce under another president and felt comfortable that prosperity would continue for some time to come?
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In the 1920s, the Secretary of the Treasurer presented a bill to Congress that appeared to be a simple reduction in income taxes for all, but ended up favoring the rich and burdening the poor. What was this bill called?
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Which one of the following was not involved in the Scopes Trial?
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What is the name of the biology teacher who decided to take on the state of Tennessee and teach evolution in class?
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This president ran on the election platform of continued economic success, but was unable to live up to that promise.
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Based on the 1910 census, which law passed by Congress restricted immigration by nationality to just 3%?
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Aimee Semple was the first female fire-and-brimstone preacher.
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Which law discriminated against Europeans because it set immigration restrictions to 2% of the census taken in 1890?
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Which one of the following preachers claimed to have been kidnapped?
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The latter years of this president’s time in office were scandalous ones, the Teapot Dome Scandal being one of the biggest.
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What Russian event caused Russia to pull out of World War I and was also the result of Karl Marx's influence on Lenin?
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What is the name given to identify an irrational fear of foreigners?
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How did the booming industry in the 1920s affect the daily life of Americans?
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Who was the Jamaican immigrant set on building an independent state in Africa for African-Americans?
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The Twenty-first Amendment made it illegal to have or transport alcohol.
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The only workers not affected by demobilization after World War I were farmers.
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What was the main and initial conflict that propelled prohibition?
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What aspect of prohibition furthered the rise of crime bosses and mobs?
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Which one of the following would NOT be associated with a flapper of the Roaring Twenties?
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Greater independence for women was also part of the Jazz Age.
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What is the name given to the production technique in which the parts are moved to the individual instead of the worker going after the parts?
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The Great Depression occurred while this President was in office.
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Within the first eight months of this President’s term, the stock market plummeted, causing a dramatic fall in the country’s economy.
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Who was responsible for resurrecting the KKK during the Roaring Twenties?
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From 1918-1921, many raids and arrests took place that were designed to capture communist radicals in the U.S. Who was considered responsible for these raids?
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This isolationist President did not support America’s involvement in world affairs.
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The Great Migration was at least in part the result of people's need for jobs and freedom.
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How does the stock market affect businesses?
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The crash of the stock market in 1929 had a renewing effect on the economy as it freed a great deal of money for other uses.
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Businesses sell shares of ownership in their company by issuing which of the following?
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The goal of one of Roosevelt's programs was to provide unemployment insurance to workers. Which program was this?
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When production increases, what happens to the gross national product (GNP)?
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The gross national product (GNP) is a measure of the rate of production in the United States.
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Which of the following is TRUE of American society BEFORE the stock market crash of the 1930s?
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Which program did Roosevelt put into effect in order to restore confidence in the banking system?
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When people spend money they don’t have by taking out loans, which of the following is a probable outcome when looking at the big picture?
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After the stock market crash, banks
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President Hoover was blamed by many for the suffering experienced during the Great Depression.
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Which of the following helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression by increasing production, employment, and sales?
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The relief, recovery, and reform programs instituted by President Roosevelt came to be known by what name?
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Franklin Roosevelt was elected as president primarily because people were unhappy with the way Hoover had responded to the suffering masses.
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Of the following, which is NOT considered one of the causes of the Great Depression?
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When the country's gross national product (GNP) is high, employment opportunity is most likely high as well.
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What is it called when, within a short period of time, masses of people withdraw all their money from their accounts in fear that the banks will collapse?
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Where do banks keep the majority of the deposits made by their customers?
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During the great crash, unemployment caused a reduction in consumer purchases, which generally caused unemployment to raise even further.
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Roosevelt actively worked to help the suffering public even before he was elected to the presidency.
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Which of the following statements is a TRUE of America at the end of 1928?
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Although things looked pretty good by the end of 1928, most of the population foresaw the bad times that were coming.
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When the country's gross national product (GNP) is high, employment opportunity is most likely high as well.
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If companies are forced to downsize, which of the following is mostly likely to happen?
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ManyRepublicans believed Roosevelt was granting himself too much power through his New Deal programs.
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Despite the horrific economic conditions, the gross national product (GNP) in the U.S. only fell a couple percentage points from 1929 to 1934.
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Which of the following statements is a TRUE of America in the 1920s?
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Of the programs that Roosevelt instituted in order to provide relief to the country during the Great Depression, which one was aimed at putting people back to work?
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A production growth from $43 billion to $83 billion would be considered which of the following?
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When local agencies needed funds to provide relief to suffering people, which Roosevelt administration program could they turn to?
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How did President Hoover respond to the onset of the Great Depression?
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Which of the following can be considered part of the reason for the stock market crash in 1929?
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Which of the following is one cause of the Dust Bowl?
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Which of the following saw more than 5,500 closings during the Great Depression?
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During the 1920s, it became a common practice to take out a loan in order to buy shares in a company. What was this practice called?
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Which of the following was a direct result of the Dust Bowl?
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One effect of the stock market crash was that people could not pay their bank loans, ultimately leading to a run on banks.
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After World War I, European countries were hesitant to get involved in armed conflict so they chose to negotiate with aggressive nations.
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Hitler was a native-born German, making his rise to power in the Nazi party quick and easy.
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Which area did Hitler ask for Great Britain's help in invading?
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Was the founder of the Fascist movement
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Established Nazism in Germany
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Adolf Hitler used his power over the National Socialist German Workers' party to help enforce the Treaty of Versailles.
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Pushed the Enabling Act through legislation, gaining ultimate power
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Known for his hatred and persecution of Jews
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What military strategy did Hitler follow in order to ensure he could safely invade other countries?
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The conference that kept Czechoslovakia independent but placed Sudetenland under German control was known by what name?
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Why was Winston Churchill opposed to the appeasement policy of the 1930s?
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When one country tries to prevent war by attempting to bribe another country to keep the peace, this is known as which one of the following?
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The agreement between Hitler and Stalin that allowed Hitler to quickly conquer Poland was known as the Blitzkrieg.
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Under whose leadership did Hitler's plans for Europe's domination suffer its first defeat?
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After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Why didn't the United States also enter the war at this time?
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When General Tojo Hideki came to power in Japan, he warned America to remain neutral in the war.
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Which 1941 Congressional act made it possible for an otherwise neutral U.S. to give aid to countries considered vital to the U.S.?
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Who replaced President Roosevelt and had the responsibility for bringing the U.S. back into peacetime restoration?
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Around 10,000 Filipino and 600 captured American troops died in which event of World War II?
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Led by Hitler, the *BLANK* was a mass genocide of Jewish people in Germany.
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Who was the Japanese leader responsible for the attack on America at Pearl harbor?
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Who is credited with the line, "I shall return"?
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America entered World War II in 1941 when Germany attacked U.S. ships in Hawaii.
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What was the term given to German prisons where non-Aryans and those not deemed fit to be Aryans, such as Gypsies, were executed?
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On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?
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What does the term "Double V" stand for?
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Which laws were passed in Germany that outlawed interracial marriages that involved Jews?
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What happened to American industry during World War II?
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Which event of World War II took place near Australia and resulted in defeating the Japanese attempt to take New Guinea?
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Sought to create a completely communist government in the Soviet Union
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Why did Franklin Roosevelt publically support neutrality before the United States entered the war?
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The term used to define the systematic elimination of people due to their race is known by which of the following names?
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The acts passed by Congress that forbid aiding aggressive countries were known as which of the following?
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Which victory in the Pacific gave the U.S. forces a strategic location from which to begin moving one island at a time closer to Japan?
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During which Pacific ocean battle of World War II did the U.S. Navy have its first real advantage over the Japanese due to the U.S. having cracked the Japanese's codes?
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Hitler was the chief architect of fascism.
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Followed the Hitler's lead in his adoption of anti-Semitic views
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Rose to power under Vladimir Lenin
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Which country was not part of the Allied Powers during World War II?
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Wasn’t a part of the Tripartite Pact
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Genocide is the systematic movement of one race of people from one country to another.
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Why did several European countries feel it necessary to agree to Hitler's demand to free the people of Sudetenland?
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Which country was not affected in any way by the Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact?
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On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?
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Under whose leadership did Hitler's plans for Europe's domination suffer its first defeat?
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What was the outcome of Executive Order 9066 signed by Franklin Roosevelt?
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After the invasion of Poland in 1939, Great Britain and France declared war on Germany. Why didn't the United States also enter the war at this time?
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When General Tojo Hideki came to power in Japan, he warned America to remain neutral in the war.
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After being attacked by Germany, Poland signed the Nazi-Allies Non-Aggression Pact.
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Is sent by the German government to investigate the German Workers’ Party
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General Douglas MacArthur was in charge of the American and Fillipino forces in the Phillipines when the Japanese attacked.
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Hitler's persecution of Jews began in 1938 on a night that has been come to be known as Kristallnacht because of the amount of broken glass.
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Why were Navajo Indians used as radio operators for the Marines during World War II?
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What term describes moving from one island to another by capturing them one at a time, moving closer to Japan with each success?
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Why did the Allied Powers choose to help rebuild Japan after the World War II?
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Believing that economic depression was at least one catalyst to the outbreak of World War II, what program did the U.S. institute to prevent further war resulting from economic woes?
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Which one of the following was the result of the Yalta Conference?
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Which country served as the United States’ biggest opposition during the Cold War?
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The Cold War was a time in when communist nations and capitalist democracies mistrusted each other but avoided direct military confrontations.
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Which two countries did the U.S. support to prevent them from becoming communist countries as Stalin had wanted?
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Of the following, which is not one of the reasons the U.S. and Allies wanted to rebuild the Axis countries?
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Which policy was put forth by a U.S. president when Greece and Turkey were fighting communist uprisings in their countries and needed U.S. aid to defeat it?
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What became the dividing line between North and South Korea even after advances and retreats by both forces?
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The Cold War was solely a *BLANK* war.
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What was not one of the reasons that Stalin held a grudge against the U.S. after World War II?
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"What we have to consider here today while time remains, is the permanent prevention of war," is part of what speech given by Churchill?
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How much did the U.S. loan to Greece and Turkey to fight communism as part of the U.S. policy's desire to aid countries trying to fight communism?
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After World War II, Korea was split at the 38th parallel.
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Who was accused of passing atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets during World War II and later convicted and executed for spying?
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South Korea was ruled by a communist dictator after the country was split into North Korea and South Korea.
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Which one of the following was not one of the reasons for the reoccurrence of the Red Scare?
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What was the difference in beliefs between Truman and MacArthur when it came to the Korean War?
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What is the term given to the fear of communism that took hold of the U.S. after World War II?
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What is the current status of the Korean War?
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Who was responsible for stopping the conflict in Korea?
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Which of the following terms best describes the outcome of the Korean war?
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The Rosenbergs were U.S. leaders in the fight against communism at home.
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What was North Korea's stated reason for starting the Korean war?
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Under whose administration did the first red scare occur?
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The Soviet Scare was the term applied to a fear of anything communist.
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What was the purpose of the House on Un-American Activities Committee?
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During which event were Nazi officers tried and convicted by war crimes?
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What was revealed during the trials of Nazi war criminals that eventually aided Israel?
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What was the United State's reason for getting involved in the Korean War?
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What became the dividing line between North and South Korea even after advances and retreats by both forces?
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Why was the Berlin Airlift necessary?
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Which leader in China did the U.S. support before and after it fell to communist forces?
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The Security Council was a branch of the League of Nations developed to prevent the United Nations from succeeding.
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What was the Soviet Union's response to the creation of NATO?
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North Korea had South Korea's support in its efforts to reunite the two into a single country.
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Who was most responsible for ruining many U.S. government officials by labeling them as communists as a result of the company they kept?
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Which leader was responsible for the U.S.'s refusal to recognize the People's Republic of China
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Why was the launching of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth not a pleasant event for Americans?
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What was the name of the first artificial satellite to orbit the earth?
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What type of government did the United States want Poland and Germany adopt?
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The Marshall Plan was the U.S.'s way of fighting communism by providing funds to those countries working towards or supporting communism.
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What type of government did Josef Stalin want Poland and Germany adopt?
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The Truman Doctrine was implemented as a way to help prevent the economic depression that led to World War II.
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What does the abbreviation "NATO" stand for?
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What was the result of the U.S., Britain, and France once again uniting the zones that they'd previously occupied and returning them to the people of that area?
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Which of the following cannot be attributed to the Republican Senator from Wisconsin who claimed that hundreds of communists were active participants in the U.S. government?
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Which of the following did not contribute to the birth of the fear of communism in the U.S. after World War II?
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What role did Joseph McCarthy play in the Red Scare?
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Redlisting was the practice of denying work to actors, writers, and directors who may have been communists.
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Who was the defense attorney in the Scopes Trial who conducted what later came to be known as one of the most famous cross-examinations in history?
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How does the stock market affect businesses?
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Which laws were passed in Germany that outlawed interracial marriages that involved Jews?
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Which one of the following best describes the Cold War?
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Why were the events at Dunkirk in May and June of 1940 called miraculous?
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What term describes Britain, France, Russia, and other countries that joined them during World War I?
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Which of the following helped pull the U.S. out of the Great Depression by increasing production, employment, and sales?
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The scandal over government oil reserves and revenue from secret leases fell under which one of these leader's watches?
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Which of the following is said to measure the pulse of the economy?
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Why did Hitler refer to Queen Elizabeth I as "the most dangerous woman in Europe"?
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What was the difference in beliefs between Truman and MacArthur when it came to the Korean War?
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Which of the following events triggered the start of World War I?
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How did the everyday person’s life change as a result of the depression?
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Why were Navajo Indians used as radio operators for the Marines during World War II?
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When the United States became involved in World War I, on what country did they declare war?
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In which type of government does a single dictator maintain supreme power?
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What is one way in which other countries contributed to the Great Depression in the U.S.?
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What military strategy did Hitler follow in order to ensure he could safely invade other countries?
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On what date did the attack on American ships and soldiers at Pearl Harbor occur?
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"What we have to consider here today while time remains, is the permanent prevention of war," is part of what speech given by Churchill?
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What was President Wilson's reason for his plan to rebuild Europe without destroying its countries?
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The acts passed by Congress that forbid aiding aggressive countries were known as which of the following?
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Which of the following countries was a part of the Central Powers during World War I?
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Which type of warfare led to a stalemate during World War I?
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What is another name for a secret club that served alcohol during prohibition?
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Which company owner's industry flourished during the Roaring Twenties as a result of his own innovation in production and modernization?
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When it comes to casualties, what is significant about the U.S. versus all other primary countries involved in World War II?
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What was NOT one of the reasons Stalin held a grudge against the U.S. after World War II?
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Which one of these presidents ran on a return-to-normalcy policy?
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Which of the following did not contribute to the birth of the fear of communism in the U.S. after World War II?
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Which African- American is credited with starting the organization known as the Universal Negro Improvement Association?
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Eugene Williams was a victim whose death helped to spur which one of the following during the summer of 1919?
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Which area did Hitler ask for Great Britain's help in invading?
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Businesses sell shares of ownership in their company by issuing which of the following?
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Which of the following resulted in Russia pulling out of World War I?
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What was the main idea of Americanization?
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The goal of one of Roosevelt's programs was to provide unemployment insurance to workers. Which program was this?
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Why did Wilson feel it necessary to convince other countries to accept his plan?
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Who was selected as John F. Kennedy's running mate in the presidential election of 1960?
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The New Frontier Policy was established by Robert F. Kennedy.
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Which of the following was NOT instituted to deal with health issues of the underprivileged?
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Of the following, which one is not associated with the election of 1960?
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HUD was created to address which issues?
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Which of the following presidential candidates in the election of 1960 had served as vice president under Eisenhower?
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Which of the following best describes the result of the committee Johnson appointed to investigate Kennedy's assassination?
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Which two programs were successfully implemented during Kennedy's presidency?
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The Alliance for Progress was part of Kennedy's New Frontier Policy.
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Which of President Kennedy's programs was implemented to aid developing countries?
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Seniors today receive assistance with paying medical bills as the result of which one of Johnson's programs?
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Jack Ruby was accussed of assasinating John F. Kennedy.
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Kennedy created an organization that provided $10 billion in economic aid to Central and South America, pulling them out of economic depression.
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Richard M. Nixon served as Attorney General and was responsible for raising minimum wage during his term.
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One of Johnson's programs that since has been the debate of many politicians was designed to assist the payment of medical expenses for people over age 65.
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Johnson's platform established to assist the poor in America was known as the Great Social Program.
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When Kruschev ordered the building of the Berlin wall, what was Kennedy's first reaction?
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Medicaid was created by Johnson to teach job skills to the underprivileged.
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What was the result of the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty?
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Which one of the following was not a result of the crisis over missiles that occurred in Cuba in 1962?
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The result of the commission charged with investigating JFK's assassination was that the assassin acted alone; according to the commision, there was no conspiracy.
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What was Kennedy's biggest concern about the Soviet Union's missile movement in Cuba in 1962?
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Medical insurance for the poor is part of which Johnson program?
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Which of the following was NOT an event associated with the assassination of John F. Kennedy?
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Ich bin eine Berliner means "Reunite Berlin!"
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What action in Birmingham, Alabama, led Dr. King to write his best known work?
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What organization did Dr. King head up that let him put into practice his belief in nonviolent action as an effective way to deal with the white establishment?
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Business owners across the South established the White Citizens Council to support equal opportunity for African American businessmen.
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In Montgomery, Alabama, Dr. King had to fight the SCLC, led by Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth, to succeed at desegregation.
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Who was responsible for striking down desegregation of public schools?
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What approach did the Freedom Riders take in order to aid desegregation in the south?
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Who was responsible for forcing President Eisenhower to protect African American students attending an otherwise all white school?
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Which individual worked with Dr. King to desegregate the downtown businesses of Birmingham, Alabama?
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Martin Luther King delivered his famous I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Washington Memorial in 1962.
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Which segregationist in Birmingham, Alabama, planned to prevent desegregation no matter what had to be done?
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The writing and release of the Letter From Birmingham Jail was responsible for the death of the desegregation movement in Birmingham, Alabama.
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The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee almost ended the student movement because of its inability to focus and instruct students on how to cope with the violence and harassment.
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Success in the South spurred African American leaders to conduct a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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Success in the South spurred African American leaders to conduct a March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
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Laws in the South that were detrimental to African Americans were referred to by what description?
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Although President Kennedy never passed any civil rights laws, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy protected Freedom Riders by sending in U.S. Marshals.
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President Lyndon B. Johnson wanted to finish what Kennedy had started, so he took a hands-on approach to passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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3,600 students were arrested during the student movement. What was the ultimate result of their actions?
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In what state did the Freedom Riders suffer the most violence?
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Why did the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom take place?
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Which governor stood in the doors of the University of Alabama to prevent African Americans students from entering?
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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made discrimination illegal in hotels as well as other public business places.
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The Brown v. Board of Education case established to eliminate racial discrimination in elementary and secondary schools.
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Where is Saigon located?
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Immediately upon his inauguration, President Nixon pulled all American troops out of Vietnam and put the war behind him.
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Upon captureing Hanoi, Vietnam was declared an independent country.
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Hue was the capital of which of the following?
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President Johnson didn't run for reelection; who became President in 1969?
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As the spread of communism picked up in the late 1940s, how did the U.S.'s national security advisors react?
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Which three countries did France combine to create French Indochina?
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Which of the following was established in an effort to build up U.S. military forces?
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Minimizing the influence of a particular source through separation is called containment.
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Which of the following similes did President Eisenhower use to describe the spread of communism?
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What was antiwar culture called?
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According to the War Powers Act, the President of the United States can go to war for how many days without the approval of Congress?
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China forced the unwilling Vietnam to divide into two parts: North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed unanimously by Congress.
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The United States didn't find the Command Office of South Vietnam (COSVN) until after the war.
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The name of the newly independent Vietnam was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, or the DRV.
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In July of 1976, the two Vietnamese countries were officially united as what?
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It has not been proven that the Command Office of South Vietnam (COSVN) ever actually existed.
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Who moved the capital of Vietnam to Saigon?
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Hundreds of thousands of American soldiers were sent into Vietnam during the war. What did President Johnson call this?
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The May 1970 demonstrations at Kent State resulted in four student deaths.
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The American public strongly supported President Johnson in the country's involvement in Vietnam.
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Which of the following is an example of a cease-fire?
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On this Vietnamese holiday, the Viet Cong attacked 27 U.S. and South Vietnamese bases at once.
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Ronald Reagan ordered the bombing of which country in an effort to yield international terrorism?
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While in office, President Nixon established a broad environmental program.
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Nixon's gradual withdrawal of American troops out of Vietnam took how long?
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Why did Irani student militants take Americans hostage in 1979?
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To what did "the Reagan magic" refer?
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Nixon sought to improve America's relationships with the Soviet Union and China but failed miserably.
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Who won the presidential election of 1992?
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President George H.W. Bush compared Saddam Hussein with what totalitarian leader?
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To whom can the following quote be credited? But it is not the ultimate fate of Richard Nixon that most concerns me, though surely it deeply troubles every decent and every compassionate person. My concern is the immediate future of this great country.
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Which American president made a pledge to put a man on the moon within a decade?
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President Ford quickly replaced most of Nixon's staff with his own people.
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Despite his own vibrant personality, President Reagan was unable to restore self-confidence in the American public after the Iran Hostage Crisis.
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Nixon had a true interest in international affairs.
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Ford was suspected of having made a "deal" with the former president to pardon him if he would resign, but those allegations were never proven.
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What was at the center of the Iran-Contra scandal?
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Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned as a result of the Watergate Scandal.
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Despite pressure from Congress to do so, President Carter refused to relinquish control of the Panama Canal.
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President Carter was fairly unsuccessful in negotiating with Congress.
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Who replaced Vice President Spiro T. Agnew when he resigned?
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Which of the following phrases best desribes Reagan's foreign policy?
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Who was held responsible for the break-ins at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972?
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Which President was involved in the Iran-Contra scandal?
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Who defeated President Ford in the 1976 presidential elections?
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Nixon reorganized the White House in order to give himself more time dealing in domestic affairs.
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In the 1991 Gulf War, what happened after Kuwait was liberated?
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The Senate convicted Clinton of "high crimes and misdemeanors."
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Countries from what area joined NATO along with Canada and the United States?
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What attracts immigrants to large cities?
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Under what President did Condoleezza Rice serve as Secretary of State?
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Who ran on the Democratic ticket during the 2000 presidential election?
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The 9/11 terrorist attacks strengthened the U.S. economy
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Who won the popular vote during the 2000 presidential election?
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What word best describes the role of economic policy in the 1990s?
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Who could vote in ancient Greece?
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Why was the role of NATO questioned during the 1990s?
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What industry emerged as the United States efficiently globalized?
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Where were troops deployed on September 17, 2001?
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What challenges did Bill Clinton have during his second term?
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What organization did the World Trade Organization replace?
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Terrorists are people living outside the U.S. who target Americans for attacks.
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What was the purpose of Operation Iraqi Freedom?
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What type of group is al Qaeda?
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During the late 1990s, where did the second-largest group of immigrants come from?
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The Patriot Act helps law enforcement agencies fight terrorism.
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President Bill Clinton was impeached.
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What was NAFTA's purpose?
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Who was blamed for the terrorist attacks on Septermer 11, 2001?
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Why did the U.N. Security Council inspect the weapons arsenal in Iraq?
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Where was Osama bin Laden suspected of hiding after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001?