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Who are people that want to overthrow governments, instill fear into the public,and undermine the government?

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Domestic terrorists

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What trade deal caused companies to leave the United States for cheaper as an unintended consequence?

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The NAFTA deal

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What conflict pushed out the Iraqi military and earned a swift victory in Kuwait?

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The Persian gulf war

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What was Cesar Chavez best known for?

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An advocate for farmworkers rights and improved working conditions

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What approach did Malcom X use when it came to civil rights?

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By any means necessary

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True or False: The Vietnam War was a quick war where American troops came in and forced the Viet Kong to surrender.

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False

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What did the Tonkin gulf resolution do for the president

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Gave him broad military powers in Vietnam

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What world organization did the US help establish after WW2 to help stop world conflicts ?

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United Nations

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How could the Berlin airlift be described as?

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An early victory in the fight over communism

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How did TV news broadcasts sway public opinion about the Vietnam War?

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it turned Americans against the war sometimes leading to protests

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That Watergate scandal caused a weakening in what principle?

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trust in government

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Which late 20th century president was know for cutting back on government regulation of business and industry?

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Ronald Reagan

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Which senator created a Red Scare, causing many American citizens to be accused as Communists and ruin their reputations?

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Senator Joseph McCarthy

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What’s the baby boom generation?

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largest generation in American history

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What was a major reason for the ending of the Cold War?

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the Soviet Union was weakened by internal conflict and bankruptcy

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All of the following are examples of political division in the US in the past 25 years EXCEPT

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September 11th

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What did the collapse of the housing market cause

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The economic recession of 2008

18
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Which accomplishments from President Obama was also very politically costly?

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the passage of the Affordable Care Act

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What did the Title IX cause with women in the United States?

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Greater participation of women in sports

20
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What did the investigation over president Clinton’s relationship with a White House intern result in?

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Impeachment for perjury

21
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The 9/11 attacks lead to what changes in American Society?

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-racial profiling of Middle Eastern Americans
-tighter security at Airports and government institutions
-the passage of the Patriot Act

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What was President Jimmy Carter’s main goal during the Camp David Accords?

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to try to establish peace in the Middle East

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The Stonewall Riots was a major event that helped what movement gain steam in the 20th century?

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the LGBT+ movement

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Blacks and Whites can work and live together in harmony is a main idea of what major speech in the 20th century?

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MLK’s I Have A Dream Speech

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What concept can be defined as “One must believe a law to be unjust, consciously and openly break it, and accept punishment for breaking it”

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civil disobedience

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What was the ruling of the US Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education?

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separate educational facilities are inherently unequal and unconstitutional

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What was a major reason the United States got involved in the Korean and Vietnam conflicts?

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to try and control the spread of communism

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Kennedy’s Secret agreement to dismantle U.S. missiles in Turkey that were aimed at the Soviet Union caused a stop to what major Cold War event?

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

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Which of the following would best define the Cold War?

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the long standing hostility between the US and USSR

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The internment of Japanese Americans during WW2 would be an example of which of the following things?

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a violation of civil liberties

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How did President Truman justify dropping the Atomic Bombs on Japan?

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early ending of the war would save a significant number of lives on both sides

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What caused the US to end their policy of Isolationism during the mid 20th century?

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the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor

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During the interwar period (1919-1941), the United States followed what foreign policy strategy?

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isolationism

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