Final Exam Flashcards
By 1973, the US imported one third of its oil, which demonstrated the U.S.’s dependence on imported oil. True or false?
True
The Cuban Missile Crisis:
Brought the U.S. and Soviets to the brink of nuclear war
Ella Baker founded which civil rights organization known best for the sit-in movement of early 1960s?
SNCC
What event forced JFK to take meaningful action in support of the civil rights movement?
King’s demonstration in Birmingham
LBJ’s Great Society included immigration quotas that were more stringent than quotas from the 1920s. True or false?
False
The…is the idea that if one communist county in Asia fell, that others would follow
The Domino Effect
If one moment marked the advent of “gay liberation”, it was a 1969 police raid on the…in New York’s Greenwich Village, a gathering place for homosexuals
Stonewall Inn
The Tet Offensive was a major military failure for the American military
False
…was national and communist, who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War
Ho Chi Minh
During WWII, Vietnam and the United States were allies. True or false?
True
Ngo Dingh Diem, an American backed leader of South Vietnam, received a lot of criticism from the international community for his brutal treatment of dissenters. True or false?
True
LBJ escalated the war in Vietnam. True or false?
True
…wrote the Feminine Mystique, a work that examined the lives of disaffected housewives
Betty Friedan
The…gave LBJ the opportunity to escalate the war in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin incident
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution in 1964, authorizing the president to take “all necessary measures to repel armed attack” in Vietnam. True or false?
True
Some of the most vocal critics of the Vietnam War came from Ivy League University students. True or false?
True
The Great Society:
included LBJ’s crusade to end poverty in America
The Cuban Missile Crisis involved which leaders from the U.S. and the Soviet Union?
JFK and Khrushchev
JFK increased military spending and also emphasized diplomacy. A few of these programs focused on economic development of the developing world. These programs were:
Alliance for Progress and Peace Corps
Stagflation of the 1970s was a combination of:
High unemployment rates, low economic growth, inflation
The American Indian Movement:
Demanded greater tribal self-government
Richard Nixon’s policy of…, lessened the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
Detente
The Watergate Scandal is best associated with what administration?
The Nixon Administration
The Sunbelt was a:
region in the U.S.
On New Year’s Day 1959,…forces took over Havana and ousted President Bastisa’s dictatorship
Fidel Castro
In April 1961, the US invaded Cuba with a small army of US-led Cubans, which led in failure. This invasion was called…
Bay of Pigs invasion
In 1962, JFK faced a major school integration crisis when James Meredith integrated…
University of Mississippi
LBJ’s War on Poverty promised to dismantle major aspects of the New Deal reform. True or false?
False
The Iran Hostage Crisis only lasted a few months after President Jimmy Carter approved a successful rescue mission. True or false?
False
In 1979, leader Ayatollah Khomeini took over…after thee shah was ousted.
Iran
Which president gave the “Crisis of Confidence” speech?
Jimmy Carter
During the 1970s, the Sun Belt became home to the new Democratic party. True or false?
False
In 1971,…a former Department of Defense research released documents that suggested that Nixon had lied to the American public about the Vietnam War.
Daniel Ellsburg
In May 1970, students across the nation protested on their campus against the invasion of…, which escalated the Vietnam War beyond the boarders of South and North Vietnam.
Cambodia
President Nixon’s plan of Vietnamization, ended American military presence in the Vietnam War. True or false?
False
The 1965 Voting Rights Act expanded the power of the federal government by empowering the Department of Justice to oversee voter registration. True or false?
True
Ronald Reagan called the Soviet Union:
The Evil Empire
Ronald Reagan’s economic policies:
Resulted in increased economic inequality
The basis for Reaganomics:
Cut taxes for Americans and corporations and cut government spending on federal programs
