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Unit #26-#30 Exam Flashcards

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Major party presidential candidates in 1960

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John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon

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Kennedy’s legislative program

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New Frontier

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Failed attempt to invade Cuba by anti-Castro forces

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Bay of Pigs

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Lyndon Johnson’s legislative program

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Great Society

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Republican presidential candidate in 1964

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Barry Goldwater

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Affected by Supreme Court decisions in the 1960s

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Rights of accused persons

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Tactics by blacks to integrate lunch counter

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Sit-ins

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Communist guerrillas in South Vietnam

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Viet Cong

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Permitted U.S. build-up in Vietnam

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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Civil rights leader assassinated in 1968

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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Presidential candidate assassinated in 1968

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Robert F. Kennedy

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Communist offensive that hurt U.S. cause

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Tet

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Decided not to run for President in 1968

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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Democratic presidential candidate in 1968

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Hubert Humphrey

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Independent presidential candidate in 1968

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George Wallace

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A deadly clash between college students and National Guardsmen took place at:

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Kent State University

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Part of President Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam War was:

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Bombing Communist sites in Cambodia

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The Pentagon Paper were:

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Secret Pentagon documents leaked to the press by Daniel Ellsberg

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After the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam:

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The South Vietnamese government and military collapsed

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A disruption in the availability of gasoline in the U.S. was caused by:

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The decision by OPEC to cut oil sales

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Man first landed on the moon in what year?

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1969

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President Nixon made bold foreign policy moves by visiting:

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Communist China and the Soviet Union

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The Democratic presidential nominee in 1972 was:

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George McGovern

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Nixon’s failure in the Watergate scandal was that:

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He participated in the cover-up of the scandal and obstructed the investigation of it

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How far did impeachment proceedings against Nixon develop?

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The House Judiciary Committee approved articles of impeachment

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Gerald Ford:

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Was minority leader of the House before becoming Vice President

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A serious economic problem during Carter’s presidency was:

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The high rate of inflation

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President Carter oversaw talks at Camp David that let to an agreement between:

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Egypt and Israel

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Many Americans became more aware of Islam because:

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Fundamentalist Muslims took Americans hostage in Iran in 1979

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Jimmy Carter implemented a policy of:

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limiting foreign aid to counties with poor human rights records.

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31
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Served as governor of California

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Ronald Reagan

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Founded the Moral Majority

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Jerry Falwell

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Congressman, UN ambassador, Vice President, President

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George H. W. Bush

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Appointed to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court

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Clarence Thomas

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Defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1980

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Jimmy Carter

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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Colin Powell

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Defeated by Ronald Reagan in 1984

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Walter Mondale

38
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What was the name given to American’s reusable space craft?

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Space Shuttle

39
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What did President Reagan once call the Soviet Union?

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An evil empire

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What did Reagan challenge Soviet leader Gorbachev to do?

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Tear down the Berlin Wall

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The Iran-Contra scandal involved:

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(1) A secret arms deal with Iran, (2) attempt to help free American hostages, and (3) undercover assistance to Central American freedom fighters

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The industry that collapsed during the George H. W. Bush presidency was:

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the savings and loan industry

43
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The independent labor union in Communist Poland that sought recognition was:

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Solidarity

44
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What event in November 1989 symbolized the fall of Communism?

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The Berlin Wall was torn down

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The allied military operation that pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait was called:

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Operation Desert Storm

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Waco cult that had a standoff with Federal officials

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Branch Davidian’s

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Prime minister of Israel assassinated in 1995

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Yitzak Rabin

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Vice President under Bill Clinton

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Al Gore

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1992 and 1996 Reform Party candidate for President

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Ross Perot

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Leader of Yugoslavia charged with war crimes

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Slobodan Milosevic

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Republicans gained control of U.S. House and Senate

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1994

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Governor of Arkansas before becoming President

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Bill Clinton

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The issues that hurt George H. W. Bust most in 1992

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The economy

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Republican Senator and 1996 presidential candidate

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Bob Dole

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Founder of Amazon.com

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Jeff Bezos

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Federal Dow Jones Industrial Average

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DJIA

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Federal Reserve Board, guides U.S. monetary policy

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The Fed

58
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Failed attempt to remove Clinton from office

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Impeachment trial

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First electronic computer built

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1944

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U.S. helped its president, Jean-Bertrant Aristide

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Haiti

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1994 Republican election promise

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Contract with America

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Province of Yugoslavia that wanted independence

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Kosovo

63
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Force that took action against Yugoslavia in 1998

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NATO

64
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Trade deal involving Mexico, Canada, and the U.S.

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NAFTA

65
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Project for which the Clintons were investigated

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Whitewater

66
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What was the official 2010 population in the U.S.?

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Over 308 million

67
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What was the most populous state in 2000?

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California

68
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What was the most populous urban metropolitan area in 2000?

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New York City

69
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The U.S had a total of about ____ ________ households in 2000

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105.5 million

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What was the U.S. gross domestic product in 2000?

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Ten trillion dollars

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What was the largest single religious group in the U.S. in 2000?

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The Roman Catholic Church

72
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Who won the popular vote during the 2000 presidential election?

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Al gore

73
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Where did controversy over the election returns in 2000 center?

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Florida

74
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The final decision on the 2000 presidential election was made in practical terms by the:

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U.S. Supreme Court

75
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How many passenger plans were hijacked by terrorist on September 11, 2001?

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Four

76
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Where did the three of four hijacked plane hit?

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South and North World Trade Center and the Pentagon

77
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Who was the mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks?

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Osama bin Laden

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After 9/11, what other countries did the U.S. coalition forces attack?

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Afghanistan and Iraq

79
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Where was Osama bin Laden discovered and killed by Navy SEAL forces?

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Pakistan

80
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Who was the Democratic presidential candidate in 2004?

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John Kerry

81
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The credit crunch that climaxed in the fall of 2008 was the result at least in part of what?

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Large-scale failures in home mortgages

82
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What is another term for a less than excellent credit history?

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Subprime

83
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When Barack Obama was nominated for President in 2008, he was what?

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An Illinois Senator

84
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The comprehensive legislation passed in 2010 that Obama had pledged to work toward was what?

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, often called “Obamacare”

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What award was Obama given in December on 2009?

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The Nobel Peace Prize

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