1950s / Cold War
The Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference near the end of WWII in order to determine how to divide__.
Where is Germany
What did the Civil Rights Movement’s marches, sit-ins, and boycotts have in common?
What is nonviolent demonstration
The Presidency of Gerald Ford was different from all previous Presidencies because he was the first President who
What is he was not elected to either the Presidency or the Vice-Presidency
The "supply side" economics of President Ronald Reagan and President George Bush favored
What is decreasing taxes and deregulating to stimulate business growth
How has the Internet created a “global village”?
What is the internet has connected people from all around the world
The successful launching of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 signaled the beginning of American fears that __
What is the Soviets had achieved technological superiority
What factor is shared by President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal and President Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society programs?
What is both were designed to expand the role of government in helping citizens
What was a lasting effect of the Watergate scandal under President Richard Nixon?
What is trust in elected officials was undermined
A primary reason for the increase in federal debt between 1980 and 1990 was
What is high levels of spending on the military by the federal government
A problem Clinton faced in trying to reduce the federal deficit was
What is entitlement programs
In the 1950’s, Senator Joseph McCarthy was most closely associated with 2 issues; Name both issues.
What is Communist infiltration and the denial of civil liberties
What word most represents Dr. Martin Luther King’s March on Washington speech?
What is equality
The easing of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the 1970s was called
What is detente
A major goal of the Republican Party since the 1980s has been to
What is cut federal taxes
The goal of the Kyoto Protocol was to
What is reduce carbon dioxide emissions worldwide
The baby boom primarily resulted from the
What is delay in marriages during World War II
Opponents of the Vietnam War made which criticism of the United States government?
What is The government failed to accurately inform the public about the war
Which statement is most accurate about the economy of the United States during the 1970’s and early 1980’s?
What is the increased cost of imported oil hurt economic growth
Reagan believed that massive Soviet defense spending would collapse ________.
What is communism / Soviet Union economy/government
Name a country where the U.S. has fought the war on terror
What is Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq
The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War II contributed to
What is expansion of the middle class
Why did most feminists favor this United States Supreme Court Decision Roe v. Wade?
What is Feminists believe that they should make all decisions regarding their body
The Sunbelt experienced population growth as a result of this?
Decline of the rustbelt
1973 Oil Embargo
Conservatives generally support splitting government power between __.
What is between federal and state levels
The USA Patriot Act is an anti-terrorist bill that allows the government to
What is conduct secret searches of suspects, wiretap suspects, and track Internet communications