Final Potpourri
Final Potpourri
Final Potpourri
Final Potpourri
Final Potpourri
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The inability to leave once committing so many troops and money
What is the main problem LBJ had in Vietnam
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What symbolized the end of Soviet domination of Eastern Europe
Tearing down of the Berlin Wall
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Fear of Communist influence in the United States during the 1950s is known as
McCarthyism
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What was the main reason that Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968
His failure in the Vietnam War.
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American financial aid to rebuild Europe following World War II was granted by what?
The Marshall Plan
200
What happened to the the African-American voting base after the Voting Rights Act of 1865
It increased dramatically
200
Between 1940 and 1970 many African-Americans migrated from what region.... to what region?
From the South to the North
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This initiative created the Peace Corp and accelerated the Space Program
Kennedy's New Frontier Program
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The United States conducted an Air and Naval blockade of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Which covered a larger area?
The air blockade
200
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution allowed LBJ to do what
Conduct the Vietnam War how he wanted
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The idea of living freely, using illicit drugs and rebelling against authority in the late 1960s and early 1970s was called what?
Counter-culture
300
Martin Luther King Jr. believed that people follow what principles when deciding whether to follow a law or not
Moral
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The first man-made satellite to orbit the Earth was called
Sputnik I
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This route was used by the Vietcong to supply their soldiers in South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
300
The Hungarian Uprising of 1956, U-2 Incident and Cuban Missile Crisis all led to
Increased tension between the United States and Soviet Union
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This was created after World War II to provide veterans with money for higher education and to purchase homes
The GI Bill
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This legislation allowed federal officials to oversee federal elections
Voting Rights Act of 1965
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What was the nickname for the large increase in the population of the United States directly following World War II
The Baby Boom
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What event led to the resignation of Richard Nixon in 1974
The Watergate Scandal
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the Neutrality Acts of 1935-1937 allowed the United States to take what stance regarding conflict in Europe
Isolationism
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What were lunch counter sit-ins and the actions of the freedom riders examples of?
Nonviolent attempts to oppose segregation
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This Civil Rights leader initially wanted blacks to separate from whites
Malcolm X
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The Economic Opportunity Act, Voting Rights Act and Medicare/Medicaid were efforts to solve problems related to what?
Poverty and Discrimination
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Promoting peaceful solutions to world problems is the principal goal of what organization?
The United Nations
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What action brought supplies and food to West Berlin following Stalin's blockade of the city
Berlin Airlift
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