Activists on college campuses protested because young men who could not vote were drafted
Which of the following led to passage of this constitutional amendment?
100
It provided the President congressional support for conducting acts of war if necessary.
How did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution in 1964 affect the powers of the president?
100
Impacts of Cold War Defense Spending
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Expanded businesses and employment Growth of high tech industries
New research and development
100
The sudden influx of returning soldiers caused a boom in birth rates. (baby boom)
How did the end of the Second World War influence the pattern of population growth
in the United States?
100
1969
In which year did the United States land an astronaut on the surface of the Moon?
200
It provides an example of how individuals and groups brought social change in the
1960s.
Rachel Carson’s 1962 book The Silent Spring detailed the environmental effects of
pesticides and led to a ban on some pesticides for agriculture use.
How does this literary work reflect U.S. culture in the 1960s?
200
Graphic coverage by television news
Which factor contributed to the changing attitudes of the American public about U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War?
200
Space research has resulted in new technologies and innovations used across the globe.
How has the American space exploration program likely improved the quality of life
for people around the world?
200
The Marshall Plan extended financial aid to friendly European nations rebuilding after the destruction of the war.
How did the United States act to reduce the influence of communism and improve the economic strength of free market nations in Europe after the Second World War?
200
The Soviet Union launched the satellite Sputnik
Which event initiated the space race between the United States and the Soviet
Union?
300
He transferred greater responsibility for the war effort to South Vietnamese
troops.
What is one way President Nixon changed the U.S. military strategy in Vietnam?
300
They supported the president’s policies in regard to the war.
According to President Nixon, what is the viewpoint of the majority of Americans regarding U.S. military intervention in Vietnam?
300
math and science
An impact of the Cold War on American education priorities was a shift in the school
curriculum to a concentration on learning —
300
Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine
What is Which action was a direct response of the United States to growing communist
threats in Greece and Turkey in the years following the Second World War?
300
It protected the rights of free expression for students.
How did the Supreme Court decision in Tinker v. Des Moines affect schools in the
United States?
400
Domino Theory
According to President Johnson, why was U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
justified?
400
They have considered it unconstitutional since it restricts the presidential power
to send troops into combat.
Why have presidents since 1973 disagreed with the requirements of the War Powers
Act passed by Congress?
400
To transport supplies to a blockaded West Berlin
Why did the United States conduct the Berlin Airlift?
400
to maintain a collective security agreement in the case of an attack
What is chief reason for U.S. membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ?
400
Space research has resulted in new technologies and innovations used across the globe.
How has the American space exploration program likely improved the quality of life
for people around the world?
500
Who is Roy Benavidez
He was a soldier from Texas, saved the lives of several fellow soldiers during the Vietnam War, received the Congressional Medal of Honor.
500
the Vietnam War
A defining event of the 1960s in the United States was
500
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Which military alliance of North American and Western European nations pledged in
1949 that all member nations would come to the aid of any member attacked by an
outside enemy?
500
Does increased government defense spending reduce the impact of economic downturns?
What is the central economic question regarding the impact of government defense
spending on the business cycle?
500
suburban sprawl, increased traffic, and a decrease of green spaces bordering the cities
The movement of people out of American urban areas after the Second World War
led to