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Black Tuesday is the nickname for this event
What is the stock market crash
100
Great Britain and France responded to Germany's aggression with this tactic
What is appeasement
100
This Supreme Court case was the first to declare "separate but equal" unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education
100
The majority of Vietnamese citizens promoted this government type
What is Communism
100
This act sought to increase national security after 9/11
What is the Patriot Act
200
This constitutional amendment made the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal in 1920
What is the 18th Amendment
200
Unlike during previous wars, the concept that surrendering countries would receive no promises post-war is known as
What is unconditional surrender
200
The "Age of Camelot" is the term used to describe
What is John F. Kennedy's presidency
200
This resolution gave President Johnson the authority to send troops to Vietnam
What is the Tonkin Gulf Resolution
200
This case marked the first time the Supreme Court essentially chose the President.
What is Bush v. Gore
300
There are several reasons for the decrease in labor strikes during the 1920's. Name one
What is higher wages, lack of government support, public oppression
300
The partnership between Italy, Japan, and Germany became known as the
What is the Axis Powers
300
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race in three major areas. Name 2
What are schools, employment, and voter registration
300
This massive Viet Cong assault on the South Korean capital was known as
What is the Tet Offensive
300
Why is Reagan's supply-side economics often referred to as trickle-down economics?
Supporting those at the top will allow money to trickle down through the economy and support those at the bottom
400
American reliance on ______ is one of the main causes of the Great Depression
What is credit
400
The Truman Doctrine was designed to
What is contain the spread of Communism
400
Why did the US and Soviet Union agree in secret to remove missiles from Cuba and Turkey?
Missiles in Turkey had been a NATO decision, not just a US decision
400
This Supreme Court case declared that the power of the president is limited
What is Nixon v. United States
400
Bill Clinton was impeached for two reasons. What were they?
What is perjury, and lying under oath
500
How did the music industry change during the 1930's?
Music reflected life, rather than the ideal American life
500
This was the foreign policy strategy used primarily during the Cold War
What is Containment
500
How did SNCC change during the Civil Rights Movement?
What is integration to black only. Acceptance of violence when necessary rather than strictly non-violent
500
Define stagflation
What is rise in unemployment and prices
500
In order to improve the economy, Ronald Reagan sought to change the economy in three different ways. Name two.
What is lower taxes, deregulate business, and reduce social program funding.