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This map shows the spread of the communist movement after WWII.What set the stage for the Korean War?

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A
The spread of communism in Eastern Europe.
B
The spread of communism in eastern Asia.
C
The clear divisions between communist governments and democracies in Asia.
D
The clear divisions between communist governments and democracies in Europe.
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The secret agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis included

A
a promise by Cuba not to invade the United States again.
B
a promise by the United States not to invade Cuba again.
C
a promise by the Soviet Union not to invade Cuba again.
D
a promise by the Soviet Union not to invade the United States.
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In 1989, pro-democracy demonstrations in China led to

A
democratic reforms.
B
a coup against the government.
C
the destruction of Tiananmen Square.
D
the deaths of many protestors.
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The 9/11 Commission concluded that

A
US agencies had been very successful at sharing information.
B
terrorist attacks would never happen again on American soil.
C
the United States had done everything possible to prevent the attacks.
D
the attacks might have been prevented with better communication.
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Which statement best describes the main idea of Senator Albert J. Beveridge’s speech "March of the Flag”?

A
God has chosen the United States to be the greatest nation on Earth.
B
The United States has no right to invade other territories.
C
Imperialism benefits the United States and the countries it occupies.
D
The United States will soon become an economic superpower.
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One push factor that increased immigration from Central America and the Caribbean to the United States was

A
the promise of migrant work on farms.
B
the anticommunist position in the United States.
C
the need to escape civil war and poverty.
D
the chance to reunite with family members.
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Which best describes the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom?

A
It was attended by only a few thousand people.
B
It was attended mostly by white Americans.
C
It was chaotic and violent.
D
It was organized and peaceful.
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One major reason for US involvement in Latin America in the 1980s was to

A
stop the spread of Communism.
B
bring aid to poor countries.
C
take over the governments of countries such as Grenada.
D
sell arms to Latin American countries such as Grenada.
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What did opponents of the Vietnam War protest? Check all that apply.the draft the cost of the warthe number of lives lostthe rise of the counterculturethe difficulties facing the military

A
the draft
B
the cost of the war
C
the number of lives lost
D
the rise of the counterculture
E
the difficulties facing the military
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During the Freedom Summer campaign of 1964 in Mississippi,

A
three civil rights workers were kidnapped.
B
three KKK members were found dead.
C
three civil rights workers were found dead.
D
three civil rights workers attacked the KKK.
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How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement of 1940 help Britain?

A
It allowed Britain to buy arms on loan.
B
It helped Britain maintain its vital supply lines.
C
It helped Britain recruit more soldiers.
D
It gave Britain the newest American ships.
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What is one result of advances in medical technology?

A
a longer life expectancy for patients
B
a decrease in the number of diseases
C
a longer career for doctors and technicians
D
declining costs for surgeries and medicines
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When President Clinton sent US peacekeeping troops to Somalia in 1993, US troops

A
brought peace to the country.
B
were killed during a conflict.
C
killed thousands of Somali people.
D
remained in Somalia for many years.
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What did the Department of Housing and Urban Development do during the 1960s as part of Johnson’s Great society?

A
It decreased funding for public housing to help expand suburbs.
B
It prohibited racial discrimination in the sale or rent of housing.
C
It expanded funding for public housing and funded city rebuilding efforts.
D
It allowed for the creation of luxury apartments within specific sections of a city.
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What kind of source is "Percentage of College Degrees Awarded to Women”?

A
It is a primary source because it is a journal or diary.
B
It is a secondary source because it is a speech.
C
It is a primary source because it is firsthand information.
D
It is a secondary source because it is secondhand information.
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The original 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was seen as a victory for

A
religious conservatives.
B
political moderates.
C
the men’s rights movement.
D
the women’s rights movement.
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Study the graph.According to the graph, Internet use in the United States since 1990 has

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declined.
B
remained the same.
C
increased slightly.
D
increased greatly.
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What were the most likely reasons that US leaders decided to develop the atomic bomb? Select two options.They thought they needed to develop the atomic bomb before other countries did.They wanted to be viewed by other nations as the most powerful nation in the world.They believed that defeating Japan with regular weapons would be too costly in time and lives.They believed they had to develop the atomic bomb to discover all of the uses of nuclear power.They believed that only the United States was powerful enough to possess such a fearful weapon.

A
They thought they needed to develop the atomic bomb before other countries did.
B
They wanted to be viewed by other nations as the most powerful nation in the world.
C
They believed that defeating Japan with regular weapons would be too costly in time and lives.
D
They believed they had to develop the atomic bomb to discover all of the uses of nuclear power.
E
They believed that only the United States was powerful enough to possess such a fearful weapon.
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President Kennedy appointed Thurgood Marshall to

A
a federal court.
B
head of the Peace Corps.
C
a position at NASA.
D
head of the Warren Commission.
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President Eisenhower believed in the domino theory as it applied to world politics, which held that

A
Communism was widely dismissed and doomed to failure.
B
neighboring countries would rise up against Communist ones.
C
if one country became Communist, others would follow.
D
Communism would not spread between neighboring countries.

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