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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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In addition to being one of the leaders of the beat generation, Jack Kerouac was

A
a novelist.
B
a rock musician.
C
a television star.
D
a scientist.
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Which group was a result of the sit-in movement?

A
the Congress of Racial Equality
B
the Montgomery Improvement Association
C
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
D
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
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Elijah Muhammad, a leader of the Nation of Islam, believed that

A
African Americans should assert themselves against white power.
B
segregation was detrimental to achieving black power.
C
integration was the answer to achieving racial equality.
D
nonviolent resistance was the only type of effective protest.
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How did the “island-hopping” strategy save American lives in World War II?

A
US forces only attacked Japanese-held islands with strategic importance.
B
Allied forces attacked Japanese-held island by sea and air only.
C
US forces attacked Japanese-held islands with weak defenses.
D
Allied forces attacked different islands, sharing the losses equally.
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The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center resulted in

A
almost 100 people being killed.
B
almost 300 people being killed
C
almost 1,000 people being killed.
D
almost 3,000 people being killed.
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Members of the Nation of Islam believed

A
any kind of aggressive action should be prohibited.
B
people of African descent were superior to whites.
C
integration of the races could bring about peace.
D
nonviolence was the only path to true integration.
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As a result of economic growth during the 1950s, the percentage of Americans who were in the middle class

A
increased slightly.
B
increased greatly.
C
decreased slightly.
D
decreased greatly.
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During Nixon’s first term in office, US foreign policy required the American public to adopt a new, positive image of

A
Latin America.
B
China.
C
the Soviet Union.
D
Vietnam.
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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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Which late 1940s event prompted the United States to take steps to protect itself from Soviet espionage?

A
the detonation of a bomb on Russian soil
B
the fall of China to communism
C
the rise of the Soviet Union’s military
D
the conviction of Alger Hiss
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Study the graph.According to the graph, Internet use in the United States since 1990 has

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A
declined.
B
remained the same.
C
increased slightly.
D
increased greatly.
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The House Un-American Activities Committee targeted

A
only government employees.
B
only private citizens.
C
neither government employees nor private citizens.
D
both government employees and private citizens.
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During President Obama’s first term in office, he

A
promised to withdraw troops from Afghanistan.
B
continued the withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
C
officially ended the war in Afghanistan.
D
sent large numbers of US troops to Iraq.
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A US Marine barracks in Beirut was targeted by terrorists in 1983 because

A
the United States supported Iraq in a war with Iran.
B
the Unites States did not sanction Israel for invading Lebanon.
C
the United States had backed an unpopular leader in Iran.
D
the United States had tried to destroy the PLO.
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What was one of the challenges Richard Nixon faced as president?

A
winning over Wallace supporters
B
restoring American confidence
C
uniting the Republican Party
D
enacting a social reform agenda
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Which statement best describes an effect of the baby boom generation today?

A
The US population is becoming more diverse.
B
The US population is becoming older.
C
The US population is becoming younger.
D
The US population is becoming healthier.
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The House Un-American Activities Committee targeted

A
only government employees.
B
only private citizens.
C
neither government employees nor private citizens.
D
both government employees and private citizens.
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Why was the United Nations formed?

A
to promote Communism
B
to engage in armed conflict
C
to defend nations against attack
D
to promote international peace
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The 1935 Nuremberg Laws impacted Jewish people in Germany by

A
permitting Jewish people to holding government jobs.
B
prohibiting Jewish people from marrying non-Jewish Germans.
C
permitting Jewish doctors to treating Jewish people.
D
prohibiting Jewish people from forming Jewish-only schools.

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