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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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Which migration-related problem is the Sun Belt experiencing?

A
a young population
B
overused water resources
C
abandoned factories
D
dying city centers
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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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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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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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During World War II, the term kamikaze referred to Japanese

A
fighter pilots.
B
warriors.
C
machine guns.
D
suicide attacks.
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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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How did President Kennedy respond to the violence in Birmingham?

A
He wrote a letter to Martin Luther King Jr. expressing his concern.
B
He had members of the Ku Klux Klan arrested.
C
He had Eugene “Bull” Connor arrested for police brutality.
D
He promoted civil rights laws such as what would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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A change that occurred in the US military following the end of the Vietnam War was that

A
the number of US soldiers rose.
B
women were allowed to serve.
C
the military became an all-volunteer force.
D
many soldiers stayed in South Vietnam.
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Who is likely to be directly affected by whether a person exercises personal responsibility? Select three options.familyfriendsgovernmentthe personpoliticians

A
family
B
friends
C
government
D
the person
E
politicians
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Which event led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A
the sinking of a torpedo boat in the Gulf of Tonkin
B
a White House decision to attack the city of Hanoi
C
the capture of a US Navy ship by North Vietnam
D
an alleged attack on two US Navy ships by North Vietnam
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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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Who pressured President Roosevelt to end discrimination in the defense industry?

A
Jackie Robinson
B
Branch Rickey
C
A. Philip Randolph
D
Harry S Truman
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Which event occurred in 1963 and caused the United States to experience a major transition?

A
the election of President Johnson
B
the assassination of President Kennedy
C
the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act
D
the signing of the Civil Rights Act
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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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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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How is freedom of religion protected by the Bill of Rights? Select three options.People are free to choose not to practice religion.Citizens can practice whatever religion they choose.Religious services are provided to people free of charge.No national religion can be established by the government.People are allowed to choose from government-approved religions.

A
People are free to choose not to practice religion.
B
Citizens can practice whatever religion they choose.
C
Religious services are provided to people free of charge.
D
No national religion can be established by the government.
E
People are allowed to choose from government-approved religions.
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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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Look at the map.This map of North America and Europe in 1955 shows

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A
the plan to circumvent the Berlin blockade.
B
the member countries of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
C
the division of Germany after World War II.
D
the member countries of the United Nations.
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During the final years of World War II in Europe, American and British bombing raids

A
supported invasions of Italy.
B
destroyed German factories and cities.
C
were ineffective as German air power grew.
D
lost few aviators to Axis fighters and anti-aircraft fire.

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