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Which best describes the group of people who the US government forced into internment camps during World War II?

A
Japanese Americans
B
Korean Americans
C
German Americans
D
Italian Americans
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A major focus of the American Indian movement of the 1960s was

A
to increase job opportunities for American Indians.
B
to push the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more.
C
to fight for the rights of migrant workers.
D
to end stereotypes in the media.
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Which of the following is characteristic of judicial restraint?

A
basing decisions on previous decisions
B
overturning existing legal precedents
C
declaring that the Constitution must be changed
D
interpreting the Constitution using a new method
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Which of the following determined that laws enforcing the racial segregation of schools were unconstitutional?

A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
the Southern Manifesto
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
the Arkansas public schools
25

In the late 1960s, what did members of the counterculture share with many other American citizens?

A
a respect for police officers
B
a disrespect for all authority figures
C
a concern about the Vietnam War
D
an opposition to private ownership
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Hitler’s earliest involvement with the Nazi Party resulted in

A
a year spent in prison.
B
his wife’s suicide.
C
the beginning of the Holocaust.
D
his election as German chancellor.
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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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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.
29

Which of the following is the best definition of the term mutually assured destruction?

A
a policy of limiting nuclear testing to underground areas
B
an idea that the threat of war was enough to prevent an attack
C
a fear of producing powerful, destructive weapons
D
a belief that a nuclear war would completely destroy both sides
30

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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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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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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How did the United Nations respond to the problems faced by Holocaust survivors after World War II?

A
by helping survivors find their missing family members.
B
by establishing camps where survivors could live temporarily.
C
by creating a homeland where survivors could live safely.
D
by returning survivors to their original homes.
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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
35

As a result of President Clinton’s impeachment trial in the Senate,

A
he was forced to resign.
B
he lost public support.
C
his approval rating increased.
D
his approval rating decreased.
36

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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President Ford’s method of moving beyond the Watergate scandal

A
prompted Congress to begin impeachment hearings.
B
created massive support for the new president.
C
proved to be a benefit for Republicans.
D
angered many American voters.
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Why were military leaders and civilians in Japan put on trial after World War II?

A
They had stolen money from the military.
B
They had mistreated prisoners.
C
They refused to give up their power.
D
They planned a revolt against the US.
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Why was control of the Atlantic Ocean essential to Great Britain’s success in World War II?

A
Britain depended on the Atlantic for overseas communication.
B
Britain depended on fishing the Atlantic waters for food.
C
Britain was an island nation dependent on trading to keep its economy strong.
D
Britain was an island nation dependent on shipping for the supplies it needed.
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President Eisenhower believed in the domino theory as applied to world politics, which is the belief that

A
communism is widely dismissed and doomed to failure.
B
neighboring countries will rise up against communist ones.
C
if one country becomes communist, others will follow.
D
communism will not spread between neighboring countries.

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