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According to President Bush, which country belonged to an “axis of evil” that supported terrorism?

A
Pakistan
B
Afghanistan
C
Iran
D
the Soviet Union
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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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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 environmental issue did President Kennedy champion?

A
the advancement of agricultural practices
B
the establishment of national seashores
C
the protection of national parks
D
the development of new plant species
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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
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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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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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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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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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Which campaign promises was President Reagan unable to keep?

A
reducing taxes
B
decreasing federal spending
C
appointing a woman to the Supreme Court
D
reducing unemployment
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A major focus of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1960s was

A
increasing job opportunities for American Indians.
B
pressuring the Bureau of Indian Affairs to do more.
C
fighting for the rights of migrant workers.
D
ending stereotypes in the media.
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The SALT II Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

A
ended the Cold War.
B
limited each nation’s nuclear arsenal.
C
increased tensions between the two nations.
D
increased trade between the nations.
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Americans were unhappy with President Clinton prior to the midterm elections of 1994 because

A
he wanted to add a balanced budget amendment.
B
he was involved in several White House scandals.
C
they were displeased with his Contract with America.
D
they were opposed to reforming the welfare system.
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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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President Reagan’s policies affected government spending by

A
increasing funds for environmental programs.
B
increasing funds for civil rights enforcement agencies.
C
decreasing funds for defense spending.
D
decreasing funds for social programs.
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Immediately following World War II, the Korean Peninsula

A
was absorbed into China.
B
became caught in a war with Russia.
C
was divided at the 38th parallel.
D
came under Japanese control.
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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
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By the time Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, he had

A
been a civil rights leader for more than ten years.
B
decided to run in the next presidential election.
C
led the Democratic Party for more than ten years.
D
decided to lead a demonstration supporting the war.
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When he came to power in 1985, Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev

A
was seen as unlikable and opposed to change.
B
refused to meet with President Reagan.
C
hoped to improve relations with the West.
D
threatened aggressive military action against the United States.
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In 1954, after the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu,

A
communists took control of all of Vietnam.
B
Vietnam was divided at the 17th parallel.
C
an international committee gave Vietnam back to France.
D
the United States sent troops to Vietnam to remove the communists.

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