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Why did many Americans seek a change in the election of 1980?

A
They were tired of conservative leadership and policies.
B
They wanted to bring a Democrat into the White House.
C
They felt that a bigger government would solve the country’s problems.
D
They disapproved of President Carter’s approach to handling issues.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Following World War II, what was one major difference between the United States and the Soviet Union?

A
The United States had a puppet government, whereas the Soviet Union wanted to contain Communism.
B
The United States had a single-party government, whereas the Soviet Union had a democratic government..
C
The United States had a free market, whereas the Soviet Union had a government-controlled economy.
D
The United States had a government-controlled economy, whereas the Soviet Union had a free market.
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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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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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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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During the Vietnam War, antiwar protestors believed that Nixon’s policy of Vietnamization

A
was an appropriate response to their demands.
B
would not be implemented during the 1960s.
C
would actually escalate the war in Indochina.
D
did not end US involvement in the war quickly enough.
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Which of the following directly contributed to soil erosion on the Great Plains in the 1930s?

A
railroads
B
heavy rains
C
farming
D
homesteading
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A problem that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election was that

A
not enough citizens voted.
B
many ballots were destroyed.
C
voters did not submit their ballots.
D
many ballots could not be read by machine.
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The attempted coup against the Soviet government in 1991 was led by

A
the United States.
B
Boris Yeltsin.
C
citizens angered by shortages.
D
Communist hardliners.
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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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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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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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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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