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This graph shows the number of US troops deployed in South Vietnam between 1962 and 1968.

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A
Vietnam gained independence and the war began.
B
President Johnson was assassinated.
C
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was passed.
D
People began volunteering to go to war in large numbers.
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The decision in 1950 by the Supreme Court that banned “separate but equal” law schools in Texas

A
applied only to the law school named in the case.
B
forced graduate schools across the country to integrate.
C
applied only to law schools, not other graduate schools.
D
did not apply to law schools in other states.
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Which technology has most lowered inventory costs in industry?

A
tablet computers
B
robotics
C
satellite communications
D
just-in-time manufacturing
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What was an effect of US troops leaving Vietnam in 1973?

A
Vietnam’s economy grew.
B
Vietnam became communist.
C
Vietnamization failed.
D
Vietnam repaid the United States.
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A reason the Neutrality Acts were revised to allow cash-and-carry in the 1930s was

A
because of the spread of socialism.
B
because Germany needed supplies.
C
because fascism was gaining ground in Europe.
D
because of WWI.
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For which of the following crimes was Fred Korematsu found guilty?

A
violating military orders
B
spying for Japan
C
entering the US illegally
D
hiding in an internment camp
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The Internet makes it possible to use GPS technology on televisions.
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Northeast and Southeast
B
Northwest and Southwest
C
Northeast and Northwest
D
Southeast and Southwest
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Why was there tension between the United States and the USSR after World War II?

A
Their economies were competing for trade in Western Europe.
B
Their economies were in danger of falling to Communism.
C
Their economies were based on different principles and systems.
D
Their economies prevented them from influencing other countries.
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Why was President Truman considered to be weak on communism despite the federal government’s measures to investigate communists?

A
Fear of communism had reached a level that bordered on hysteria, and Truman’s actions did little to make it go away.
B
Truman actions were not strong enough to demonstrate to the public that the threat from the Soviets was very real.
C
Truman focused only on the government; he did not believe that communism had infiltrated other aspects of American life.
D
People believed that Truman might have been a communist and was only conducting investigations to protect himself from suspicion.
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The goal of perestroika was to

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reform the Soviet economy.
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limit choices available to Soviet consumers.
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slow the development of a free market.
i
increase Soviet factory and farm production.
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After the passage of the Civil Rights Act, civil rights activists wanted to

A
overturn the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
overturn the Twenty-Fourth Amendment.
C
elect John F. Kennedy.
D
improve voting rights in the South.
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Examine the chart showing the number of deaths by country during World War II.

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A
Most of the deaths suffered by Poland during the war were military deaths.
B
Great Britain suffered more deaths than Poland as a result of World War II.
C
Poland suffered almost as many deaths as the Soviet Union during the war.
D
The US suffered relatively few deaths from the war compared to other countries.
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How were the beliefs of the Nation of Islam different from the beliefs of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?

A
The Nation of Islam desired a sense of community with whites.
B
The Nation of Islam desired more interaction with whites.
C
The Nation of Islam believed in nonviolent resistance.
D
The Nation of Islam believed in black nationalism.
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What impact did the US development of the atomic bomb have on World War II?

A
After the US dropped atomic bombs on two major cities in Japan, Japan surrendered.
B
After the US dropped atomic bombs on two major cities in Germany, Germany surrendered.
C
After the US dropped atomic bombs on major cities in Germany and Japan, both surrendered.
D
After Japan dropped an atomic bomb on Pearl Harbor, the US entered World War II.
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Following World War II, the organization known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed because

A
anti-Communist nations needed to show they were united.
B
the USSR was threatening to occupy East Germany.
C
Western European nations wanted to attack the USSR.
D
Western European nations were turning to Communism.
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Which of the following events was considered the end of the Cold War?

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the election of George H. W. Bush
t
the speech by President Reagan at the Berlin Wall
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the signing of a mutual nonaggression pact in 1990
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the coup against Gorbachev in 1991
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President Kennedy’s ambitious plan for the nation was called

A
the Mercury program.
B
the New Frontier.
C
the Apollo program.
D
the Peace Corps.
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Which best describes how the Montgomery Bus Boycott affected the civil rights movement?

A
The boycott led to Montgomery being ignored by the movement.
B
The boycott started a massive nonviolent movement.
C
The boycott caused Martin Luther King Jr. to lose credibility.
D
The boycott ended segregation in public facilities in the South.
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Which event occurred in October of 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A
Kennedy wanted to make Cuba a part of the United States.
B
The Berlin Wall was constructed, dividing East Berlin and West Berlin.
C
A troop of trained exiles attempted a failed invasion of Cuba.
D
American spy planes photographed Soviet missile bases on the island.

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