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Civil rights leaders wanted a strong federal law that would

A
punish Southern states that had discriminatory laws.
B
outlaw all discrimination on the basis of race.
C
end gender discrimination in the workplace.
D
give African Americans the right to vote.
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Nixon’s plan to end the Vietnam War through the strategy of Vietnamization

A
proved successful within a surprisingly short period of time.
B
did not appease most American citizens.
C
assured his election as president in 1968.
D
struck most Americans as the most sensible strategy.
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On the western front during World War II, US and British troops began their final push toward Germany

A
in Sicily.
B
in Normandy.
C
at the Battle of the Bulge.
D
at the Battle of Stalingrad.
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In the wake of the September 11th attacks,

o
other nations were reluctant to support the US.
t
the government became partisan and divided.
a
a struggling economy became even worse.
P
President Bush struggled to build support.
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Although Brown v. Board of Education established that the segregation of schools was unconstitutional,

A
many white Southerners strongly resisted integration.
B
civil rights activists feared integration would lead to violence.
C
African Americans did not want to attend all-white schools.
D
many people in the North strongly resisted integration.
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Who urged Congress to pass the Civil Rights Act as part of his vision for a “Great Society”?

A
Martin Luther King Jr.
B
John F. Kennedy
C
Lyndon B. Johnson
D
George Wallace
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How did creating the Department of Homeland Security address the concerns of the 9/11 Commission?

P
Passengers would be better screened for explosives and weapons.
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“No-fly lists” would keep possible terrorists off airplanes.
A
Agencies would be able to share critical information.
A
Agencies would conduct more searches and seizures.
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What event led to the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A
The assassination of President Kennedy
B
An alleged attack on US Navy ships by North Vietnam
C
The United States declaration of war against North Vietnam
D
The usage of the draft to recruit soldiers in the United States
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Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?

1
1 million
3
3 million
6
6 million
1
10 million
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One cause of the Cold War was the fact that the United States and the Soviet Union were both

A
superpowers competing for dominance in global affairs.
B
struggling to gain some influence around the world.
C
trying to stop neutral countries from gaining power.
D
hoping to be chosen to head the UN Security Council.
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H
Hitler had the confidence to launch further invasions of European countries.
O
Other European countries peacefully coexisted with Germany.
W
World War II continued without US involvement.
H
Hitler found the last of the Lebensraum that he desired.
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Which statement summarizes President Obama’s actions in Iraq and Afghanistan during his first term?

A
The Obama administration withdrew almost all American troops from both Iraq and Afghanistan.
B
The Obama administration withdrew most troops from Iraq and prepared for troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.
C
The Obama administration withdrew most troops from Iraq and made no changes in Afghanistan.
D
The Obama administration increased troop numbers in Iraq and withdrew most troops from Afghanistan.
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Which of the following was an effect of ethnic cleansing by the Bosnian Serbs in the 1990s?

A
NATO removed its troops.
B
Muslims were forced out of Bosnia.
C
Civil war ended in Bosnia.
D
NATO was forced out of Bosnia.
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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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Many women reacted to The Feminine Mystique by feeling

A
empowered to seek social and economic equality.
B
hopeless about the obstacles that stood in their way.
C
more content in their traditional cultural roles.
D
powerless to do anything to better their situation.
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Many immigrants from China to the United States

w
were excluded from entering the United States in the 1960s.
w
were refugees who fled to the United States to avoid a war.
w
were discriminated against as early as the 1800s.
w
were unable to benefit from the Immigration Act of 1965.
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What made Bush unpopular as a president?

a
a recession and higher unemployment
r
removing Noriega from power in Panama
r
removing Hussein from power in Iraq
a
a depression and the invasion of Iraq
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In the 1930s and 1940s, which nations had fascist governments similar to that of Nazi Germany?

A
Britain and Spain
B
Italy and Spain
C
Britain and France
D
Canada and Italy
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On the Night of Broken Glass in Germany, which of the following occurred?

A
Thousands of Jewish people were arrested.
B
Trains began taking Jewish people to concentration camps.
C
Nazis began building the first Jewish ghettos.
D
Jewish people were given a final chance to escape Germany.
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How has immigration changed since the 1960s?

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Immigration was high in the 1960s, and has gradually decreased.
I
Immigration was low in the 1960s, increased until 2000, and then decreased.
I
Immigration was high in the 1960s, decreased until 2000, and then increased.
I
Immigration was low in the 1960s, and has gradually increased.

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