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How did creating the Department of Homeland Security address the concerns of the 9/11 Commission?

A
Passengers would be better screened for explosives and weapons.
B
“No-fly lists” would keep possible terrorists off airplanes.
C
Agencies would be able to share critical information.
D
Agencies would conduct more searches and seizures.
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Which event happened prior to the signing the Pacific Railroad Act in 1862?

A
Asa Whitney requested the right to build a transcontinental railroad.
B
The end of the Civil War freed veterans to work on the railroad.
C
The Golden Spike ceremony was held in honor of the transcontinental railroad.
D
Railroad workers drilled tunnels through the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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Which conflicts led to increased discrimination against Asian Americans?

A
World War I and the Vietnam War
B
World War I and World War II
C
the Vietnam War and Wounded Knee
D
World War II and the Vietnam War
4

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.
5

President Nixon sent US forces to Cambodia in 1970 to

A
form a secret alliance with Cambodian troops.
B
attack villages suspected of hiding Viet Cong fighters.
C
set up supply lines outside of Vietnam.
D
bomb Viet Cong supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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The occurrence of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

A
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
B
needed more support to hold onto power.
C
had recovered from its economic problems.
D
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
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How did the Allies undermine the acceptance of the Fourteen Points?

A
They perpetrated attacks on the open seas.
B
They continued secret deals and military alliances.
C
They refused to meet with President Wilson.
D
They forced Germany to dismantle its armed forces.
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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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Why did Franklin Roosevelt’s Federal Emergency Relief Administration give grants to states, even though it cost more than giving money to individuals?

A
It was easier for the federal government to let individual states distribute the grants to individuals.
B
It was easier to identify impoverished states than it was to identify impoverished individuals.
C
States used the money to create jobs, which was better for morale than simply receiving money.
D
States could use part of the money to pay state officials and pass the rest to individuals.
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What was the main reason that President Theodore Roosevelt used the Big Stick policy?

A
He wanted to show critics in the United States that he could control the economy.
B
He wanted to show the world that the United States was a strong country.
C
He wanted to expand the empire of United States into more areas of the world.
D
He wanted to force other countries to become democracies.
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The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

A
outlawing maternity leave.
B
awarding women settlements of back pay.
C
passing Title IX.
D
allowing tax deductions for child care.
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Which best describes how civil rights workers were treated during the Freedom Summer campaign?

A
Many workers were ignored.
B
Some workers were arrested or killed.
C
Some workers were treated well.
D
A few workers were warned to leave.
13

As a result of the Apollo program, which was established in the 1960s,

A
important technologies were developed that are in use today.
B
the space administration known as NASA was created.
C
the first successful moon mission took place in 1961.
D
the United States started developing nuclear weapons.
14

To combat US troops in Vietnam, the Viet Cong

A
relied on superior firepower.
B
drafted infantry soldiers.
C
used guerrilla warfare tactics.
D
bombed US positions relentlessly.
15

Which area was covered under the 1862 Homestead Act?

A
the East Coast
B
the West Coast
C
the Great Plains
D
the South
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How did the events surrounding the Bonus Army in 1932 affect people’s attitudes?

A
More Americans wanted MacArthur to be president.
B
More Americans disliked Hoover.
C
More Americans joined the Bonus Army.
D
More Americans wanted help from the RFC.
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How did television affect national mourning in the days after President Kennedy’s death?

A
It had little impact because most people at the time could not afford to buy televisions.
B
It had no impact because broadcasters were not allowed to air the funeral on television.
C
It had a strong impact because special news reports brought the tragic events into people’s homes.
D
It had a weak impact because the public felt uncomfortable watching the events play out on television.
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Which of these socialist ideals did not win support from Americans?

A
private ownership of property
B
government-planned economy
C
a free-market economic system
D
private use of natural resources
19

In the 1920s, the danger of buying stock on credit was that if the stock dropped, borrowers

A
could not repay loans used to buy the stock.
B
lost ownership of the stock.
C
could no longer speculate on stock.
D
could no longer get credit.
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What was the nickname for President Reagan’s plan to destroy Soviet nuclear missiles in space?

A
Reaganomics
B
“Star Wars”
C
glasnost
D
perestroika

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