AnswersFall 24 US History B ICOther Perspectives on Civil Rights

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What is the cycle of farming?

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borrow money, plant, harvest, sell crop, and repay loan
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plant, harvest, borrow money, sell crop, and repay loan
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harvest, plant, borrow money, sell crop, and repay loan
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borrow money, sell crop, repay loan, plant, and harvest
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What was the name of Lindbergh plane?

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Spirit of Washington
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Lucky Lindy
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Baby Lindy
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Spirit of St. Louis
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Women formed _______ that promoted reforms.

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clubs
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armies
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departments
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all of the above
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Why did Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt meet in Washington, DC, shortly after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941?

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to decide the terms of surrender for the Axis powers
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to form an alliance with the Soviet Union and China
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to plan an overall strategy for the rest of World War II
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to consider the US response to Japan’s attack
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What was basis of the Harlem Renissance?

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Read the quotation.“Words . . . may become subject to prohibition when of such a nature and used in such circumstances as to create a clear and present danger.”—Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Schenck v. United States, March 1919According to this ruling,

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people had the right to say whatever they wished.
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people were not allowed to discuss frightening or controversial topics.
C
the right to free speech had limits that could be enforced by the government.
D
the right to free speech was overturned.
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During the case of Brown v. Board of Education, which constitutional amendment did the Supreme Court find had been violated by the Kansas Board of Education?

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Fourteenth
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Sixteenth
C
Fifteenth
D
Thirteenth
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What is the term used to describe a writer who lives outside the United States? Describe what they were writing about. What area was home to the largest concentration of these writers?

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Since the 1960s, the Medicare and Medicaid programs have successfully

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reduced discrimination against minorities in renting and housing.
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increased the number of college graduates among all groups.
C
reduced the amount of military spending in the national budget.
D
increased the number of people who have health insurance.
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The goal of perestroika was to

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reform the Soviet economy.
B
limit choices available to Soviet consumers.
C
slow the development of a free market.
D
increase Soviet factory and farm production.
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After the 1994 midterm elections, how did President Clinton deal with opposing views in Congress?

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He supported welfare reform.
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He stopped anti-crime legislation.
C
He would not work with Republicans.
D
He refused to compromise on issues.
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What made Bush unpopular as a president?

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a recession and higher unemployment
B
removing Noriega from power in Panama
C
removing Hussein from power in Iraq
D
a depression and the invasion of Iraq
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The main reason the US Senate rejected the Treaty of Versailles was because

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isolationists felt the US should not have gotten into the war.
B
Republicans had gained power in the Senate.
C
Democrats had gained power in the Senate.
D
European nations wanted to punish Germany.
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During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the North Atlantic?

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They used U-boats to sink German ships.
B
They used fighters to provide air support for their ships.
C
They used better anti-submarine technology.
D
They used Allied submarines to defeat German ones.
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Describe some of the fads in the roaring 20s.

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In 1954, after the French were defeated at Dien Bien Phu,

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Communists controlled 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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President Truman opted not to run for reelection for a second time primarily because

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the national focus shifted from domestic affairs to foreign policy concerns.
B
the national focus shifted from foreign affairs to domestic policy concerns.
C
his Fair Deal program was a resounding success and his work was done.
D
his Fair Deal program was a complete failure with no achievements.

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