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Which best describes the group of people who the US government forced into internment camps during World War II?

A
German Americans
B
Japanese Americans
C
Korean Americans
D
Italian Americans
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Which statement best describes economic conditions in Europe immediately after World War II?

A
The economies of most European nations were in excellent shape.
B
The economies of Western European nations were strong, while those of Eastern European nations were weak.
C
The economies of most European nations were in very poor shape.
D
The economies of Western European nations were weak, while those of Eastern European nations were strong.
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What was the main reason Allied troops were horrified when they discovered Nazi concentration camps?

A
They had not expected to find thousands of dead or dying prisoners.
B
They had not expected to find the camps evacuated and standing empty.
C
They had not realized how poorly supplied German troops were.
D
They had not realized how many prisoners the Germans were holding.
24

Which environmental issue did President Kennedy champion?

A
the advancement of agricultural practices
B
the establishment of national seashores
C
the protection of national parks
D
the development of new plant species
25

During the 2008 presidential campaign, the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination were

A
an African American man and a former president.
B
an African American man and a former first lady.
C
an African American woman and a former president.
D
an African American woman and a former vice president.
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How did the “island-hopping” strategy save American lives in World War II?

A
Allied forces attacked Japanese-held island by sea and air only.
B
US forces attacked Japanese-held islands with weak defenses.
C
Allied forces attacked different islands, sharing the losses equally.
D
US forces only attacked Japanese-held islands with strategic importance.
27

Which best describes the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

A
It protected voting rights for all Americans by taking away qualifications.
B
It required federal supervision of all voter registration.
C
It took away government tools for ensuring voting rights.
D
It allowed the use of literacy tests to determine voting eligibility.
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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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How did the Destroyers for Bases agreement of 1940 help Britain?

A
It helped Britain recruit more soldiers.
B
It allowed Britain to buy arms on loan.
C
It helped Britain maintain its vital supply lines.
D
It gave Britain the newest American ships.
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The SALT II Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union

A
ended the Cold War.
B
limited each nation’s nuclear arsenal.
C
increased tensions between the two nations.
D
increased trade between the nations.
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Hitler’s earliest involvement with the Nazi Party resulted in

A
a year spent in prison.
B
his wife’s suicide.
C
the beginning of the Holocaust.
D
his election as German chancellor.
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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 Eugene “Bull” Connor arrested for police brutality.
C
He had members of the Ku Klux Klan arrested.
D
He promoted civil rights laws such as what would become the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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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 disapproved of President Carter’s approach to handling issues.
D
They felt that a bigger government would solve the country’s problems.
34

Which of these is characteristic of judicial restraint?

A
interpreting the Constitution using a new method
B
declaring that the Constitution must be changed
C
overturning existing legal precedents
D
basing decisions on previous decisions
35

Which group was a result of the sit-in movement?

A
the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
B
the Congress of Racial Equality
C
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
D
the Montgomery Improvement Association
36

How did the Tet Offensive affect the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War?

A
It allowed them to enjoy a resounding military victory.
B
It decreased their morale because it led to defeat at the hands of the NVA.
C
It led to the loss of more than 50,000 of their troops.
D
It led them to develop new tactics to combat guerrilla warfare.
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During the Freedom Summer campaign of 1964 in Mississippi,

A
three KKK members were found dead.
B
three civil rights workers were kidnapped.
C
three civil rights workers were found dead.
D
three civil rights workers attacked the KKK.
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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 actually escalate the war in Indochina.
C
would not be implemented during the 1960s.
D
did not end US involvement in the war quickly enough.
39

The original 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was seen as a victory for

A
the women’s rights movement.
B
political moderates.
C
the men’s rights movement.
D
religious conservatives.
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A problem that occurred in Florida during the 2000 election was that

A
many ballots could not be read by machine.
B
many ballots were destroyed.
C
voters did not submit their ballots.
D
not enough citizens voted.

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