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Which statement best describes the reason why West Berlin was vulnerable to Soviet threats after World War II?

A
France, Great Britain, and the United States refused to split the occupation of the city of Berlin with the Soviet Union.
B
Berlin was located in West Germany, which was under constant threat of attack by the Soviet Union.
C
The Soviet Union was the only nation that occupied the city of Berlin after the war.
D
West Berlin was surrounded by the Soviet zone, far from the areas occupied by other Allied nations.
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Miller’s approach in designing this poster is best described as

A
negative; Miller wanted Americans to join the war out of fear of the Nazis.
B
negative; Miller wanted Americans to become fearful of all foreigners.
C
positive; Miller wanted Americans to join the war to help fight the Nazis.
D
positive; Miller wanted Americans to protect their towns and cities.
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Which statements best describes US intervention in Latin America and the Middle East in the 1950s?

A
The United States brought democracy and prosperity to the countries it sought to help in Latin America and the Middle East.
B
The United States brought fair, capable new rulers to Latin America and the Middle East and brought peace to both regions.
C
The United States set the stage for long-term negative consequences in Latin America and the Middle East by its interference.
D
The United States decided not to intervene unless the countries of Latin America and the Middle East requested assistance.
4

How did the Obama administration change US policy regarding Cuba?

A
It eased restrictions on communication, travel, and exports.
B
It imposed sanctions in response to nuclear testing.
C
It created programs to help fight violence there.
D
It intervened in an uprising to aid pro-democracy rebels.
5

How were Allied troops able to defeat the German advance at the Battle of the Bulge?

A
Large numbers of soldiers in Bradley’s army forced the Germans to surrender.
B
Constant reinforcements by ship and effective air support helped Allied forces.
C
Low German supplies and local resistance strongly supported Allied forces.
D
Attacks by Patton on one side combined with attacks by Montgomery on the other.
6

Which statement best compares an armistice to a peace treaty?

A
An armistice is a cease-fire agreement, while a peace treaty is a negotiation for peace.
B
An armistice happens at the start of a war, while a peace treaty happens at the end of a war.
C
An armistice is a cease-fire agreement that usually happens after a peace treaty has been signed.
D
An armistice sets the terms for fighting in a war, while a peace treaty sets the terms for peace.
7

Approximately how many Jewish people were killed during the Holocaust?

A
6 million
B
10 million
C
3 million
D
1 million
8

How did television affect national mourning in the days after President Kennedy’s death?

A
It had no impact because broadcasters were not allowed to air the funeral on television.
B
It had a strong impact because special news reports brought the tragic events into people’s homes.
C
It had a weak impact because the public felt uncomfortable watching the events play out on television.
D
It had little impact because most people at the time could not afford to buy televisions.
9

Which event occurred in October 1962, sparking the Cuban Missile Crisis?

A
A US spy plane photographed a Soviet missile base on Cuba.
B
Khrushchev and Kennedy had a disagreement at the Vienna Summit.
C
A troop of trained exiles attempted a failed invasion into Cuba.
D
The Berlin Wall was constructed as a division between East Berlin and West Berlin.
10

Which of these is true of Great Britain’s participation in World War II in 1940?

A
Its Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain.
B
Its Royal Navy lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
C
Its Royal Air Force lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
D
Its land troops outmaneuvered Germany’s.
11

Which statement best describes the Tet Offensive, which occurred during the Vietnam War?

A
It was a sudden series of attacks by North Vietnam on bases and towns.
B
It was a guerrilla warfare campaign against US ground forces.
C
It was a bombing campaign that sought to weaken North Vietnam.
D
It was an attack on US ships that led to the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
12

When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

A
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
B
responded with immediate armed resistance.
C
offered no resistance.
D
convened the Munich Conference.
13

How did Admiral Chester Nimitz displease the US Congress during World War II?

A
He insisted the US should focus on the Pacific rather than the European theater.
B
He promoted and implemented a “no surrender” policy among US troops in the Pacific.
C
He did not want to drop the atomic bomb in order to convince the Japanese leadership to surrender.
D
He refused to take the US fleet into battle immediately after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor.
14

Both the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

A
organized freedom rides in the South.
B
coordinated protest marches in the North.
C
organized freedom rides in the North.
D
organized boycotts in the North and South.
15

Which action led to the Warren Court case about students’ right to free speech in public schools?

A
a protest against the Vietnam War
B
a lesson about birth control
C
a speech criticizing integration
D
a policy requiring public prayer
16

Supporters of the atomic bomb argued against the idea that the US should not use the bomb against Japan by

A
suggesting the destruction would not be any greater than at Pearl Harbor.
B
noting the bomb would mainly destroy buildings rather than kill people.
C
noting that firebombing had already caused extensive damage in Japan.
D
suggesting the bomb would only be used on important military targets.
17

Which best describes one contribution of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II?

A
They flew combat missions over Germany.
B
They helped develop the atomic bomb.
C
They created a secret military code system.
D
They flew missions over the US.
18

What problem was the Medicare program created to solve?

A
the lack of health care for low-income families
B
the lack of health care for older people
C
the lack of housing for older people
D
the lack of food for low-income families
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Long after the Brown v. Board of Education decision, some states had not desegregated their schools because

A
they rejected the Court decision by popular vote.
B
the Supreme Court had made desegregation voluntary.
C
they decided to close down their schools rather than desegregate.
D
the Supreme Court had not set a deadline for doing so.
20

The bombers of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City were

A
supporters of Bush’s Latin American foreign policy.
B
supporters of an anti-government movement.
C
against President Clinton’s foreign-policy agenda.
D
against President Clinton’s support of NAFTA.

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