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Which behaviors were typical of McCarthyism? Select three options.asking forceful and threatening questionsallowing people to hold any opinion about governmentforcing people out of their jobs if they were accused of supporting communismquestioning the loyalty of government workers if they agreed with communist ideasblocking people from wearing red because that meant they supported communism

A
asking forceful and threatening questions
B
allowing people to hold any opinion about government
C
forcing people out of their jobs if they were accused of supporting communism
D
questioning the loyalty of government workers if they agreed with communist ideas
E
blocking people from wearing red because that meant they supported communism
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Which statement best describes why Castro appealed to the Cuban people?

A
He believed in using nonviolent protest.
B
He protected freedoms of speech and press.
C
He supported strong relations with all nations.
D
He promised to close the growing economic gap.
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The graph shows total US federal spending from 1960 to 1969.

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A
It increased poverty rates.
B
It increased the federal budget.
C
Not enough was spent on foreign policy.
D
Poverty decreased only slightly.
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What prompted China to enter the war directly?

A
the UN victory at Inchon
B
the early successes of North Korea
C
the US threat to use nuclear weapons
D
the UN victories in the northern peninsula
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The Montgomery Bus Boycotts began as a response to the

A
assassination of Malcolm X.
B
desegregation of public schools.
C
arrest of Rosa Parks.
D
Watts riots.
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The fact that Richard Nixon won the1968 election by a narrow margin showed that

A
the country was not united.
B
Americans wished Johnson had opposed him.
C
most Americans wanted a Democrat in office.
D
there was poor voter turnout.
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Which action by South Vietnamese President Diem lost him US support?

A
suppression of opposition to the president
B
appointing the former emperor as president
C
imprisoning and executing hundreds of Buddhists
D
favoring Roman Catholics over the Buddhist majority
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How did widespread protests against the Vietnam War help change US attitudes about the war?

A
They taught Americans important truths about international conflicts.
B
They convinced the president that the US should not be fighting communism.
C
They forced Americans to keep questioning why the country was involved in the war.
D
They caused colleges to start offering courses on the culture of the Vietnamese people.
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What was one of the major goals of the disability rights movement?

A
protecting land rights and treaties from the past
B
bringing an end to segregation in public facilities
C
creating better conditions for migrant farm workers
D
providing better access to schools and workplaces
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Title IXthe Civil Rights Actthe Voting Rights Actthe Equal Rights Amendment

A
Title IX
B
the Civil Rights Act
C
the Voting Rights Act
D
the Equal Rights Amendment
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Which goal was established by the Paris Peace Accords in 1973?

A
uniting Vietnam as one country under democratic rule
B
establishing a plan to properly train South Vietnamese soldiers
C
bringing an end to the fighting between North and South Vietnam
D
providing South Vietnam with all necessary US military personnel
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Which of the following are results of the Voting Act of 1965? Select three options.More African Americans serve as elected government officials.Fewer legal barriers exist to prevent African Americans from voting.More discriminatory voting laws have been created.More tools are available to the federal government to ensure equal voting rights.Fewer African Americans are registered voters.

A
More African Americans serve as elected government officials.
B
Fewer legal barriers exist to prevent African Americans from voting.
C
More discriminatory voting laws have been created.
D
More tools are available to the federal government to ensure equal voting rights.
E
Fewer African Americans are registered voters.
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Why did the US and UN send troops when North Korea attacked South Korea?

A
to create an alliance
B
to protect colonial interests
C
to follow the containment policy
D
to create a demilitarized zone
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How was the US affected by the Cuban Missile Crisis? Select three options.The US reopened trade with Cuba.The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power.The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.

A
The US reopened trade with Cuba.
B
The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe.
C
The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba.
D
The US no longer had to fear the USSR military power.
E
The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba.
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Read the excerpt from the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution."...These attacks are part of a deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression that the Communist regime in North Vietnam has been waging against its neighbors and the nations joined with them in the collective defense of their freedom...”Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, 1964

A
Expansion of North Vietnam would not be prevented by armed defense.
B
There was more foreign support for North Vietnam than South Vietnam.
C
The inaction of South Vietnam’s allies was a threat to the country’s freedom.
D
Domino theory made politicians fear the spread of communism in South Vietnam.

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