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Which statement best characterizes how US citizens reacted to the Tet Offensive?

A
Americans’ anger over the attacks increased support for the war.
B
Americans largely supported this strategy on the part of their troops.
C
More and more Americans opposed the continuation of the war.
D
Many Americans held rallies to express their pride in US troops.
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What might have made the Rosenbergs seem dangerous to the US government of the 1950s?

A
Both worked to create the first atomic bombs for the USSR.
B
Both were connected to radical groups.
C
Julius had worked for the VENONA project.
D
Ethel was a Russian immigrant who arrived after WWII.
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Many people in the United States and Europe held protests related to the Rosenbergs’ trial because they thought that the Rosenbergs

A
had not been punished harshly enough.
B
should have received more attention for their trial.
C
had no ties to communism or the Soviet Union.
D
had not been given a fair, impartial trial.
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the television sitcoms of the 1950s?

A
Sitcoms replaced newspapers and radio programs as news sources.
B
Sitcoms reinforced traditional roles for men and women.
C
Sitcoms focused on the lifestyles of the rich and famous.
D
Sitcoms were designed to educate rather than to entertain.
5

The constitutional issue at the heart of United States v. Nixon is best described as

A
whether the Supreme Court could hear the case.
B
the right of a president to resist impeachment.
C
the extent to which the separation of powers was allowed.
D
whether laws had been broken during the Watergate incident.
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Why did the US government create the Warren Commission?

A
because they wanted to prevent future presidential assassinations
B
because Jack Ruby refused to explain why he killed Oswald
C
because the public questioned the details of Kennedy’s assassination
D
because Lee Harvey Oswald’s explanations were not believable
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What was the event that started the Space Race?

A
the Mercury mission
B
the Sputnik launch
C
the Apollo program
D
the moon landing
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Which statement best describes the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?

A
It provided additional US military aid to the government of North Vietnam.
B
It prohibited the commitment of US troops to fight the Viet Cong.
C
It authorized the US president to deal with threats in South Asia as he saw fit.
D
It authorized the US president to begin negotiations with North Vietnam.
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The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT I) agreement in 1972 brought about

A
the creation of documents that officially ended the Cold War.
B
the US recognition of China for the first time since 1949.
C
the regulation of Chinese production of missiles that carried nuclear weapons.
D
the regulation of Soviet production of missiles that carried nuclear weapons.
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Look at the graph below.Which conclusion would make the most sense after looking at the graph?

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A
The infliction of heavy casualties upon the communists did not bring about a US victory in Vietnam.
B
The relatively low number of American casualties led a majority of Americans to support the Vietnam War.
C
The infliction of heavy casualties upon the communists led to a US victory in Vietnam.
D
Faced with heavy casualties, North Vietnam eventually gave up its attempt to control South Vietnam.
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What was Ho Chi Minh’s main goal when he became the leader of the nationalist movement in Vietnam in 1940?

A
to stop Communism from spreading to Vietnam
B
to divide Vietnam into two separate countries
C
to gain Vietnam’s independence from France
D
to seek economic and military support from France
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Many people migrated from the North and East to the Sun Belt states during the 1950s because of

A
the response to the Cold War.
B
the expansion of urban areas.
C
the interstate highway system.
D
the influence of beatniks.
13

What indicated that the United States had been secretly involved in Vietnam before its official involvement?

A
the Twenty-Sixth Amendment
B
the Pentagon Papers
C
the 1973 cease-fire
D
Vietnamization
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Which of the following statements best describes the spread of communism in the years immediately following World War II?

A
The number of communist countries increased during these years.
B
The number of communist countries decreased during these years.
C
The number of communist countries stayed the same during these years.
D
The number of communist countries increased in Asia but decreased in Europe.
15

NASA’s first attempt to achieve human space flight was called the

A
Apollo program.
B
Gemini program.
C
Mercury program.
D
Explorer program.
16

What document did the United Nations draft in 1948?

A
The Four Points
B
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
C
The Declaration of National Sovereignty
D
The Treaty of Versailles
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Why did the United States introduce the Marshall Plan in the post-war era?

A
to stabilize Europe and support democratic governments
B
to encourage Europe to share its post-war prosperity with the United States
C
to help the USSR in forming a democratic government
D
to boost economic recovery in the United States following World War II
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During the Korean War, General MacArthur was able to take the city of Inchon by

A
striking in an area far away from where the fighting had been concentrated.
B
tricking North Korea into believing he that would use nuclear weapons.
C
convincing China to enter the war on the side of South Korea.
D
launching a surprise attack from deep within North Korean territory.
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The Senate committee that investigated Joseph McCarthy’s original claim of communists in the government concluded that

A
further investigations were necessary.
B
the charges were completely without merit.
C
hundreds of federal employees should be fired.
D
Sen. McCarthy should be removed from office.
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When President Nixon took office, he announced that an "era of confrontation" in foreign policy would be replaced by

A
a "Salt I" era.
B
a "Cold War" era.
C
an "era of national security."
D
an "era of negotiation."

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