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Which of the following determined that laws enforcing the racial segregation of schools were unconstitutional?

A
Brown v. Board of Education
B
the Southern Manifesto
C
Plessy v. Ferguson
D
the Arkansas public schools
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What are some gains American women have made in recent decades? Check all that apply.Women have higher college graduation rates than men.Women have gained equal access in all areas of education.Women workers all receive equal pay for doing the same work as men.Women workers all receive maternity and family leave from their jobs.Women have achieved more corporate positions than in the past.Women have achieved full economic support for single-mother families.

A
Women have higher college graduation rates than men.
B
Women have gained equal access in all areas of education.
C
Women workers all receive equal pay for doing the same work as men.
D
Women workers all receive maternity and family leave from their jobs.
E
Women have achieved more corporate positions than in the past.
F
Women have achieved full economic support for single-mother families.
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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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Police who were ordered to enforce integration at Central High School in Little Rock

A
made it possible for African American students to attend safely.
B
immediately called upon the Arkansas National Guard for reinforcement.
C
were not able to protect the African American students who tried to attend.
D
did not follow their orders, leaving the school at the mercy of rioters.
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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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Americans were unhappy with President Clinton prior to the midterm elections of 1994 because

A
he wanted to add a balanced budget amendment.
B
he was involved in several White House scandals.
C
they were displeased with his Contract with America.
D
they were opposed to reforming the welfare system.
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In 1972, Nixon became the first US president to

A
officially recognize the Soviet Union.
B
withdraw official US recognition of China.
C
visit China while in office.
D
initiate a cold war with Communist nations.
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Which best describes how the Watts Riots affected the United States?

A
Tension and violence decreased in other areas.
B
Tension and violence increased in other areas.
C
People saw that rioting was ineffective.
D
People moved to other countries.
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President Eisenhower believed in the domino theory as it applied to world politics, which held that

A
Communism was widely dismissed and doomed to failure.
B
neighboring countries would rise up against Communist ones.
C
if one country became Communist, others would follow.
D
Communism would not spread between neighboring countries.
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How did President Bush respond to Hurricane Katrina?

A
He sent the United Nations to maintain order and arrest looters.
B
He visited crowded shelters to see conditions there for himself.
C
He sent US troops to help distribute supplies and repair damage.
D
He asked local officials to ascertain the extent of the damage.
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The Tuskegee Airmen were unique because

A
they were an African American flying unit during WWII.
B
they fought against the Nazis in Germany.
C
they were the first integrated unit in the army.
D
they were young naval pilots and officers.
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In the 2010s, a similarity between US policies toward Cuba and Libya is that

A
they were designed to improve trade relations.
B
they were designed to stop nuclear testing.
C
they were intended to support democracy.
D
they were intended to stop terrorist groups.
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During the 2008 presidential campaign, the two leading candidates for the Democratic nomination were

A
an African American man and a former first lady.
B
an African American woman and a former president.
C
an African American woman and a former vice president.
D
an African American man and a former president.
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What was one of the challenges Richard Nixon faced as president?

A
winning over Wallace supporters
B
restoring American confidence
C
uniting the Republican Party
D
enacting a social reform agenda
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The 1935 Nuremberg Laws impacted Jewish people in Germany by

A
permitting Jewish people to holding government jobs.
B
prohibiting Jewish people from marrying non-Jewish Germans.
C
permitting Jewish doctors to treating Jewish people.
D
prohibiting Jewish people from forming Jewish-only schools.
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As a result of economic growth during the 1950s, the percentage of Americans who were in the middle class

A
increased slightly.
B
increased greatly.
C
decreased slightly.
D
decreased greatly.
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The original 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was seen as a victory for

A
religious conservatives.
B
political moderates.
C
the men’s rights movement.
D
the women’s rights movement.
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The September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center resulted in

A
almost 100 people being killed.
B
almost 300 people being killed
C
almost 1,000 people being killed.
D
almost 3,000 people being killed.
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Which event occurred in 1963 and caused the United States to experience a major transition?

A
the election of President Johnson
B
the assassination of President Kennedy
C
the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act
D
the signing of the Civil Rights Act

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