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

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

A
negative; Miller wanted Americans to become fearful of all foreigners.
B
negative; Miller wanted Americans to join the war out of fear of the Nazis.
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 continent is home to the countries with the lowest economic growth?

A
South America
B
Europe
C
Africa
D
Asia
4

President Nixon sent US forces to Cambodia in 1970 to

A
bomb Viet Cong supply lines along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
B
form a secret alliance with Cambodian troops.
C
set up supply lines outside of Vietnam.
D
attack villages suspected of hiding Viet Cong fighters.
5

What was a difference between Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan during the election of 1980?

A
Republicans believed Carter would provide a positive new direction.
B
Most supporters agreed Reagan had dealt well with challenges as president.
C
Carter had faced many challenges as president.
D
Reagan appeared weak while Carter was confident and strong.
6

President Clinton believed both NAFTA and GATT would

A
improve trade relations among many countries.
B
hinder political relations among many countries.
C
decrease government spending to record lows.
D
increase the US federal deficit to record levels.
7

What action did President Johnson take regarding President Kennedy’s proposed Civil Rights Act?

A
He vetoed the bill after Congress passed it.
B
He used public sympathy to push it through Congress.
C
He rewrote it to make its requirements stricter.
D
He convinced many legislators to vote against it.
8

Which best describes the state of the US economy of the 1970s?

A
Fewer jobs and lower wages gave Americans fewer resources.
B
Steadily decreasing economic growth made prices go down.
C
Slightly increasing economic growth made prices go down.
D
Fewer but better paying jobs gave Americans more resources.
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Which best describes the ideas of Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama?

A
Wallace wanted to promote integration at the University of Mississippi.
B
Wallace wanted to block integration at the University of Alabama.
C
Wallace thought the government should decide whether to integrate state universities.
D
Wallace believed that all students should be admitted to state universities.
10

In the 1930s and 1940s, which nations had fascist governments similar to that of Nazi Germany?

A
Britain and Spain
B
Italy and Spain
C
Canada and Italy
D
Britain and France
11

Which issue helped determine the outcome of the 2008 presidential race?

A
concern about an oil spill
B
anger over health-care reform
C
worry about campaign financing
D
opposition to the war in Iraq
12

A result of President Carter’s meeting at Camp David with the leaders of Israel and Egypt in 1978 was that Egypt and Israel

A
fell into civil wars.
B
signed a historic peace treaty.
C
signed a historic trade agreement.
D
went to war with each other.
13

The occurrence of Kristallnacht , or the Night of Broken Glass, in Germany in 1938 showed that the Nazi government

A
could not prevent violence against Jewish people.
B
needed more support to hold onto power.
C
fully supported violence against Jewish people.
D
had recovered from its economic problems.
14

As a result of the Apollo program, which was established in the 1960s,

A
the first successful moon mission took place in 1961.
B
the space administration known as NASA was created.
C
important technologies were developed that are in use today.
D
the United States started developing nuclear weapons.
15

Which leader was backed by the United States during the Korean War?

A
Mao Zedong
B
Syngman Rhee
C
Ho Chi Minh
D
Kim Il-Sung
16

By the time he was assassinated, Robert Kennedy

A
was a Democratic candidate for president.
B
was thinking of becoming the attorney general.
C
had decided to run for the US Senate.
D
had agreed to join President Johnson’s cabinet.
17

The Truman and Eisenhower Doctrines showed that the United States was most concerned with

A
helping the Soviet Union fight off communism.
B
halting the spread of communism throughout the world.
C
sending US military aid to all countries in need.
D
letting communism spread in Europe, but nowhere else.
18

What was US reaction to the Cuban Revolution?

A
The United States declared its support for Castro.
B
The United States immediately launched the Bay of Pigs invasion.
C
The United States was concerned Cuba was becoming a Communist country.
D
The United States sent in troops to take control of the Cuban economy.
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Why did President Truman issue Executive Order 9981 in 1948?

A
to segregate the defense industry
B
to segregate baseball
C
to integrate baseball
D
to integrate the armed forces
20

What is the purpose of the DREAM Act?

A
to give childhood arrivals temporary permission to stay in the US
B
to place a ceiling on the number of immigrants who enter the US
C
to help older immigrants enter the United States legally
D
to create a path to citizenship for immigrants who arrived as children

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