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

A
They created a secret military code system.
B
They flew combat missions over Germany.
C
They flew missions over the US.
D
They helped develop the atomic bomb.
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During the final years of World War II, how did the Allies gain control of the North Atlantic?

A
They used better anti-submarine technology.
B
They used U-boats to sink German ships.
C
They used fighters to provide air support for their ships.
D
They used Allied submarines to defeat German ones.
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Which of these best describes a tactic used by the Viet Cong during the Vietnam War?

A
destroying large areas of Vietnamese jungle
B
relentlessly bombing US positions
C
aggressively using superior firepower
D
attacking US troops and then hiding in the jungle
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Which of these is true of Great Britain’s participation in World War II in 1940?

A
Its Royal Air Force lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
B
Its Royal Air Force won the Battle of Britain.
C
Its land troops outmaneuvered Germany’s.
D
Its Royal Navy lost the Battle of the Atlantic.
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When Hitler sent troops into the Rhineland in 1936 and Austria in 1938, other European nations

A
responded with immediate armed resistance.
B
united to protect Czechoslovakia.
C
offered no resistance.
D
convened the Munich Conference.
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How did the Obama administration change US policy regarding Cuba?

A
It eased restrictions on communication, travel, and exports.
B
It intervened in an uprising to aid pro-democracy rebels.
C
It imposed sanctions in response to nuclear testing.
D
It created programs to help fight violence there.
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In the summer of 1967, one hundred fifty riots occurred to protest

A
racial equality.
B
racial inequality.
C
new laws.
D
religious differences.
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Which factors help determine settlement locations? Choose four correct answers.

A
reliable freshwater supplies
B
functional sewage systems
C
natural resources
D
available electricity
E
reliable food sources
F
land for agriculture
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Which is a true statement about the Freedom Summer campaign?

A
It led to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment.
B
It led to the integration of public facilities.
C
It was widely embraced by whites and African Americans.
D
It was met with violence by white protesters.
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Which action led to the Warren Court case about students’ right to free speech in public schools?

A
a policy requiring public prayer
B
a speech criticizing integration
C
a lesson about birth control
D
a protest against the Vietnam War
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What was the main way that war mobilization helped to end the Great Depression?

A
Many women went to work to replace the men who enlisted.
B
Many people and businesses grew rich from new technologies.
C
Many unemployed people went to work in war-related industries.
D
Many unemployed men were forced to enlist as soldiers.
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Under the Truman Doctrine, the United States became committed to helping countries that were

A
fighting a Communist takeover.
B
fighting against democracy.
C
promoting the domino theory.
D
struggling to establish their economies.
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Both the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee

A
organized boycotts in the North and South.
B
organized freedom rides in the South.
C
coordinated protest marches in the North.
D
organized freedom rides in the North.
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The National Organization for Women wanted the US government to promote workplace equality by

A
allowing tax deductions for child care.
B
passing Title IX.
C
awarding women settlements of back pay.
D
outlawing maternity leave.
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Which two international organizations most help developing countries?

A
the WTO and the G20
B
the G20 and the World Bank
C
the IMF and the WTO
D
the IMF and the World Bank
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The federal budget crisis in 1995 ended when

A
President Clinton agreed to accept the proposed budget.
B
Americans declared their support for congressional Republicans.
C
Republicans in Congress were forced to compromise.
D
Democrats accepted the blame for the government shutdown.
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Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam during the 1950s?

A
The United States feared Communism would spread to Laos and Cambodia.
B
The United States wanted to help Vietnam gain independence from France.
C
The United States thought it would have to send troops to Dien Bien Phu.
D
The United States did not want France to take control of Vietnam from the USSR.
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Which best describes the outcome of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?

A
It was a failure that was an embarrassment for the Kennedy Administration.
B
It was a partial success that helped to resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis.
C
It was a success and created hostility between Cuba and the Soviet Union.
D
It ended in a draw despite strong air support from the United States.
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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
suggesting the bomb would only be used on important military targets.
C
noting the bomb would mainly destroy buildings rather than kill people.
D
noting that firebombing had already caused extensive damage in Japan.
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Following the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003,

A
the capital city of Baghdad fell quickly.
B
Saddam Hussein escaped from the country.
C
the Taliban gained strength in the country.
D
weapons of mass destruction were found.

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