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HST316B Final

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Which action signaled the beginning of the Cold War?   show
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Which was the goal of the U.S. policy of containment in the years following World War II?   show
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Which was the original purpose of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?   show
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show Marshall Plan  
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Which was the result of the Korean War?   show
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Which term describes the widespread fear of communism in the 1950s?   show
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How did McCarthyism and the fear of communism affect American society?   show
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Why did the CIA support covert activity to restore the shah to power in Iran?   show
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What was the baby boom?   show
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show The suburbs grew as young families moved away from cities.  
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show It promoted a common culture.  
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John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." How did those words affect young voters?   show
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Which did not play a significant role in the civil rights movement?   show
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show eliminating segregation in most public places  
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show establishing Medicare and Medicaid  
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Which best summarizes the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?   show
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How did the civil rights movement begin to change in the mid-1960s?   show
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show Bloody Sunday in Selma  
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Which sparked the Cuban Missile Crisis?   show
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show domino theory  
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Which event resulted in President Johnson sending additional troops to Vietnam without a formal declaration of war?   show
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show The Vietnamese terrain and climate were harsh and difficult.  
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show Richard Nixon  
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What was the eventual outcome of the Vietnam War?   show
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show the counterculture  
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Which was one effect of the women's movement on society?   show
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show Equal Rights Amendment  
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show African American successes with their civil rights movement  
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Who was Cesar Chavez?   show
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Which is a federal agency established during the Nixon administration?   show
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show People became more skeptical about politics and less trusting of government.  
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show an Arab oil embargo  
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show war in Iraq  
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show It called for large tax cuts for the wealthy.  
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show They thought the excessive number of regulations hurt businesses.  
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In which country did Lech Walesa and Pope John Paul II play a role in ending communism?   show
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show confronting the Cold War  
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show They brought the outside world and different economic and political options to the people.  
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Which contribution did Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Wozniak, and Steve Jobs make to computer usage?   show
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Which was one impact of reducing the size and cost of computers?   show
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How did the development of the World Wide Web change communication?   show
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show outsourcing  
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show illegal immigration  
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show North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)  
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Which goal did the Clinton administration fail to achieve?   show
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Which decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2000 presidential election resulted in a widely disputed election?   show
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show His administration had a shaky start while controversy continued.  
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show separation of powers  
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show al-Qaeda and Osama bin Laden  
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show the Patriot Act  
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Which accusation, given by President Bush as a reason for invading Iraq, later proved to be false?   show
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Which was significant about the outcome of the 2008 presidential election?   show
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