Answer each of the following questions with ONE answer. Each question is worth 2 points

Question

1. What decision resulted from the Brown v. Board of Education case?
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Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the U.S. Constitution
Segregated schools must be within five miles of each other in order to assure equal physical access
Segregated schools within the same school district must be controlled by the same Board of Education
Separate-but-equal schools must file a report with the government showing that they are providing a high-level of education
2. The Consumer Society and national Automobile Culture first became a common feature of 1960s American life in the
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1890s
1960s
1980s
1920s
3. What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 do?

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Granted African Americans the right to vote
Outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory practices
Legalized the disenfranchisement of African Americans
Gave women the right to vote
4. Apart from demonstrating technological superiority, what other advantage would winning the space race have given Americans?
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2 points
Economic
Educational
Military
Cultural
5. U.S. immigration laws from the 1920s favored Western European immigrants. The changes in the 1965 law welcomed many immigrants from other parts of the world. What “push” factors might have been most important after 1965?
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flight from racism
flight from religious persecution only
flight from conflict and persecution
the promise of better jobs
6. What were the main criticisms of George HW Bush's economic policies?
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He nominated progressives for open Supreme Court positions
He passed the Americans with Disabilities Act
He broke his promises about taxes and the economy was stalling
He continued testing nuclear weapons
7. In the 1970's what domestic concerns began to distinguish the parties?
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communism, spies, and loyalty oaths
economic growth, welfare, and the size of the government
religious affiliation and class status
climate change
8. In what ways did Republicans affect the policies of Clinton and the New Democrats?
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The New Democrats defined themselves by opposing every Republican policy
Popular support for the Republicans caused the New Democrats to shift further left
Clinton and the New Republicans adopted many Republican policies
The Democrats adopted many of the Republicans’ anti-free trade policies
9. What was President Eisenhower’s explanation of the domino theory?

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The notion that a capitalist takeover in Indochina would lead other Asian nations to follow suit
The notion that a communist takeover in Indochina would lead other Asian nations to follow suit
The notion that a socialist takeover in Indochina would lead other Asian nations to follow suit
The notion that a theocratic takeover in Indochina would lead other Asian nations to follow suit
10. What was Operation Desert Storm?
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The conflict that arose after Iraq invaded Kuwait
The codename for the theocracy in Iran
A coalition between the US and other NATO countries against Saddam Hussein
The conflict between Sunni and Shi’ite Muslims
11. Why has the Korean War been referred to as a “Proxy War”?
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Some nations would act as substitutes for other nations
It was fought after the conclusion of World War II
It was fought in Asia
It was fought using older weapons
12. Who was the initial commander of the United Nations forces in Korea?
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General Dwight Eisenhower
General Matthew Ridgeway
General Robert H. Bonesteel
General Douglas MacArthur
13. How did globalization affect US manufacturing jobs in the 1990s?
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It increased the amount of manufacturing in the US
It moved manufacturing to countries with lower labor costs
It created safer working conditions in the manufacturing
It led to a new industrial revolution in the US
14. The boundary between the two Koreas is marked by what geographical line?

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The Manchurian mountain ranges
The 38th parallel
The Yalu River
The Shantung peninsula
15. How did WWII stimulate the Civil Rights Movement?

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It allowed minorities more rights due to their service in the war
It ended racial oppression
Minorities who served in the war began to fight for equal rights
The US granted civil rights in order to not be compared to Germany and Japan

Answer 1

1. Separate-but-equal schools are not equal, and so they are a violation of the U.S. Constitution
2. 1920s
3. Outlawed literacy tests and other discriminatory practices
4. Cultural
5. flight from conflict and persecution
6. He broke his promises about taxes and the economy was stalling
7. economic growth, welfare, and the size of the government
8. Clinton and the New Republicans adopted many Republican policies
9. The notion that a communist takeover in Indochina would lead other Asian nations to follow suit
10. The conflict that arose after Iraq invaded Kuwait
11. Some nations would act as substitutes for other nations
12. General Douglas MacArthur
13. It moved manufacturing to countries with lower labor costs
14. The 38th parallel
15. Minorities who served in the war began to fight for equal rights