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Question 1 (5 points)
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Who became the Democratic candidate in the tumultuous election year of 1968?
Question 1 options:
Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Question 2 (5 points)
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What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Question 2 options:
To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba
To establish a toehold in Communist territory in Eastern Europe
To stop the East Germans from building a wall to divide Berlin
To prevent the Soviet Union from sending weapons to Cuba
Question 3 (5 points)
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Which writer was a major figure in the beginnings of the modern environmentalist movement?
Question 3 options:
Betty Friedan
Rachel Carson
Germaine Greer
Gloria Steinem
Question 4 (5 points)
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Which is a primary reason why Jimmy Carter lost the presidential election of 1980 to Ronald Reagan?
Question 4 options:
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iran-Contra Affair
Watergate Scandal
Pardon of Richard Nixon
Question 5 (5 points)
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Which foreign policy action on the part of the US contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s?
Question 5 options:
Support of Israel
Détente with the Soviet Union
Opening of diplomacy with China
c. Hostile relations with Cuba
Question 6 (5 points)
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When inflation grows, the Federal Reserve typically will
Question 6 options:
increase taxes.
authorize the printing of currency.
lend more money.
increase interest rates.
Question 7 (5 points)
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What was the ultimate result of the Watergate Scandal?
Question 7 options:
The results of the election of 1972 being thrown out
The dismissal of Vice President Spiro Agnew
The reelection of President Lyndon B. Johnson
The resignation of President Richard Nixon
Question 8 (5 points)
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Which was a political position held by the New Right in the late 1970s to early 1980s?
Question 8 options:
An equal rights amendment should be proposed once again by Congress so it can be ratified.
Labor regulations were hurting America's competitiveness in the global marketplace.
Property was held unequally in society and needs to be redistributed so that it is equitable.
The Vietnam War needed to end through a peace with honor.
Question 9 (5 points)
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What was a factor which led to the defeat of Gerald Ford in the presidential election of 1976?
Question 9 options:
The Great Society
The environment
The economy
The Cold War
Question 10 (5 points)
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What is a leading factor in why the Kennedy Assassination has been given to conspiracy theories?
Question 10 options:
Several people came forward to confess to the assassination.
The Pentagon Papers revealed new information about Lee Harvey Oswald.
The Warren Commission asserted there must have been co-conspirators.
Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered soon after being arrested.
Question 11 (5 points)
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Which initiative was launched by the Kennedy administration?
Question 11 options:
Detente
Great Society
Peace Corps
Supply side economics
Question 12 (5 points)
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When Kennedy stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner” what was he denouncing?
Question 12 options:
The rearmament of East Germany
The arming of East Berlin with nuclear weapons
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Question 13 (5 points)
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What was the primary reason why Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968?
Question 13 options:
He lost popularity due to the Vietnam War.
He lost popularity due to the Great Society.
He lost popularity due to the Watergate scandal.
He lost popularity due to the New Frontier.
Question 14 (5 points)
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What was John F. Kennedy’s strategy when dealing with Cuban Missile Crisis?
Question 14 options:
He launched an invasion of Cuba which landed at the Bay of Pigs.
He appeased the Soviets by allowing the weapons to be installed.
He set a blockade of Cuba while conducting diplomacy.
He used economic sanctions against Cuba and the Soviets.
Question 15 (5 points)
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What were the key points of the scandal which forced Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign?
Question 15 options:
Obstructing justice
Bribery and tax evasion
Defaming rival politicians
Breaking and entering
Question 16 (5 points)
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Through television advertising, what message did Lyndon B. Johnson communicate about his opponent, Barry Goldwater, during the presidential election of 1964?
Question 16 options:
That he was too corrupt to be president
That he was too dangerous to be president
That he was too much against civil rights to be president
That he was too weak on communism to be president
Question 17 (5 points)
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Which was an outcome of the end of the Cold War?
Question 17 options:
Independence for the Baltic States
Division of Germany into two separate countries
Creation of the European Union
Establishment of democracy in mainland China
Question 18 (5 points)
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What was a property seized by members of AIM?
Question 18 options:
Three Mile Island
Manhattan Island
Grenada Island
Alcatraz Island
Question 19 (5 points)
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What was the main argument of activists like Phyllis Schlafly?
Question 19 options:
An equal rights amendment was the only way to achieve equality between the sexes.
An equal rights amendment was the only way to protect women's individual liberty.
An equal rights amendment would undermine society.
An equal rights amendment was unconstitutional.
Question 20 (5 points)
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What did the US do in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
Question 20 options:
Send military forces to oust Soviet troops
Established a naval blockade to prevent shipment of arms
Mobilized NATO in the event of escalation of hostilities
Suspended grain shipments to the Soviet Union
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Who became the Democratic candidate in the tumultuous election year of 1968?
Question 1 options:
Eugene McCarthy
Robert F. Kennedy
George Wallace
Hubert Humphrey
Question 2 (5 points)
Listen
What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Question 2 options:
To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba
To establish a toehold in Communist territory in Eastern Europe
To stop the East Germans from building a wall to divide Berlin
To prevent the Soviet Union from sending weapons to Cuba
Question 3 (5 points)
Listen
Which writer was a major figure in the beginnings of the modern environmentalist movement?
Question 3 options:
Betty Friedan
Rachel Carson
Germaine Greer
Gloria Steinem
Question 4 (5 points)
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Which is a primary reason why Jimmy Carter lost the presidential election of 1980 to Ronald Reagan?
Question 4 options:
Iran Hostage Crisis
Iran-Contra Affair
Watergate Scandal
Pardon of Richard Nixon
Question 5 (5 points)
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Which foreign policy action on the part of the US contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s?
Question 5 options:
Support of Israel
Détente with the Soviet Union
Opening of diplomacy with China
c. Hostile relations with Cuba
Question 6 (5 points)
Listen
When inflation grows, the Federal Reserve typically will
Question 6 options:
increase taxes.
authorize the printing of currency.
lend more money.
increase interest rates.
Question 7 (5 points)
Listen
What was the ultimate result of the Watergate Scandal?
Question 7 options:
The results of the election of 1972 being thrown out
The dismissal of Vice President Spiro Agnew
The reelection of President Lyndon B. Johnson
The resignation of President Richard Nixon
Question 8 (5 points)
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Which was a political position held by the New Right in the late 1970s to early 1980s?
Question 8 options:
An equal rights amendment should be proposed once again by Congress so it can be ratified.
Labor regulations were hurting America's competitiveness in the global marketplace.
Property was held unequally in society and needs to be redistributed so that it is equitable.
The Vietnam War needed to end through a peace with honor.
Question 9 (5 points)
Listen
What was a factor which led to the defeat of Gerald Ford in the presidential election of 1976?
Question 9 options:
The Great Society
The environment
The economy
The Cold War
Question 10 (5 points)
Listen
What is a leading factor in why the Kennedy Assassination has been given to conspiracy theories?
Question 10 options:
Several people came forward to confess to the assassination.
The Pentagon Papers revealed new information about Lee Harvey Oswald.
The Warren Commission asserted there must have been co-conspirators.
Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered soon after being arrested.
Question 11 (5 points)
Listen
Which initiative was launched by the Kennedy administration?
Question 11 options:
Detente
Great Society
Peace Corps
Supply side economics
Question 12 (5 points)
Listen
When Kennedy stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner” what was he denouncing?
Question 12 options:
The rearmament of East Germany
The arming of East Berlin with nuclear weapons
The creation of the Warsaw Pact
The construction of the Berlin Wall
Question 13 (5 points)
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What was the primary reason why Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968?
Question 13 options:
He lost popularity due to the Vietnam War.
He lost popularity due to the Great Society.
He lost popularity due to the Watergate scandal.
He lost popularity due to the New Frontier.
Question 14 (5 points)
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What was John F. Kennedy’s strategy when dealing with Cuban Missile Crisis?
Question 14 options:
He launched an invasion of Cuba which landed at the Bay of Pigs.
He appeased the Soviets by allowing the weapons to be installed.
He set a blockade of Cuba while conducting diplomacy.
He used economic sanctions against Cuba and the Soviets.
Question 15 (5 points)
Listen
What were the key points of the scandal which forced Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign?
Question 15 options:
Obstructing justice
Bribery and tax evasion
Defaming rival politicians
Breaking and entering
Question 16 (5 points)
Listen
Through television advertising, what message did Lyndon B. Johnson communicate about his opponent, Barry Goldwater, during the presidential election of 1964?
Question 16 options:
That he was too corrupt to be president
That he was too dangerous to be president
That he was too much against civil rights to be president
That he was too weak on communism to be president
Question 17 (5 points)
Listen
Which was an outcome of the end of the Cold War?
Question 17 options:
Independence for the Baltic States
Division of Germany into two separate countries
Creation of the European Union
Establishment of democracy in mainland China
Question 18 (5 points)
Listen
What was a property seized by members of AIM?
Question 18 options:
Three Mile Island
Manhattan Island
Grenada Island
Alcatraz Island
Question 19 (5 points)
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What was the main argument of activists like Phyllis Schlafly?
Question 19 options:
An equal rights amendment was the only way to achieve equality between the sexes.
An equal rights amendment was the only way to protect women's individual liberty.
An equal rights amendment would undermine society.
An equal rights amendment was unconstitutional.
Question 20 (5 points)
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What did the US do in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?
Question 20 options:
Send military forces to oust Soviet troops
Established a naval blockade to prevent shipment of arms
Mobilized NATO in the event of escalation of hostilities
Suspended grain shipments to the Soviet Union
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Here are the answers to your questions:
1. **Who became the Democratic candidate in the tumultuous election year of 1968?**
- **Answer: Hubert Humphrey**
2. **What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?**
- **Answer: To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba**
3. **Which writer was a major figure in the beginnings of the modern environmentalist movement?**
- **Answer: Rachel Carson**
4. **Which is a primary reason why Jimmy Carter lost the presidential election of 1980 to Ronald Reagan?**
- **Answer: Iran Hostage Crisis**
5. **Which foreign policy action on the part of the US contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s?**
- **Answer: Support of Israel**
6. **When inflation grows, the Federal Reserve typically will:**
- **Answer: increase interest rates.**
7. **What was the ultimate result of the Watergate Scandal?**
- **Answer: The resignation of President Richard Nixon**
8. **Which was a political position held by the New Right in the late 1970s to early 1980s?**
- **Answer: Labor regulations were hurting America's competitiveness in the global marketplace.**
9. **What was a factor which led to the defeat of Gerald Ford in the presidential election of 1976?**
- **Answer: The economy**
10. **What is a leading factor in why the Kennedy Assassination has been given to conspiracy theories?**
- **Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered soon after being arrested.**
11. **Which initiative was launched by the Kennedy administration?**
- **Answer: Peace Corps**
12. **When Kennedy stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner” what was he denouncing?**
- **Answer: The construction of the Berlin Wall**
13. **What was the primary reason why Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968?**
- **Answer: He lost popularity due to the Vietnam War.**
14. **What was John F. Kennedy’s strategy when dealing with Cuban Missile Crisis?**
- **Answer: He set a blockade of Cuba while conducting diplomacy.**
15. **What were the key points of the scandal which forced Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign?**
- **Answer: Bribery and tax evasion**
16. **Through television advertising, what message did Lyndon B. Johnson communicate about his opponent, Barry Goldwater, during the presidential election of 1964?**
- **Answer: That he was too dangerous to be president**
17. **Which was an outcome of the end of the Cold War?**
- **Answer: Independence for the Baltic States**
18. **What was a property seized by members of AIM?**
- **Answer: Alcatraz Island**
19. **What was the main argument of activists like Phyllis Schlafly?**
- **Answer: An equal rights amendment would undermine society.**
20. **What did the US do in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?**
- **Answer: Suspended grain shipments to the Soviet Union**
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!
1. **Who became the Democratic candidate in the tumultuous election year of 1968?**
- **Answer: Hubert Humphrey**
2. **What was the purpose of the Bay of Pigs Invasion?**
- **Answer: To overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro in Cuba**
3. **Which writer was a major figure in the beginnings of the modern environmentalist movement?**
- **Answer: Rachel Carson**
4. **Which is a primary reason why Jimmy Carter lost the presidential election of 1980 to Ronald Reagan?**
- **Answer: Iran Hostage Crisis**
5. **Which foreign policy action on the part of the US contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s?**
- **Answer: Support of Israel**
6. **When inflation grows, the Federal Reserve typically will:**
- **Answer: increase interest rates.**
7. **What was the ultimate result of the Watergate Scandal?**
- **Answer: The resignation of President Richard Nixon**
8. **Which was a political position held by the New Right in the late 1970s to early 1980s?**
- **Answer: Labor regulations were hurting America's competitiveness in the global marketplace.**
9. **What was a factor which led to the defeat of Gerald Ford in the presidential election of 1976?**
- **Answer: The economy**
10. **What is a leading factor in why the Kennedy Assassination has been given to conspiracy theories?**
- **Answer: Lee Harvey Oswald was murdered soon after being arrested.**
11. **Which initiative was launched by the Kennedy administration?**
- **Answer: Peace Corps**
12. **When Kennedy stated, “Ich bin ein Berliner” what was he denouncing?**
- **Answer: The construction of the Berlin Wall**
13. **What was the primary reason why Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968?**
- **Answer: He lost popularity due to the Vietnam War.**
14. **What was John F. Kennedy’s strategy when dealing with Cuban Missile Crisis?**
- **Answer: He set a blockade of Cuba while conducting diplomacy.**
15. **What were the key points of the scandal which forced Vice President Spiro Agnew to resign?**
- **Answer: Bribery and tax evasion**
16. **Through television advertising, what message did Lyndon B. Johnson communicate about his opponent, Barry Goldwater, during the presidential election of 1964?**
- **Answer: That he was too dangerous to be president**
17. **Which was an outcome of the end of the Cold War?**
- **Answer: Independence for the Baltic States**
18. **What was a property seized by members of AIM?**
- **Answer: Alcatraz Island**
19. **What was the main argument of activists like Phyllis Schlafly?**
- **Answer: An equal rights amendment would undermine society.**
20. **What did the US do in response to the Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in 1979?**
- **Answer: Suspended grain shipments to the Soviet Union**
Feel free to reach out if you have any more questions!
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