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Question 31

Which contributed to the economic problems of the 1970s?
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Question 31 options:
an Arab oil embargo
excess oil in the marketplace
a decline in Venezuelan oil production
Israeli attacks on Saudi Arabia
Question 32
Which issues united Reagan supporters during the election of 1980?
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Question 32 options:
limits on military spending and higher taxes
open borders for immigration and strong military
a forceful foreign policy and a strong military
improved social programs and open borders
Question 33
Throughout its history, the United States has had to confront serious challenges.
Identify all of the challenges faced by the United States since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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Select 4 correct answer(s)
Question 33 options:
Maintaining a balance of power with the Soviet Union
Countering the use of terrorism
Competing in the space race
Balancing national security and civil liberties
Responding to instability in the Middle East
Preventing the spread of communism
Protecting against possible attacks in the U.S.
Question 34
What result did détente have on the Cold War?
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Question 34 options:
It substantially reduced the chances of nuclear war
It caused the two superpowers to disband NATO ad the Warsaw Pact
It significantly increased tensions between the superpowers
It had little effect on the Cold War
Question 35
Which was a major achievement of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty?
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Question 35 options:
changing the age at which people are eligible for Social Security
creating a new federal welfare initiative
establishing Medicare and Medicaid
providing remedial education programs
Question 36
Place these events from the fall of communism in Europe to the correct order.
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Question 36 options:
Eastern European nations begin rewriting their constitutions.
The Soviet Union dissolves.
The Berlin Wall comes down.
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union and introduces new policies.
Question 37
Which accusation, given by President Bush as a reason for invading Iraq, later proved to be false?
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Question 37 options:
Osama bin Laden was hiding in Iraq
Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction
Iraq was planning terrorist attacks on the United States
Iraq had U.S.-owned oil that Saddam Hussein was refusing to release
Question 38
Which theory did four U.S. presidents use to justify U.S. participation in the Vietnam War?
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Question 38 options:
monopoly theory
bridge against communism
solitary confinement
domino theory
Question 39
Which provision was found in the Northwest Ordinance and was also later included in the U.S. Constitution?
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Question 39 options:
the prohibition of slavery
full voting rights for women
the establishment of a national religion
an income tax on all employed citizens
Question 40
Read the thesis.
The Cold War policy of containment was a success.
Identify two sources of information that could be used to refute this thesis statement.
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Select 2 correct answer(s)
Question 40 options:
In 1973 the United States withdrew from South Vietnam, and in 1975, the government of South Vietnam fell to communists.
Ultimately, the Marshall Plan contained the spread of communism in Europe.
In 1953, the Korean War ended in a ceasefire and Korea was divided, allowing South Korea to remain free from communism.
In 1962, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion further strengthened Cuba's communist government under the rule of Fidel Castro.

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Question 31:

an Arab oil embargo

Question 32:

a forceful foreign policy and a strong military

Question 33:

Countering the use of terrorism

Balancing national security and civil liberties

Responding to instability in the Middle East

Protecting against possible attacks in the U.S.

Question 34:

It had little effect on the Cold War

Question 35:

establishing Medicare and Medicaid

Question 36:

Mikhail Gorbachev becomes the leader of the Soviet Union and introduces new policies.

The Berlin Wall comes down.

Eastern European nations begin rewriting their constitutions.

The Soviet Union dissolves.

Question 37:

Iraq had weapons of mass destruction

Question 38:

domino theory

Question 39:

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the prohibition of slavery

Question 40:

In 1973 the United States withdrew from South Vietnam, and in 1975, the government of South Vietnam fell to communists.

In 1962, the failed Bay of Pigs invasion further strengthened Cuba's communist government under the rule of Fidel Castro.