History Test *
What did Ceaser Chavez and MLK JR have in common
They both led marches for jobs
What do Bobby Kennedy, JFK, MLK Jr. and Malcolm X have in common?
They were all assassinated
What was the fate of the chief officers of Enron
They were convicted of multiple counts of fraud.
All of the following undermined faith in the effectiveness of the federal government except
Watergate
25 Race relations were strained in the mid-1960s to such a large degree that even those who fought side by side for the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 abandoned each other. What was a primary source of animosity in race relations as the civil rights movement evolved in the 1960s?
Whites felt that the landmark civil rights legislation from 1964 and 1965 adequately assured black equality whereas blacks pushed for further action
Betty Friedman's book The Feminine Mystiquel argued that
Women were trapped in suburban lifestyles
Tet Offensive
a coordinated series of North Vietnamese attacks among the South Vietnamese population and that encouraged the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War.
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
a group that pressed for desegregation
Early in 2003, President Bush announced that the United States would go to war against Iraq with the full support of the United Nations. because its dictator, Saddam Hussein, had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11. because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
John Roberts
chief justice of the Supreme court
George W. Bush
compassionate conservative
Roe v. Wade
declared access to abortion was a constitutional right.
The causes of the civil rights revolution included which of the following?
destablilization of the racial system during world war II
which of the following was not outlawed in the 1964 Civil Rights Act
discriminating based on gender identity
Protesters at the 1999 World Trade Organization in Seattle
drew attention to the impact of economic development on the environment.
Barack Obama
elected president in 2008
Which of the following was a consequence of segregation, poverty and "white racism"?
election of johnson
The Conservative Turn was fueled in part by
envagelical christians
Bay of Pigs was successful or failure
failure
Investors in the 1990s were deeply skeptical of the new "dot coms," companies that did not seem to actually produce anything.
false
National Defense Education Act
federal funding for higher education
Sandra Day O'Connor
first woman appointed to the Supreme Court
Welfare
government aid to the poor dismantled by Clinton because people depended on it too much.
. Which one of President Clinton's decisions was met with protests from most Democrats? abolishing welfare implementing the "Don't ask, don't tell policy" choosing Blacks and women for his cabinet appointing Stephen Breyer to the Supreme Court
implementing the "Don't ask, don't tell policy"
What increased the loss of manufacturing jobs in the US?
importing goods from mexico
school intergration increased in the 1990s due to new racial mandates overseen by local school districts. declined significantly in the 1990s thanks to changing racial attitudes. increased in the 1990s as a result of housing patterns. declined because of two key Supreme Court rulings.
increased in the 1990s as a result of housing patterns.
military-industrial complex
increased military spending/result of the cold war
The use of __ allowed Obama to directly communicate with and fundraise from voters.
internet
Loving v Virginia removed bans on
interracial marriage
How many people ran for the Republican Presidential Candidacy leading to Trump being ignored
17
What year did the Housing Bubble Burst? 1999 1929 2005 2007
2007
the Tax rate for the richest Americans never fell below what percent during the 1950's, 1960's, and 1970's?
70%
2 Between 1946 and 1960, the American gross national product
A .more than doubled, and wages increased.
Multiculturalism
A perspective recognizing the cultural diversity of the United States and promoting equal standing for all cultural traditions
5 During the 1950s, mass consumption was promoted as
A. a patriotic act.
9/11 was organized by
Al Qaeda
Obama did all of the following to benefit women except: - Appointed a Female Speaker of the House. Cannot do that. - Signed a bill into law that would allow women to sue for underpayment - Appointed Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court - Appointed Elana Kagen to the Supreme Court
Appointed a Female Speaker of the House. Cannot do that.
8 How did President Dwight D. Eisenhower surpass the New Deal in government involvement in the economy?
B. He presided over the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways.
3 What was essential to the growth of suburbs?
B. cars
4 The American National Exhibition in Moscow equated ________ with freedom.
B. communism
28 What did the government do in 2008 to try to help? Sent out stimulus packages Bailed out banks Provided free housing Decreased interest rates
Bailed out banks
7 Which statement about the industry is correct? A. The West did not benefit from the industries that sprang up from the Cold War. B. By the mid-1950s, blue-collar workers outnumbered white-collar factories and manual laborers. C. The unions' success in raising wages inspired employers to mechanize more and more elements of manufacturing in order to reduce labor costs. D. Since the 1950s, the American economy has shifted toward manufacturing. E. The Midwest benefited from the growth in the construction of aircraft engines and submarines.
C. The unions' success in raising wages inspired employers to mechanize more and more elements of manufacturing in order to reduce labor costs.
6 During the 1950s, television
C. became the most common source of information.
Jimmy Carter
Camp David Accords. Peace agreement between the leaders of Israel and Egypt, brokered by President Jimmy Carter in 1978.
The hostage crisis in Iran hurt
Carter's presidency
Velvet Revolution
Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe
1 Which statement about 1950s consumer culture is true? A. Americans began to purchase goods in downtown urban centers rather than suburban shopping malls. B. Novel household gadgets prompted greater gender equality in the home. C. Increasingly affluent Americans exhibited less need for and comfort with credit card debt. D. Television advertising linked consumption with a good middle-class life. E. Only the wealthy could enjoy luxuries like plane travel and air conditioning
D. Television advertising linked consumption with a good middle-class life.
Hillary Clinton
Democratic presidential candidate in 2008
This President pledged the United States would defend Middle Easter governments threatened by Communism
Eisenhower
Massive Retaliation
Eisenhower's strategy that used the threat of nuclear warfare as a means of combating the global spread of communism.
Sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. It led to the creation of NASA and the space race.
Reagan's Vice President
George H.W. Bush
What did President Bill Clinton predict would happen with NAFTA? He thought it would create a million jobs within five years. He believed it would hurt the environment. He felt it would lead to building a wall between the United States and Mexico. He believed it would wreck the U.S. economy.
He thought it would create a million jobs within five years.
Ella Baker and MLK Jr disagreed on
How leadership should be distributed in their organizations
New Orleans was devastated by
Hurricane Katrina
28 What did banks do in response to the bubble burst? Increased interest rates Increased loans lent Instituted a credit freeze(stop giving loans) Sold off all their assets
Instituted a credit freeze(stop giving loans)
What does the United States Census Bureau predict will happen by the middle of the twenty-first century? Factory jobs will increase as the service sector declines. More than half of the people in the United States will be nonwhite. More people will live in Alaska than Texas. The Latino population will be massively reduced.
More than half of the people in the United States will be nonwhite.
NAFTA
North American Free Trade Agreement; allows open trade with US, Mexico, and Canada.
Sonia Sotomayor
Obama oppointee to the Supreme Court
Which President spent the most money trying to decrease poverty Johnson with the Great Society FDR with the New Deal Reagan with Trickle Down Economics Obama with the stimulus packages
Obama with the stimulus packages
What was the name of the case that legalized same sex marriage?
Obergefell v. Hodges
What did Obama do to help with the Great Recession? Passed the Build Back Better Act Passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Passed the National Recovery Act Created the National Recovery Administration
Passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
War on Poverty
President Lyndon B. Johnson's program in the 1960's to provide greater social services for the poor and elderly
Massive Resistance
Southern movement resisting school integration
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Leader
What was a result of the burst of the "dot com" bubble?
Stock Market process declined for three straight
Which was the primary cause of the Great Recession?
Subprime mortgage lending
Warren Burger
Supreme Court chief justice
Taxes for the Wealthiest Americans decreased in the
Tax Reform Act
What political group was created to oppose Obama's policies? Republicans Tea Party Quanon Neoconservatives
Tea Party
Cuban Missile Crisis
The 1962 confrontation between US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba. most dangerous crisis of the Kennedy administration.
In addition to taxes, this group was also against the growth of the Federal government and immigration policies.
The Tea Party
Countless corporate scandals and stock frauds stemmed directly from the 1999 repeal of which New Deal measure
The glass-steagell
Kennedy's plan for Cuba escalated from fanning a revolt to an amphibious landing by several hundred Cubans trained by the CIA in Guatemala, known as the Bay of Pigs invasion. Identify the ultimate result of this expedition.
The invasion failed with more than 100 killed and many more captured.
What made Barack Obama's presidential campaign "the first political campaign of the twenty-first century"? its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters. Appealing to younger people cause of fb its use of television advertisements its use of direct calling its use of direct mailings
its widespread use of the Internet to raise money and communicate directly with voters. Appealing to younger people cause of fb
Walmart
largest corporate employer in 2000
What was the League of United Latin American Citizens
organization that challenged restrictions on housing and employment as well as the segregation of Latino students.
March on Washington
peak of the civil rights movement
Glass-Steagall Act
prohibited bankers from using depositors' money to pursue high-risk investments. Repealed in 1999.
Johnson's Great Scoiety focused on fighting poverty by
providing food for the needy
Trickle Down Economics
relied on high interest rates to curb inflation and lower tax rates, especially for businesses and high-income Americans, to stimulate private investment. Ronald Reagan
The American Indian Movement wanted all of the following except -economic resources -greater self-government -reparations - US to follow through on their treaties
reparations
The Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," allowed for most businesses to stop providing health insurance to employees. was supported by Democrats and Republicans. allowed health care companies to deny insurance to applicants with existing illnesses. required all Americans to purchase health insurance.
required all Americans to purchase health insurance.
The presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2016 both
resulted in the Republican winning the Electoral college and the Democrat winning the popular vote
One of the key advantages the Soviet Union held over the United States on a global scale was America's continuing issue of
segreagation
What sparked the development of improved computer technology in the 1960s
space program to beat russia
Richard Nixon
supporter of the Family Assistance Plan (welfare)
Voters in the 2008 and 2016 elections felt
that the country was moving the wrong direction
Johsons Medicare and Medicaid helped support
the elderly and impoverished
True or False Poverty was highlighted by Hurricane Katrina
true
Globalization
was symbolized by corporations such as Microsoft and organizations like the WTO.
Dot Coms
were high tech companies that attracted many investors in the 1990's
What did the USA Patriot Act empower law enforcement agencies to do? convict U.S. citizens without trial wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge detain family members to secure the surrender of a suspect employ physical torture to extract evidence from suspected gang members
wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge
In the 2008 election, when Barack Obama "redrew the nation's political map," he only won in Democratic strongholds. did extremely well in cities in the American South and Southwest, but not in suburbs. only won in the North and West. won in reliably Republican states as well as in Democratic strongholds. Nc and Virginia
won in reliably Republican states as well as in Democratic strongholds. Nc and Virginia