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One of Richard Nixon’s biggest accomplishments was opening relations with what country?

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China

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What was Richard Nixon’s policy of détente

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Easing Cold War tensions with Soviet Union

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What was the scandal that brought down the Nixon presidency

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Watergate

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Who were the reporters for the Washington Post who uncovered Watergate

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Bob Woodward & Carl Bernstein

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Who was the secret source used by the Washington Post

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Deep Throat- W. Mark Felt

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Richard Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to a special prosecutor and congress by claiming what

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Executive privilege

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Why did Gerald Ford lose much of his support during his presidency

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He gave Richard Nixon a pardon-let Nixon off hook

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What did the Supreme Court rule legal in the case of Roe vs Wade

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Abortion

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What personal qualities made Jimmy Carter very popular at the beginning of his presidency

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Very honest & straight forward

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What were problems faced by Jimmy Carter

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Iran hostage crisis, bad economy

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Disco, Bell Bottoms, and Star Wars all were popular during what decade

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1970s

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Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of what country

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England

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The “New Right” movement that helped elect Ronald Reagan in 1980 and usher in a conservative revolution in American politics was spearheaded by what group

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Evangelical Christians

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To Ronald Reagan, the focus of evil in the world was who

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Communism-Soviet Union

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Who were some popular music groups from the 1980s

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Michael Jackson, U2, Madonna, Prince

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In 1991, the USA and worldwide allies fought Saddam Hussein (of Iraq) after he invaded what country

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Kuwait

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Who led America during the first Gulf War(1991) and who led America during the second Iraq War (2003)

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1991- George H. W. Bush

2003- George W. Bush

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What characteristics explain the Clinton administration in the 1990s

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Booming economy, tech bubble, scandals

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NAFTA was what

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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Where did the high-jacked planes on 9-11 crash

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The World Trade Center
Pentagon
Field in Pennsylvania

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after ousting Saddam Hussein from power, the US military in Iraq was faced with what

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An insurgency-violent resistance

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Although from different parties and eras, Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan shared what qualities

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Great speakers, very likable

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The two main countries involved in the Cold War were

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USA & Russia

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What form of government did these countries have during the Cold War

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US- Democratic
South Korea- Democratic
East Germany- Communist
USSR- Communist

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What international body was formed in 1945 to maintain world peace and to serve as a forum for countries to work out their differences
League of Nations
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Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, & Poland were all satellite countries of what nation
Soviet Union
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The United States' program to rebuild Europe was known as the what
Marshall Plan
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The attempt of Joseph Stalin to overrun East Berlin was thwarted by what
Berlin Airlift
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NATO was the military alliance of what side of the Cold War
Soviet Union
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The phrase "Iron Curtain" describes what
An imaginary boundary between East & West Europe
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The Truman doctrine was a means to keep Communism in check through what method
Provide political, military, economic, assistance
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Who won the Korean War
Tie
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The House Un-American Activities Committee investigated communists in what industry
Hollywood
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were accused of passing along what type of secrets to the soviets
Fake secrets- conspiracy theories
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Senator Joseph McCarthy was from what state
Wisconsin
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McCarthy made his name from accusing people of being what
Communist
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What was the name of the first satellite launched by the Soviet Union( and in world)
Sputnik
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What type of spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union in 1960
U-2 Plane
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Baby boomers were what
People born in 50s-60s
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Ray Kroc started what world-famous burger franchise
Mc Donald's
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The leader of the Soviet Union who succeeded Joseph Stalin was whom
Khrushchev
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The secretary of Defense in the Kennedy administration was whom
Mc Namara
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The Little Rock Nine integrated Central High School in what city
Little Rock, Arkansas
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Who was the woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus and sparked a bus boycott
Rosa Parks
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The bus boycott, led by Dr.King, was in what city
Montgomery
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The civil rights organization that Dr.King led what was
SCLC- Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Malcom X led what organization
Nation of Islam
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Civil rights leaders integrated lunch counters using what non-violent method
Sit-ins
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The people who were beaten for protesting Segregation of interstate bus trips were which of the following
Freedom Riders
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In Birmingham, Alabama, police beat, used fire hoses, and attack dogs on what type of people marching in a protest parade (when Dr.King was put in jail and wrote his famous letter)
Children
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What civil rights leader gave the "I have a dream" speech
Martin Luther King
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Who was the man who integrated Mississippi State (Ole Miss)
James Meredith
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Vietnam was a colony of what country before WWII
France
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The man who declared Vietnam independent was whom
Ho Chi Minh
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The Vietcong were a resistance group that fought for what side
North Vietnamese
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How did the Vietcong get their supplies
North provided through the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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What president first sent troops to Vietnam
President Eisenhower
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What incident brought the US fully into the war
Gulf of Tonkin
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The General in charge of Vietnam was whom
West Morlan
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In a "search and destroy" mission, what might happen
Missions that try to uproot enemy
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What does "credibility gap" mean
President said things were going well, but it wasn't true
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A "college deferment" allowed what to happen
Got you out having to fight
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At what campus were student protesters killed when the National Guard opened fire on the crowd
Kent State
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"Vietnamization" mean what
US training Vietnamese to fight on their own
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US troops massacred innocent women and children in what event
My Lai Massacre
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In what decade did the last troops leave Vietnam
March 29, 1973
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Approximately how many Americans were killed in Vietnam
58,200
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When Richard Nixon resigned, who became president of the USA
Gerald Ford
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Who wrote the environmental book Silent Spring about the use of pesticides
Rachel Carson
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What major governmental agencies were created during Richard Nixons presidency
EPA- Environmental Protection Agency SSI OSHA
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Richard Nixon's Philadelphia plan did what
Have companies hire more African American employees
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The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) to the Constitution was meant to protect what group
Women
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President Nixon's chief foreign policy advisor was who
Henry Kissinger
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When it came to social welfare programs, Richard Nixon expanded or shrunk the governmental safety net
Expanded
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While many of the social movements born in the 1960s died down in the 1970s, one gathered momentum
Civil Rights
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President Carter's biggest foreign policy achievement was what
Camp David Accords
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The nuclear reactor that overheated in Pennsylvania in the 1970s was what
Three Mile Island
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Ronald Regan essential goal as president was what
Decrease size of federal government
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What was the scandal that got Ronald Regan in trouble during the 1980s
Iran-Contra Affair
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Ronald Regan is credited with easing relations with what US adversary and helping to end the Cold War
Soviet Union
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Before he was president, Ronald Regan had what jobs
Radio announcer, actor
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In the 1980s, for the first time in the 20th century, what happened between the rich and the poor
Income gap widened
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Which movie was not a hit in the 1980s? E.T. , the Godfather, Back to the Future, the Breakfast Club
The Godfather
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Ronald Regan nominated the first woman to be a Supreme Court justice. Who was she
Sandra Day O'Connor
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The goal of the first Persian Gulf War was to what
Remove Iraqi forces from Kuwait
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In the 1992 elections, Bill Clinton (president) and Al Gore (V.P) campaigned on a theme of what
New Democrats-less liberal
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After trying to overhaul the healthcare system, the republicans took over congress in the 1994 mid-term elections. They were led by who
Newt Gringrich
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The two articles of impeachment passed by the House of Representatives against president Clinton charged him with what
Obstruction of justice, perjury, abuse of power
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What characterized music of the 1990s
Grunge
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In the 2000 presidential election, what happened
Came down to 1 vote. Bush won electoral vote
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After being elected president, George W. Bush used the federal surplus he inherited to do what
Fight in Afghanistan
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The new cabinet position charged with protecting Americans from terrorist attacks was what
NSA-National Security Association
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After 9/11 what two countries did the US invade
Afghanistan & Iran
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How did Barack Obama manage the wars inherited from president Bush
Slowly brought troops out of wars
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The Warsaw Pact was the military alliance of what side of the Cold War
Soviet Union and Europe
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What general was fired by president Truman for wanting to extend the Korean War
General MacAuthor
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The name of president Truman's domestic agenda was what
The Fair Deal
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The person who devised the first vaccine against polio was whom
Jonas Salk
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The king of rock and roll was what performer
Elvis Presley
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The case that made segregation of public school illegal was what
Brown vs Board
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What did John F. Kennedy decide to do to pressure the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile crises
Challenge moral legitimacy
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Influences on the civil rights movement of the 50s and 60s includes what
Rosa parks, Martin Luther King, Linda brown
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The civil rights organization founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale was what
Black Panther Party
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Which civil rights leader was not assassinated
Rosa Parks
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The message of Malcom X is what
People should come together and be equal
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What civil rights group gave out free healthcare and breakfast for kids
Black Panther Party
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What civil rights law gave all people the right to enter theaters, Restaurants, etc
Civil rights act of 1964
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In what year was Bobby Kennedy and MLK killed
1968
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Eisenhower's rationale for stopping the spread of communism in Vietnam was what
Domino Theory
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What president was responsible for the biggest escalation of the war
Lyndon B. Johnson
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How did the US try to fight the Vietcong
Agent orange, napalm, search and destroy missions
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What was the name of the attack on the south by the north in January of 1968 that surprised the US
Tet Offensive
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What battle was the turning point in the public option (people began to not support the war after what happened)
Tet Offensive
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In 1968, who announced he would not run for president
Lyndon B. Johnson
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Who won the election of 1968 by promising to end the war and bring law and order to the country
Richard Nixon
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The student led civil rights organization was what
SNCC- Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee

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