History Final 2

Question 1

US involvement escalated by the Gulf of Tonkin incident

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1964

Question 2

country that fell to communism in 1975

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Vietnam

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a landlocked country in southeast Asia

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Laos

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a country in southeast Asia

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Cambodia

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a country in Southeast Asia known for its history and culture

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Vietnam

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a region in East Asia divided into North Korea and South Korea

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Korea

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a key figure in the Civil Rights Movement known for his advocacy for black empowerment

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Malcolm X

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the key figure in the Civil Rights Movement’s nonviolent protests

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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civil rights activist known for her pivotal role in the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Rosa Parks

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An abolitionist leader and former enslaved person who fought for civil rights

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Fredrick Douglass

Question 11

A military intervention by the Soviet Union in 1979

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Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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A response by the US to the Soviet Union of Afghanistan

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withdrawal of American Troops

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a response by the US to the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

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increased military aid to anti-communist forces

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a US program to provide aid to Western Europe after WW2

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Marshall Plan

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civil rights activists who challenged segregation in interstate bus travel

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Freedom Riders

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A US armed interventionist aimed at toppling Saddam Hussein’s regime

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

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a US policy to support anti-communist insurgencies worldwide

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Reagan Doctrine

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associated with welfare reform as an economic policy

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President Clinton’s administration

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resulted in the deregulation of the telecommunications industry

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1996 Telecommunications Act

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established to protect against terrorist attacks

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Homeland Security Act of 2002

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the US president during the Gulf War in 1991

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George HW Bush

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implemented to address the Great Depression

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the New Deal

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Major theme of US foreign policy during the Cold War

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Containment of Communism

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the first US female astronaut in space

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Sally Ride

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resulted in the punishment of Germany and reparations after WW2

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Treaty of Versailles

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the fall occurred in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War

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Berlin Wall

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a military alliance formed in response to the Soviet Union's expansionist policies

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NATO

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the US strategy aimed to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War

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Containment

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the first country to launch a satellite, leading to the Space Race

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Soviet Union

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the economic program designed to help rebuild Europe after WW2

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Marshall Plan

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the Supreme Court ruling that declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional

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Brown vs. Board of Education

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led to the resignation of President Nixon

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Watergate scandal

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escalated the conflict in Vietnam in 1964

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Gulf of Tonkin incident

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a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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the geopolitical tension after WW2 between the Eastern and Western blocs

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Cold War

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the basis for discrimination outlawed by the Civil Rights Act of 1964

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race

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the country where the United States conducted a military intervention in 1989 to depose Manuel Noriega

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Panama

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the community significantly affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in 1980s

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LGBTQ+

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the policy involving US support for anti-communist movements around the world during the Reagan adminisrtation

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Reagan Doctrine

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the first African American elected to the US Congress

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Hiram Revels

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the year the Iraq War began

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2003

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the year the Marshall Plan was implemented

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1948

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the President who initiated the 'New Frontier' policies addressing social issues and exploring space

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Kennedy

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agreements made to end wartime hostilities between Egypt and Israel

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Camp David Accords

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a social movement aimed at ending racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans during the 1950s and 1960s

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Civil Rights Movement

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the President in office during the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution that escalated US military involvement in Vietnam

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Nixon

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the formation aimed at maintaining international peace and security

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NATO

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the strategy to prevent the spread for communism

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Containment

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the initiative to rebuild European economies after WW2

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Marshall Plan

Question 50

the incident that led to increased military involvement in Vietnam

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Golf of Tonkin

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the placement of Soviet missiles in Cuba

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Cuban Missile

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the operation that involved the US military in Iraq

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Operation Iraqi Freedom

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the operation aimed at capturing Osama bin Laden

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Operation Enduring Freedom

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refers to the Brown vs. Board of Education case that declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional

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Brown

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the president during the Iraq War

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George W Bush

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the first artificial Earth satellite launched by the Soviet Union

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Sputnik

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legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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a prominent leader in the Civil Rights Movement

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Martin Luther King Jr.

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the first American woman in space

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Sally Ride

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the economic downturn that preceded WW2

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the Great Depression

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a policy change that occurred in the late 20th century

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Deregulation of the telecommunications industry