US History II-Unit 4-Milestone 4
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Which of the following actions or groups advanced gay rights during the 1970s?
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Read the excerpt from a speech president Ronald Reagan made in 1987:
"There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
What is the most likely purpose of Reagan's speech?
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The average compensation for the highest-paid CEOs in America went up 400% between 1980 and 1988.
Which group was least likely to view growing class divisions in America in the 1980s as a problem?
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Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy success for President Gerald Ford.
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Choose a consequence of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s.
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President Richard Nixon's process of "Vietnamization" shifted the responsibility for defending South Vietnam to the Vietnamese.
Choose the true statement about the consequences of Vietnamization.
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Which of the following made same-sex marriage legal in the United States?
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Why did President Ronald Reagan begin to change his position toward the Soviet Union in the mid-1980s?
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Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine in 2001:
"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . . We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest. And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation in every region now has a decision to make. Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists. From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."
Which organization was President Bush most likely referring to when using the word "terrorists?"
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Name an intended effect of Reaganomics in the 1980s.
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Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.
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Choose the true statement about the American economy in the early 2000s.
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Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Choose the true statement about the court's role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.
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Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969:
"What this system and our society is going to have to know and understand is that the migrant farmworker, even though tired, uneducated, hungry, and sick, have contributed and sacrificed just as much as anyone else and more than most to this Nation. We have cultivated this earth, planted and harvested all crops for generations in order to provide all the luxuries in food, clothing, and many other items that those of society which surrounds us enjoy today."
In addition to commercial agriculture, what other industry continued to rely heavily on immigrant labor in the 20th century?
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Choose the true statement about the National Origins Act of 1924.
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Which statement regarding the "New World Order" after the Cold War ended is true?
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How did the American economy in the 1970s differ from the economy in previous decades?
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What group was one of the intellectual arms of the New Right, providing policy positions and political recommendations for conservative candidates?
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Which event that led to the economic recession of 2008 happened first?
A chemical company wants to release wastewater directly into a river that abuts its property.
Which policy requires the company to follow certain regulations and to obtain a permit before doing so?
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In 2011, revolts associated with the Arab Spring shook the Middle East. The protests in one country led to forceful responses by its president and eventually a civil war, which was still continuing in 2017.
Select the map that accurately depicts in red the country in which this occurred.
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Choose the true statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.
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Which of the following statements reveal a cause of political organizing by evangelical Christians during the 20th century?
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Which act authorized law enforcement to examine American citizens’ telephone conversations and emails without a warrant?
The American Recovery Act
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Choose the false statement about the National Origins Act of 1924.
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All of the following statements reveal a cause of political organizing by evangelical Christians during the 20th century EXCEPT __________.
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In 2011, revolts associated with the Arab Spring shook the Middle East. The protests in one country led to forceful responses by its president and eventually a civil war, which was still continuing in 2017.
Select the map that accurately depicts in red the country in which this occurred.
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Growing influence of the New Right was evident by the end of the 1970s when Jerry Falwell formed the __________, a “pro-life, pro-family, pro-America” political organization.
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All of the following are examples of the New World Order following the Cold War EXCEPT __________.
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President Bill Clinton campaigned as a “new Democrat” — that is, he was socially liberal but economically conservative — but he bowed to social conservatives several times throughout his presidency by endorsing all of the following EXCEPT __________.
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Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
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Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush in which he declared war on terrorism:
The terrorists practice a fringe form of Islamic extremism that has been rejected by Muslim scholars and the vast majority of Muslim clerics — a fringe movement that perverts the peaceful teachings of Islam. The terrorists' directive commands them to kill Christians and Jews, to kill all Americans and make no distinction among military and civilians, including women and children.
What is the significance of this excerpt from President Bush's September 20, 2001, address?
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All of the following were effects of busing during the 1970s EXCEPT __________.
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Choose the statement that expresses sympathy with the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.
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Read the excerpt from a speech Ronald Reagan gave to the National Association of Evangelicals in 1983:
Let us pray for the salvation of all of those who live in that totalitarian darkness — pray they will discover the joy of knowing God. But until they do, let us be aware that while they preach the supremacy of the state, declare its omnipotence over individual man, and predict its eventual domination of all peoples on the Earth, they are the focus of evil in the modern world.
According to the excerpt, why did President Reagan refer to the Soviet Union as “the focus of evil in the modern world”?
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All of the following were consequences of Richard Nixon's policy of disengaging from the Vietnam War EXCEPT __________.
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Which of the following was NOT a consequence of government efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s?
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Which act brought a number of government agencies into a single department to better manage terrorist threats, both foreign and domestic?
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In response to the 1973 oil crisis, the __________ was passed. One of its accomplishments was to establish fuel economy standards for automobiles.
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Why did the Ronald Reagan administration’s Strategic Defense Initiative draw public criticism?
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The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known as “stagflation.” What are three indicators of stagflation?
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Choose the true statement about the press’s role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.
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The average compensation for the highest paid CEOs in America went up 400% between 1980 and 1988. Which group was least likely to view growing class divisions in America in the 1980s as a problem?
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All of the following led to the beginning of the Great Recession EXCEPT __________.
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Choose the false statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.
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Read the testimony of a Mexican American migrant laborer to Congress in 1969:
What this system and our society is going to have to know and understand is that the migrant farmworker, even though tired, uneducated, hungry, and sick, have contributed and sacrificed just as much as anyone else and more than most to this Nation. We have cultivated this earth, planted and harvested all crops for generations in order to provide all the luxuries in food, clothing, and many other items that those of society which surrounds us enjoy today.
In addition to commercial agriculture, what other industry continued to rely heavily on immigrant labor in the 20th century?
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Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy success for president Gerald Ford.
Choose the false statement about the American economy in the 2000s.
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Choose the statement that reflects a foreign policy success for President Gerald Ford.
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In May of 2011, U.S. Navy SEALs raided a group of buildings (a "compound") and killed Osama bin Laden.
Choose the map that indicates (in red) the country where this occurred.
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Which of the following made same-sex marriage legal in the United States?
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President Richard Nixon's process of "Vietnamization" shifted the responsibility for defending South Vietnam to the Vietnamese.
Choose the true statement about the consequences of Vietnamization.
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A state wants to build a new highway with federal funds, but the proposed highway runs through a major wetlands area.
Which policy requires the completion of an "environmental impact statement" before this federal project can be undertaken?
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Which of the following actions or groups increased gender equality in the 1970s?
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Which of the following led to the beginning of the Great Recession?
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How did president Ronald Reagan escalate the Cold War?
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Choose the true statement about the Johnson administration's Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965.
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"So when crops are over in the State of Florida, there is no way that he can continue to survive, so he migrates. And because of that, the migrant farmworkers have had great difficulties in their employment relationships, much of this arising out of exploitation and abuse by irresponsible farmers and crew leaders who sometimes underpay them, short count them, and overcharge them for transportation."
How did migrant workers attempt to combat the exploitation mentioned above?
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The 1970s economy in the United States experienced a phenomenon known as “stagflation.”
What are three indicators of stagflation?
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Read the excerpt from an address to Congress made by President George W. Bush articulating the Bush Doctrine:
"Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one battle, but a lengthy campaign unlike any other we have ever seen. . .
We will starve terrorists of funding, turn them one against another, drive them from place to place until there is no refuge or no rest.
And we will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make: Either you are with us or you are with the terrorists.
From this day forward, any nation that continues to harbor or support terrorism will be regarded by the United States as a hostile regime."
Under what circumstances was the Bush Doctrine articulated?
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Choose the true statement about the effects of the 1990s economy in America.
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What group was one of the intellectual arms of the New Right, providing policy positions and political recommendations for conservative candidates?
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Choose the statement that describes a success of Operation Enduring Freedom.
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Which action is an example of a U.S. foreign initiative that reflected the New World Order during the 1990s?
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Which of the following statements reveals a cause of political organizing by evangelical Christians during the 20th century?
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Choose the true statement about the court's role in uncovering the Watergate scandal.
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Read the excerpt from a speech president Ronald Reagan made in 1987:
"There is one sign the Soviets can make that would be unmistakable, that would advance dramatically the cause of freedom and peace.
General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"
What is the most likely purpose of Reagan's speech?
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Which economic development in the 1980s was intended by Reaganomics?
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Young urban professionals (yuppies) were preoccupied with individual prosperity and consumerism during the 1980s.
The values of the yuppies were most easily embraced by which of the following political groups?
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Choose a reason why the federal government increased efforts to address violent crime and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Which act brought a number of government agencies into a single department to better manage terrorist threats, both foreign and domestic?
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