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| Which plan was developed to provide aid for rebuilding Europe after World War II? | the Marshall plan |
| What strategy was used by the Truman administration to stop the spread of communism? | containment |
| Which event nearly resulted in the Kennedy administration's use of force against the Soviet Union during the Cold War? | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Which conflict was an example of a UN police action to contain communism? | Korean War |
| What ended segregation in public schools? | Brown v. Board of Education (1954) |
| What event brought the U.S. into World War II? | Pearl Harbor |
| Which military campaign was the turning point that resulted in the Allies' invasion of France during World War II? | D-Day (Operation Overlord) |
| What practice was supported by the Supreme Court's ruling in the case of Plessy v. Ferguson? | segregation |
| What was a cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929 | overspeculation or "bubble" (caused by buying on margin) |
| Whose policy is associated with "New Federalism" involving the return of some powers to the states? | President Richard Nixon |
| Which legislation banned segregation in public accomodations and discrimination in the workplace? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Which legislation resulted in more federal protection for African-American suffrage? | Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
| Which Supreme Court decision supported the constitutional right to have an abortion? | Roe v. Wade |
| The women's liberation movement campaigned to ratify which failed constitutional amendment? | Equal Rights Amendment |
| Which federal law requires schools to provide equal access for women to educational and athletic opportunities? | Title IX |
| What were some of the results of environmentalism in the 1960s and 1970s? | Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
| What was the goal of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society? | end poverty and racial discrimination |
| What programs were created under Lyndon B. Johnson's "Great Society" legislation to aid the poor? | Medicaid Medicare, Food stamps, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Head Start |
| What was the goal of American military involvement in Vietnam? | containment |
| Which resolution enabled President Lyndon Johnson to increase America's involvement in Vietnam? | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
| What was the turning point that resulted in a loss of public support for President Johnson's handling of the Vietnam War? | Tet Offensive |
| What was President Richard Nixon's strategy in Vietnam? | Vietnamization |
| What military action did Richard Nixon take that resulted in massive anti-war protests in the United States? | invading Cambodia & Laos |
| Which theory resulted in U.S. military involvement in Vietnam? | Domino theory |
| What was President Nixon's foreign policy to improve relations with the Soviet Union and China called? | Detente |
| What event symbolized the failure to prevent the spread of communism in Vietnam? | Fall of Saigon (1975) |
| Whose policy is associated with "New Federalism" involving the return of some powers to the states? | President Richard Nixon |
| What was upheld by the Supreme Court's decision in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (1971)? | forced busing/integration programs |
| What was upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Bakke v. University of California Board of Regents (1978)? | affirmative action |
| Which movement was a result of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"? | environmentalism |
| What economic problems did the United States face during the 1970s? | energy crisis, stagflation |
| What problem was President Ford addressing with his WIN program? | inflation/stagflation |
| What was a result of the energy crisis during the 1970s? | high energy prices, energy conservation |
| Which incident resulted in increased fears of using nuclear power in the United States? | Three Mile Island |
| Which scandal resulted in the resignation of President Nixon? | Watergate |
| Which court decision ordered President Nixon to release the White House tapes to the Senate Watergate committee? | U.S. v. Nixon |
| Who became the president of the United States after Nixon resigned from office? | Gerald Ford |
| Which candidate won the presidential election of 1976 by promising to restore faith and honesty in government again? | Jimmy Carter |
| What peace treaty was negotiated between Israel and Egypt by President Jimmy Carter? | Camp David Accords |
| Which event resulted in a loss of public confidence in President Carter's foreign policy? | Iran Hostage crisis |
