front 1 1. In 1945 ’s forces formed a provisional government in Hanoi and declared independence from France. (Ch26, p780) | back 1 Ho Chi Minh |
front 2 1. Which of the following statements best summarizes Eisenhower’s “domino theory”? (Ch26, p.781) | back 2 Communism will spread until every nation is converted. |
front 3 1. The Warren Commission (Ch26, p.785) | back 3 left many loose ends in its investigation of the Kennedy assassination. |
front 4 1. Who was sworn in as president immediately after John Kennedy’s death? (CH26, p.786) | back 4 Lyndon Johnson |
front 5 1. Effects of the Vietnam War included the (Ch26, review of chapter) | back 5 erosion of the nation’s confidence in its government. |
front 6 The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (Ch26, p. 787) | back 6 gave President Johnson the power to wage undeclared war in Vietnam |
front 7 1. The usage of this herbicide has been linked to countless health problems and birth defects. (Ch26, p. 790) | back 7 Agent Orange |
front 8 In the wake of the Tet crisis (Ch26, p.293) | back 8 Americans began to view the war as unwinnable |
front 9 President Johnson decided not to run for reelection because (Ch26, p.793 and review of chapter) | back 9 he had become overwhelmed by the war and challenges within his party |
front 10 In 1972, President Nixon made a surprising diplomatic visit to (Ch26, p.803) | back 10 China |
front 11 The term détente has been used to describe President Nixon’s (Ch26, p.803) | back 11 foreign policy that eased tensions between the United States and China and the Soviet Union. |
front 12 1. John Kennedy’s New Frontier focused in part on (Ch27, p.813) | back 12 creating a new era of scientific and social progress. |
front 13 President Kennedy played a major role in the forming (Ch27, p.813) | back 13 The creation of the Peace Corps |
front 14 The 1962 Engle v. Vitale decision ruled that officially composed prayer in public school (Ch27, p.813-814) | back 14 was unconsitutional |
front 15 The 1963 Gideon v. Wainwright decision (Ch27, p.814) | back 15 gave accused felons the right to free legal counsel |
front 16 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (C27, p.826) | back 16 prohibited segregation in public facilities |
front 17 Millions of young people in the second half of the 1960s expressed their alienation from American society by sampling drugs or chasing the rainbow of a youth culture; this is referred to as (Ch27, 829) | back 17 counterculture |
front 18 Events in the Watts section of Los Angeles in 1965 (Ch27, p.831) showed that | back 18 racial unrest could result in violent riots |
front 19 Her book, The Feminine Mystique, provided a powerful, fluent voice for women who felt dissatisfied with the limits of their domestic lives (Ch27, p.834) | back 19 Gloria Steinem |
front 20 This organization gave the women’s movement a national voice in 1966 (Ch27, p.834) | back 20 National Organization of Women |
front 21 1. Cesar Chavez fought for better working and living conditions for members of what profession? (Ch27, p.838) | back 21 farm workers |
front 22 Similarities between the Vietnam War and the Iranian Hostage Crisis included (Ch28, p.848, 854) | back 22 both conflicts destroyed the credibility of the presidents involved |
front 23 The foundation of the Watergate crisis was centered on (Ch28, p.848,849) | back 23 Richard Nixon’s paranoia of his opponent’s political strengths |
front 24 Jimmy Carter won the election of 1976 because he (Ch28, p.853) | back 24 was viewed as an alternative to Washington insiders |
front 25 In the Camp David Agreement, President Carter presided over (Ch29,p.856) | back 25 a treaty that normalized relations between Egypt and Israel |
front 26 In the case Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court ruled that(Ch28, p.861) | back 26 state laws could not forbid abortions in the first three months of pregnancy |
front 27 The Roe v. Wade decision was based on the right to (Ch28, p.861) | back 27 privacy |
front 28 In the Iran-Contra affair, Oliver North (Ch28, p.869-870) | back 28 funneled illegal arms sales funds to Nicaraguan rebels. |
front 29 President Reagan reacted to Mikhail Gorbachev’s offers of Soviet military cutbacks (Ch28, p.870) | back 29 by embracing the Soviet Union’s new positions |
front 30 Developments in foreign relations in the late 1980s included (Ch29, p.877) | back 30 relatively peaceful revolutions that toppled Soviet control of eastern Europe |
front 31 Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of (Ch29, p.880) | back 31 sexual harassment |
front 32 Los Angeles erupted into violence after (Ch29, p.881) | back 32 police officers were found not guilty of beating Rodney King |
front 33 President George H.W. Bush’s call for U.S. military involvement in the Persian Gulf came when (Ch29, p.882) | back 33 Iraq invaded Kuwait and gained control of its oil production |
front 34 The Republicans’ call for a “Contract with America” came right after (Ch29, p.885) | back 34 the Republicans fared well in the midterm elections of 1994 |
front 35 Despite holding a lead in the popular vote, Al Gore needed this state to secure the electoral votes and the White House (Ch29, p.886) | back 35 Florixa |
front 36 Who decided the election of 2000? (Ch29, p886) | back 36 The Supreme Court |