History Flashcard

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What did the GI Bill of Rights provide financial assistance for?

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Home loans and college expenses

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Who were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

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Atomic spies

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What significant event occurred in 1953 involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg?

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They were electrocuted.

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When Red China began attacking islands held by Chiang Kai-shek's Nationalists, what did the administration leak word about?

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It was considering destroying Red China's military strength.

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By 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. had become a leading spokesman for what movement?

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Black power

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What happened when North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975?

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U.S. troops were sent back into the region

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What was the Strategic Defense Initiative also known as?

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Star Wars

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What was Jack Ruby charged with?

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Assassinating President John F. Kennedy

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What did President Ford suffer a huge decline in after he pardoned Nixon?

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decline in Popularity

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What type of campaign did Barack Obama run in 2008?

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An impressive Internet-based campaign