US History EOC Practice Exam - Part 4

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In what way did the traditional role of many women change during World War II?

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They took jobs in support of the war effort.

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How did the US respond when the Soviet Union blockaded the city of Berlin in 1949?

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Berlin Airlift

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The case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (1954) overturned what previous case that established "separate but equal"?

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Plessy vs Ferguson

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Which two issues led to protests and riots in many American cities during the 1960s? Options: space exploration and environmental pollution, the Vietnam War and racial injustice, inadequate health care and women’s liberation, gasoline shortages and illegal immigration

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the Vietnam War and racial injustice

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The terms brinkmanship, peaceful coexistence, and détente are most closely associated with

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Cold War relations between the United States and the Soviet Union

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Which development has resulted from the creation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in the 1990s?

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greater global economic interdependence

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Which United States foreign policy action best illustrates the concept of containment? Options: adopting the Truman Doctrine in 1947, ratifying the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1963, returning control of the Panama Canal to Panama in 1978, granting diplomatic recognition to the People’s Republic of China in 1979

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adopting the Truman Doctrine in 1947

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Before entry into World War I and before entry into World War II, the United States adopted foreign policies that favored democratic nations but were officially neutral.

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favored democratic nations but were officially neutral

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The outcome of the events illustrated in the cartoon resulted in the

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resignation of President Richard Nixon

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Since the presidency of Ronald Reagan, the Republican Party has generally tried to deal with economic problems by supporting

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lower taxes and reduced government spending