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- MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" Speech in front of the _______ _______ in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963.Washington MonumentCapitol BuildingJefferson MemorialLincoln MemorialWhite House
- Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June 1968 after winning the __________ State Democratic Primary Election.MassachusettsIllinoisTexasAlabamaCalifornia
- In what year were the last US combat troops removed from Vietnam?19641967197019731976
- What family member was notably absent from many sitcoms in the 1980s?DadsMomsSonsDaughtersGrandparents
- Who won the 1988 Presidential Election?Ronald ReaganWalter MondaleGeorge H. W. BushMichael DukakisBill Clinton
- Between 1998-2000, the United States government underwent budget ________.deficitssurplusesbalancingreworkingoverhauling
- Which Catholic Vietnamese leader did the United States support until his death on November 1, 1963?Bo DaiNgo Dinh DiemHo Chi MinhHideki TojoMao Zedong
- Who won the Presidential Election of 1968?Richard NixonSpiro AgnewBarry GoldwaterLyndon JohnsonHubert Humphrey
- The Hollywood film, Argo, (semi-accurately) depicts the end of what event in United States history?The invasion of Afghanistan by RussiaThe Iran-Iraq WarThe Iran Affair/Hostage CrisisThe Six Day WarPing-Pong Diplomacy with China
- The ______ Gulf Resolution authorized the military escalation of US forces in Vietnam in 1964.PliekuTonkinDiemBailoaLeyte
- The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty helped begin the elimination of roughly 2,500 ______ nuclear missiles by both the United States and Russia.Long rangeMedium rangeShort rangeSpace-BasedUnderground
- Who was the leader of the Vietnamese Communists during and after World War II?Chang Kai-shekMao ZedongHo Chi MinhWoo Joo KimBao Dai
- Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos were all formally a part of colonial ______ Indochina until 1956.BritishDutchSpanishFrenchGerman
- Woodstock took place outside of which city in New York state in 1969?BethelNew York CityAlbanyUticaBuffalo
- Which of the following did the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks not do?Limit the amount of nuclear weaponry that the USSR and the United States could haveOpen discussions between the USSR and the United States to begin eliminating nuclear weaponsCreate an economic agreement that the United States would sell excess grain to the USSRSALT did all of the aboveSALT did none of the above
- Gerald Ford is the only United States President to do what?Be openly homosexualBe appointed to the presidencyBe unmarriedBe unanimously voted into officeBe a 3rd party winner in the election
- Who won the Presidential Elections of 1992 and 1996?Ross PerotGeorge H. W. BushGeorge W. BushBill ClintonBarack Obama
- What was the nickname given to the Economic Recovery Tax Act and Reagan's policy on economics?RepublicanomicsFilter-Up EconomicsReaganomicsChristianomicsAll of the above were nicknames used to describe Reagan's economic policy
- In what year was the McCarran Internal Security Act passed?19421944194619481950
- This battle officially ended the American Revolution?