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hist since final 2

  1. who developed the idea of containment theory?
    kennan
  2. which of the follwoing is not a permanent member of the un security council?
    china
    israel
    england
    us
    isreal
  3. the marshall plan was developed primarily for which of the following areas?
    turkey
  4. in what year was the report to secure these rights published?
    1947
  5. what term best describes the political climate in america in the 1950s?
    conformist
  6. in what state did the rosewell incident take place?
    new mexico
  7. who became famous due to the montgomery bus boycott?
    martin luther king
  8. in what year did american involvement in vietnam begin?
    1964
  9. who was the first human to leave the earths atmosphere?
    gegarin
  10. what president approved operation zapata?
    eisenhower
  11. what was the problem with the feminine mystique?
    it was not inclusive of all women
  12. what university was integrated by james meredith?
    mississippi
  13. who was the first african-american member of the presidents cabinet?
    weavers
  14. who headed the mississippi freedom democratic party?
    hamer
  15. in what city was dr martin luther king assassinated?
    memphis
  16. attacks on which us ship led to the escalation of american involvement in vietnam?
    maddox
  17. what class of missile did the us have in turkey in 1962?
    jupiter
  18. according to the documentary root of the cuban missile crisis what relation was profeeor sergei khrushchev to the soviet premier nikita khrushchev?
    son
  19. according to the documentary roots of the cuban missile crisis what phraselogy did president kennedy not want reporter to use in discussing the russians decision to pull out of cuba?
    caved
  20. who was convicted in the assassination of president jfk?
    no one
  21. tet offensive
    • who: viet cong
    • what:attack on all us bases in south vietnam

    • where: south vietnam
    • When : jan 1968
    • why: to strike against control in south vietnam and to cause an up rising
  22. civil rights act
    • who: under kenndey, howard smith
    • what:he added to the bill womens rights
    • where:us
    • when:1964
    • why:extended voting rights and outlawed racial segregation in schools
  23. huac
    • who:hart
    • what:house of unamerican activity committe
    • where:us
    • when:1945
    • Why:investigations on real and suspected communists in positions of actual or supposed influence in the United States society
  24. 16th street baptist church
    • who:four girls killed
    • what:bomb
    • where:birmingham, al
    • when:sept 1963
    • why:whites protesting against blacks
  25. hugh hefner
    • who: owner of playboy
    • what: black play mate jenifer jackson
    • where:us
    • when:march 1965
    • why: she was the first black play mate of the month was met with controversy
  26. orville faubus
    • who: gov of arkansas
    • what: ordered the Arkansas National Guard to stop African American students from attending the school
    • where: Little Rock Central High School
    • when: 1957
    • why:against the desegregation of Little Rock public schools
  27. woolworths
    • who: sncc 4 young blacks
    • what: greensboro sit-in
    • where: nc
    • when: feb 1 1960
    • why: to protest the segregation of blacks, lead to more portests
  28. which us president was never impeached?
    nixon
  29. what does the 13th admendement to the us constitiution cover?
    abolished slavery
  30. ih which state did the kkk originate?
    tennessee
  31. what state elected the first african american governor during reconstruction?
    louisiana
  32. who was rally figure among the plains indian tribes in the late 1800s?
    sitting bull
  33. what led to custers last stand?
    • everything
    • determination of the indians
    • insubordinate officers
    • inadequate army intel
  34. what group is famous for populating the utah territory in the late 1800s?
    mormons
  35. who wrote the significance of the frontier in american history?
    turner
  36. who coined the term gilded age?
    twain
  37. what of the following men were known for their involovement in the oil industry?
    rockefeller
  38. who developed the atlanta compromise?
    washington
  39. who signed the pendleton act into law?
    arthur
  40. who signed the interstate commerce act into law?
    cleveland
  41. who was the only us president to serve two non-consecutive terms of office?
    cleveland
  42. the open door notes refers to us involvement with what country?
    china
  43. what did the 16th say?
    income tax
  44. who developed the wisconsin idea?
    lafollete
  45. in what year did the first woman run for president
    1872
  46. what profession was ida b welles?
    journalist
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