Quiz: Social Studies Final Exam Review

1

Who said "tear down this wall"?
- Ronald Reagan
- Richard Nixon
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What was one of the possible ways the Cold War ended and communism fell?
- Reagan's speech about tearing down the wall
- Nixon meeting with leaders from different countries in a peace conference
3

What was the Bay of Pigs?
- A failed U.S. attempt to overthrow Cuba's communist leader, Fidel Castro, led by JFK
- A successful U.S. plan to overthrow Cuba's communist leader, Fidel Castro, led by Bush
4

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- A confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union caused by Soviet Nuclear Missiles in Cuba, while JFK was in office
- Cuban's shot missiles at us while JFK was in office
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What were Reagan's communist views?
- We could fight it
- He was a huge opponent
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What were the Camp David Accords?
- Carter's 1978 peace treaty between Palestine and Israel
- Carter's 1978 peace treaty between Egypt and Israel
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Why did Nixon resign?
- The Watergate Scandal
- He was impeached
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Was Nixon impeached?
- Yes
- No, he resigned before he was impeached
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What was the Watergate Scandal?
- 5 men broke into the Democratic Headquarters to beat them in the upcoming election, under Nixon's watch
- 5 men broke into the Democratic Headquarters, but Nixon did not know
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What did Nixon create?
- The Marshall Plan
- Vietnamization
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What was the Gulf of Tonkin?
- 1964 legislation that gave Johnson power to use military force in Vietnam
- 1964 legislation that took away Johnson's power to use military force in Vietname
12

What was the Truman Policy?
- A policy that believed in giving money to nations in danger of falling to communism
- A policy where other nations gave us money so we wouldn't fall to communism
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What was the Marshall Plan?
- Federal programs that kept communism contained where it was
- Federal programs to give aid to Western European nations so they could maintain freedom and rebuild after the Cold War
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What did the Iron Curtain mean?
- It was the name for the virtual military and cultural dividing wall in Germany
- It was the large wall dividing East and West Germany
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What were Johnson's programs to help woman, the elderly, and the poor called?
- Great Nations
- Great Society
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What is the United Nations?
- An international organization founded to maintain peace, prevent genocide, hunger, poverty, and regulate international affairs
- An international organization founded to maintain peace, and be allies for one another in upcoming wars
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What is the purpose of NATO?
- A mutual self defense associations of Western Europe and North American democratic nations
- A mutual self defense associations of democratic nations world wide
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What does NATO stand for?
- North Atlantic Tactics Organization
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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Who was the Korean War fought between?
- Communist South Korea and the U.S./UN and Democratic North, with aid of China
- Democratic South Korea and the U.S./UN and communist North, with aid of China
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Who was Elijah Muhammed?
- Leader of the Nation of Islam
- Malcolm X's teacher

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Social Studies Final Exam Review

Who said "tear down this wall"?

What was one of the possible ways the Cold War ended and communism fell?

What was the Bay of Pigs?

What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?

What were Reagan's communist views?

What were the Camp David Accords?

Why did Nixon resign?

Was Nixon impeached?

What was the Watergate Scandal?

What did Nixon create?

What was the Gulf of Tonkin?

What was the Truman Policy?

What was the Marshall Plan?

What did the Iron Curtain mean?

What were Johnson's programs to help woman, the elderly, and the poor called?

What is the United Nations?

What is the purpose of NATO?

What does NATO stand for?

Who was the Korean War fought between?

Who was Elijah Muhammed?

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