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The presidential election of 1928, which pitted
Herbert Hoover against Al Smith, was the first
presidential election that |
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featured a Roman Catholic as a presidential
candidate |
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Term
Following the Second World War, President
Truman was unable to expand signifi cantly his
predecessor’s New Deal programs primarily
because of |
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Definition
the domination of Congress by Republicans
and conservative Democrats |
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Term
President Truman’s decision to recall General
MacArthur from his command of United Nations
forces in Korea was primarily based on the
principle of |
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Definition
| civilian control of the military |
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Term
In the decade after the Civil War, the federal
government’s policy toward the Plains Indians
focused on the |
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Definition
| establishment of reservations |
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Term
The purpose of the Geneva Accords (1954)
was to |
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Definition
divide Vietnam into temporary sectors and
lay the groundwork for free elections |
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Term
| Allen Ginsberg was well known as |
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Definition
| a poet of the Beat Generation |
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Term
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka was a
Supreme Court decision that |
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Definition
declared racially segregated public schools
inherently unequal |
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Term
Reform activity during the Progressive era was
similar to that of the 1960s in all of the following
ways: |
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Definition
Reform activity was encouraged by strong
and active presidents, Many reformers advocated changes in the
area of women’s rights, Governmental reform initiatives were
curtailed by war, Reform occurred despite the absence of
severe economic depression. |
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Term
What contribution did Ngo Dinh Diem make
toward the escalation of hostilities between the
United States and North Vietnam? |
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Definition
He refused to carry out political reforms in
South Vietnam. |
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Term
Which of the following is correct about United
States involvement in the Vietnam War during
the period 1956–1964? |
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Definition
It grew out of policy assumptions and
commitments dating from the end of the
Second World War. |
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