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1950s - 2000s Review

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  • What campaign began after the 9/11 attacks?
    War on Drugs
    Great Society
    New Deal
    War on Terror
  • What was the post-WWII population increase called?
    Baby Boom
    Silent Generation
    New Deal
    Great Migration
  • What famous 1969 music festival symbolized the counterculture movement?
    Coachella
    Woodstock
    Lollapalooza
    Bonnaroo
  • What major hurricane devastated New Orleans in 2005?
    Hurricane Andrew
    Hurricane Harvey
    Hurricane Katrina
    Hurricane Sandy
  • What law increased opportunities for women in school sports?
    Voting Rights Act
    Title IX
    PATRIOT Act
    Civil Rights Act
  • Which labor leader fought for farmworkers' rights?
    Thurgood Marshall
    Martin Luther King Jr.
    Malcolm X
    Cesar Chavez
  • Which president was impeached in 1998?
    Ronald Reagan
    George W. Bush
    George H.W. Bush
    Bill Clinton
  • What law expanded government surveillance after 9/11?
    PATRIOT Act
    Civil Rights Act
    Voting Rights Act
    Social Security Act
  • What nickname was given to young people who rejected mainstream culture in the 1960s?
    Yuppies
    Beatniks
    Hippies
    Flappers
  • Which country held American hostages from 1979 to 1981?
    Afghanistan
    Cuba
    Iraq
    Iran
  • What economic boom was driven by internet companies in the 1990s?
    Gold Rush
    Dot Com Boom
    Tech Recession
    Housing Boom
  • Which president promoted conservative policies in the 1980s?
    Jimmy Carter
    Bill Clinton
    Ronald Reagan
    Lyndon Johnson
  • What term describes high inflation and high unemployment at the same time?
    Stagflation
    Prosperity
    Depression
    Recession
  • What artist was known for colorful subway-style artwork in the 1980s?
    Pablo Picasso
    Keith Haring
    Andy Warhol
    Jackson Pollock
  • Rachel Carson's work helped start what movement?
    Civil Rights Movement
    Women's Movement
    Environmental Movement
    Labor Movement
  • What term describes pressure to fit in during the 1950s?
    Revolution
    Isolationism
    Reform
    Conformity
  • Woodstock took place in what decade?
    1970s
    1950s
    1980s
    1960s
  • Who was president during the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
    Jimmy Carter
    Gerald Ford
    Ronald Reagan
    Richard Nixon
  • What government effort targeted illegal drug use and trafficking?
    War on Terror
    War on Poverty
    War on Drugs
    New Frontier
  • Title IX focused on equality in what area?
    Education
    Housing
    Employment
    Voting
  • Who was known as the King of Rock 'n' Roll?
    Chuck Berry
    Buddy Holly
    Johnny Cash
    Elvis Presley
  • Which president was assassinated in 1963?
    Richard Nixon
    John F. Kennedy
    Gerald Ford
    Lyndon Johnson
  • What scandal led to Nixon's resignation?
    Iran-Contra
    Pentagon Papers
    Teapot Dome
    Watergate
  • Which father-and-son pair both served as U.S. presidents?
    Roosevelt Family
    Kennedy Family
    Adams Family
    Bush Family
  • Which president launched the War on Terror?
    Bill Clinton
    George H.W. Bush
    Barack Obama
    George W. Bush
  • Which British band sang "Hey Jude"?
    The Beatles
    Queen
    The Who
    The Rolling Stones
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