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Why were expeditions made from Europe?

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Soviet leaders built this in 1961 to prevent East Germans from fleeing communism and escaping to the West

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This 966 Supreme Court case decided that a person's confession of a crime is not valid if he or she was not first informed of the right to have a lawyer present during police questioning/

a. Mendez v. Westminster ISD

b. Hernandez v. Texas

c. Miranda v. Arizona

d. Delgado v. Bastrop ISD

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The Alliance for Progress was a program created by President Kennedy to promote trade and economic progress in nations of what part of the world?

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Which constitutional issue was raised by President Johnson's Great Society?

a. how far can the federal government extend itself in helping economically less fortunate?

b. should taxes be raised to stimulate consumer spending?

c. what foreign imports should be allowed in the United States?

d. should certain key industries over by the federal government?

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This was aimed to be less biased than previous laws; each country was given an identical quota for it's number of legal immigrants but immigration from Latin America was restricted for the first time.

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"The war against poverty will not be won here in Washington. It must be won in the field, in every private home, in every public office, from the courthouse to the White House."

This statement from President Lyndon B. Johnson expresses his belief that the-

a. entire country must help in the struggle against poverty

b. problem of poverty is easily solved

c. federal government is solely responsible for the war on poverty

d. court system must be held accountable for poverty

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The Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, and the Medicare Act and Voting Rights Act in 1965 all were an effort to solve problems related to

a. poverty and discrimination

b. illegal discrimination

c. illiteracy and domestic abuse

d. budget deficits and famine

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As part of the War On Poverty, this was signed into law in 1964 to try to help provide levels of improved nutrition among economically needy households.

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What was President John F. Kennedy's response to Soviet plans to install nuclear missiles in Cuba in 1962?

a. He negotiated an agreement with Fidel Castro

b. He defensively placed a blockade around Cuba and threatened war

c. He had the army seize control of Cuba and all missiles

d. He attacked the missile silos with strategic airstrikes