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After the French were defeated in Vietnam, the United States recognized ______________ as the leader of South Vietnam. He was Catholic and pro-western and very quickly alienated the large Buddhist population. In time, he became an authoritarian.  

At the ___________________, Truman hinted that the US had a powerful new weapon but did not tell Stalin about the atomic bomb.

_______________ won the power struggle after Stalin’s death and quickly moved to diffuse Cold War tensions so he could focus on domestic concerns. He controlled the USSR from 1953 to 1955.

Following Premier Nikita Khrushchev’s trip to the United States relations between the superpowers improved to the point that the two were going to meet at the Paris Summit. That summit was cancelled, however, because of ___________________. 

_______________ was president of the newly independent Indonesia and attempted to lead the Nonalignment Movement and hosted the Bandung Conference.

W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington offered different visions of how African Americans should confront white racism. Describe their views. Did Greenwood embody one of their visions? If so, which position do you thing was the best strategy for dealing with white racism? Make sure you use specific examples, such as the evolving views of Captain Jackson, to support your answer. (40 points)

Describe what life was like in Greenwood before the Burning. Describe where African Americans worked, where they played, and their relationship with whites. Were there any threats to Greenwood before the Burning? Make sure you include specific examples from the text to support you answer. (40 points)

The Burning was a tragedy, but perhaps the greater tragedy was that the event was largely forgotten by both the white and black communities. Why did people forget about the Burning? What effect does forgetting have on the way we present history? Make sure you use specific examples from the text in your answer. (20 points)

In Loving v. Virginia (1967), the Supreme Court

______ compels state governments to obey costly federal regulations but does not reimburse those costs.