Question 1

What was Nixon's position regarding Vietnam policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  He insisted that he would pursue "peace with honor," his phrase for withdrawing from Vietnam while maintaining the credibility of U.S. military alliances. 
B)  He was indifferent to an eventual Communist takeover because he believed communism had changed a great deal since the beginning of the cold war. 
C)  He was determined to end American involvement quickly with the immediate withdrawal of troops upon entering the office of the presidency. 
D)  He still believed the war could be won and invested far more troops and weapons than any of the previous presidents to put the United States in the best situation militarily. 
E)  He refused to send negotiators to speak with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong negotiators, reasoning that the Viet Cong forces had already withdrawn from Vietnam. 
A)  He insisted that he would pursue "peace with honor," his phrase for withdrawing from Vietnam while maintaining the credibility of U.S. military alliances. 
B)  He was indifferent to an eventual Communist takeover because he believed communism had changed a great deal since the beginning of the cold war. 
C)  He was determined to end American involvement quickly with the immediate withdrawal of troops upon entering the office of the presidency. 
D)  He still believed the war could be won and invested far more troops and weapons than any of the previous presidents to put the United States in the best situation militarily. 
E)  He refused to send negotiators to speak with North Vietnamese and Viet Cong negotiators, reasoning that the Viet Cong forces had already withdrawn from Vietnam. A

Question 2

While unveiling the Nixon Doctrine, Nixon also announced that he would pursue partnerships with Communist countries in areas of mutual interest-a policy known as détente.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Who was Senator George McGovern of South Dakota?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Democratic nominee for president in 1972 
B)  the first senator to resign from his or her position 
C)  the Republican nominee for governor in South Dakota in 1972 
D)  Nixon's secretary of defense 
E)  a famous commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam 
A)  the Democratic nominee for president in 1972 
B)  the first senator to resign from his or her position 
C)  the Republican nominee for governor in South Dakota in 1972 
D)  Nixon's secretary of defense 
E)  a famous commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam A

Question 4

The feminist movement experienced a setback with the

Accepted Answer

A)  National Organization for Women's inability to agree on a political agenda. 
B)  Supreme Court's refusal in Roe v. Wade to recognize abortion rights. 
C)  decreasing number of jobs for women overall. 
D)  failure of the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 
E)  refusal of Ivy League universities to admit women. 
A)  National Organization for Women's inability to agree on a political agenda. 
B)  Supreme Court's refusal in Roe v. Wade to recognize abortion rights. 
C)  decreasing number of jobs for women overall. 
D)  failure of the states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. 
E)  refusal of Ivy League universities to admit women.

Question 5

Discuss the election of 1972 and its implications for the future.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1972 was a significant e

Question 6

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was almost zero. 
B)  stayed stagnant. 
C)  nearly quadrupled. 
D)  equaled that of Canada. 
E)  nearly doubled. 
A)  was almost zero. 
B)  stayed stagnant. 
C)  nearly quadrupled. 
D)  equaled that of Canada. 
E)  nearly doubled.

Question 7

Which of the following was true of the settlement ending the Vietnam War, known as the Paris Peace Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  The agreement ensured the survival of South Vietnam as a country and enabled it to establish peaceful economic relations with North Vietnam, signaling a new order in Southeast Asia. 
B)  Although the agreement was officially signed, it was soon proved unnecessary, as over the last year, South Vietnamese troops had vanquished the North Vietnamese without American help. 
C)  The agreement was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam by the United States a few months later, as Nixon and Kissinger had never actually withdrawn the last of the U.S. troops. 
D)  Although Nixon and Kissinger ended America's combat role and claimed North Vietnam had changed its basic stance, North Vietnam had actually left Communist troops in South Vietnam. 
E)  The agreement was so successful that it got Nixon reelected and helped ease the public political protests that had long defined the era of the Vietnam War in the United States. 
A)  The agreement ensured the survival of South Vietnam as a country and enabled it to establish peaceful economic relations with North Vietnam, signaling a new order in Southeast Asia. 
B)  Although the agreement was officially signed, it was soon proved unnecessary, as over the last year, South Vietnamese troops had vanquished the North Vietnamese without American help. 
C)  The agreement was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam by the United States a few months later, as Nixon and Kissinger had never actually withdrawn the last of the U.S. troops. 
D)  Although Nixon and Kissinger ended America's combat role and claimed North Vietnam had changed its basic stance, North Vietnam had actually left Communist troops in South Vietnam. 
E)  The agreement was so successful that it got Nixon reelected and helped ease the public political protests that had long defined the era of the Vietnam War in the United States.

Question 8

In 1964, which of the following was true of the University of California at Berkeley?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the site of the formation of the free-speech movement (FSM) following a student sit-in. 
B)  It remained racially segregated, causing most of the activism there to focus on civil rights. 
C)  It had become devoid of social activism due to the fear surrounding the cold war. 
D)  It became the birthplace of the counterculture and saw the very start of the hippie movement. 
E)  It was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard. 
A)  It was the site of the formation of the free-speech movement (FSM) following a student sit-in. 
B)  It remained racially segregated, causing most of the activism there to focus on civil rights. 
C)  It had become devoid of social activism due to the fear surrounding the cold war. 
D)  It became the birthplace of the counterculture and saw the very start of the hippie movement. 
E)  It was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard.

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes the burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were trying to obtain Republican campaign files to make a Democratic win more likely. 
B)  They were spying on the Nixon administration on behalf of the Soviet Union. 
C)  They were common thieves hoping to steal valued items that belonged to Nixon's family. 
D)  They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. 
E)  They had been sent there by the FBI to look into evidence of war crimes during the Vietnam War. 
A)  They were trying to obtain Republican campaign files to make a Democratic win more likely. 
B)  They were spying on the Nixon administration on behalf of the Soviet Union. 
C)  They were common thieves hoping to steal valued items that belonged to Nixon's family. 
D)  They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. 
E)  They had been sent there by the FBI to look into evidence of war crimes during the Vietnam War.

Question 10

Which of the following groups were LEAST likely to serve in the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  college students 
B)  young Hispanic men 
C)  young African American men 
D)  young men who went directly into the workforce 
E)  young men who were twenty-four or older 
A)  college students 
B)  young Hispanic men 
C)  young African American men 
D)  young men who went directly into the workforce 
E)  young men who were twenty-four or older

Question 11

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the cold war. 
B)  U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets. 
C)  Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe. 
D)  intensification of the nuclear arms race. 
E)  the end of the new relationship with China. 
A)  the end of the cold war. 
B)  U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets. 
C)  Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe. 
D)  intensification of the nuclear arms race. 
E)  the end of the new relationship with China.

Question 12

Match each description with the item below.
-Tom Hayden

Accepted Answer

A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers 
A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-William Calley

Accepted Answer

A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers 
A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers

Question 14

What was the significance of the events in the village of Mai Lai in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  They represented how far American technology had advanced since the Second World War, as the American soldiers used several bombs against the Vietnamese troops. 
B)  The defeat of Vietnamese soldiers in a long-planned, complex attack boosted the morale of American soldiers, giving them the confidence they needed to quickly win the war. 
C)  U.S. soldiers suffered their greatest defeat of the Vietnam War because they had allowed themselves to trust Vietnamese soldiers disguised as civilians. 
D)  For the first time during the Vietnam War, American troops were stationed on the ground, and because it was so effective, the air war came to an abrupt end. 
E)  U.S. soldiers committed terrible atrocities against Vietnamese civilians, which ignited a public outcry and debate upon their exposure to Americans at home. 
A)  They represented how far American technology had advanced since the Second World War, as the American soldiers used several bombs against the Vietnamese troops. 
B)  The defeat of Vietnamese soldiers in a long-planned, complex attack boosted the morale of American soldiers, giving them the confidence they needed to quickly win the war. 
C)  U.S. soldiers suffered their greatest defeat of the Vietnam War because they had allowed themselves to trust Vietnamese soldiers disguised as civilians. 
D)  For the first time during the Vietnam War, American troops were stationed on the ground, and because it was so effective, the air war came to an abrupt end. 
E)  U.S. soldiers committed terrible atrocities against Vietnamese civilians, which ignited a public outcry and debate upon their exposure to Americans at home.

Question 15

Cesar Chavez protested against migrant workers who were undocumented immigrants because he believed they stole jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare and contrast the counterculture with the New Left in the 1960s. What key themes made both part of the youth revolt, and in what way were these two movements distinct?

Accepted Answer

The counterculture and the New Left were

Question 17

Which of the following did James (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the new liberal wing of the Democratic party 
B)  the new moderate wing of the Democratic party 
C)  the new moderate wing of the Republican party 
D)  the new liberal wing of the Republican party 
E)  a group of long-established, well-known political candidates 
A)  the new liberal wing of the Democratic party 
B)  the new moderate wing of the Democratic party 
C)  the new moderate wing of the Republican party 
D)  the new liberal wing of the Republican party 
E)  a group of long-established, well-known political candidates

Question 18

Which of the following was a result of the efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent the presidency of Salvador Allende in Chile?

Accepted Answer

A)  General Augusto Pinochet, who was supposedly friendly with the United States, came to power, seized American businesses in Chile, and murdered political opponents. 
B)  Chile formed a closer relationship to Cuba and the Soviet Union due to intense nationwide resentment of American interference in their politics. 
C)  A pro-American government that answered directly to the CIA came to power, thereby strengthening trade relations between South America and the United States. 
D)  Allende condemned the United States and revolted against the newly elected government of Chile, leading to a civil war that would last much of the rest of the decade. 
E)  The United Nations publicly condemned the Nixon administration for its interference, causing the United States to lose many of its important European alliances. 
A)  General Augusto Pinochet, who was supposedly friendly with the United States, came to power, seized American businesses in Chile, and murdered political opponents. 
B)  Chile formed a closer relationship to Cuba and the Soviet Union due to intense nationwide resentment of American interference in their politics. 
C)  A pro-American government that answered directly to the CIA came to power, thereby strengthening trade relations between South America and the United States. 
D)  Allende condemned the United States and revolted against the newly elected government of Chile, leading to a civil war that would last much of the rest of the decade. 
E)  The United Nations publicly condemned the Nixon administration for its interference, causing the United States to lose many of its important European alliances.

Question 19

Evaluate the legacy of Richard M. Nixon. Consider not only his domestic and foreign policies but also the troubled end of his presidency as part of your response.

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon's legacy is a complex a

Question 20

Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Kissinger

Accepted Answer

A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers 
A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers

Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction

What was Nixon's position regarding Vietnam policy?

While unveiling the Nixon Doctrine, Nixon also announced that he would pursue partnerships with Communist countries in areas of mutual interest-a policy known as détente.

Who was Senator George McGovern of South Dakota?

The feminist movement experienced a setback with the

Discuss the election of 1972 and its implications for the future.

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States

Which of the following was true of the settlement ending the Vietnam War, known as the Paris Peace Accords?

In 1964, which of the following was true of the University of California at Berkeley?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex?

Which of the following groups were LEAST likely to serve in the Vietnam War?

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in

Match each description with the item below. -Tom Hayden

Match each description with the item below. -William Calley

What was the significance of the events in the village of Mai Lai in 1968?

Cesar Chavez protested against migrant workers who were undocumented immigrants because he believed they stole jobs.

Compare and contrast the counterculture with the New Left in the 1960s. What key themes made both part of the youth revolt, and in what way were these two movements distinct?

Which of the following did James (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represent?

Which of the following was a result of the efforts of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to prevent the presidency of Salvador Allende in Chile?

Evaluate the legacy of Richard M. Nixon. Consider not only his domestic and foreign policies but also the troubled end of his presidency as part of your response.

Match each description with the item below. -Henry Kissinger

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

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