Question 1

Who were known as the "great silent majority"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Americans who quietly approved of the social and cultural changes of the 1960s 
B)  Americans who were against the Vietnam War, although uninvolved in open protest 
C)  upper-class Americans whose influence was growing weaker by the early 1970s 
D)  African American politicians who were being elected in greater numbers than ever before 
E)  the middle-class Americans whose votes had brought Richard Nixon to the presidency 
A)  Americans who quietly approved of the social and cultural changes of the 1960s 
B)  Americans who were against the Vietnam War, although uninvolved in open protest 
C)  upper-class Americans whose influence was growing weaker by the early 1970s 
D)  African American politicians who were being elected in greater numbers than ever before 
E)  the middle-class Americans whose votes had brought Richard Nixon to the presidency

Question 2

The figure who MOST influenced Nixon's foreign policy was

Accepted Answer

A)  General Alexander Haig. 
B)  Robert McNamara. 
C)  Henry Kissinger. 
D)  William Rogers. 
E)  Bob Haldeman. 
A)  General Alexander Haig. 
B)  Robert McNamara. 
C)  Henry Kissinger. 
D)  William Rogers. 
E)  Bob Haldeman.

Question 3

Discuss the various aspects of President Nixon's Vietnam policy. How was Nixon's policy different from those of his predecessors?

Accepted Answer

President Nixon's Vietnam policy had sev

Question 4

The major motivation behind the "Saturday Night Massacre" was Nixon's desire to

Accepted Answer

A)  elevate his approval ratings. 
B)  expose the corruption of the Democrats. 
C)  avoid handing over the key White House tapes. 
D)  publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. 
E)  appoint a loyal attorney general. 
A)  elevate his approval ratings. 
B)  expose the corruption of the Democrats. 
C)  avoid handing over the key White House tapes. 
D)  publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. 
E)  appoint a loyal attorney general.

Question 5

Many of Richard Nixon's supporters were upset by affirmative-action programs that gave preferential treatment to people of color and women to atone for past injustices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Gloria Steinem

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 7

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe the gains made by women and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and early 1970s. In each case, what accounted for the gains?

Accepted Answer

In the 1960s and early 1970s, women and

Question 9

The events at Kent State University during the Vietnam War involved the killing of four students by the National Guard.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the states and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1982.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

On October 26, 1972, only a week before the U.S. presidential election, Kissinger announced ________ as part of a ploy to get Nixon reelected.

Accepted Answer

A)  massive bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong 
B)  a peace agreement for the Middle East 
C)  a new offensive against China 
D)  his resignation 
E)  "Peace is at hand" 
A)  massive bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong 
B)  a peace agreement for the Middle East 
C)  a new offensive against China 
D)  his resignation 
E)  "Peace is at hand"

Question 13

Who were the Yippies?

Accepted Answer

A)  a music group that helped promote the war effort in Vietnam 
B)  another name for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
C)  a political party that emphasized the upholding of conventional laws as the heart of democracy 
D)  a group of transcendentalist poets who led lives of simplicity in remote areas surrounded by nature 
E)  a countercultural and anarchistic group who wanted to overthrow the power structure 
A)  a music group that helped promote the war effort in Vietnam 
B)  another name for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
C)  a political party that emphasized the upholding of conventional laws as the heart of democracy 
D)  a group of transcendentalist poets who led lives of simplicity in remote areas surrounded by nature 
E)  a countercultural and anarchistic group who wanted to overthrow the power structure

Question 14

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he

Accepted Answer

A)  continued Nixon's economic policies. 
B)  vetoed the War Powers Act. 
C)  pardoned Nixon. 
D)  sent Americans back into Vietnam. 
E)  failed to achieve peace in the Middle East. 
A)  continued Nixon's economic policies. 
B)  vetoed the War Powers Act. 
C)  pardoned Nixon. 
D)  sent Americans back into Vietnam. 
E)  failed to achieve peace in the Middle East.

Question 15

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What did Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev achieve by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)?

Accepted Answer

A)  trade in food and nonmilitary technologies 
B)  assurances that both powers would operate within separate spheres in the Middle East 
C)  a plan to relax the border between East and West Berlin by 1980 
D)  limitations on the number of nuclear missiles and prohibition of missile-defense systems 
E)  promises to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles by 50 percent by 1980 
A)  trade in food and nonmilitary technologies 
B)  assurances that both powers would operate within separate spheres in the Middle East 
C)  a plan to relax the border between East and West Berlin by 1980 
D)  limitations on the number of nuclear missiles and prohibition of missile-defense systems 
E)  promises to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles by 50 percent by 1980

Question 18

Nixon's southern strategy involved winning southern support by

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalizing on southerners' skepticism of federal social welfare programs. 
B)  stepping up the military effort in Vietnam. 
C)  expressing sympathy toward fundamentalist Christians. 
D)  making southerners dominant in his cabinet. 
E)  increasing federal support of the South's economy. 
A)  capitalizing on southerners' skepticism of federal social welfare programs. 
B)  stepping up the military effort in Vietnam. 
C)  expressing sympathy toward fundamentalist Christians. 
D)  making southerners dominant in his cabinet. 
E)  increasing federal support of the South's economy.

Question 19

Which of the following did Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involve?

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the number of young men being drafted 
B)  launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam 
D)  gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam 
E)  working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam 
A)  increasing the number of young men being drafted 
B)  launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam 
D)  gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam 
E)  working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam

Question 20

After April 1970, American troops entered ________ to "clean out" hidden Communist military bases, thereby extending the Vietnam War.

Accepted Answer

A)  Laos 
B)  China 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Thailand 
E)  North Vietnam 
A)  Laos 
B)  China 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Thailand 
E)  North Vietnam

Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction

Who were known as the "great silent majority"?

The figure who MOST influenced Nixon's foreign policy was

Discuss the various aspects of President Nixon's Vietnam policy. How was Nixon's policy different from those of his predecessors?

The major motivation behind the "Saturday Night Massacre" was Nixon's desire to

Many of Richard Nixon's supporters were upset by affirmative-action programs that gave preferential treatment to people of color and women to atone for past injustices.

Match each description with the item below. -Gloria Steinem

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

Describe the gains made by women and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and early 1970s. In each case, what accounted for the gains?

The events at Kent State University during the Vietnam War involved the killing of four students by the National Guard.

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the states and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1982.

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

On October 26, 1972, only a week before the U.S. presidential election, Kissinger announced ________ as part of a ploy to get Nixon reelected.

Who were the Yippies?

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

What did Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev achieve by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)?

Nixon's southern strategy involved winning southern support by

Which of the following did Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involve?

After April 1970, American troops entered ________ to "clean out" hidden Communist military bases, thereby extending the Vietnam War.

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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The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Conservative Revival

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