Question 1

Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique, concerned the difficulties facing poor and working-class women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How did Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger view the world and America's place in it? Explain their strategies toward the Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Latin America.

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger viewed

Question 3

All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States are true EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  by the late 1960s, Mexican Americans were one of the largest population groups in the West. 
B)  large numbers of Central American immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s. 
C)  Cuban immigrants in the 1980s were more well-to-do than their counterparts in the 1960s. 
D)  in 1953, the government launched what it called Operation Wetback to deport illegals. 
E)  Puerto Rican migrants established a large community in New York City. 
A)  by the late 1960s, Mexican Americans were one of the largest population groups in the West. 
B)  large numbers of Central American immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the 1980s. 
C)  Cuban immigrants in the 1980s were more well-to-do than their counterparts in the 1960s. 
D)  in 1953, the government launched what it called Operation Wetback to deport illegals. 
E)  Puerto Rican migrants established a large community in New York City.

Question 4

President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972

Accepted Answer

A)  was designed to bring the United States closer to Chiang Kai-shek. 
B)  was opposed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. 
C)  moved the United States into a deeper conflict with the Soviet Union. 
D)  came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations. 
E)  aroused deep animosity from the majority of Chinese communists. 
A)  was designed to bring the United States closer to Chiang Kai-shek. 
B)  was opposed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. 
C)  moved the United States into a deeper conflict with the Soviet Union. 
D)  came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations. 
E)  aroused deep animosity from the majority of Chinese communists.

Question 5

As part of his domestic agenda, President Richard Nixon

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools. 
B)  dismantled many Great Society programs. 
C)  abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
D)  tried to overhaul the nation's welfare system by creating a guaranteed annual income. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools. 
B)  dismantled many Great Society programs. 
C)  abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
D)  tried to overhaul the nation's welfare system by creating a guaranteed annual income. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed to cooperate with the grand jury and Senate investigating committee looking into the Watergate break-in.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed...

Question 7

The Nixon administration responded to the mounting economic problems of the country by focusing on the one thing they thought they could control: inflation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

Accepted Answer

A)  was signed by all of the world's nuclear powers. 
B)  called for the suspension of all new nuclear weapons systems. 
C)  froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels. 
D)  both called for the suspension of all new nuclear weapons systems, and froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  was signed by all of the world's nuclear powers. 
B)  called for the suspension of all new nuclear weapons systems. 
C)  froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels. 
D)  both called for the suspension of all new nuclear weapons systems, and froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 9

In the early 1970s, the United States suffered its first fuel shortage since World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What came to be called the Watergate scandal began when five men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the 1960s, the aspect of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was

Accepted Answer

A)  television. 
B)  music. 
C)  movies. 
D)  literature. 
E)  sports. 
A)  television. 
B)  music. 
C)  movies. 
D)  literature. 
E)  sports.

Question 12

When it was founded, the National Organization of Women was concerned primarily with the rights of women in marriage and in the home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1973, American Indian activists occupied the old Indian battle site of

Accepted Answer

A)  Wounded Knee. 
B)  Little Bighorn. 
C)  Horseshoe Bend. 
D)  Fallen Timbers. 
E)  Sand Creek. 
A)  Wounded Knee. 
B)  Little Bighorn. 
C)  Horseshoe Bend. 
D)  Fallen Timbers. 
E)  Sand Creek.

Question 14

The House Judiciary Committee was debating whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment when President Nixon announced his resignation from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included

Accepted Answer

A)  a maximum six-year participation in the federal welfare system. 
B)  federal support for parental leave following the birth of a child. 
C)  free medical care to all Americans over the age of seventy. 
D)  a guaranteed annual income for all Americans. 
E)  a program to replace Social Security with private retirement vouchers. 
A)  a maximum six-year participation in the federal welfare system. 
B)  federal support for parental leave following the birth of a child. 
C)  free medical care to all Americans over the age of seventy. 
D)  a guaranteed annual income for all Americans. 
E)  a program to replace Social Security with private retirement vouchers.

Question 16

Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved

Accepted Answer

A)  for its beauty. 
B)  because it was divinely created. 
C)  because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of life. 
D)  because humans need a spiritual connection with the natural world. 
E)  because American democracy flourishes when the land is plentiful and healthy. 
A)  for its beauty. 
B)  because it was divinely created. 
C)  because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of life. 
D)  because humans need a spiritual connection with the natural world. 
E)  because American democracy flourishes when the land is plentiful and healthy.

Question 17

By the early 1970s, a significant change was visible in the tone and direction of the women's movement. New books by younger feminists expressed a milder critique of American society than Friedan had offered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington Post newspaper building. 
B)  headquarters of the George McGovern campaign. 
C)  House of Representatives. 
D)  office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. 
E)  offices of the Democratic National Committee. 
A)  Washington Post newspaper building. 
B)  headquarters of the George McGovern campaign. 
C)  House of Representatives. 
D)  office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. 
E)  offices of the Democratic National Committee.

Question 19

The so-called Pentagon Papers revealed the government had misled the public in explaining its motives for American involvement in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  limited the appeals process for state convictions. 
B)  established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
C)  ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer, regardless of their ability to pay. 
D)  ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police. 
E)  sharply limited government curbs on pornography. 
A)  limited the appeals process for state convictions. 
B)  established new guidelines for capital punishment cases. 
C)  ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer, regardless of their ability to pay. 
D)  ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police. 
E)  sharply limited government curbs on pornography.

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

Betty Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique, concerned the difficulties facing poor and working-class women.

How did Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger view the world and America's place in it? Explain their strategies toward the Soviet Union, the Middle East, and Latin America.

All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States are true EXCEPT that

President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972

As part of his domestic agenda, President Richard Nixon

________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed to cooperate with the grand jury and Senate investigating committee looking into the Watergate break-in.

The Nixon administration responded to the mounting economic problems of the country by focusing on the one thing they thought they could control: inflation.

In 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

In the early 1970s, the United States suffered its first fuel shortage since World War II.

What came to be called the Watergate scandal began when five men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

In the 1960s, the aspect of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was

When it was founded, the National Organization of Women was concerned primarily with the rights of women in marriage and in the home.

In 1973, American Indian activists occupied the old Indian battle site of

The House Judiciary Committee was debating whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment when President Nixon announced his resignation from office.

President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included

Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved

By the early 1970s, a significant change was visible in the tone and direction of the women's movement. New books by younger feminists expressed a milder critique of American society than Friedan had offered.

In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the

The so-called Pentagon Papers revealed the government had misled the public in explaining its motives for American involvement in Vietnam.

In Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the Supreme Court

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Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

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