Question 1

There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What were the differences between social reform in the 1930s and social reform in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

The social reform movements of the 1930s

Question 4

In the 1970s, the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be

Accepted Answer

A)  the Middle East. 
B)  Eastern Europe. 
C)  the so-called Third World. 
D)  China. 
E)  sub-Saharan Africa. 
A)  the Middle East. 
B)  Eastern Europe. 
C)  the so-called Third World. 
D)  China. 
E)  sub-Saharan Africa.

Question 5

The first female Supreme Court justice was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first female Supreme Court justice was...

Question 6

The founders of Students for a Democratic Society could accurately be described as hippies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Weeks after Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand" in the Vietnam War, President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Was the new youth culture truly a "revolution" in America? What were its limits?

Accepted Answer

The new youth culture of the 1960s, ofte

Question 9

During the Nixon administration, relations with communist China were greatly improved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Shortly after the last Americans had left South Vietnam, Cambodia came under the control of a brutal and repressive government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In 1974, Richard Nixon left the presidency

Accepted Answer

A)  through impeachment. 
B)  through resignation. 
C)  when he was convicted of obstructing justice. 
D)  by official arrest. 
E)  when he lost a special election by huge margins. 
A)  through impeachment. 
B)  through resignation. 
C)  when he was convicted of obstructing justice. 
D)  by official arrest. 
E)  when he lost a special election by huge margins.

Question 12

After President Richard Nixon had appointed four new justices, the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  became decidedly more conservative in its rulings. 
B)  became decidedly less active. 
C)  more closely reflected the president's own political beliefs. 
D)  attempted to overturn the Warren Court decision in Roe v. Wade. 
E)  actually increased its commitment to social reform. 
A)  became decidedly more conservative in its rulings. 
B)  became decidedly less active. 
C)  more closely reflected the president's own political beliefs. 
D)  attempted to overturn the Warren Court decision in Roe v. Wade. 
E)  actually increased its commitment to social reform.

Question 13

The beginning of the gay liberation movement was marked by a violent disturbance known as the "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of The beginning of the gay liberation movement...

Question 14

According to policies that came to be called the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

Accepted Answer

A)  assist in the development of friendly nations. 
B)  assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
C)  increase Third World contributions to shake up the status quo. 
D)  both assist in the development of friendly nations, and assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  assist in the development of friendly nations. 
B)  assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
C)  increase Third World contributions to shake up the status quo. 
D)  both assist in the development of friendly nations, and assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 15

The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The killing of South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in the village of My Lai

Accepted Answer

A)  was not learned about until years after the war had ended. 
B)  did not result in any convictions of Americans who took part. 
C)  attracted little public attention in the wake of the Cambodian invasion and the Pentagon Papers. 
D)  was not learned about until years after the war had ended, and did not result in any convictions of Americans who took part. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  was not learned about until years after the war had ended. 
B)  did not result in any convictions of Americans who took part. 
C)  attracted little public attention in the wake of the Cambodian invasion and the Pentagon Papers. 
D)  was not learned about until years after the war had ended, and did not result in any convictions of Americans who took part. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 17

"Stagflation" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  falling prices and a falling inventory. 
B)  deflation and rising inventory. 
C)  flat prices, wages, and inventory. 
D)  rising prices and economic stagnation. 
E)  high taxes and large budget deficits. 
A)  falling prices and a falling inventory. 
B)  deflation and rising inventory. 
C)  flat prices, wages, and inventory. 
D)  rising prices and economic stagnation. 
E)  high taxes and large budget deficits.

Question 18

What were the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1950s and 1960s? What are the arguments of the supporters and critics of these rulings?

Accepted Answer

During the late 1950s and 1960s, there w

Question 19

Nothing since the American Civil War divided the United States public as much as the Vietnam War. Why?

Accepted Answer

The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955

Question 20

The political New Left emerged out of opposition to the military draft in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

What were the differences between social reform in the 1930s and social reform in the 1960s?

In the 1970s, the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be

The first female Supreme Court justice was ________.

The founders of Students for a Democratic Society could accurately be described as hippies.

Weeks after Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand" in the Vietnam War, President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

Was the new youth culture truly a "revolution" in America? What were its limits?

During the Nixon administration, relations with communist China were greatly improved.

Shortly after the last Americans had left South Vietnam, Cambodia came under the control of a brutal and repressive government.

In 1974, Richard Nixon left the presidency

After President Richard Nixon had appointed four new justices, the Supreme Court

The beginning of the gay liberation movement was marked by a violent disturbance known as the "________."

According to policies that came to be called the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

The Free Speech Movement was born on a college campus.

The killing of South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in the village of My Lai

"Stagflation" refers to

What were the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1950s and 1960s? What are the arguments of the supporters and critics of these rulings?

Nothing since the American Civil War divided the United States public as much as the Vietnam War. Why?

The political New Left emerged out of opposition to the military draft in the 1960s.

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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

The Progressives

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