Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-United States v. Wheeler

Accepted Answer

United States v. Wheeler, 435 U.S. 313 (

Question 2

The first major trouble to afflict President Carter's foreign policy was the

Accepted Answer

A) Panamanian seizure of the Panama Canal. 
B) collapse of the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt. 
C) ominous reheating of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. 
D) taking of American hostages by Afghan revolutionaries. 
E) threatened Chinese invasion of Taiwan. 
A) Panamanian seizure of the Panama Canal. 
B) collapse of the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt. 
C) ominous reheating of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. 
D) taking of American hostages by Afghan revolutionaries. 
E) threatened Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Question 3

Why was the feminist movement the most enduring and successful social movement of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

The feminist movement was the most endur

Question 4

When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975,

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A) the United States provided even more military aid to South Vietnam. 
B) the Chinese intervened to seek a neutral settlement. 
C) the United States renewed bombing against North Vietnam. 
D) all the South Vietnamese who supported the United States were trapped inside the country. 
E) the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed. 
A) the United States provided even more military aid to South Vietnam. 
B) the Chinese intervened to seek a neutral settlement. 
C) the United States renewed bombing against North Vietnam. 
D) all the South Vietnamese who supported the United States were trapped inside the country. 
E) the South Vietnamese government quickly collapsed.

Question 5

The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

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A) breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them. 
B) paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions. 
C) using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies. 
D) forging documents to discredit Democrats. 
E) using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes. 
A) breaking into the Democratic party headquarters in order to bug them. 
B) paying Supreme Court justices to write favorable opinions. 
C) using the Internal Revenue Service to harass its enemies. 
D) forging documents to discredit Democrats. 
E) using the FBI and CIA to cover up previous crimes.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bakke case

Accepted Answer

The Bakke case, formally known as Regent

Question 7

In 1976, President Gerald Ford won the Republican nomination by defeating a strong challenge from

Accepted Answer

A) former California governor Ronald Reagan. 
B) Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. 
C) Senator Robert Dole. 
D) former Congressman and CIA Director George H.W.Bush. 
E) Senator Howard Baker. 
A) former California governor Ronald Reagan. 
B) Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. 
C) Senator Robert Dole. 
D) former Congressman and CIA Director George H.W.Bush. 
E) Senator Howard Baker.

Question 8

Why did Roe v. Wade become the most controversial of all the Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s? How did the controversy over abortion compare to other rights debates of the time, such as those over affirmative action and criminal suspects' rights?

Accepted Answer

Roe v. Wade became the most controversia

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Menachem Begin

Accepted Answer

Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Organization for Women (NOW)

Accepted Answer

The National Organization for Women (NOW

Question 11

American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing

Accepted Answer

A) the Little Big Horn battleground and Mount Rushmore in the sacred Black Hills. 
B) Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 
C) the major tribal headquarters throughout Oklahoma. 
D) salmon fishing grounds in Washington and trout streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E) the Tippecanoe battlefield and Mesa Verde National Park. 
A) the Little Big Horn battleground and Mount Rushmore in the sacred Black Hills. 
B) Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 
C) the major tribal headquarters throughout Oklahoma. 
D) salmon fishing grounds in Washington and trout streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E) the Tippecanoe battlefield and Mesa Verde National Park.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Wounded Knee

Accepted Answer

Wounded Knee refers to two significant e

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​malaise speech

Accepted Answer

The "malaise speech" refers to a televis

Question 14

Offer your considered judgment of Richard Nixon as president, taking into account his personal qualities, domestic program, and foreign policies. If he had not harbored such bitter personal resentments, could he have come a great president? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon's presidency is a complex

Question 15

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

Accepted Answer

A) abolitionist; civil rights 
B) prohibition; black power 
C) peace; environmental 
D) progressive; antiwar 
E) evangelical revival; gay 
A) abolitionist; civil rights 
B) prohibition; black power 
C) peace; environmental 
D) progressive; antiwar 
E) evangelical revival; gay

Question 16

Why was affirmative action such a racial hot button in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Affirmative action became a racial hot b

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​New Right

Accepted Answer

The New Right refers to a political move

Question 18

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The accusations against President Nixon,

Question 19

Which of the following was the most important in creating the mood of public disillusionment in the 1970s: Watergate, the loss of Vietnam, or economic woes? Cite specific examples to support your point of view.

Accepted Answer

The most important factor in creating th

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Milton Friedman

Accepted Answer

Milton Friedman was an influential econo

Exam 38: Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -United States v. Wheeler

The first major trouble to afflict President Carter's foreign policy was the

Why was the feminist movement the most enduring and successful social movement of the 1970s?

When the North Vietnamese launched a full-scale invasion of South Vietnam in 1975,

The list of Nixon illegal administration activities uncovered in the Watergate scandal included all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bakke case

In 1976, President Gerald Ford won the Republican nomination by defeating a strong challenge from

Why did Roe v. Wade become the most controversial of all the Supreme Court decisions of the 1970s? How did the controversy over abortion compare to other rights debates of the time, such as those over affirmative action and criminal suspects' rights?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Menachem Begin

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Organization for Women (NOW)

American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Wounded Knee

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​malaise speech

Offer your considered judgment of Richard Nixon as president, taking into account his personal qualities, domestic program, and foreign policies. If he had not harbored such bitter personal resentments, could he have come a great president? Why or why not?

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

Why was affirmative action such a racial hot button in the 1970s?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​New Right

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

Which of the following was the most important in creating the mood of public disillusionment in the 1970s: Watergate, the loss of Vietnam, or economic woes? Cite specific examples to support your point of view.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Milton Friedman

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -malaise speech

The first wave of feminism grew out of the movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the movement.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Right

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Milton Friedman