Question 1

The SALT II Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States died in the Senate when the Soviets

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A) refused to sign the Helsinki accords. 
B) cracked down on Soviet dissidents. 
C) halted the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. 
D) helped Muslim fundamentalists to overthrow the shah of Iran. 
E) invaded Afghanistan. 
A) refused to sign the Helsinki accords. 
B) cracked down on Soviet dissidents. 
C) halted the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. 
D) helped Muslim fundamentalists to overthrow the shah of Iran. 
E) invaded Afghanistan.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Helsinki accords

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The Helsinki Accords, also known as the

Question 3

Many of the neoconservative intellectuals of the 1980s were reacting most strongly against

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A) the decline of Protestantism as the major force in American religion. 
B) the economic and social reforms of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. 
C) what they saw as the moral and social excesses of 1960s liberalism. 
D) the increasing control of society by technology and technocrats. 
E) what they saw as an extremist environmental movement. 
A) the decline of Protestantism as the major force in American religion. 
B) the economic and social reforms of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. 
C) what they saw as the moral and social excesses of 1960s liberalism. 
D) the increasing control of society by technology and technocrats. 
E) what they saw as an extremist environmental movement.

Question 4

Although the median income of American families stagnated from 1970s to 1990, the reason it didn't decline was

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A) people logged more hours. 
B) the rise in wages of working married men and women exceeded the rate of inflation. 
C) wives' wages maintained the family income. 
D) people had fewer children. 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) people logged more hours. 
B) the rise in wages of working married men and women exceeded the rate of inflation. 
C) wives' wages maintained the family income. 
D) people had fewer children. 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 5

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

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A) demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B) predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C) forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D) chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E) inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government. 
A) demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B) predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C) forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D) chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E) inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jimmy Carter

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a p

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Iranian hostage crisis

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The Iranian hostage crisis was a diploma

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​stagflation

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Stagflation is an economic term that des

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Watergate scandal

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The Watergate scandal was a major politi

Question 11

The "boat people" were

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A) the first wave of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to the United States immediately after the fall of Saigon. 
B) Cuban refugees who fled communism and landed in Florida. 
C) a second wave of Vietnamese people who sought to escape Vietnam's oppressive communist regime for freedom. 
D) Cambodians who came to the U.S.seeking a better life after the Vietnam War. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) the first wave of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to the United States immediately after the fall of Saigon. 
B) Cuban refugees who fled communism and landed in Florida. 
C) a second wave of Vietnamese people who sought to escape Vietnam's oppressive communist regime for freedom. 
D) Cambodians who came to the U.S.seeking a better life after the Vietnam War. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Twenty-Fifth amendment

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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United

Question 13

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-While president, Jimmy Carter

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A) signed agreements (SALT II) with the Soviet Union to limit the levels of lethal strategic weapons of the Soviet Union and the United States. 
B) signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone. 
C) established formal diplomatic relations with mainland China. 
D) helped to settle the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. 
E) established good relations with the revolutionary government of Iran. 
A) signed agreements (SALT II) with the Soviet Union to limit the levels of lethal strategic weapons of the Soviet Union and the United States. 
B) signed treaties restoring Panamanian sovereignty over the Canal Zone. 
C) established formal diplomatic relations with mainland China. 
D) helped to settle the Egyptian-Israeli conflict in the Middle East. 
E) established good relations with the revolutionary government of Iran.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mohammed Reza Pahlevi (Shah of Iran)

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Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, commonly known as

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thurgood Marshall

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Thurgood Marshall was a pivotal figure i

Question 16

While most of the social movements born in the 1960s declined or disappeared, one that continued and gained even greater momentum in the 1970s was the

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A) counterculture movement. 
B) peace movement. 
C) feminist movement. 
D) civil rights movement. 
E) antipoverty movement. 
A) counterculture movement. 
B) peace movement. 
C) feminist movement. 
D) civil rights movement. 
E) antipoverty movement.

Question 17

Jimmy Carter quickly found himself in political trouble because he

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A) emphasized his Southern Baptist beliefs in his public speeches. 
B) seemed to lack fundamental moral and religious values. 
C) proved too ready to compromise with Republicans in Congress. 
D) relied too heavily on a small circle of Georgia advisers. 
E) spent too much time on foreign policy and not enough on the economy. 
A) emphasized his Southern Baptist beliefs in his public speeches. 
B) seemed to lack fundamental moral and religious values. 
C) proved too ready to compromise with Republicans in Congress. 
D) relied too heavily on a small circle of Georgia advisers. 
E) spent too much time on foreign policy and not enough on the economy.

Question 18

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

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The social and economic problems of the

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anwar Sadat

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Anwar Sadat was an Egyptian statesman wh

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gerald Ford

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Gerald Ford, whose full name is Gerald R

Exam 38: Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The SALT II Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States died in the Senate when the Soviets

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Helsinki accords

Many of the neoconservative intellectuals of the 1980s were reacting most strongly against

Although the median income of American families stagnated from 1970s to 1990, the reason it didn't decline was

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jimmy Carter

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Iranian hostage crisis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​stagflation

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Watergate scandal

The "boat people" were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Twenty-Fifth amendment

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -While president, Jimmy Carter

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mohammed Reza Pahlevi (Shah of Iran)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thurgood Marshall

While most of the social movements born in the 1960s declined or disappeared, one that continued and gained even greater momentum in the 1970s was the

Jimmy Carter quickly found himself in political trouble because he

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anwar Sadat

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gerald Ford

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: -stagflation

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -While president, Jimmy Carter