Question 1

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

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A) the sources of immigration shifted to Latin America and Asia. 
B) the number of immigrants entering the country was reduced. 
C) the racial and ethnic makeup of the country was unchanged. 
D) the sources of immigration tilted to Eastern Europe. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) the sources of immigration shifted to Latin America and Asia. 
B) the number of immigrants entering the country was reduced. 
C) the racial and ethnic makeup of the country was unchanged. 
D) the sources of immigration tilted to Eastern Europe. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"rights revolution"

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The "rights revolution" refers to a peri

Question 3

How did the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s alter American religion and values?

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The cultural and social upheavals of the

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Eugene McCarthy

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Eugene McCarthy was an American politici

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stokely Carmichael

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Stokely Carmichael was a prominent figur

Question 6

The Nixon administration still reflected a staunch anticommunist policy when it engaged in covert operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

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A) Cuba. 
B) Mexico. 
C) China. 
D) Chile. 
E) Brazil. 
A) Cuba. 
B) Mexico. 
C) China. 
D) Chile. 
E) Brazil.

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

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A) America's European allies. 
B) Congress. 
C) the American public. 
D) many draft registrants. 
E) Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. 
A) America's European allies. 
B) Congress. 
C) the American public. 
D) many draft registrants. 
E) Senators Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Curtis LeMay

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Curtis LeMay was a highly influential fi

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-OPEC

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OPEC stands for the Organization of the

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Voting Rights Act of 1965

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was a land

Question 11

The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized

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A) the still-troubled racial situation in the South. 
B) the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles. 
C) a more militant and confrontational phase of the civil rights movement. 
D) the power of Martin Luther King in the black community. 
E) the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act. 
A) the still-troubled racial situation in the South. 
B) the rise of the Black Muslim movement in Los Angeles. 
C) a more militant and confrontational phase of the civil rights movement. 
D) the power of Martin Luther King in the black community. 
E) the ineffectiveness of the Voting Rights Act.

Question 12

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

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A) Vietnamization. 
B) extension of the war to Cambodia. 
C) massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam. 
D) increased American troop commitments. 
E) creating a draft lottery and reducing draft calls. 
A) Vietnamization. 
B) extension of the war to Cambodia. 
C) massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam. 
D) increased American troop commitments. 
E) creating a draft lottery and reducing draft calls.

Question 13

Were the cultural protests of the 1960 inside the United States connected to the political protests inside the United States in terms of similar themes, goals and objectives, and methods? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your point of view.

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Yes, the cultural protests of the 1960s

Question 14

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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A) the United States declared war on Vietnam. 
B) Congress handed the president a blank check to use further force in Vietnam. 
C) the military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D) Congress maintained its war-declaring power. 
E) the goals of American military involvement in Vietnam were clear. 
A) the United States declared war on Vietnam. 
B) Congress handed the president a blank check to use further force in Vietnam. 
C) the military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D) Congress maintained its war-declaring power. 
E) the goals of American military involvement in Vietnam were clear.

Question 15

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

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A) imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B) put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C) sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D) lowered Social Security payments. 
E) pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates. 
A) imposed a ninety-day wage and price freeze. 
B) put the United States back on the gold standard. 
C) sought a system of international currency stabilization. 
D) lowered Social Security payments. 
E) pressured the Federal Reserve Board to raise interest rates.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Speech Movement

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The Free Speech Movement was a student p

Question 17

Which of the 1960s liberation movements were most significant and enduring? How did African Americans, young whites, Hispanics, workers, women, and gays each experience the 1960s differently? How were their respective experiences of the sixties reflected in their evolving attitudes about interpersonal relationships, life's priorities, moral values, and their individual attitudes and political views about America?

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The most significant and enduring libera

Question 18

Evaluate President Johnson's Great Society program. Do you think that its goals were realistic? admirable? Why did it receive such heavy support in Congress?

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President Johnson's Great Society progra

Question 19

In 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

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A) tossed their medals in front of the Capitol building to protest against the war. 
B) fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S.soldiers. 
C) protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D) encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S.military. 
E) supported expanded roles for women in the military. 
A) tossed their medals in front of the Capitol building to protest against the war. 
B) fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S.soldiers. 
C) protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D) encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S.military. 
E) supported expanded roles for women in the military.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hubert H. Humphrey

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Hubert H. Humphrey was an American polit

Exam 37: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

As a result of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"rights revolution"

How did the cultural and social upheavals of the 1960s alter American religion and values?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Eugene McCarthy

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stokely Carmichael

The Nixon administration still reflected a staunch anticommunist policy when it engaged in covert operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Curtis LeMay

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -OPEC

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Watts riot in 1965 symbolized

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

Were the cultural protests of the 1960 inside the United States connected to the political protests inside the United States in terms of similar themes, goals and objectives, and methods? Why or why not? Give specific examples to support your point of view.

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

To control creeping inflation in the early 1970s, President Richard Nixon

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Speech Movement

Evaluate President Johnson's Great Society program. Do you think that its goals were realistic? admirable? Why did it receive such heavy support in Congress?

In 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hubert H. Humphrey

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

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

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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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Substantial opposition to America's commitment to Vietnam between 1965 and 1968 came from