Question 1

The common use of poll taxes to inhibit black voters in the South was outlawed by the

Accepted Answer

A) Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
C) Twenty-Fourth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-Third Amendment. 
E) Twenty-Fifth Amendment. 
A) Civil Rights Act of 1964. 
B) Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
C) Twenty-Fourth Amendment. 
D) Twenty-Third Amendment. 
E) Twenty-Fifth Amendment.

Question 2

Explain how America's involvement in Vietnam "presented a grisly demonstration" of how "the doctrine of 'flexible response' ... contained lethal logic."

Accepted Answer

America's involvement in Vietnam present

Question 3

President Johnson called his package of domestic reform proposals the

Accepted Answer

A) Great Crusade. 
B) Fair Deal. 
C) New Frontier. 
D) Johnson Revolution. 
E) Great Society. 
A) Great Crusade. 
B) Fair Deal. 
C) New Frontier. 
D) Johnson Revolution. 
E) Great Society.

Question 4

Richard Nixon's southern strategy included the policy of

Accepted Answer

A) completely overhauling the welfare system. 
B) ending the Vietnam War. 
C) moving nearly all military bases to the southern states. 
D) appointing only southerners to the Supreme Court. 
E) soft-pedaling civil rights and opposing school busing to achieve racial balance. 
A) completely overhauling the welfare system. 
B) ending the Vietnam War. 
C) moving nearly all military bases to the southern states. 
D) appointing only southerners to the Supreme Court. 
E) soft-pedaling civil rights and opposing school busing to achieve racial balance.

Question 5

In what ways were the American political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s simply part of a worldwide uprising by affluent young people against traditional authority? Was there anything that made American protest unique compared with similar movements in France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and other places?

Accepted Answer

The American political and cultural uphe

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Students for a Democratic Society

Accepted Answer

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American

Question 8

The text authors contend that Richard Nixon brought to the presidency "one hugely valuable asset⎯his broad knowledge and thoughtful expertise in foreign affairs." Do you agree? Cite several aspects of American foreign policy between 1969 and 1974 that demonstrate President Nixon's expertise.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The text authors contend that Richard Nixon...

Question 9

What was President Nixon's southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his reelection? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

Accepted Answer

President Nixon's southern strategy was

Question 10

The ____ Amendment ____ the voting age to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Twenty-Sixth; raised; twenty-one 
B) Twenty-Fourth; lowered; eighteen 
C) Twenty-Fifth; raised; nineteen 
D) Twenty-Sixth; lowered; eighteen 
E) Twenty-Sixth; lowered; sixteen 
A) Twenty-Sixth; raised; twenty-one 
B) Twenty-Fourth; lowered; eighteen 
C) Twenty-Fifth; raised; nineteen 
D) Twenty-Sixth; lowered; eighteen 
E) Twenty-Sixth; lowered; sixteen

Question 11

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

Accepted Answer

A) Americans and Israelis. 
B) Israel and Saudi Arabia. 
C) Israel and the United States on the one hand and the Arabs and the Soviet Union on the other. 
D) the Israeli government and Jewish settlers on the West Bank. 
E) Israelis and Palestinians. 
A) Americans and Israelis. 
B) Israel and Saudi Arabia. 
C) Israel and the United States on the one hand and the Arabs and the Soviet Union on the other. 
D) the Israeli government and Jewish settlers on the West Bank. 
E) Israelis and Palestinians.

Question 12

Explain why the civil rights movement became more radical and violent as the 1960s progressed. What changes occurred in the motives, assumptions, and leadership of the movement?

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement became more ra

Question 13

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

Accepted Answer

A) the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles). 
B) Fire Island, New York. 
C) Key West, Florida. 
D) Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). 
E) the Stonewall Inn (New York City). 
A) the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles). 
B) Fire Island, New York. 
C) Key West, Florida. 
D) Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). 
E) the Stonewall Inn (New York City).

Question 14

President Johnson proved to be much more successful than President Kennedy at

Accepted Answer

A) getting his legislation passed by Congress. 
B) exciting the ideals and spirit of his fellow citizens. 
C) reducing America's overseas commitments. 
D) gaining the admiration and support of the media. 
E) appealing to America's European Allies. 
A) getting his legislation passed by Congress. 
B) exciting the ideals and spirit of his fellow citizens. 
C) reducing America's overseas commitments. 
D) gaining the admiration and support of the media. 
E) appealing to America's European Allies.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-energy crisis

Accepted Answer

The term "energy crisis" generally refer

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philadelphia Plan

Accepted Answer

The Philadelphia Plan refers to a set of

Question 17

Richard Nixon's policy of détente

Accepted Answer

A) was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China. 
B) increased diplomatic tensions with the Soviet Union, but relaxed diplomatic tensions with China. 
C) was a failure. 
D) found support in the Democratic party but not the Republican party. 
E) ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union. 
A) was designed to improve relations between the Soviet Union and China. 
B) increased diplomatic tensions with the Soviet Union, but relaxed diplomatic tensions with China. 
C) was a failure. 
D) found support in the Democratic party but not the Republican party. 
E) ushered in an era of relaxed tensions between the United States and the two leading communist powers, China and the Soviet Union.

Question 18

President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was

Accepted Answer

A) Henry Kissinger. 
B) William Rogers. 
C) Spiro Agnew. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Donald Rumsfeld. 
A) Henry Kissinger. 
B) William Rogers. 
C) Spiro Agnew. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Donald Rumsfeld.

Question 19

Why was Richard M. Nixon, with his "loser's image," able to win the presidential election of 1968? What issues and events worked to his advantage?

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon was able to win the pre

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM)

Accepted Answer

Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM) are defens

Exam 37: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

The common use of poll taxes to inhibit black voters in the South was outlawed by the

Explain how America's involvement in Vietnam "presented a grisly demonstration" of how "the doctrine of 'flexible response' ... contained lethal logic."

President Johnson called his package of domestic reform proposals the

Richard Nixon's southern strategy included the policy of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Students for a Democratic Society

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther King, Jr.

The text authors contend that Richard Nixon brought to the presidency "one hugely valuable asset⎯his broad knowledge and thoughtful expertise in foreign affairs." Do you agree? Cite several aspects of American foreign policy between 1969 and 1974 that demonstrate President Nixon's expertise.

What was President Nixon's southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his reelection? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

The ____ Amendment ____ the voting age to ____.

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

Explain why the civil rights movement became more radical and violent as the 1960s progressed. What changes occurred in the motives, assumptions, and leadership of the movement?

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

President Johnson proved to be much more successful than President Kennedy at

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -energy crisis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philadelphia Plan

Richard Nixon's policy of détente

President Nixon's chief foreign policy adviser, throughout his administration, was

Why was Richard M. Nixon, with his "loser's image," able to win the presidential election of 1968? What issues and events worked to his advantage?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM)

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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