Question 1

Before he became vice president and then president of the United States, Lyndon Johnson had exercised great power as

Accepted Answer

A) secretary of defense. 
B) Majority Leader of the U.S.Senate. 
C) a wealthy Texas businessman. 
D) governor of Texas. 
E) Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
A) secretary of defense. 
B) Majority Leader of the U.S.Senate. 
C) a wealthy Texas businessman. 
D) governor of Texas. 
E) Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Question 2

All of the following were created during Richard Nixon's presidency except

Accepted Answer

A) the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B) Supplemental Security Income for the blind, disabled, and indigent aged. 
C) the Endangered Species Act. 
D) the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. 
E) the Medicare program. 
A) the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B) Supplemental Security Income for the blind, disabled, and indigent aged. 
C) the Endangered Species Act. 
D) the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. 
E) the Medicare program.

Question 3

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

Accepted Answer

A) by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B) when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C) when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D) by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E) by opposing the power of labor unions. 
A) by opposing the "closed shop" and minimum wage laws. 
B) when he advocated an end to the Vietnam War. 
C) when it was discovered that he had undergone psychiatric care. 
D) by appealing to racial minorities, feminists, and youth. 
E) by opposing the power of labor unions.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Robert S. McNamara

Accepted Answer

Robert S. McNamara was an influential Am

Question 5

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The 1968 Tet offensive resulted in

Accepted Answer

A) the Viet Cong's takeover of most of South Vietnam's major cities. 
B) a request from American generals to send an additional 200,000 American troops to Vietnam. 
C) a tactical defeat for the Viet Cong. 
D) a political defeat for the United States. 
E) a negotiated settlement of the war. 
A) the Viet Cong's takeover of most of South Vietnam's major cities. 
B) a request from American generals to send an additional 200,000 American troops to Vietnam. 
C) a tactical defeat for the Viet Cong. 
D) a political defeat for the United States. 
E) a negotiated settlement of the war.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Accepted Answer

The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nation of Islam

Accepted Answer

The Nation of Islam (NOI) is a religious

Question 8

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-In response to the energy crisis in 1973-1974

Accepted Answer

A) Congress sanctioned the construction of the Alaskan pipeline. 
B) Congress enacted a fifty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit. 
C) agitation mounted to stiffen standards for clean air and water. 
D) Congress imposed a tax on imported oil. 
E) agitation mounted to use more coal and nuclear power. 
A) Congress sanctioned the construction of the Alaskan pipeline. 
B) Congress enacted a fifty-five-mile-an-hour speed limit. 
C) agitation mounted to stiffen standards for clean air and water. 
D) Congress imposed a tax on imported oil. 
E) agitation mounted to use more coal and nuclear power.

Exam 37: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Before he became vice president and then president of the United States, Lyndon Johnson had exercised great power as

All of the following were created during Richard Nixon's presidency except

George McGovern, the Democratic nominee for the presidency in 1972, alienated the traditional working-class backbone of the Democratic party

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert S. McNamara

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The 1968 Tet offensive resulted in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nation of Islam

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In response to the energy crisis in 1973-1974

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. -The 1968 Tet offensive resulted in

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In response to the energy crisis in 1973-1974