Question 1

At the time of its founding in 1966, the primary goal of the National Organization for Women was to __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  persuade women to run for political office 
B)  lobby for enforcement of the sex discrimination provision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 
C)  improve women's self-image 
D)  provide safe houses for battered women and their children 
A)  persuade women to run for political office 
B)  lobby for enforcement of the sex discrimination provision of the 1964 Civil Rights Act 
C)  improve women's self-image 
D)  provide safe houses for battered women and their children

Question 2

One of the ways in which President Nixon and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger tried to weaken communism was by _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  making a big show of expanding the American arsenal of nuclear weapons 
B)  increasing America's military presence in Turkey and Iran 
C)  halting exports of American wheat to Russia and China 
D)  improving relations with both the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China at a time when tensions were increasing between those two communist nations 
A)  making a big show of expanding the American arsenal of nuclear weapons 
B)  increasing America's military presence in Turkey and Iran 
C)  halting exports of American wheat to Russia and China 
D)  improving relations with both the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China at a time when tensions were increasing between those two communist nations

Question 3

Kwanzaa is _______________________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a ritual transported from Africa to America in the eighteenth century and preserved by secret societies in African American communities 
B)  a type of music attacked as demeaning by African-American rights activists in the 1970s 
C)  a fashion featuring colorful shirts, caps, and head wraps brought from Africa and adopted by African Americans in the 1970s as an expression of cultural pride 
D)  a holiday created in 1966 to celebrate the shared African heritage of all African Americans 
A)  a ritual transported from Africa to America in the eighteenth century and preserved by secret societies in African American communities 
B)  a type of music attacked as demeaning by African-American rights activists in the 1970s 
C)  a fashion featuring colorful shirts, caps, and head wraps brought from Africa and adopted by African Americans in the 1970s as an expression of cultural pride 
D)  a holiday created in 1966 to celebrate the shared African heritage of all African Americans

Question 4

Which of the following was one of President Carter's responses to the 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  He approved the sale of AWACS planes to the People's Republic of China. 
B)  He diverted shipments of grain from Russia to the rebels in Afghanistan. 
C)  He broke off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  He withdrew a major arms control treaty from Senate consideration. 
A)  He approved the sale of AWACS planes to the People's Republic of China. 
B)  He diverted shipments of grain from Russia to the rebels in Afghanistan. 
C)  He broke off diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. 
D)  He withdrew a major arms control treaty from Senate consideration.

Question 5

One of Gerald Ford's first official acts as president was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pardon Richard Nixon 
B)  Request a new Voting Rights Act 
C)  Release funds impounded by the Nixon administration 
D)  Open negotiations with the Soviet Union on arms reduction 
A)  Pardon Richard Nixon 
B)  Request a new Voting Rights Act 
C)  Release funds impounded by the Nixon administration 
D)  Open negotiations with the Soviet Union on arms reduction

Question 6

The 1972 arms agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to slow the arms race by limiting __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nuclear submarines 
B)  antiballistic missile defenses 
C)  the number of nuclear warheads on a missile 
D)  tactical nuclear weapons 
A)  nuclear submarines 
B)  antiballistic missile defenses 
C)  the number of nuclear warheads on a missile 
D)  tactical nuclear weapons

Question 7

Analyze the rise of Saddam Hussein and discuss the position of the United States government in relationship his rise.

Accepted Answer

The rise of Saddam Hussein can be traced

Question 8

Which of the following was a provision of the Camp David accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  Israel promised to withdraw its troops from the Sinai Peninsula. 
B)  Israel agreed to the creation of an autonomous Palestinian state. 
C)  Egypt promised to return the West Bank to Jordan. 
D)  The Palestinian Liberation Organization agreed to recognize the right of Israel to exist. 
A)  Israel promised to withdraw its troops from the Sinai Peninsula. 
B)  Israel agreed to the creation of an autonomous Palestinian state. 
C)  Egypt promised to return the West Bank to Jordan. 
D)  The Palestinian Liberation Organization agreed to recognize the right of Israel to exist.

Question 9

President Richard Nixon's second term ended _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  when he had completed his full term in disgrace and with little power 
B)  with his mental breakdown and replacement by Vice President Spiro Agnew 
C)  with his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office 
D)  with his resignation in the face of certain impeachment and conviction 
A)  when he had completed his full term in disgrace and with little power 
B)  with his mental breakdown and replacement by Vice President Spiro Agnew 
C)  with his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office 
D)  with his resignation in the face of certain impeachment and conviction

Question 10

Mark W. Felt, the informant who led journalists Woodward and Bernstein to a series of articles which led to Nixon's resignation was known as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  "Chatterbox" 
B)  "Creep" 
C)  "Deep Throat" 
D)  "Tape Worm" 
A)  "Chatterbox" 
B)  "Creep" 
C)  "Deep Throat" 
D)  "Tape Worm"

Question 11

Explain the political strategy of Richard Nixon and the Republican Party in the late 1960s and early 1970s. What were the results of this strategy?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon and the Republican Party e

Question 12

Which of the following is considered the primary reason for the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by thousands of Vietnam veterans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange. 
B)  Soldiers had to fight in the midst of jungles, rains, and withering heat. 
C)  Soldiers suffered from battle fatigue. 
D)  Soldiers saw large numbers of women, children, and elderly people killed. 
A)  Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange. 
B)  Soldiers had to fight in the midst of jungles, rains, and withering heat. 
C)  Soldiers suffered from battle fatigue. 
D)  Soldiers saw large numbers of women, children, and elderly people killed.

Question 13

According to the tenets of monetary theory, which of the following is a prescription for reducing inflation?

Accepted Answer

A)  If less money is available, price increases will slow and the inflationary spiral will end. 
B)  Credit can be eased by lowering interest rates, thus allowing the supply of money to grow quickly. 
C)  Increased federal spending will spur economic expansion, reduce unemployment, and increase personal spending. 
D)  Reduced federal taxes will give consumers more buying power. 
A)  If less money is available, price increases will slow and the inflationary spiral will end. 
B)  Credit can be eased by lowering interest rates, thus allowing the supply of money to grow quickly. 
C)  Increased federal spending will spur economic expansion, reduce unemployment, and increase personal spending. 
D)  Reduced federal taxes will give consumers more buying power.

Question 14

President Gerald Ford:

Accepted Answer

A)  Had a term of office shorter than that of any other president 
B)  Refused to pardon Richard Nixon 
C)  Used the veto more than any other president 
D)  Was the first unelected president in U.S. history 
A)  Had a term of office shorter than that of any other president 
B)  Refused to pardon Richard Nixon 
C)  Used the veto more than any other president 
D)  Was the first unelected president in U.S. history

Question 15

Which of the following statements about the American economy in the 1970s is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  As productivity lagged, workers expected wage reductions. 
B)  Productivity increased as the expectations of workers concerning wages increased. 
C)  Major increases in productivity were accompanied by a decrease in workers' expectations concerning wages. 
D)  Although productivity declined, workers' wages usually did not. 
A)  As productivity lagged, workers expected wage reductions. 
B)  Productivity increased as the expectations of workers concerning wages increased. 
C)  Major increases in productivity were accompanied by a decrease in workers' expectations concerning wages. 
D)  Although productivity declined, workers' wages usually did not.

Question 16

Discuss the factors that led to the sharp inflation of the mid- to late-1970s. How did President Ford and President Carter respond? What were the consequences of their responses?

Accepted Answer

The sharp inflation of the mid- to late-

Question 17

In 1975, Secretary of State Kissinger persuaded Israel and Egypt to accept _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Egyptian withdrawal from the Golan Heights and an end to the building of Israeli settlements in occupied lands 
B)  Egyptian withdrawal from Jerusalem and Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank 
C)  Egyptian recognition of Israel's existence as a nation and an end to hostilities 
D)  a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula 
A)  Egyptian withdrawal from the Golan Heights and an end to the building of Israeli settlements in occupied lands 
B)  Egyptian withdrawal from Jerusalem and Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank 
C)  Egyptian recognition of Israel's existence as a nation and an end to hostilities 
D)  a United Nations peacekeeping force in the Sinai Peninsula

Question 18

Discuss the accomplishments of the modern environmental movement between 1968 and 1980.

Accepted Answer

The modern environmental movement betwee

Question 19

The voices of Puerto Rican nationalists on the United States mainland largely emerged from which city?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Seattle 
D)  Denver 
A)  New York 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Seattle 
D)  Denver

Question 20

The War Powers Act of 1973 ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  represented a furthering of the trend toward an "imperial presidency" 
B)  reorganized the administrative command structure of the military services 
C)  strengthened the president's powers as commander-in-chief of the armed services 
D)  attempted to limit the president's war-making power 
A)  represented a furthering of the trend toward an "imperial presidency" 
B)  reorganized the administrative command structure of the military services 
C)  strengthened the president's powers as commander-in-chief of the armed services 
D)  attempted to limit the president's war-making power

Exam 27: A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

At the time of its founding in 1966, the primary goal of the National Organization for Women was to __________________.

One of the ways in which President Nixon and his Secretary of State Henry Kissinger tried to weaken communism was by _________________.

Kwanzaa is _______________________________.

Which of the following was one of President Carter's responses to the 1979 Soviet intervention in Afghanistan?

One of Gerald Ford's first official acts as president was to:

The 1972 arms agreement between the United States and the Soviet Union attempted to slow the arms race by limiting __________________.

Analyze the rise of Saddam Hussein and discuss the position of the United States government in relationship his rise.

Which of the following was a provision of the Camp David accords?

President Richard Nixon's second term ended _______________________.

Mark W. Felt, the informant who led journalists Woodward and Bernstein to a series of articles which led to Nixon's resignation was known as ______________.

Explain the political strategy of Richard Nixon and the Republican Party in the late 1960s and early 1970s. What were the results of this strategy?

Which of the following is considered the primary reason for the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by thousands of Vietnam veterans?

According to the tenets of monetary theory, which of the following is a prescription for reducing inflation?

President Gerald Ford:

Which of the following statements about the American economy in the 1970s is accurate?

Discuss the factors that led to the sharp inflation of the mid- to late-1970s. How did President Ford and President Carter respond? What were the consequences of their responses?

In 1975, Secretary of State Kissinger persuaded Israel and Egypt to accept _________________.

Discuss the accomplishments of the modern environmental movement between 1968 and 1980.

The voices of Puerto Rican nationalists on the United States mainland largely emerged from which city?

The War Powers Act of 1973 ___________________.

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