Question 1

In foreign policy,Reagan:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed "authoritarian" noncommunist regimes. 
B)  embraced Carter's emphasis on human rights. 
C)  decreased military spending. 
D)  called for a halt to the development of nuclear weapons. 
E)  initiated the largest military buildup in American history. 
A)  opposed "authoritarian" noncommunist regimes. 
B)  embraced Carter's emphasis on human rights. 
C)  decreased military spending. 
D)  called for a halt to the development of nuclear weapons. 
E)  initiated the largest military buildup in American history.

Question 2

All of the following are evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970s EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in higher education. 
B)  a higher divorce rate and lower birth rate. 
C)  the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 
D)  more employment opportunities, such as with AT&T. 
E)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke. 
A)  Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in higher education. 
B)  a higher divorce rate and lower birth rate. 
C)  the Equal Credit Opportunity Act. 
D)  more employment opportunities, such as with AT&T. 
E)  Regents of the University of California v. Bakke.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Pentagon Papers

Accepted Answer

A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action 
A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action

Question 4

Analyze the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment.Who was for it and who was against it? How did each side define freedom for women? What does the debate tell us about American society in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

The debate over the Equal Rights Amendme

Question 5

Compare how successful the women's movement and the civil rights movement were by the end of 1988.What achievements had been made? Did each group achieve its desired freedoms? What methods did each movement best employ? Which movement was more successful,and why?

Accepted Answer

By the end of 1988, both the women's mov

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Church Committee

Accepted Answer

A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action 
A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action

Question 7

Before the 1970s,the American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Church Committee revealed that since the beginning of the Cold War:

Accepted Answer

A)  the CIA and FBI had engaged in abusive actions. 
B)  the Catholic Church had secretly channeled funds to Third World countries fighting communism. 
C)  every administration had traded arms for hostages behind the back of Congress. 
D)  the Ku Klux Klan had been receiving funds from the FBI to sabotage the civil rights movement. 
E)  the draft process had unfairly drafted the poor and minorities, while white, middle-class men were often exempt. 
A)  the CIA and FBI had engaged in abusive actions. 
B)  the Catholic Church had secretly channeled funds to Third World countries fighting communism. 
C)  every administration had traded arms for hostages behind the back of Congress. 
D)  the Ku Klux Klan had been receiving funds from the FBI to sabotage the civil rights movement. 
E)  the draft process had unfairly drafted the poor and minorities, while white, middle-class men were often exempt.

Question 9

Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nixon would stage a second political comeback in the Reagan administration. 
B)  As many Democrats as Republicans wound up in jail in the Watergate scandal. 
C)  Nixon remained popular with the American public, despite the Watergate scandal. 
D)  Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government. 
E)  Republicans distanced themselves from Nixon and won majorities in 1974. 
A)  Nixon would stage a second political comeback in the Reagan administration. 
B)  As many Democrats as Republicans wound up in jail in the Watergate scandal. 
C)  Nixon remained popular with the American public, despite the Watergate scandal. 
D)  Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government. 
E)  Republicans distanced themselves from Nixon and won majorities in 1974.

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-supply-side economics

Accepted Answer

A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action 
A) arms for hostages 
B) young, successful urban professionals 
C) caused by deregulation 
D) easing of Cold War tensions 
E) ban on raising property taxes
F)trickle-down economics
G)peace between Egypt and Israel
H)investigated the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and CIA
I)slow economic growth and high inflation
J)nuclear power plant accident
K)presidential involvement in Vietnam
L)affirmative action

Question 11

In spite of the efforts of conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly,the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified by enough states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Immediately after the end of the Vietnam War,Ford issued an unconditional pardon to all of the draft resisters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the twentieth century,the 1970s was the only decade besides the 1930s in which Americans on average were poorer at the end of the decade than when it began.Compare the economic crisis of the 1970s with that of the 1930s.What were the causes of each? How did the government respond to each crisis? How was labor affected in each decade? What eventually turned the economy around in each case?

Accepted Answer

The economic crisis of the 1970s in the

Question 14

Reagan's presidency was successful in large part because of his close,hands-on governing style that oversaw every detail.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Carter and human rights

Accepted Answer

Carter and human rights refers to the pr

Question 16

In 1976,Jimmy Carter won the presidential race in part because he:

Accepted Answer

A)  promised never to lie to Americans. 
B)  pledged to pardon Richard Nixon. 
C)  did not support affirmative action. 
D)  was well connected within the Washington political scene. 
E)  promised a return to American isolationism. 
A)  promised never to lie to Americans. 
B)  pledged to pardon Richard Nixon. 
C)  did not support affirmative action. 
D)  was well connected within the Washington political scene. 
E)  promised a return to American isolationism.

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Oliver North

Accepted Answer

A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president 
A) first woman appointed on the Supreme Court 
B) leader of the Moral Majority 
C) vice presidential candidate 
D) Supreme Court chief justice 
E) supporter of the Family Assistance Plan
F)national security adviser
G)Soviet leader
H)Strategic Defense Initiative
I)staunch opponent of the ERA
J)Camp David Accords
K)Iran-Contra affair
L)Reagan's vice president

Question 18

Domestically,President Gerald Ford:

Accepted Answer

A)  was successful at reviving the American economy. 
B)  introduced programs that encouraged growth in the manufacturing sector. 
C)  reversed the economic policies of his predecessor. 
D)  restored Americans' confidence in their nation, as business boomed. 
E)  failed to revive the economy. 
A)  was successful at reviving the American economy. 
B)  introduced programs that encouraged growth in the manufacturing sector. 
C)  reversed the economic policies of his predecessor. 
D)  restored Americans' confidence in their nation, as business boomed. 
E)  failed to revive the economy.

Question 19

Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)  The military cover-up of the atrocity prevented the guilty parties from ever facing trial. 
B)  American public opinion declared the defendants guilty before there even was a trial. 
C)  The leaders responsible for the massacre were all sentenced to life and remain in jail to this day. 
D)  One person was found guilty in this killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974. 
E)  The event prompted Americans to reflect more deeply on the implications of the Nuremberg trials. 
A)  The military cover-up of the atrocity prevented the guilty parties from ever facing trial. 
B)  American public opinion declared the defendants guilty before there even was a trial. 
C)  The leaders responsible for the massacre were all sentenced to life and remain in jail to this day. 
D)  One person was found guilty in this killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974. 
E)  The event prompted Americans to reflect more deeply on the implications of the Nuremberg trials.

Question 20

Why did the CIA seek to destabilize the government of Chile after 1970?

Accepted Answer

A)  The country had elected socialist Salvador Allende into office. 
B)  The U.S. sought to prevent the coup of General Augusto Pinochet. 
C)  The Chilean government had blocked U.S. access to Chilean copper mines. 
D)  The government of Chile had provided North Vietnam with covert support. 
E)  Chile had been hosting Che Guevara, a long-time public enemy to the United States. 
A)  The country had elected socialist Salvador Allende into office. 
B)  The U.S. sought to prevent the coup of General Augusto Pinochet. 
C)  The Chilean government had blocked U.S. access to Chilean copper mines. 
D)  The government of Chile had provided North Vietnam with covert support. 
E)  Chile had been hosting Che Guevara, a long-time public enemy to the United States.

Exam 26: The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

In foreign policy,Reagan:

All of the following are evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970s EXCEPT:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pentagon Papers

Analyze the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment.Who was for it and who was against it? How did each side define freedom for women? What does the debate tell us about American society in the 1970s?

Compare how successful the women's movement and the civil rights movement were by the end of 1988.What achievements had been made? Did each group achieve its desired freedoms? What methods did each movement best employ? Which movement was more successful,and why?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Church Committee

Before the 1970s,the American Psychiatric Association listed homosexuality as a psychiatric disorder.

The Church Committee revealed that since the beginning of the Cold War:

Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -supply-side economics

In spite of the efforts of conservatives like Phyllis Schlafly,the Equal Rights Amendment was passed by Congress and ratified by enough states.

Immediately after the end of the Vietnam War,Ford issued an unconditional pardon to all of the draft resisters.

Reagan's presidency was successful in large part because of his close,hands-on governing style that oversaw every detail.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Carter and human rights

In 1976,Jimmy Carter won the presidential race in part because he:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Oliver North

Domestically,President Gerald Ford:

Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai Massacre?

Why did the CIA seek to destabilize the government of Chile after 1970?

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