Question 1

Which of the following was the more important in creating the mood of public disillusionment in the 1970s: Watergate,the loss of Vietnam,or economic woes?

Accepted Answer

All three factors played a significant r

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Warren Burger

Accepted Answer

Warren Burger was an American jurist who

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nixon Doctrine

Accepted Answer

The Nixon Doctrine, also known as the Gu

Question 4

The 1973 War Powers Act

Accepted Answer

A)  gave the president the power to commit troops without declaring war. 
B)  compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia. 
C)  required presidential reporting and congressional approval of extended troop commitments. 
D)  ended the military draft and created an all-volunteer army. 
E)  required Congress to approve funds for military operations. 
A)  gave the president the power to commit troops without declaring war. 
B)  compelled President Nixon to end the secret bombing war in Cambodia. 
C)  required presidential reporting and congressional approval of extended troop commitments. 
D)  ended the military draft and created an all-volunteer army. 
E)  required Congress to approve funds for military operations.

Question 5

The effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Milliken v.Bradley,which held that integration did not have to take place across school district lines,was to

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage voluntary busing programs. 
B)  cause Congress to pass laws equalizing school funding in different districts. 
C)  turn public attention to eliminating segregated housing patterns. 
D)  reinforce the division between poorer, minority inner city schools and nearly all-white suburbs. 
E)  end school busing programs in favor of the neighborhood school. 
A)  encourage voluntary busing programs. 
B)  cause Congress to pass laws equalizing school funding in different districts. 
C)  turn public attention to eliminating segregated housing patterns. 
D)  reinforce the division between poorer, minority inner city schools and nearly all-white suburbs. 
E)  end school busing programs in favor of the neighborhood school.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Gerald Ford

Accepted Answer

Gerald Ford, whose full name is Gerald R

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anwar Sadat

Accepted Answer

Anwar Sadat was an Egyptian statesman wh

Question 8

Some historians argue that only a staunch anticommunist like Richard Nixon could have softened the once-bitter American relations with Communist China.Is this view accurate?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Some historians argue that only a staunch...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

Impoundment refers to the act of seizing

Question 10

As part of the cease-fire agreement in Vietnam in 1973

Accepted Answer

A)  the United States ended the bombing of Cambodia. 
B)  the United States stopped all economic and military aid to South Vietnam. 
C)  North Vietnam withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam. 
D)  the Viet Cong joined a coalition government in South Vietnam. 
E)  the United States withdrew all its troops from Vietnam. 
A)  the United States ended the bombing of Cambodia. 
B)  the United States stopped all economic and military aid to South Vietnam. 
C)  North Vietnam withdrew all its troops from South Vietnam. 
D)  the Viet Cong joined a coalition government in South Vietnam. 
E)  the United States withdrew all its troops from Vietnam.

Question 11

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

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A)  Henry Kissinger. 
B)  John Dean III. 
C)  Spiro Agnew. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Donald Rumsfeld. 
A)  Henry Kissinger. 
B)  John Dean III. 
C)  Spiro Agnew. 
D)  Gerald Ford. 
E)  Donald Rumsfeld.

Question 12

The first major trouble to afflict President Carter's foreign policy was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Panamanian seizure of the Panama Canal. 
B)  collapse of the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt. 
C)  ominous reheating of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. 
D)  taking of American hostages in Lebanon. 
E)  threatened Chinese invasion of Taiwan. 
A)  Panamanian seizure of the Panama Canal. 
B)  collapse of the Camp David accords between Israel and Egypt. 
C)  ominous reheating of the Cold War with the Soviet Union. 
D)  taking of American hostages in Lebanon. 
E)  threatened Chinese invasion of Taiwan.

Question 13

Offer your considered judgment of Richard Nixon as president,taking into account his personal qualities,domestic program,and foreign policies.If he had not harbored such bitter personal resentments,could he have come a great president? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon's presidency is a complex

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Richard Nixon

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon was the 37th President of

Question 15

President Carter believed that the fundamental problem of the American economy in the late 1970s was

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of price controls on domestic oil production. 
B)  U.S. dependence on foreign oil. 
C)  the high import fees on foreign oil. 
D)  the exhaustion of domestic oil supplies. 
E)  the loss of a manufacturing base. 
A)  the absence of price controls on domestic oil production. 
B)  U.S. dependence on foreign oil. 
C)  the high import fees on foreign oil. 
D)  the exhaustion of domestic oil supplies. 
E)  the loss of a manufacturing base.

Question 16

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B)  predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C)  forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D)  chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E)  inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government. 
A)  demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B)  predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C)  forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D)  chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E)  inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government.

Question 17

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 18

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement,and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

Accepted Answer

A)  abolitionist; civil rights 
B)  prohibition; black power 
C)  peace; environmental 
D)  progressive; antiwar 
E)  evangelical revival; gay 
A)  abolitionist; civil rights 
B)  prohibition; black power 
C)  peace; environmental 
D)  progressive; antiwar 
E)  evangelical revival; gay

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Vietnamization was a strategy implemente

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Accepted Answer

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a p

Exam 39: The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

Which of the following was the more important in creating the mood of public disillusionment in the 1970s: Watergate,the loss of Vietnam,or economic woes?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Warren Burger

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nixon Doctrine

The 1973 War Powers Act

The effect of the Supreme Court ruling in Milliken v.Bradley,which held that integration did not have to take place across school district lines,was to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Gerald Ford

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anwar Sadat

Some historians argue that only a staunch anticommunist like Richard Nixon could have softened the once-bitter American relations with Communist China.Is this view accurate?

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

As part of the cease-fire agreement in Vietnam in 1973

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

The first major trouble to afflict President Carter's foreign policy was the

Offer your considered judgment of Richard Nixon as president,taking into account his personal qualities,domestic program,and foreign policies.If he had not harbored such bitter personal resentments,could he have come a great president? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Richard Nixon

President Carter believed that the fundamental problem of the American economy in the late 1970s was

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

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

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement,and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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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

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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

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The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

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