Question 1

Richard Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and the Congress by claiming that

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A)  portions of the tape were erased. 
B)  they were his private property. 
C)  he had executive privilege (confidentiality). 
D)  they were inaudible. 
E)  it would violate his right to privacy. 
A)  portions of the tape were erased. 
B)  they were his private property. 
C)  he had executive privilege (confidentiality). 
D)  they were inaudible. 
E)  it would violate his right to privacy.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Saturday Night Massacre

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The Saturday Night Massacre refers to a

Question 3

America's strong support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War led to

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A)  a vigorous effort to end America's reliance on imported oil. 
B)  considerably lower energy prices for European countries that had remained neutral in the war. 
C)  an increasing alliance between Arab nations and the Soviet Union. 
D)  America's growing reliance on Iran as its major source of Middle Eastern oil. 
E)  an OPEC oil boycott of the United States and a subsequent energy crisis and recession. 
A)  a vigorous effort to end America's reliance on imported oil. 
B)  considerably lower energy prices for European countries that had remained neutral in the war. 
C)  an increasing alliance between Arab nations and the Soviet Union. 
D)  America's growing reliance on Iran as its major source of Middle Eastern oil. 
E)  an OPEC oil boycott of the United States and a subsequent energy crisis and recession.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Dean III

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John Dean III is a significant figure in

Question 5

Results of the Cambodian incursion ordered by President Nixon in 1970 included

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A)  the killing of student demonstrators at Kent State University. 
B)  the elimination of Viet Cong bases in Cambodia. 
C)  the repeal of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution by the Senate. 
D)  a deepening of the division between prowar "hawks" and antiwar "doves." 
E)  Nixon's resignation of the presidency. 
A)  the killing of student demonstrators at Kent State University. 
B)  the elimination of Viet Cong bases in Cambodia. 
C)  the repeal of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution by the Senate. 
D)  a deepening of the division between prowar "hawks" and antiwar "doves." 
E)  Nixon's resignation of the presidency.

Question 6

The people of the United States had provided just about everything for South Vietnam except

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A)  the most sophisticated aircraft. 
B)  hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. 
C)  enough time to win. 
D)  enough money to build its own military. 
E)  the will to win the war. 
A)  the most sophisticated aircraft. 
B)  hundreds of thousands of U.S. troops. 
C)  enough time to win. 
D)  enough money to build its own military. 
E)  the will to win the war.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Rachel Carson

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Rachel Carson was an American marine bio

Question 8

The SALT II Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States died in the Senate when the Soviets

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A)  refused to sign the Helsinki accords. 
B)  cracked down on Soviet dissidents. 
C)  halted the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. 
D)  helped Muslim fundamentalists to overthrow the shah of Iran. 
E)  invaded Afghanistan. 
A)  refused to sign the Helsinki accords. 
B)  cracked down on Soviet dissidents. 
C)  halted the immigration of Soviet Jews to Israel. 
D)  helped Muslim fundamentalists to overthrow the shah of Iran. 
E)  invaded Afghanistan.

Question 9

Why did President Carter's 1979 retreat to Camp David and his subsequent malaise speech cause such hostile public reaction?

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President Carter's 1979 retreat to Camp

Question 10

Despite his political skills and foreign policy knowledge,Richard Nixon harbored deep and bitter resentments against

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A)  the conservative, Goldwater wing of the Republican party. 
B)  women whom he blamed for undermining traditional conservative values. 
C)  the Communist great powers, China and the Soviet Union, which threatened America. 
D)  the Catholic Church that be believed looked down on his own Quaker religion. 
E)  the liberal establishment that had fought him throughout his career. 
A)  the conservative, Goldwater wing of the Republican party. 
B)  women whom he blamed for undermining traditional conservative values. 
C)  the Communist great powers, China and the Soviet Union, which threatened America. 
D)  the Catholic Church that be believed looked down on his own Quaker religion. 
E)  the liberal establishment that had fought him throughout his career.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

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The Occupational Health and Safety Admin

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Twenty-Fifth amendment

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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George McGovern

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George McGovern was an American politici

Question 14

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

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A)  a successful suppression of Viet Cong gains in South Vietnam. 
B)  congressional approval for an expanded war effort. 
C)  a growing threat from China to enter the war on the side of North Vietnam. 
D)  dramatic new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war. 
E)  an end to the secret American bombing campaign against Cambodia. 
A)  a successful suppression of Viet Cong gains in South Vietnam. 
B)  congressional approval for an expanded war effort. 
C)  a growing threat from China to enter the war on the side of North Vietnam. 
D)  dramatic new waves of bitter domestic protest against the war. 
E)  an end to the secret American bombing campaign against Cambodia.

Question 15

Perhaps Richard Nixon's most valuable asset as he began his presidency in 1969 was his

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A)  naturally conciliatory manner. 
B)  inclination to try to work openly with antiwar liberals to halt the Vietnam War. 
C)  close connection with former President Eisenhower. 
D)  clear mandate from the public as a result of his 1968 election victory. 
E)  expertise in foreign affairs. 
A)  naturally conciliatory manner. 
B)  inclination to try to work openly with antiwar liberals to halt the Vietnam War. 
C)  close connection with former President Eisenhower. 
D)  clear mandate from the public as a result of his 1968 election victory. 
E)  expertise in foreign affairs.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mohammed Reza Pahlevi (Shah of Iran)

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Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, commonly known as

Question 17

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

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Anti-Ballistic Missiles (ABM) are defens

Question 18

The proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),passed by Congress in 1972 and eventually ratified by 35 states,stated the following:

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A)  "Congress shall pass no law restricting the equal right of privacy in marital relations or reproduction." 
B)  "The equal rights of unborn citizens of the United States under the Fourteenth Amendment shall not be abridged." 
C)  "Equal access to the courts of the United States and any state shall not be abridged on account of race, gender, or physical handicap." 
D)  "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on the basis of sex." 
E)  "Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed by the courts or any state to prohibit the guarantee of equal pay for equal work to women." 
A)  "Congress shall pass no law restricting the equal right of privacy in marital relations or reproduction." 
B)  "The equal rights of unborn citizens of the United States under the Fourteenth Amendment shall not be abridged." 
C)  "Equal access to the courts of the United States and any state shall not be abridged on account of race, gender, or physical handicap." 
D)  "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on the basis of sex." 
E)  "Nothing in this Constitution shall be construed by the courts or any state to prohibit the guarantee of equal pay for equal work to women."

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pentagon Papers

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The Pentagon Papers, officially titled "

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Silent Spring

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"Silent Spring" is a book written by Rac

Exam 39: The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

Richard Nixon tried to resist giving his taped conversations to the special prosecutor and the Congress by claiming that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Saturday Night Massacre

America's strong support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Dean III

Results of the Cambodian incursion ordered by President Nixon in 1970 included

The people of the United States had provided just about everything for South Vietnam except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Rachel Carson

The SALT II Treaty between the Soviet Union and the United States died in the Senate when the Soviets

Why did President Carter's 1979 retreat to Camp David and his subsequent malaise speech cause such hostile public reaction?

Despite his political skills and foreign policy knowledge,Richard Nixon harbored deep and bitter resentments against

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Twenty-Fifth amendment

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George McGovern

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

Perhaps Richard Nixon's most valuable asset as he began his presidency in 1969 was his

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mohammed Reza Pahlevi (Shah of Iran)

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

The proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA),passed by Congress in 1972 and eventually ratified by 35 states,stated the following:

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pentagon Papers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Silent Spring

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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