Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Spiro Agnew

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Spiro Agnew was an American politician w

Question 2

President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization of the war in Vietnam called for

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A)  a gradual handover of the ground war to the South Vietnamese. 
B)  a full-scale conventional invasion of North Vietnam. 
C)  reorganization of the American army in Vietnam into antiguerrilla units. 
D)  an end to all American military and economic aid to South Vietnam. 
E)  a de-emphasis on military assaults in favor of Vietnamese social reform. 
A)  a gradual handover of the ground war to the South Vietnamese. 
B)  a full-scale conventional invasion of North Vietnam. 
C)  reorganization of the American army in Vietnam into antiguerrilla units. 
D)  an end to all American military and economic aid to South Vietnam. 
E)  a de-emphasis on military assaults in favor of Vietnamese social reform.

Question 3

What were the causes and consequences of the Iranian hostage crisis?

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The Iranian hostage crisis, which lasted

Question 4

The most humiliating failure during the Iran hostage crisis came when

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A)  the militant Muslim Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran. 
B)  America's allies refused to condemn the hostage takeover. 
C)  President Carter's attempted mission to rescue the hostages ended in disaster. 
D)  some of the U.S. hostages took the side of their Iranian captors. 
E)  the Iranians demonstrated their ability to drive up American oil prices. 
A)  the militant Muslim Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah of Iran. 
B)  America's allies refused to condemn the hostage takeover. 
C)  President Carter's attempted mission to rescue the hostages ended in disaster. 
D)  some of the U.S. hostages took the side of their Iranian captors. 
E)  the Iranians demonstrated their ability to drive up American oil prices.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thurgood Marshall

Accepted Answer

Thurgood Marshall was a pivotal figure i

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Leonid Brezhnev

Accepted Answer

Leonid Brezhnev was a prominent Soviet p

Question 7

The Nixon administration still reflected a staunch anticommunist policy when it engaged in covert operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

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A)  Cuba. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  China. 
D)  Chile. 
E)  Sweden. 
A)  Cuba. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  China. 
D)  Chile. 
E)  Sweden.

Question 8

American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing

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A)  the Little Big Horn battleground and Mount Rushmore in the sacred Black Hills. 
B)  Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 
C)  the major tribal headquarters throughout Oklahoma. 
D)  salmon fishing grounds in Washington and trout streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E)  the Tippecanoe battlefield and Mesa Verde National Park. 
A)  the Little Big Horn battleground and Mount Rushmore in the sacred Black Hills. 
B)  Alcatraz Island and Wounded Knee, South Dakota. 
C)  the major tribal headquarters throughout Oklahoma. 
D)  salmon fishing grounds in Washington and trout streams in Wisconsin and Minnesota. 
E)  the Tippecanoe battlefield and Mesa Verde National Park.

Question 9

Assess President Nixon's strategy of Vietnamization.Do you think that it was the best way to end the war? Why or why not?

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President Nixon's strategy of Vietnamiza

Question 10

The text authors contend that Richard Nixon brought to the presidency "one hugely valuable asset─his broad knowledge and thoughtful expertise in foreign affairs." Do you agree? Cite several aspects of American foreign policy between 1969 and 1974 that demonstrate President Nixon's expertise.

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The answer of The text authors contend that Richard Nixon...

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-energy crisis

Accepted Answer

The term "energy crisis" generally refer

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Watergate scandal

Accepted Answer

The Watergate scandal was a major politi

Question 13

Congressman Gerald Ford had become vice president of the United States when

Accepted Answer

A)  Nelson Rockefeller resigned the vice presidency to become governor of New York. 
B)  Spiro Agnew resigned on corruption charges and Nixon appointed Ford under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. 
C)  he was selected to replace Spiro Agnew as Nixon's vice president in the 1972 campaign. 
D)  Nixon was impeached and Congress needed to select a new president. 
E)  the Twenty-Fifth Amendment made the Speaker of the House vice president in case of potential impeachment. 
A)  Nelson Rockefeller resigned the vice presidency to become governor of New York. 
B)  Spiro Agnew resigned on corruption charges and Nixon appointed Ford under the Twenty-Fifth Amendment. 
C)  he was selected to replace Spiro Agnew as Nixon's vice president in the 1972 campaign. 
D)  Nixon was impeached and Congress needed to select a new president. 
E)  the Twenty-Fifth Amendment made the Speaker of the House vice president in case of potential impeachment.

Exam 39: The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Spiro Agnew

President Nixon's policy of Vietnamization of the war in Vietnam called for

What were the causes and consequences of the Iranian hostage crisis?

The most humiliating failure during the Iran hostage crisis came when

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thurgood Marshall

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Leonid Brezhnev

The Nixon administration still reflected a staunch anticommunist policy when it engaged in covert operations to overthrow the elected leftist government of

American Indian activists brought attention to their cause in the 1970s by seizing

Assess President Nixon's strategy of Vietnamization.Do you think that it was the best way to end the war? Why or why not?

The text authors contend that Richard Nixon brought to the presidency "one hugely valuable asset─his broad knowledge and thoughtful expertise in foreign affairs." Do you agree? Cite several aspects of American foreign policy between 1969 and 1974 that demonstrate President Nixon's expertise.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -energy crisis

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Watergate scandal

Congressman Gerald Ford had become vice president of the United States when

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