Question 1

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

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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 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 new emphasis on the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. 
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 new emphasis on the aerial bombing of North Vietnam.

Question 3

Richard Nixon's Philadelphia Plan

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A)  was a direct attack on affirmative action. 
B)  aimed at giving direct economic assistance to business. 
C)  attempted to counter the Supreme Court's opposition to affirmative action. 
D)  required construction trade unions to establish timetables and goals for hiring black apprentices. 
E)  aimed to renovate inner cities like those in Philadelphia. 
A)  was a direct attack on affirmative action. 
B)  aimed at giving direct economic assistance to business. 
C)  attempted to counter the Supreme Court's opposition to affirmative action. 
D)  required construction trade unions to establish timetables and goals for hiring black apprentices. 
E)  aimed to renovate inner cities like those in Philadelphia.

Question 4

The 1973 War Powers Act

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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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War on Poverty

Accepted Answer

The War on Poverty refers to a series of

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Medicare and Medicaid

Accepted Answer

Medicare and Medicaid are two significan

Question 7

Some advocates of Black Power, recollecting the black nationalist movement of the Marcus Garvey, made the movement the basis for

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A)  emphasizing African American distinctiveness and separatism. 
B)  upholding the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  violent overthrow of the U.S. government. 
D)  encouraging the end of racially based identity and culture. 
E)  promoting affirmative action in education and employment. 
A)  emphasizing African American distinctiveness and separatism. 
B)  upholding the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr. 
C)  violent overthrow of the U.S. government. 
D)  encouraging the end of racially based identity and culture. 
E)  promoting affirmative action in education and employment.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Barry Goldwater

Accepted Answer

Barry Goldwater was a significant figure

Question 9

To what extent was the gay rights movement a direct outgrowth of the 1960s? How does it compare with the other civil rights and liberation movements of the time?

Accepted Answer

The gay rights movement of the 1960s was

Question 10

Lyndon Johnson gained strong support for federal aid to education by

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A)  making sure that the funds would flow primarily to needy students. 
B)  guaranteeing that no aid would be given to Catholic schools. 
C)  sidestepping the controversy over parochial schools by channeling aid directly to students. 
D)  focusing on improving educational quality rather than racial integration. 
E)  directing funds toward higher education only. 
A)  making sure that the funds would flow primarily to needy students. 
B)  guaranteeing that no aid would be given to Catholic schools. 
C)  sidestepping the controversy over parochial schools by channeling aid directly to students. 
D)  focusing on improving educational quality rather than racial integration. 
E)  directing funds toward higher education only.

Question 11

Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

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A)  the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
B)  the Social Security system. 
C)  civil rights legislation. 
D)  the nuclear test-ban treaty. 
E)  the federal income tax. 
A)  the Tennessee Valley Authority. 
B)  the Social Security system. 
C)  civil rights legislation. 
D)  the nuclear test-ban treaty. 
E)  the federal income tax.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"rights revolution"

Accepted Answer

The "rights revolution" refers to a peri

Question 13

Voters supported Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 presidential election because of their

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A)  loyalty to the Kennedy legacy. 
B)  faith in the Great Society promises of economic improvement for all classes and races. 
C)  fear of the Republican nominee, Barry Goldwater. 
D)  trust in Johnson's Vietnam policy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct. 
A)  loyalty to the Kennedy legacy. 
B)  faith in the Great Society promises of economic improvement for all classes and races. 
C)  fear of the Republican nominee, Barry Goldwater. 
D)  trust in Johnson's Vietnam policy. 
E)  All of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Kent State killings

Accepted Answer

The Kent State killings refer to the tra

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Students for a Democratic Society

Accepted Answer

Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The term "energy crisis" generally refer

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Six-Day War

Accepted Answer

The Six-Day War, also known as the June

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Robert S. McNamara

Accepted Answer

Robert S. McNamara was an influential Am

Question 19

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

Accepted Answer

A)  a successful suppression of Viet Cong gains in South Vietnam. 
B)  congressional approval for an expanded war effort. 
C)  a growing threat from the Soviet Union 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 the Soviet Union 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 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tet offensive

Accepted Answer

The Tet Offensive was a coordinated seri

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

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

Richard Nixon's Philadelphia Plan

The 1973 War Powers Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War on Poverty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Medicare and Medicaid

Some advocates of Black Power, recollecting the black nationalist movement of the Marcus Garvey, made the movement the basis for

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Barry Goldwater

To what extent was the gay rights movement a direct outgrowth of the 1960s? How does it compare with the other civil rights and liberation movements of the time?

Lyndon Johnson gained strong support for federal aid to education by

Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"rights revolution"

Voters supported Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 presidential election because of their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kent State killings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Students for a Democratic Society

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Six-Day War

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert S. McNamara

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tet offensive

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Exam 16: The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

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

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

Richard Nixon's Philadelphia Plan

The 1973 War Powers Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War on Poverty

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Medicare and Medicaid

Some advocates of Black Power, recollecting the black nationalist movement of the Marcus Garvey, made the movement the basis for

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Barry Goldwater

To what extent was the gay rights movement a direct outgrowth of the 1960s? How does it compare with the other civil rights and liberation movements of the time?

Lyndon Johnson gained strong support for federal aid to education by

Barry Goldwater, the Republican party's 1964 presidential candidate, opposed

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"rights revolution"

Voters supported Lyndon Johnson in the 1964 presidential election because of their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Kent State killings

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Students for a Democratic Society

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Six-Day War

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Robert S. McNamara

President Nixon's 1970 invasion of Cambodia led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tet offensive

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 in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the “Roaring Twenties” 1920–1929

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

American Zenith 1952-1963

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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