Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rachel Carson was an American marine bio

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"silent majority"

Accepted Answer

The term "silent majority" refers to an

Question 3

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aroused bitter opposition among many business people because

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A)  they undermined strong efforts that businesses were already making to protect the environment and worker safety. 
B)  the agencies were financed by new corporate business taxes. 
C)  most business leaders were hostile to improvements in the environment or safety. 
D)  they directly involved the federal government in many aspects of business decision making. 
E)  they operated under laws passed by an antibusiness administration. 
A)  they undermined strong efforts that businesses were already making to protect the environment and worker safety. 
B)  the agencies were financed by new corporate business taxes. 
C)  most business leaders were hostile to improvements in the environment or safety. 
D)  they directly involved the federal government in many aspects of business decision making. 
E)  they operated under laws passed by an antibusiness administration.

Question 4

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, outraged religious conservatives in 1962-1963 when it

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A)  declared a woman's right to an abortion. 
B)  ruled that prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the First Amendment. 
C)  prohibited the display of religious symbols in government buildings. 
D)  ruled that parochial schools and parochial students could not receive government funding or any assistance. 
E)  declared that the practice of having congressional chaplains was unconstitutional. 
A)  declared a woman's right to an abortion. 
B)  ruled that prayer and Bible reading in public schools violated the First Amendment. 
C)  prohibited the display of religious symbols in government buildings. 
D)  ruled that parochial schools and parochial students could not receive government funding or any assistance. 
E)  declared that the practice of having congressional chaplains was unconstitutional.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-War Powers Act

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The War Powers Act, officially known as

Question 6

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?

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

Question 7

The focal point of congressional opposition to Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam War policy was

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A)  the Republican party in both the Senate and the House. 
B)  the Senate office of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. 
C)  Senator Richard Russell's Armed Services Committee. 
D)  the House Ways and Means Committee. 
E)  Senator William Fulbright's Foreign Relations Committee. 
A)  the Republican party in both the Senate and the House. 
B)  the Senate office of Vice President Hubert Humphrey. 
C)  Senator Richard Russell's Armed Services Committee. 
D)  the House Ways and Means Committee. 
E)  Senator William Fulbright's Foreign Relations Committee.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Janis Joplin

Accepted Answer

Janis Joplin was an American singer-song

Question 9

In 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

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A)  tossed their medals in front of the Capitol building to protest against the war. 
B)  fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S. soldiers. 
C)  protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D)  encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S. military. 
E)  supported expanded roles for women in the military. 
A)  tossed their medals in front of the Capitol building to protest against the war. 
B)  fought the antiwar movement with a demonstration on behalf of U.S. soldiers. 
C)  protested the lack of medical care and benefits for returning soldiers. 
D)  encouraged young men in Times Square, NY, to enlist in the U.S. military. 
E)  supported expanded roles for women in the military.

Question 10

​The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s

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A)  was a new phenomenon for America. 
B)  did not occur anywhere else in the world at that time. 
C)  touched all institutions except religion. 
D)  had deep historical roots in American culture. 
E)  arose from the music and drugs of the time. 
A)  was a new phenomenon for America. 
B)  did not occur anywhere else in the world at that time. 
C)  touched all institutions except religion. 
D)  had deep historical roots in American culture. 
E)  arose from the music and drugs of the time.

Question 11

Explain how America's involvement in Vietnam "presented a grisly demonstration" of how "the doctrine of 'flexible response' ... contained lethal logic."

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America's involvement in Vietnam present

Question 12

Richard Nixon's legislation guaranteeing that Social Security raises would be indexed to guarantee against inflation

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A)  enabled the Republican party to gain ownership of the Social Security issue over the Democrats. 
B)  was economically supported by an increase in Social Security taxes. 
C)  actually contributed to increased inflation in the 1970s. 
D)  was an exception to Nixon's general hostility to Social Security. 
E)  was rejected by Congress as too expensive for the U.S. government to afford. 
A)  enabled the Republican party to gain ownership of the Social Security issue over the Democrats. 
B)  was economically supported by an increase in Social Security taxes. 
C)  actually contributed to increased inflation in the 1970s. 
D)  was an exception to Nixon's general hostility to Social Security. 
E)  was rejected by Congress as too expensive for the U.S. government to afford.

Question 13

The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that

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A)  America's Asian allies would have to fight their wars without large numbers of American troops. 
B)  the United States would supply only economic aid to its allies. 
C)  the United would make détente with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China its highest diplomatic priority. 
D)  all American allies must commit troops to fight communism if necessary. 
E)  the United States would maintain naval and air bases in East Asia but not send ground troops to fight on the Asian mainland. 
A)  America's Asian allies would have to fight their wars without large numbers of American troops. 
B)  the United States would supply only economic aid to its allies. 
C)  the United would make détente with the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China its highest diplomatic priority. 
D)  all American allies must commit troops to fight communism if necessary. 
E)  the United States would maintain naval and air bases in East Asia but not send ground troops to fight on the Asian mainland.

Question 14

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

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A)  the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B)  the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C)  third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D)  Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E)  Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary. 
A)  the Senate voted to cut off funds for any further escalation of the war. 
B)  the favorite for the Republican nomination, Richard Nixon, began opposing the war. 
C)  third-party challenger George Wallace began criticizing Johnson. 
D)  Vice President Hubert Humphrey turned against Johnson's policies. 
E)  Senator Eugene McCarthy nearly defeated Johnson in the New Hampshire Democratic primary.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Free Speech Movement

Accepted Answer

The Free Speech Movement was a student p

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Civil Rights Act of 1964

Accepted Answer

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landm

Question 17

All of the following programs were created by Lyndon Johnson's administration except

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A)  the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. 
B)  Project Head Start. 
C)  the Peace Corps. 
D)  Medicare. 
E)  the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
A)  the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities. 
B)  Project Head Start. 
C)  the Peace Corps. 
D)  Medicare. 
E)  the Office of Economic Opportunity.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

"Silent Spring" is a book written by Rac

Question 19

Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that

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A)  they had enough votes from senators and congressmen opposed to racial equality to defeat the bill in the House and Senate. 
B)  it would fail because liberals would not be able to support legislation that would end laws that gave women special protections. 
C)  it would be derailed by the inclusion of sexual orientation in the new law. 
D)  discrimination in hiring would not be eliminated by this law. 
E)  Southern Democrats would be able to filibuster the bill in the Senate to death. 
A)  they had enough votes from senators and congressmen opposed to racial equality to defeat the bill in the House and Senate. 
B)  it would fail because liberals would not be able to support legislation that would end laws that gave women special protections. 
C)  it would be derailed by the inclusion of sexual orientation in the new law. 
D)  discrimination in hiring would not be eliminated by this law. 
E)  Southern Democrats would be able to filibuster the bill in the Senate to death.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"silent majority"

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aroused bitter opposition among many business people because

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, outraged religious conservatives in 1962-1963 when it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War Powers Act

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?

The focal point of congressional opposition to Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam War policy was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Janis Joplin

In 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s

Explain how America's involvement in Vietnam "presented a grisly demonstration" of how "the doctrine of 'flexible response' ... contained lethal logic."

Richard Nixon's legislation guaranteeing that Social Security raises would be indexed to guarantee against inflation

The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Speech Movement

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Civil Rights Act of 1964

All of the following programs were created by Lyndon Johnson's administration except

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

Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"silent majority"

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration aroused bitter opposition among many business people because

The Supreme Court, under Chief Justice Earl Warren, outraged religious conservatives in 1962-1963 when it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -War Powers Act

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?

The focal point of congressional opposition to Lyndon Johnson's Vietnam War policy was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Janis Joplin

In 1971, a group of Vietnam War veterans in the U.S.

​The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s

Explain how America's involvement in Vietnam "presented a grisly demonstration" of how "the doctrine of 'flexible response' ... contained lethal logic."

Richard Nixon's legislation guaranteeing that Social Security raises would be indexed to guarantee against inflation

The Nixon Doctrine proclaimed that

The political challenge to President Johnson's Vietnam policies gained great momentum when

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Free Speech Movement

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Civil Rights Act of 1964

All of the following programs were created by Lyndon Johnson's administration except

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

Opponents of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act calculated that

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

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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The skepticism about authority that emerged in the United States during the 1960s