Question 1

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

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A)  Vietnamization. 
B)  extension of the war to Cambodia. 
C)  massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam. 
D)  increased American troop commitments. 
E)  creating a draft lottery and reducing draft calls. 
A)  Vietnamization. 
B)  extension of the war to Cambodia. 
C)  massive bombing campaigns in Vietnam. 
D)  increased American troop commitments. 
E)  creating a draft lottery and reducing draft calls.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles de Gaulle

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Charles de Gaulle was a French military

Question 3

What was President Nixon's southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his reelection? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

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President Nixon's southern strategy was

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philadelphia Plan

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The Philadelphia Plan refers to a set of

Question 5

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

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A)  whites left the South in record numbers. 
B)  centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C)  whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D)  white southerners began to court black votes. 
E)  the South became strongly Democratic. 
A)  whites left the South in record numbers. 
B)  centuries of discrimination and oppression ended. 
C)  whites refused to do business with blacks. 
D)  white southerners began to court black votes. 
E)  the South became strongly Democratic.

Question 6

The Supreme Court's Miranda and Escobedo decisions came under sharp attack from many conservatives because they

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A)  prohibited any official recognition of religion in public education. 
B)  guaranteed the rights of criminal suspects against mistreatment by the police. 
C)  overturned laws prohibiting unnatural sexual acts. 
D)  upheld laws requiring busing to achieve racial balance in public schools. 
E)  upheld laws prohibiting private property owners from polluting rivers and lakes. 
A)  prohibited any official recognition of religion in public education. 
B)  guaranteed the rights of criminal suspects against mistreatment by the police. 
C)  overturned laws prohibiting unnatural sexual acts. 
D)  upheld laws requiring busing to achieve racial balance in public schools. 
E)  upheld laws prohibiting private property owners from polluting rivers and lakes.

Question 7

The spoiler third-party candidate for president in 1968 was

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A)  Nelson Rockefeller. 
B)  Hubert H. Humphrey. 
C)  Eugene McCarthy. 
D)  George Wallace. 
E)  Curtis LeMay. 
A)  Nelson Rockefeller. 
B)  Hubert H. Humphrey. 
C)  Eugene McCarthy. 
D)  George Wallace. 
E)  Curtis LeMay.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Vietnamization was a strategy implemente

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American

Question 10

Compare and contrast John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as presidential leaders. In what ways were they similar, and in what ways were they different? Which do you consider the better president? Why? Should either of them be ranked among America's ten best presidents? Why or why not?

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John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson we

Question 11

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

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Spiro T. Agnew was an American politicia

Question 12

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

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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)  North Vietnam guaranteed the political independence and security of 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)  North Vietnam guaranteed the political independence and security of South Vietnam. 
E)  the United States withdrew all its troops from Vietnam.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stokely Carmichael

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Stokely Carmichael was a prominent figur

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Cambodian incursion

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The Cambodian incursion, also known as t

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"hawks" and "doves"

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"Hawks" and "doves" are terms commonly u

Question 16

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 17

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

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The counterculture refers to a movement

Question 18

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

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A)  Americans and Israelis. 
B)  Israel and Saudi Arabia. 
C)  Israel and the United States on the one hand and the Arabs and the Soviet Union on the other. 
D)  the Israeli government and Jewish settlers on the West Bank. 
E)  Israelis and Palestinians. 
A)  Americans and Israelis. 
B)  Israel and Saudi Arabia. 
C)  Israel and the United States on the one hand and the Arabs and the Soviet Union on the other. 
D)  the Israeli government and Jewish settlers on the West Bank. 
E)  Israelis and Palestinians.

Question 19

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

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A)  the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles). 
B)  Fire Island, New York. 
C)  Key West, Florida. 
D)  Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). 
E)  the Stonewall Inn (New York City). 
A)  the Mattachine Society headquarters (Los Angeles). 
B)  Fire Island, New York. 
C)  Key West, Florida. 
D)  Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana). 
E)  the Stonewall Inn (New York City).

Question 20

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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A)  the United States declared war on Vietnam. 
B)  Congress handed the president a blank check to use further force in Vietnam. 
C)  the military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D)  Congress maintained its war-declaring power. 
E)  the goals of American military involvement in Vietnam were clear. 
A)  the United States declared war on Vietnam. 
B)  Congress handed the president a blank check to use further force in Vietnam. 
C)  the military was given the authority to use tactical nuclear weapons. 
D)  Congress maintained its war-declaring power. 
E)  the goals of American military involvement in Vietnam were clear.

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles de Gaulle

What was President Nixon's southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his reelection? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philadelphia Plan

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Supreme Court's Miranda and Escobedo decisions came under sharp attack from many conservatives because they

The spoiler third-party candidate for president in 1968 was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Compare and contrast John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as presidential leaders. In what ways were they similar, and in what ways were they different? Which do you consider the better president? Why? Should either of them be ranked among America's ten best presidents? Why or why not?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stokely Carmichael

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cambodian incursion

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"hawks" and "doves"

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: -counterculture

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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

Richard Nixon's Vietnam policy included all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles de Gaulle

What was President Nixon's southern strategy? Why did he adopt it? Describe what he did to implement it. Was it responsible for his reelection? Why or why not? Why did liberal critics of President Nixon's southern strategy condemn it as cynical, divisive, and exploitative?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philadelphia Plan

As a result of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

The Supreme Court's Miranda and Escobedo decisions came under sharp attack from many conservatives because they

The spoiler third-party candidate for president in 1968 was

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Compare and contrast John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson as presidential leaders. In what ways were they similar, and in what ways were they different? Which do you consider the better president? Why? Should either of them be ranked among America's ten best presidents? Why or why not?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stokely Carmichael

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Cambodian incursion

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"hawks" and "doves"

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: -counterculture

The 1967 Six-Day War intensified the Arab-Israeli conflict by bringing into constant, direct conflict

The site of the first major militant protest on behalf of gay liberation in 1969 was

With the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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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