Question 1

Lyndon Johnson's insistence on fighting the Vietnam War and funding the Great Society without a tax increase to pay for them led to

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A)  a drastic inflation of prices in the 1970s. 
B)  a decline in the competitive advantage of American business. 
C)  severe cutbacks in the size of the federal government. 
D)  the U.S. government defaulting on some of its debts. 
E)  a growing reliance on overseas trade to sustain the American economy. 
A)  a drastic inflation of prices in the 1970s. 
B)  a decline in the competitive advantage of American business. 
C)  severe cutbacks in the size of the federal government. 
D)  the U.S. government defaulting on some of its debts. 
E)  a growing reliance on overseas trade to sustain the American economy.

Question 2

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

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The Twenty-Fifth Amendment to the United

Question 3

While most of the social movements born in the 1960s declined or disappeared, one that continued and gained even greater momentum in the 1970s was the

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A)  counterculture movement. 
B)  peace movement. 
C)  feminist movement. 
D)  civil rights movement. 
E)  antipoverty movement. 
A)  counterculture movement. 
B)  peace movement. 
C)  feminist movement. 
D)  civil rights movement. 
E)  antipoverty movement.

Question 4

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

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A)  abolitionist; civil rights 
B)  prohibition; black power 
C)  peace; environmental 
D)  progressive; antiwar 
E)  evangelical revival; gay 
A)  abolitionist; civil rights 
B)  prohibition; black power 
C)  peace; environmental 
D)  progressive; antiwar 
E)  evangelical revival; gay

Question 5

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ... not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

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The Vietnam War ended with the fall of S

Question 6

What were the major disagreements between liberal second wave feminists and more radical feminists? What principles and achievements united them?

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The major disagreements between liberal

Question 7

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

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The Saturday Night Massacre refers to a

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jimmy Carter

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​New Right

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The New Right refers to a political move

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Title IX

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Title IX is a federal civil rights law i

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a p

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-SALT II treaty

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The SALT II treaty, or the Strategic Arm

Question 13

The "boat people" were

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A)  the first wave of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to the United States immediately after the fall of Saigon. 
B)  Cuban refugees who fled communism and landed in Florida. 
C)  a second wave of Vietnamese people who sought to escape Vietnam'soppressive communist regime for freedom. 
D)  Cambodians who came to the U.S. seeking a better life after the Vietnam War. 
E)  None of these choices are correct. 
A)  the first wave of Vietnamese immigrants who fled to the United States immediately after the fall of Saigon. 
B)  Cuban refugees who fled communism and landed in Florida. 
C)  a second wave of Vietnamese people who sought to escape Vietnam'soppressive communist regime for freedom. 
D)  Cambodians who came to the U.S. seeking a better life after the Vietnam War. 
E)  None of these choices are correct.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Phyllis Schlafly

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Phyllis Schlafly (1924-2016) was an Amer

Question 15

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

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A)  prohibit sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity. 
B)  guarantee women equal pay for equal work. 
C)  prohibit any form of sexual harassment or sexual innuendoes on the job. 
D)  establish quotas for women in sports, business, and government positions. 
E)  protect women's access to birth control and abortion. 
A)  prohibit sex discrimination in any federally funded education program or activity. 
B)  guarantee women equal pay for equal work. 
C)  prohibit any form of sexual harassment or sexual innuendoes on the job. 
D)  establish quotas for women in sports, business, and government positions. 
E)  protect women's access to birth control and abortion.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Camp David agreement

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The Camp David Accords were a series of

Question 17

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

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The accusations against President Nixon,

Question 18

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

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The social and economic problems of the

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-National Organization for Women (NOW)

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The National Organization for Women (NOW

Question 20

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

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A)  demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B)  predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C)  forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D)  chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E)  inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government. 
A)  demonstrating his close ties to the American people and the mood of the country. 
B)  predicting the economic downturn of the 1970s. 
C)  forecasting the future problems the nation would face if it did not address its dependency on foreign oil. 
D)  chiding Americans for falling into a moral and spiritual crisis in their quest to acquire material goods. 
E)  inspiring Americans to become more involved in their communities and local government.

Lyndon Johnson's insistence on fighting the Vietnam War and funding the Great Society without a tax increase to pay for them led to

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

While most of the social movements born in the 1960s declined or disappeared, one that continued and gained even greater momentum in the 1970s was the

The first wave of feminism grew out of the movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the movement.

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ... not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

What were the major disagreements between liberal second wave feminists and more radical feminists? What principles and achievements united them?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jimmy Carter

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Right

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Title IX

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -SALT II treaty

The "boat people" were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Phyllis Schlafly

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Camp David agreement

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Organization for Women (NOW)

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

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

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

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 17: Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

Lyndon Johnson's insistence on fighting the Vietnam War and funding the Great Society without a tax increase to pay for them led to

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

While most of the social movements born in the 1960s declined or disappeared, one that continued and gained even greater momentum in the 1970s was the

The first wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the ____ movement.

How did the Vietnam War end? Why did it end this way? In what way had the United States "in the technical sense ... not lost the war" but "lost more than a war"?

What were the major disagreements between liberal second wave feminists and more radical feminists? What principles and achievements united them?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jimmy Carter

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​New Right

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Title IX

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -SALT II treaty

The "boat people" were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Phyllis Schlafly

Title IX was passed by Congress in 1972 to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Camp David agreement

The Constitution says that the president "shall be removed from office for, and on conviction of, treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." Do you think that the accusations against President Nixon were impeachable crimes? Why or why not?

To what extent were the social and economic problems of the 1970s a result of failed American policies and actions of the 1960s? Which of the transformations that affected America in the 1970s would likely have happened under any circumstances?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -National Organization for Women (NOW)

President Carter's malaise speech was notable for

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

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

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 first wave of feminism grew out of the movement, and the second wave of feminism grew out of the movement.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Right