Question 1

​The "Plumbers" were members of a White House unit that Nixon charged with stopping security leaks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty,the United States and the Soviet Union limited the number of long-range missiles and froze the production of antiballistic missiles for five years.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In response to the Cuban missile crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev established a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

​The movies Easy Rider and Hair celebrated the counterculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Nixon administration targeted minority aid programs for Native Americans,but there remained high rates of suicide and alcoholism among Native American groups.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​In August 1965,a violent race riot occurred in Watts,a black neighborhood of what major U.S.city?

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago 
B) Detroit 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​New York 
E) ​Philadelphia 
A) Chicago 
B) Detroit 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​New York 
E) ​Philadelphia

Question 7

Mobilization Day was a day set aside in 1969 for draft-age men to sign up for military service.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In The Feminine Mystique,Betty Friedan gave voice to middle-class women who sacrificed families and children for careers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​George McGovern replaced Thomas Eagleton with Sargent Shriver as his running mate after learning that Eagleton

Accepted Answer

A) had been hospitalized for depression 
B) voted in favor of the War Powers Resolution 
C) ​had participated in antiwar demonstrations 
D) had been a member of the Communist Party​ 
A) had been hospitalized for depression 
B) voted in favor of the War Powers Resolution 
C) ​had participated in antiwar demonstrations 
D) had been a member of the Communist Party​

Question 10

​The Bay of Pigs refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a failed U.S.invasion of Cuba. 
B) a group of Cuban exiles within the U.S.government. 
C) ​an attempt of Cubans to reach the United States by boat. 
D) ​the attempt of the Soviet Union to place nuclear warheads in Cuba. 
A) a failed U.S.invasion of Cuba. 
B) a group of Cuban exiles within the U.S.government. 
C) ​an attempt of Cubans to reach the United States by boat. 
D) ​the attempt of the Soviet Union to place nuclear warheads in Cuba.

Question 11

In the 1972 election,Nixon carried every state except Massachusetts.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

​The Peace Corps sought to spread American ideals by providing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) equal educational opportunities for underprivileged youth 
B) food and clothing to Americans living below the poverty line 
C) ​educational and technical assistance to underdeveloped nations 
D) ​trained mediators to negotiate among political and military rivals 
A) equal educational opportunities for underprivileged youth 
B) food and clothing to Americans living below the poverty line 
C) ​educational and technical assistance to underdeveloped nations 
D) ​trained mediators to negotiate among political and military rivals

Question 13

​Who famously declared,"Segregation Now! Segregation Tomorrow! Segregation Forever!"

Accepted Answer

A) Stokely Carmichael 
B) Bull Connor 
C) ​Medgar Evers 
D) ​Orval Faubus 
E) ​George C.Wallace 
A) Stokely Carmichael 
B) Bull Connor 
C) ​Medgar Evers 
D) ​Orval Faubus 
E) ​George C.Wallace

Question 14

​The focus of the Vietnamizationplan introduced by President Nixon in 1969 was​

Accepted Answer

A) the use of napalm to denude the forests of North Vietnam. 
B) a surge of U.S.troops in Vietnam preceding the final withdrawal. 
C) a publicity campaign to explain American involvement in Vietnam. 
D) ​the gradual replacement of U.S.troops by South Vietnamese soldiers. 
A) the use of napalm to denude the forests of North Vietnam. 
B) a surge of U.S.troops in Vietnam preceding the final withdrawal. 
C) a publicity campaign to explain American involvement in Vietnam. 
D) ​the gradual replacement of U.S.troops by South Vietnamese soldiers.

Question 15

​What was the goal of the War Powers Resolution?

Accepted Answer

A) to increase taxes to pay for the war in Vietnam 
B) to expand the power of the president as commander-in-chief 
C) ​to allow the executive branch to institute a draft in times of war 
D) ​to limit the president's ability to commit the United States to war 
A) to increase taxes to pay for the war in Vietnam 
B) to expand the power of the president as commander-in-chief 
C) ​to allow the executive branch to institute a draft in times of war 
D) ​to limit the president's ability to commit the United States to war

Question 16

​The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the offices of the

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic National Headquarters. 
B) Republican National Headquarters. 
C) ​Washington Post. 
D) ​White House. 
A) Democratic National Headquarters. 
B) Republican National Headquarters. 
C) ​Washington Post. 
D) ​White House.

Question 17

​Who was the first African American to attempt to enroll in classes at the University of Mississippi following orders to desegregate?

Accepted Answer

A) Ross Barnett 
B) Stokely Carmichael 
C) ​Andrew Goodman 
D) ​James Meredith 
A) Ross Barnett 
B) Stokely Carmichael 
C) ​Andrew Goodman 
D) ​James Meredith

Question 18

​Where did the violence-riddled Democratic National Convention of 1968 take place?

Accepted Answer

A) Chicago 
B) Detroit 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​Miami 
E) New York City​ 
A) Chicago 
B) Detroit 
C) ​Los Angeles 
D) ​Miami 
E) New York City​

Question 19

The Freedom of Information Act gave the American people unprecedented access to classified government material.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

La Raza Unida was a social group founded to help integrate Chicanos into California society.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

​The "Plumbers" were members of a White House unit that Nixon charged with stopping security leaks.

In the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty,the United States and the Soviet Union limited the number of long-range missiles and froze the production of antiballistic missiles for five years.​

In response to the Cuban missile crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev established a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.​

​The movies Easy Rider and Hair celebrated the counterculture.

The Nixon administration targeted minority aid programs for Native Americans,but there remained high rates of suicide and alcoholism among Native American groups.​

​In August 1965,a violent race riot occurred in Watts,a black neighborhood of what major U.S.city?

Mobilization Day was a day set aside in 1969 for draft-age men to sign up for military service.​

In The Feminine Mystique,Betty Friedan gave voice to middle-class women who sacrificed families and children for careers.

​George McGovern replaced Thomas Eagleton with Sargent Shriver as his running mate after learning that Eagleton

​The Bay of Pigs refers to

In the 1972 election,Nixon carried every state except Massachusetts.​

​The Peace Corps sought to spread American ideals by providing which of the following?

​Who famously declared,"Segregation Now! Segregation Tomorrow! Segregation Forever!"

​The focus of the Vietnamizationplan introduced by President Nixon in 1969 was​

​What was the goal of the War Powers Resolution?

​The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the offices of the

​Who was the first African American to attempt to enroll in classes at the University of Mississippi following orders to desegregate?

​Where did the violence-riddled Democratic National Convention of 1968 take place?

The Freedom of Information Act gave the American people unprecedented access to classified government material.​

La Raza Unida was a social group founded to help integrate Chicanos into California society.​

The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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The "Plumbers" were members of a White House unit that Nixon charged with stopping security leaks.

In the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty,the United States and the Soviet Union limited the number of long-range missiles and froze the production of antiballistic missiles for five years.

In response to the Cuban missile crisis,President Kennedy and Soviet Premier Khrushchev established a direct telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin.

The movies Easy Rider and Hair celebrated the counterculture.

The Nixon administration targeted minority aid programs for Native Americans,but there remained high rates of suicide and alcoholism among Native American groups.

In August 1965,a violent race riot occurred in Watts,a black neighborhood of what major U.S.city?

Mobilization Day was a day set aside in 1969 for draft-age men to sign up for military service.

George McGovern replaced Thomas Eagleton with Sargent Shriver as his running mate after learning that Eagleton

The Bay of Pigs refers to

In the 1972 election,Nixon carried every state except Massachusetts.

The Peace Corps sought to spread American ideals by providing which of the following?

Who famously declared,"Segregation Now! Segregation Tomorrow! Segregation Forever!"

The focus of the Vietnamizationplan introduced by President Nixon in 1969 was

What was the goal of the War Powers Resolution?

The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the offices of the

Who was the first African American to attempt to enroll in classes at the University of Mississippi following orders to desegregate?

Where did the violence-riddled Democratic National Convention of 1968 take place?

The Freedom of Information Act gave the American people unprecedented access to classified government material.

La Raza Unida was a social group founded to help integrate Chicanos into California society.