Question 1

Under the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

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A) send in massive numbers of ground troops to bring the war in Vietnam to a speedy conclusion. 
B) provide military assistance to anticommunist governments in Asia, but require them to use their own combat troops. 
C) withrdraw all U.S. troops from Vietnam within one year. 
D) employ massive air strikes on enemy targets in Vietnam. 
E) take action against any nation that interfered in Vietnam. 
A) send in massive numbers of ground troops to bring the war in Vietnam to a speedy conclusion. 
B) provide military assistance to anticommunist governments in Asia, but require them to use their own combat troops. 
C) withrdraw all U.S. troops from Vietnam within one year. 
D) employ massive air strikes on enemy targets in Vietnam. 
E) take action against any nation that interfered in Vietnam.

Question 2

The landslide winner of the 1972 presidential election was

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A) Gerald Ford. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) Ronald Reagan. 
E) Lyndon Johnson. 
A) Gerald Ford. 
B) Jimmy Carter. 
C) Richard Nixon. 
D) Ronald Reagan. 
E) Lyndon Johnson.

Question 3

Johnson's Great Society was criticized for all of the following reasons except

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A) not including a tax cut to provide money for business investment. 
B) creating large federal deficits that conservatives believed would slow economic growth. 
C) not attempting to radically redistribute wealth and income. 
D) relying too heavily on bureaucratic professionals rather than grassroots activists to design and implement programs. 
E) directing money into unproductive social experiments. 
A) not including a tax cut to provide money for business investment. 
B) creating large federal deficits that conservatives believed would slow economic growth. 
C) not attempting to radically redistribute wealth and income. 
D) relying too heavily on bureaucratic professionals rather than grassroots activists to design and implement programs. 
E) directing money into unproductive social experiments.

Question 4

The "black power" movement of the 1960s rejected integration and called for celebrating black cultural heritage.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973 after pleading "no contest" to income tax evasion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Explore the changing nature of the civil rights movement from 1965 to the early 1970s.

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement underwent sign

Question 7

Spending on domestic social programs increased more than ____________________ percent in every year of Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spending on domestic social programs increased more...

Question 8

The "Pentagon Papers" were leaked to the press by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The "Pentagon Papers" were leaked to the...

Question 9

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

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A) the FBI gathered information for Johnson to use to discredit southern segregationists. 
B) civil rights legislation was included in the Republican Party platform. 
C) Lyndon Johnson used his influence to support the dissident "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Democratic Convention. 
D) students marched on Washington to protest the Vietnam War. 
E) almost a thousand volunteers from various states helped register black voters in Mississippi. 
A) the FBI gathered information for Johnson to use to discredit southern segregationists. 
B) civil rights legislation was included in the Republican Party platform. 
C) Lyndon Johnson used his influence to support the dissident "Freedom Democratic Party" at the Democratic Convention. 
D) students marched on Washington to protest the Vietnam War. 
E) almost a thousand volunteers from various states helped register black voters in Mississippi.

Question 10

Analyze the growth and nature of protest movements, especially among young people, during the late 1960s.

Accepted Answer

During the late 1960s, there was a signi

Question 11

Increasingly the role of the media has been a factor in the civil rights movement and riots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The charismatic black Muslim leader who challenged the nonviolent approach of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was

Accepted Answer

A) Elijah Muhammad. 
B) Malcolm X. 
C) Stokely Carmichael. 
D) Louis Farrakhan. 
E) Jesse Jackson. 
A) Elijah Muhammad. 
B) Malcolm X. 
C) Stokely Carmichael. 
D) Louis Farrakhan. 
E) Jesse Jackson.

Question 13

Phyllis Sclafly led opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Lyndon Johnson received conflicting advice from his advisers about whether to escalate American involvement in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United States would provide military assistance to anti-Communist governments in Asia but would not provide military forces.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United...

Question 16

____________________ succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice...

Question 17

In 1972, President Richard Nixon broke with the past with his dramatic and historic visit to

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A) Cuba. 
B) China. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) the Vatican. 
E) Brazil. 
A) Cuba. 
B) China. 
C) Vietnam. 
D) the Vatican. 
E) Brazil.

Question 18

The congressional act that was tantamount to a declaration of war against North Vietnam was the

Accepted Answer

A) Geneva Accords. 
B) Paris Peace Treaty. 
C) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
D) Vietnam War Resolution. 
E) Rolling Thunder Resolution. 
A) Geneva Accords. 
B) Paris Peace Treaty. 
C) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
D) Vietnam War Resolution. 
E) Rolling Thunder Resolution.

Question 19

Which of the following was not part of the Great Society agenda?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Department of Housing and Urban Development 
D) Community Action Program 
E) Peace Corps 
A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Department of Housing and Urban Development 
D) Community Action Program 
E) Peace Corps

Question 20

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

Accepted Answer

A) widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B) widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C) its failure to win public support in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
D) widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E) its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry 
A) widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B) widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C) its failure to win public support in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
D) widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E) its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry

Exam 29: America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Under the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

The landslide winner of the 1972 presidential election was

Johnson's Great Society was criticized for all of the following reasons except

The "black power" movement of the 1960s rejected integration and called for celebrating black cultural heritage.

Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned in October 1973 after pleading "no contest" to income tax evasion.

Explore the changing nature of the civil rights movement from 1965 to the early 1970s.

Spending on domestic social programs increased more than ____________________ percent in every year of Lyndon Johnson's presidency.

The "Pentagon Papers" were leaked to the press by ____________________.

During the "Freedom Summer" of 1964,

Analyze the growth and nature of protest movements, especially among young people, during the late 1960s.

Increasingly the role of the media has been a factor in the civil rights movement and riots.

The charismatic black Muslim leader who challenged the nonviolent approach of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was

Phyllis Sclafly led opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment.

Lyndon Johnson received conflicting advice from his advisers about whether to escalate American involvement in Vietnam.

The ____________________ Doctrine claimed that the United States would provide military assistance to anti-Communist governments in Asia but would not provide military forces.

____________________ succeeded Earl Warren as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

In 1972, President Richard Nixon broke with the past with his dramatic and historic visit to

The congressional act that was tantamount to a declaration of war against North Vietnam was the

Which of the following was not part of the Great Society agenda?

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

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Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

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Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

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America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

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