Question 1

The author of the anti-"war on poverty" book Losing Ground was Charles Murray.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Medicare and Medicaid were curtailed during the Nixon administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

Accepted Answer

A) three civil rights workers died in Mississippi. 
B) part of the goal was to register black voters. 
C) it was organized by SNCC. 
D) there were other issues in addition to voting that were addressed. 
E) they had the full support and protection of the government. 
A) three civil rights workers died in Mississippi. 
B) part of the goal was to register black voters. 
C) it was organized by SNCC. 
D) there were other issues in addition to voting that were addressed. 
E) they had the full support and protection of the government.

Question 4

Lyndon Johnson's policy in Vietnam

Accepted Answer

A) demoralized North Vietnam and brought about "a peace with honor." 
B) abandoned South Vietnam to "go it alone" in the war against communism. 
C) outlawed the use of chemical weapons and fire bombs. 
D) instituted the use of napalm. 
E) won overwhelming support in the U.S. 
A) demoralized North Vietnam and brought about "a peace with honor." 
B) abandoned South Vietnam to "go it alone" in the war against communism. 
C) outlawed the use of chemical weapons and fire bombs. 
D) instituted the use of napalm. 
E) won overwhelming support in the U.S.

Question 5

The Republican judge who was unyielding in the search for justice following the Watergate break-in was

Accepted Answer

A) Earl Warren. 
B) Warren Burger. 
C) Thurgood Marshall. 
D) John Sirica. 
E) Felix Frankfurter 
A) Earl Warren. 
B) Warren Burger. 
C) Thurgood Marshall. 
D) John Sirica. 
E) Felix Frankfurter

Question 6

The protests at Kent State University and Jackson State College were touched off by the expansion of the war in Southeast Asia into Cambodia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Through the early 1960s,there was little

Question 8

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

Accepted Answer

A) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
B) Richard M.Nixon. 
C) John F.Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Barry Goldwater. 
A) Lyndon B.Johnson. 
B) Richard M.Nixon. 
C) John F.Kennedy. 
D) Gerald Ford. 
E) Barry Goldwater.

Question 9

Richard Nixon's "new economic policy" mandated a 90-day freeze on any increase in wages and prices,to be followed by government monitoring to detect excessive increases in either.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The large-scale riots that garnered national attention in 1965 occurred in

Accepted Answer

A) Watts (Los Angeles) 
B) St.Louis. 
C) San Francisco. 
D) the Bronx. 
E) Dallas. 
A) Watts (Los Angeles) 
B) St.Louis. 
C) San Francisco. 
D) the Bronx. 
E) Dallas.

Question 11

Richard Nixon's policy of détente toward the Soviet Union and China was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) continuous confrontation and hostility. 
B) heavy U.S.investment,land purchases,and economic influence. 
C) threats to use nuclear weapons. 
D) a return to the isolationist position of the 1920s and 1930s. 
E) accommodation,easing of tensions,and establishment of moderately friendly relations 
A) continuous confrontation and hostility. 
B) heavy U.S.investment,land purchases,and economic influence. 
C) threats to use nuclear weapons. 
D) a return to the isolationist position of the 1920s and 1930s. 
E) accommodation,easing of tensions,and establishment of moderately friendly relations

Question 12

By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent....

Question 13

Conservatives believed that the United States "lost" the Vietnam War because

Accepted Answer

A) the military did not rely enough on bombing. 
B) the North Vietnamese army greatly outnumbered U.S.troops in most battles. 
C) the media,student protesters,and a weak-willed Congress undermined the war effort. 
D) the Defense Department was incompetent and had no realistic goals or plans for victory. 
E) U.S.troops were cowards. 
A) the military did not rely enough on bombing. 
B) the North Vietnamese army greatly outnumbered U.S.troops in most battles. 
C) the media,student protesters,and a weak-willed Congress undermined the war effort. 
D) the Defense Department was incompetent and had no realistic goals or plans for victory. 
E) U.S.troops were cowards.

Question 14

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Henry Kissinger

Accepted Answer

the German-Jewish Harvard University pro

Question 15

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Gen.William Westmoreland

Accepted Answer

commander in charge of U.S.tro

Question 16

The articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) obstruction of justice. 
B) lying to Congress. 
C) violation of constitutional liberties. 
D) refusal to produce evidence requested during the impeachment process. 
E) none of these choices 
A) obstruction of justice. 
B) lying to Congress. 
C) violation of constitutional liberties. 
D) refusal to produce evidence requested during the impeachment process. 
E) none of these choices

Question 17

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included new provisions that

Accepted Answer

A) guaranteed the right to vote to black Americans. 
B) guaranteed the right to vote to women. 
C) proposed federal remedies for fighting job discrimination. 
D) protected women in the workplace. 
E) reinforced states rights. 
A) guaranteed the right to vote to black Americans. 
B) guaranteed the right to vote to women. 
C) proposed federal remedies for fighting job discrimination. 
D) protected women in the workplace. 
E) reinforced states rights.

Question 18

The antiestablishment movement that symbolized the youthful social upheaval of the 1960s was referred to as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The antiestablishment movement that symbolized the youthful...

Question 19

The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

Accepted Answer

Port Huron

Question 20

The landslide winner of the 1972 presidential election was

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 29: America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

The author of the anti-"war on poverty" book Losing Ground was Charles Murray.

Medicare and Medicaid were curtailed during the Nixon administration.

All of the following are true of Freedom Summer except

Lyndon Johnson's policy in Vietnam

The Republican judge who was unyielding in the search for justice following the Watergate break-in was

The protests at Kent State University and Jackson State College were touched off by the expansion of the war in Southeast Asia into Cambodia.

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

The winner of the 1964 presidential election was

Richard Nixon's "new economic policy" mandated a 90-day freeze on any increase in wages and prices,to be followed by government monitoring to detect excessive increases in either.

The large-scale riots that garnered national attention in 1965 occurred in

Richard Nixon's policy of détente toward the Soviet Union and China was characterized by

By 1971,unemployment topped ____________________ percent.

Conservatives believed that the United States "lost" the Vietnam War because

IDENTIFICATIONS -Henry Kissinger

IDENTIFICATIONS -Gen.William Westmoreland

The articles of impeachment against Richard Nixon included all of the following except

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 included new provisions that

The antiestablishment movement that symbolized the youthful social upheaval of the 1960s was referred to as the ____________________.

The ____________________ of 1962 was the founding manifesto of the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS).

The landslide winner of the 1972 presidential election was

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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