Question 1

One major impetus behind the rise of a Native American rights movement was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  effective work of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
B)  interest of many Americans in Indian history 
C)  realization of Indians that their votes could swing elections in several states 
D)  fact that Indians were still not recognized as citizens 
E)  terrible levels of poverty that persisted in the Indian population 
A)  effective work of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
B)  interest of many Americans in Indian history 
C)  realization of Indians that their votes could swing elections in several states 
D)  fact that Indians were still not recognized as citizens 
E)  terrible levels of poverty that persisted in the Indian population E

Question 2

Within days of the U.S. withdrawal, the cease-fire in Vietnam collapsed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

At Columbia University in 1968:

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-war students disrupted a speech by President Johnson 
B)  the Yippies held their founding convention 
C)  students successfully fought for free tuition 
D)  a student strike shut down the campus 
E)  the presence of military recruiters sparked a riot 
A)  anti-war students disrupted a speech by President Johnson 
B)  the Yippies held their founding convention 
C)  students successfully fought for free tuition 
D)  a student strike shut down the campus 
E)  the presence of military recruiters sparked a riot D

Question 4

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) resolved to use its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the end of the cold war 
B)  U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets 
C)  Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe 
D)  intensification of the nuclear arms race 
E)  the end of the new relationship with China 
A)  the end of the cold war 
B)  U.S. wheat sales to the Soviets 
C)  Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe 
D)  intensification of the nuclear arms race 
E)  the end of the new relationship with China

Question 6

The hippie movement ultimately:

Accepted Answer

A)  disappeared once the draft was ended 
B)  won over much of middle America to its perspective 
C)  was limited to San Francisco 
D)  began to wane as counterculture had become counterproductive 
E)  got involved in civil rights activism and the war on poverty 
A)  disappeared once the draft was ended 
B)  won over much of middle America to its perspective 
C)  was limited to San Francisco 
D)  began to wane as counterculture had become counterproductive 
E)  got involved in civil rights activism and the war on poverty

Question 7

The major motivation behind the Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon's desire to:

Accepted Answer

A)  elevate his approval ratings 
B)  expose the corruption of the Democrats 
C)  avoid handing over the key White House tapes 
D)  publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox 
E)  appoint a loyal attorney general 
A)  elevate his approval ratings 
B)  expose the corruption of the Democrats 
C)  avoid handing over the key White House tapes 
D)  publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox 
E)  appoint a loyal attorney general

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Mario Savio

Accepted Answer

A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers 
A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers

Question 9

The Nixon Doctrine implied a foreign policy that was shaped more by:

Accepted Answer

A)  the determination to defeat communism 
B)  a need to be selective in its commitments abroad 
C)  the effort to reshape the world in our own image 
D)  the needs of the domestic economy 
E)  the desires of our allies 
A)  the determination to defeat communism 
B)  a need to be selective in its commitments abroad 
C)  the effort to reshape the world in our own image 
D)  the needs of the domestic economy 
E)  the desires of our allies

Question 10

Jimmy Carter's victory in the 1976 election was aided by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  his electoral strength in the South 
B)  his non-Washington background in the aftermath of Watergate 
C)  a huge voter turnout 
D)  his promise to be an honest president 
E)  Ford's less-than-impressive presidential record 
A)  his electoral strength in the South 
B)  his non-Washington background in the aftermath of Watergate 
C)  a huge voter turnout 
D)  his promise to be an honest president 
E)  Ford's less-than-impressive presidential record

Question 11

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Henry Kissinger

Accepted Answer

A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers 
A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers

Question 12

Trace how the Watergate crisis brought an end to the Nixon presidency.

Accepted Answer

The Watergate crisis ultimately led to t

Question 13

The New Left came together in opposition to Richard Nixon's policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Nixon and his White House aides tried to cover up the Watergate break-in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Indian activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was:

Accepted Answer

A)  voting 
B)  occupying places like Alcatraz and Wounded Knee 
C)  taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties 
D)  opening casinos on their reservations 
E)  imitating the civil rights movement in organizing massive protest marches 
A)  voting 
B)  occupying places like Alcatraz and Wounded Knee 
C)  taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties 
D)  opening casinos on their reservations 
E)  imitating the civil rights movement in organizing massive protest marches

Question 16

The energy crisis of the early 1970s increased support for:

Accepted Answer

A)  consumption 
B)  travel and tourism 
C)  environmentalism 
D)  suburbanization 
E)  socialism 
A)  consumption 
B)  travel and tourism 
C)  environmentalism 
D)  suburbanization 
E)  socialism

Question 17

Describe the domestic policy of the Nixon administration.

Accepted Answer

Nixon refused to follow the Eisenhower p

Question 18

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Cesar Chavez

Accepted Answer

A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers 
A) was shot and left paralyzed in 1972 
B) was secretary of state in 1975 
C) founded NOW 
D) founded SDS and authored the Port Huron Statement 
E) was convicted for the My Lai Massacre
F)gave testimony before a Senate committee that linked Nixon directly to the Watergate cover-up
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground
H)was a philosophy major who led UC Berkeley's free-speech movement (FSM)
I)lost the presidential election of 1976
J)led the United Farm Workers

Question 19

To punish the United States for supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC):

Accepted Answer

A)  expelled the United States from membership 
B)  flooded the American market with cheap petroleum to drive American oil producers out of business 
C)  threatened to cut off oil shipments to the United States 
D)  nationalized American oil companies in their countries 
E)  announced it would deal exclusively with the Soviet Union 
A)  expelled the United States from membership 
B)  flooded the American market with cheap petroleum to drive American oil producers out of business 
C)  threatened to cut off oil shipments to the United States 
D)  nationalized American oil companies in their countries 
E)  announced it would deal exclusively with the Soviet Union

Question 20

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States:

Accepted Answer

A)  was almost zero 
B)  stayed stagnant 
C)  nearly tripled 
D)  equaled that of Canada 
E)  nearly doubled 
A)  was almost zero 
B)  stayed stagnant 
C)  nearly tripled 
D)  equaled that of Canada 
E)  nearly doubled

Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

One major impetus behind the rise of a Native American rights movement was the:

Within days of the U.S. withdrawal, the cease-fire in Vietnam collapsed.

At Columbia University in 1968:

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) resolved to use its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in:

The hippie movement ultimately:

The major motivation behind the Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon's desire to:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Mario Savio

The Nixon Doctrine implied a foreign policy that was shaped more by:

Jimmy Carter's victory in the 1976 election was aided by all of the following EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Henry Kissinger

Trace how the Watergate crisis brought an end to the Nixon presidency.

The New Left came together in opposition to Richard Nixon's policies.

Nixon and his White House aides tried to cover up the Watergate break-in.

Indian activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was:

The energy crisis of the early 1970s increased support for:

Describe the domestic policy of the Nixon administration.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Cesar Chavez

To punish the United States for supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC):

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States:

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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