Question 1

At the Altamont concert in 1969:

Accepted Answer

A)  Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage 
B)  the Beatles gave their last performance 
C)  the violence of the hippies was fully displayed 
D)  a huge crowd enjoyed three days of "peace and music" 
E)  the Rolling Stones recorded live their most classic psychedelic album 
A)  Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage 
B)  the Beatles gave their last performance 
C)  the violence of the hippies was fully displayed 
D)  a huge crowd enjoyed three days of "peace and music" 
E)  the Rolling Stones recorded live their most classic psychedelic album

Question 2

The youths of the counterculture:

Accepted Answer

A)  came primarily from poor or working-class families 
B)  congregated in the Watts district of Los Angeles 
C)  were the direct descendants of the Beats of the 1950s 
D)  believed that electoral politics would solve society's problems 
E)  preferred urban surroundings to a rural life in contact with nature 
A)  came primarily from poor or working-class families 
B)  congregated in the Watts district of Los Angeles 
C)  were the direct descendants of the Beats of the 1950s 
D)  believed that electoral politics would solve society's problems 
E)  preferred urban surroundings to a rural life in contact with nature

Question 3

By 2015, Hispanics:

Accepted Answer

A)  still rarely voted 
B)  had become the country's largest minority 
C)  had attained equality with whites in average income levels 
D)  launched their own political party 
E)  no longer desired to speak Spanish 
A)  still rarely voted 
B)  had become the country's largest minority 
C)  had attained equality with whites in average income levels 
D)  launched their own political party 
E)  no longer desired to speak Spanish

Question 4

The most important factor behind the sexual revolution of the 1960s was the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Supreme Court's legalization of abortion 
B)  development of birth-control pills 
C)  free-love philosophy of the hippie movement 
D)  increasing number of women in college 
E)  permissive messages and images in Hollywood films 
A)  Supreme Court's legalization of abortion 
B)  development of birth-control pills 
C)  free-love philosophy of the hippie movement 
D)  increasing number of women in college 
E)  permissive messages and images in Hollywood films

Question 5

In 1964, the University of California at Berkeley:

Accepted Answer

A)  was the site of a free-speech movement (FSM) 
B)  remained racially segregated 
C)  was shut down by anti-war protestors 
D)  became the birthplace of the counterculture 
E)  was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard 
A)  was the site of a free-speech movement (FSM) 
B)  remained racially segregated 
C)  was shut down by anti-war protestors 
D)  became the birthplace of the counterculture 
E)  was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard

Question 6

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In their role at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, the Yippies could best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  political philosophers 
B)  terrorists 
C)  political activists 
D)  artists 
E)  pranksters 
A)  political philosophers 
B)  terrorists 
C)  political activists 
D)  artists 
E)  pranksters

Question 8

Detail the New Left movement in America during the 1960s. Who were the participants and what issues were at the core of their organization?

Accepted Answer

The New Left movement in America during

Question 9

The figure who most influenced Nixon's foreign policy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  General Alexander Haig 
B)  Robert McNamara 
C)  Henry Kissinger 
D)  William Rogers 
E)  Bob Haldeman 
A)  General Alexander Haig 
B)  Robert McNamara 
C)  Henry Kissinger 
D)  William Rogers 
E)  Bob Haldeman

Question 10

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the number of young men being drafted 
B)  launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam 
D)  gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam 
E)  working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam 
A)  increasing the number of young men being drafted 
B)  launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam 
C)  establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam 
D)  gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam 
E)  working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam

Question 11

Discuss the election of 1972 and its implication for the future.

Accepted Answer

The election of 1972 was a significant e

Question 12

A sad legacy of Watergate was:

Accepted Answer

A)  lasting damage to the image of the presidency 
B)  ongoing limits on press freedom 
C)  a renewal of divisive partisan politics 
D)  Congress's inability to pass needed legislation 
E)  the weakening of the CIA's domestic operations 
A)  lasting damage to the image of the presidency 
B)  ongoing limits on press freedom 
C)  a renewal of divisive partisan politics 
D)  Congress's inability to pass needed legislation 
E)  the weakening of the CIA's domestic operations

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Mark Rudd

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 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Wallace

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 15

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Betty Friedan

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 16

Discuss the various aspects of President Nixon's Vietnam policy. How was Nixon's policy different from those of his predecessors?

Accepted Answer

President Nixon's Vietnam policy had sev

Question 17

Along with the black power movement, other marginalized groups asserted their causes in the 1960s. Detail both the "brown power" (Hispanic rights) and "red power" (Native American rights) movements.

Accepted Answer

During the 1960s, along with the black p

Question 18

In April 1970, Nixon extended the war when he sent troops into:

Accepted Answer

A)  Laos 
B)  China 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Thailand 
E)  North Vietnam 
A)  Laos 
B)  China 
C)  Cambodia 
D)  Thailand 
E)  North Vietnam

Question 19

During his presidency, Gerald Ford achieved a record for:

Accepted Answer

A)  tax increases 
B)  Supreme Court appointments 
C)  press conferences 
D)  vetoes 
E)  military interventions 
A)  tax increases 
B)  Supreme Court appointments 
C)  press conferences 
D)  vetoes 
E)  military interventions

Question 20

Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had:

Accepted Answer

A)  burned his tapes of White House conversations 
B)  lied to the Senate's Ervin committee 
C)  authorized the use of dirty tricks against Democratic campaigns 
D)  ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in 
E)  ordered the IRS to harass his political enemies 
A)  burned his tapes of White House conversations 
B)  lied to the Senate's Ervin committee 
C)  authorized the use of dirty tricks against Democratic campaigns 
D)  ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in 
E)  ordered the IRS to harass his political enemies

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

At the Altamont concert in 1969:

The youths of the counterculture:

By 2015, Hispanics:

The most important factor behind the sexual revolution of the 1960s was the:

In 1964, the University of California at Berkeley:

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

In their role at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago, the Yippies could best be described as:

Detail the New Left movement in America during the 1960s. Who were the participants and what issues were at the core of their organization?

The figure who most influenced Nixon's foreign policy was:

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involved:

Discuss the election of 1972 and its implication for the future.

A sad legacy of Watergate was:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Mark Rudd

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Wallace

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Betty Friedan

Discuss the various aspects of President Nixon's Vietnam policy. How was Nixon's policy different from those of his predecessors?

Along with the black power movement, other marginalized groups asserted their causes in the 1960s. Detail both the "brown power" (Hispanic rights) and "red power" (Native American rights) movements.

In April 1970, Nixon extended the war when he sent troops into:

During his presidency, Gerald Ford achieved a record for:

Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had:

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

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