Question 1

President Ford vetoed more bills than any previous president.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Dean

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 3

In 1960, unemployment among Native Americans was ten times the national average, their life expectancy was twenty years lower, and their suicide rate was 100 times greater.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique:

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrated the cult of female domesticity 
B)  explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women 
C)  told women how to better please their husbands 
D)  painted an ideal portrait of suburban living 
E)  argued that women should be paid high wages for housework 
A)  celebrated the cult of female domesticity 
B)  explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women 
C)  told women how to better please their husbands 
D)  painted an ideal portrait of suburban living 
E)  argued that women should be paid high wages for housework

Question 5

All of the following were consequences of the Vietnam War EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  58,000 Americans died 
B)  Saigon fell to the Communists and became Ho Chi Minh City 
C)  many young Americans questioned the value of military service 
D)  Americans were more determined than ever to spread democracy 
E)  deep divisions over foreign policy continued 
A)  58,000 Americans died 
B)  Saigon fell to the Communists and became Ho Chi Minh City 
C)  many young Americans questioned the value of military service 
D)  Americans were more determined than ever to spread democracy 
E)  deep divisions over foreign policy continued

Question 6

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Calley

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 7

Describe the gains made by women and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and early 1970s. In each case, what accounted for the gains?

Accepted Answer

In the 1960s and early 1970s, women and

Question 8

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Pentagon Papers:

Accepted Answer

A)  revealed shocking waste in military spending 
B)  were successfully suppressed from publication by the government 
C)  put President Johnson's war policy in a more favorable light 
D)  were the actual diary entries of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara 
E)  revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy 
A)  revealed shocking waste in military spending 
B)  were successfully suppressed from publication by the government 
C)  put President Johnson's war policy in a more favorable light 
D)  were the actual diary entries of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara 
E)  revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy

Question 10

Nixon's southern strategy involved winning southern support by:

Accepted Answer

A)  capitalizing on their skepticism of federal social welfare programs 
B)  stepping up the military effort in Vietnam 
C)  expressing sympathy toward fundamentalist Christians 
D)  making southerners dominant in his cabinet 
E)  increasing federal support of the South's economy 
A)  capitalizing on their skepticism of federal social welfare programs 
B)  stepping up the military effort in Vietnam 
C)  expressing sympathy toward fundamentalist Christians 
D)  making southerners dominant in his cabinet 
E)  increasing federal support of the South's economy

Question 11

The burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex:

Accepted Answer

A)  were trying to obtain Republican campaign files 
B)  were spying for the Soviet Union 
C)  were common thieves hoping to steal valued items 
D)  had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign 
E)  had been sent there by the FBI 
A)  were trying to obtain Republican campaign files 
B)  were spying for the Soviet Union 
C)  were common thieves hoping to steal valued items 
D)  had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign 
E)  had been sent there by the FBI

Question 12

In 1968, students managed to shut down Columbia University.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he:

Accepted Answer

A)  continued Nixon's economic policies 
B)  vetoed the War Powers Act 
C)  pardoned Nixon 
D)  sent Americans back into Vietnam 
E)  failed to achieve peace in the Middle East 
A)  continued Nixon's economic policies 
B)  vetoed the War Powers Act 
C)  pardoned Nixon 
D)  sent Americans back into Vietnam 
E)  failed to achieve peace in the Middle East

Question 14

For pardoning Nixon, President Ford suffered a huge decline in his popularity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In its earliest years, the gay rights movement especially emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A)  the importance of gays "coming out" 
B)  the need for more funding for AIDS research 
C)  the passage of hate-crimes legislation 
D)  the push to legalize gay marriage 
E)  getting recognition of gay contributions to American history 
A)  the importance of gays "coming out" 
B)  the need for more funding for AIDS research 
C)  the passage of hate-crimes legislation 
D)  the push to legalize gay marriage 
E)  getting recognition of gay contributions to American history

Question 16

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Tom Hayden

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 17

Hispanic was originally a term for any immigrant in Chicago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The feminist movement suffered a setback with the:

Accepted Answer

A)  National Organization for Women's inability to agree on a political agenda 
B)  Supreme Court's refusal to recognize abortion rights 
C)  decreasing number of jobs for women 
D)  failure of the states to ratify the equal-rights amendment 
E)  refusal of Ivy League universities to admit women 
A)  National Organization for Women's inability to agree on a political agenda 
B)  Supreme Court's refusal to recognize abortion rights 
C)  decreasing number of jobs for women 
D)  failure of the states to ratify the equal-rights amendment 
E)  refusal of Ivy League universities to admit women

Question 19

Detail all aspects of the counterculture in the United States during the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

The 1960s were a period when long?held v

Question 20

The Vietnam settlement signed on January 27, 1973:

Accepted Answer

A)  insured the survival of South Vietnam 
B)  brought lasting peace to Vietnam 
C)  was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam a few months later 
D)  left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam 
E)  got Nixon reelected 
A)  insured the survival of South Vietnam 
B)  brought lasting peace to Vietnam 
C)  was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam a few months later 
D)  left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam 
E)  got Nixon reelected

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

President Ford vetoed more bills than any previous president.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Dean

In 1960, unemployment among Native Americans was ten times the national average, their life expectancy was twenty years lower, and their suicide rate was 100 times greater.

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique:

All of the following were consequences of the Vietnam War EXCEPT:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Calley

Describe the gains made by women and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and early 1970s. In each case, what accounted for the gains?

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

The Pentagon Papers:

Nixon's southern strategy involved winning southern support by:

The burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex:

In 1968, students managed to shut down Columbia University.

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he:

For pardoning Nixon, President Ford suffered a huge decline in his popularity.

In its earliest years, the gay rights movement especially emphasized:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Tom Hayden

Hispanic was originally a term for any immigrant in Chicago.

The feminist movement suffered a setback with the:

Detail all aspects of the counterculture in the United States during the 1960s.

The Vietnam settlement signed on January 27, 1973:

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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