Question 1

After the 1972 election,President Richard Nixon,to prompt a peace settlement with North Vietnam,

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A)  allowed the opening of North Vietnamese harbors. 
B)  withdrew American forces as North Vietnamese troops left from the South. 
C)  ordered an increase in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. 
D)  broke off diplomatic negotiations with North Vietnam. 
E)  evacuated the American embassy in Saigon. 
A)  allowed the opening of North Vietnamese harbors. 
B)  withdrew American forces as North Vietnamese troops left from the South. 
C)  ordered an increase in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam. 
D)  broke off diplomatic negotiations with North Vietnam. 
E)  evacuated the American embassy in Saigon.

Question 2

President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court

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A)  were twice rejected by the Senate. 
B)  included the first nomination of a female justice. 
C)  culminated in the successful appointment ofG. Harrold Carswell to the Court. 
D)  both included the first nomination of a female justice, and were twice rejected by the Senate. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  were twice rejected by the Senate. 
B)  included the first nomination of a female justice. 
C)  culminated in the successful appointment ofG. Harrold Carswell to the Court. 
D)  both included the first nomination of a female justice, and were twice rejected by the Senate. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

The founders of Students for a Democratic Society could accurately be described as hippies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to policies that came to be called the Nixon Doctrine,the United States would

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A)  assist in the development of friendly nations. 
B)  assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
C)  increase Third World contributions to shake up the status quo. 
D)  both assist in the development of friendly nations, and assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
E)  None of these answers is correct. 
A)  assist in the development of friendly nations. 
B)  assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
C)  increase Third World contributions to shake up the status quo. 
D)  both assist in the development of friendly nations, and assume a basic responsibility for the future of friendly nations. 
E)  None of these answers is correct.

Question 5

The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

"Earth Day" in 1970 was

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A)  an effort to protect the environment from commercial development. 
B)  organized by American manufacturers of garden supplies. 
C)  an example of the popularization of environmentalism. 
D)  characterized by protests and confrontations between opposing sides. 
E)  only celebrated by members of the radical counterculture. 
A)  an effort to protect the environment from commercial development. 
B)  organized by American manufacturers of garden supplies. 
C)  an example of the popularization of environmentalism. 
D)  characterized by protests and confrontations between opposing sides. 
E)  only celebrated by members of the radical counterculture.

Question 7

Betty Friedan's 1963 book,The Feminine Mystique,

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A)  described why women had found success and satisfaction in postwar America. 
B)  detailed the many problems confronting single mothers. 
C)  argued against women placing children before their careers. 
D)  encouraged women to remain single in order to maintain their independence. 
E)  gave a voice to a reemerging women's rights movement. 
A)  described why women had found success and satisfaction in postwar America. 
B)  detailed the many problems confronting single mothers. 
C)  argued against women placing children before their careers. 
D)  encouraged women to remain single in order to maintain their independence. 
E)  gave a voice to a reemerging women's rights movement.

Question 8

The so-called Pentagon Papers revealed the government had misled the public in explaining its motives for American involvement in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What type of individual was attracted to the counterculture,and why?

Accepted Answer

The counterculture movement, which reach

Question 10

The 1973 Yom Kippur War saw the United States pressure Israel to accept a cease-fire rather than push for more territory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The political New Left emerged out of opposition to the military draft in the 1960s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By the mid-1970s,affirmative-action guidelines included women,and the vast majority of women with college degrees were in the workforce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Explain which rights movement enjoyed the greatest success and which faced the greatest obstacles.

Accepted Answer

The civil rights movement in the United

Question 14

In the early 1970s,the United States suffered its first fuel shortage since World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v.Wade decision,abortion became legal for the first time in American history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As part of his domestic agenda,President Richard Nixon

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A)  tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools. 
B)  dismantled many Great Society programs. 
C)  abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
D)  tried to overhaul the nation's welfare system by creating a guaranteed annual income. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  tried to end the forced busing of students to desegregate schools. 
B)  dismantled many Great Society programs. 
C)  abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity. 
D)  tried to overhaul the nation's welfare system by creating a guaranteed annual income. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 17

Betty Friedan's book,The Feminine Mystique,concerned the difficulties facing poor and working-class women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the 1960s,the youth counterculture

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A)  rejected the complaints of the "beats" of the 1950s. 
B)  was really little more than a change in clothing styles. 
C)  sought to overthrow the U.S. government through an armed revolution. 
D)  was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society. 
E)  attempted to differentiate itself from the stereotype of the "hippie." 
A)  rejected the complaints of the "beats" of the 1950s. 
B)  was really little more than a change in clothing styles. 
C)  sought to overthrow the U.S. government through an armed revolution. 
D)  was openly scornful of the values and conventions of American middle-class society. 
E)  attempted to differentiate itself from the stereotype of the "hippie."

Question 19

Both John Sirica and John Dean were part of the White House cover-up of the Watergate scandal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Characterize the intent of the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1960s and 1970s.How did they compare to decisions made by the Warren Court?

Accepted Answer

The major Supreme Court rulings during t

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

After the 1972 election,President Richard Nixon,to prompt a peace settlement with North Vietnam,

President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court

The founders of Students for a Democratic Society could accurately be described as hippies.

According to policies that came to be called the Nixon Doctrine,the United States would

The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

"Earth Day" in 1970 was

Betty Friedan's 1963 book,The Feminine Mystique,

The so-called Pentagon Papers revealed the government had misled the public in explaining its motives for American involvement in Vietnam.

What type of individual was attracted to the counterculture,and why?

The 1973 Yom Kippur War saw the United States pressure Israel to accept a cease-fire rather than push for more territory.

The political New Left emerged out of opposition to the military draft in the 1960s.

By the mid-1970s,affirmative-action guidelines included women,and the vast majority of women with college degrees were in the workforce.

Explain which rights movement enjoyed the greatest success and which faced the greatest obstacles.

In the early 1970s,the United States suffered its first fuel shortage since World War II.

When the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v.Wade decision,abortion became legal for the first time in American history.

As part of his domestic agenda,President Richard Nixon

Betty Friedan's book,The Feminine Mystique,concerned the difficulties facing poor and working-class women.

In the 1960s,the youth counterculture

Both John Sirica and John Dean were part of the White House cover-up of the Watergate scandal.

Characterize the intent of the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1960s and 1970s.How did they compare to decisions made by the Warren Court?

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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