Question 1

The 1973 ________ War demonstrated American dependence on Arab oil.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 1973 ________ War demonstrated American dependence...

Question 2

What became known as the "________ massacre" included President Richard Nixon ordering the firing of Archibald Cox.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What became known as the "________ massacre"...

Question 3

The AIDS epidemic weakened the gay rights movement in the early 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

After President Richard Nixon had appointed four new justices,the Supreme Court

Accepted Answer

A)  became decidedly more conservative in its rulings. 
B)  became decidedly less active. 
C)  more closely reflected the president's own political beliefs. 
D)  attempted to overturn the Warren Court decision in Roe v. Wade. 
E)  actually increased its commitment to social reform. 
A)  became decidedly more conservative in its rulings. 
B)  became decidedly less active. 
C)  more closely reflected the president's own political beliefs. 
D)  attempted to overturn the Warren Court decision in Roe v. Wade. 
E)  actually increased its commitment to social reform.

Question 5

In the 1960s,the radical group known as "Weathermen"

Accepted Answer

A)  expressed their ideas in a manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement. 
B)  seized administration offices at Columbia University. 
C)  reflected the attitudes of a majority of college students at major universities. 
D)  were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives. 
E)  targeted SDS meetings as sites of un-American activity. 
A)  expressed their ideas in a manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement. 
B)  seized administration offices at Columbia University. 
C)  reflected the attitudes of a majority of college students at major universities. 
D)  were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives. 
E)  targeted SDS meetings as sites of un-American activity.

Question 6

The tragedies of Kent State and Jackson State occurred during protests over the American expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Nixon administration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the 1960s,the ________ was founded and led by César Chávez.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1960s,the ________ was founded and...

Question 8

Conservative Americans,by and large,supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The United Farm Workers union was founded and first led by César Chávez.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When it was founded,the National Organization of Women was concerned primarily with the rights of women in marriage and in the home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to

Accepted Answer

A)  expand the war effort to all parts of Vietnam. 
B)  have the South Vietnamese military do more of the fighting. 
C)  declare an immediate end to the conflict. 
D)  expand the war effort to all parts of Indochina. 
E)  concentrate American military power on destroying the NLF. 
A)  expand the war effort to all parts of Vietnam. 
B)  have the South Vietnamese military do more of the fighting. 
C)  declare an immediate end to the conflict. 
D)  expand the war effort to all parts of Indochina. 
E)  concentrate American military power on destroying the NLF.

Question 13

In 1972,the Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the

Accepted Answer

A)  Washington Post newspaper building. 
B)  headquarters of the George McGovern campaign. 
C)  House of Representatives. 
D)  office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. 
E)  offices of the Democratic National Committee. 
A)  Washington Post newspaper building. 
B)  headquarters of the George McGovern campaign. 
C)  House of Representatives. 
D)  office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. 
E)  offices of the Democratic National Committee.

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

The 1973 ________ War demonstrated American dependence on Arab oil.

What became known as the "________ massacre" included President Richard Nixon ordering the firing of Archibald Cox.

The AIDS epidemic weakened the gay rights movement in the early 1980s.

After President Richard Nixon had appointed four new justices,the Supreme Court

In the 1960s,the radical group known as "Weathermen"

The tragedies of Kent State and Jackson State occurred during protests over the American expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia by the Nixon administration.

In the 1960s,the ________ was founded and led by César Chávez.

Conservative Americans,by and large,supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

There was never any conclusive evidence that President Nixon had planned or approved the Watergate burglary.

The United Farm Workers union was founded and first led by César Chávez.

When it was founded,the National Organization of Women was concerned primarily with the rights of women in marriage and in the home.

The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to

In 1972,the Watergate scandal began with a break-in at the

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