Question 1

Cesar Chavez became famous for his leadership in what organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Weathermen 
B)  the United Farm Workers 
C)  the American Indian Movement 
D)  the American Latino Alliance 
E)  the Farmers' Alliance 
A)  the Weathermen 
B)  the United Farm Workers 
C)  the American Indian Movement 
D)  the American Latino Alliance 
E)  the Farmers' Alliance

Question 2

The failing economy was the issue that dominated Gerald Ford's presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In 1964, which of the following was true of the University of California at Berkeley?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the site of the formation of the free-speech movement (FSM) following a
Student sit-in. 
B)  It remained racially segregated, causing most of the activism there to focus on civil rights. 
C)  It had become devoid of social activism due to the fear surrounding the cold war. 
D)  It became the birthplace of the counterculture and saw the very start of the hippie movement. 
E)  It was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard. 
A)  It was the site of the formation of the free-speech movement (FSM) following a
Student sit-in. 
B)  It remained racially segregated, causing most of the activism there to focus on civil rights. 
C)  It had become devoid of social activism due to the fear surrounding the cold war. 
D)  It became the birthplace of the counterculture and saw the very start of the hippie movement. 
E)  It was the scene of a bloody confrontation between students and the National Guard.

Question 4

Evaluate the legacy of Richard M. Nixon. Consider not only his domestic and foreign policies but also the troubled end of his presidency as part of your response.

Accepted Answer

Richard M. Nixon's legacy is a complex a

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Mario Savio

Accepted Answer

A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers 
A) was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs 
B) was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war 
C) wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D) founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement 
E) was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convicted
F)founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speaker
G)was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendencies
H)was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM)
I)was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those offices
J)emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growers

Question 6

Which of the following did James (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  the new liberal wing of the Democratic party 
B)  the new moderate wing of the Democratic party 
C)  the new moderate wing of the Republican party 
D)  the new liberal wing of the Republican party 
E)  a group of long-established, well-known political candidates 
A)  the new liberal wing of the Democratic party 
B)  the new moderate wing of the Democratic party 
C)  the new moderate wing of the Republican party 
D)  the new liberal wing of the Republican party 
E)  a group of long-established, well-known political candidates

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes the burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were trying to obtain Republican campaign files to make a Democratic win more likely. 
B)  They were spying on the Nixon administration on behalf of the Soviet Union. 
C)  They were common thieves hoping to steal valued items that belonged to Nixon's family. 
D)  They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. 
E)  They had been sent there by the FBI to look into evidence of war crimes during the Vietnam War. 
A)  They were trying to obtain Republican campaign files to make a Democratic win more likely. 
B)  They were spying on the Nixon administration on behalf of the Soviet Union. 
C)  They were common thieves hoping to steal valued items that belonged to Nixon's family. 
D)  They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. 
E)  They had been sent there by the FBI to look into evidence of war crimes during the Vietnam War.

Question 8

Nixon's new relationship with China was made possible by

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of China's vast oil deposits. 
B)  China's growing fear of the Soviet Union. 
C)  Nixon's landslide reelection in 1972. 
D)  the American public's increasingly tolerant attitude toward communism. 
E)  the removal of Vietnam as a source of division between the United States and China. 
A)  the discovery of China's vast oil deposits. 
B)  China's growing fear of the Soviet Union. 
C)  Nixon's landslide reelection in 1972. 
D)  the American public's increasingly tolerant attitude toward communism. 
E)  the removal of Vietnam as a source of division between the United States and China.

Question 9

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 10

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What had happened in South Vietnam by the end of 1975 following the Paris Peace Accords?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conflict resumed between South Vietnam and North Vietnam but with little consequence or outright warfare for many years. 
B)  The South Vietnamese government invited North Vietnamese leaders to a summit, where they agreed to acknowledge Hanoi's authority in the South. 
C)  North Vietnam signed a second treaty with South Vietnam, agreeing to withdraw its remaining troops after American forces left. 
D)  North Vietnamese troops gained the upper hand over South Vietnam, successfully invading and capturing Saigon. 
E)  The United States reentered the Vietnam War once Gerald Ford had replaced Nixon as president because the situation in Southeast Asia was so dire. 
A)  The conflict resumed between South Vietnam and North Vietnam but with little consequence or outright warfare for many years. 
B)  The South Vietnamese government invited North Vietnamese leaders to a summit, where they agreed to acknowledge Hanoi's authority in the South. 
C)  North Vietnam signed a second treaty with South Vietnam, agreeing to withdraw its remaining troops after American forces left. 
D)  North Vietnamese troops gained the upper hand over South Vietnam, successfully invading and capturing Saigon. 
E)  The United States reentered the Vietnam War once Gerald Ford had replaced Nixon as president because the situation in Southeast Asia was so dire.

Question 12

Which of the following helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 election?

Accepted Answer

A)  his promises to demonstrate military strength despite the way the Vietnam War ended 
B)  his non-Washington background in the aftermath of Watergate 
C)  an unprecedentedly huge voter turnout due to the surge in American activism 
D)  his calls for a return to the liberalism of the New Deal and Great Society 
E)  his use of Nixon's southern strategy to gain votes 
A)  his promises to demonstrate military strength despite the way the Vietnam War ended 
B)  his non-Washington background in the aftermath of Watergate 
C)  an unprecedentedly huge voter turnout due to the surge in American activism 
D)  his calls for a return to the liberalism of the New Deal and Great Society 
E)  his use of Nixon's southern strategy to gain votes

Question 13

Latino civil rights leaders faced an awkward dilemma when it came to dealing with

Accepted Answer

A)  the discrimination shown to Latino men who were denied the ability to serve as soldiers during the Vietnam War. 
B)  illegal immigration from Latin America, which they feared threatened their own economic advancement. 
C)  divisions within their movement over whether to support the sexual revolution and women's rights or to stick with traditional values. 
D)  relationships with African American civil rights leaders and the question of whether to forge cross-community partnerships. 
E)  the New Left's major influence upon young Mexicans, which they feared might negatively impact their movement's public image. 
A)  the discrimination shown to Latino men who were denied the ability to serve as soldiers during the Vietnam War. 
B)  illegal immigration from Latin America, which they feared threatened their own economic advancement. 
C)  divisions within their movement over whether to support the sexual revolution and women's rights or to stick with traditional values. 
D)  relationships with African American civil rights leaders and the question of whether to forge cross-community partnerships. 
E)  the New Left's major influence upon young Mexicans, which they feared might negatively impact their movement's public image.

Question 14

Cesar Chavez protested against migrant workers who were undocumented immigrants because he believed they stole jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries used its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When concert promoters tried to emulate the spirit of Woodstock at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival near San Francisco in 1969, which of the following occurred?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage. 
B)  The Beatles gave their last performance. 
C)  The hippies established themselves as an official political group. 
D)  A huge crowd enjoyed three days of "peace and music." 
E)  Nixon announced his run for a second presidential term. 
A)  Hells Angels killed a man in front of the stage. 
B)  The Beatles gave their last performance. 
C)  The hippies established themselves as an official political group. 
D)  A huge crowd enjoyed three days of "peace and music." 
E)  Nixon announced his run for a second presidential term.

Question 17

What was the significance of the birth-control pill in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The pill highlighted how the feminist movement was entirely separate from and only came after the so-called sexual revolution. 
B)  Although access to the pill was a goal of the feminist movement, it would not be available for several more decades. 
C)  The pill resulted in the dramatic decrease of sexually transmitted diseases among both men and women in the 1960s. 
D)  The availability of the pill played little role in American life because few college women of the period were sexually active. 
E)  Widespread access to the pill led to more open discussion of birth control, reproduction, and sexuality in general. 
A)  The pill highlighted how the feminist movement was entirely separate from and only came after the so-called sexual revolution. 
B)  Although access to the pill was a goal of the feminist movement, it would not be available for several more decades. 
C)  The pill resulted in the dramatic decrease of sexually transmitted diseases among both men and women in the 1960s. 
D)  The availability of the pill played little role in American life because few college women of the period were sexually active. 
E)  Widespread access to the pill led to more open discussion of birth control, reproduction, and sexuality in general.

Question 18

Who was Senator George McGovern of South Dakota?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Democratic nominee for president in 1972 
B)  the first senator to resign from his or her position 
C)  the Republican nominee for governor in South Dakota in 1972 
D)  Nixon's secretary of defense 
E)  a famous commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam 
A)  the Democratic nominee for president in 1972 
B)  the first senator to resign from his or her position 
C)  the Republican nominee for governor in South Dakota in 1972 
D)  Nixon's secretary of defense 
E)  a famous commander of U.S. troops in Vietnam

Question 19

Which of the following occurred 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 volunteered for the war in record numbers. 
D)  A student protest 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 volunteered for the war in record numbers. 
D)  A student protest shut down the campus. 
E)  The presence of military recruiters sparked a riot.

Question 20

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.

Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction

Cesar Chavez became famous for his leadership in what organization?

The failing economy was the issue that dominated Gerald Ford's presidency.

In 1964, which of the following was true of the University of California at Berkeley?

Evaluate the legacy of Richard M. Nixon. Consider not only his domestic and foreign policies but also the troubled end of his presidency as part of your response.

Match each description with the item below. -Mario Savio

Which of the following did James (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represent?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex?

Nixon's new relationship with China was made possible by

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

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

What had happened in South Vietnam by the end of 1975 following the Paris Peace Accords?

Which of the following helped Jimmy Carter win the 1976 election?

Latino civil rights leaders faced an awkward dilemma when it came to dealing with

Cesar Chavez protested against migrant workers who were undocumented immigrants because he believed they stole jobs.

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries used its huge oil supplies as a political and economic weapon.

When concert promoters tried to emulate the spirit of Woodstock at the Altamont Speedway Free Festival near San Francisco in 1969, which of the following occurred?

What was the significance of the birth-control pill in the 1960s?

Who was Senator George McGovern of South Dakota?

Which of the following occurred at Columbia University in 1968?

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in

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