Question 1

Essential to breaking the Watergate case was the 1973 testimony before the Ervin committee of White House legal counsel John Dean. What did he testify?

Accepted Answer

A)  that he had been paid to lie under oath previously 
B)  that John Ehrlichman had ordered the cover-up 
C)  that he had ordered the White House cover-up himself 
D)  that the president had personally ordered the Watergate break-in 
E)  that the president had approved a White House cover-up 
A)  that he had been paid to lie under oath previously 
B)  that John Ehrlichman had ordered the cover-up 
C)  that he had ordered the White House cover-up himself 
D)  that the president had personally ordered the Watergate break-in 
E)  that the president had approved a White House cover-up

Question 2

Which of the following was among the major impetuses behind the rise of a Native American rights movement in the late 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effective work of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
B)  the introduction and widespread popularity of Native American history courses 
C)  the realization of Native Americans that their votes could swing elections in several states 
D)  the fact that Native Americans were still not recognized as citizens 
E)  high unemployment and suicide rates among the Native American population 
A)  the effective work of the Bureau of Indian Affairs 
B)  the introduction and widespread popularity of Native American history courses 
C)  the realization of Native Americans that their votes could swing elections in several states 
D)  the fact that Native Americans were still not recognized as citizens 
E)  high unemployment and suicide rates among the Native American population

Question 3

On October 26, 1972, only a week before the U.S. presidential election, Kissinger announced ________ as part of a ploy to get Nixon reelected.

Accepted Answer

A)  massive bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong 
B)  a peace agreement for the Middle East 
C)  a new offensive against China 
D)  his resignation 
E)  "Peace is at hand" 
A)  massive bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong 
B)  a peace agreement for the Middle East 
C)  a new offensive against China 
D)  his resignation 
E)  "Peace is at hand"

Question 4

The term "the New Left" was adopted to emphasize the strong alignment between the grassroots democracy of the 1960s and the orthodox Marxism of the 1930s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Who were the Yippies?

Accepted Answer

A)  a music group that helped promote the war effort in Vietnam 
B)  another name for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
C)  a political party that emphasized the upholding of conventional laws as the heart of
Democracy 
D)  a group of transcendentalist poets who led lives of simplicity in remote areas
Surrounded by nature 
E)  a countercultural and anarchistic group who wanted to overthrow the power structure 
A)  a music group that helped promote the war effort in Vietnam 
B)  another name for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
C)  a political party that emphasized the upholding of conventional laws as the heart of
Democracy 
D)  a group of transcendentalist poets who led lives of simplicity in remote areas
Surrounded by nature 
E)  a countercultural and anarchistic group who wanted to overthrow the power structure

Question 6

What was the event that helped trigger the gay rights movement of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Stonewall riots 
B)  Red Power protests 
C)  the passage of hate-crimes legislation 
D)  the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment 
E)  the labeling of HIV/AIDS as a "homosexual disease" by politicians 
A)  the Stonewall riots 
B)  Red Power protests 
C)  the passage of hate-crimes legislation 
D)  the debate over the Equal Rights Amendment 
E)  the labeling of HIV/AIDS as a "homosexual disease" by politicians

Question 7

Which of the following groups were LEAST likely to serve in the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

A)  college students 
B)  young Hispanic men 
C)  young African American men 
D)  young men who went directly into the workforce 
E)  young men who were twenty-four or older 
A)  college students 
B)  young Hispanic men 
C)  young African American men 
D)  young men who went directly into the workforce 
E)  young men who were twenty-four or older

Question 8

Discuss the consequences of the women's rights movement by the end of the 1970s. What had and had not been achieved?

Accepted Answer

The women's rights movement by the end o

Question 9

Match each description with the item below.
-Timothy Leary

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 10

Native American activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was

Accepted Answer

A)  voting in major political elections. 
B)  occupying places like Alcatraz and Wounded Knee. 
C)  taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties. 
D)  opening casinos on their reservations. 
E)  imitating the civil rights movement in organizing massive protest marches. 
A)  voting in major political elections. 
B)  occupying places like Alcatraz and Wounded Knee. 
C)  taking legal action to force the government to adhere to old treaties. 
D)  opening casinos on their reservations. 
E)  imitating the civil rights movement in organizing massive protest marches.

Question 11

How did the Watergate scandal unfold? What was its political significance?

Accepted Answer

The Watergate scandal unfolded in the ea

Question 12

Consistently friendly exchanges between Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem demonstrated how remarkably immune the women's movement was to internal divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match each description with the item below.
-William Calley

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 14

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 15

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Court's decision would result in drastically fewer conservatives in the 1970s and an enduring liberal political climate. 
B)  The Court held that abortions were illegal on a national scale during the first three months of pregnancy. 
C)  The Court ruled that women have a "right to choose" whether to keep a pregnancy, as it would affect their health and well-being. 
D)  The Court's decision called for gender to play an even greater role in all federal financial assistance programs. 
E)  The Court successfully enacted the requirement of equal treatment for women throughout American society and politics. 
A)  The Court's decision would result in drastically fewer conservatives in the 1970s and an enduring liberal political climate. 
B)  The Court held that abortions were illegal on a national scale during the first three months of pregnancy. 
C)  The Court ruled that women have a "right to choose" whether to keep a pregnancy, as it would affect their health and well-being. 
D)  The Court's decision called for gender to play an even greater role in all federal financial assistance programs. 
E)  The Court successfully enacted the requirement of equal treatment for women throughout American society and politics.

Question 16

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was almost zero. 
B)  stayed stagnant. 
C)  nearly quadrupled. 
D)  equaled that of Canada. 
E)  nearly doubled. 
A)  was almost zero. 
B)  stayed stagnant. 
C)  nearly quadrupled. 
D)  equaled that of Canada. 
E)  nearly doubled.

Question 17

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Focused on promoting Native American rights, the "Red Power" movement sought to accelerate the pace of change by organizing protests and demonstrations against local, state, and federal agencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the early 1970s as the number of organizations supporting sexual orientation and gender identification rights grew, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its official diagnostic manual of mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What was the result of Henry Kissinger's "shuttle diplomacy" in 1973?

Accepted Answer

A)  an end to American involvement in Vietnam and the creation of the Paris Peace Accords 
B)  a cease-fire in the Middle East and the foundation for later peace talks 
C)  Nixon's trip to meet with diplomats in China 
D)  the establishment of the nation of Israel 
E)  an end to the embargo instated by OPEC 
A)  an end to American involvement in Vietnam and the creation of the Paris Peace Accords 
B)  a cease-fire in the Middle East and the foundation for later peace talks 
C)  Nixon's trip to meet with diplomats in China 
D)  the establishment of the nation of Israel 
E)  an end to the embargo instated by OPEC

Exam 30: Rebellion and Reaction

Essential to breaking the Watergate case was the 1973 testimony before the Ervin committee of White House legal counsel John Dean. What did he testify?

Which of the following was among the major impetuses behind the rise of a Native American rights movement in the late 1960s?

On October 26, 1972, only a week before the U.S. presidential election, Kissinger announced ________ as part of a ploy to get Nixon reelected.

The term "the New Left" was adopted to emphasize the strong alignment between the grassroots democracy of the 1960s and the orthodox Marxism of the 1930s.

Who were the Yippies?

What was the event that helped trigger the gay rights movement of the 1970s?

Which of the following groups were LEAST likely to serve in the Vietnam War?

Discuss the consequences of the women's rights movement by the end of the 1970s. What had and had not been achieved?

Match each description with the item below. -Timothy Leary

Native American activists ultimately discovered that their most effective tactic for bringing about change was

How did the Watergate scandal unfold? What was its political significance?

Consistently friendly exchanges between Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem demonstrated how remarkably immune the women's movement was to internal divisions.

Match each description with the item below. -William Calley

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

What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade?

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

Focused on promoting Native American rights, the "Red Power" movement sought to accelerate the pace of change by organizing protests and demonstrations against local, state, and federal agencies.

In the early 1970s as the number of organizations supporting sexual orientation and gender identification rights grew, the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from its official diagnostic manual of mental disorders.

What was the result of Henry Kissinger's "shuttle diplomacy" in 1973?

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