Question 1

A rebirth of the women's movement in the 1960s was broader than earlier movements and focused on equal rights in every area of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In August 1972, President Richard Nixon disbanded the __________, making the U.S.military an all-volunteer force.

Accepted Answer

A) Selective Service 
B) Forced Impressment 
C) Twenty-Fifth Amendment 
D) Conscription Law 
E) Martial Law 
A) Selective Service 
B) Forced Impressment 
C) Twenty-Fifth Amendment 
D) Conscription Law 
E) Martial Law

Question 3

As he took office in 1969, President Nixon announced that a new era of __________ with the Soviets and Chinese would replace the traditional confrontation tactics.

Accepted Answer

A) confrontation 
B) negotiation 
C) vilification 
D) eradication 
E) brinksmanship 
A) confrontation 
B) negotiation 
C) vilification 
D) eradication 
E) brinksmanship

Question 4

Founded in the 1960s, __________ worked to promote the advancement of women in American society.

Accepted Answer

A) NAACP 
B) NCAA 
C) GOP 
D) NOW 
E) ERA 
A) NAACP 
B) NCAA 
C) GOP 
D) NOW 
E) ERA

Question 5

When Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox took Nixon to court over Watergate issues, Nixon

Accepted Answer

A) had him fired. 
B) resigned. 
C) turned over missing evidence. 
D) was impeached and removed from office. 
E) was able to clear his name of any wrongdoing. 
A) had him fired. 
B) resigned. 
C) turned over missing evidence. 
D) was impeached and removed from office. 
E) was able to clear his name of any wrongdoing.

Question 6

Why was there a "youth revolt" during the 1960s? What were the issues that led to the creation of the SDC, the free speech movement, and a general "counterculture"?

Accepted Answer

The "youth revolt" during the 1960s was

Question 7

Part of the "Nixon Doctrine" said that the United States would provide weapons and money for nations threatened by communism, but no soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Stonewall Riots were an attempt to "stonewall" or block an emerging gay rights movement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the significance of the "Nixon tapes" in the Watergate scandal?

Accepted Answer

A) They had been secretly recorded at the order of the prosecutors without Nixon knowing, proving to be an invasion of privacy. 
B) They revealed Nixon's willingness to cooperate with investigators, as he supplied them early on in the case. 
C) They confirmed Nixon's active role in the cover-up and suggested that certain segments had been erased. 
D) They established a precedent for only providing transcriptions of recordings in court cases, as the two versions matched. 
E) They confirmed that the White House had not tried to offer "hush money" to witnesses and protected all of Nixon's advisors from time in prison. 
A) They had been secretly recorded at the order of the prosecutors without Nixon knowing, proving to be an invasion of privacy. 
B) They revealed Nixon's willingness to cooperate with investigators, as he supplied them early on in the case. 
C) They confirmed Nixon's active role in the cover-up and suggested that certain segments had been erased. 
D) They established a precedent for only providing transcriptions of recordings in court cases, as the two versions matched. 
E) They confirmed that the White House had not tried to offer "hush money" to witnesses and protected all of Nixon's advisors from time in prison.

Question 10

The struggling economy proved to be one of the most important developments during Ford's presidency.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cesar Chavez founded the __________, a union for Mexican American migrant farm workers.

Accepted Answer

A) United Farm Workers 
B) League of Latin American Citizens 
C) La Raza 
D) National Hispanic Council 
E) Latino Association of Workers 
A) United Farm Workers 
B) League of Latin American Citizens 
C) La Raza 
D) National Hispanic Council 
E) Latino Association of Workers

Question 12

A major reason for Nixon's victories in the presidential elections of 1968 and 1972 was

Accepted Answer

A) Vietnamization. 
B) his southern strategy. 
C) Watergate. 
D) Filegate. 
E) deification. 
A) Vietnamization. 
B) his southern strategy. 
C) Watergate. 
D) Filegate. 
E) deification.

Question 13

The statement that the United States "cannot-and will not-conceive of all the plans, design all the programs, execute all the decisions, and undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world" is known as the

Accepted Answer

A) Nixon Doctrine. 
B) Kennedy Doctrine. 
C) War Powers Resolution. 
D) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
E) Bush Doctrine. 
A) Nixon Doctrine. 
B) Kennedy Doctrine. 
C) War Powers Resolution. 
D) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. 
E) Bush Doctrine.

Question 14

In 1973, the landmark Supreme Court case __________ struck down state laws forbidding abortion.

Accepted Answer

A) Hill v.Stone 
B) The Hopwood Case 
C) Roe v.Wade 
D) Smith v.Allwright 
E) Baker v.Carr 
A) Hill v.Stone 
B) The Hopwood Case 
C) Roe v.Wade 
D) Smith v.Allwright 
E) Baker v.Carr

Question 15

Red Power refers to activism by militant Hispanic American groups in an effort to acquire better living conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Fears in Congress of efforts to renew U.S.military assistance to Vietnam led to the passage of the

Accepted Answer

A) Nixon Amendment. 
B) Monroe Doctrine. 
C) War Powers Act. 
D) Roosevelt Corollary. 
E) Pentagon Papers. 
A) Nixon Amendment. 
B) Monroe Doctrine. 
C) War Powers Act. 
D) Roosevelt Corollary. 
E) Pentagon Papers.

Question 17

Which of the following helped the sexual revolution grow during the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Approval of the birth control pill by the FDA 
B) Availability of and access to vehicles 
C) The decline of sexually transmitted diseases 
D) A decline in religious affiliation 
E) Increased belief in evolution 
A) Approval of the birth control pill by the FDA 
B) Availability of and access to vehicles 
C) The decline of sexually transmitted diseases 
D) A decline in religious affiliation 
E) Increased belief in evolution

Question 18

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

President Nixon embraced a policy of __________ with communist nations rather than continued confrontation.

Accepted Answer

A) escalation 
B) brinksmanship 
C) détente 
D) glasnost 
E) revenge 
A) escalation 
B) brinksmanship 
C) détente 
D) glasnost 
E) revenge

Question 20

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

Exam 28: Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

A rebirth of the women's movement in the 1960s was broader than earlier movements and focused on equal rights in every area of life.

In August 1972, President Richard Nixon disbanded the __________, making the U.S.military an all-volunteer force.

As he took office in 1969, President Nixon announced that a new era of __________ with the Soviets and Chinese would replace the traditional confrontation tactics.

Founded in the 1960s, __________ worked to promote the advancement of women in American society.

When Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox took Nixon to court over Watergate issues, Nixon

Why was there a "youth revolt" during the 1960s? What were the issues that led to the creation of the SDC, the free speech movement, and a general "counterculture"?

Part of the "Nixon Doctrine" said that the United States would provide weapons and money for nations threatened by communism, but no soldiers.

The Stonewall Riots were an attempt to "stonewall" or block an emerging gay rights movement.

What was the significance of the "Nixon tapes" in the Watergate scandal?

The struggling economy proved to be one of the most important developments during Ford's presidency.

Cesar Chavez founded the __________, a union for Mexican American migrant farm workers.

A major reason for Nixon's victories in the presidential elections of 1968 and 1972 was

The statement that the United States "cannot-and will not-conceive of all the plans, design all the programs, execute all the decisions, and undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world" is known as the

In 1973, the landmark Supreme Court case __________ struck down state laws forbidding abortion.

Red Power refers to activism by militant Hispanic American groups in an effort to acquire better living conditions.

Fears in Congress of efforts to renew U.S.military assistance to Vietnam led to the passage of the

Which of the following helped the sexual revolution grow during the 1960s?

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

President Nixon embraced a policy of __________ with communist nations rather than continued confrontation.

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

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England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732

Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750

From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800

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 and Slavery, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900

The South and the West Transformed, 1865-1900

Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 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

New Deal America, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

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