Question 1

The leader of the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1992 who sough to reduce tensions with the West he recognized were hurting his nation economically.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nikita Khrushchev 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev 
C)  Yuri Andropov 
D)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
E)  Alexei Kosygin 
A)  Nikita Khrushchev 
B)  Leonid Brezhnev 
C)  Yuri Andropov 
D)  Mikhail Gorbachev 
E)  Alexei Kosygin B

Question 2

The Stonewall Rebellion, a series of physical protests against police attempting to arrest homosexuals, occurred in _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  San Francisco 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  New York City 
E)  Boston 
A)  San Francisco 
B)  Los Angeles 
C)  Philadelphia 
D)  New York City 
E)  Boston D

Question 3

Ford attempted to reverse stagflation by:

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting interest rates 
B)  promoting the idea that consumers save more. 
C)  promoting the idea that consumers spend less. 
D)  reducing federal spending. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  cutting interest rates 
B)  promoting the idea that consumers save more. 
C)  promoting the idea that consumers spend less. 
D)  reducing federal spending. 
E)  all of the above E

Question 4

The Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act of 1975

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed that tribes would be able to administer their own educational programs. 
B)  guaranteed that tribes would determine how to spend federal aid 
C)  reversed previous government policies and strategies aimed at terminating recognition of Native American tribes 
D)  gave tribes authority to determine how natural resources on tribal lands would be utilized. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  guaranteed that tribes would be able to administer their own educational programs. 
B)  guaranteed that tribes would determine how to spend federal aid 
C)  reversed previous government policies and strategies aimed at terminating recognition of Native American tribes 
D)  gave tribes authority to determine how natural resources on tribal lands would be utilized. 
E)  all of the above

Question 5

Accounting for only 10 percent of the nation's population, Mexican-American soldiers accounted for _________ of U.S. combat deaths in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A)  five percent 
B)  ten percent 
C)  fifteen percent 
D)  twenty percent 
E)  twenty-five percent 
A)  five percent 
B)  ten percent 
C)  fifteen percent 
D)  twenty percent 
E)  twenty-five percent

Question 6

The Khmer Rouge were

Accepted Answer

A)  followers of the Communist Party in North Vietnam. 
B)  followers of the Communist Party in South Vietnam. 
C)  followers of the Communist Party in Laos. 
D)  followers of the Communist Party in Cambodia. 
E)  followers of the Communist Party in Thailand. 
A)  followers of the Communist Party in North Vietnam. 
B)  followers of the Communist Party in South Vietnam. 
C)  followers of the Communist Party in Laos. 
D)  followers of the Communist Party in Cambodia. 
E)  followers of the Communist Party in Thailand.

Question 7

The "White House Plumbers," former CIA and FBI agents

Accepted Answer

A)  illegally followed and photographed those Nixon did not trust. 
B)  broke into the offices of political rivals. 
C)  illegally tapped the phones of those Nixon did not trust. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c 
A)  illegally followed and photographed those Nixon did not trust. 
B)  broke into the offices of political rivals. 
C)  illegally tapped the phones of those Nixon did not trust. 
D)  a and b 
E)  b and c

Question 8

"Stagflation" is a term used to describe __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high prices with economic stagnation. 
B)  economic stagnation with high inflation 
C)  high prices with high inflation 
D)  economic stagnation with declining inflation 
E)  high prices with declining inflation 
A)  high prices with economic stagnation. 
B)  economic stagnation with high inflation 
C)  high prices with high inflation 
D)  economic stagnation with declining inflation 
E)  high prices with declining inflation

Question 9

A classified report on the U.S. military's actions in Vietnam between 1945 and 1967 that demonstrated that the military and Johnson administration had sought to mislead the American people regarding the success of their actions in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

A)  Watergate Papers 
B)  Green Papers 
C)  Marshall Papers 
D)  Pentagon Papers 
E)  Dean Papers 
A)  Watergate Papers 
B)  Green Papers 
C)  Marshall Papers 
D)  Pentagon Papers 
E)  Dean Papers

Question 10

Nixon responded to stagflation by ________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  cutting interest rates. 
B)  establishing the Federal Reserve Board. 
C)  establishing the Federal Banking System 
D)  abandoning the gold standard 
E)  all of the above 
A)  cutting interest rates. 
B)  establishing the Federal Reserve Board. 
C)  establishing the Federal Banking System 
D)  abandoning the gold standard 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

The Equal Rights Amendment_______.

Accepted Answer

A)  was ratified by the states only. 
B)  was ratified by some states and the federal government. 
C)  was ratified only by the federal government. 
D)  was ratified by some states but not the federal government 
E)  was not ratified by states or the federal government. 
A)  was ratified by the states only. 
B)  was ratified by some states and the federal government. 
C)  was ratified only by the federal government. 
D)  was ratified by some states but not the federal government 
E)  was not ratified by states or the federal government.

Question 12

The college campus where the tragic death of four students occurred on May 4, 1970 after an anti-Vietnam protest escalated into violence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kent State 
B)  Florida State 
C)  Ball State 
D)  Iowa State 
E)  Keene State 
A)  Kent State 
B)  Florida State 
C)  Ball State 
D)  Iowa State 
E)  Keene State

Question 13

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a(n) _______

Accepted Answer

A)  federal agency. 
B)  comprised of state agencies acting alone. 
C)  comprised of state agencies acting together. 
D)  independent agency. 
E)  combination of state and independent agencies acting together. 
A)  federal agency. 
B)  comprised of state agencies acting alone. 
C)  comprised of state agencies acting together. 
D)  independent agency. 
E)  combination of state and independent agencies acting together.

Question 14

The first African-American woman elected to Congress who later became the first viable African-American presidential candidate.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bessie Coleman 
B)  Angela Davis 
C)  Marian Wright Edelman 
D)  Shirley Chisholm 
E)  Ida B. Wells Barnett 
A)  Bessie Coleman 
B)  Angela Davis 
C)  Marian Wright Edelman 
D)  Shirley Chisholm 
E)  Ida B. Wells Barnett

Question 15

The 38th president who took office after Nixon.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spiro Agnew 
B)  George McGovern 
C)  Gerald Ford 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Jimmy Carter 
A)  Spiro Agnew 
B)  George McGovern 
C)  Gerald Ford 
D)  Lyndon Johnson 
E)  Jimmy Carter

Question 16

The process whereby middle and upper-class residents move into formerly working-class neighborhoods is known as _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  amelioration 
B)  rehabilitation 
C)  remediation 
D)  gentrification 
E)  reactivation 
A)  amelioration 
B)  rehabilitation 
C)  remediation 
D)  gentrification 
E)  reactivation

Question 17

What 1974 Supreme Court decision forbade schools from busing students across school district lines to achieve racial balance unless it could be proven that those lines were intentionally drawn to segregate schools.

Accepted Answer

A)  Brown v. Board 
B)  Milliken v. Bradley 
C)  Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 
D)  University of California v. Bakke 
E)  Roe v. Wade 
A)  Brown v. Board 
B)  Milliken v. Bradley 
C)  Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education 
D)  University of California v. Bakke 
E)  Roe v. Wade

Question 18

The dictator who ruled Chile after leading a coup against the democratically-elected socialist leader of Chile in 1973.

Accepted Answer

A)  Carlos del Campo 
B)  Jorge Alessandri 
C)  Eduardo Montalva 
D)  Augusto Pinochet 
E)  Salvador Allende 
A)  Carlos del Campo 
B)  Jorge Alessandri 
C)  Eduardo Montalva 
D)  Augusto Pinochet 
E)  Salvador Allende

Question 19

Nixon's diplomatic strategy of détente was aimed primarily at what two countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  China and North Korea 
B)  Africa and China 
C)  Japan and North Korea 
D)  China and Russia 
E)  Russia and Japan 
A)  China and North Korea 
B)  Africa and China 
C)  Japan and North Korea 
D)  China and Russia 
E)  Russia and Japan

Question 20

Those who supported liberal causes during the 1960s and 1970s, such as civil rights for women and minorities and the expansion of the welfare state, were known as the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Left 
B)  New left 
C)  Nouveau left 
D)  Radical left 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Left 
B)  New left 
C)  Nouveau left 
D)  Radical left 
E)  None of the above

The leader of the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1992 who sough to reduce tensions with the West he recognized were hurting his nation economically.

The Stonewall Rebellion, a series of physical protests against police attempting to arrest homosexuals, occurred in _______.

Ford attempted to reverse stagflation by:

The Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act of 1975

Accounting for only 10 percent of the nation's population, Mexican-American soldiers accounted for _________ of U.S. combat deaths in Vietnam.

The Khmer Rouge were

The "White House Plumbers," former CIA and FBI agents

"Stagflation" is a term used to describe __________.

A classified report on the U.S. military's actions in Vietnam between 1945 and 1967 that demonstrated that the military and Johnson administration had sought to mislead the American people regarding the success of their actions in Vietnam.

Nixon responded to stagflation by ________ .

The Equal Rights Amendment_______.

The college campus where the tragic death of four students occurred on May 4, 1970 after an anti-Vietnam protest escalated into violence.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a(n) _______

The first African-American woman elected to Congress who later became the first viable African-American presidential candidate.

The 38th president who took office after Nixon.

The process whereby middle and upper-class residents move into formerly working-class neighborhoods is known as _________.

What 1974 Supreme Court decision forbade schools from busing students across school district lines to achieve racial balance unless it could be proven that those lines were intentionally drawn to segregate schools.

The dictator who ruled Chile after leading a coup against the democratically-elected socialist leader of Chile in 1973.

Nixon's diplomatic strategy of détente was aimed primarily at what two countries?

Those who supported liberal causes during the 1960s and 1970s, such as civil rights for women and minorities and the expansion of the welfare state, were known as the _______.

What Does Freedom Mean

Western Expansion, the New South, and Industrial America, 1870-1890

Populism and Imperialism, 1890-1900

From Populism to the Progressive Era, 1900-1912

The Late Progressive Era and World War, 1912-1920

Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression, 1920-1932

The New Deal and Origins of World War II, 1932-1939

America and World War II, 1941-1945

The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1945-1953

The Cold War and the Affluent Society, 1954 1963

Vietnam and Civil Disobedience, 1963-1969

The Reagan and Bush Years, 1980-1992

America in Our Time, 1992-Present

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Exam 12: The 1970s

The leader of the Soviet Union between 1964 and 1992 who sough to reduce tensions with the West he recognized were hurting his nation economically.

The Stonewall Rebellion, a series of physical protests against police attempting to arrest homosexuals, occurred in _______.

Ford attempted to reverse stagflation by:

The Indian Self-Determination and Educational Assistance Act of 1975

Accounting for only 10 percent of the nation's population, Mexican-American soldiers accounted for _________ of U.S. combat deaths in Vietnam.

The Khmer Rouge were

The "White House Plumbers," former CIA and FBI agents

"Stagflation" is a term used to describe __________.

A classified report on the U.S. military's actions in Vietnam between 1945 and 1967 that demonstrated that the military and Johnson administration had sought to mislead the American people regarding the success of their actions in Vietnam.

Nixon responded to stagflation by ________ .

The Equal Rights Amendment_______.

The college campus where the tragic death of four students occurred on May 4, 1970 after an anti-Vietnam protest escalated into violence.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a(n) _______

The first African-American woman elected to Congress who later became the first viable African-American presidential candidate.

The 38th president who took office after Nixon.

The process whereby middle and upper-class residents move into formerly working-class neighborhoods is known as _________.

What 1974 Supreme Court decision forbade schools from busing students across school district lines to achieve racial balance unless it could be proven that those lines were intentionally drawn to segregate schools.

The dictator who ruled Chile after leading a coup against the democratically-elected socialist leader of Chile in 1973.

Nixon's diplomatic strategy of détente was aimed primarily at what two countries?

Those who supported liberal causes during the 1960s and 1970s, such as civil rights for women and minorities and the expansion of the welfare state, were known as the _______.

What Does Freedom Mean

Western Expansion, the New South, and Industrial America, 1870-1890

Populism and Imperialism, 1890-1900

From Populism to the Progressive Era, 1900-1912

The Late Progressive Era and World War, 1912-1920

Roaring Twenties to the Great Depression, 1920-1932

The New Deal and Origins of World War II, 1932-1939

America and World War II, 1941-1945

The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1945-1953

The Cold War and the Affluent Society, 1954 1963

Vietnam and Civil Disobedience, 1963-1969

The Reagan and Bush Years, 1980-1992

America in Our Time, 1992-Present

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