Question 1

Which of the following is true of the United Farm Workers strike in California (1965-1970)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grape growers were brought to the negotiating table as a result of a national consumer boycott of table grapes. 
B)  It reflected the culture of the Native Americans who made up the majority of the striking workers. 
C)  The AFL-CIO refused to officially support the strike. 
D)  The strike shut down the orange-producing industry of California for two years. 
A)  Grape growers were brought to the negotiating table as a result of a national consumer boycott of table grapes. 
B)  It reflected the culture of the Native Americans who made up the majority of the striking workers. 
C)  The AFL-CIO refused to officially support the strike. 
D)  The strike shut down the orange-producing industry of California for two years.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It improved male understanding of what women wanted from them. 
B)  It helped revive the women's movement by presenting ideas concerning the dissatisfaction of educated wives and mothers. 
C)  It exposed the widespread exploitation of women in advertising. 
D)  It helped women learn to adapt to women's traditional and proper roles. 
A)  It improved male understanding of what women wanted from them. 
B)  It helped revive the women's movement by presenting ideas concerning the dissatisfaction of educated wives and mothers. 
C)  It exposed the widespread exploitation of women in advertising. 
D)  It helped women learn to adapt to women's traditional and proper roles.

Question 3

Which of the following was revealed in the Pentagon Papers?

Accepted Answer

A)  American leaders had consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War. 
B)  American corporations had played a dominant role within the government in shaping Vietnam War policies. 
C)  The initiative for escalating American involvement in Vietnam had come from Congress rather than from President Johnson. 
D)  Toward the end of his term, President Johnson was often unable to function coherently. 
A)  American leaders had consistently lied to the American people about the Vietnam War. 
B)  American corporations had played a dominant role within the government in shaping Vietnam War policies. 
C)  The initiative for escalating American involvement in Vietnam had come from Congress rather than from President Johnson. 
D)  Toward the end of his term, President Johnson was often unable to function coherently.

Question 4

Rather than relying on the EEOC to prove that an employer intentionally discriminated against an individual, some people argued that it was possible to prove discrimination by

Accepted Answer

A)  using statistics on the relative numbers of women and minorities hired or promoted by an employer. 
B)  relying on expert witnesses. 
C)  using competency tests as evidence of a job applicant's suitability for employment or an employee's suitability for promotion. 
D)  enlisting the aid of civil rights organizations. 
A)  using statistics on the relative numbers of women and minorities hired or promoted by an employer. 
B)  relying on expert witnesses. 
C)  using competency tests as evidence of a job applicant's suitability for employment or an employee's suitability for promotion. 
D)  enlisting the aid of civil rights organizations.

Question 5

Love Canal, Three Mile Island, and the Cuyahoga River are all sites of

Accepted Answer

A)  counterculture music festivals of the 1970s. 
B)  major tax-revolt demonstrations. 
C)  beneficiaries of Lady Bird Johnson's beautification campaign. 
D)  environmental disasters. 
A)  counterculture music festivals of the 1970s. 
B)  major tax-revolt demonstrations. 
C)  beneficiaries of Lady Bird Johnson's beautification campaign. 
D)  environmental disasters.

Question 6

Which of the following caused resentment among white working-class men during the recession of the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Affirmative action programs that reduced the number of white men hired and increased the number of minorities and women hired 
B)  Federal funding of job-training programs for African Americans but not for whites 
C)  Attempts within major industries to equalize the wages of males and females by giving female employees substantially higher raises than male employees 
D)  The dramatic decline in African American unemployment and the corresponding increase in white unemployment 
A)  Affirmative action programs that reduced the number of white men hired and increased the number of minorities and women hired 
B)  Federal funding of job-training programs for African Americans but not for whites 
C)  Attempts within major industries to equalize the wages of males and females by giving female employees substantially higher raises than male employees 
D)  The dramatic decline in African American unemployment and the corresponding increase in white unemployment

Question 7

Which of the following factors made it difficult for major industries to hold the line against inflation in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The quality of manufactured products increased, causing production costs to increase. 
B)  Higher labor costs accompanied a decline in productivity. 
C)  The supply of manufactured goods outstripped the demand for goods. 
D)  Corporate tax rates tripled during the decade. 
A)  The quality of manufactured products increased, causing production costs to increase. 
B)  Higher labor costs accompanied a decline in productivity. 
C)  The supply of manufactured goods outstripped the demand for goods. 
D)  Corporate tax rates tripled during the decade.

Question 8

Through the Nixon Doctrine, President Nixon and his advisers demonstrated their belief that

Accepted Answer

A)  the containment doctrine was no longer valid. 
B)  the Middle East was far more important to the security of the United States than was South Vietnam. 
C)  the Vietnam War could be won simply by sending more American troops to South Vietnam. 
D)  the United States, for financial reasons, would have to rely more on regional allies to contain communism. 
A)  the containment doctrine was no longer valid. 
B)  the Middle East was far more important to the security of the United States than was South Vietnam. 
C)  the Vietnam War could be won simply by sending more American troops to South Vietnam. 
D)  the United States, for financial reasons, would have to rely more on regional allies to contain communism.

Question 9

Kwaanza is

Accepted Answer

A)  a ritual transported from Africa to America in the eighteenth century and preserved by secret societies in African American communities. 
B)  a type of music attacked as demeaning by African American rights activists in the 1970s. 
C)  a fashion featuring colorful shirts, caps, and head wraps brought from Africa and adopted by African Americans in the 1970s as an expression of cultural pride. 
D)  a holiday created in 1966 to celebrate the shared African heritage of all African Americans. 
A)  a ritual transported from Africa to America in the eighteenth century and preserved by secret societies in African American communities. 
B)  a type of music attacked as demeaning by African American rights activists in the 1970s. 
C)  a fashion featuring colorful shirts, caps, and head wraps brought from Africa and adopted by African Americans in the 1970s as an expression of cultural pride. 
D)  a holiday created in 1966 to celebrate the shared African heritage of all African Americans.

Question 10

The 1970 campus protest at Kent State University that ended with the deaths of four students occurred in response to

Accepted Answer

A)  the incursion of American troops into Cambodia. 
B)  a scheduled visit to the campus by Vice President Spiro Agnew. 
C)  President Nixon's denunciation of college students as "bums." 
D)  the decision by the Nixon administration to end student draft deferments. 
A)  the incursion of American troops into Cambodia. 
B)  a scheduled visit to the campus by Vice President Spiro Agnew. 
C)  President Nixon's denunciation of college students as "bums." 
D)  the decision by the Nixon administration to end student draft deferments.

Question 11

The War Powers Act of 1973

Accepted Answer

A)  represented a furthering of the trend toward an "imperial presidency." 
B)  reorganized the administrative command structure of the military services. 
C)  strengthened the president's powers as commander-in-chief of the armed services. 
D)  attempted to limit the president's war-making power. 
A)  represented a furthering of the trend toward an "imperial presidency." 
B)  reorganized the administrative command structure of the military services. 
C)  strengthened the president's powers as commander-in-chief of the armed services. 
D)  attempted to limit the president's war-making power.

Question 12

Which of the following is considered the primary reason for the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by thousands of Vietnam veterans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange. 
B)  Soldiers had to fight in the midst of jungles, rains, and withering heat. 
C)  Soldiers suffered from battle fatigue. 
D)  Soldiers saw large numbers of women, children, and elderly people killed. 
A)  Many soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange. 
B)  Soldiers had to fight in the midst of jungles, rains, and withering heat. 
C)  Soldiers suffered from battle fatigue. 
D)  Soldiers saw large numbers of women, children, and elderly people killed.

Question 13

The Carter Doctrine proclaimed that the United States would intervene against Soviet aggression in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Persian Gulf. 
B)  the Mediterranean Basin. 
C)  the Indian subcontinent. 
D)  Africa. 
A)  the Persian Gulf. 
B)  the Mediterranean Basin. 
C)  the Indian subcontinent. 
D)  Africa.

Question 14

Among the victories that can be attributed to the National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund during the 1970s was the

Accepted Answer

A)  return of Alcatraz Island to Native Americans. 
B)  establishment of programs credited with producing a sharp decline in the incidence of tuberculosis and suicide among Native Americans. 
C)  return of millions of acres of land to tribal ownership. 
D)  full integration of Native Americans into the U.S. military. 
A)  return of Alcatraz Island to Native Americans. 
B)  establishment of programs credited with producing a sharp decline in the incidence of tuberculosis and suicide among Native Americans. 
C)  return of millions of acres of land to tribal ownership. 
D)  full integration of Native Americans into the U.S. military.

Question 15

Which of the following was an element of Richard Nixon's "southern strategy?"

Accepted Answer

A)  His support for busing as a means of integrating schools 
B)  His nomination of two southerners for positions on the Supreme Court 
C)  His request for an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
D)  His appointment of Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador 
A)  His support for busing as a means of integrating schools 
B)  His nomination of two southerners for positions on the Supreme Court 
C)  His request for an extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 
D)  His appointment of Andrew Young as United Nations ambassador

Question 16

This massacre of some 300 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers took place in 1968.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Hanoi massacre 
B)  The My Lai massacre 
C)  The Danang massacre 
D)  The Pleiku massacre 
A)  The Hanoi massacre 
B)  The My Lai massacre 
C)  The Danang massacre 
D)  The Pleiku massacre

Question 17

Among President Jimmy Carter's successes was

Accepted Answer

A)  major improvements in relations with the Soviet Union. 
B)  the brokering of the first treaty between Israel and an Arab state. 
C)  the release of American hostages from Iran. 
D)  the delay of the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism. 
A)  major improvements in relations with the Soviet Union. 
B)  the brokering of the first treaty between Israel and an Arab state. 
C)  the release of American hostages from Iran. 
D)  the delay of the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism.

Question 18

Based on his domestic policy initiatives, which of the following labels might reasonably be applied to President Nixon?

Accepted Answer

A)  A liberal 
B)  An idealist 
C)  A straightforward conservative 
D)  A cunning politician who seemingly supported a liberal agenda but who ultimately had conservative goals 
A)  A liberal 
B)  An idealist 
C)  A straightforward conservative 
D)  A cunning politician who seemingly supported a liberal agenda but who ultimately had conservative goals

Question 19

As unemployment mounted in 1974, the federal government found that

Accepted Answer

A)  there was little public support for action to reduce unemployment. 
B)  there was strong opposition among congressional Democrats to President Ford's spending proposals. 
C)  people feared that direct action could lead to new foreign embargoes. 
D)  policies designed to deal with unemployment fueled the already substantial inflation rate. 
A)  there was little public support for action to reduce unemployment. 
B)  there was strong opposition among congressional Democrats to President Ford's spending proposals. 
C)  people feared that direct action could lead to new foreign embargoes. 
D)  policies designed to deal with unemployment fueled the already substantial inflation rate.

Question 20

President Richard Nixon's second term ended

Accepted Answer

A)  when he had completed his full term in disgrace and with little power. 
B)  with his mental breakdown and replacement by Vice President Spiro Agnew. 
C)  with his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office. 
D)  with his resignation in the face of certain impeachment and conviction. 
A)  when he had completed his full term in disgrace and with little power. 
B)  with his mental breakdown and replacement by Vice President Spiro Agnew. 
C)  with his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office. 
D)  with his resignation in the face of certain impeachment and conviction.

Exam 31: Continuing Divisions and New Limits, 1969-1980

Which of the following is true of the United Farm Workers strike in California (1965-1970)?

Which of the following is true of Betty Friedan's book The Feminine Mystique?

Which of the following was revealed in the Pentagon Papers?

Rather than relying on the EEOC to prove that an employer intentionally discriminated against an individual, some people argued that it was possible to prove discrimination by

Love Canal, Three Mile Island, and the Cuyahoga River are all sites of

Which of the following caused resentment among white working-class men during the recession of the 1970s?

Which of the following factors made it difficult for major industries to hold the line against inflation in the 1970s?

Through the Nixon Doctrine, President Nixon and his advisers demonstrated their belief that

Kwaanza is

The 1970 campus protest at Kent State University that ended with the deaths of four students occurred in response to

The War Powers Act of 1973

Which of the following is considered the primary reason for the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by thousands of Vietnam veterans?

The Carter Doctrine proclaimed that the United States would intervene against Soviet aggression in

Among the victories that can be attributed to the National Congress of American Indians and the Native American Rights Fund during the 1970s was the

Which of the following was an element of Richard Nixon's "southern strategy?"

This massacre of some 300 unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers took place in 1968.

Among President Jimmy Carter's successes was

Based on his domestic policy initiatives, which of the following labels might reasonably be applied to President Nixon?

As unemployment mounted in 1974, the federal government found that

President Richard Nixon's second term ended

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