Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Rachel Carson

Accepted Answer

author of Silent Spring. Raised public awareness of the dangers of pesticide use in agriculture, especially DDT. Had a significant impact on the expansion of the environmental movement.

Question 2

The president most associated with the "war on poverty" was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Lyndon Johnson

Question 3

Discuss the presidency of Richard Nixon and assess his accomplishments and failures.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:
A. Personal background
 1. Family and education
 2. Political career
 3. Anticommunist image
 4. Ruthless, embattled personality
B. Economic problems
 1. Growing deficit, deteriorating balance of trade
 2. Combating stagflation, ninety-day freeze
 3. Floating the dollar
C. Social policy
 1. Family Assistance Plan
 2. New federalism/use of block grants
D. Detente
 1. Establishing friendlier relations with Russia
 2. Normalizing relations with People's Republic of China
E. Vietnamization
 1. Implementing the Nixon Doctrine
 2. Bombing Cambodia
 3. Antiwar protests increase
 4. Bombing of North Vietnam
 5. Signing Paris Peace Accords of 1973
F. Re-election and resignation
 1. Dirty tricks in election of 1972
 2. Covering up the Watergate break in
 3. Exposure and resignation

Question 4

Explore the changing nature of the civil rights movement from 1965 to the early 1970s.

Accepted Answer

Through the early 1960s, there was littl

Question 5

The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as

Accepted Answer

A)  "Rolling Thunder." 
B)  "Agent Orange." 
C)  "Operation Jungle." 
D)  "Operation Desert Storm." 
E)  "Operation Overlord." 
A)  "Rolling Thunder." 
B)  "Agent Orange." 
C)  "Operation Jungle." 
D)  "Operation Desert Storm." 
E)  "Operation Overlord."

Question 6

Medicare provides nationally funded medical coverage for low-income citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Republican national convention in 1968 occasioned intense rioting and large demonstrations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Two African-American students were killed by law-enforcement officials following an antiwar protest rally at Jackson State College in 1970.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

IDENTIFICATIONS
-George McGovern

Accepted Answer

Democratic presidential candid

Question 10

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

Accepted Answer

A)  Lyndon B. Johnson. 
B)  Barry Goldwater. 
C)  Richard Nixon. 
D)  George Wallace. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower. 
A)  Lyndon B. Johnson. 
B)  Barry Goldwater. 
C)  Richard Nixon. 
D)  George Wallace. 
E)  Dwight Eisenhower.

Question 11

During Richard Nixon's first year in office, the percentage of federal funds spent on domestic programs

Accepted Answer

A)  remained unchanged. 
B)  decreased dramatically. 
C)  fell to zero. 
D)  decreased slightly. 
E)  increased steadily. 
A)  remained unchanged. 
B)  decreased dramatically. 
C)  fell to zero. 
D)  decreased slightly. 
E)  increased steadily.

Question 12

Breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist was the first "dirty trick" perpetrated by Richard Nixon's plumbers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Examine the goals and achievements of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society."

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 14

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

Accepted Answer

A)  widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B)  widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C)  its failure to win public support in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
D)  widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E)  its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry 
A)  widespread Soviet violations of the agreed upon limits. 
B)  widespread American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
C)  its failure to win public support in the U.S. and the Soviet Union. 
D)  widespread Soviet and American violations of the agreed upon limits. 
E)  its failure to limit the number of warheads that each missile could carry

Question 15

Explore the changing role of the United States in Vietnam, from the Johnson escalation through the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 16

Which of the following was true of Lyndon Johnson?

Accepted Answer

A)  Like John F Kennedy, Johnson was sophisticated, urbane, and charismatic. 
B)  He tried to create a consensus in support of his policies by using flattery and threats. 
C)  He hated paperwork and was bored by legislative details. 
D)  He had held only one elective office before he became president of the United States. 
E)  He was ineffective in dealing with Congress. 
A)  Like John F Kennedy, Johnson was sophisticated, urbane, and charismatic. 
B)  He tried to create a consensus in support of his policies by using flattery and threats. 
C)  He hated paperwork and was bored by legislative details. 
D)  He had held only one elective office before he became president of the United States. 
E)  He was ineffective in dealing with Congress.

Question 17

The "black power" movement of the 1960s rejected integration and called for violent confrontations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lyndon Johnson considered doubt about the war in Vietnam to be unpatriotic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, TN supporting a protest by ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis,...

Question 20

During Richard Nixon's presidency, the U.S. economy experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  the first trade deficit of the twentieth century. 
B)  the lowest unemployment rate since the 1920s. 
C)  a decrease in prices and an increase in the buying power of the average American. 
D)  a significant increase in overall standards of living. 
E)  a period of peace abroad and prosperity at home. 
A)  the first trade deficit of the twentieth century. 
B)  the lowest unemployment rate since the 1920s. 
C)  a decrease in prices and an increase in the buying power of the average American. 
D)  a significant increase in overall standards of living. 
E)  a period of peace abroad and prosperity at home.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Rachel Carson

The president most associated with the "war on poverty" was ____________________.

Discuss the presidency of Richard Nixon and assess his accomplishments and failures.

Explore the changing nature of the civil rights movement from 1965 to the early 1970s.

The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as

Medicare provides nationally funded medical coverage for low-income citizens.

The Republican national convention in 1968 occasioned intense rioting and large demonstrations.

Two African-American students were killed by law-enforcement officials following an antiwar protest rally at Jackson State College in 1970.

IDENTIFICATIONS -George McGovern

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

During Richard Nixon's first year in office, the percentage of federal funds spent on domestic programs

Breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist was the first "dirty trick" perpetrated by Richard Nixon's plumbers.

Examine the goals and achievements of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society."

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

Explore the changing role of the United States in Vietnam, from the Johnson escalation through the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Which of the following was true of Lyndon Johnson?

The "black power" movement of the 1960s rejected integration and called for violent confrontations.

Lyndon Johnson considered doubt about the war in Vietnam to be unpatriotic.

Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, TN supporting a protest by ____________________.

During Richard Nixon's presidency, the U.S. economy experienced

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Exam 29: America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

IDENTIFICATIONS -Rachel Carson

The president most associated with the "war on poverty" was ____________________.

Discuss the presidency of Richard Nixon and assess his accomplishments and failures.

Explore the changing nature of the civil rights movement from 1965 to the early 1970s.

The campaign of sustained bombing launched by Lyndon Johnson against North Vietnam in 1964 was known as

Medicare provides nationally funded medical coverage for low-income citizens.

The Republican national convention in 1968 occasioned intense rioting and large demonstrations.

Two African-American students were killed by law-enforcement officials following an antiwar protest rally at Jackson State College in 1970.

IDENTIFICATIONS -George McGovern

The Republican nominee for the presidency in 1964 was

During Richard Nixon's first year in office, the percentage of federal funds spent on domestic programs

Breaking into the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist was the first "dirty trick" perpetrated by Richard Nixon's plumbers.

Examine the goals and achievements of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society."

The primary reason for SALT I's negligible impact on the arms race was

Explore the changing role of the United States in Vietnam, from the Johnson escalation through the Paris Peace Accords in 1973.

Which of the following was true of Lyndon Johnson?

The "black power" movement of the 1960s rejected integration and called for violent confrontations.

Lyndon Johnson considered doubt about the war in Vietnam to be unpatriotic.

Martin Luther King Jr. died in Memphis, TN supporting a protest by ____________________.

During Richard Nixon's presidency, the U.S. economy experienced

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

Reform, Resistance, Revolution

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Whigs and Democrats

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

America During the Second World War

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2011

Filters