Question 1

Which of the following claims did Phyllis Schlafly make as a justification for initiating STOP ERA?

Accepted Answer

A) Low-wage jobs are as rewarding as women's roles within the home. 
B) The women in the women's movement are all lesbians. 
C) The Protestant evangelicals are secretly supporting feminism. 
D) The members of NOW are trying to capitalize on America's homophobia. 
E) All of these choices. 
A) Low-wage jobs are as rewarding as women's roles within the home. 
B) The women in the women's movement are all lesbians. 
C) The Protestant evangelicals are secretly supporting feminism. 
D) The members of NOW are trying to capitalize on America's homophobia. 
E) All of these choices. B

Question 2

Nixon's foreign policy toward China was known as _________. 
A. Ping-Pong Diplomacy 
B. Checkbook diplomacy 
C. Panda diplomacy 
D. Gift-Basket Diplomacy

Accepted Answer

Ping-Pong Diplomacy

Question 3

Which of the following was a part of Carter's foreign policy?

Accepted Answer

A) He called for the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
B) He retained control of the Panama Canal. 
C) He called for racial segregation in American public transportation. 
D) He fought against the rise of communism in China. 
E) He signed the SALT II agreement with China. 
A) He called for the end of apartheid in South Africa. 
B) He retained control of the Panama Canal. 
C) He called for racial segregation in American public transportation. 
D) He fought against the rise of communism in China. 
E) He signed the SALT II agreement with China. A

Question 4

The Watergate scandal involved the arrest of five men for breaking into the:

Accepted Answer

A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration's offices. 
B) Democratic National Committee's offices. 
C) National Endowment for the Arts headquarters. 
D) Republican National Committee's headquarters. 
E) Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters. 
A) Occupational Safety and Health Administration's offices. 
B) Democratic National Committee's offices. 
C) National Endowment for the Arts headquarters. 
D) Republican National Committee's headquarters. 
E) Environmental Protection Agency's headquarters.

Question 5

Why did Nixon try to improve the United States' relationship with China in the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) To conduct joint nuclear experiments with China 
B) To retain the United States' membership in the Commonwealth of Nations 
C) To drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union 
D) To persuade China to stay out of the internal affairs of the United States 
E) To reduce China's wheat exports to the Soviet Union 
A) To conduct joint nuclear experiments with China 
B) To retain the United States' membership in the Commonwealth of Nations 
C) To drive a wedge between China and the Soviet Union 
D) To persuade China to stay out of the internal affairs of the United States 
E) To reduce China's wheat exports to the Soviet Union

Question 6

In which of the following negotiations did President Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev agree to freeze the number of long-range missile launchers and build certain new missiles only after they had destroyed the same number of older missiles?

Accepted Answer

A) The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 
B) The Hague Conventions 
C) The Camp David Accords 
D) The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 
E) The Kremlin Accords 
A) The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 
B) The Hague Conventions 
C) The Camp David Accords 
D) The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks 
E) The Kremlin Accords

Question 7

The Moral Majority was a conservative political organization founded by the _________ in 1979. 
A. Rev. Jerry Falwell 
B. Rev. David Barton 
C. Rev. Douglas Coe 
D. Rev. Charles Colson

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Moral Majority was a conservative political...

Question 8

Describe Carter's achievements in foreign policy.

Accepted Answer

Carter's longest-lasting achievement in

Question 9

Which of the following is a similarity between social conservatives and economic conservatives?

Accepted Answer

A) Both types of conservatives urged an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union. 
B) Both types of conservatives fought to increase government intervention in people's lives. 
C) Both types of conservatives supported efforts to charge high tax rates. 
D) Both types of conservatives supported abortions and same-sex marriages. 
E) Both types of conservatives supported policies targeted at redistribution of income to assist the poor. 
A) Both types of conservatives urged an aggressive stance against the Soviet Union. 
B) Both types of conservatives fought to increase government intervention in people's lives. 
C) Both types of conservatives supported efforts to charge high tax rates. 
D) Both types of conservatives supported abortions and same-sex marriages. 
E) Both types of conservatives supported policies targeted at redistribution of income to assist the poor.

Question 10

Landmark films of the seventies such as as The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde indicated that Americans in the 1970s:

Accepted Answer

A) had shifted towards cultural conservatism. 
B) enjoyed a sense of moral superiority. 
C) were going through a period of economic stagnation. 
D) lived in a period of increased moral complexity. 
E) were experiencing all of the above. 
A) had shifted towards cultural conservatism. 
B) enjoyed a sense of moral superiority. 
C) were going through a period of economic stagnation. 
D) lived in a period of increased moral complexity. 
E) were experiencing all of the above.

Question 11

Compare and contrast social conservatives and economic conservatives.

Accepted Answer

In the 1970s, the New Right was largely

Question 12

How did Gerald Ford deal with the Watergate scandal after he became the president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) He offered Nixon a full presidential pardon. 
B) He demanded that Nixon be tried like any other citizen. 
C) He ordered further investigation on the scandal. 
D) He offered a reward for anyone with information about the scandal. 
E) He persuaded Spiro Agnew to resign from his post of vice president. 
A) He offered Nixon a full presidential pardon. 
B) He demanded that Nixon be tried like any other citizen. 
C) He ordered further investigation on the scandal. 
D) He offered a reward for anyone with information about the scandal. 
E) He persuaded Spiro Agnew to resign from his post of vice president.

Question 13

_____ was the first openly gay person to win a major political campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) Neil Giuliano 
B) Barney Frank 
C) Ryan Cassata 
D) Gavin Newsom 
E) Harvey Milk 
A) Neil Giuliano 
B) Barney Frank 
C) Ryan Cassata 
D) Gavin Newsom 
E) Harvey Milk

Question 14

Which of the following events sparked the Gay Liberation Movement in 1969?

Accepted Answer

A) The murder of a gay activist in New York City 
B) A police raid on the Ariston Hotel in New York City 
C) A police raid on the bar at the Stonewall Inn in New York City 
D) The signing of Executive Order 10450 by President Eisenhower 
E) The inclusion of homosexuality in the list of mental illnesses 
A) The murder of a gay activist in New York City 
B) A police raid on the Ariston Hotel in New York City 
C) A police raid on the bar at the Stonewall Inn in New York City 
D) The signing of Executive Order 10450 by President Eisenhower 
E) The inclusion of homosexuality in the list of mental illnesses

Question 15

Which of the following was an indicator that Soviet-style communism was not performing well economically in the 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A) The scarcity of wheat in the Soviet Union 
B) The massive debts the Soviet Union owed to the U.S. 
C) The restructuring of the Soviet government 
D) The closure of major banks in the Soviet Union 
E) The drive of the Soviet Union toward democratization 
A) The scarcity of wheat in the Soviet Union 
B) The massive debts the Soviet Union owed to the U.S. 
C) The restructuring of the Soviet government 
D) The closure of major banks in the Soviet Union 
E) The drive of the Soviet Union toward democratization

Question 16

Explain the reasons for Nixon's visit to China in 1972.

Accepted Answer

As Vietnam simmered down as a national i

Question 17

Explain the various government programs that were designed to deal with the continuing effects of racism.

Accepted Answer

Amid a transition toward greater interes

Question 18

Which of the following landmark court decisions struck down laws in forty-six states that limited a woman's access to a safe, legal abortion?

Accepted Answer

A) Grutter v. Bollinger 
B) Craig v. Boren 
C) Roe v. Wade 
D) Smith v. Allwright 
E) Browder v. Gayle 
A) Grutter v. Bollinger 
B) Craig v. Boren 
C) Roe v. Wade 
D) Smith v. Allwright 
E) Browder v. Gayle

Question 19

Phyllis Schlafly's STOP ERA campaign aimed at getting the Equal Rights Amendment passed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The United States supported the ousting of Chile's Salvador Allende in 1973, opting instead to provide assistance to the authoritarian regime of General Augusto Pinochet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 26: The Age of Fracture: the 1970s

Which of the following claims did Phyllis Schlafly make as a justification for initiating STOP ERA?

Nixon's foreign policy toward China was known as _________. A. Ping-Pong Diplomacy B. Checkbook diplomacy C. Panda diplomacy D. Gift-Basket Diplomacy

Which of the following was a part of Carter's foreign policy?

The Watergate scandal involved the arrest of five men for breaking into the:

Why did Nixon try to improve the United States' relationship with China in the early 1970s?

In which of the following negotiations did President Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev agree to freeze the number of long-range missile launchers and build certain new missiles only after they had destroyed the same number of older missiles?

The Moral Majority was a conservative political organization founded by the _________ in 1979. A. Rev. Jerry Falwell B. Rev. David Barton C. Rev. Douglas Coe D. Rev. Charles Colson

Describe Carter's achievements in foreign policy.

Which of the following is a similarity between social conservatives and economic conservatives?

Landmark films of the seventies such as as The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde indicated that Americans in the 1970s:

Compare and contrast social conservatives and economic conservatives.

How did Gerald Ford deal with the Watergate scandal after he became the president of the United States?

_____ was the first openly gay person to win a major political campaign.

Which of the following events sparked the Gay Liberation Movement in 1969?

Which of the following was an indicator that Soviet-style communism was not performing well economically in the 1970s?

Explain the reasons for Nixon's visit to China in 1972.

Explain the various government programs that were designed to deal with the continuing effects of racism.

Which of the following landmark court decisions struck down laws in forty-six states that limited a woman's access to a safe, legal abortion?

Phyllis Schlafly's STOP ERA campaign aimed at getting the Equal Rights Amendment passed.

The United States supported the ousting of Chile's Salvador Allende in 1973, opting instead to provide assistance to the authoritarian regime of General Augusto Pinochet.

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