Question 1

What were the major successes and failures of the Women's Liberation Movement?

Accepted Answer

The Women's Liberation Movement had seve

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Equal Rights Amendment

Accepted Answer

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a pr

Question 3

What were the goals of the Students for a Democratic Society?

Accepted Answer

A)  a society in which democratic institutions were fully protected from subversion by the international communist conspiracy. 
B)  the Democratic party in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
C)  100 percent participation from American colleges in the 1968 national Model Congress to be held in Chicago. 
D)  a society in which the votes of college-age Americans would be weighted more heavily than the votes of retirees. 
E)  the transformation of the United States into a "participatory democracy" in which citizens would have direct control over decision making. 
A)  a society in which democratic institutions were fully protected from subversion by the international communist conspiracy. 
B)  the Democratic party in control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives. 
C)  100 percent participation from American colleges in the 1968 national Model Congress to be held in Chicago. 
D)  a society in which the votes of college-age Americans would be weighted more heavily than the votes of retirees. 
E)  the transformation of the United States into a "participatory democracy" in which citizens would have direct control over decision making.

Question 4

How and why did a more conservative mood evolve in the nation during the late 1960s and early 1970s? How did this mood evolve out of radicalism? What happened to the New Left, and why?

Accepted Answer

The more conservative mood that evolved

Question 5

How did Richard Nixon's political strategy reflect the racial upheavals and radicalism of this era?

Accepted Answer

Richard Nixon's political strategy refle

Question 6

Which of the following events did not occur in 1968?

Accepted Answer

A)  The nomination of an antiwar Democratic candidate for president 
B)  The assassination of a prominent civil-rights leader 
C)  Violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago 
D)  A political comeback by a Republican politician 
E)  The assassination of a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination 
A)  The nomination of an antiwar Democratic candidate for president 
B)  The assassination of a prominent civil-rights leader 
C)  Violence at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago 
D)  A political comeback by a Republican politician 
E)  The assassination of a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination

Question 7

Which of the following did not contribute to Jimmy Carter's election victory in 1976?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clearly defined his economic and social programs. 
B)  Emphasized his status as an outsider to Washington politics. 
C)  Rejected the concept of the "imperial presidency." 
D)  Pledged never to lie to the American people. 
E)  Professed his faith as a "born-again" Christian. 
A)  Clearly defined his economic and social programs. 
B)  Emphasized his status as an outsider to Washington politics. 
C)  Rejected the concept of the "imperial presidency." 
D)  Pledged never to lie to the American people. 
E)  Professed his faith as a "born-again" Christian.

Question 8

Explain why the problems of the mid to late 1970s made it very difficult for either President Ford or President Carter to have much success. What were the problems? How did each president attempt to solve them? Why were they not very successful?

Accepted Answer

The mid to late 1970s were a challenging

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Hippies, Yippies, Flower Power

Accepted Answer

Hippies were a countercultural movement

Question 10

Discuss the rise and decline of college student radicalism from 1960 to 1970. What caused the radicalism? Who became radicalized? What forms did radical protest take? Why did radical protest wane?

Accepted Answer

The rise of college student radicalism f

Question 11

What did the experiences of late 1960s communes demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attempting to go against the Establishment led communal residents to drugs, venereal disease, and crime. 
B)  Most Americans would have accepted the communal ethic if the news media had portrayed it favorably. 
C)  Countercultures in the United States never can succeed or gain much following because of the power of the American ideology of family and sharing. 
D)  Groups that try to live a life of sharing closer to nature on rural communes will inevitably turn an urban neighborhood into an overcrowded, over-commercialized slum. 
E)  Some people sought to escape the urban-corporate world and live more naturally, but most communes were short-lived. 
A)  Attempting to go against the Establishment led communal residents to drugs, venereal disease, and crime. 
B)  Most Americans would have accepted the communal ethic if the news media had portrayed it favorably. 
C)  Countercultures in the United States never can succeed or gain much following because of the power of the American ideology of family and sharing. 
D)  Groups that try to live a life of sharing closer to nature on rural communes will inevitably turn an urban neighborhood into an overcrowded, over-commercialized slum. 
E)  Some people sought to escape the urban-corporate world and live more naturally, but most communes were short-lived.

Question 12

Explore the Watergate scandal. What was the background to the scandal? Why did it become a scandal? Ultimately, what led to Richard Nixon's downfall?

Accepted Answer

The Watergate scandal was a political sc

Question 13

Which of the following did not occur during the Nixon presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress established the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B)  Environmentalists sponsored the first Earth Day. 
C)  The government initiated the Interstate Highway System. 
D)  Nixon proposed the Family Assistance Program. 
E)  Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. 
A)  Congress established the Environmental Protection Agency. 
B)  Environmentalists sponsored the first Earth Day. 
C)  The government initiated the Interstate Highway System. 
D)  Nixon proposed the Family Assistance Program. 
E)  Congress created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Students for a Democratic Society, Port Huron Statement, New Left

Accepted Answer

The Students for a Democratic Society (S

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Women's Liberation

Accepted Answer

Women's Liberation refers to the feminis

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Woodstock festival

Accepted Answer

The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, commonly

Question 17

Which of the following is true about Henry Kissinger?

Accepted Answer

A)  He believed that human nature was basically good and that people would do the right thing if left alone. 
B)  He believed in Realpolitik . 
C)  He came to his foreign-policy post in Washington with little knowledge of international relations. 
D)  He served as the president's national security adviser but failed to become secretary of state because he lacked the willingness to act ruthlessly when opponents placed obstacles in his path. 
A)  He believed that human nature was basically good and that people would do the right thing if left alone. 
B)  He believed in Realpolitik . 
C)  He came to his foreign-policy post in Washington with little knowledge of international relations. 
D)  He served as the president's national security adviser but failed to become secretary of state because he lacked the willingness to act ruthlessly when opponents placed obstacles in his path.

Question 18

How did President Ford try to curb inflation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voluntary wage-and-price restraint 
B)  Increases in federal spending 
C)  Support for lowering the discount rate 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Voluntary wage-and-price restraint 
B)  Increases in federal spending 
C)  Support for lowering the discount rate 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices

Exam 29: A Time of Upheaval

What were the major successes and failures of the Women's Liberation Movement?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Equal Rights Amendment

What were the goals of the Students for a Democratic Society?

How and why did a more conservative mood evolve in the nation during the late 1960s and early 1970s? How did this mood evolve out of radicalism? What happened to the New Left, and why?

How did Richard Nixon's political strategy reflect the racial upheavals and radicalism of this era?

Which of the following events did not occur in 1968?

Which of the following did not contribute to Jimmy Carter's election victory in 1976?

Explain why the problems of the mid to late 1970s made it very difficult for either President Ford or President Carter to have much success. What were the problems? How did each president attempt to solve them? Why were they not very successful?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Hippies, Yippies, Flower Power

Discuss the rise and decline of college student radicalism from 1960 to 1970. What caused the radicalism? Who became radicalized? What forms did radical protest take? Why did radical protest wane?

What did the experiences of late 1960s communes demonstrate?

Explore the Watergate scandal. What was the background to the scandal? Why did it become a scandal? Ultimately, what led to Richard Nixon's downfall?

Which of the following did not occur during the Nixon presidency?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Students for a Democratic Society, Port Huron Statement, New Left

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Women's Liberation

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Woodstock festival

Which of the following is true about Henry Kissinger?

How did President Ford try to curb inflation?

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