Question 1

What did the "White House tapes" reveal?

Accepted Answer

A)  the burglary at Democratic headquarters was simply a third-rate caper, and no one on the White House staff had been involved. 
B)  President Nixon had ordered a cover-up in the Watergate affair. 
C)  President Nixon had been having an affair with his secretary for three years. 
D)  President Nixon had attempted to halt the "dirty tricks" of his supporters but had failed. 
E)  Nixon had tried to steal the 1960 presidential election. 
A)  the burglary at Democratic headquarters was simply a third-rate caper, and no one on the White House staff had been involved. 
B)  President Nixon had ordered a cover-up in the Watergate affair. 
C)  President Nixon had been having an affair with his secretary for three years. 
D)  President Nixon had attempted to halt the "dirty tricks" of his supporters but had failed. 
E)  Nixon had tried to steal the 1960 presidential election.

Question 2

How did Gerald Ford become president?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was elected in 1972. 
B)  He was nominated by Nixon as vice president, confirmed by Congress, and became president when Nixon resigned. 
C)  He was appointed by Congress after Nixon and his vice president resigned. 
D)  He bribed the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve his presidency. 
A)  He was elected in 1972. 
B)  He was nominated by Nixon as vice president, confirmed by Congress, and became president when Nixon resigned. 
C)  He was appointed by Congress after Nixon and his vice president resigned. 
D)  He bribed the Senate Judiciary Committee to approve his presidency.

Question 3

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. 
Stagflation

Accepted Answer

Stagflation is an economic term that des

Question 4

Which of the following conditions did the United States not face in the late 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plummeting energy prices. 
B)  Americans being held hostage. 
C)  Unemployment. 
D)  Recession. 
E)  Inflation. 
A)  Plummeting energy prices. 
B)  Americans being held hostage. 
C)  Unemployment. 
D)  Recession. 
E)  Inflation.

Question 5

In the 1960s, what did the term "counterculture" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  a conservative movement among American youth who were nostalgic for the simple habits of the 1950s. 
B)  an environmental movement dedicated to countering the polluting effects of American consumer culture. 
C)  a youth culture that was radically disaffiliated from the mainstream assumptions of American society. 
D)  an urban middle-class reform movement that opposed the growing use of "uppers" and "downers" throughout American society. 
E)  a movement to increase American consumerism in order to solve the nation's economic woes. 
A)  a conservative movement among American youth who were nostalgic for the simple habits of the 1950s. 
B)  an environmental movement dedicated to countering the polluting effects of American consumer culture. 
C)  a youth culture that was radically disaffiliated from the mainstream assumptions of American society. 
D)  an urban middle-class reform movement that opposed the growing use of "uppers" and "downers" throughout American society. 
E)  a movement to increase American consumerism in order to solve the nation's economic woes.

Question 6

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. 
SALT I, ABM Treaty

Accepted Answer

SALT I, which stands for Strategic Arms

Question 7

Which of the following correctly summarizes the Carter administration's policy toward the area of the world with which it is paired?

Accepted Answer

A)  Panama: treaties transferring full control over the canal to Panama by 2000. 
B)  Soviet Union: growing détente and continued expansion of economic and cultural relations 
C)  China: fortification of Taiwan with American Cruise Missiles. 
D)  Europe: reduction of stores of chemical weapons 
E)  Middle East: use of American troops to stop the Egyptian invasion of Israel 
A)  Panama: treaties transferring full control over the canal to Panama by 2000. 
B)  Soviet Union: growing détente and continued expansion of economic and cultural relations 
C)  China: fortification of Taiwan with American Cruise Missiles. 
D)  Europe: reduction of stores of chemical weapons 
E)  Middle East: use of American troops to stop the Egyptian invasion of Israel

Question 8

The 1960s are known for the hippies, "youth culture", and sexual revolution. While these issues were prevalent, how could you argue that the majority of young adults varied relatively little from their parents' generation? Explain using specific examples.

Accepted Answer

While the 1960s are often associated wit

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. 
Baby Boom Generation

Accepted Answer

The Baby Boom Generation refers to the d

Question 10

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. 
Huston Plan, The plumbers

Accepted Answer

The Huston Plan was a proposed security

Question 11

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. 
Silent Majority

Accepted Answer

The term "Silent Majority" refers to an

Question 12

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. 
Jimmy Carter

Accepted Answer

Jimmy Carter, whose full name is James E

Question 13

How did Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward influence the American presidency?

Accepted Answer

A)  They exposed the Watergate scandal and presidential abuses. 
B)  They advocated for and achieved new election rules, particularly around campaign finance. 
C)  Through their connections with the Castro regime, they hired Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate President Kennedy. 
D)  They served as the independent prosecutors in the Watergate scandal. 
E)  They ran the Nixon re-election committee for the 1972 presidential election. 
A)  They exposed the Watergate scandal and presidential abuses. 
B)  They advocated for and achieved new election rules, particularly around campaign finance. 
C)  Through their connections with the Castro regime, they hired Lee Harvey Oswald to assassinate President Kennedy. 
D)  They served as the independent prosecutors in the Watergate scandal. 
E)  They ran the Nixon re-election committee for the 1972 presidential election.

Question 14

The Camp David Accords were significant because they

Accepted Answer

A)  settled disputes between the former Union and Confederate states over debts. 
B)  officially ended American participation in the Vietnam War. 
C)  set the foundation for peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. 
D)  limited the number of nuclear missiles that the United States and the Soviet Union could possess. 
E)  led to formal diplomatic relations between the United States and China. 
A)  settled disputes between the former Union and Confederate states over debts. 
B)  officially ended American participation in the Vietnam War. 
C)  set the foundation for peace negotiations between Israel and the Arab states. 
D)  limited the number of nuclear missiles that the United States and the Soviet Union could possess. 
E)  led to formal diplomatic relations between the United States and China.

Question 15

What did the SALT I agreement do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It arranged for the Soviet Union's purchase of at least $750 million in American grain over a three-year period. 
B)  It brought about the end of the OPEC oil embargo. 
C)  It called for a phased withdrawal of American missiles and troops in Europe, in exchange for a comparable Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. 
D)  It banned all chemical and biological weapons. 
E)  It froze each side's offensive nuclear missiles for five years. 
A)  It arranged for the Soviet Union's purchase of at least $750 million in American grain over a three-year period. 
B)  It brought about the end of the OPEC oil embargo. 
C)  It called for a phased withdrawal of American missiles and troops in Europe, in exchange for a comparable Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. 
D)  It banned all chemical and biological weapons. 
E)  It froze each side's offensive nuclear missiles for five years.

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. 
George McGovern

Accepted Answer

George McGovern (July 19, 1922 – October

Question 17

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that George McGovern overwhelmingly lost the 1972 presidential election?

Accepted Answer

A)  His vice-presidential running mate had received electric-shock therapy for nervous depression. 
B)  He endorsed income redistribution and the decriminalization of marijuana. 
C)  The Nixon campaign kept information about the Watergate burglary contained. 
D)  There was a widely held perception that he was inept and radical. 
E)  Nixon supporters broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and stole the election by falsifying ballots. 
A)  His vice-presidential running mate had received electric-shock therapy for nervous depression. 
B)  He endorsed income redistribution and the decriminalization of marijuana. 
C)  The Nixon campaign kept information about the Watergate burglary contained. 
D)  There was a widely held perception that he was inept and radical. 
E)  Nixon supporters broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters and stole the election by falsifying ballots.

Question 18

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. 
Beatles, Rolling Stones

Accepted Answer

The Beatles and the Rolling Stones are t

What did the "White House tapes" reveal?

How did Gerald Ford become president?

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. Stagflation

Which of the following conditions did the United States not face in the late 1970s?

In the 1960s, what did the term "counterculture" refer to?

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. SALT I, ABM Treaty

Which of the following correctly summarizes the Carter administration's policy toward the area of the world with which it is paired?

The 1960s are known for the hippies, "youth culture", and sexual revolution. While these issues were prevalent, how could you argue that the majority of young adults varied relatively little from their parents' generation? Explain using specific examples.

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. Baby Boom Generation

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. Huston Plan, The plumbers

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. Silent Majority

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. Jimmy Carter

How did Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward influence the American presidency?

The Camp David Accords were significant because they

What did the SALT I agreement do?

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. George McGovern

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that George McGovern overwhelmingly lost the 1972 presidential election?

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. Beatles, Rolling Stones

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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Exam 29: A Time of Upheaval

What did the "White House tapes" reveal?

How did Gerald Ford become president?

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. Stagflation

Which of the following conditions did the United States not face in the late 1970s?

In the 1960s, what did the term "counterculture" refer to?

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. SALT I, ABM Treaty

Which of the following correctly summarizes the Carter administration's policy toward the area of the world with which it is paired?

The 1960s are known for the hippies, "youth culture", and sexual revolution. While these issues were prevalent, how could you argue that the majority of young adults varied relatively little from their parents' generation? Explain using specific examples.

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. Baby Boom Generation

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. Huston Plan, The plumbers

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. Silent Majority

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. Jimmy Carter

How did Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward influence the American presidency?

The Camp David Accords were significant because they

What did the SALT I agreement do?

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. George McGovern

Which of the following was not one of the reasons that George McGovern overwhelmingly lost the 1972 presidential election?

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. Beatles, Rolling Stones

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

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