Question 1

Led by Lieutenant William Calley,American soldiers massacred more than 300 South Vietnamese civilians near the village of ________.

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Question 2

Compare Richard Nixon as a foreign policy president and as a domestic policy president.In what area was he more effective,and why?

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Richard Nixon was a complex and controve...

Question 3

One of the early and major organizations of the New Left was the Students for a ________.

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Question 4

Throughout the late 1960s,

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A)   deferments for the military draft increased.
B)   opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.
C)   no American refused induction; instead, thousands fled to Canada and Sweden.
D)   both deferments for the military draft increased, and opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

When Earl Warren retired,President Nixon appointed ________ to replace him on the Supreme Court.

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Question 6

What were the differences between social reform in the 1930s and social reform in the 1960s?

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The social reform movements of the 1930s...

Question 7

In the 1970s,the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be

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A)   the Middle East.
B)   Eastern Europe.
C)   the so-called Third World.
D)   China.
E)   sub-Saharan Africa.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 8

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Furman v.Georgia (1972)

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A)   overturned existing capital punishment statutes.
B)   was upheld in the case of Gregg v. Georgia (1976.) 
C)   redefined the appeals process in death penalty convictions.
D)   ruled that execution by hanging was unconstitutional.
E)   favored the use of forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

How do you explain the Watergate scandal and President Nixon's role in it?

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The Watergate scandal was a political sc...

Question 10

President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included

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A)   a maximum six-year participation in the federal welfare system.
B)   federal support for parental leave following the birth of a child.
C)   free medical care to all Americans over the age of seventy.
D)   a guaranteed annual income for all Americans.
E)   a program to replace Social Security with private retirement vouchers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Nothing since the American Civil War divided the United States public as much as the Vietnam War.Why?

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The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955 ...

Question 12

Early during the feminist movement,the National Organization of Women focused its efforts on

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A)   changing the traditional concepts of women in the home.
B)   addressing the needs of women in the workplace.
C)   abortion rights.
D)   helping poor and minority women.
E)   passing the Equal Rights Amendment.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

The 1969 "Stonewall Riot" is associated with the civil rights movement for

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A)   women.
B)   homosexuals.
C)   African Americans.
D)   Hispanic Americans.
E)   Native Americans.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

The "Saturday night massacre" refers to an event that included

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A)   the decision by the Supreme Court that forced Nixon to hand over incriminating audio recordings.
B)   the confessions of the Watergate burglars.
C)   the resignation of two key Nixon administration officials.
D)   the departure of Spiro Agnew.
E)   the testimony of James McCord and John Dean.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

What were the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1950s and 1960s? What are the arguments of the supporters and critics of these rulings?

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During the late 1950s and 1960s, there w...

Question 16

In the late 1960s and early 1970s all of the following occurred due to American Indian activism,EXCEPT

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A)   Congress granting to reservations "independent nation" status within the United States.
B)   Indians fighting for old treaty fishing rights in Washington State.
C)   Indians occupying Alcatraz Island in the San Francisco Bay.
D)   Congress passing an Indian Civil Rights Act.
E)   the appointment of a Mohawk-Sioux as Nixon's commissioner of Indian affairs.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

In 1973,the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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A)   refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel.
B)   raised the price of oil by 400 percent.
C)   helped to precipitate a fuel shortage in the United States.
D)   both refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel, and raised the price of oil by 500 percent.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Weeks after Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand" in the Vietnam War,President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

President Nixon expanded the Vietnam War,and also reinvigorated the American antiwar movement,by moving the fighting into neighboring ________.

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Question 20

In 1974,Richard Nixon left the presidency

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A)   through impeachment.
B)   through resignation.
C)   when he was convicted of obstructing justice.
D)   by official arrest.
E)   when he lost a special election by huge margins.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

When Earl Warren retired,President Nixon appointed ________ to replace him on the Supreme Court.

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What were the differences between social reform in the 1930s and social reform in the 1960s?

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Compare Richard Nixon as a foreign policy president and as a domestic policy president.In what area was he more effective,and why?

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One of the early and major organizations of the New Left was the Students for a ________.

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The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Furman v.Georgia (1972)

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Nothing since the American Civil War divided the United States public as much as the Vietnam War.Why?

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How do you explain the Watergate scandal and President Nixon's role in it?

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In the late 1960s and early 1970s all of the following occurred due to American Indian activism,EXCEPT

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The 1969 "Stonewall Riot" is associated with the civil rights movement for

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In 1973,the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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Weeks after Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand" in the Vietnam War,President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

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The "Saturday night massacre" refers to an event that included

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Led by Lieutenant William Calley,American soldiers massacred more than 300 South Vietnamese civilians near the village of ________.

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