Question 1

The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

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The Vietnam War, which lasted from 1955 ...

Question 3

Weeks after a peace agreement was announced in Vietnam,President Nixon ordered the heaviest air raids on North Vietnam of the entire war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States is NOT true?

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A)  Between 1960 and 2000,one-third of all legal immigrants to the U.S.were Hispanic.
B)  Large numbers of Central American immigrants arrived in the U.S.in the 1980s.
C)  Cuban immigrants in the 1980s were more well-to-do than their counterparts in the 1960s.
D)  Puerto Rican immigrants are entitled to American citizenship by birth.
E)  Puerto Rican immigrants established a large community in New York City.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

In 1969 and 1970,President Richard Nixon sought to bring the Vietnam War to a close by

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A)  reducing the number of American ground troops in Vietnam.
B)  expanding the American bombing campaign into Cambodia.
C)  ordering American ground troops across the border into Cambodia.
D)  both reducing the number of American ground troops in Vietnam,and expanding the American bombing campaign into Cambodia.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

In 1974,Richard Nixon left the presidency after he

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A)  was impeached.
B)  resigned.
C)  was convicted of obstructing justice.
D)  was arrested.
E)  lost a special election by huge margins.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

In the mid-1960s,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 E)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

The Port Huron Statement was set forth by ________,one of the early and major organizations of the New Left.

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Students f...

Question 9

Characterize the intent of the major Supreme Court rulings during the late 1960s and 1970s.How did they compare to decisions made by the Warren Court?

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The major Supreme Court rulings during t...

Question 10

One intent of President Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to limit domestic opposition to the war.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the early 1970s,economic growth in the United States declined,bringing down both wages and prices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Betty Friedan's 1963 book,The Feminine Mystique,

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A)  described why women had found success and satisfaction in postwar America.
B)  detailed the many problems confronting single mothers.
C)  argued against women placing children in front of their careers.
D)  encouraged women to remain single in order to maintain their independence.
E)  gave voice to a reemerging women's rights movement.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 13

How did President Nixon go about bringing an end to the Vietnam War? What effect did his methods have on the war and on the American public mood?

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President Nixon implemented a strategy o...

Question 14

During the Nixon administration,relations with communist China were greatly improved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Students for a Democratic Society was formed

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A)  primarily by white college students.
B)  to protest the Vietnam War.
C)  in reaction to the Kennedy assassination.
D)  as a branch of the Democratic Party.
E)  to support civil rights efforts in the South.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

As a result of the Vietnam War,

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A)  Vietnam became one of the world's poorest nations.
B)  more than 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers died.
C)  the United States suffered more than 350,000 killed and wounded.
D)  the United States suffered a considerable blow to its confidence and self-esteem.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Richard Nixon was the first American president to order an affirmative-action program for workers on federally funded projects.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 1964,a dispute broke out at the University of California at Berkeley over

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A)  the cost of tuition and student housing.
B)  the military draft.
C)  the rights of students to engage in free speech.
D)  corporate influence on the university's military research projects.
E)  the question of graduate student unionization.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

Conservative Americans,by and large,supported the decisions of the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1972,the Equal Rights Amendment

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A)  was strongly opposed by some women.
B)  was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification.
C)  seemed almost certain to be ratified.
D)  both was strongly opposed by some women,and seemed almost certain to be ratified.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

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Which of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States is NOT true?

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Betty Friedan's 1963 book,The Feminine Mystique,

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The tapes of conversations in the Oval Office contained incontrovertible evidence that President Nixon was involved in the Watergate cover-up.

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

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How did President Nixon go about bringing an end to the Vietnam War? What effect did his methods have on the war and on the American public mood?

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During the Nixon administration,relations with communist China were greatly improved.

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The Port Huron Statement was set forth by ________,one of the early and major organizations of the New Left.

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