Question 1

The so-called Pentagon Papers

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A)   were suppressed by the Nixon administration until after the Vietnam War.
B)   revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war.
C)   indicated President Nixon had used the IRS to harass leaders of the antiwar movement.
D)   showed that American operatives in Vietnam had carried out political assassinations.
E)   revealed that the government had tried to cover up American involvement in the My Lai massacre.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following is true of the "New Left" that sprang up in the 1960s and 1970s?

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A)   The New Left showed little interest in the plight of African Americans.
B)   It was formed mainly by middle-aged white individuals who had been disillusioned by the Vietnam War.
C)   The New Left was relatively racially diverse.
D)   The New Left was generally uninterested in the Vietnam War.
E)   Relatively few members of the New Left were communists.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

An important and controversial aspect of the counterculture was its more permissive view of sex and drugs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1971, President Richard Nixon responded to mounting economic problems by

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A)   lowering interest rates to spur consumption.
B)   lowering corporate taxes to spur investment.
C)   sharply reducing the rate of inflation.
D)   expanding the money supply.
E)   imposing a freeze on all wages and prices.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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 before their careers.
D)   encouraged women to remain single in order to maintain their independence.
E)   gave a voice to a reemerging women's rights movement.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

In 1972, diplomat Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand"

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A)   after a failed North Vietnamese offensive.
B)   right before the American presidential election.
C)   after the United States threatened to use nuclear weapons against North Vietnam.
D)   before the final American ground troops were pulled out of Vietnam.
E)   right before American troops embarked on the Easter offensive.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

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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Question 8

The Wilderness Society, the Sierra Club, the National Audubon Society, the Nature Conservancy, the National Wildlife Federation, and the National Parks and Conservation Association all predated the rise of modern ecological science.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Founded in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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A)   drew all of its support from tribal reservations.
B)   disbanded after the passage of the Indian Civil Rights Act.
C)   focused on militant action.
D)   vehemently opposed the idea of intertribal action.
E)   emphasized assimilation into larger American society.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

During the 1970s, Congress approved the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the Supreme Court case of Milliken v. Bradley (1974) , the Court

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A)   handed down a decision that delighted both liberals and conservatives.
B)   eliminated all restrictions on performing abortions.
C)   upheld the principle of affirmative action.
D)   struck down a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial balance.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The gay rights movement had been gaining strength since at least the 1950s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the 1950s, the federal "termination" policy as applied to American Indians sought to

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A)   withdraw all official recognition of the tribes as legal entities.
B)   keep American Indians largely confined to rural areas.
C)   enforce the tribal reservation system.
D)   break up militant tribes.
E)   restore tribal autonomy.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 14

The release of chlorofluorocarbons into the atmosphere directly affects the earth's capacity to replenish its oxygen supply.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Bakke v. Board of Regents of California (1978) , the Supreme Court

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A)   limited the ability of defendants to appeal state convictions.
B)   stopped a plan to transfer students across district lines to achieve racial integration.
C)   ruled in favor of using forced busing to achieve racial balance in schools.
D)   upheld the principle of affirmative action, with restrictions.
E)   argued that limits on campaign funding violated the right to free speech.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

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

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Question 17

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) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

In April 1970, the antiwar movement was recharged by

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A)   the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.
B)   the shooting deaths of students at Kent State.
C)   revelations regarding the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
D)   the newspaper publication of the My Lai massacre.
E)   the publication of the Pentagon Papers.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

In the 1960s, the ________ was founded and led by César Chávez.

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Question 20

In the 1972 presidential election,

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A)   Richard Nixon won a narrow victory in the Electoral College.
B)   George Wallace only carried California and the District of Columbia.
C)   Richard Nixon won over 60 percent of the popular vote.
D)   Richard Nixon won a narrow victory in the Electoral College and won over 60 percent of the popular vote.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

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