history 1302 chapter 26
who were the redstocking?
a radical feminist group
which striking labor group did Reagan have fired?
air traffic controllers
in 1975, the vietnam war ended:
as the only war lost by the United States
in 1972, congress passed title ix, which
banned gender discrimination in higher education
The sagebrush rebellion defined freedom as:
being free from government tyranny.
in response to the soviet invasion of Afghanistan, president Carter pursed all of the following policies EXCEPT:
breaking off diplomatic relations with pakistan
the nixon administration's philadelphia plan:
expanded affirmative action
Domestically, President Gerald Ford:
failed to revive the economy.
the moral majority
feared family values were being undermined
affirmative action was:
first pursued and then abandoned by the Nixon administration
the election of 1980 reflected:
growing frustration over America's condition.
determined to overturn the vietnam syndrome, president reagan
sent troops to grenada and lebanon
in his relations with majoir communist powers, president nixon:
signed a strategic arms limitation treaty with the soviet union
the economic condition known as stagflation was caused by:
stagnant economic growth and high inflation
during the 1970s
the age at which Americans married increased and divorce rates rose.
"Yuppie" was a term for:
wealthy, young urban professionals of the 1980s.
By the end of Reagan's second term in office, he viewed the Soviet Union:
with much less suspicion
the 1980s could be called the second:
Gilded Age
Which nation held fifty-three Americans hostage from November 1979 until January 1981?
Iran
one of the loudest opponents of the equal rights amendment was:
Phyllis Schlafly
the three mile island nuclear plant:
brought a halt to the nuclear energy industry's expansion
in regents of the university of california v. bakke, the supreme court ruled that:
fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional
Voters approved Proposition 13 in California, a law that banned:
further increases in poverty taxes
In the early 1970's, which commodity did many americans have to purchase by appointment only?
gasoline
which is not an agency created or act passed under the Nixon Administration?
office of economic opportunity
the equal rights amendment:
passed congress but failed ratification
Why was Jimmy Carter's suspension of aid to Argentina such a dramatic gesture
previous admin had been silent
in 1976, jimmy carter won the presidential race in part because he:
promised never to lie to americans
Nixon's Family Assistance Plan
proposed to guarantee a minimum income for all Americans.
During the 1970s, evangelical Christians:
significantly increased in number, as they became more vocal.
Opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment, like Phyllis Schlafly, argued that the passage of the ERA would:
take away a woman's right to be a housewife
Ronald Reagan's economic policy focused on:
tax cuts
Why did the CIA seek to destabilize the government of Chile after 1970?
the country had elected socilist salvador allende into office
when they were arrested, the burglars at the watergate apartment complex were breaking into:
the democratic party headquarters
Geraldine Ferraro is best known as:
the first female candidate on a major party presidential ticket
Bowers v. Hardwick
upheld the constitutionality of state laws outlawing homosexual acts
In order to protect U.S. interests, the Carter Doctrine declared that the United States would:
use military force particularly in the persian gulf
in a historic move, in 1972 president nixon opened up diplomatic relations with:
china
under the nixon administration, the united states:
continued to undermine Third World governments.
President Carter's foreign policy emphasized
human rights as a diplomatic priority
The reagan revolution
included cuts to government programs
in foreign policy, Reagan
initiated the largest military buildup in American history.
During the 1970s conservatives
insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government.
richard nixon's appointments to the supreme court were intended to:
lead the court in a conservative direction
the handlings held fifty-three americans hostage from november 1979 until january 1981
made jimmy carter appear weak and inept
The writer Tom Wolfe dubbed the 1970s the "____________ Decade."
me
jerry falwell created the;
moral majority
richard nixon's new federalism:
proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit.
all of the following are evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970's EXCEPT:
regents of the university of cali
the opponents of the ERA defined freedom for women as:
residing in the roles of wife and mother
Reagan's economic policies
resulted in a rise in economic inequality
the environmental protection agency, the occupational safety and health administration, and the national transportation safety board were all established during the administration of:
richard nixon
Reagan's economic program, known as "supply -side economics relied on:
tax cuts and high intrest rates
the church committee revealed that since the beginning of the cold war
the CIA and FBI had engaged in abusive actions
what were the results of the U.S. invasion of neutral Cambodia in 1970
the invasion destabilized the nation and ushered in a murderous regime
which of the following statements best assesses the impact of proposition 13 in California
the measure reduced funds for libraries, schools, and other services
The 1971 ruling Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education led to the:
use of busing as a tool to achieve school
when he assumed the presidency, richard nixon announced a new policy regarding the vietnam war known as:
vietnamization
the iran-contra affair:
was the greatest scandal of the Reagan administration.
Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?
watergate undermine public confidence in the merits of the federal government