U.S. History CH28

This organization was created to assist Native Americans during the 1960s.

American Indian Movement

The Watergate scandal involved a break-in at the

Democrat National Committee Headquarters.

Which of the following was not passed during President Nixon's administration?

Equal Rights Amendment

Until an assassination attempt was made on his life, this man was the chief opponent to President Nixon winning a second term of office.

George Wallace

This document gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Which word best describes President Nixon's strategy in dealing with the Russians in his second administration?

Negotiation

The statement that the United States "cannot—and will not—conceive of all the plans, design all the programs, execute all the decisions, and undertake all the defense of the free nations of the world" is known as the

Nixon Doctrine.

After the United States' withdrawal from Vietnam,

North Vietnam was able to defeat South Vietnam.

In 1973 this landmark case was decided by the Supreme Court striking down state laws on abortion.

Roe v. Wade

The meeting between President Nixon and the Soviet Union resulted in the ___________ treaty.

SALT I

During this event, Israel routed the armies of three invading armies, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.

Six-Day War

In 1962, Tom Hayden and Al Haber created this, the first campus organization based on the tactics employed during the civil rights.

Students for a Democratic Society

esar Chavez is best associated with which group?

UFW

President Nixon's plan of removing U.S. troops from Vietnam was called

Vietnamization.

The newspaper that broke the story of Watergate was the

Washington Post.

The counterculture of the 1960s can best be described as: a) a rejection of mainstream values. b) a quest for group identity. c) a movement in search of purity. d) a movement that emphasized the ideal of homogeneity. e) a movement that rejected consumer culture.

a) a rejection of mainstream values.

The Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision: a) created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion. b) was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution. c) provoked little opposition. d) declared school prayer was unconstitutional. e) legalized birth control.

a) created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.

The Equal Rights Amendment: a) passed Congress but failed ratification. b) passed Congress and was ratified by the required 38 states. c) had the support of all American women. d) had little support from American men. e) was supported by Phyllis Schlafly.

a) passed Congress but failed ratification.

Chicano farm workers found a powerful advocate in: a) the bracero program. b) Cesar Chavez. c) Mario Savio. d) Carlos Bulosan. e) the Border Patrol.

b) Cesar Chavez.

In a historic move, in 1972 President Nixon opened diplomatic relations with: a) Taiwan. b) China. c) The Soviet Union. d) Cuba. e) North Vietnam.

b) China.

The legacies of the 1960s include: a) fewer personal freedoms. b) a transformation in the status of women. c) the return of school prayer. d) an end to the welfare state. e) mass conformity.

b) a transformation in the status of women.

When he assumed the presidency, Richard Nixon announced a new policy regarding the Vietnam War known as: a) Détente. b) Americanization. c) Vietnamization. d) Massive retaliation. e) The New Look.

c) Vietnamization.

In 1972, Congress passed Title IX, which: a) was passed over President Nixon's veto. b) banned racial discrimination in higher education. c) banned gender discrimination in higher education. d) banned gender discrimination in the workplace. e) guaranteed women equal access to pay.

c) banned gender discrimination in higher education.

Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court were intended to: a) continue the liberal trend set by the Warren Court. b) be balanced with conservatives and liberals. c) lead the court in a conservative direction. d) break gender barriers by his appointment of the first female justice. e) appease the Democrats, since he had to work with them in Congress on other issues.

c) lead the court in a conservative direction.

Richard Nixon's New Federalism: a) proposed a decrease in funding for Social Security. b) called for a reduction in all government spending and a balanced budget. c) proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit. d) demanded that the federal government administer all aid, even on the local level. e) proposed that no new federal agencies be created.

c) proposed that a system of block grants be assigned to states to spend as they saw fit.

The opponents of the ERA defined freedom for women as: a) being within the public sphere. b) the right to control their own bodies. c) residing in the roles of wife and mother. d) economic opportunity. e) the right to an easy divorce.

c) residing in the roles of wife and mother.

Which of the following made a man more likely to not be drafted to fight in Vietnam?

college student

During Freedom Summer: a) very few white college students participated. b) only black activists participated in the voter registration campaign. c) signers of the Southern Manifesto launched a campaign against integration. d) a coalition of civil rights groups launched a voter registration drive in Mississippi. e) there was little violence.

d) a coalition of civil rights groups launched a voter registration drive in Mississippi.

After the Stonewall riot: a) gay men and lesbians divided into two separate political movements. b) the gay liberation movement came to an end. c) prejudice against lesbians ended. d) a militant gay liberation movement was born. e) prejudice against gay men increased.

d) a militant gay liberation movement was born.

Under the Nixon administration, the United States: a) supported the government of Salvador Allende in Chile. b) boycotted South Africa to protest apartheid. c) supported democratic reforms in Iran. d) continued to undermine Third World governments. e) focused its foreign policy on Southeast Asia.

d) continued to undermine Third World governments.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) campaigned for all of the following EXCEPT: a) an end to the mass media's false image of women. b) equal job opportunities for women. c) equal educational opportunities. d) equal opportunities in politics. e) an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

e) an end to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Domestically, President Gerald Ford: a) was successful at reviving the American economy. b) introduced programs that encouraged growth in the manufacturing sector. c) reversed the economic policies of his predecessor. d) restored Americans' confidence in their nation, as business boomed. e) failed to revive the economy.

e) failed to revive the economy.

A rebirth of the women's movement in the 1960s focused on

feminism

President Nixon's New Federalism plan promoted

sending federal monies to the states to spend as they saw fit.

President Nixon was able to improve diplomatic relations with China because at the time China was experiencing poor relations with

the Soviet Union.

One alternative to the SDS and the New Left were the

yippies