APUSH Ch. 30
In the late 1960s and early 1970s all of the following occurred due to American Indian activism EXCEPT
A. Congress granted reservations "independent nation" status within the United States.
In 1973, allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by a presidential advisor
A. John Dean.
In the 1972 presidential election
A. Richard Nixon carried every state but one.
In 1973, American Indian activists occupied an old Indian battle site of
A. Wounded Knee.
The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Furman v. Georgia (1972)
A. abolished existing capital punishment statutes.
According to policies that became called the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would
A. assist in the development of friendly nations.
In the 1950s, the federal "termination" policy as applied to American Indians sought to
A. end their cultural distinctiveness.
Betty Friedan's 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique
A. gave a voice to a re-emerging women's rights movement.
In 1971, President Richard Nixon believed an American withdrawal from Vietnam would
A. harm the credibility of himself and the nation.
In 1971, President Richard Nixon's responded to mounting economic problems by
A. imposing a freeze on all wages and prices.
Students for a Democratic Society was formed
A. primarily by white college students.
The Supreme Court case Engel v. Fitak (1962)
A. ruled prayers in public schools were unconstitutional.
In 1972, the United States' "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam
A. saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war.
The key evidence in the determination of President Richard Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal were
A. tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office.
In April 1970, the antiwar movement was recharged by
A. the invasion by the United States of Cambodia.
The Supreme Court in the case United States v. Richard Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must
A. turn over evidence to the special prosecutor.
The Supreme Court case of Roe v. Wade (1973)
A. was one its most controversial decisions in modern court history.
In 1969, President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court
A. were twice rejected by the Senate.
The South Vietnam government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of
B. Gerald Ford.
Sandra Day O'Conner, the first female Supreme Court justice was named to the court by
B. Ronald Reagan.
In the mid 1960s, the National Organization of Women focused its efforts on
B. addressing the needs of women in the workplace.
In practice, the Nixon Doctrine led the United States to increase its support of
B. authoritarian regimes.
By 1973, there was mounting evidence that President Richard Nixon had
B. been part of the cover-up of the break-in.
In 1972, a peace agreement between the United States and North Vietnam was announced days
B. before the American presidential election
The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to
B. have the South Vietnamese military do more of the fighting.
The 1969 "Stonewall Riot" is to be associated with the civil rights movement for
B. homosexuals.
In the 1960s, the area of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was in
B. music.
Throughout the late 1960s
B. opposition in the United States to the Vietnam War intensified.
Rachel Carson's 1962 book, "Silent Spring" helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on the problems concerning
B. pesticides.
The Supreme Court case Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
B. required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights
In 1974, Richard Nixon lost the presidency after he
B. resigned.
The so-called Pentagon Papers
B. revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of the war.
The Yom Kippur War of 1973
B. saw an American ally face a surprise attack.
The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for
B. the preservation of Indian heritage.
In the early 1970s, the CIA played a major role in destabilizing a leftist government in
C. Chile.
All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States are true EXCEPT
C. Cuban immigrants in the 1980s were more well-to-do than their counterparts in the 1960s.
In the 1972 presidential campaign, an assassin attempted to kill the candidate
C. George Wallace.
President Richard Nixon believed United States foreign policy should work for
C. a balance of power between several major nations.
The creation of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970 came after
C. a major oil spill.
In 1970, "Earth Day" was
C. an example of the popularization of environmentalism.
Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved
C. because humans needed to maintain the interrelated balance of life.
As part of his domestic agenda, President Richard Nixon
C. both A and B
In 1970, President Richard Nixon sought to bring the Vietnam War to a close by
C. both A and B
In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment
C. both A and B
In 1972, two Washington Post reporters uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break-in to
C. both A and B
In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
C. both A and B
In the 1990s, gay men and lesbians in the United States
C. both A and B
The purpose of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was to
C. express the ideals of the counterculture philosophy.
Founded in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM)
C. focused on militant action.
In 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
C. froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels.
After President Richard Nixon had appointed four new justices, the Supreme Court
C. increased its commitment to social reform.
In 1972, President Richard Nixon, to prompt a peace settlement with North Vietnam,
C. ordered an increase in the aerial bombing of North Vietnam.
The Supreme Court case Gideon v. Wainwright (1963)
C. ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay.
In 1964, a dispute broke out at the University of California at Berkeley over
C. the rights of students to engage in free speech.
In the 1970s, the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be
C. the so-called Third World.
In 1973, the so-called "Saturday night massacre" involved President Richard Nixon's firing of
C. the special prosecutor investigating the Watergate case.
In the mid-1960s, the American "beautification" campaign was closely associated with
D. Lady Bird Johnson.
President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included
D. a guaranteed annual income for all Americans.
As a result of the Vietnam War,
D. all of the above
In the 1960s and 1970s, the agenda of the political left included
D. all of the above
In 1972, President Richard Nixon's visit to China
D. came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations.
Between 1950 and 1970, the Indian population of the United States
D. nearly doubled.
In 1973, Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned his office because of
D. neither A nor B
In the early 1970s, the passage of Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
D. neither A nor B
The killing of South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in the village of My Lai
D. neither A nor B
In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with a break-in of the
D. offices of the Democratic National Committee.
he Equal Pay Act of 1963 was
D. passed by Congress.
In the 1960s, the youth counterculture
D. presented a fundamental challenge to American middle-class society.
"Stagflation" refers to
D. rising prices and a weak economy.
Between 1960 and 1970, the Latino population of the United States
D. tripled.
The Supreme Court case Bakke v. Board of Regents of California (1978)
D. upheld the principle of affirmative action.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
D. was amended for the benefit of women.
The Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade (1973)
D. was based on a new legal interpretation of privacy rights.
In the 1960s, the radical group known as "Weathermen"
D. were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives.