Chapter 26
Why did the fight over busing become so violent in Boston in the mid-1970s?
Boston's tightly knit Irish-American community in South Boston fought integration violently
Which of the following comparisons of wage trends for 1953 to 1973 and 1973 to 1993 is accurate?
Wages increased significantly in the first period but stagnated in the second
Why did President Carter cut off aid to Argentina in 1978?
A brutal military dictatorship had emerged there, waging a dirty war against its own citizens
How did trickle-down economics claim to increase government tax revenues?
By lowering tax rates
What setback did the advocates of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 suffer in 1976?
Congress overrode Ford's veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the Medicaid program
Richard Nixon appointed Earl Warren to chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1969 (T or F)
False
Why did President Nixon embrace the Philadelphia Plan for affirmative action in the building trades?
He was hoping to weaken the power of trade unions
How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?
Neoconservatives came to believe that even the best-intentional social programs did more harm than good
Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai massacre?
One person was found guilty in this killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974
What led to the congressional discovery that the FBI had spied on millions of Americans in the 1960s?
The Church Committee investigations
What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?
The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts
In what ways did the counterculture represent the fulfillment of the consumer marketplace?
The counterculture extended the concept of individual choice into every realm of life
What triggered the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?
The invasion of U.S. troops in 1970
Even during the energy crisis of the 1970s, the national economy grew (T or F)
True
Why did conservatives have the last laugh in the Watergate scandal?
Watergate proved the conservatives' point that the power of the federal government had to be restricted
