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The Environmental Protection Act was created

1970 by Richard Nixon

In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

All of these are correct

In the early 1970's the CIA played a major role in destabilizing the leftist government in

Chile

In the late 1960's and the early 1970's all of the following occurred due to American Indian Activism

Congress granted reservations "independent nation" status within the United States

All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States is true Except

Cuban immigrants were more well to do than their counterparts in the 1960s

What were the main Supreme Court Rulings during the late 1950's and 1960's. What are the arguments of supporters and the critics of these rulings

Engel v Vitale (1962) prayers in school unconstitutional Roth v U.S. (1957) Ct limited authority of local government to curb porn Gideon v Wainwright (1963) every felon entitled to atty Escobedo v Illinois (1964) defendant allowed to access atty before ?'d by police Miranda v Arizona (1966) criminals must be informed of their rights

In the 1972 presidential campaign, an assassin attempted to kill

George Wallace

The South Vietnam government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of

Gerald Ford

In 1973, allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by presidential advisor

John Dean

In the early 1970'sw the passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

None of these are correct

The killing of South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in the village of My Lai

None of these are correct

In the 1972 presidential election

Richard Nixon carried every state but one

Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice was named to the court by

Ronald Regan

Explain Watergate Scandal

Two Washington Post reporters uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break in to the president. June 17, 1972, 5 former employees of the Committee for the re-election of the president broke into Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Watergate office building. Nixon tried to cover it up, but evidence surfaced that Nixon planned and approved the burglary in advance. Nixon fired the special prosecutor in 1973 and this became the Sat Night Massacre. Nixon insisted on his innocence and refused to release tapes.

In 1973, American Indian activists occupied an old Indian battle site of

Wounded Knee

President Richard Nixon believed Unites states foreign policy should work towards

a balance of power between several major nations

President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included

a guaranteed annual income for all Americans

After President Nixon had appointed four new justices, the Supreme Court

actually increased its commitment to social reform

In the mid 1960's the National Organization of women focused its efforts on

addressing the needs of women in the workplace

As a result of the Vietnam War

all of these answers are correct

In , Vice President Spiro Andrew resigned because of

all of these answers are correct

In 1972, two Washington Post reporters uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break in to

all of these answers are correct

In the 1960's and 1970's, the agenda of the political left included

all of these answers are correct

As part of his domestic agenda, President Nixon

all of these answers is correct

In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment

all of these answers is correct

By the early twenty first century, gay men and lesbians in the United States

all of these are correct

In 1969 and 1970, President Richard Nixon sought to bring the Vietnam War to a close by

all of these are correct

In 1970, "Earth Day" was

an example of the popularization of environmentalism

According to policies that became called the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

assist in the development of friendly nations

The key evidence in the determination of President Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office

Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved

because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of live

By 1973, there was mounting evidence that President Nixon had

been a part of the cover up and the break in

In 1972, President Nixon's visit to China

came after Taiwan was expelled form the United Nations

In practice, the Nixon Doctrine led the United States to increase its support of

democratic movements around the globe

Between 1960 and 1970, the Latino population in the United States

doubled

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

end their culture distinctiveness

The purpose of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was to

express the ideals of the counterculture philosophy

Founded in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM)

focused on militant action

In 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels

Betty Friedan's 1963 book "The Feminine Mystique"

gave voice to a reemerging women's rights movement

In 1971, President Nixon believed an American withdrawal from Vietnam would

harm the credibility of himself and the nation

The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to

have the South Vietnamese do most of the fighting

The 1969 "Stonewall Riot" is to be associated with the civil rights movement for

homosexuals

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

imposing a freeze on all wages and prices

In the 1960's the area of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was in

music

Between 1950 and 1970, the Indian population of the United States

nearly doubled

In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with a break in at the

offices of the Democratic National Committee

Throughout he late 1960's

opposition in the Unites States to the Vietnam War intensified

After the 1972 election, President Nixon, to prompt a peace settlement in North Vietnam

ordered an increase of aerial bombing of North Vietnam

The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Furman v Georgia (1972)

overturned existing capital punishment laws

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on the problems concerning

pesticides

In the 1960's the youth counterculture

presented a fundamental challenge to American middle class society

Students for a Democratic Society was formed

primarily by white college students

The Supreme Court case Miranda v Arizona (1966)

required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights

In 1974, Richard Nixon left the presidency after he

resigned

The so called Pentagon Papers

revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of war

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

right before the American presidential election

"Stagflation" refers to

rising prices and a weak economy

The Supreme Court case Engel v Vitale (1962)

ruled prayers in public schools unconstitutional

The Supreme Court case Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to have a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay

The Yom Kippur War of 1973

saw an American ally face a surprise attack

In 1972, the United States "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam

saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war

In the 1970's the Nixon administration believed the worlds most volatile region was the

so called Third World

In April 1970, the antiwar movement was recharged by

the invasion by the United States of Cambodia

In 1961, Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

the preservation of Indian heritage

In 1964, a dispute broke out at the University of CA at Berkeley over

the rights of students to engage in free speech

In , the so called Saturday night massacre involved President Nixon's firing of

the special prosecutor investigating the Whitehouse scandal

The Supreme Court in the case of United States v Richard Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

turn over evidence to the special prosecutor

In 1969, President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court were

twice rejected by the Senate

The Supreme Court case Bakke v Board of Regents of California (1978)

upheld the principles of Affirmative Action

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

was amended for the benefit of women

The Supreme Court decision in Roe vs Wade (1973)

was based on new legal interpretation of privacy rights

The Supreme Court case of Roe v Wade (1973)

was one of the most controversial decisions in modern court history

The Equal Pay Act

was passed by Congress in 1963

In the 1960's the radical group known as the "Weatherman"

were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives


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