Chapter 36 & 37
What was one reason for the end of the postwar economic boom in the 1970s?
A drastic decline in worker productivity
The image most closely reflects which of the following developments in the political climate in the United States?
A growing public debate over the merits and rationale for the Vietnam War
The Civil Rights movement of the late 1960s was characterized by which of the following?
A growing split between those who advocated nonviolence and those who favored more aggressive tactics to achieve civil rights
What does the pile of medals at the foot of the statue symbolize for the soldiers?
A rejection of the concept of military honor in Vietnam.
US involvement in Vietnam during the mid-1960's resulted in which of the following?
A strain on U.S diplomatic affairs with other nations.
What did the shaky agreement that brought the end to American fighting in Vietnam in January 1973 represent?
A thinly disguised American retreat
What did the Supreme Court rule in the cases of Escobedo and Miranda?
Accused criminals have the right to remain silent
In the early 1960s, Malcolm X challenged the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Civil Rights movement by arguing that
African Americans must defend themselves against racism by using violence if necessary
Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?
An antiwar demonstration in which 4 students were killed by members of the National Guard
Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?
An antiwar demonstration in which four students were killed by members of the National Guard
The Stonewall Rebellion was sparked by what?
An attack on gay men.
During his presidency, Richard Nixon did which of the following?
Ended American participation in the war in Vietnam
Accounts of North Vietnamese torpedo-boat attacks on United States destroyers in the Gulf of Tonkin during the summer of 1964 were used to justify which of the following United States actions in Vietnam?
Escalation of the American war effort
The Immigration Act of 1965 shared a common goal with which of the following other federal government policies at the time?
Expanding protections for African Americans
In the 1976 election, Ronald Reagan received 1% of the popular vote.
False
Nixon pressure congress to reduce environmental regulations
False
The 1980 presidential election results show that Americans believed many of America's problems stemmed from having different parties in Congress and the White House.
False
What made Richard Nixon a strong Republican candidate in the election of 1968?
He appealed to both party moderates and conservatives.
Carter won the Election of 1976 for all of the following reasons except
He had considerable experience in Washington as both a Representative and Senator from Georgia
All of the following are true of the Democratic candidate for President of 1972 except
He was backed by the traditional working-class backbone of his party
All of the following characterized the economy during the Carter administration EXCEPT
Increased union membership
The Six-Day War was a military conflict between whom?
Israel and its Arab neighbors
The 1979 incident at Three Mile Island had which of the following effects?
It increased support for the movement against nuclear power
Why was Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments passed by Congress significant?
It prohibited sex discrimination in any federally supported school program or activity
All of the following are true of the era of detente except?
It sped up the arms race against the United States and Soviet Union
What does the image reflect about the feminist movement of the 1970s?
It was diverse.
Which of the following was not among the major laws that were part of Lyndon Johnson's Great Society?
National health insurance for all workers
What was President Carter's greatest success in foreign policy?
Negotiating the Camp David peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.
What was the most controversial action of Gerald Ford's presidency?
Pardoning Nixon for any known or unknown crimes he had committed while president.
Washington, DC—A highly emotional scene unfolded today during a rally held to coincide with an announcement regarding the fate of the Equal Rights Amendment. Passage of the ERA, which seemed virtually assured a decade ago, has come to a virtual standstill due in large part to the STOP ERA movement heralded by conservative activist _______________.
Phyllis Schlafly
What did the Supreme Court rule in the 1978 Bakke case?
Racial quotas for university admissions were illegal, but race could be used as one factor in developing a diverse student body.
The controversy over school busing during the early 1970s best exemplifies which of the following historical patterns?
Resistance to racial desegregation
Many of these conservatives have also taken aim at the Supreme Court's decision in __________________, which they also view as a threat to the American family.
Roe v. Wade
What was among the corrupt Nixon administration's practices exposed by the Senate Watergate Committee?
The illegal use of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Central Intelligence Agency.
What did the poor economic performance of the 1970s bring an abrupt end to?
The liberal dream that an affluent America could spend its way to social justice.
The "graying" of America since the 1970s is widely seen as threatening which of the following?
The long-term viability of the social security system
What can be inferred about the U.S. military in the Vietnam War years?
The military was racially integrated.
The presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977-1981) was plagued by which of the following foreign policy issues?
The taking of American hostages in Iran
The people of the United States had provided just about everything for South Vietnam except
The will to win the war
What stunning fact did the oil shocks of the 1970s bring home to Americans?
Their economy was increasingly dependent on foreign trade and global markets
What reasonable conclusion can be drawn from the image about the protesters?
They are not ashamed of their service.
What reasonable conclusion can be drawn from the image about the goals of the marchers?
They believed in legal means to achieve their ends.
Which of the following statements describes the Helsinki accords, which were signed by Gerald Ford and leaders of thirty-four other nations?
They legitimated Soviet-dictated boundaries in Eastern Europe while spawning human rights efforts there.
What can be inferred about the use of the torch?
They perceived themselves as following in the footsteps of their forebears
How did college students in the United States respond to Richard Nixon's invasion in Cambodia in 1970?
They rallied and portested on campuses.
What was the ultimate goal of President Nixon's Vietnamization policy?
To enable the South Vietnamese to fight their own war
In the 1976 election, Gerald Ford garnered the greatest support among voters in the West.
True
The election results show that the popular vote in 1980 was closer than the electoral vote suggested.
True
The most significant cause of the 1973-1974 embargo by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) was
United States support of Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
Upon becoming president, Gerald Ford announced, "Our long national nightmare is over." He was referring to
Watergate.
All of the following were true of President Johnson's approach to domestic ramifications of Vietnam except:
When Defense Secretary McNamara expressed increasing discomfiture at the course of events, he was quietly eased out of the cabinet
What did America's strong strong support for Israel in the 1973 Arab-Israeli War lead to?
an OPEC oil boycott of the United States and a subsequent energy crisis and recession.
The effects of deindustrialization in the 1970s included all of the following EXCEPT
an increased United States share of the world market in manufacturing.
In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled that
arrested persons must be informed of their rights
The major objective of the antipoverty programs of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society was to
break the cycle of poverty among poor people through education and job training
Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were similar as presidential candidates in that both
capitalized on their status as Washington outsiders
During the 1960s, sit-in demonstrations were first effectively used by
college students working with the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The festival near Woodstock, New York, in 1969 is most closely associated with the
counterculture
All of the following were true of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 except:
The act ended discrimination and oppression overnight.
All of the following were significant victories for the feminist movement in the 1970s except:
The adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1979
The most significant long-term effect of the Three Mile Island incident in 1979 was that it
increased public support for nuclear arms reduction talks with the Soviet Union
How did President Nixon's London Plan differ from Lyndon Johnson's consept of affirmative action?
it focused on groups rather than individuals
One way in which immigration policy in the 1960s differed from immigration policy enacted in the 1920s was that legislation in the 1960s
loosened restrictions on immigration on the basis of national origin
Where did Senator Barry Goldwater's only votes in the electoral college in 1964 come from?
not sure but its NOT about "his native arizona..."
One of the immediate consequences of the Tet Offensive in 1968 was that
popular support of the war declined in the United States
The cultural upheavals of the 1960 could largely be to what 3 P's?
popularity bulge, protests against racism, and prosperity
The leaders of the STOP ERA movement argue that the amendment would ____________________.
remove protections for women
Trust in the effectiveness of the United States government declined in the 1970s most directly in response to the
revelation of political scandals in the executive branch
Students staged a sit-in in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960 to protest
segregation of public facilities
The Free-Speech movement (FSM), The National Organization of Women (NOW), and the American Indian Movement (AIM) were all largely influenced by
tactics of civil rights activists
During the 1970s and 1980s, the New Right appealed strongly to all of the following groups EXCEPT those who were
urban African Americans.
The Feminine Mystique WITCH Title IX NOW
-Called attention to the plight of suburban housewives. -Contributed ideas to the radical femenist movement -Led to increased athletic opportunities for girls. -Called for the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment
Which of the following describes the trend in crude oil imports to the United States from 1950 to 1970 as depicted in the graph?
Crude oil imports rose gradually until reaching half a billion barrels in 1970
Which of the following describes the trend in crude oil imports to the United States between 1970 and 1980 as depicted in the graph?
Crude oil imports rose rapidly and then declined to about 2 billion barrels in 1980
What was the military event that turned large sectors of American public opinion against the Vietnam War?
The Tet offensive
What was American shocked to learn in 1973?
The U.S Air Force had been secretly bombing Cambodia since 1969
Throughout the presidential election campaign of 1980, Ronald Reagan's view of the best economic policy to pursue was based on his belief that
excessive taxation left citizens with less money to save and invest.
In the Feminine Mystique, Betty Friedan argued that women
experienced a discrepancy between the reality and the public image of their lives.
The cartoon was primarily a response to the
growing debate over the Vietnam War
The central point of the 1960s cartoon above was that
the cost of the Vietnam War limited the President's ability to carry out domestic programs