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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
