Hist ch 30 quiz

What percentage of military inductees were college students during the Vietnam War? 2 10 25 40 50

2

Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involved: increasing the number of young men being drafted. launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam. establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam. gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam. working toward the reunification of North and South Vietnam.

gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam.

The Vietnam settlement signed on January 27, 1973: ensured the survival of South Vietnam. brought lasting peace to Vietnam. was followed by massive bombings of North Vietnam a few months later. left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam. got Nixon reelected.

left 150,000 Communist troops in South Vietnam.

By the end of 1970, the unemployment rate in the United States: was almost zero. stayed stagnant. nearly tripled. equaled that of Canada. nearly doubled.

nearly doubled.

Nixon's Watergate-related resignation came with the revelation that he had: burned his tapes of White House conversations. lied to the Senate's Ervin committee. authorized the use of dirty tricks against Democratic campaigns. ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in. ordered the IRS to harass his political enemies.

ordered a cover-up of the original Watergate break-in.

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he: continued Nixon's economic policies. vetoed the War Powers Act. pardoned Nixon. sent Americans back into Vietnam. failed to achieve peace in the Middle East.

pardoned Nixon.

The Nixon Doctrine implied a foreign policy that was shaped more by: a need to be selective in its commitments abroad. realism and American interests. the effort to reshape the world in our own image. the needs of the domestic economy. the desires of our allies.

realism and American interests.

The Pentagon Papers: revealed shocking waste in military spending. were successively suppressed from publication by the government. put President Johnson's war policy in a more favorable light. were the actual diary entries of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara. revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy.

revealed that the Johnson administration had deceived the public in regard to war policy.

Nixon's trip to the Soviet Union resulted in: the end of the cold war. some limits on future missile construction. Soviet withdrawal from Eastern Europe. intensification of the nuclear arms race. the end of the new relationship with China.

some limits on future missile construction.

By 1960-1961, a number of students had become inspired to become social reform activists by: the fear of getting drafted and sent to Vietnam. the example of the civil rights movement. the boredom and restrictions of campus life. musicians and protest singers with political agendas. the need to rebel against their conservative parents.

the example of the civil rights movement.

In its earliest years, the gay rights movement especially emphasized: the importance of gays "coming out." the need for more funding for AIDS research. the passage of hate-crimes legislation. the push to legalize gay marriage. getting recognition of gay contributions to American history.

the importance of gays "coming out."

George S. McGovern was an anti-war senator from South Dakota. t/f

true

President Ford vetoed more bills than any previous president. t/f

true

Senator George McGovern of South Dakota: was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972. resigned from the Senate. ran for governor in South Dakota. was Nixon's secretary of defense. led U.S. troops in Vietnam.

was the Democratic nominee for president in 1972.

The major motivation behind the Saturday Night Massacre was Nixon's desire to: elevate his approval ratings. expose the corruption of the Democrats. avoid handing over the key White House tapes. publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox. appoint a loyal attorney general.

avoid handing over the key White House tapes.

The hippie movement ultimately: disappeared once the draft was ended. won over much of middle America to its perspective. was limited to San Francisco. began to wane as the counterculture had become counterproductive. got involved in civil rights activism and the war on poverty.

began to wane as the counterculture had become counterproductive.

Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique: celebrated the cult of female domesticity. explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women. told women how to better please their husbands. painted an ideal portrait of suburban living. argued that women should be paid high wages for housework.

explained the unhappiness of so many middle-class women.

Dennis Banks became the first Hispanic mayor of a major city when he was elected in Los Angeles. t/f

false

Hispanic was originally a term for any immigrant in Chicago. t/f

false

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation. t/f

false