History Final 6
Why did the editors of Life magazine fear that American freedom might be in danger from not being used enough
Americans seemed to have largely withdrawn from open dissent in public spheres
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
Why did conservatives have the last laugh in the Watergate scandal
Watergate proved the conservatives point that the power of the federal govt had to be restricted
How did trickle-down economics claim to increase govt tax revenues
by lowering tax rates
Even during the energy crisis of the 1970s the national economy grew
false
Richard Nixon appointed Earl Warren to chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1969
false
The percentage if families at or below the poverty rate fell during the 1950s
false
How did pres Eisenhower surpass the New Deal in govt involvement in the economy
he presided over the construction of 41000 miles of interstate highways
Why did Pres Nixon embrace the Philadelphia Plan for affirmative action in the building of trades
he was hoping to weaken the power of trade unions
What made the Army-McCarthy hearings unusual for Americans television programing of the 1950s
it was deeply political and controversial
What about the golden age of capitalism between 1946 and 1960 was most beneficial for Americans
most monetary gains reached ordinary citizens through rising rages
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
Why were American suburbs of the 1950s so heavily segregated
residents, brokers, and realtors dealt in contracts and mortgages that barred the sale to non-white residents
What led to the congressional discovery that the FBI had spied on millions of Americans in the 1960s
the church committee investigations
What gave conservatives of the 1950s their political unity
the common enemies of the Soviet Union and the federal govt
What inspiration did MLK gain from Mahatma Ghandi
the idea of a peaceful civil disobedience
What triggered the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia
the invasion of US troops in 1970
Which event did Pres JFK blame on the failures of the Eisenhower administration
the launch of the Soviet satellite Sputnik
Which of the following assessments of the Civil Rights movement is most accurate
the movement came as a great surprise and was predicted only by a few
The new conservatives understood freedom as first and foremost a moral condition
true
The standard consumer package of the 1950s included a car house television
true
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
