History Final 6

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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Americans seemed to have largely withdrawn from open dissent in public spheres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


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