Question 1

In order to avoid losing public support,President Nixon informed the American people of his decision to begin bombing Cambodia before he did so.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1972,the United States' "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam

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A)   saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war.
B)   resulted in a collapse of the peace talks.
C)   dramatically altered the terms of the final peace agreement.
D)   later drew an apology from President Richard Nixon.
E)   avoided Hanoi for the sake of continuing peace talks.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Aldo Leopold's sensational 1962 book,Silent Spring,helped introduce the new science of ecology.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

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A)   nuclear energy.
B)   pesticides.
C)   pollution in the oceans.
D)   the destruction of forests.
E)   global warming.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

The first female Supreme Court justice was ________.

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The answer of The first female Supreme Court justice was...

Question 6

Throughout the Vietnam War,deferments from the military draft were increasingly easy to obtain for those in college.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Nixon administration abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity and created the Environmental Protection Agency.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

President Richard Nixon believed U.S.foreign policy should work toward

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A)   a bipolar world dominated by the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
B)   improving governments in less-developed nations.
C)   a multipolar international structure.
D)   destruction of the government in the Soviet Union.
E)   encouraging Europe to take up its own defense against the Soviet Union.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The beginning of the gay liberation movement was marked by a violent disturbance known as the "________."

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The answer of The beginning of the gay liberation movement...

Question 10

An important and controversial aspect of the counterculture was its more permissive view of sex and drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

By the early 1970s,a significant change was visible in the tone and direction of the women's movement.New books by younger feminists expressed a milder critique of American society than Friedan had offered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The House Judiciary Committee was debating whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment when President Nixon announced his resignation from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

By the early 1990s,gay men and lesbians in the United States

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A)   were experiencing a powerful backlash from within American society.
B)   achieved many of the same milestones that other minority groups had attained in earlier decades.
C)   saw some openly gay politicians win election to public office.
D)   were making slow, halting progress in achieving laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual preference.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

The Supreme Court decision in Roe v.Wade (1973)

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A)   made abortion legal for the first time in the history of the United States.
B)   enabled women to obtain an abortion during any point of a pregnancy.
C)   initially applied only to pregnancies resulting from rape or abuse.
D)   invalidated all laws prohibiting abortion during the second trimester.
E)   was based on a new legal interpretation of privacy rights.F) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 15

During the Nixon administration,relations with communist China were greatly improved.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As a result of the Vietnam War,

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A)   Vietnam became one of the world's richest nations.
B)   more than 1.2 million Vietnamese soldiers died.
C)   the United States suffered more than 500,000 killed and wounded.
D)   Laos fell to the murderous communists of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Students for a Democratic Society was formed

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A)   primarily by college students from prestigious universities.
B)   to protest the Vietnam War.
C)   in reaction to the Kennedy assassination.
D)   as a branch of the Democratic Party.
E)   to support civil rights efforts in the South.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

In April 1970,the antiwar movement was recharged by

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A)   the U.S. invasion of Cambodia.
B)   the shooting deaths of students at Kent State.
C)   revelations regarding the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
D)   the newspaper publication of the My Lai massacre.
E)   the publication of the Pentagon Papers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

By the end of their first year in office,Nixon and Kissinger had concluded that the most effective way to tip the military balance in America's favor was to

Accepted Answer

A)   install a pro-American regime under General Lon Diem.
B)   destroy military bases in Cambodia.
C)   have the Congress repeal the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.
D)   "surge" 30,000 additional ground combat forces in the Mekong Delta.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 20

The Nixon administration responded to the mounting economic problems of the country by focusing on the one thing they thought they could control: inflation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 30: The Crisis of Authority

During the Nixon administration,relations with communist China were greatly improved.

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Students for a Democratic Society was formed

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The first female Supreme Court justice was ________.

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Rachel Carson's 1962 book Silent Spring helped launch the modern environmental movement by focusing on problems concerning

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The Nixon administration abolished the Office of Economic Opportunity and created the Environmental Protection Agency.

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By the early 1990s,gay men and lesbians in the United States

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An important and controversial aspect of the counterculture was its more permissive view of sex and drugs.

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In order to avoid losing public support,President Nixon informed the American people of his decision to begin bombing Cambodia before he did so.

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By the end of their first year in office,Nixon and Kissinger had concluded that the most effective way to tip the military balance in America's favor was to

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The Nixon administration responded to the mounting economic problems of the country by focusing on the one thing they thought they could control: inflation.

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The beginning of the gay liberation movement was marked by a violent disturbance known as the "________."

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The Supreme Court decision in Roe v.Wade (1973)

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As a result of the Vietnam War,

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In April 1970,the antiwar movement was recharged by

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President Richard Nixon believed U.S.foreign policy should work toward

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Aldo Leopold's sensational 1962 book,Silent Spring,helped introduce the new science of ecology.

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The House Judiciary Committee was debating whether or not to recommend articles of impeachment when President Nixon announced his resignation from office.

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In 1972,the United States' "Christmas bombing" of North Vietnam

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Throughout the Vietnam War,deferments from the military draft were increasingly easy to obtain for those in college.

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By the early 1970s,a significant change was visible in the tone and direction of the women's movement.New books by younger feminists expressed a milder critique of American society than Friedan had offered.

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