Question 1

Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he

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A)   continued Nixon's economic policies.
B)   vetoed the War Powers Act.
C)   pardoned Nixon.
D)   sent Americans back into Vietnam.
E)   failed to achieve peace in the Middle East.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 2

On October 26, 1972, only a week before the U.S. presidential election, Kissinger announced ________ as part of a ploy to get Nixon reelected.

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A)   massive bombings of Hanoi and Haiphong
B)   a peace agreement for the Middle East
C)   a new offensive against China
D)   his resignation
E)   "Peace is at hand"F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Nixon's southern strategy involved winning southern support by

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A)   capitalizing on southerners' skepticism of federal social welfare programs.
B)   stepping up the military effort in Vietnam.
C)   expressing sympathy toward fundamentalist Christians.
D)   making southerners dominant in his cabinet.
E)   increasing federal support of the South's economy.F) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Many of Richard Nixon's supporters were upset by affirmative-action programs that gave preferential treatment to people of color and women to atone for past injustices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The figure who MOST influenced Nixon's foreign policy was

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A)   General Alexander Haig.
B)   Robert McNamara.
C)   Henry Kissinger.
D)   William Rogers.
E)   Bob Haldeman.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Describe the gains made by women and ethnic minorities in the 1960s and early 1970s. In each case, what accounted for the gains?

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In the 1960s and early 1970s, women and ...

Question 8

The events at Kent State University during the Vietnam War involved the killing of four students by the National Guard.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Who were the Yippies?

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A)   a music group that helped promote the war effort in Vietnam
B)   another name for the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) 
C)   a political party that emphasized the upholding of conventional laws as the heart of democracy
D)   a group of transcendentalist poets who led lives of simplicity in remote areas surrounded by nature
E)   a countercultural and anarchistic group who wanted to overthrow the power structureF) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 10

The major motivation behind the "Saturday Night Massacre" was Nixon's desire to

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A)   elevate his approval ratings.
B)   expose the corruption of the Democrats.
C)   avoid handing over the key White House tapes.
D)   publicly humiliate special prosecutor Archibald Cox.
E)   appoint a loyal attorney general.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

More U.S. troops were in Vietnam at the end of Nixon's presidency than there were at the beginning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What did Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev achieve by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) ?

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A)   trade in food and nonmilitary technologies
B)   assurances that both powers would operate within separate spheres in the Middle East
C)   a plan to relax the border between East and West Berlin by 1980
D)   limitations on the number of nuclear missiles and prohibition of missile-defense systems
E)   promises to reduce nuclear weapon stockpiles by 50 percent by 1980F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who were known as the "great silent majority"?

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A)   Americans who quietly approved of the social and cultural changes of the 1960s
B)   Americans who were against the Vietnam War, although uninvolved in open protest
C)   upper-class Americans whose influence was growing weaker by the early 1970s
D)   African American politicians who were being elected in greater numbers than ever before
E)   the middle-class Americans whose votes had brought Richard Nixon to the presidencyF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 15

The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the states and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1982.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following did Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involve?

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A)   increasing the number of young men being drafted
B)   launching a U.S. invasion of North Vietnam
C)   establishing diplomatic and trade relations with North Vietnam
D)   gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam
E)   working toward the reunification of North and South VietnamF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 17

After April 1970, American troops entered ________ to "clean out" hidden Communist military bases, thereby extending the Vietnam War.

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A)   Laos
B)   China
C)   Cambodia
D)   Thailand
E)   North VietnamF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 18

Discuss the various aspects of President Nixon's Vietnam policy. How was Nixon's policy different from those of his predecessors?

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President Nixon's Vietnam policy had sev...

Question 19

Match each description with the item below.
-Gloria Steinem

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A)  was a former Harvard clinical psychology professor who helped spur a revolution in promoting the use of psychedelic drugs
B)  was Nixon's secretary of state in 1975 and shared with him a vision of a multipolar world order that was beginning to replace the bipolar cold war
C)  wrote The Feminine Mystique in 1962 before going on to found the National Organization for Women (NOW) 
D)  founded Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)  and authored the manifesto known as the Port Huron Statement
E)  was an army lieutenant who ordered the murder of 347 Vietnamese civilians and was later convictedF) founded Ms. magazine, the first feminist periodical with a national leadership, and became a prolific writer, fund-raiser, and speakerG) was one of the organizers of the Weather Underground but later expressed regrets for some of the Weathermen's tendenciesH) was a philosophy major who had participated in the Free Summer in Mississippi and went on to lead the free-speech movement (FSM) I) was the only person in history to serve as both vice president and president without having ever been elected to those officesJ) emphasized the value of nonviolent mass protest, such as the la huelga, a union strike against corporate grape growersK) A) and H)
L) A) and B)

Question 20

President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

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A) True 
 B)False

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What did Nixon and Soviet premier Leonid Brezhnev achieve by signing the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I) ?

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Gerald Ford suffered terrible political damage when he

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When North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam in 1975, U.S. troops were sent back into the region.

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The figure who MOST influenced Nixon's foreign policy was

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President Nixon strongly supported court efforts to complete school desegregation.

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Richard Nixon was impeached for Watergate-related offenses.

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Which of the following did Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involve?

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The events at Kent State University during the Vietnam War involved the killing of four students by the National Guard.

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Who were known as the "great silent majority"?

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The Equal Rights Amendment was ratified by the states and became part of the U.S. Constitution in 1982.

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