Question 1

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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A)  gave women equal pay for equal work.
B)  led to the creation of the National Organization of Women.
C)  resulted in the creation of the President's Commission on the Status of Women.
D)  was amended to include women in its protections against discrimination.
E)  made no mention of gender discrimination in its final form.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 2

The political demise of Richard Nixon was largely a result of his own personality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

When the Supreme Court handed down the Roe v.Wade decision,abortion became legal for the first time in American history.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1969,four months after the great music festival at Woodstock,a rock concert at ________ resulted in the deaths of four people,including one from injuries sustained from the security guards.

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Question 5

In the 1972 presidential election,

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A)  Richard Nixon carried every state but one.
B)  George McGovern only carried his home state and the District of Columbia.
C)  Richard Nixon won over 70 percent of the popular vote.
D)  Richard Nixon both carried every state but one and won over 70 percent of the popular vote.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 6

By 1973,there was mounting evidence that President Richard Nixon had

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A)  known about the Watergate break-in.
B)  helped plan the Watergate break-in.
C)  been part of the cover-up of the break-in.
D)  both known about and been part of the cover-up of the Watergate break-in.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

In the 1970s,the Nixon administration believed the world's most volatile region to be

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A)  the Middle East.
B)  eastern Europe.
C)  the so-called Third World.
D)  China.
E)  sub-Saharan Africa.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The 1961 Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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A)  a reassessment of current assimilation practices.
B)  "affirmative action" for Native Americans.
C)  the removal of whites from Indian reservations.
D)  a complete separation from the society of the United States.
E)  the preservation of Indian heritage.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The political New Left emerged out of opposition to the military draft in the 1960s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

"Earth Day" in 1970 was

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A)  an effort to protect the environment from commercial development.
B)  organized by American manufacturers of garden supplies.
C)  an example of the popularization of environmentalism.
D)  characterized by protests and confrontations between opposing sides.
E)  only celebrated by members of the radical counterculture.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 11

In 1973,the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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A)  refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel.
B)  raised the price of oil by 500 percent.
C)  helped to precipitate a fuel shortage in the United States.
D)  both refused to ship oil to all nations that supported Israel,and raised the price of oil by 500 percent.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 12

The Supreme Court case Gideon v.Wainwright (1963)

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A)  limited the appeals process for state convictions.
B)  established new guidelines for capital punishment cases.
C)  ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay.
D)  ruled that a defendant must have access to a lawyer before being questioned by police.
E)  sharply limited government curbs on pornography.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

In 1972,President Richard Nixon's visit to China

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A)  was designed to bring the United States closer to Chiang Kai-shek.
B)  was opposed by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger.
C)  moved the United States into a deeper conflict with the Soviet Union.
D)  came after Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations.
E)  aroused deep animosity from the majority of Chinese communists.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

In 1972,two Washington Post reporters uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break-in to

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A)  the Committee for the Re-Election of the President.
B)  a former employee of the Nixon White House.
C)  a secret reelection fund controlled by White House staff.
D)  both the Committee for the Re-Election of the President,and a secret reelection fund controlled by White House staff.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Founded in 1968,the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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A)  drew all of its support from tribal reservations.
B)  disbanded after the passage of the Indian Civil Rights Act.
C)  focused on militant action.
D)  vehemently opposed the idea of intertribal action.
E)  emphasized assimilation into larger American society.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

Betty Friedan's book,The Feminine Mystique,concerned the difficulties facing poor and working-class women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What were the differences between social reform in the 1930s and social reform in the 1960s?

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The social reform movements of the 1930s...

Question 18

In 1972 President Nixon ordered the heaviest and most destructive air attacks on North Vietnam in what came to be called the "________ bombing."

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Question 19

In 1973,Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned his office because of his

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A)  involvement in the Watergate break-in.
B)  involvement in the Watergate cover-up.
C)  refusal to testify against Richard Nixon.
D)  involvement in both the Watergate break-in and the Watergate cover-up.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Between 1960 and 1970,the Latino population of the United States

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A)  rose by 25 percent.
B)  rose by 50 percent.
C)  doubled.
D)  tripled.
E)  sextupled.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

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