Question 1

The 1972 Democratic nominee George McGovern could most accurately be described as a strong critic of the Vietnam War who was a moderate on social issues.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1971 the so-called Pentagon Papers were leaked to the press by ________.

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Question 3

In 1972,the Equal Rights Amendment

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A)   was strongly opposed by some women.
B)   was passed by Congress and submitted to the states for ratification.
C)   seemed almost certain to be ratified.
D)   had been promoted since the 1920s by some feminists.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 4

President Richard Nixon's visit to China in 1972

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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) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 5

________ was the Watergate burglar who agreed to cooperate with the grand jury and Senate investigating committee looking into the Watergate break-in.

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Question 6

The Supreme Court in the case United States v.Richard M.Nixon (1974) ruled that Nixon must

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A)   no longer tape conversations in the Oval Office.
B)   turn over evidence to the special prosecutor.
C)   be held in contempt of court.
D)   be impeached.
E)   resign.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

In early 1973,allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by White House counsel

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A)   John Dean.
B)   John Mitchell.
C)   H. R. Haldeman.
D)   Spiro Agnew.
E)   John Ehrlichman.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

In 1971,President Richard Nixon responded to mounting economic problems by

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A)   lowering interest rates to spur consumption.
B)   lowering corporate taxes to spur investment.
C)   sharply reducing the rate of inflation.
D)   expanding the money supply.
E)   imposing a freeze on all wages and prices.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

In 1969,President Richard Nixon believed an American withdrawal from Vietnam would

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A)   harm America's honor and "credibility."
B)   enhance his public standing in the United States and the world.
C)   silence his critics.
D)   allow the nation to have "peace with honor."
E)   force North Vietnam to live up to its promises regarding South Vietnam.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

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

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A)   the Committee for the Reelection 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) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

In 1973,Vice President Spiro Agnew resigned because

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A)   of his involvement in the Watergate break-in.
B)   of his involvement in the Watergate cover-up.
C)   of his refusal to testify against Richard Nixon.
D)   evidence surfaced that he had accepted bribes.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The federal government's "termination" policy toward Native Americans contributed to a generation of Indian militancy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved

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A)   for its beauty.
B)   because it was divinely created.
C)   because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of life.
D)   because humans need a spiritual connection with the natural world.
E)   because American democracy flourishes when the land is plentiful and healthy.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 14

In the early 1960s,the Free Speech Movement came into being at the ________ to help secure the political rights of students.

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University...

Question 15

Was the new youth culture truly a "revolution" in America? What were its limits?

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The new youth culture of the 1960s, ofte...

Question 16

In 1973,American Indian activists occupied the old Indian battle site of

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A)   Wounded Knee.
B)   Little Bighorn.
C)   Horseshoe Bend.
D)   Fallen Timbers.
E)   Sand Creek.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 17

In 1964,a dispute broke out at the University of California at Berkeley over

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A)   the cost of tuition and student housing.
B)   the military draft.
C)   the rights of students to engage in free speech.
D)   corporate influence on the university's military research projects.
E)   the question of graduate student unionization.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

What came to be called the Watergate scandal began when five men broke into the offices of the Democratic National Committee.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In 1973,Indian activists seized the town of ________,the site of an 1890 massacre of Sioux by federal troops.

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The answer of In 1973,Indian activists seized the town of...

Question 20

Shortly after the last Americans had left South Vietnam,Cambodia came under the control of a brutal and repressive government.

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A) True 
 B)False

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