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In the 1960's and 1970's, the agenda of the political left included

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Students for a Democratic Society was formed

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primarily by white college students

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

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the rights of students to engage in free speech

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In the 1960's the radical group known as the "Weatherman"

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were involved in college bombings that claimed several lives

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Throughout he late 1960's

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opposition in the Unites States to the Vietnam War intensified

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In the 1960's the youth counterculture

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presented a fundamental challenge to American middle class society

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In the 1960's the area of popular culture most strongly embraced by the counterculture was in

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music

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The purpose of the 1969 Woodstock music festival was to

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express the ideals of the counterculture philosophy

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In the 1950's the federal "termination" policy as applied to American Indians sought to

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end their culture distinctiveness

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Between 1950 and 1970, the Indian population of the United States

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nearly doubled

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In 1961, Declaration of Indian Purpose called for

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the preservation of Indian heritage

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In the late 1960's and the early 1970's all of the following occurred due to American Indian Activism

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Congress granted reservations "independent nation" status within the United States

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Founded in 1968, the American Indian Movement (AIM)

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focused on militant action

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

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Wounded Knee

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

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doubled

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All of the following statements regarding Latinos in the United States is true Except

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Cuban immigrants were more well to do than their counterparts in the 1960s

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The 1969 "Stonewall Riot" is to be associated with the civil rights movement for

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homosexuals

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By the early twenty first century, gay men and lesbians in the United States

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all of these are correct

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Betty Friedan's 1963 book "The Feminine Mystique"

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gave voice to a reemerging women's rights movement

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The Equal Pay Act

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was passed by Congress in 1963

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The Civil Rights Act of 1964

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was amended for the benefit of women

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In the mid 1960's the National Organization of women focused its efforts on

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addressing the needs of women in the workplace

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Sandra Day O'Connor, the first female Supreme Court justice was named to the court by

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Ronald Regan

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In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment

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The Supreme Court decision in Roe vs Wade (1973)

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was based on new legal interpretation of privacy rights

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Ecology rests primarily on the assumption that nature should be preserved

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because humans need to maintain the interrelated balance of live

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

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pesticides

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In 1970, "Earth Day" was

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an example of the popularization of environmentalism

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The Environmental Protection Act was created

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1970 by Richard Nixon

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In the early 1970'sw the passage of the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts

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None of these are correct

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The intent of President Richard Nixon's "Vietnamization" policy was to

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have the South Vietnamese do most of the fighting

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In 1969 and 1970, President Richard Nixon sought to bring the Vietnam War to a close by

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all of these are correct

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In April 1970, the antiwar movement was recharged by

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the invasion by the United States of Cambodia

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The so called Pentagon Papers

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revealed the government had misled the public regarding the progress of war

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The killing of South Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers in the village of My Lai

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None of these are correct

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In 1971, President Nixon believed an American withdrawal from Vietnam would

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harm the credibility of himself and the nation

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After the 1972 election, President Nixon, to prompt a peace settlement in North Vietnam

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ordered an increase of aerial bombing of North Vietnam

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In 1972, diplomat Henry Kissinger announced that "peace is at hand"

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right before the American presidential election

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In 1972, the United States "Christmas Bombing" of North Vietnam

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saw the United States suffer, by far, its greatest loss of bombers in the war

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The South Vietnam government in Saigon finally collapsed during the presidency of

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Gerald Ford

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As a result of the Vietnam War

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all of these answers are correct

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President Richard Nixon believed Unites states foreign policy should work towards

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a balance of power between several major nations

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In 1972, President Nixon's visit to China

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came after Taiwan was expelled form the United Nations

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In 1972, the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

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froze the arsenals of some nuclear missiles at their current levels

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In the 1970's the Nixon administration believed the worlds most volatile region was the

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so called Third World

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According to policies that became called the Nixon Doctrine, the United States would

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assist in the development of friendly nations

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In practice, the Nixon Doctrine led the United States to increase its support of

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democratic movements around the globe

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In the early 1970's the CIA played a major role in destabilizing the leftist government in

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Chile

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The Yom Kippur War of 1973

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saw an American ally face a surprise attack

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As part of his domestic agenda, President Nixon

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all of these answers is correct

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President Richard Nixon's proposed Family Assistance Plan included

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a guaranteed annual income for all Americans

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The Supreme Court case Engel v Vitale (1962)

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ruled prayers in public schools unconstitutional

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The Supreme Court case Gideon v Wainwright (1963)

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ruled that all felony defendants were entitled to have a lawyer regardless of their ability to pay

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The Supreme Court case Miranda v Arizona (1966)

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required authorities to inform a criminal suspect of his or her legal rights

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In 1969, President Richard Nixon's appointments to the Supreme Court were

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twice rejected by the Senate

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After President Nixon had appointed four new justices, the Supreme Court

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actually increased its commitment to social reform

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The Supreme Court ruling in the case of Furman v Georgia (1972)

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overturned existing capital punishment laws

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The Supreme Court case of Roe v Wade (1973)

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was one of the most controversial decisions in modern court history

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The Supreme Court case Bakke v Board of Regents of California (1978)

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upheld the principles of Affirmative Action

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In the 1972 presidential campaign, an assassin attempted to kill

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George Wallace

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In the 1972 presidential election

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Richard Nixon carried every state but one

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In 1973, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

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All of these are correct

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

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imposing a freeze on all wages and prices

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"Stagflation" refers to

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rising prices and a weak economy

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In 1972, the Watergate scandal began with a break in at the

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offices of the Democratic National Committee

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

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all of these answers are correct

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In 1973, allegations of misconduct by Richard Nixon were made by presidential advisor

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John Dean

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By 1973, there was mounting evidence that President Nixon had

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been a part of the cover up and the break in

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The key evidence in the determination of President Nixon's guilt or innocence in the Watergate scandal was

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audio tape recordings made of most conversations in the Oval Office

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In , the so called Saturday night massacre involved President Nixon's firing of

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the special prosecutor investigating the Whitehouse scandal

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In , Vice President Spiro Andrew resigned because of

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all of these answers are correct

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

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turn over evidence to the special prosecutor

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In 1974, Richard Nixon left the presidency after he

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resigned

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What were the main Supreme Court Rulings during the late 1950's and 1960's. What are the arguments of supporters and the critics of these rulings

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Engel v Vitale (1962) prayers in school unconstitutional Roth v U.S. (1957) Ct limited authority of local government to curb porn Gideon v Wainwright (1963) every felon entitled to atty Escobedo v Illinois (1964) defendant allowed to access atty before ?'d by police Miranda v Arizona (1966) criminals must be informed of their rights

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Explain Watergate Scandal

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Two Washington Post reporters uncovered evidence linking the Watergate break in to the president. June 17, 1972, 5 former employees of the Committee for the re-election of the president broke into Headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Watergate office building. Nixon tried to cover it up, but evidence surfaced that Nixon planned and approved the burglary in advance. Nixon fired the special prosecutor in 1973 and this became the Sat Night Massacre. Nixon insisted on his innocence and refused to release tapes.

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