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The founder of the United Farm Workers was Cesar Chavez. a) True b) False

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a) True

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In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court approved the use of racial quotes in college admissions. a) True b) False

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b) False

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Jimmy Carter's 1976 victory can be attributed to a) his strong support among southern African Americans b) the traditional Democratic sweep of the West c) his long career as a national politician d) the high voter turnout in the election.

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a) his strong support among southern African Americans

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With the Nixon Doctrine, the United Sates a) called for revising the containment policy b) advocated the eventual breaking of NATO c) proposed a greater military commitment by the South Vietnamese d) followed a slower process of desegregating public schools.

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a) called for revising the containment policy

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Of all minorities in the 1960s, the plight of the Native Americans was the most desperate. a) True b) False

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a) True

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The Port Huron statement lunched the Students for a Democratic Society, which adopted the term "New Left" for their efforts at grassroots democracy. a) True b) False

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a) True

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In 1968, Nixon's "southern strategy" involved a) greater reliance on fighting by the South Vietnamese army b) naming a southerner, Warren Burger, to the Supreme Court c) having Strom Thurmond, a southerner, as his vice-presidential running mate. d) promising to go slowly on enforcing civil rights laws.

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d) promising to go slowly on enforcing civil rights laws.

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The Cambodian "incursion" led to widespread rioting on U.S. College campuses. a) True b) False

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a) True

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The direct descendants of the Beats were the a) members of SDS. b) hippies c) antiwar protestors d) Yippies

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b) hippies

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Causes of the economic malaise of the 1970s included a) major tax increases under LBJ to finance the Great Society b) competition in international markets c) labor shortages caused by the Vietnam War. d) all of the above

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b) competition in international markets

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Perhaps Gerald Ford's most memorable act as president was a) preventing the fall of South Vietnam b) pardoning Richard Nixon c) achieving peace in the Middle East d) rescuing U.S. hostages in Nicaragua.

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b) pardoning Richard Nixon

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Ford's full pardon of Nixon was a popular act that ended the nightmare of Watergate. a) True b) False

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b) False

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Two years after the Vietnam War ended, South Vietnam took control of the North. a) True b) False

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b) False

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During the Watergate crisis, Nixon was not accused of a) obstructing justice through paying witnesses to remain silent b) defying Congress by withholding the tapes. c) using federal agencies to deprive citizens of their rights d) stealing funds from the reelection campaign.

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d) stealing funds from the reelection campaign.

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The Stonewall riots sparked a movement for a) Native American rights b) desegregation of public facilities c) gay rights d) reform in American prisons

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c) gay rights

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By 1971, the New Left had declined as a political movement because a) Nixon had ended the war in Vietnam b) it had abandoned its democratic and pacifist principles. c) most of its leaders had died in the rioting on campuses d) the Yippies had taken over the Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)

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b) it had abandoned its democratic and pacifist principles.

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President Nixon vetoed both the Endangered Species Act and the National Environment Policy Act. a) True b) False

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b) False

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Nixon's freeze of wages and prices in 1971 a) helped bring an end to stagflation b) led to an agreement with OPEC on oil prices c) helped end the employment crisis. d) became voluntary in 1973

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d) became voluntary in 1973

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The baby boomers were an essential ingredient in the rebellions of the 1960s. a) True b) False

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a) True

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A major activity of Hispanic workers was a strike against a) corporations that traded with Castro's Cuba b) the enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision in Chavez v. Arizona (1966) c) grape farmers in California d) the drafting of illegal immigrants to fight in Vietnam

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c) grape farmers in California

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Richard J. Daley urged people to "tune in, turn on drop out" a) True b) False

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b) False

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Détente was an easing of tensions between the United States and the Communist powers initiated by Richard Nixon a) True b) False

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a) True

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In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court Ruled that a) busing for school integration was unconstitutional b) Native Americans were to receive 4 million acres in Wyoming c) abortion in the first three months of pregnancy was legal. d) the Watergate cover-up was sufficient to impeach Nixon

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c) abortion in the first three months of pregnancy was legal.

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The War Powers Act requires a president to withdraw troops sent abroad after sixty days, unless Congress specifically authorizes a longer stay. a) True b) False

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a) True

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Title IX of the Educational Amendments Act dealt with affirmative action for women. a) True b) False

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a) True

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The free-speech movement attacked a) the modern university b) congressional support for the Vietnam War. c) movie and book censorship d) Nixon's dishonesty over Watergate.

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a) the modern university

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Betty Friedan was a leading feminist and a founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW) a) True b) False

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a) True

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The Watergate was a) an office building in Washington, D.C. b) the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee headquarters during the 1972 election. c) a massive cover -up of a break-in whereby it because clear that President Nixon was lying to the American people d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

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At the 1968 Democratic National Convention a) Hubert Humphrey won the nomination for president b) Yippies provoked anarchy in the streets c) police clashed violently with demonstrators d) all of the above

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d) all of the above

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) used its oil reserves as a political and economic weapon after the Yom Kippur War of 1973 a) True b) False

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a) True

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