Who masterminded the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Complex

Members of the Committee to reelect the president

Which of the following precipitated the urban crisis of the 1950's & 1960's?

the flight of white urban residents to the suburbs

Record sales boomed in the US during the 1950's because of

the emergence of rock and roll as a new genre

Which of the following statements describes post-World War II America?

America enjoyed the highest standard of living in the world

Which of the following is true about the Vietnam War?

by the late 1960s, many Americans believed it was unwinnable

Rachel Carson is associated with

the rebirth of environmental activism

Which of the following is true about Title IX?

the legislation benefited women athletes

The Space Race began after

the US learned the Soviet Union launched first satellite

Which of the following describes the origins of the internet?

originated from need to preserve & manipulate military data

From 1969 to 1972, Nixon's strategy to end the Vietnam War was to

slowly replace US troops with Vietnamese troops over time

Two of Nixon's greatest foreign policy successes were

SALT I & restoring relations with Communist China

Which of the following statements describes television in the US during late 40's & early 50's?

transformed American culture as much as the automobile had

Which of the following was the cause of President Nixon's downfall?

his obstruction of justice in the Watergate matter

The four college students killed by the National Guard at Kent State had been protesting

expansion of Vietnam War into Cambodia

My Lai became a national issue in the United States in 1969 and was

the site of a massacre of nearly 500 villagers by US troops

Which of the following was an impetus for the post-World War II baby boom?

the declining average age of marriage for men & women

The election of 2000 was historically significant because

the Supreme Court intervened & decided the outcome

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1
Who masterminded the 1972 break-in at Democratic National Headquarters in the Watergate Complex
Members of the Committee to reelect the president
vice President Gerald Ford
President Nixon & Secretary of State William Rogers
two reporters at the Washington Post
2
Which of the following was the most polarizing Supreme Court decision of the 1970's?
Roe v. Wade
Miller v. California
Bakke v. University of California
Gregg v. Georgia
3
Which of the following precipitated the urban crisis of the 1950's & 1960's?
influx of new Asian immigrants into American cities
local efforts to desegregate urban neighborhoods
gentrification efforts led by young professional whites
the flight of white urban residents to the suburbs
4
Record sales boomed in the US during the 1950's because of
the timeless appeal of Frank Sinatra & Bing Crosby
golden age of Broadway musicals such as Camelot
the emergence of rock and roll as a new genre
resurgence of swing & big band music
5
Between 1940 & 1960, American church membership
declined sharply to 10%
rose to 70%
remained steady around 50%
declined significantly to 25%
6
The Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade was based on
misuse of federal funds
separation of church and state
the right to privacy
reverse discrimination
7
Which of the following statements describes post-World War II America?
suburbs welcomed blacks & Latinos
America enjoyed the highest standard of living in the world
consensus replaced youthful rebellions
city life flourished at the expense of suburbs
8
The defining event of George W. Bush's lasting legacy was
nuclear proliferation
Hurricane Katrina
global warming
the Iraq War
9
Which of the following is true about the Vietnam War?
The Eisenhower Doctrine let the U.S. into the conflict
by the late 1960s, many Americans believed it was unwinnable
more men died in Vietnam than both world wars
Vietnam's situation was simple: democracy or communism
10
Black neighborhoods in the downtown area of northern cities were known as
ghettos
barrios
suburbia
reservations
11
The practice of racial segregation in the American south in the 20th century was commonly known
Jim Crow
as neoslavery
the color line
Uncle Tom
12
Which of the following made a vital contribution to emergence of sexual revolution of the 60s?
the Civil Rights Act of 1964
the Vietnam War
the expansion of higher education
the birth control pill
13
Who became the first African American justice on the Supreme Court in the late 1960's?
Thurgood Marshall
William Hastie
Charles Hamilton Houston
James Farmer
14
Rachel Carson is associated with
feminist activities for an equal rights amendment
ending the proliferation of nuclear energy plants
the advocacy of consumer safety issues
the rebirth of environmental activism
15
Which of the following is true about Title IX?
the legislation benefited women athletes
proposed by Phyllis Shlafly to limit equal pay legislation
the law came about as a result of Griswold v. Connecticut
called government to buy the homes of Love Canal residents
16
The Space Race began after
the US learned the Soviet Union launched first satellite
JFK called for the US to put a man on the moon by 1970
President Eisenhower signed the Outer Space Exploration Act
the Soviet Union exploded its first nuclear device
17
Which of the following factors spurred congressional approval of the Interstate Highway Act?
the Cold War
the New Deal
the Fair Deal
destruction of the mass-transit system
18
Which of the following events was an outcome of Rosa Parks' 1955 arrest?
Eisenhower's intervention in Little Rock, Arkansas
Plessy v. Ferguson
Shelley v. Kraemer
the Montgomery bus boycott
19
Which pair of presidents pursued very similar economic policies?
Jimmy Carter---Barack Obama
Bill Clinton--Ronald Reagan
Bill Clinton--Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan--George W. Bush
20
Which of the following describes the origins of the internet?
began to provide a cheaper alternative to US Postal service
originated from need to preserve & manipulate military data
organized crime groups created it to simplify communications
Vice Pres. Al Gore invented the internet in 1990s
21
The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education case triggered judicial revolution in
corporation's rights
states' rights
civil liberties
property
22
Which of the following contributed to the powerful mystique that followed the presidency of JFK
Kennedy's 1963 assassination
Kennedy's propensity for adultery
his bold push for civil rights
his wartime injuries
23
Which of the following War on Poverty programs provided free nursery schools for disadvantaged
Head Start
Upward Bound
Job Corps
Community Action Program
24
From 1969 to 1972, Nixon's strategy to end the Vietnam War was to
threaten war with China & North Korea
wait until the 1972 election to make peace with communists
slowly replace US troops with Vietnamese troops over time
work with the Soviet Union to settle war terms for peace
25
Two of Nixon's greatest foreign policy successes were
detente & encouraging global human rights
the Tet Offensive & the China Policy
SALT I & restoring relations with Communist China
invading Cambodia & Vietnamization
26
Jonas Salk & Albert Sabin are both associated with
civil rights movement
television
cultural dissent
the polio vaccine
27
George W. Bush's democratic adversary in the 2000 election was
John Kerry
Bill Clinton
Al Gore
Hillary Clinton
28
Which of the following statements describes television in the US during late 40's & early 50's?
it actually stimulated movie attendance by using advertising
emergence of television contributed to diversity in the US
television industry was subsidized by the US government
transformed American culture as much as the automobile had
29
Which of the following phenomena served as a major engine for consumption in the 50's U.S.?
rural electrification
the space race
the baby boom
urban revitalization
30
Which of the following was the cause of President Nixon's downfall?
his obstruction of justice in the Watergate matter
the media's unwillingness to portray him fairly
Nixon's failure to please conservatives
his decision to order the Watergate break-in
31
The four college students killed by the National Guard at Kent State had been protesting
Vietnamization
urban unrest and riots by African Americans
the draft
expansion of Vietnam War into Cambodia
32
My Lai became a national issue in the United States in 1969 and was
ancient capital of Vietnam & center for Buddhist protests
the site of a massacre of nearly 500 villagers by US troops
a town captured during the Tet Offensive
the site of an important battle of the Vietnam War
33
Which of the following became a symbol of the postwar housing boom in the US?
Levittown
the slogan, "half down, ten years to pay"
urban renewal
the Sunbelt
34
Which of the following was an impetus for the post-World War II baby boom?
government incentives, chiefly tax credits to famillies
the declining average age of marriage for men & women
Roman Catholic's successful stand against birth control
increased welfare payment to mothers with dependent children
35
At the end of the twentieth century, the largest minority group in the United States was
Latinos
African Americans
Native Americans
Asians
36
The election of 2000 was historically significant because
the Supreme Court intervened & decided the outcome
1st time a third-party candidate swayed the results
had the highest voter turnout since 1968
1st time the Solid South voted Republican
37
The philosophy of nonviolent direct action was first espoused by
the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mahatma Gandhi
the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)

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