Question 1

Barbara Smith and Gloria Anzaldúa were notable for

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A)   challenging white feminists to recognize the particular struggles of women of color.
B)   organizing campaigns for the ERA in African American and Latino communities.
C)   writing the manifesto for the black feminist Combahee River Collective.
D)   defending their racial and cultural communities against critiques by white feminists.

Question 2

The Moral Majority endorsed political candidates committed to advancing

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A)   supply-side economics.
B)   neoconservative policies.
C)   social welfare programs.
D)   a "family values" agenda.

Question 3

Whites who opposed affirmative action to redress racial discrimination believed that

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A)   African Americans were not entitled to equal opportunity.
B)   African Americans were economically better off than whites.
C)   it violated the principle of equal treatment before the law.
D)   it represented a return to the liberalism of the Great Society.

Question 4

What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution do?

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A)   Lowered the voting age to 18
B)   Guaranteed equal rights for women
C)   Guaranteed voting rights for blacks
D)   Made abortion legal

Question 5

The federal Superfund program was established in response to the problems of

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A)   Three Mile Island.
B)   Love Canal.
C)   the Northwest.
D)   the Rust Belt.

Question 6

Increased inflation during the early 1970s was caused by

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A)   federal spending on Great Society programs.
B)   increased military spending for the Vietnam War.
C)   a lower than average unemployment rate.
D)   rising oil prices due to the OPEC embargo.

Question 7

Cases like Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education served as evidence that

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A)   whites continued to oppose public school integration.
B)   there was opposition to integration in the North as well as the South.
C)   African Americans no longer viewed desegregation as a goal.
D)   affirmative action had become more controversial than busing.

Question 8

The decline in labor union membership during the 1970s can be attributed to

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A)   American manufacturers relocating their factories outside the United States.
B)   rising unemployment within the United States.
C)   President Carter's energy conservation policies.
D)   post-Great Society economic conservatism.

Question 9

The purpose of the "Vietnamization" strategy was to

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A)   decrease the number of American troops (and deaths)  in Vietnam.
B)   end the U.S. bombing campaign of Vietnam and Cambodia.
C)   contain the fighting within the borders of North and South Vietnam.
D)   deter Daniel Ellsberg from releasing the Pentagon Papers to the press.

Question 10

Opposition to strong environmental protection regulations was motivated by

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A)   concern that regulation would hurt the economy and kill jobs.
B)   conservative resistance to expanding federal authority.
C)   refusal to believe that pollution was a serious problem.
D)   complacency about the practice of "environmental racism."

Question 11

Protests in cities around the world-including New York, Paris, and Mexico City-were all organized by

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A)   labor union members.
B)   university students.
C)   anti-Communist mobs.
D)   writers and artists.

Question 12

Despite his stated commitment to developing a foreign policy guided by diplomacy and morality, President Carter

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A)   relied on questionable covert actions in dealing with the Afghans.
B)   funded repressive regimes in Argentina, Uruguay, and Ethiopia.
C)   refused to participate in arms control talks with the Soviet Union.
D)   authorized a military invasion of Iran to resolve the hostage crisis.

Question 13

The popularity of the television program All in the Family can be attributed to its

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A)   depiction of racial and ethnic minorities.
B)   main character's racial insensitivity.
C)   attention to culture war conflicts.
D)   inclusion of a hippie-looking character.

Question 14

How did the Nixon administration's approach to fighting the Vietnam War differ from that of the Johnson administration?

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A)   By participating in peace talks
B)   By withdrawing ground troops
C)   By ending bombing campaigns
D)   By increasing troop deployments

Question 15

Henry Kissinger was President Richard M. Nixon's chief advisor on

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A)   the economy.
B)   race relations.
C)   foreign policy.
D)   the environment.

Question 16

Although President Reagan was committed to cutting government spending, he made an exception when it came to

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A)   Medicaid.
B)   the military.
C)   food stamps.
D)   family planning.

Question 17

Although it seemed to contradict his other positions on issues relating to racial discrimination, President Nixon was a supporter of

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A)   forced busing to desegregate schools.
B)   affirmative action in the construction trades.
C)   the federal Office of Economic Opportunity.
D)   Great Society social programs.

Question 18

The U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games was a response to the

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A)   Soviets' refusal to sign the SALT II treaty.
B)   Islamic fundamentalist revolution in Iran.
C)   Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan.
D)   American hostage crisis in Iran.

Question 19

America's support for Israel in 1973 led to

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A)   the imposition of an oil embargo by OPEC members.
B)   the SALT I treaty with the Soviet Union.
C)   Egypt and Syria recapturing lands lost in 1967.
D)   Soviet refusal to help broker a peace plan.

Question 20

Alabama Governor George Wallace's presidential campaign ended when he

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A)   lost all the southern primaries.
B)   failed to win any northern primaries.
C)   was shot by a would-be assassin.
D)   decided to run as a Republican.

Exam 27: The Swing Toward Conservatism

Increased inflation during the early 1970s was caused by

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Whites who opposed affirmative action to redress racial discrimination believed that

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Barbara Smith and Gloria Anzaldúa were notable for

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The U.S. boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games was a response to the

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Opposition to strong environmental protection regulations was motivated by

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How did the Nixon administration's approach to fighting the Vietnam War differ from that of the Johnson administration?

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Cases like Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education served as evidence that

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The decline in labor union membership during the 1970s can be attributed to

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Protests in cities around the world-including New York, Paris, and Mexico City-were all organized by

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What did the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the Constitution do?

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The federal Superfund program was established in response to the problems of

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Although President Reagan was committed to cutting government spending, he made an exception when it came to

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Alabama Governor George Wallace's presidential campaign ended when he

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Henry Kissinger was President Richard M. Nixon's chief advisor on

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The purpose of the "Vietnamization" strategy was to

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The Moral Majority endorsed political candidates committed to advancing

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Despite his stated commitment to developing a foreign policy guided by diplomacy and morality, President Carter

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