Survey of American History
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Survey of American History offers a comprehensive overview of the major themes, events, and figures that have shaped the United States from pre-Columbian times to the present. Through a chronological exploration, the course examines the social, political, economic, and cultural developments that have influenced American society, including colonization, revolution, the Civil War, industrialization, and movements for civil rights. Emphasizing critical analysis of primary sources and historical interpretations, students will gain a broad understanding of the country's diverse past and its ongoing evolution within the global context.
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David E. Shi
Chapter 1: The Collision of Cultures in the 16th Century
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Q1) Cahokia
A)was a small fishing village of a few hundred people.
B)was a well-developed trade center near present-day St.Louis.
C)was a military stronghold.
D)was destroyed by Europeans.
E)was founded by the Adena-Hopewell culture.
Answer: B
Q2) In the Pacific Northwest,Indians
A)were dedicated farmers.
B)were very similar to the Mississippian peoples.
C)lived in peace with each other.
D)were divided into chiefs,commoners,and slaves.
E)did not know how to fish.
Answer: D
Q3) Early Indian civilizations considered land and people sacred and did not make war or exploit the environment.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732
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Q1) Which colony came into existence due to the overflow of an already established colony?
A)Massachusetts
B)Maryland
C)Pennsylvania
D)South Carolina
E)Connecticut
Answer: D
Q2) After the failure of the Virginia colony to turn a profit,it
A)was converted to a royal colony and used as a penal colony.
B)was restructured to attract new settlers with a lure of free land.
C)was deserted after a severe drought.
D)was left to die because investors sold their stocks.
E)collapsed after the "Starving Time" and no one survived.
Answer: B
Q3) The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750
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Q1) What was the impact of the Enlightenment in the colonies?
Answer: The impact of the Enlightenment in the colonies was significant. It led to a growing sense of individual rights and freedoms, as well as a questioning of traditional authority and hierarchy. This in turn fueled the ideas of independence and self-governance, which ultimately played a key role in the American Revolution and the formation of the United States. The Enlightenment also influenced the development of democratic principles and the concept of natural rights, which were reflected in documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Additionally, the Enlightenment encouraged the spread of education and the pursuit of knowledge, leading to advancements in science, technology, and philosophy in the colonies. Overall, the Enlightenment had a profound impact on the colonies, shaping their political, social, and intellectual development.
Q2) The colony of Pennsylvania was the great distribution point for various European ethnic groups that immigrated to the colonies.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776
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Q1) Oliver Cromwell
A)Father of Louisiana
B)Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
C)Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
D)Led the Puritan Commonwealth
E)Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
F)Founder of Quebec
G)Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
H)Authored Two Treatises on Government
I)Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
Q2) Benjamin Franklin
A)Father of Louisiana
B)Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
C)Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
D)Led the Puritan Commonwealth
E)Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
F)Founder of Quebec
G)Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
H)Authored Two Treatises on Government
I)Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
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Chapter 5: The American Revolution, 1776-1783
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Q1) According to your textbook,the most unique result of the American Revolutionary ideology was
A)the reduction in tariffs.
B)the appearance of state governments and state constitutions.
C)the appointment of state governors and councils.
D)the increased powers of the state courts.
E)the formation of a cohesive federal government.
Q2) Many Loyalists emigrated from the American colonies during and after the American Revolution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) During the American Revolutionary War,the British tried to recruit African slaves to fight against their colonial masters.This policy
A)worked well;hundreds of thousands of slaves were freed.
B)convinced Patriots that slavery was wrong.
C)only worked in the North.
D)backfired as southerners took up arms to protect their property from the British.
E)was stopped by the French.
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Q1) Discuss the background,details,and results of Shays's Rebellion.In what way did the rebellion affect the debate about the type of governmental structure America should adopt for its future?
Q2) The Bill of Rights consisted of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Compare and contrast the challenges faced by the government under the Articles of Confederation and under the Constitution.
Q4) What were the major issues in the debate regarding ratification of the Constitution? Why did some individuals support ratification and others oppose ratification?
Q5) In case of a chief executive committing an action that was considered treason,bribery,or a high crime and misdemeanor,what was the House of Representatives charged with doing?
A)Removing the president from office
B)Declaring him unable to run for another term
C)Drafting Articles of Impeachment to pass against him
D)Vetoing his actions to prevent further harm to the American system
E)Abolishing the office of the presidency until the next election
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Chapter 7: The Early Republic, 1800-1815
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Q1) Tecumseh
A)Was appointed justice of the peace in the District of Columbia
B)Was elected president in 1804
C)Negotiated the Louisiana Purchase
D)Died at the Battle of the Thames in 1813
E)Was a war hawk
F)Saw the British attack of Fort McHenry from Baltimore Harbor
G)Became vice president in 1801
H)Was a chief justice
I)Became an American naval hero in the War of 1812
J)Explored the Louisiana Purchase and Far West
Q2) During the early 1800s,the British were more likely than the French to respect American shipping rights.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who was Tecumseh? What was his vision,and why was his dream such a threat to the new nation?
Q4) What were the short-term and long-term results of the War of 1812?
Q5) How did foreign events affect U.S.domestic affairs and politics?
Q6) How did the war in Europe (1803-1815)impact the United States?
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Chapter 8: The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850
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Q1) What revolutionized cotton production in the South before the Civil War?
A)Slavery
B)The cotton gin
C)Tenant farming
D)Share cropping
E)The plantation system
Q2) Most of the growth of the Catholic Church in America in the mid-nineteenth century can be attributed to immigration from Ireland.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The fastest growing vocation in the first half of the 19th century was A)bookkeeper.
B)lawyer.
C)teacher.
D)iron worker.
E)doctor.
Q4) The only professions open to women in the early 19th century were teaching and nursing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828
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Q1) William Crawford
A)Was a nationalist chief justice
B)Formulated a "second" Missouri Compromise
C)Came in second in popular votes in the 1824 presidential election
D)Was president at the end of the War of 1812
E)Wrote South Carolina Exposition and Protest
F)Introduced an amendment to ban slavery from Missouri
G)Led war against the Seminoles
H)Was the presidential candidate in 1824 from Georgia
I)Was elected president in 1816
Q2) By 1819
A)slave states outnumbered free states.
B)free states outnumbered slave states.
C)the Constitution expressly forbid slavery west of the Mississippi River.
D)slave and free states were equal.
E)all states were on a course to abolish slavery.
Q3) The election of 1828 saw many personal insults levied against the candidates.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the causes and results of the Panic of 1819.
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Chapter 10: The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840
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Q1) Discuss President Jackson's Indian policy.How did Indians fare under his administration?
Q2) Martin Van Buren was a native of North Carolina and had served two terms as that state's governor.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The proper role for a government official according to Jackson was
A)serve a lifetime in office.
B)be elected to office.
C)serve a term in office,then return to civilian life.
D)be appointed and confirmed by the Senate.
E)serve at the leisure of the president.
Q4) In an effort to stop the panic of 1837,President Van Buren and the majority of Democrats in Congress passed the
A)Specie Circular.
B)Independent Treasury Act.
C)Distribution Act.
D)Indian Removal Act.
E)Whig Coalition.
Q5) Describe the new party system that emerged in the 1830s.
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Chapter 11: The South and Slavery, 1800-1860
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Q1) A black overseer on a plantation was known as a "driver."
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the Old South's mythic view of itself slavery was
A)a positive good.
B)not necessary.
C)demeaning.
D)brutal.
E)a moral evil.
Q3) Which statement about marriage among slaves is most accurate?
A)Slaves could not legally marry,but unofficial marriages were common.
B)Legal marriages were encouraged by slave masters.
C)Slaves did not wish to legally marry and did not notice the lack of that right.
D)Some states allowed slaves to marry.
E)All slave states recognized slave marriages if a minister performed the ceremony.
Q4) Agricultural diversity in the Old South was practically nonexistent.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) An early leader in the fight for women's suffrage was
A)Susan B.Anthony.
B)Harriet Beecher Stowe.
C)Dorothea Dix.
D)Wilma Clinton.
E)Florida Calhoun.
Q2) The intellectual defenses of slavery in the South admitted that the institution offered no benefits to blacks.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A Treatise on Domestic Economy argued that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household's domestic sphere.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The successful example of antebellum utopian communities converted many Americans to socialism.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the women's movement in the first half of the 19th century.
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Chapter 13: Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861
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Q1) The proposed Lecompton Constitution would make Kansas a free state.
A)True
B)False
Q2) _____________________ is the notion that citizens of a territory should regulate the existence of slavery just like the citizens of a state.
A)Popular sovereignty
B)Slave codes
C)Black codes
D)Judicial review
E)Congressional oversight
Q3) Why were the states so concerned over whether the territories were "free" or "slave"? How did national expansion help lead to the secession of the states of the lower South?
Cite specific incidents and issues that demonstrate the link between western expansion and southern secession.
Q4) James Buchanan's great experience in public service helped him become one of the most successful presidents.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Detail the Wilmot Proviso.What impact did it have on the debate over slavery?
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Q1) Which of the following provided a decisive advantage for the South over the North?
A)Better military leaders
B)More men from which to raise armies
C)Shorter supply lines
D)A more righteous cause
E)Foreign support from England
Q2) In this battle,Grant used his superior numbers to overwhelm Lee's ability to reinforce his troops.
A)Chattanooga
B)Gettysburg
C)Wilderness
D)Lookout Mountain
E)Camden
Q3) Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
A)Twelfth Amendment
B)Thirteenth Amendment
C)Fourteenth Amendment
D)Fifteenth Amendment
E)Sixteenth Amendment
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Chapter 15: Reconstruction, 1865-1877
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Q1) Edwin M.Stanton
A)Was elected lieutenant governor of Louisiana
B)Was a senator from Massachusetts,a leading Radical Republican
C)Was secretary of war under Johnson until 1867
D)Was a black Mississippi native elected to the Senate
E)Was a prominent northern minister who preached sectional reconciliation
F)Was the Democratic presidential candidate in 1876
G)Opposed Grant in 1872 presidential election
H)Was the former vice president of the Confederacy elected to the U.S.Senate representing Georgia in 1865
I)Said treason "must be made infamous and traitors must be impoverished"
Q2) As a result of the Civil War,American politics was radically changed.Who benefited from these changes?
A)Federal power increased,as did the influence of industrialists.
B)State power grew to its highest levels.
C)Southern planters regained economic and political status lost during the war.
D)Freedmen enjoyed tremendous political freedom in the years immediately following the war's end.
E)White women were allowed a pivotal place in national politics.
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Chapter 16: Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900
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Q1) Write an essay that explores the relationship between Big Business and government in the late 19th century.How did they each support one another? Cite specific examples of government legislation that supported the development of Big Business and explain.Were there areas where they came into conflict? Explain any conflict and the results of the conflict.
Q2) J.Pierpont Morgan
A)Founded Standard Oil
B)Was president of the Homestead Steel Works
C)Led the Knights of Labor
D)Wrote "The Gospel of Wealth"
E)Was a presidential candidate of the Socialist Party of America
F)Led the American Federation of Labor
G)Invented the phonograph
H)Organized Workingmen's Party of California
I)Consolidated the steel industry into the United States Steel Corporation
Q3) What factors account for the dramatic growth in business after the Civil War? Write an essay that explains why each factor you identify was significant.
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Q1) By 1900,lumbering in the South had surpassed textiles in value.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The so-called grandfather clause originated in what state?
A)Mississippi
B)Louisiana
C)Georgia
D)Virginia
E)Alabama
Q3) Turner's "frontier thesis" argued that
A)America's frontier had made it more democratic.
B)America's frontier had made it less democratic.
C)America's frontier had made it less open.
D)America's frontier had made it a weak country.
E)America's frontier was a myth.
Q4) The main goal in passing the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 was to swindle the Indians out of their remaining lands.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) The decision to only allow gold to be coined for money was derisively called the A)Corrupt Bargain.
B)New Deal.
C)Crime of '73.
D)Sherman Anti-Silver Act.
E)New Prosperity.
Q2) When first created,the ICC was too weak to regulate the railroads effectively.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Immigrants who arrived before 1890 to the United States were primarily
A)Roman Catholic.
B)Jewish.
C)Protestant.
D)Eastern Orthodox.
E)Muslim.
Q4) In 1896,the Republican party supported the gold standard.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Discuss the most serious public health challenges the urban population faced,how those challenges were addressed,and how effective the solutions were.
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Chapter 19: Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913
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Q1) As America developed industrially,it needed access to all of the following raw materials except A)aluminum.
B)copper.
C)rubber.
D)tin.
E)palm oil.
Q2) The United States purchased Alaska from Great Britain.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The United States agreed to pay $10 million plus $250,000 a year for the Panama Canal Zone.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Theodore Roosevelt's nickname during the 1900 presidential campaign was
A)Mr.Responsible.
B)Mr.Impossible.
C)Mr.Imperialism.
D)the Rough Rider.
E)Teddy Bear.
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Chapter 20: The Progressive Era, 1890-1920
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Q1) President Wilson argued that women's suffrage
A)should be enacted by federal legislation.
B)should be enacted by the states.
C)should be enacted by constitutional amendment.
D)should not be allowed.
E)was not an important issue.
Q2) Describe the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft.Show how the two men eventually found themselves running against each other for president.
Q3) President Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan was called the A)New Frontier.
B)New Deal.
C)Square Deal.
D)Fair Deal.
E)Final Frontier.
Q4) Discuss the issue of conservation and what President Theodore Roosevelt did to promote this important issue.
Q5) Write an essay exploring the many "firsts" of Woodrow Wilson and his presidency.
Q6) Which one of the progressive presidents was the most progressive? Which was the least progressive? Explain.
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Chapter 21: America and the Great War, 1914-1920
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Q1) President Wilson was a member of the _____________ party,and he was often opposed by the _______________ party during the peace process.
A)Democratic,Republican
B)Democratic,Populist
C)Democratic,Federalist
D)Republican,Democratic
E)Bull Moose,Democratic
Q2) The Republican candidate for president in 1916 was Charles Evans Hughes.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As a result of America's entry into the Great War,the federal government's power
A)declined somewhat.
B)declined a great deal.
C)Increased.
D)Increased a great deal.
E)stayed the same.
Q4) Describe the economic mobilization on the American home front.
Q5) How and why were civil liberties curtailed during World War I? What was the effect of these curtailments?
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Chapter 22: A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929
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Q1) Trace the rise of Calvin Coolidge to the presidency of the United States.
Q2) Herbert Hoover served as secretary of state.
A)True
B)False
Q3) As president,Calvin Coolidge pursued
A)a determined path to be an activist president.
B)reparations with Germany.
C)the ratification of the Treaty of Versailles.
D)a determined path to not be an activist president.
E)a strong guiding hand on American industries.
Q4) The Ku Klux Klan of the 1920s was mainly a southern rural organization.
A)True
B)False
Q5) With the Republicans in control of the federal government,progressivism disappeared in the 1920s.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Calvin Coolidge was notorious for his love of whiskey,poker,and women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 23: New Deal America, 1929-1939
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Q1) The ______________________,passed during the presidency of Herbert Hoover,was intended to protect farmers from foreign competition.
A)Hawley Tariff
B)Smoot Tariff
C)Teller Tariff
D)Hawley-Smoot Tariff
E)Hoover Tariff
Q2) The Dust Bowl occurred in all of the following states except A)Nevada.
B)Colorado.
C)New Mexico.
D)Kansas.
E)Arkansas.
Q3) This labor leader headed the United Mine Workers and supported President Roosevelt's Second New Deal.
A)Huey Long
B)Francis Townsend
C)Frances Perkins
D)John L.Lewis
E)Harry Hopkins
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Chapter 24: The Second World War, 1933-1945
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Q1) Large numbers of Americans of German,Italian,and Japanese descent were incarcerated during World War II.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The first atomic bomb was dropped on A)Hiroshima.
B)Nagasaki.
C)Tokyo.
D)Kyoto.
E)Hanoi.
Q3) Explain the meaning of the term blitzkrieg and how it applies to the initial fighting in the Second World War.
Q4) This organization saw the conversion of American industries to war production.
A)War Production Board
B)War Powers Commission
C)Interstate Commerce Commission
D)Public Works Administration
E)Works Progress Administration
Q5) Describe the Atlantic Charter and explain its significance.
Q6) Detail the Yalta Conference,and explain its importance to the postwar world.
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Q1) Harry Truman was born and raised in Missouri.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What bill did President Truman veto because he said it would create a thought police?
A)McCarran Internal Security Act
B)Patriot Act
C)Political Readjustment Act
D)Internal Security Act
E)Loyalty Act
Q3) Describe how America's cold war policy impacted foreign policy decisions in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
Q4) What was not one of the factors that occurred after WWII that led to the Cold War?
A)The destruction of Europe
B)The collapse of colonies once held by European powers
C)The war leaving the United States and the Soviet Union as the two greatest world powers
D)Colonies rebelling against their foreign masters
E)The return of fascism in Italy,forcing a division in the United Nations
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Chapter 26: Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age,
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Q1) Describe the major trends in American foreign policy in the 1950s.
Q2) Which statement best describes President Eisenhower's belief on ending segregation?
A)That it must start in the South
B)That it must start at the state and local levels
C)That it must start in the West
D)That it must start at the federal level
E)That it must come through executive action
Q3) President Eisenhower's domestic policy of "dynamic conservatism" was defined as
A)conservative when it comes to warfare,liberal when it comes to communism.
B)conservative when it comes to money,liberal when it comes to human beings.
C)conservative when it comes to capitalism,liberal when it comes to socialism.
D)conservative when it comes to state rights,liberal when it comes to minority rights.
E)conservative when it comes to immigration,liberal when it comes to creating jobs.
Q4) Jack Kerouac,Allen Ginsberg,and other Beats rebelled against middle-class life and conventional literary expression.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 27: New Frontiers, 1960-1968
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Q1) Hubert Humphrey was Lyndon Johnson's running mate in the presidential race of 1964.
A)True
B)False
Q2) This document gave President Lyndon Johnson the authority to prevent further aggression in Vietnam toward the United States.
A)War Powers Resolution
B)The Treaty of Washington
C)The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
D)The South Vietnamese Declaration of Independence
E)The Ma Kong Doctrine
Q3) Describe the course of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Q4) Johnson's Great Society programs helped reduce the number of people living in poverty.
A)True
B)False
Q5) From the beginning of his presidency,Kennedy vigorously supported black civil rights.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 28: Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s
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Q1) Thanks to this section of the Educational Amendments of 1972,discrimination on the basis of gender was forbidden at institutions that received federal funding.
A)19th
B)Title IX
C)8
D)Title 20
E)Tenant 3
Q2) President Nixon's plan of removing U.S.troops from Vietnam was called
A)the War Powers Resolution.
B)Vietnamization.
C)The Ho Chi Minh Trail.
D)Brinksmanship.
E)Glasnost.
Q3) Write an essay discussing the demands and successes of groups which sought increased rights in the 1970s: specifically,women,Hispanics,Native Americans,and homosexuals.
Q4) The New Left came together in opposition to Richard Nixon's policies.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) The Strategic Defense Initiative was also known as "Star Wars."
A)True
B)False
Q2) During the collapse of the Soviet Union,which of the following did President George H.W.Bush not do?
A)Take all long-range bombers off 24-hour alert
B)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles in the United States
C)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles at sea
D)Destroy all tactical nuclear missiles in Europe
E)Launch a pre-emptive strike into Russia to destroy their nuclear capability
Q3) Which of the following did not have a higher rate of production than the United States in the 1980s?
A)France
B)England
C)Germany
D)Japan
E)China
Q4) As he had predicted,Reagan's tax cuts helped reduce the federal deficit.
A)True
B)False
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Q1) This law gave federal authorities the right to eavesdrop on confidential conversations between inmates and their lawyers.
A)Prison Rights Act
B)Secret Surveillance Act
C)Patriot Act
D)Alien Act
E)Sedition Act
Q2) In 1994 this man became the first Republican speaker of the House of Representatives since 1953.
A)Bill Clinton
B)Albert Schweitzer
C)Tip O'Neill
D)William McKinley
E)Newt Gingrich
Q3) What did critics call President Obama's health care reform plan?
A)Unaffordable care
B)Obamacare
C)Dead On Arrival
D)Taxachusetts
E)Reformcare
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