Quiz 12 Study Guide for A or 90% and higher.

For A or 90% and higher.

What was key to the election of Richard Nixon?

b. a backlash among formerly Democratic voters

In Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, the Supreme Court ruled that

c. fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional

“Vietnamization” was

c. Nixon’s Vietnam strategy to have American troops gradually withdraw and South Vietnamese troops assume the fighting

The Vietnam Syndrome was

a. the reluctance of Americans to send U.S. troops to an overseas conflict

What did events surrounding the Watergate break-in and cover-up suggest about Richard Nixon?

b. He was willing to condone illegal activity if it would silence his political enemies

Why had it been premature for liberals to celebrate the downfall of their political adversary Richard Nixon?

d. Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government

In 1971, what occurred for the first time in the twentieth century?

e. The United States had a merchandise trade deficit

What caused the oil embargo in 1973?

b. Middle Eastern Arab countries were unhappy with U.S. support for Israel

The economic condition known as stagflation was caused by

d. stagnant economic growth and high inflation

What did the busing issue illustrate about America in the 1970s?

a. the existence of white hostility toward a strong and powerful government who they believed was taking away their “rights” and “freedoms”

Which of the following comparisons of wage trends for 1953 to 1973 and 1973 to 1993 is accurate?

d. Wages increased significantly in the first period but stagnated in the second

In response to the sexual revolution

e. the birth rate declined

Why did the CIA seek to destabilize the government of Chile after 1970?

e. because Chileans had elected a socialist president, Salvador Allende

President Carter’s foreign policy emphasized

e. human rights as a diplomatic priority

Which of the following best describes Nixon’s foreign policy of “détente”?

e. He inaugurated an era of peaceful coexistence with communist countries

The Camp David Accords brokered a peace between what two countries?

d. Egypt and Israel

The handling of the Iranian hostage crisis

c. made Jimmy Carter appear weak and inept

The Soviet War in Afghanistan came to resemble what other conflict?

b. Vietnam War

Democrats nominated Senator George McGovern for president in 1972. McGovern only won in Massachusetts. What did the results of the elections suggest?

e. that certain sectors of society no longer swore loyalty to the Democratic Party

During the 1970s, evangelical Christians

b. significantly increased in number, as they became more vocal

When they were arrested, the burglars at the Watergate apartment complex were breaking into

d. the Democratic Party headquarters

What motivated the Sagebrush Rebellion?

c. the desire of western ranchers for local control of grazing rights on public lands

Ronald Reagan was the most effective president at reshaping the nation’s agenda and political language since which president?

e. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Bowers v. Hardwick

a. upheld the constitutionality of state laws outlawing homosexual acts

Mikhail Gorbachev

b. inaugurated political openness and economic reform in the Soviet Union

What did the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 do?

a. It provided a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants

When Congress approved Title IX in 1972, what did the law entail?

b. It banned gender discrimination in higher education

The “New Democrats” of the 1970s

b. cared most about issues like race relations, gender equality, and the environment

What happened to many Black workers during the Reagan administration?

c. They lost manufacturing jobs when factories closed, and they lacked the education to join the technology industry

The Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1973

d. helped to revitalize Indian nations by giving them control over federal programs