Question 1

The Equal Rights Amendment:

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A)   stated that equality of rights under the law could not be abridged on account of sex.
B)   was revived by second-wave feminists and was expected to arouse controversy, given its lack of support among a majority of congressional Republicans.
C)   had originally been proposed in 1920 by former suffragists.
D)   A and CE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 2

Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai Massacre?

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A)   The military cover-up of the atrocity prevented the guilty parties from ever facing trial.
B)   American public opinion declared the defendants guilty before there even was a trial.
C)   The leaders responsible for the massacre were all sentenced to life and remain in jail to this day.
D)   One person was found guilty in this killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

What triggered the rise of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia?

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A)   The victory of communists in Vietnam in 1975.
B)   The manipulations of the Soviet KGB secret service in Phnom Penh.
C)   The invasion of U.S. troops in 1970.
D)   The assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment, like Phyllis Schlafly, argued that the passage of the ERA would:

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A)   take away a woman's right to be a housewife.
B)   finally make women truly equal citizens, a goal set forth at Seneca Falls over a century before.
C)   be amended so as to exclude women from being drafted into the armed forces.
D)   not change anything, and so its ratification would mean nothing.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The Moral Majority (1996) 
William Martin, With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America
This combination of covenantal thinking, conviction of divine mission, and profound awareness of human fallibility have marked American political institutions and movements from the Mayflower Compact to the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, from the New Deal and New Frontier and Great Society, to the rise of the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition and the construction of the Republican Party's 1994 Contract With America.
-The most significant cause of the political movement described in the excerpt was

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A)   resistance to increasing globalization.
B)   increasing patriotism and nationalism in the face of the Cold War.
C)   growing opportunities for higher education.
D)   expanding influence of evangelical Christian churches and organizations.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

During the 1970s, evangelical Christians:

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A)   significantly declined in number, as they became less vocal.
B)   significantly increased in number, as they became more vocal.
C)   became more liberal in their beliefs.
D)   were banned from holding public office.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 7

During the 1970s, conservatives:

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A)   continued their overt opposition to the black struggle for racial justice.
B)   insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government.
C)   employed the fiery rhetoric and direct confrontation tactics of Bull Connor and George Wallace.
D)   made little progress.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

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

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A)   The country had elected socialist Salvador Allende into office.
B)   The U.S. sought to prevent the coup of General Augusto Pinochet.
C)   The Chilean government had blocked U.S. access to Chilean copper mines.
D)   The government of Chile had provided North Vietnam with covert support.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

How did the experience of the 1960s shape America's neoconservatives?

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A)   Neoconservatives came to believe that even the best-intentioned social programs did more harm than good.
B)   The expense of the space race convinced them that they had to give up fighting the Cold War.
C)   The U.S. experience in the Vietnam War taught neoconservatives to wage wars with all available resources.
D)   The prosperity under the stewardship of liberal Democrats convinced them that New Deal economics were the path for the future.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

All of the following are evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970s EXCEPT:

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A)   Title IX, which banned gender discrimination in higher education.
B)   a higher divorce rate and lower birth rate.
C)   the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
D)   Regents of the University of California v. Bakke.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

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

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A)   That despite his involvement after the fact, he believed that even the president was not above the law.
B)   He was willing to condone illegal activity if it would silence his political enemies.
C)   His refusal to surrender the White House tapes initially showed strength and bolstered his standing with the American people.
D)   A and BE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

What motivated the Sagebrush Rebellion?

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A)   A rising tide of antigovernment sentiment.
B)   Anger over the loss of jobs with the closing of the Nevada Test Site.
C)   The desire of western ranchers for local control of grazing rights on public lands.
D)   A and CE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

The Nixon Administration:

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A)   created the Environmental Protection Agency (EP
A)  , the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSH
A)  , and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTS
B)  .
B)   was not interested in enlarging the federal government with new agencies other than the EPA.
C)   did not support the Endangered Species Act, which was vetoed by Nixon but survived with a congressional override.
D)   A and CE) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

What victory could cultural conservatives claim in 1986?

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A)   They had secured a federal ban on pornography in the Supreme Court.
B)   A majority of states ratified a constitutional amendment banning abortion.
C)   The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state laws banning homosexual acts.
D)   They had secured federal censorship of pornography.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Determined to overturn the Vietnam syndrome, President Reagan:

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A)   refused to commit U.S. troops abroad.
B)   sent troops to Grenada and Lebanon.
C)   expanded Jimmy Carter's policy of human rights.
D)   sent troops to overthrow a repressive dictatorship in Chile.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 16

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

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A)   Nixon would stage a second political comeback in the Reagan administration.
B)   As many Democrats as Republicans wound up in jail in the Watergate scandal.
C)   Nixon remained popular with the American public, despite the Watergate scandal.
D)   Watergate undermined public confidence in the merits of the federal government.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 17

Tear Down This Wall (1987) 
Ronald Reagan
Behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of Europe. From the Baltic, south, those barriers cut across Germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guardtowers. . . .
In the 1950s, Khrushchev predicted: "We will bury you." But in the West today, we see a free world that has achieved a level of prosperity and well-being unprecedented in all human history. In the Communist world, we see failure, technological backwardness, declining standards of health, even want of the most basic kind-too little food. Even today, the Soviet Union still cannot feed itself. After these four decades, then, there stands before the entire world one great and inescapable conclusion: Freedom leads to prosperity. Freedom replaces the ancient hatreds among the nations with comity and peace. Freedom is the victor. . . .
As I looked out a moment ago from the Reichstag, that embodiment of German unity, I noticed words crudely spray-painted upon the wall, perhaps by a young Berliner: "This wall will fall. Beliefs become reality." Yes, across Europe, this wall will fall. For it cannot withstand faith; it cannot withstand truth. The wall cannot withstand freedom.
-How did Reagan's speech foreshadow the cause of the United States' victory in the Cold War?

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A)   The Soviet Union could not keep up economically with the more prosperous United States and was no longer able to challenge the United States.
B)   The rise of democratic movements throughout the world undermined the Soviet Union's position of power.
C)   Many of the states of the Soviet Union sought change after enduring stagnant economies throughout the Cold War era.
D)   Berliners tore down the wall in response to decades of oppressive rule.E) None of the above
F) B) and C) A

Question 18

In order to protect U.S. interests, the Carter Doctrine declared that the United States would:

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A)   never intervene in the affairs of another nation.
B)   use military force, particularly in Southeast Asia.
C)   use military force, particularly in the Western Hemisphere.
D)   use military force, particularly in the Persian Gulf.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 19

In response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, President Carter pursued all of the following policies EXCEPT:

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A)   boycotting the Moscow Olympics.
B)   breaking off diplomatic relations with Pakistan.
C)   placing an embargo on grain exports to the Soviet Union.
D)   funneling aid to fundamentalist Muslims in Afghanistan who fought a guerilla war against the Soviets.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C) B

Question 20

Bowers v. Hardwick:

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A)   upheld the constitutionality of state laws outlawing homosexual acts.
B)   took the United States off the gold standard.
C)   ruled affirmative action was constitutional in university decisions regarding enrollment.
D)   stated that a criminal had the right to a state-appointed lawyer.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 26: The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

The Equal Rights Amendment:

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Which of the following statements correctly describes the outcome of the My Lai Massacre?

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

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All of the following are evidence that freedom for women expanded in the 1970s EXCEPT:

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

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