USH Unit 5 OVERALL Review

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Which Declaration of Independence idea did the Civil Rights Movement attempt to fulfill?

Back

People have a right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."

Front

Which 1960s legislation had the Most impact on the 15th amendment? Options: Civil Rights Act 1964, Implementation of the poll tax, Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, Voting Rights Act of 1965

Back

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Front

How did the Tet Offensive affect the outcome of the Vietnam War?

Back

It showed the Viet Cong forces were not giving up, shifting public opinion against the war.

Front

Which were the effects of the investigation into the attempted burglary of the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate Hotel?

Back

The resignation of the President and a loss of trust in the United States government

Front

What did the publication of the Pentagon Papers reveal?

Back

Government leaders, including former Presidents, had frequently deceived the American public regarding conditions in Vietnam leading to a credibility gap.

Front

Which group was most closely linked to the goals of the Counterculture Movement that opposed the Vietnam War, supported civil rights, and democratic reforms? Options: The New Left, The New Right, Moderates, Constitutionists

Back

The New Left

Front

Starting with President Nixon, in the late 1960s what was "New Federalism" a response to? A growing threat from Communist Eastern Bloc states in Europe. The federal programs created by Democrats like the New Deal and the Great Society. Civil unrest as a result of campus protests against Nixon’s Vietnam policies. Growing wealth inequality saw the wealthy becoming richer as everyone else became poorer.

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The federal programs created by Democrats like the New Deal and the Great Society.

Front

Which of the following best reflects the policy of Vietnamization by Richard Nixon?
Options:
Invasion of Cambodia to escalate United States involvement,
Withdrawal of United States troops from the Vietnam War,
Dependence on volunteer soldiers and eliminating the draft,
Moderate increase in United States troop deployments

Back

Withdrawal of United States troops from the Vietnam War

Front

The main purpose of President Richard Nixon’s policy of Détente was to:

Back

ease tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Front

How did the Domino Theory of Eisenhower influence the decisions of President Kennedy and President Johnson?

Back

They increased United States involvement in Vietnam.