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WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which best describes Students for a Democratic Society?
a)
a group of congressional interns
b)
a New Left student organization
c)
an organization of ROTC students
d)
a conservative student group within the Republican Party
2.
Which was a goal of the 1960's counterculture?
a)
rejection of the establishment and traditional values
b)
promotion of educational freedom and choice
c)
development of greater economic stability
d)
preservation of the environment
3.
Which best describes The Feminine Mystique?
a)
Betty Friedan's book on women's lack of fulfillment
b)
a new way for women to function within the context of their traditional roles
c)
Anita Bryant's book explaining how gays could become part of the social landscape
d)
a psychology book that addressed ways for women to communicate more forcefully
4.
Which event in the antiwar movement resulted in the deaths of college students at the hands of National Guard troops?
a)
Democratic National Convention demonstrations
b)
Kent State University protests
c)
march on Washington
d)
sit-ins at Columbia University
5.
Which best describes the intent of the Equal Rights Amendment?
a)
Equal rights could not be denied on the basis of sex.
b)
Equal rights could not be denied on the basis of race.
c)
Student rights were protected by law.
d)
Voting rights for all Americans over the age of 18 were protected by law.
6.
Which was one effect of the women's movement on society?
a)
a decline in advertising geared to homemakers
b)
an increase in the number of women enrolling in professional schools
c)
the end of the wage gap between men and women
d)
a significant increase in the number of women in the Senate
7.
Gays and lesbians, American Indians, and Hispanics all organized to advocate for their civil rights during the 1960's. What inspired them?
a)
the women's movement
b)
books promoting their causes
c)
the African American civil rights movement
d)
new legislation
8.
Which factor contributed to the Hispanic community gaining additional civil rights?
a)
political power in Congress
b)
passage of the Equal Pay Act
c)
growth in their population
d)
appreciation for their culture
9.
Who was Cesar Chavez?
a)
the leader of the Hispanic civil rights movement
b)
a person who advocated strikes, sit-ins, and civil disobedience to achieve rights
c)
the first Hispanic elected to the House of Representatives
d)
the founder of the National Farm Workers Association
10.
The Nixon administration is credited with several environmental achievements. Which was not one of these achievements?
a)
establishing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
b)
setting aside over 80,000 acres for national parks
c)
awarding offshore oil leases to selected companies
d)
establishing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)
11.
Why did Nixon establish a relationship with China?
a)
He expected to achieve economic gains through trade with the capitalist Chinese government.
b)
The UN Security Council had asked him to do this.
c)
He thought that improved relations with China would improve relations with the Soviet Union.
d)
The military needed to purchase Chinese ammunition following the Vietnam War.
12.
Which best describes détente?
a)
an agreement with the Soviet Union to limit production of nuclear weapons
b)
a plan to share military information with the Soviet Union
c)
a trade policy established between the United States, the Soviet Union, and China
d)
an easing of the tense relations between the United States and the Soviet Union
13.
Why did a break-in at the Watergate office building turn into a major political scandal?
a)
The press was opposed to Nixon's policies, so Woodward and Bernstein wrote an exposé of his behavior.
b)
This was a quiet period in both the domestic and foreign arenas, so the case got a lot of attention.
c)
The cover-up involved criminal activities and obstruction of justice by the president of the United States.
d)
The Democrats were the party in power in Congress and they wanted to remove Nixon.
14.
Which best describes Nixon's interpretation of executive privilege?
a)
The Constitution is not the only source of presidential authority.
b)
The president has the authority to veto decisions made by the other two branches of government.
c)
The president has the authority to use Air Force One on nonmilitary excursions.
d)
Certain communications with the president are confidential.
15.
Which best describes one impact of the Watergate scandal on the nation?
a)
The court system was changed to allow a president to be charged with a crime.
b)
Special elections would be held to replace people who left office early.
c)
People became much more skeptical about politics and less trusting of government.
d)
The powers of the executive branch were decreased.
16.
Which best describes stagflation?
a)
the increased earning power of men during the 1970s despite the Equal Pay Act
b)
the economic intervention that followed the inflation of the early 1970's
c)
the period of rising prices and declining employment in the 1970's
d)
the decline in the gross national product following Nixon's resignation
17.
Which was a primary cause of the rising gas prices in the 1970's?
a)
problems at the Suez Canal
b)
ineffective government regulation
c)
extremely low unemployment
d)
the Arab oil embargo
18.
Which was President Carter's most serious foreign policy problem?
a)
relations with China
b)
collapse of the Soviet Union
c)
a hostage crisis in Iran
d)
starvation in Africa
19.
Which was one objection of the ayatollahs to the rule of the shah of Iran?
a)
reduced influence of religion on the government
b)
women did not have enough opportunities
c)
insufficient acceptance of all people
d)
redistribution of wealth across the population
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