HIST 1302 Week 8 Exam

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Question 1

What event forced John F. Kennedy to take meaningful action in support of the civil rights movement?                                   

                       

·        King’s demonstrations in Birmingham.

·        Freedom Summer campaign.

·        Greensboro sit-ins.

·        March on Washington rally.

·        Selma-to-Birmingham March.

 

 

Question 2

During the Bay of Pigs invasion:  

                       

·        the CIA failed in its mission.

·        the CIA failed in its mission.

·        Fidel Castro took over American landholdings.

·        a popular uprising of anti-Castro Cubans toppled Castro’s regime.

·        the CIA restored Fulgencio Batista to power.

·        Eisenhower suspended trade with Cuba.

                                   

Question 3

The slogan of the March on Washington was “Jobs and Freedom.”                           

 

·        True

·        False

 

 

           

                                   

Question 4

The movements of the 1960s challenged the 1950s understanding of freedom, which had been linked to the Cold War abroad and to consumer choice at home.                                   

 

·        True

·        False

 

 

Question 5

What did the defeat of Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater show?                                                           

·        The civil rights movement had redrawn the political map and opened the South to the Republican Party.

·        The success of the civil rights movement had made conventional Republicans unelectable.

·        Americans were not yet ready for a Jewish presidential candidate.

·        The success of the New Deal state had made libertarianism unattractive to Americans.

·        The changing demographic image of the United States had made older presidential candidates unappealing.

                                   

 

Question 6

In Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court deemed interracial marriage unconstitutional.

                                   

·        True   

·        False

Question 7

Malcolm X:                          

                       

·        worked with the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

·        supported integration efforts.

·        was inspired by the efforts of Booker T. Washington.

·        felt that the Black Power movement went too far.

·        insisted that blacks have economic and political autonomy.

 

 

Question 8

The Port Huron Statement offered a new vision of social change while defining freedom to mean participatory democracy.                           

                       

·        True

·        False

 

           

Question 9

Why did the United States continue to support South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem’s corrupt and weak regime?                                   

                       

·        Diem had the support of his people, which pointed to an eventual South Vietnamese victory over the communists.

·        Diem had built a stable and broad base of support for his government using advice from American officials.

·        U.S. officials were caught by surprise when a military coup led to Diem’s death.

·        Presidents Kennedy and Johnson feared losing Vietnam to communism.

·        By 1963, Diem’s forces had regained much of the Vietnamese countryside from the outnumbered Viet Cong.

Question 10

The Warren Court:                          

                       

·        condemned Lyndon Johnson for abuses of power taken during the Vietnam War.

·        began a trend to halt the liberal view that had begun in the late 1950s that government had an obligation to provide for the welfare of the citizens.

·        seemed to accept the feminist view of the family as a collection of sovereign individuals rather than a unit with a single male head.

·        set up the legal precedents that would later lead to a conservative view on abortion rights.

·        was a conserveative court with the one exception of Brown v. Board of Education.

 

Question 11

The anti-war movement:                            

                       

·        was of little interest to civil-rights activists.

·        challenged the foundations of Cold War thinking.

·        never built a mass constituency.

·        attracted only draft-age males.

·        had little impact on public opinion.

 

 

Question 12

Republican Barry Goldwater viewed as a threat to freedom:                          

 

·        the nuclear weapons buildup.

·        large corporations.

·        the New Deal welfare state.

·        the military-industrial complex.

·        the proliferation of private charities.

 

Question 13

The New Left took for its model the Soviet Union and viewed the working class as the main agent of social change.

 

·        True   

·        False

 

 

Question 14

The 1963 March on Washington:                         

                       

·        included various female speakers.

·        focused solely on economic justice.

·        was a high point in black and white cooperation.

·        focused solely on a languishing civil rights bill.

·        included speeches with militant language.

 

 

Question 15

The violence in Birmingham was surprising since it was a relatively peaceful city with little history of racial conflict.

                                   

·        True   

·        False

 

 

Question 16

Geraldine Ferraro is best known as:                                

                       

·        cofounder of the National Organization of Women (NOW).

·        the first female candidate on a major-party presidential ticket.

·        a conservative who campaigned against the Equal Rights Amendment.

·        the first female Supreme Court justice.

·        the leader of the Redstockings.

 

 

Question 17

How did Phyllis Schlafly and her supporters invoke the principle of freedom in the battle over the ERA?                                   

                       

·        They said women could already pursue a career outside the home thanks to job training programs and colleges’ admittance of women.

·        They argued that “freedom” for American women had already been achieved with the Nineteenth Amendment.

·        They argued that freedom for American women was best experienced through their husbands.

·        Schlafly and her supporters never spoke of American freedom.

·        They argued it was the “free enterprise system” that truly liberated American women, because home appliances freed them from time-consuming labor.

 

 

 

Question 18

Reagan’s presidency was successful in large part because of his close, hands-on governing style that oversaw every detail.                                 

                       

·        True   

·        False

 

 

Question 19

The election of 1988 between George Bush and Michael Dukakis was surprisingly clean and sophisticated.                                   

                       

·        True   

·        False

 

Question 20

The Nixon Administration:                                   

                       

·        created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

·        was not interested in enlarging the federal government with new agencies other than the EPA.

·        did not support the Endangered Species Act, which was vetoed by Nixon but survived with a congressional override.

·        A and C

·        was a strong supporter of affirmative action and busing.

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

Question 21

In 1979, President Carter brought together the leaders of Israel and Egypt and brokered a historic peace agreement known as the Camp David Accords.

 

·        True

·        False

 

Question 22

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

                       

·        One person was found guilty in this killing of 350 civilians, but was released in 1974.

·        American public opinion declared the defendants guilty before there even was a trial.

·        The event prompted Americans to reflect more deeply on the implications of the Nuremberg trials.

·        The leaders responsible for the massacre were all sentenced to life and remain in jail to this day.

·        The military cover-up of the atrocity prevented the guilty parties from ever facing trial.

 

 

 

Question 23

During the 1970s, conservatives:                         

 

·        employed the fiery rhetoric and direct confrontation tactics of Bull Connor and George Wallace.

·        appealed primarily to urban Americans.

·        insisted on more local control and resisted the power of the federal government.

·        continued their overt opposition to the black struggle for racial justice.

·        made little progress.

 

 

                                   

Question 24

Ronald Reagan was a New Deal Democrat and union leader before switching parties and running for governor of California.                              

                       

·        True

·        False

 

           

Question 25

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Iran Crisis?                                

                       

·        In 1979, a popular revolution overthrew the shah and Iran became an Islamic state.

·        After Carter refused the deposed shah entry for medical treatment in the United States, his exiled internal security force invaded the U.S. Embassy in Teheran and took American hostages.

·        The Iranian Revolution signaled that opposition movements in Middle Eastern countries were shifting to religious fundamentalist ideologies.

·        The American hostages in Iran were released the day Carter left office.

·        The crisis made Carter look inept and helpless.

                                   

 

 

Question 26

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

                       

.

·        use military force, particularly in the Western Hemisphere.

·        use military force, particularly in Southeast Asia.

·        use nuclear weapons only if attacked first.

·        use military force, particularly in the Persian Gulf.

·        never intervene in the affairs of another nation.

 

 

Question 27

Reagan’s economic policies:                                

                       

·        strengthened labor unions.

·        resulted in a rise in economic inequality.

·        enlarged government revenue.

·        expanded food stamps and school lunch programs.

·        decreased the national debt.

 

Question 28

What setback did the advocates of the Roe v. Wade decision of 1973 suffer in 1976?                              

                       

·        Congress overrode Ford’s veto and ended federal funding for abortion in the Medicaid program.

·        Congress enacted a bill banning abortion from health care policies for federal employees.

·        President Ford vetoed federal funding for abortion.

·        The Supreme Court declared bans on abortion constitutional.

·        The Supreme Court reversed its position on access to contraception and allowed states to ban condoms.

 

 

Question 29

Why did the gay and lesbian movement become a major concern for members of the political right after the late 1960s?                                

                       

·        They feared that the gay and lesbian movement might push for higher taxes on the wealthy.

·        They understood that the popular gay movement could convert hundreds and thousands of impressionable youth.

·        They suspected that many among their ranks were gay and lesbian themselves.

·        Thousands of new civil rights movements encouraged gays and lesbians to “come out.”

·        They feared that gays and lesbians might push for an end to the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.

 

 

Question 30

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

                       

·        affirmative action was unconstitutional.

·        fixed affirmative action quotas were unconstitutional.

·        gender could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions.

·        race could no longer be used as a factor in college admissions.

·        racial quotas for college admissions were constitutional.

 

Question 31

In 1992, Bill Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for president because he:                                 

                       

·        pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East.

·        did not support gay rights.

·        combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism.

·        promised to restrict access to abortion.

·        promised to expand welfare.

 

 

Question 32

Militia groups arose in America during the 1990s:

                                   

·        but were quickly eliminated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

·        but posed no immediate threat to the nation.

·        and engaged in acts of domestic terrorism.

·        to protest the increasing influence of the Christian Coalition.

·        and were based primarily in the Northeast.

 

 

Question 33

During the last two decades of the twentieth century:                          

·        America entered a profound recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s.

·        Americans saved more and invested less.

·        there was a significant rise in real income among working-class Americans.

·        the poor and the middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer.

·        job growth for Americans increased at an unprecedented rate.

 

Question 34

What was the Contract with America?                            

                       

·        what Democrats called Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992.

·        A 1994 Republican plan to steeply cut federal education, medical, and environmental programs.

·        A press term for the Clinton reelection strategy.

·        Clinton’s 256-page proposal to overhaul the nation’s welfare system.

·        A speech delivered by Clinton that promised to continue to work on health care reform.

 

 

Question 35

What did Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East and evangelical Christianity in the United States have in common at the beginning of the twenty-first century?                                   

                       

·        Both were strongly anti-capitalist in their theology.

·        Both religious movements overwhelmingly attracted white men.

·        Both aided in the radical redistribution of wealth from top to bottom.

·        Both religious trends were only possible because of the Internet.

·        Both attracted followers partly because of the global spread of mass entertainment.

 

 

Question 36

Which of the following statements about the Internet is FALSE?                               

                       

·        The Internet was always intended to be owned and operated by private telecommunications companies.

·        The Internet expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press.

·        The Internet began as a high-speed military communications network.

·        The Internet was available to those with personal computers.

·        The Internet seemed the beginning of a new democratic and public means of communication in “cyberspace.”

 

 

Question 37

In response to the September 11 attacks, the Bush administration:                            

                       

·        banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States.

·        blamed the shadowy terrorist organization known as Al Qaeda.

·        blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama bin Laden.

·        declared a war on terror.

·        B and D

 

 

Question 38

Who in George H. W. Bush’s administration disagreed strongly with Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney about the future of national security after the Cold War?                                

                       

·        Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Colin Powell.

·        A young senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.

·        George W. Bush, the president’s son.

·        Vice President Donald Rumsfeld.

·        President Bush himself.

 

 

 

Question 39

Health care reform during Clinton’s first term:                         

                       

·        was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.

·        was easily understood by most voters and received little criticism.

·        was championed by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who succeeded in getting Congress to back her universal coverage plan.

·        became a policy priority for congressional Republicans who opposed the Clinton plan.

·        was not a major issue for the president.

 

Question 40

Which of the following factors did NOT drive increasing immigration from Mexico in the 1990s?                                

 

·        High birthrates in Mexico.

·        Jobs in the United States.

·        Superior public services in the United States.

·        Proximity to the United States.

·        Poverty in Mexico.

 

 

                                   

Question 41

George H. W. Bush identified the Gulf War as the first step in the struggle to create a world based on democracy and global free trade.                         

                       

·        True

·        False

 

Question 42

During the Clinton years, human rights emerged as justification for interventions in matters once considered to be the internal affairs of sovereign nations.                                                      

·        True

·        False

 

Question 43

During the 1990s, twenty-three states passed laws:                              

                       

·        limiting the rights of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans.

·        raising the drinking age to twenty-one.

·        legalizing gay marriage.

·        making English the official language.

·        banning all abortions except for medical emergencies.

 

 

Question 44

President Bill Clinton:                                

                       

·        replaced welfare with state grants.

·        initiated diplomatic ties with China.

·        terminated the food stamp program.

·        ended public housing programs.

·        abolished child poverty.

                                   

 

 

Question 45

Operation Desert Storm:                            

                       

·        quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.

·        ousted Saddam Hussein from power.

·        quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran.

·        was criticized by the United Nations.

·        lacked a clear strategic political goal.

 

Question 46

Why was the Iraq War compared to Vietnam?                           

                       

·        Both had begun as nation-building projects.

·        Both featured free elections overseen by American officials that resulted in stable governments.

·        Both featured American policymakers with little knowledge of the country to which they sent troops.

·        Both the Vietnamese and Iraqi people welcomed American troops as liberators.

·        A and C

 

                                   

Question 47

            Why is the characterization of the war on terror as a “clash of civilizations”—the West versus Islam—unhistorical?                                  

                       

·        It ignores the militant tendencies of Buddhism.

·        It undermines the liberation struggle of the Arab Spring.

·        It denies a long past of cultural exchanges between the two.

·        It exaggerates the diversity of Islamic countries.

·        It denies the militancy of Christian sects.

 

Question 48

Early in 2003, President Bush announced that the United States would go to war against Iraq:                           

                       

·        and unlike during the Vietnam War, an anti-war movement did not develop.

·        because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

·        with the full support of the international community.

·        because its dictator, Saddam Hussein, had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11.

·        with the full support of the United Nations.

                                   

Question 49

Which of the following statements about the Black Lives Matter movement is NOT accurate?                           

                       

·        It emerged in response to the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police and other authorities.

·        Public reaction to the movement was mixed and racially divided.

·        It focused on narrow platform policy, rather than a broad claim to black humanity.

·        Members demanded that police practices be changed and officers using excessive force be held accountable.

·        It made extensive use of current technology and social media to

·        organize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 50

The problem of inequality in America after 2010:                                

                       

·        finally lost momentum with the economic recovery.

·        rose as union power declined.

·        grew due to rising unemployment and stagnant home sales.

·        was a result of corporations such as McDonald’s and Wal-Mart paying its workers low wages that hovered around or below minimum wage.

·        B and D