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(1960s - 1970s) Terms in this set (18)Which of the following did Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" involve? d. Gradually reducing the number of American troops in Vietnam. Which of the following occurred at Columbia University in 1968? a. The Yippies held their founding convention. e. A student protest shut down the campus. Latino civil rights leaders faced an awkward dilemma when it came to dealing with a. The New Left's major influence upon young Mexicans, which they feared might negatively impact their movement's public image. d. Illegal immigration from Latin America, which they feared threatened their own economic advancement. The energy crisis of the early 1970s increased support for a. Environmentalism. a. Environmentalism. What did the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) do to punish the United States for supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War? a. It expelled the United States from membership. b. It cut off oil shipments to the United States. The hippie movement sought to a. Lead white youth into a form of paramilitary organization similar in many ways to the Black Panthers. e. Achieve personal liberation by exceeding limits, embracing plain living, and rejecting the pursuit of wealth and careers. Which of the following statements accurately characterizes the period of the 1960s and early 1970s? a. Because assassinations of major American figures remained unheard of, the sixties and early seventies were decades marked by a widespread sense of calm that made citizens feel secure taking drastic social action. d. The forces that contributed to the complacent prosperity of the fifties had ironically contributed to the sense of upheaval and unprecedented counterculture that helped define the sixties and early seventies. Which of the following did James (Jimmy) Carter Jr. represent? a. The
new moderate wing of the Republican party. b. The new moderate wing of the Democratic party. Economists coined the term "stagflation" in the early 1970s to describe a. High oil prices
along with declining profits for the petroleum industry. b. A simultaneously stagnant economy with inflationary prices. What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade? a. The Court held that abortions were illegal on a national scale during the first three months of pregnancy. c. The Court ruled that women have a "right to choose" whether to keep a pregnancy, as it would affect their health and well-being. What was the event that helped trigger the gay rights movement of the 1970s? a. The passage of hate-crimes legislation. c. The Stonewall riots. hich of the following statements accurately describes the youths of the counterculture? a. They were strongly at odds with the approach taken by the Beats in the fifties. b. They focused more on cultural and individual change than political activism. Which of the following statements accurately describes the burglars arrested at the Watergate apartment complex? a. They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. a. They had connections to the CIA and the Nixon campaign, helping engage in partisan sabotage. Who were known as the "great silent majority"? a. Upper-class Americans whose influence was growing weaker by the early 1970s. b. The middle-class Americans whose votes had brought Richard Nixon to the presidency. Cesar Chavez became famous for his leadership in what organization? a. The Weathermen. e. The United Farm Workers. What had happened in South Vietnam by the end of 1975 following the Paris Peace Accords? a. The South Vietnamese government invited North Vietnamese leaders to a summit, where they agreed to acknowledge Hanoi's authority in the South. d. North Vietnamese troops gained the upper hand over South Vietnam, successfully invading and capturing Saigon. Who was Senator George McGovern of South Dakota? a. Nixon's secretary of defense. c. The Democratic nominee for president in 1972. What was the significance of the birth-control pill in the 1960s? a. The pill resulted in the dramatic decrease of sexually transmitted diseases among both men and women in the 1960s. c. Widespread access to the pill led to more open discussion of birth control, reproduction, and sexuality in general. Sets found in the same folderHIST 1302 - CH 2365 terms justinalipao HIST 1302 - Chapter 2520 terms adamaris13 us history - ch. 30 quiz15 terms ansleygrace123 HIST 1302 - Chapter 3220 terms adamaris13 Other sets by this creatorHealthStream - Kidneys14 terms ldiastxPLUS Healthstream DKA - HHNS10 terms ldiastxPLUS HealthStream Shock24 terms ldiastxPLUS BON Quiz49 terms ldiastxPLUS Verified questions
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