Unit 8 MCQ

Question 1

During the decade of the 1960’s, young people, Black people, American Indians, Hispanic Americans, and women were among the groups protesting various aspects of American society. List some things that these groups protested against….

Answer 1

excessive cost of the social security system

Question 2

A major consequence of the 1973 Yom Kippur War in the Middle East was that it led immediately to…..

Answer 2

an energy crisis sparked by OPEC’s embargo of oil to the western world.

Question 3

What was the most significant long-term effect of the Three Mile Island incident in 1979?

Answer 3

discouraged public enthusiasm for nuclear power

Question 4

The 1970’s and the 1980’s saw an increase in a great number of things, what was one it did not see an increase in?

Answer 4

the percentage for two parent households

Question 5

Political conservatives in the 1960s and 1970s generally reacted to developments in United States foreign policy by….

Answer 5

calling for a more assertive economic military presence by the United states

Question 6

The high inflation rates of the late 1960’s and early 1970’s were primarily the result of….

Answer 6

spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam war

Question 7

The 1968 Tet Offensive was significant because….

Answer 7

led to increased antiwar sentiment in the United states

Question 8

Betty Friedan is best known for her….

Answer 8

criticism of traditional gender roles

Question 9

What did the American Indian Movement (AIM) and the Black Panther Party have in common with requests from the government?

Answer 9

argued that the United States had a responsibility to provide compensation for past injustices

Question 10

How did public attitudes change toward Civil Rights with the adamantness of the Black Panther Party?

Answer 10

white approval declined as a result of the perception that aggressive policies like those of the black Panthers resulted in urban unrest.

Question 11

How did the historic situation in the 1960s that prompted the emergence of social and political reform movements such as the Black Panther Party divide the US?

Answer 11

the united states became increasingly divided as conflicts within and between liberal and conservative movements intensified.

Question 12

The Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT), expanded trade with the Soviet Union, and President Richard Nixon’s visit to the People’s Republic of China were all facets of the policy….

Answer 12

detente

Question 13

In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled What?

Answer 13

arrested person must be informed of their rights.

Question 14

The presidency of Jimmy Carter (1977–1981) was plagued by which of the following foreign policy issues?

Answer 14

the taking of American hostages in iran

Question 15

The decade of the 1970s was marked by What economic conditions? (list 3)

Answer 15

rising oil prices for businesses and consumers greater participation by women in the paid workforce.

increased competition from western Europe and Japan.

simultaneous inflation and recession, known as stagflation

Question 16

What best characterizes the goals of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

Answer 16

a peaceful integration of the races in all areas of society

Question 17

In the early 1960s, Malcolm X challenged the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Civil Rights movement by arguing What theme/idea?

Answer 17

Responding to all white actions, including violence. Seeing nonviolence protest as Uncle Tom.

Question 18

What resulted from the Cuban missile crisis?

Answer 18

the soviets withdrew their missiles from Cuba in exchange for a promise from the United States to not attack Fidel Castro.

Question 19

What was a major effect of the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965?

Answer 19

immigration from Asia increased significantly.

Question 20

What most directly contributed to the emergence of Mexican American activism in the 1950s and 1960s?

Answer 20

changing immigration policies + patterns

Question 21

The decision guaranteeing the rights of Mexican Americans to serve on juries most directly resulted from which of the following historical processes during this period?

Answer 21

the use of court challenges to obtain legal reforms

Question 22

Mexican American activism in the 1950s and 1960s was most directly inspired by what?

Answer 22

the tactics and goals of the African American civil rights movement

Question 23

The high inflation rates of the late 1960s and early 1970s were due in part to…

Answer 23

spending on social-welfare programs and the Vietnam war

Question 24

What two presidential candidates tried to capitalize on the fact that they were Washington outsiders?

Answer 24

Carter + reagan

Question 25

Kent State University was the site in 1970 of which of the following events?

Answer 25

an antiwar demonstration in which four students were killed by members of the national guard.

Question 26

The historical development described best by the Youth of the late 1960s can be explained by what related developments?

Answer 26

the persistence of economic and racial disparity in the U.S.

Question 27

A widening political and cultural gap between young people and earlier generations is best explained/seen in what decades?

Answer 27

the 60s and 70s

Question 28

The largest decrease in the percent of Americans living below the poverty line in the 1960s was accompanied by what federal policy initiatives?

Answer 28

the great society

Question 29

the 2968 Tet offensive war was significant because it

Answer 29

led to increased antiwar sentiment in the u.s.