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How much of the population of the United States was under 30 years old in 1970? |
| | A) | 10% |
| | B) | 25% |
| | C) | 40% |
| | D) | more than 50% |
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2 | |
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS): |
| | A) | were a violent protest group led by the Weathermen. |
| | B) | were founded by Mario Savio. |
| | C) | was determined to build a new politics to counteract the complacency of American society. |
| | D) | successfully mobilized the poor working-class people in inner-city neighborhoods. |
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3 | |
The "free speech movement" and the "people's park" issue of the so-called New Left were centered in: |
| | A) | New York City around Greenwich Village. |
| | B) | Chicago under the "loop." |
| | C) | Boston near Harvard and MIT. |
| | D) | Berkeley around the University of California. |
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In 1967-1968 the issue that most unified the various people loosely known as the New Left was: |
| | A) | support for environmental legislation |
| | B) | opposition to the war in Vietnam. |
| | C) | concern about nuclear power. |
| | D) | rejection of capitalism. |
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Which of the following was not generally associated with the so-called counterculture? |
| | A) | marijuana smoking |
| | B) | long hair and nontraditional clothing |
| | C) | rejection of the existence of a supreme being |
| | D) | relaxed and open attitude about sexuality |
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Although the philosophy of the counterculture seemed to favor all of the following, the characteristic that most defined the movement was: |
| | A) | rejecting the inhibitions and conventions of middle-class culture and concentrating on pleasure and fulfillment. |
| | B) | striving for racial and social justice for all peoples. |
| | C) | breaking the power of corrupt elites who controlled American corporations and governments. |
| | D) | demanding an end to international wars and conflicts and substituting peaceful resolution. |
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Rock 'n' roll's twin elements of hope and danger were symbolized by two concerts that occurred only four months apart. They were: |
| | A) | Woodstock and Altamont. |
| | B) | Woodstock and the San Francisco "be-in." |
| | C) | the "People's Park" and Altamont. |
| | D) | Woodstock and Live Aid. |
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The "termination" approach to federal Indian policy called for the end of: |
| | A) | all economic aid to individual Indians. |
| | B) | official recognition of tribes as legal entities. |
| | C) | efforts to assimilate Indians into urban society. |
| | D) | the movement to organize all tribes into a national Indian organization. |
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Marielitos refers to: |
| | A) | the wave of Cuban immigrants, usually poor, that came to the United States in 1980. |
| | B) | Puerto Rican youth that organized gangs in New York City. |
| | C) | any Hispanic immigrant who tries to assimilate into middle-class Anglo culture. |
| | D) | illegal Mexican immigrants that worked in the United States for a short while and sent money back to their families. |
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César Chavez is significant to American labor history as an organizer of what group of predominately Hispanic workers? |
| | A) | janitors |
| | B) | cigar makers |
| | C) | agricultural laborers |
| | D) | longshoremen |
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By the 1980s, Hispanic Americans had: |
| | A) | become the fastest-growing large minority group in the nation. |
| | B) | yet to make any efforts to organize themselves politically. |
| | C) | consistently opposed the concept of bilingualism in education. |
| | D) | uniformly championed the ideal of the "melting pot." |
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The newly assertive ethnic groups of the 1960s directly challenged which of the following American ideals? |
| | A) | multiculturalism. |
| | B) | the melting pot. |
| | C) | American exceptionalism. |
| | D) | affirmative action. |
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The "Stonewall Riot" is associated with: |
| | A) | Puerto Rican anger at poor services in their neighborhoods. |
| | B) | homosexual outrage at harassment by police and others. |
| | C) | college students demanding legalization of drug use. |
| | D) | African American clashes with new immigrants from Southeast Asia. |
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14 | |
In The Feminine Mystique (1963), Betty Friedan: |
| | A) | praised the ideal of women living happy, fulfilled lives in purely domestic roles. |
| | B) | urged women to search for greater personal fulfillment. |
| | C) | called for women to band together to assault the male power structure. |
| | D) | rejected the whole notion of marriage, family, and even heterosexual intercourse. |
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The leading reason that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) failed to gain ratification was because of: |
| | A) | public apathy and indifference. |
| | B) | lack of time for proper organization of support groups. |
| | C) | fears that it would create a major disruption of traditional social patterns. |
| | D) | inadequate evidence of sexual discrimination. |
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The largest and most influential feminist organization from the 1960s through the 1980s was the: |
| | A) | Female Liberation League. |
| | B) | American Women's Caucus. |
| | C) | National Organization for Women. |
| | D) | Gender Equity Society. |
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The first woman on the national ticket of one of the two major political parties was the 1984 Democratic vice presidential nominee: |
| | A) | Sandra Day O'Connor. |
| | B) | Bella Abzug. |
| | C) | Kate Millet. |
| | D) | Geraldine Ferraro. |
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The decision in Roe v. Wade rested largely on: |
| | A) | the right to equal protection. |
| | B) | the right to due process. |
| | C) | the right to privacy. |
| | D) | the right to the pursuit of happiness. |
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The term "Vietnamization" referred to the policy of: |
| | A) | using propaganda to develop public support for the war. |
| | B) | training United States troops to understand Vietnamese social customs. |
| | C) | shifting the emphasis of the United States military from traditional to guerrilla warfare. |
| | D) | shifting the burden of actual combat to the South Vietnamese army. |
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20 | |
The invasion of Cambodia by U.S. and South Vietnamese forces in the spring of 1970: |
| | A) | resulted in a crushing defeat of the U.S. forces. |
| | B) | revived the domestic antiwar movement in the United States and led to large demonstrations. |
| | C) | was the last major encounter of the war involving U.S. troops. |
| | D) | led to Chinese intervention on the side of the North Vietnamese. |
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The Paris accords of January 1973 on Vietnam provided for three of the following. Which is the exception? |
| | A) | an immediate cease-fire |
| | B) | the return of American prisoners of war |
| | C) | the Thieu regime to remain in power in South Vietnam |
| | D) | North Vietnamese troops to be withdrawn from the southern part of Vietnam |
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22 | |
Nixon and Kissinger's approach to foreign policy was based on the assumption that the world configuration of power had become: |
| | A) | unipolar. |
| | B) | bipolar. |
| | C) | multipolar. |
| | D) | nonpolar. |
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Richard Nixon's approach to China was to: |
| | A) | isolate the mainland government because of its support for the north in the Vietnam War. |
| | B) | open up contact for the first time since 1949 by visiting China and beginning diplomatic relations short of full recognition. |
| | C) | pressure the nationalist government of Taiwan to seek reunification with the mainland. |
| | D) | try to stir up Soviet-Chinese border conflict so that both nations would be preoccupied with each other and reduce tensions with the United States. |
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24 | |
An important effect of America's support for Israel in the Yom Kippur War (1973) was: |
| | A) | a reduction in unemployment. |
| | B) | the strengthening of the dollar in international trade. |
| | C) | the cancellation of the wheat deal with the Soviet Union. |
| | D) | an Arab embargo on oil exports to the United States. |
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George McGovern, the Democratic candidate for president in 1972, could be most accurately described as: |
| | A) | the most hawkish of the leading Democrats. |
| | B) | an advanced liberal and outspoken critic of the Vietnam War. |
| | C) | a conservative who appealed to the southern wing of the party. |
| | D) | a suave politician who took no clear-cut stand on any major controversial issues. |
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