American History II Great Society-1970s Exam

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I. Multiple Choice: Select the best answer for the following questions. (45 points) 1. What presidential candidate pledged to end the Vietnam War, and was supported by the silent majority? a. Jimmy Carter b. Lyndon Johnson c. Bill Clinton d. Richard Nixon 2. Match the following President with his corresponding era of liberalism A. Woodrow Wilson B. Franklin D Roosevelt C. Lyndon B. Johnson a. A-1; B-2; C-3 b. B-1; C-3; A-2 c. C-3; B-1; A-2 d. A-2; B-3; C-1 3. LBJ was from which state? a. Texas b. Massachusetts c. Ohio d. Mississippi 1. Great Society 2. Progressive Era 3. New Deal 4. Which of the following was not a major event that occurred during Johnsons Great Society? a. b. c. d. 5. LBJ became a. b. c. d. Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Vietnam War The War on Poverty The Kennedy Assassination President after Eisenhower Nixon Goldwater JFKs assassination 16. Johnsons philosophy of politics was strongly rooted in which of the following? a. b. c. d. 7. Prior to his a. b. c. d. The New Deal The Progressive Era New Conservatism The Fair Deal Presidency, LBJ served as a member of the House of Representatives. a Senator. Senate Majority Leader. all of the above. 8. Which of the following is not a tactic of the Johnson Treatment? a. Being overpowering and intimidating b. Invading personal space: nose to nose c. Acting elegant and charming d. Acting persuasive and personable 9. LBJ won reelection in ____ over __________________ of the Republican Party. a. 1960/Ronald Reagan b. 1960/Richard Nixon c. 1964/Barry Goldwater d. 1964/Ronald Reagan 10. A controversial television advertisement known as the __________ commercial took advantage of Americans fear of nuclear war to support Johnsons campaign. a. rose b. bear c. daisy d. tulip 11. Because of the candidacy of Barry Goldwater, a new _________ emerged within the ___________ Party. a. Liberalism/Democratic b. Conservatism/Republican c. Liberalism/Republican d. Conservatism/Democratic 12. Which of the following was not a main area of Great Society legislation? a. War on Poverty b. Civil Rights c. Health d. The Vietnam War 2 13. Which of the following was a major part of the health care reforms of the Great Society?

a. Medicare b. Social Security c. Emergentcare d. Hillarycare 14. Which of the following statements best summarizes the above chart? a. White poverty increased between the years 1962-1974. b. Nonwhite poverty decreased between the years 1962-1974. c. Nonwhite poverty increased between the years 1962-1974. d. White poverty was nonexistent between the years 1962-1974. 15. In general it can be said that Great Society programs sought..a. b. c. d. 16. Which one a. b. c. d. To bring about a socialist state in America. Was successful in its social programs. Failed because of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war. None of the above. of the following politicians didnt run for president in 1968? Jimmy Carter Richard Nixon George Wallace Hubert Humphrey 17. Match the following candidates to their proper party. A. Richard Nixon B. Hubert Humphrey C. George Wallace a. A-1; B-3; C-2 b. A-3; B-2; C-1 c. A-3; B-1; C-2 d. A-2; B-1; C-3 1. Democrat 2. Republican 3. Independent 3 18. This individual won the presidential election of 1968. a. Jimmy Carter b. Richard Nixon c. George Wallace d. Herbert Humphrey 19. Which of the following best describes Richard Nixons personality? a. Although he had a reserved and remote personality, many Americans respected Nixon for his experience and service. b. Nixon was willing to say or do anything to defeat his enemies, who included political opponents, the government bureaucracy, the press corps, and leaders of the antiwar movement. c. Believing that the executive branch needed to be strong, Nixon gathered a close circle of trusted advisors around him. d. All of the above. 20. This person served as Nixons personal lawyer and rose to the post of chief domestic advisor. a. Henry Kissinger b. John Ehrlichman c. John Mitchell d. Gerald Ford 21. This person was the National Security Advisor and later Secretary of State for the Nixon administration. a. Henry Kissinger b. John Ehrlichman c. Jimmy Carter d. Gerald Ford 22. ______________ was a period of high inflation combined with economic stagnation, unemployment, or economic recession that occurred during the 1970s. a. The recession b. Stagflation c. The energy crisis d. The Great Depression 23. Which of the following was not one of Nixons responses to stagflation? a. He spied on OPEC with spies at the Watergate Hotel. b. He taxed imports to help balance of trade. c. He issued wage and price controls to reduce inflation and spur job growth. d. He took the U.S. off gold standard to lessen the dollar and bolster US products overseas 4 24. In response to economic difficulties, Nixon turned to the practice of _________________, or spending more money in a year than the government receives in revenues. He also imposed two price freezes lasting several months each. a. deficit spending b. printing more money c. realpolitik d. dtente

25. When the United States supported its ally Israel in a war against Egypt and Syria in 1973, the Arab members of ____________ imposed an embargo, or ban, on shipping oil to the United States. a. O.P.E.C b. S.E.A.T.O c. Al Queda d. N.A.T.O 26. The easing of tensions between US, Soviet Union and China during the Nixon administration was known as _____________. a. realpolitik b. dtente c. Vietnamization d. SALT 27. Kissinger admired the European political philosophy of ___________, or practical politics. a. realpolitik b. dtente c. raison detre d. SALT 28. In 1972 Nixon became the first President to visit _____________. a. Taiwan b. Communist China c. The Soviet Union d. Both b and c. 29. Which China was officially recognized by the United States? This changed in what year? a. Communist China/1971 b. Vietnam/1972 c. Taiwan/1972 d. Japan/1971 5 30. In 1972, the United States and the Soviet Union signed SALT I. This stands for.... a. Strategic Attack Launching Trajectory. b. Sympathetic Alliance Listening Talks. c. Strategic Arms Laughing Treaty. d. Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty. 31. Nixon organized a special White House unit, nicknamed the __________, to stop government leaks. a. b. c. d. 32. This group a. b. c. d. carpenters plumbers masons dentists was funded by which of the following groups? The State Department The White House C.R.E.E.P None of the above 33. In March of 1972 this group broke into and was caught in which of the following? a. The Hilton Hotel b. Congress c. The Watergate Hotel d. The Washington Monument 34. The reporters that uncovered the cover up were.... a. b. c. d. 35. Because of a. b. c. d. Carl Woodward and Bob Bernstein. Dan Rather and Bob Woodward. Bill OReilly and Carl Bernstein Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein this impeachment, President Nixon... was sent to jail became the first president to resign. kept his job. was executed. 36. The first president to never be elected was... a. Gerald Ford b. Jimmy Carter c. Richard Nixon d. Spiro Agnew 6 37. One of President Fords first acts as president was to... a. pardon Richard Nixon b. impeach Richard Nixon c. go to war with OPEC. d. start a war with Cambodia. 38. President a. new laws prohibited him from doing so. 39. President Vietnam War.

Ford did little domestically or in foreign affairs primarily because b. Congress was controlled by Republicans. c. Congress was controlled by Democrats. d. he wanted to focus on college football. Ford offered a special limited ______ for draft evaders during the a. prison sentence b. impeachment c. deal d. pardon 40. When President Ford was going to debate the challenger Jimmy Carter on national television, both sides argued over the size of the _______. a. stage b. audience c. podiums d. cameras 41. On July 4, 1976 the United States celebrated its a. Centennial. b. Bicentennial. c. Triennial. d. Victory in the Cold War. 42. Because Carter never mixed much with the Washington elite, he was considered an _______________ by the Eastern establishment. a. hillbilly b. outsider c. insider d. poor choice 43. President Carter was from which state? a. Ohio b. Virginia c. Georgia d. Florida 7 44. The Camp David Accords were between ________ and _________. a. Israel/Iran b. Egypt/Iran c. Iran/Iraq d. Israel/Egypt 45. In January 1979, revolution broke out in Iran, replacing its pro-American shah, Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlevi, with a. Osama Bin Laden b. Saddam Hussein c. Ayatollah Khomeini d. Anwar Sadat