Chapter 27 Quiz

. The energy crises of the 1970s

caused economic weakness.

intensified economic weakness.

led to a reduction in US reliance on foreign oil.

None of the above

. All of the following resulted from the deindustrialization of the American economy in the 1970s except

rapid decline in the number of union members.

establishment of a mostly service economy.

more and more women taking jobs in the workforce.

demand for new domestic food-processing companies.

. The decline of American prosperity beginning in the early 1970s can be attributed to all of the following except

effects of the war in Vietnam.

the energy crisis.

the weakening of the American economy.

the massive cost of the space race.

. The Soviet Union agreed to Nixon's policy of détente for all of the following reasons except

The Soviets wished to reduce the expense and danger of the Cold War.

The Soviets hoped to counter Nixon's overture to Communist China.

The Soviets needed to reduce their expensive long-range or strategic nuclear arsenals.

The Soviets needed to import American grain.

. All of the following refer to Nixon policies toward Vietnam except

"Vietnamization."

the increased use of air power against North Vietnam.

the secret bombing of Cambodia.

the release of the Pentagon Papers.

. The Nixon-imposed settlement on South Vietnam in January 1973 was flawed in all of the following respects except

North Vietnam did not release American prisoners of war.

North Vietnam did not recognize the existence of South Vietnam.

North Vietnam did not pull its own troops from South Vietnam.

South Vietnam feared that the plan would compromise its future existence as a nation.

. The three issues most important to women in the 1970s focused on all of the following except

equal treatment in workplaces and schools.

passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution.

support for LGBTQ+ rights.

the right to procure an abortion.

. The election of 1972

showed that the ethnic diversity platform of George Wallace was very popular with voters.

meant that the Republican Party controlled both the White House and Congress.

proved that nothing much had changed from the previous decade.

showed that the liberalism and radicalism of the previous decade was at an end.

. All of the following were uncovered in the Watergate affair except

"dirty tricks" to undermine Democratic presidential aspirants.

the transfer of "laundered" money to the Committee to Re-elect the President.

wiretaps on the telephones of newspaper reporters.

impoundment of funds for programs that Nixon disliked.

. All of the following refer to President Gerald Ford except

He was a midwestern moderate Republican who angered the conservative base of his party.

He ordered a ban on the assassination of foreign leaders after controversial disclosures plagued the CIA.

Unemployment topped 9 percent during his administration.

Ford offered an effective program to check the growth of inflation.

. The Carter administration advocated all of the following except

deregulation of business to lower costs, increase competition, and improve services.

peaceful uses of nuclear power.

taxes on gas-guzzling automobiles.

tax cuts on business.

. Which of these problems did not occur during Carter's presidency?

Three Mile Island

Iranian hostage crisis

Fuel shortages

The capture of the Mayaguez by the Khmer Rouge

. Carter faced a serious hostage crisis when fifty-two Americans were held for more than a year in

Iraq.

Afghanistan.

Pakistan.

Iran.

. When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, President Carter took all the following actions except

withdrawing from the SALT II treaty.

stopping American grain shipments to the Soviets.

abandoning his commitment to human rights in foreign policy.

forbidding American athletes from competing in the 1980 Olympics in Moscow.

. Which American region was the stronghold of antigovernment sentiment in the 1970s?

The Northeast

The West

The South

The Midwest

. How did the South Bronx appear to outsiders in the 1970s?

As a wealthy suburb

As a growing middle-class community

As a haven for creativity

As a bombed-out postwar city

. Boston's busing policies led to which of the following?

The Democratic party lost "white ethnic" support.

The Republican party gained Black voters.

Schools were successfully integrated.

Ted Kennedy was assassinated.

. How did economic decline transform America's regions?

People moved from north to south and east to west.

People moved from south to north and west to east.

People moved to the "Sunbelt" to pursue farming.

Americans moved to other countries in search of jobs.

. What happened at Kent State University and Jackson State College in 1970?

Huge pro-war protests

Riots about integration

Authorities killed antiwar protesters

Students filed court cases about affirmative action

. Nixon's New Federalism did which of the following?

Raised taxes

Increased government spending

Returned control to state and local governments

None of the above

. The Supreme Court in Regents of the University of California v. Allan Bakke ruled that

universities could set their own criteria for admission of students.

a white applicant who had higher grades and test scores than some minority applicants accepted by the institution must be also admitted.

universities could not use race as a criterion for admitting students.

institutions could not seek diversity in hiring or enrollments.

. What was the public's reaction to Ford's pardon of Nixon?

Generally supportive

Initially opposed but then accepting

Skeptical and opposed

None of the above

.

Map shows Movement from Rustbelt to Sunbelt. West regions include Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, Alaska, Hawaii, and New Mexico. South regions include Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia. North Central include North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. North East include Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. A small table with 5 rows and 3 columns explains the movement. The column headings from left to right are Region, Change in population percentage 19 70 to 19 80, Change in manufacturing jobs percentage 19 70 to 19 80. The row values are as follows. Row 1. West, 22.9%, 35.7%. Row 2. South, 19.0%, 29.0%. Row 3. North Central, 3.5%, minus 3.4%. Row 4. North East, 0.0%, minus 11.2%. Row 5. United States, 11.8%, 6.8%.

Map 27-1: Movement from Rustbelt to Sunbelt. Which of the following factors explains the movement depicted on the map?

The power of organized labor in the Sunbelt

The rise of postwar industrialization

Neither a nor b

Both a and b

. The nation's economy during the 1970s was strong.

True

False

. Nixon's "peace with honor" did not guarantee the survival of South Vietnam.

True

False

. President Nixon was ardently opposed to the liberal, big-government programs of his predecessors.

True

False

. In the 1970s, many Native Americans expressed outrage at what they considered to be repressive policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs within the Department of the Interior.

True

False

. President Nixon was forced to resign because it became clear that he had used his office to conspire to obstruct justice.

True

False

. The nation's economic decline in the 1970s was made worse by an energy crisis.

True

False

. The affirmative vow of "gay power" first surfaced at a bar in New York's Greenwich Village in 1969.

True

False

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