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Nixon and Watergate — Cumulative exam Answers

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How did the War Powers Resolution of 1973 affect the power of the US president?

A
It required the president’s approval for US forces to remain in a foreign war for longer than sixty days.
B
It required the president to inform Congress within forty-eight hours of the details of any troop commitment.
C
It limited the president’s ability to raise taxes to fund both a war effort and social programs.
D
It gave the president the unlimited right to commit US forces to action as he or she saw fit.
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Most literature written during the Harlem Renaissance called for

A
jobs for African Americans.
B
housing for African Americans.
C
equality for African Americans.
D
health care for African Americans.
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The Smoot-Hawley Tariff had the direct effect of

A
providing loans to help banks and businesses.
B
shantytowns being built across the country.
C
Bonus Army demonstrations in Washington, DC.
D
foreign countries refusing to buy American goods.
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Nixon’s presidential win in 1968 marked

A
a turn away from liberal reforms.
B
a surge of support for the Vietnam War.
C
a return to the liberal politics of the early 1960s.
D
a turn away from conservative politics.
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The New Deal ended in 1938 partly because

A
unemployment had ended.
B
conservative opposition blocked new legislation.
C
war had broken out in Europe.
D
the Great Depression had taken hold of the country.
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President Eisenhower believed in the domino theory as it applied to world politics, which held that

A
Communism was widely dismissed and doomed to failure.
B
neighboring countries would rise up against Communist ones.
C
if one country became Communist, others would follow.
D
Communism would not spread between neighboring countries.
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Which of the following best describes “nuclear deterrence”?

A
the belief that a nuclear war would have no winner
B
the idea that no nuclear weapon was as strong as armed forces
C
the idea that the threat of nuclear war was enough to stop an attack
D
the competition to acquire more and deadlier weapons
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Why did many Americans seek a change in the election of 1980?

A
They were tired of conservative leadership and policies.
B
They wanted to bring a Democrat into the White House.
C
They felt that a bigger government would solve the country’s problems.
D
They disapproved of President Carter’s approach to handling issues.
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What is one result of advances in medical technology?

A
a longer life expectancy for patients
B
a decrease in the number of diseases
C
a longer career for doctors and technicians
D
declining costs for surgeries and medicines
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How did the US government respond to Robert Oppenheimer’s opposition to developing the hydrogen bomb?

A
He was given a different position in the government.
B
He continued to head atomic research for the government.
C
He was accused of disloyalty and lost his security clearance.
D
He continued to do atomic research but at a lower level.
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In 1942, the Allies began their “Europe-first” strategy by invading

A
the Soviet Union.
B
France.
C
Japan.
D
North Africa.
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The House Un-American Activities Committee targeted

A
only government employees.
B
only private citizens.
C
neither government employees nor private citizens.
D
both government employees and private citizens.
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The secret agreement that ended the Cuban Missile Crisis included

A
a promise by Cuba not to invade the United States again.
B
a promise by the United States not to invade Cuba again.
C
a promise by the Soviet Union not to invade Cuba again.
D
a promise by the Soviet Union not to invade the United States.
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Immediately following World War II, the Korean Peninsula

A
was absorbed into China.
B
became caught in a war with Russia.
C
was divided at the 38th parallel.
D
came under Japanese control.
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President Kennedy appointed Thurgood Marshall to

A
a federal court.
B
head of the Peace Corps.
C
a position at NASA.
D
head of the Warren Commission.
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The original 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v. Wade was seen as a victory for

A
religious conservatives.
B
political moderates.
C
the men’s rights movement.
D
the women’s rights movement.
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What did the US government do to ensure there would not be any vital factory work stoppages during World War II?

A
The government closed businesses that did not produce war products.
B
The government banned workers in important industries from taking vacations.
C
The government forced 200,000 businesses to join the war effort.
D
The government banned workers in important industries from striking.
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When President Clinton sent US peacekeeping troops to Somalia in 1993, US troops

A
brought peace to the country.
B
were killed during a conflict.
C
killed thousands of Somali people.
D
remained in Somalia for many years.
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Which best describes the group of people who the US government forced into internment camps during World War II?

A
Japanese Americans
B
Korean Americans
C
German Americans
D
Italian Americans
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During the Freedom Summer campaign of 1964 in Mississippi,

A
three civil rights workers were kidnapped.
B
three KKK members were found dead.
C
three civil rights workers were found dead.
D
three civil rights workers attacked the KKK.

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