- 7. (p. 865) Which of the following groups voiced criticism of television programming? A. evangelicalsB. advertisersC. progressivesD. women
- 16. (p. 878-879, 882) The Reagan and Bush administrations sent American invasion forces abroad in all of the following cases EXCEPT A. to a Caribbean island to protect Americans and topple a leftist government.B. to Panama to capture the country's dictator-president.C. to Nicaragua to fight alongside the Contra rebels.D. to the Persian Gulf to expel Iraqis from Kuwait.
- 4. (p. 863-864) The conservative revival A. affected Catholics as well as Protestants.B. reflected rural ignorance about sophisticated modern technology.C. stressed the rights of individuals to make social and economic choices free of government regulation.D. opposed the presidential candidacy of the divorced movie actor, Ronald Reagan.
- 24. (p. 849) How did U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War finally end? A. with the unilateral withdrawal of U.S. troopsB. with the negotiated withdrawal of U.S. troops according to a treaty with North VietnamC. with the negotiated withdrawal of U.S. troops according to a treaty with South VietnamD. with an international peace conference after the defeat of a large U.S. force
- 22. (p. 842) Who in the 1950s did NOT support helping Indians to end their confinement on reservations and move into the urban mainstream? A. liberals seeking to free Indians from reservationsB. the Bureau of Indian AffairsC. western politicians seeking access to reservation resourcesD. full-blood Indians seeking to preserve tribal culture
- 10. (p. 873) Ronald Reagan came into office in 1981 with a threefold agenda that included A. tax hikes.B. deregulation of the economy.C. reduction in the power and activism of the presidency.D. increase in spending for social programs.
- 6. (p. 874) Demonstrating a desire to curb the power of organized labor, the Reagan administration took a hard line against an illegal strike by A. the Teamsters.B. the air traffic controllers union.C. FBI agents.D. the Labor Department.
- 2. (p. 863) The word that describes a diverse group of conservative Protestant Christians who in the late 1970s became noticeably influential as political and social activists is A. extremists.B. evangelicals.C. Republicans.D. Pentecostals.
- 2. (p. 893) The "new immigration" brought to the U.S. mostly A. Asians and Latinos.B. Arabs and Latinos.C. Asians and Eastern Europeans.D. Eastern Europeans and Latinos.
- 23. (p. 843-844) In 1974 homosexuals achieved a major symbolic victory when the ________ removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders. A. American Medical AssociationB. American Psychiatric AssociationC. Association of American PsychiatristsD. American Psychological Association
- 5. (p. 864) Fundamentalists established Christian academies in part to protect their children from A. television.B. drug pushers.C. the battle over abortion rights.D. subjects such as Darwinian evolution.
- 15. (p. 837) What key segment of the American electorate did both George Wallace and Richard Nixon try to attract? A. individualistic-minded westernersB. the unemployedC. senior citizensD. the lower middle class
- 25. (p. 846) Which of the following Supreme Court decisions struck down 46 state laws that restricted a woman's access to abortion? A. Plessy v. FergusonB. Roe v. WadeC. Jones v. SchaflyD. Steinam v. United States
- 17. (p. 838) The term "Vietnamization" refers to the policy of A. shifting the burden of actual combat to the South Vietnamese.B. training U.S. troops in the "Nine Rules" for understanding Vietnamese culture.C. shifting U.S. military operations from conventional tactics to guerrilla-type combat like that of the Vietcong.D. countering antiwar propaganda with a campaign to tell the "real story" in Vietnam.
- 3. (p. 863) Conservatives in the late 1970s and 1980s criticized many trends in American culture. Ironically, one of their targets was also a key to their success. This was A. the Congress.B. the Supreme Court.C. professional sports.D. television.
- 1. (p. 861-862) The chapter introduction tells the story of San Diego's Horton Plaza to make the point that A. malls like Horton Plaza caused the decline of downtown business districts.B. Ronald Reagan's successful presidential campaign focused on California-style shopping malls.C. religious activists began to relocate Sunday services from traditional churches to the new retail malls.D. malls, as centers of consumer culture, symbolized the private quest for personal fulfillment typical of the 1980s.
- 21. (p. 849) Richard Nixon is best described as A. an extremist who deliberately and scornfully criticized hippies and antiwar protesters.B. an ideologue whose rigidly anti-Communist instincts led him to stand firm against the Soviets.C. a cold war liberal, committed equally to containment of communism abroad and an active federal welfare program at home.D. a pragmatist, who deviated from his own earlier positions in both foreign and domestic policy.
- 8. (p. 873) In the 1980 election, which was a three-way race, the candidate who'd been governor of California was A. Democrat Jimmy Carter, who lost.B. Republican Gerald Ford, who lost.C. Republican Ronald Reagan, who won.D. Independent John Anderson, who finished second.
- 12. (p. 834) National leaders divided into two opposing camps concerning involvement in the Vietnam War. They were the ________ and the ________. A. beats; hippiesB. real Americans; flower childrenC. silent majority; student radicalsD. doves; hawks
- 9. (p. 835) The "Tet offensive" of 1968 was A. a tactical defeat for the Communists.B. a political defeat for the United States.C. both a tactical defeat for the Communists and a political defeat for the United States.D. None of these answers is correct.