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Pregunta 1
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What political party was Nixon?
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Republican
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Democrat
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Who did Nixon choose as his running mate? (Vice President)
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Edmund Muskie
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Spiro Agnew
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Who was Nixon running against in the Presidential Election?
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Hubert Humphrey
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Barry Goldwater
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By the early 1960s many felt that Nixon was a spent political force. He had lost the 1960 Presidential race to Kennedy, and also lost the 1962 gubernatorial (governor) race in [blank_start]California[blank_end] to Pat Brown. He left politics for a brief period before returning in 1964 to campaign for [blank_start]Barry Goldwater[blank_end], despite believing he couldn't win.
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Barry Goldwater
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Nelson Rockefeller
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California
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Florida
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The Democrats entered the 1968 election divided - they were mostly divided over the issue of [blank_start]Vietnam[blank_end]. There were also notable riots in the aftermath of Johnson's [blank_start]civil rights[blank_end] legislation, and his social policy had been criticised. Johnson won the first primary narrowly over [blank_start]Eugene McCarthy[blank_end], however announced he would not be running for nomination.
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Vietnam
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The Great Society
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civil rights
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economic
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Eugene McCarthy
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Bobby Kennedy
Pregunta 6
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Bobby Kennedy emerged as the Democratic frontrunner, but was assassinated when he won the California primary. Who killed him?
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Lee Harvey Oswald
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James Earl Ray
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Sirhan Sirhan
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The motivation behind Bobby Kennedy's assassination was American support for Israel.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 8
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The Democrats held their convention in [blank_start]August[blank_end] in Chicago. Hubert Humphrey had won the nomination and mayor [blank_start]Richard Daley[blank_end] was determined that the convention would occur smoothly. This led to an increased police presence.
Around [blank_start]10,000[blank_end] protesters went to Chicago, they were from a variety of groups including Yippies (the Youth International Party) and [blank_start]Anti-War groups[blank_end].
They were determined to shut down the convention and police attempted to break up a protest rally on [blank_start]August 28th[blank_end]. The resulting images were broadcast across the nation and were damaging to the Democrats.
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August
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June
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September
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Richard Daley
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Orval Faubus
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10,000
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2,000
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6,000
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Anti-War groups
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feminist groups
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civil rights protesters
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August 28th
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August 12th
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September 4th
Pregunta 9
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Nixon rose to a double digit lead in the polls after the Democratic convention protests.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 10
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Nixon debated with Humphrey on television, and came across as having the upper hand.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 11
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What was Nixon's promise regarding Vietnam?
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To escalate involvement, like Johnson had.
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To bring "peace with honour."
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following were Nixon's promises and policies?
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To bring "peace with honour" in Vietnam
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To try and bring an end to "white flight"
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To restore law and order in the cities
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Less and cheaper government
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Implied he would dismantle the welfare state
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Increase taxes on the richest sector of American society
Pregunta 13
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Nixon deliberately targeted his campaign at appealing to "Middle America" - those who earned $5000-15000 a year.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 14
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The group that Nixon called the [blank_start]silent majority[blank_end] were the typical "Middle America" that he targeted his campaign at. They were the Americans who were not poor, but existed fairly close to the poverty line, and who felt they were being taxed too heavily.
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silent majority
Pregunta 15
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Nixon recognised the increasing importance of the "sun belt." This was the region from North Carolina to [blank_start]California[blank_end]. The north-east had typically been the powerhouse of the US (states like New York and Washington) however the 40s and 50s saw the population of the sun belt [blank_start]double[blank_end]. Nixon therefore decided to appeal to voters in this area in particular for a number of reasons.
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California
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Utah
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double
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triple
Pregunta 16
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On what grounds did Nixon appeal to voters in the sun belt?
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By advocating a progressive stance on civil rights
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Proposing "New Federalism" - a change in power dynamic between the states and federal government.
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People in the sun belt were social conservatives and disliked liberal north-eastern intellectuals
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Promised to slow down the pace of civil rights change.
Pregunta 17
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Nixon repeated his strategy from the 1960 election, campaigning in every state.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 18
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Nixon's vice-president Spiro Agnew had a media profile that was not great, making him a surprising choice.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 19
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The key figure in foreign policy was [blank_start]Henry Kissinger[blank_end].
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Henry Kissinger
Pregunta 20
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Nixon saw foreign policy as the most interesting and important presidential task.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 21
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How many federal judges did Nixon appoint?
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130
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231
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188
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201
Pregunta 22
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Nixon's true personality can be characterised as paranoid, vindictive and cynical.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 23
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What were Nixon's main domestic policy aims?
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Protest movements
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Stabilising the economy
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Poverty
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Racial inequality
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Tackling the breakdown of law and order
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Increasing taxes on the richest sector of US society
Pregunta 24
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Nixon agreed with Johnson that the Great Society programme was of great use to American society.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 25
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How did Nixon back up his Great Society related rhetoric with action?
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He closed 59 Job Corps centres.
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He opened 59 Job Corps centres.
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He successfully shrunk the OEO
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He successfully expanded the OEO
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He cut federal funding for housing
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He increased federal funding for housing.
Pregunta 26
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Nixon wanted to reform the welfare system. Opinion polls showed [blank_start]80%[blank_end] of Americans believed those on welfare could get a job if they wanted. Nixon wanted to extend the Food Stamps programme and renamed the [blank_start]Family Assistance Programme (FAP)[blank_end]
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80%
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25%
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65%
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Family Assistance Programme (FAP)
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Food Bank Programme (FBP)
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Family Welfare Office (FWO)
Pregunta 27
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The FAP wanted to replace programmes such as food stamps with cash payments to those in need.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 28
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Why was the FAP programme criticised?
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The payments were thought to be too generous at $3000 per year for a family of four.
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Unions saw it as a threat to the minumum wage.
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Payments to the working poor would raise the welfare bill.
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Conservatives thought it was a guaranteed income for workshy people.
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The payments were thought to be too small at $1600 for a family of four.
Pregunta 29
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The Bill (FAP) passed through Congress in 1972.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 30
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What was the 1971 Child Development Act and was it successful?
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It increased spending on enrichment activities for young children within schools - Nixon vetoed it.
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It increased spending on enrichment activities for young children within schools - Nixon supported it.
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It provided free childcare so poor mothers could work - Nixon vetoed it.
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It provided free childcare so poor mothers could work - Nixon supported it.
Pregunta 31
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Nixon vetoed the Child Development Act because he thought it smacked of Communism.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 32
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Did spending on welfare rise or fall under Nixon?
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Rise
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Fall
Pregunta 33
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The Nixon years saw the introduction of Supplementary Security Income (SSI.) This provided guaranteed [blank_start]income for the elderly/disabled.[blank_end] The Nixon years also saw an increase in social security, [blank_start]Medicare and Medicaid[blank_end] benefits.
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income for the elderly/disabled.
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income for families in poverty.
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Medicare and Medicaid
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and disability
Pregunta 34
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Which of these were real Acts passed under Nixon?
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Marine Mammal Protection Act
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Safe Drinking Water Act
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Environmental Protection Agency set up.
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Unfair Employment Act
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Noise Control Act
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Occupational Safety and Health Administration set up.
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Endangered Species Act
Pregunta 35
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When Nixon became President, the relationship between the federal government and the civil rights movement was fractured.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 36
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The [blank_start]Kerner[blank_end] Report (1968) had stressed the need to prevent de facto economic segregation from replacing de jure segregation in the South.
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Kerner
Pregunta 37
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De facto segregation = [blank_start]"segregation of the heart"[blank_end]
De jure segregation = [blank_start]segregation by law.[blank_end]
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"segregation of the heart"
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segregation by law.
Pregunta 38
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The Black Power movement thrived under Nixon.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 39
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For what reasons did the Black Panthers in particular decline?
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The group had begun launching assassination attempts on white opposition group leaders.
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COINTELPRO launched a "dirty tricks" campaign against the Black Panthers.
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The FBI forged Black Panther letters containing death threats to government officials.
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Women objected to Cleaver (a convicted rapist) having a prominent role in the group.
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By 1970 many of the leaders were either dead or in jail.
Pregunta 40
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Liberal sympathy for the Black Power movement was limited following the ghetto riots [blank_start]1964-68[blank_end]
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1964-68
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1962-63
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1966-69
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SNCC and CORE began expelling white members.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 42
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Which of the two organisations ceased to exist in 1973?
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SNCC
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CORE
Pregunta 43
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[blank_start]Busing[blank_end] became the new focus of the civil rights campaign.
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Busing
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Having more black figures in government
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Anti-KKK campaigning
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Improving conditions in black schools
Pregunta 44
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Busing involved sending students from one neighbourhood to a school in a different area to prevent the [blank_start]de facto[blank_end] segregation of schools
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de facto
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de jure
Pregunta 45
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The [blank_start]North[blank_end] was a particular area of focus for the busing campaign.
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North
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South
Pregunta 46
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Why was the North the area of focus for the busing campaign?
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The South was still far too conservative for Nixon to want this to occur.
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The North had become increasingly separate, as white families had moved to the suburbs.
Pregunta 47
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In which of these rulings in 1971 did the Supreme Court state that busing could be used to achieve a racial balance in schools?
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Sweatt vs Painter
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Swann v Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
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Brown vs the Board of Education
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Shelley v. Kraemer
Pregunta 48
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Opinion polls showed busing was supported 2 to 1 by Americans.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 49
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Nixon attempted to rally behind the busing campaign and motivate people to support it.
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- True
- False
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He wanted to pass a constitutional amendment [blank_start]preventing busing[blank_end] but this was rejected by Congress.
However, he was able to appoint a number of [blank_start]conservative[blank_end] judges and this had an impact.
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preventing busing
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making busing mandatory
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conservative
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liberal
Pregunta 51
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In [blank_start]Milliken v Bradley[blank_end] ([blank_start]1974[blank_end]) the court ruled to stop busing in Detroit on the basis that it shouldn’t cross school district boundaries.
This did much to allow de facto segregation to continue.
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Milliken v Bradley
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Shelley vs Kraemer
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Bowers v. Hardwick
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Bragdon v. Abbott
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1974
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1975
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1976
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1977
Pregunta 52
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Nixon supported busing, both privately and publicly.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 53
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Nixon's main successes came with the introduction of the first federal [blank_start]affirmative action[blank_end] programme, despite Nixon calling it [blank_start]reverse discrimination[blank_end]. [blank_start]The Philadelphia Plan[blank_end] was put into place in [blank_start]Philadelphia[blank_end] in 1970, and it required government contractors to hire minority workers until targets were reached.
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affirmative action
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anti-discriminatory hiring
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reverse discrimination
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racist
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The Philadelphia Plan
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The Maryland Plan
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The California Plan
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Philadelphia
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California
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Maryland
Pregunta 54
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What was the Supreme Court ruling that upheld The Philadelphia Plan?
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Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania vs Schultz
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Contractors Association of Eastern Pennsylvania vs Miller
Pregunta 55
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Which of these were other developments made on civil rights under Nixon?
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A decrease in police brutality against black criminals
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Increased number of black Americans attending colleges
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Increased number of Black Studies courses being offered
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The inner cities had facilities significantly improved to combat White Flight
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First black woman was elected to Congress.
Pregunta 56
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Which of these were part of Nixon and Kissinger's strategy to minimise anti-war protest at home?
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Withdrawing troops from Vietnam
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Using police armed with tear gas to suppress protests
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Using speeches questioning the patriotism of anti-war protestors
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Altering draft criteria
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Cancelling all future drafts of soldiers
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Concealing the most damaging realities of the war
Pregunta 57
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Celebrity involvement in anti-war protest boosted its profile.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 58
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The actress Jane Fonda visited the Vietcong in 1972 and earned the nickname [blank_start]Hanoi Jane.[blank_end]
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Hanoi Jane.
Pregunta 59
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Student protest was at the forefront of anti-war protest. Student numbers had been expanding throughout the 1960s and many were keen to get involved.
Significant student protest included...
Radical students blowing up buildings at the [blank_start]University of Colorado[blank_end] because black students' scholarships were frozen
Students at [blank_start]San Diego[blank_end] set fire to banks
a pro [blank_start]Black Panthers[blank_end] demonstration set [blank_start]Yale[blank_end] Law School library books on fire.
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University of Colorado
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University of California
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San Diego
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Florida State University
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Black Panthers
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Nation of Islam
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Yale
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Harvard
Pregunta 60
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On the 4th May 1970 at which university were four students shot dead by the National Guard?
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Philadelphia State University
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Kent State University
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The University of Chicago
Pregunta 61
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Americans were overwhelmingly sympathetic to student protestors.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 62
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Nixon was sympathetic to student protestors.
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- True
- False
Pregunta 63
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Withdrawing troops from Vietnam reduced protest but Nixon was determined to reduce protest further.
He threatened to end federal scholarships/loans for [blank_start]convicted student criminals[blank_end].
He ordered surveillance of [blank_start]disruptive groups[blank_end]
Prosecuting protestors - in spring 1970, [blank_start]10,000[blank_end] were arrested in Washington.
Nixon and Agnew constantly called them traitors.
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convicted student criminals
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feminist protestors
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disruptive groups
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all university campuses
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10,000
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1,000
Pregunta 64
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Feminists such as Gloria [blank_start]Steinem[blank_end] stressed how little the Nixon administration had done for women and tried to persuade his wife, [blank_start]Pat[blank_end] Nixon, to campaign for their cause.
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Steinem
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Pat
Pregunta 65
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Feminist protest tended to get lost in the larger picture of anti-war protest.
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- True
- False
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